"Thank you for listening to me. I'll give you a ride home, so please take your time with your dessert."
"Yes. Thank you very much."
Well, my conversation with Mei has come to an end.
There are many things I need to think about, but it's not something I can decide on right away.
My conversation with Mei was short, but perhaps because it was thought-provoking, I felt a craving for something sweet. I happened to have a piece of cake that I had been eating, so I headed back to my seat, thinking I might have that.
"Wow. Hime-chan, isn't this delicious?!"
"Um, Onee-chan... isn't the third one a bit too much?"
"Cake is a separate meal, so it's okay♪"
Hijiri was sitting in the seat where I had been sitting just a moment ago.
And he's holding a fork in his hand.
(He's eating my share too...!)
The half of the cake that was left had completely disappeared.
Well, to be honest, I don't really care about that. The wedding cake is big, so I'll just have them cut it into a new piece.
However, there is a big problem.
That is, the fork that Kiyoshi is holding is the one I was using just a moment ago.
(I'd rather not point that out.)
Why is it so defenseless?
I think most high school girls wouldn't want to use the tableware that their male classmates had used. But Kiyoshi didn't seem to mind at all.
I try not to worry about it either, but I can't help but think about it because we're classmates... Oh well, I'll calm down. If she doesn't mind, then that's fine. It's not like I'm being harmed.
"Hijiri is eating it too."
"--!? Mm, mgh... my throat."
I called out to let him know I was back, but he turned towards me in surprise and then choked on the cake he had been eating.
"Kiyo-san, calm down. Yes, drink some water... that's right, take your time."
I had no choice but to offer him the water I was drinking. The glass that Kiyoshi was using was empty, so this was also unavoidable.
"My sister is a bit of a scatterbrain."
Hime was also amazed. However, she also saw that Kiyoshi had choked and frantically tried to offer her some water. She must have been worried about her sister. So cute.
"Phew... I feel calm now. Yo-hee, thanks."
"No, no. I mean, why were you panicking? I was just calling out to you."
"I-I'm not eating any cake."
Why tell such an obvious lie?
Hijiri-san...it just looks like you're doing it on purpose.
"Cream, you have it on your nose."
"...I'm so unlucky."
As he said this, he casually wiped it with a paper napkin.
I gave a wry smile and said, "But it's obvious..." and Kiyoshi turned away, sulking.
"You probably think I'm a glutton. You said you were full just now, but you're probably thinking I'm still eating anyway, right?"
"Well, it's not a bad thing to eat a lot."
"...I'm usually a bit more reserved though."
Personally, I don't really care about the amount of food I eat. In fact, I think it's fine as long as it's within a healthy range.
No... well, it's true that Hijiri ate too much today, so I'm worried, but I don't have a bad impression of him.
But Sei seems to be concerned.
"I was actually trying to hold back, you know? But after I took one bite of what Yohei had left, I couldn't stop. So it's not my fault. Yohei's is."
And somehow it was all my fault.
It's not like I'm blaming you or anything...