Chapter 102: The Beginning of Bonds
"Anyway, there are still several hours before the gathering starts. Why don't you rest for a while, Kasumigaoka?"
Eriri, who had put down her game controller nearby, said.
"I do have that thought, but..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha looked around. The sofa seemed like a good choice, but the idea of lying down on it to rest in front of everyone... Kasumigaoka Utaha was still a bit hesitant.
"If you don't mind, Kasumigaoka Senpai, you can use the bed in the Bedroom. The left side is mostly where Moeha sleeps, of course. If you're bothered by that, the sofa should be fine too..."
Aragaki Takiya reminded from the side.
"Oh, I see. Don't worry, I don't mind at all."
Hearing Aragaki Takiya's words, Kasumigaoka Utaha shook her head to indicate she didn't mind at all. She also liked cute Children like Aragaki Moeha, so why would she mind?
"Alright, then I'll take you there."
Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha agree, Aragaki Takiya nodded and then led her to the Bedroom.
"Click~"
Accompanied by the crisp sound of the door lock turning, Aragaki Takiya opened the Bedroom door, but what met his eyes was Yukinoshita Ayame flipping through a photo album.
Yukinoshita Ayame: "!!!"
"Huh? Junior Aragaki, why is there a Little one in your Bedroom?"
Seeing Yukinoshita Ayame startled, a playful smile appeared on Kasumigaoka Utaha's face.
"This is Ayame, the younger sister of second-year Yukinoshita Yukino. Because President Yukinoshita had something to do yesterday, she asked me to help look after this child."
While explaining, Aragaki Takiya also noticed the photo album in Yukinoshita Ayame's hands. Logically, he should have felt angry that his personal items were being looked through by someone else, but for some reason, when he saw Yukinoshita Ayame's frightened expression, his anger suddenly vanished.
"Um, I'm sorry, Aragaki-nii. I shouldn't have opened your photo album without permission."
Seeing Aragaki Takiya standing at the door, Yukinoshita Ayame quickly stood up and apologized.
"Ah, that's okay. It's just that this Kasumigaoka here is my senior and might rest here for a while, so Ayame, you need to keep quiet, okay?"
Aragaki Takiya reminded.
"I see, then I'll go out first..."
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Ayame glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha beside her, blinked, and still chose to leave. However, before going out, she put the photo album back in its box and prepared to place it under the bed.
"No need to put that photo album under there. It's been a while since I last looked through it anyway."
Seeing Yukinoshita Ayame's action, Aragaki Takiya quickly stopped her and said.
And so, after a series of events, only Kasumigaoka Utaha remained in the Bedroom.
"Is he really okay with me being in his Bedroom?"
Seeing the Bedroom door already closed, Kasumigaoka Utaha sat on the bed and slowly thought.
Although she was very tired, she didn't want to rest immediately now.
Thanks to Aki Tomoya's series of mysterious actions, Kasumigaoka Utaha's feelings toward him now were just about repaying a favor and then ending things.
After all, it was a fact that he had helped her, and the girl wouldn't deny that. But comparing it to his attitude toward his Childhood Sweetheart...
Now everything made sense. Kasumigaoka Utaha really disliked that kind of person. In contrast, Aragaki Takiya's personality suited her taste quite well.
Of course, it was just suiting her taste, at most adding the title of a loyal fan on top. She wouldn't fall for someone just because of that; if she did, her affection would be too cheap.
After looking around, Kasumigaoka Utaha began to relax, then took off her shoes and lay down on the bed.
During this time, she followed Aragaki Takiya's suggestion and only chose the left half. Just like that, the moment she lay down, she smelled a faint scent of oranges.
It was probably the smell of Aragaki Moeha's shampoo.
But thinking of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a slight pang of jealousy.
After all, she also liked Children very much, and she believed she wasn't worse than Eriri, at least in some aspects that Children cared about.
It was just that for some reason, Aragaki Moeha had a special fondness for Eriri and showed no intention of getting close to her.
This hurt Kasumigaoka Utaha, and she couldn't understand why.
In the end, she could only attribute it to the Little one liking girls with the same hair color as her.
If that was the case, then Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't do anything about it. After all, it was the child's own choice; she couldn't dye her hair or something for that... Okay, she was getting ahead of herself. Now should be her time to rest.
However... Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had originally closed her eyes, thought of another question.
After the game was completed later, would she still keep in touch with Aragaki Takiya and the others?
Probably yes. After all, Aragaki Takiya was her fan, she got along well with Eriri, and even Kato Megumi, who always said she had no presence, seemed quite nice to Kasumigaoka Utaha.
They might become friends by then... With such thoughts in mind, the girl's consciousness gradually grew hazy, and her breathing slowly steadied.
Well, she had fallen asleep while pondering those questions... Meanwhile, in the Living Room, Aragaki Takiya had started flipping through the photo album Yukinoshita Ayame had found.
To be honest, it had been a long time since he last opened this photo album. He couldn't quite remember exactly how long; if Yukinoshita Ayame hadn't pulled it out today, who knew how much longer it would have stayed under the bed.
On the other hand, after being forgiven by Aragaki Takiya, Yukinoshita Ayame also looked at the photo album with great interest.
Although she had flipped through it earlier, she didn't recognize most of the people in it. While it satisfied her curiosity, she felt something was missing.
"Are you interested in this, Ayame?"
Looking at the Little Girl beside him, whose eyes were filled with curiosity, Aragaki Takiya found her quite amusing.
It was a strange feeling. According to his true inner thoughts, he placed great importance on that photo album, as it held many precious memories. But... "Of course I'm interested. After all, it's Aragaki-nii's photo album. There must be many people in it I don't know, right?"
Hearing Aragaki Takiya's question, Yukinoshita Ayame spoke her mind. After all, Aragaki Takiya was her father, and she was undoubtedly very interested in the things that had happened to her father.
"Since you're so interested, I'll tell you about it. There are many interesting things inside..."
Rubbing the slightly rough cover of the photo album, memories that had once been somewhat blurry gradually became clear.
If he remembered correctly, the process of how he met Hachiman Hikigaya was probably recorded in there too.
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