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After the Re-Test
It’s the day after we finished our little studying sessions.
“So….how did the exam go?”
Seeing the two girls suspiciously march into the room side by side after flinging open the door, I had to ask right away.
“Perfectly bang bang!”
“Perfectly bang bang….”
“Is the bang bang supposed to mean something….”
Both of them shot me with the double thumbs up. They’re having fun like always, but this time, their actions were perfectly in-sync. Aren’t they already twins at this point?
“So you managed to make your way through safely then~? That’s great to hear~”
“That’s right! With plenty of room to spare!”
“Almost killed….it”
“Yeah we did!”
In front of Honoka who was holding up one of her hands in excitement, Yuzuriha bent back and crossed her arms. I have a hard time understanding what they’re trying to say, but at least they get along.
“That said, the tests haven’t been graded yet, so it’s still too early to get this excited right? There’s always a chance you might’ve slipped up on the answer sheet and gotten them all wrong.”
“Non–! Let me have my fleeting dream!”
Honoka desperately fought back against Ranko’s little taste of reality. She threw her face down and made a play at pretending that she had broken down in tears. Yuzuriha patted her shoulder to comfort her, and….
“No no, Honoka-chan bullying….stop”
“Yeah yeah! One minute~!?”
“S-Sorry….”
Ranko was thrown off. It’s hard to describe the mood between these three. It’s still too soon to say things are great between them, but it’s not like any of them are saying anything that upset each other.
“Nothing we’d be able to do to change things either way, so it’s for the best to just let them do what they want for now, okay?”
“….True enough.”
I whispered in Ranko’s ear. Honoka and Yuzuriha are continuing with their happy little escapade while Ranko continues to be the most serious of us all. Am I going to need to put in some extra work to make sure we can all keep getting along?
♠
Shortly after that, I saw Shibuya-sensei enter the classroom and casually hand a sheet of paper to Yuzuriha and Honoka. She gave them both a grin and a wink before turning around, and the two shared a happy high five. I patted Saki and Ranko on the shoulders.
“Looks like it all turned out okay.”
“Look Ran-tan. Over 70%”
“Got….it.”
As soon as our classes were finished, Honoka and Yuzuriha came to show us their graded tests. Perhaps Honoka was holding some kind of grudge from earlier because she immediately turned towards Ranko with a smug look. Well, rather than having a grudge, it’s more likely that she’s just trying to poke at Ranko because she wants to liven up the conversation.
“What, it’s just barely….well, good job.”
Ranko was stunned at first, but faced with Honoka’s annoyances, she managed to return with a kind smile. “Hehehe~” Honoka smirked while throwing her arm around Ranko’s shoulders. She had to put in the extra effort to make up for the height difference.
“Rantan helped us out too right~ So thanks!”
“Y-Yeah….”
The extra amount of skinship caused Ranko to look away. She isn’t exactly used to these kinds of close friendships. But, if the close contact is making you this worked up, would you normally let it carry on like this? Unless maybe it’s working you up in more of a yuri yuri sense….. Fufufu….
“Yuriha-chan and Saki-chan too….thank, you. Appreciation”
After seeing Hanako and Ranko getting along together, Yuzuriha came over and wrapped her arms around Saki and my waists. She squeezed us in tight for a hug….it was an embrace filled with childish naivete. Naturally Saki and I patted her head to congratulate her, causing a small giggle to come out of her. What a cute little loli. I’d become this girl’s father in a heartbeat if I had the choice. Gender will be no obstacle to me here.
“Well we’re past that at least. How about we all go play somewhere after this?”
I slipped in the suggestion, hoping to get a taste of a 24 hour yuri time. It got Honoka excited to get her jumping up and down.
“Classes are already over for the day~”
“It is a good opportunity”
“Let’s….all play, together.”
“Hmm, there are so many places I’d like to go~ Karaoke~ Bowling~ Everyone singing together~ At karaoke~”
“Just say you want to go to karaoke….”
“Then a cabaret club!”
“We’re still in high school!”
I was stunned. But, if I don’t speak up right away, we’re definitely going to end up going to karaoke. (No shot is the cabaret club going to fly). And that is something I cannot allow. I raised my hand to chime in, “There’s a place I want to go,” before taking a deep breath.
“We should go see a movie together.”
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