“Thank you for waiting.”

    Sara-senpai and Mayumi-san returned with teapots and other items on trays and began to lay them out on the table.

    “I also baked a cake~.”

    With that said, Mayumi-san put what looked like a chiffon cake on the table.

    “I’m sorry for all the trouble, and thank you very much.”

    “It’s okay. It’s not a big deal since I don’t have many opportunities to make it because no one eats it. Now then, let me feed you…”

    “Mother, please go over there.”

    Sara-senpai quickly sat down on my left side and nestled in place without any gaps to sit on.

    Uhh… The summer clothing is thin, and I could feel something soft…

    “Ara ara, Sara-chan is so bold. If that’s the case, then…”

    Mayumi-san went behind the sofa and wrapped her hands around me.

    “Kazunari! Come over…”

    Before Sara-senpai could finish, Mayumi-san forcefully entered my right side, which was slightly unobstructed.

    I was caught off guard, not expecting her to forcefully fill in a gap of this size.

    T-too tight…

    “Ufufu… Now, Takanashi-san, let me feed you…”

    “Mother, you’re bothering Kazunari-san! Also, that’s my role, so Mother, please leave!”

    The two pushed each other, sandwiching me in between. I am in a lot of trouble.

    Besides Sara-senpai, I can also feel Mayumi-san’s unfair coercion from the other side…

    “Nfufu (*Giggle*). Hey, Takanashi-kun, happy?”

    This person knows, but she’s still doing it on purpose…

    Let me say this in simple terms. Mayumi-san’s appearance is like Sara-senpai’s older sister, and to add to that, she becomes truly dangerous with her cheat-like level of manner.

    But for me, no matter the factor, Sara-senpai is still the best.

    “Mother… that’s enough…”

    I inadvertently looked at Sara-senpai since her tone became serious. Her expression looks really scary. This is dangerous…

    “U-umm, Mayu…”

    In a flash, Mayumi-san quickly moved away from me and sat on the sofa on the other side of the table.

    “Mou~ I was just joking. I can’t believe Sara-chan would get so serious about a boy.”

    “It’s because you’re causing trouble for Kazunari-san!”

    Sara-senpai hugged me from the side as if to protect me. Looking from Mayumi-san’s perspective, it seems that her teasing worked.

    “Mayumi-san, umm… could you please stop… you’re causing me trouble.”

    She’s causing many troubles… in more ways than one.

    ——————————————

    *Chomp*

    *Munch, munch*

    “Fireworks display?”

    “Yeah. A friend was putting up a food stall and asked me to help. I was wondering if you would like to join. It’s only an hour’s drive from here, but it will be a whole day trip. Of course, you can simply have fun with Sara-chan.”

    That might be nice.

    I’ve always wanted to go to see fireworks…

    As I looked at Sara-senpai, she was also looking at me, and the moment our eyes met, she smiled.

    “Umm, Sara-senpai, do you want to go with me…”

    “I’ll leave the decision to you, Kazunari-san. I will follow whatever you wanted to do… ah~n…”

    *Chomp*

    *Munch… munch…*

    That means the decision is entirely up to me.

    Sara-senpai’s way of thinking is so old-fashioned, often leaving the decision-making to me.

    I sometimes leave it to her, so I guess it depends on the topic.

    “Then, that’s settled. I’ll have to prepare a yukata for you, Sara-chan.”

    “A yukata? I don’t think there’s any… … No, I think I’ll need one.”

    Sara-senpai tried to refuse at first, but she quickly changed her mind upon seeing my face.

    This means I can see Senpai in a yukata.

    This makes me pretty happy…

    “Ara, you look so happy, Takanashi-san.”

    Mayumi-san immediately saw that and pointed it out.

    Sara-senpai in a yukata… I’m really excited about it.

    “Well, that’s because… I really, really wanted to see Sara-senpai in a yukata.”

    “Kazunari-san…”

    Sara-senpai appeared really happy when she heard those words when I looked at her.

    Recently, I no longer feel embarrassed when having an eye to eye contact with Sara-senpai.

    Sara-senpai also looked really happy rather than embarrassed. I hope this was not my imagination at work.

    “*Sigh*… I didn’t know that you were such a clingy girl, Sara-chan. I’ve been seeing how you were being fed. Takanashi-kun, you can just call me mother-in-law… no, sister-in-law anytime you want.”

    Damn, Mayumi-san also noticed… Without a thought, I accepted Sara-senpai’s “ah~n” in front of her mother. Sara-senpai approached feeding me so naturally that I just…

    And not mother but sister? I’m not sure what that means…

    ——————————————

    “Kazunari-san, who are you inviting?”

    On the way home, Sara-senpai asked me about the last thing Mayumi said at the end.

    “The car can still fit 2-3 more people, so if you want to take someone else with you, that’s fine.”

    That was the last thing Mayumi-san said.

    Besides Sara-senpai and me…

    If possible, I would like to be alone with Sara-senpai, but I think she would probably want to invite Natsumi-senpai too, because of what happened at the swimming pool.

    If we invite Natsumi-senpai and act separately, would a partner for Natsumi-senpai be needed?

    “Sara-senpai, do you want to invite Natsumi-senpai?”

    “Hmm… to tell you the truth, I would like to ask her… but…”

    Sara-senpai looked at me and said.

    “But, if it’s just the two of us.”

    This may be a convenient fantasy for me right now.

    But if she wanted to ask Natsumi-senpai too, I think it’s okay.

    Also, it’s not that difficult to be alone with Sara-senpai, and there’s no point in holding back inviting her then…

    “Sara-senpai, I’m alright with Natsumi coming along with us. If Sara-senpai wants to, then let’s invite her.”

    “But…”

    “In exchange, I would like some alone time in the future.”

    I held Sara-senpai’s hand and conveyed my honest feelings.

    She was surprised at the suddenness of my actions, but that quickly turned into a smile.

    “Y-Yes!”

    She nodded her head and agreed with those short words.