Hoo... hoo...
Resting her hands on the bridge's railing, feeling the gentle breeze brushing against her face, and gazing at the familiar scenery in the distance, gradually... Utaha, her pretty face revealing tranquility and longing, couldn't help but close her eyes.
Emptying her mind and body, she quietly enjoyed the peace and tranquility of this moment.
It was strange. She had walked this path many times, and had seen the scenery before her many times. But why, why had her past self never realized... that standing alone on a bridge, listening to the crisp sound of the flowing river, and feeling the breeze brush past could be so relaxing.
"Yeah, why is that?" The corners of her lips curving upward, Utaha asked herself softly, her tone naturally lifting at the end. Then, after pondering for a few seconds, as if answering on behalf of someone in her heart, she replied softly.
"Mhm, no need to think about it. This is definitely my dear Mr. Miyahito's fault."
Who told him that every time she stubbornly stayed in the air-conditioned room, reluctantly refusing his "Can you take a break? Staying in the AC too long is bad for your health," the nagging Mr. Miyahito always liked, and was quite forceful about, dragging her to the park to enjoy the natural breeze.
"Seriously, he's like an old man." Leaning forward, her cheek unconsciously resting on her arms, not knowing whether she was complaining or praising, Utaha just used a complaining tone, smiling as she muttered to herself.
"Who goes on a date and just takes their girlfriend to a park to sunbathe? You should at least go to a movie theater, an aquarium, or an amusement park or something... Before we got together, you even invited me to the aquarium."
"If I had known this, I should have made you confess to me at Disneyland before I accepted."
"I lost out, I lost out. Mr. Miyahito got off easy."
Wait, something's off... Thinking about it seriously now, if Mom and Dad found out... their daughter followed Mr. Miyahito so easily. Not to mention Dad, who would definitely clamor to beat Miyahito up, Utaha could already imagine how her extremely unscrupulous mother, who acted more like a delinquent than a doctor, would 'mock' her.
And also.
"I seem to have inadvertently..." Thinking of a certain possibility, the corners of Utaha's mouth twitched unconsciously as she continued. "Probably, maybe, perhaps increased the difficulty for Mr. Miyahito to get Mom and Dad's approval by a little bit?"
Or rather. Because of this, she should have invisibly raised the difficulty level by a few tiers for the future Mr. Miyahito when he wants to marry their daughter from Mr. and Mrs. Kasumigaoka. After all, when he confessed, the Kasumigaoka couple wasn't there, which led to their daughter being so easily snatched away by this brat. How could they possibly let this brat, Miyahito, marry their daughter so easily... just thinking about it made it obvious!
"Um."
"Sorry? Mr. Miyahito." Looking at the photo of herself and Miyahito on her phone, Utaha, feeling a bit guilty, apologized with a voice full of guilt.
The moment the words fell, Utaha suddenly realized... why was she apologizing? The one who confessed was Miyahito; she was the one who accepted. No matter how you look at it, she should blame Miyahito for not preparing a proper confes... Eh? That's not right either. Her boyfriend confessed to her in front of the entire school's students and teachers; there's no way that counts as not being prepared, right? Right? Right? Right!
...
Sure enough, the emotional drop just now was because she was hungry.
Aragaki Miyahito, wearing a kind smile like a 'doting old father', watched his sister, who was happily holding her cheeks, her little head bobbing as she joyfully ate large shrimp tempura.
Noticing a bit of sauce on the corner of his sister's mouth as she ate happily, he reached for a tissue from the box with a face full of doting affection.
"Here, wipe your mouth."
"Uuu~ Big Brother" Feeling embarrassed, Ayase, who felt she had already grown up, pushed his hand away, her tone couldn't help but be a mix of shyness and annoyance. "I'll do it myself!"
"Alright, alright, alright." Miyahito, completely oblivious, moved his hand away with a hint of 'helplessness'.
Seeing the helpless look on her brother's face, and realizing he still treated her like the ignorant little girl from childhood, Ayase pouted slightly, her tone somewhat indignant.
"Seriously, Big Brother, I'm not a little kid anymore!"
"Yes, yes, yes, Ayase is not a little kid anymore." Not taking those words seriously at all, Miyahito raised his hand with a face full of doting affection and lightly patted Ayase's little head. Then, with his other hand, he picked up another piece of oyster tempura and held it to his sister's mouth.
"Here, open wide"
"Gu—uuu." In the end, Ayase, her face full of reluctance, obediently opened her mouth.
Watching his sister glare at him angrily while her little mouth chewed the oyster tempura, Miyahito's smile grew even more doting. And seeing that smile on her brother's face that looked more and more like Dad's, Ayase couldn't help but feel even more annoyed.
(Ayase: Stop treating me like a child!! (╯‵□′)╯︵┴─┴!)
"Should Big Brother take you to buy a phone later?" Not very hungry, Miyahito casually picked up a piece of eel sushi his sister couldn't finish and put it in his mouth, eating as he spoke. "Ayase, is there any phone model you like, or want to buy?"
Feeling a bit stuffed, Ayase was just picking up her hot tea, preparing to take a small sip, when she suddenly heard her brother's question. Her little face paused slightly, then she shook her head and answered honestly.
"Nope."
"Then should Big Brother take you to take a look later?" Miyahito, who knew his sister's personality very well, wasn't surprised at all. After all, his sister wasn't very interested in things like phones; even for anime and games, she only had a little interest because he dragged her to play with him from time to time since they were kids.
"Mhm." Ayase nodded without objection, but then she thought for a moment and said hesitantly to her brother, who was 'cleaning up the mess'. "But Big Brother, my phone... didn't Dad say it could be fixed?"
"If it can be fixed, we don't need to buy a new one. Big Brother works hard for his money."
...An angel! My little angel Ayase!
Moved by his sister's words, the little person in Miyahito's heart wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, his face full of emotion. Then, he smiled, raised his hand, and gently pinched his sister's cheek, which still retained a hint of baby fat.
Successfully dodging the crisis of being almost bitten by his sister, he smiled with a face full of gratification.
"It's just a phone, Ayase. Just buy whatever you want, don't overthink it."
"Big Brother's got you covered."