Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 2Volume 1 .1 - Another Side of Chikage Usami...?

Another Side of Chikage Usami…?  1

The situation suddenly changed two days after Sakuto talked with Usami on the afternoon of Friday, May 27th.

Since then, Sakuto had seen Usami from a distance a few times but had no opportunity to speak with her.

Even though he wanted to find some common ground, he didn’t want to approach her awkwardly and give the impression of having an ulterior motive.

He wondered if that event was just a dream.

As he walked towards the station and pondered this, he reached a large street lined with street trees.

Yuki City’s Sakuranomachi, where Arisuyama Academy is located, is an urban area with office buildings and commercial facilities.

It’s convenient, offers plenty of entertainment, and one can usually find anything they want.

However, the morning and evening rush hours are extremely annoying.

Most of the members of the Go-Home Club, like Sakuto, finish their assignments after school before going home because they want to avoid this time of day.

During such a hectic time, Sakuto hurries home.

He’s heading back to comics and games waiting for him at home, which is why he always looks sleepy.

Since entering high school, he’s been keeping this increase in staying up late a secret from his mother, who lives separately.

(Come to think of it, Mitsumi-san said she’d be late today...)

Currently, Sakuto is staying at the home of his mother’s sister, his aunt Mitsumi Kisezaki.

He helps out with the household chores to some extent, but Mitsumi tells him, “A student should act like a student.”

In other words, she believes a student’s job is simply to study and play, and she refuses his help with chores when she’s home.

On the other hand, Mitsumi is always busy with her work.

Even as a high-earning lawyer, she works long hours. She seemed to have almost given up on marriage, calling it a far-off dream.

Given these circumstances, as someone staying at her house, he felt it was only natural to help out.

It would be more uncomfortable to do nothing.

He’s not particularly good at cooking, but he decided to prepare dinner today.

‘What should I make tonight? What ingredients do we have in the fridge…’

Lost in these thoughts, he reached near the station.

——Then.

His eyes were drawn to a girl entering the arcade in front of the station.

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(Is that Usami-san…? No, but…)

A sudden sense of unease made him stop in his tracks.

Two women walking towards Sakuto noticed his beast-like eye movements and quickly moved aside, passing by with a look of fear.

(Just now…surely, it must be Usami-san, right…?)

He tried to recall his memory.

The person he knew as Chikage Usami always wore her uniform according to the school rules, her left hair tied with a ribbon, and had a dignified attitude without any flashy appearance.

However, the Chikage Usami he just saw was wearing her uniform sloppily, her tied-up hair let down, and although he couldn’t tell from a distance whether she was wearing makeup or not, she had headphones around her neck.

Moreover, she was entering an arcade, which is forbidden to stop by after school according to the school rules.

Sakuto thought that he might have been mistaken.

It’s hard to imagine that Usami, who is serious and hardworking, would break the school rules to go to an arcade.

It’s hard to believe she has such a side to her.

But he also doubted whether he would have mistaken her.

Moreover, the uniform was definitely from Arisuyama Academy.

『But, about that girl… she seems like she might have a hidden side, right?』

『Actually, there’s this interesting rumor about her──』

Words spoken by a group of four girls in the school cafeteria flashed through his mind.

Whether Usami has another side or not, it’s none of his business, but if that was really her just now──

(Should I check it out…?)

Curiosity propelled Sakuto’s feet forward.

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Arisuyama Academy’s school rules prohibit entering entertainment facilities like karaoke or game centers when going home from school.

However, outside the school is beyond the scope of educational discretion.

There is no law about it either.

Still, no one breaks the school rules.

This is because the students who enroll are generally serious by nature, and they know that if they are found by a patrolling teacher, it will lead to trouble.

Therefore, they just adhere to the rules to avoid troublesome situations.

That was the common understanding among students attending Arisuyama Academy.

Breaking this unspoken agreement, Sakuto stepped into the arcade.

It was already crowded with high school students from other schools.

The high percentage of girls was probably because there were Purikura machines from the first floor to the basement.

However, there was no sign of Arisuyama Academy’s uniform among them.

He wondered if she went to the basement.

As he looked around restlessly, two high school girls with flashy hair approached him.

One of them, a tall girl with wavy long hair interspersed with smoky grey highlights, stepped closer to him.

She smelled of musk.

“Wow~, that’s rare.”

She looked at Sakuto’s face as if appraising him.

She did not seem to be mocking; rather, her expression suggested genuine interest.

“Sorry-sorry~, it’s just that I rarely see people from Arisuyama Academy around here.”

“I see.”

He responded with a wry smile, then glanced briefly at the other girl.

The girl with the wolf-cut hair who was with the smoky grey-haired girl had bright pink inner hair layers.

Although she was on the shorter side, she was a cute girl with distinct facial features.

“We’re second years, but what about you?”

“…I am a freshman.”

“Why so formal all of a sudden? It’s okay to speak casually!”

The smoky grey-haired girl said so in a friendly manner.

“…okay, I’ll do that.”

“Can we take a photo together for Insta? It’s our first meeting… Ah, but first, your name—”

“No, I’d rather not. My school is pretty strict about these things.”

He cuts her off with a wry smile before she can ask his name.

It would be really troublesome if this got out.

He wanted to avoid rumors about being seen at an arcade in his school uniform, especially with girls from another school.

Then the smoky grey-haired girl pursed her lips.

“Then at least let’s exchange Insta contacts?”

“Sorry, I don’t use Insta.”

“Really? What about LIME?”

“Uh… before that, can I ask you something? I’m looking for someone… Have you seen a girl wearing an Arisuyama Academy uniform too?”

The girl with the pink inner hair raised her hand, saying, ‘Yes-yes~’

“That girl? I might know her! I haven’t seen her today, but I do see her around sometimes. The one with headphones, right?”

“Ah, yeah…”

He wasn’t sure if it was Usami, but a girl from Arisuyama Academy with headphones apparently came here from time to time.

“Do you know where she might be?”

“She’s probably on the second floor? She usually goes there.”

After getting that information, the smoky grey-haired girl spoke up with less interest.

“Is she, by any chance, your girlfriend?”

“No, she’s not.”

“Hmm… You seem pretty desperate, though?”

“No, I don’t think so…”

Sakuto said with a wry smile and turned away from them.

“Anyway, thanks. I’ll go check the second floor——”

“Wait…what about exchanging LIME contacts!?”

“Sorry, maybe another time!”

With that, Sakuto quickly headed to the second floor.

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