<TL> : Chapter’s a bit smaller.

It was after the sun went down when we arrived in front of the gate carved with Kikyo.
Two shadows were lined up, waiting for us to arrive.

One of them ran towards me after watching us arrive.

“Nii-san!”

I accepted the lovely figure of my younger sister who embraced me without losing momentum, and lightly patted her head.

“Sorry… I had you wait here until this late.”

“No, I’m fine. Sera-senpai also said it was fine.”

Kaede said this with her gaze directed backwards, beckoning her President to say something.

I moved Kaede next to me, who was in my arms, then bowed to her first.

“Thank you for waiting…”

“I had some remaining work at the student council, so please don’t mind me. So, what can I do for you?”

It is late and Sera tells us with a look that seems to say that there is no need for unnecessary talk.

I would appreciate it, too, that I don’t have to have extra conversation.

I took a look at Shizuku and Kirasaka, who accompanied me, and after confirming that they had nothing to say, I opened my mouth.

“This is a message from Hiiragi Akane. The competition for the sales between the two schools will be arranged so that there is no money involved. And there will be no immediate talks, including tomorrow, and we will keep in touch while concentrating on preparations for events at both schools…”

“…I see, understood.”

“Contact will be made through the school. If you need anything personally, please speak to my sister.”

I lightly pat Kaede on her head who was standing next to me, and she nodded in response.

That’s all I’ve been told by President.

The rest is if there is anything else from the other party, but Sera doesn’t say anything in particular either.

There was a slight silence, and then, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, I said first.

“Well then, …We’ll get going.”

It was dark, and it was strange to stand there for long time where it was even difficult to see other people’s faces without streetlight.

The situation with a boy surrounded by many female students was making matters worse.

As I was about to start walking back towards home to leave as soon as possible, Sera muttered something.

“Hiiragi-san isn’t coming, is she?”

“…”

Did Sera secretly hope that President would also come with us?

The words that were muttered stopped me from moving.

…Is it just me who thinks that she is so obsessed with President that she has formed a grudge against her?

People’s values are not something I, as a stranger, can judge, but I can at least speculate based on President’s past words and actions.

So I decided to tell Sera clearly at this point.

“I think our President …doesn’t like stubborn people.”

If people around me want perfection, I will try to be perfect.
But what I want is someone who doesn’t seek perfection.

I think she said something like that before.

After telling her this, Sera smiled and returned to the school building without saying a word.

I will now have to talk to Kaede about the joint and report back to President.

And with the presence of Shizuku and Kirasaka together like this, it’s obvious that they will stop by my house on their way home.

The quiet, peaceful place would become a little more lively.
I let out an involuntary sigh as I brooded over the busy days ahead.

“Shall we go home…?”

The person with whom we were conversing was no longer in sight, so I turned to the three of them in front of the quiet main gate and announced to them.

With Kaede in the center, Kirasaka on the right and Shizuku on the left, they were walking hand in hand like sisters.

Looking at their backs, I suddenly thought that I would see this scene at the cultural festival as well.

Despite the melancholy, I don’t feel bad that my sister is having fun.

Exhaling another breath, I thought, I’ll have to do my best for my little sister.