"See, Yo-hee? This is delicious."
Kiyoshi is trying to get me to eat tonkatsu.
He picked up a piece with his chopsticks and offered it to my mouth.
(What is his intention...?)
I don't know what she's thinking.
My relationship with Hime has become strained, so I asked Hijiri for help in improving it.
I'm sure Kiyoshi had his own reasons for doing this, but even so, I couldn't see what he was trying to do and I was a little confused.
Should I just eat it as is?
But, um... I'd rather not talk about emotional matters because it's embarrassing.
(Hijiri, don't you realize that you're a beautiful girl?)
Although his speech and actions are a little vague, he is renowned as the most beautiful person in the school based on appearance alone.
Despite this, she is known to be kind to everyone and to take good care of Hime, with some people saying that she is like a virgin.
Of course I was upset when someone like that ate my food.
I wonder what Hime will think when she sees this - that's right. It's Hime.
I was curious to see her reaction, so I decided to check it out.
"..."
Hime is silent and expressionless.
But those crimson eyes are fixed on me, and although I can't read any emotion into them, they don't seem indifferent.
But I still don't understand.
I can't read either Kiyoshi's intentions or Hime's feelings.
I had no idea what the Hoshimiya sisters were thinking.
"Yo-hey? What's wrong?"
Saint is still waiting.
The tips of his chopsticks were beginning to tremble. His words were a bit pressured, and it felt as though his gaze was telling me to hurry up and eat.
There must be some kind of intention behind it after all.
...Hijiri-san is working to improve the relationship between Hime and me.
Let's trust her here.
"Well then—let's eat."
Although he was hesitant, he made up his mind and took a bite of the tonkatsu that was offered to him.
Naturally, these chopsticks were those used by Kiyoshi. I was careful not to touch them as much as possible as I put the tonkatsu in my mouth, trying not to think about indirect kissing him.
It's probably okay. Yes, I do feel like I touched him a little, but if I think about it, it might make my interactions with Kiyoshi awkward, so I deliberately tried not to think about it and concentrated on mulling it over.
"How is it? Yo-hee, isn't it delicious?"
I'm not in the mental state to be able to tell the taste.
I think it probably tasted good. However, I guess I was nervous after Hijiri-san fed me the food, so my senses were duller than usual and I couldn't taste it.
However, I can't say that.
"Yes, it was delicious. Thank you."
For now, I'll just safely convey my thanks.
There was a strange sense of tension, but I think I was able to do what Hijiri wanted me to do.
What happens next is up to her.
"..."
And Hime remains silent the whole time.
She was expressionless as usual. Perhaps she noticed me looking, as our eyes met... but she still looked puzzled and confused, so I still couldn't understand her feelings.
But, I can't help but feel that it's a little... different from before.
Before Hime went to the bathroom, her face would turn bright red whenever our eyes met, so her expressionless face seemed like a big change from then on.
I hope it's a good change...