"Eh, so Aragaki-kun is that super popular online singer."
"Not at all, it's just everyone's support. Oh, right, Fujiwara-senpai, please accept this."
"Ooooooh! Miyani's autographed album!"
"I was pretty shocked at first too. I never expected my neighbor to be such a famous singer."
"Miyuki-nii, stop teasing me. Besides, compared to you, I think Kei is more of my fan."
"Haha, busted? My bad, my bad."
"Um... President, since you already knew Aragaki-kun was Miyani, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I'm sorry, Ishigami-kun. I completely forgot about that."
Hearing Ishigami's minor complaint, Miyahito, sitting next to him, couldn't help but chuckle.
"Exactly, Miyuki-nii."
"Do you have any idea how surprised I was just now when I found out that 'IShiG·Y·', who's been leaving comments on my Twitter, is actually Ishigami-kun?"
Hearing Miyahito say this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ishigami. Then, Chika blinked, the corners of her mouth curling up playfully.
"Oho, so the gloomy Ishigami-kun has an interest in chasing stars? How surprising."
"Not really, Fujiwara-senpai." Ishigami looked at Chika with a completely calm expression. "I just like the music Aragaki-kun creates..."
The moment the words fell, an imperceptible shadow flashed in his eyes. At the same time, he silently finished the unspoken words in his heart.
'If it weren't for that music... back then, I wouldn't have been able to...'
Sensing a trace of gloom from Ishigami, Miyahito raised his hand and gently patted his shoulder. Then, when Ishigami looked up and met his eyes, Miyahito smiled, raised his other hand, and patted his own chest.
"Good bro, I'll cover your albums from now on! Every time a new one comes out, I'll mail you a copy."
"Aragaki-kun..."
Seeing the encouraging look in Miyahito's eyes, a warmth he had long forgotten welled up from the depths of his heart. Ishigami couldn't help but smile faintly, his tone filled with sincere gratitude.
"Then I will respectfully accept your offer. Thank you, Aragaki-kun."
"Hey, it's nothing. Men don't say 'thank you' so much!"
At this moment, Chika, who inexplicably felt like she was being left out, shouted loudly.
"So unfair! I want one too! Aragaki-kun!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Of course I'll prepare one for Fujiwara-senpai too."
"Yoho! Lucky! Mmm~~ This cake is so delicious. Where did you buy it, Aragaki-kun?"
"I'm glad you like it, senpai. I bought it at Miyamura Cake Shop, right near the Maeda Shopping Street."
"Mmm~~ So good!"
"...."
Watching Miyahito chat and laugh noisily with his two subordinates and friends, Miyuki, smiling like a doting old father, lifted his coffee cup and took a small sip.
Noticing that Kaguya, sitting beside him, hadn't said a word, Miyuki thought for a moment, put down his cup, and shifted his gaze toward Kaguya, who was quietly and smilingly watching the three noisy people across from them.
That one glance made Miyuki feel like something was off.
It wasn't that Kaguya's silence was strange, it was just... he didn't know if it was his imagination.
Miyuki always felt that Kaguya's current appearance... inexplicably had a maternal, doting vibe. Especially right now... when Kaguya looked at Aragaki Miyahito, that look in her eyes, that expression, and that slightly upturned corner of her mouth.
It was exactly like his mother, who had abandoned him and Kei when they were very young!
Suddenly, a 'terrifying' thought surged uncontrollably from Miyuki's heart.
'Could it be! Shinomiya likes guys of Miyahito's type!?'
How to put it... you couldn't really blame Miyuki for having such a thought.
After all, aside from Miyahito, he had truly never seen Kaguya show such a gentle, doting expression toward any guy. Yeah, even toward the much more familiar Ishigami, Kaguya never had this kind of expression.
For a moment, Miyuki's entire worldview wavered.
He couldn't even hear what Miyahito was saying to Chika and Ishigami right now.
However, was the reality really as Miyuki was thinking right now?
'My, my! How could there be such a wonderful child like Aragaki-kun!'
Looking at Miyahito, who was casually half-roasting and half-sighing about Miyuki's daily antics with Chika and Yu, Kaguya's gaze grew even softer.
Good grief. He's such a wonderful kid. I really shouldn't have let those kids get away with just being expelled back then.
They should have been sent to Southeast Asia for some toughening up.
Especially as Miyahito dropped one piece of intelligence after another about "Brother Miyuki," Kaguya felt a growing sense of regret. Why hadn't she sent the kids who 'bullied' him to Africa instead?
"Actually, there are times when Miyuki-nii can be a real headache."
"The President? No way."
"Oh, oh! Miyahito-kun, please elaborate!"
The moment Miyahito said this, not only were Ishigami Yu and the hand-raising, curiosity-written-all-over-her-face Chika interested, even Kaguya couldn't help but prick up her ears.
She was so focused that she forgot to put the teacup in her hands back on the table.
This didn't escape the attention of Miyuki, who had been watching her. His entire aura instantly turned gray, and he couldn't help but chant internally, 'No way, no way... Shinomiya wouldn't actually...'
"Once, when Miyuki-nii and Kei came over to my house for dinner."
Gah! He could entertain the President and the President's sister, why didn't he invite me, Miyahito-kun?!
"He said he'd eat anything before coming, but that night, he didn't touch the eggplant I made even once."
I see. The President doesn't like eggplant. Mhm, noted!
"And also, when Miyuki-nii doesn't have his part-time job shifts, he absolutely loves sleeping on the engawa. No matter how many times I tell him not to, he never listens."
The engawa? The secondary residence is Western-style. Hmm, I'll have Hayasaka get someone to build a Japanese-style engawa later.
Listening to piece after piece of the President's private life that she had never known, the look in Kaguya's red eyes as she gazed at Miyahito grew even gentler.
The President is really something. Miyahito-kun is such a wonderful kid, why didn't he invite him to Shuchiin to meet us sooner?
What Kaguya didn't notice, however, was that Miyahito—who had been spilling his "dear big brother's" secrets left and right—had caught her reaction out of the corner of his eye. A flicker of fond amusement flashed in his gaze.
Hehe, just as I expected.
Whenever it involves Miyuki-nii, the Shinomiya Ojou-sama loses her composure.
'Well, I know Miyuki-nii and the Shinomiya Ojou-sama will definitely end up together in the future.'
The corners of his lips curling up slightly, Miyahito said to himself in a pleased tone in his heart.
'But with a good show right in front of me, it would be a waste not to watch, right?'
The moment the thought finished in his mind, Miyahito, a meaningful smile on his lips, turned his head to look at the distracted Miyuki and the smiling, friendly Kaguya.
Then.
"By the way, Fujiwara-senpai, Ishigami-kun. I have a question for you guys."
"Hmm? What question? Ask away, Miyahito." "Mhm, mhm, don't be shy, just ask!"
Hearing Yu and Chika's unhesitating replies, Miyahito picked up his teacup, hiding his smirk behind the rim as he asked out of the blue.
"Shinomiya-senpai is my brother's girlfriend, right?"
"!"