Chapter 27 Waking Up in the Morning with a Childhood Friend

I was woken up by the sun shining through the gaps in the curtains.

It was the day after I slept with Kotoha.

She was sleeping in my arms, breathing regularly. She was …cute, and I watched her sleeping face.

But I still have school today, and my time is limited. I can’t keep staring at her.

“Good morning, Kotoha. It’s already morning.”

“Mmm…”

When I pecked Kotoha on the cheek to wake her up, she made a lovely noise. …This is good when I’m Punipuni—

—She opened her eyes. I’m not sure if it’s because she’s waking up from sleep, but she’s really blurry. But when she noticed my presence, she rolled her eyes—

“What? Why are you here, Tsuzuri-kun?

She was so confused and surprised. Doesn’t she remember what happened yesterday? She seemed really surprised.

“Yeah, …Kotoha, have you forgotten last night’s hot night?”

When I joked about it, Kotoha became even more impatient.

“What is that? I don’t remember that!”

…Oh, apparently I don’t really remember. Maybe it’s because I was tired last night, or maybe it’s just because I woke up from sleep.

“I’m kidding, you really don’t remember? We were supposed to sleep together last night.”

I didn’t want to tease her any more than I already had, so I asked her just in case.

“…Ah!”

She shouted as if he remembered.

“Ugh…! Tsuzuri-kun, please erase that from your memory!”

Kotoha then fainted in agony for a while.

“Tsuzuri-kun, breakfast is ready.”

“Thank you for everything, Kotoha.”

A short time later, Kotoha was completely back to normal. As we ate, we chatted as usual.

“By the way, Tsuzuri-kun, the day after tomorrow is the forest camp, right?”

Suddenly, Kotoha said, not looking particularly happy.

“Oh, I see. I haven’t done any preparation at all.”

I blurted out, and she instantly looked frustrated.

“Already ….Tsuzuku-kun, please get a grip!”

“I’m sorry, but I’m going to be in a camp with Kotoha. I’m looking forward to it.”

Kotoha is a pretty detailed girl. I couldn’t afford to displease her any further, so I changed the direction of the topic a little.

“…is that so”

However, Kotoha said so with a subtle expression on her face. The first time I brought up the subject, Kotoha didn’t seem to be too keen on it. She was in a group with me at the forest camp. I’m not sure what to make of it.

“Kotoha, you may be worried about those two boys, but don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”

To give Kotoha peace of mind, I’ll just say it. Then,

“Hmm… Tsuzuku-kun is as usual, what can I say…”

Kotoha let out a somewhat resigned, but slightly happy sigh.

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