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After finishing his meal at the maid cafe, Yuu heads with Airi to the sports ground where the quiz competition will be held.
Along the way, as Airi gazed with interest at the unfamiliar school building and the cultural festival decorations, several female students began talking to her.
Airi seemed happy to respond to him. Perhaps because of her sister who is an actress, Airi is not very shy and has good communication skills, so the conversation flowed smoothly from start to finish.
"Everyone at this school is so kind."
By the time Yuu and the others left the school building, Airi was holding a pack of candy and takoyaki, gifts from the students she had talked to.
"Airi-chan is so cute that everyone wants to pay her attention."
The reason he called out to Airi was because he thought she was cute as she looked around with interest, and the reason he sent her the gift was because he had taken a liking to her after talking to her.
"Eheh, is that so? I'm happy."
Smiling brightly, Airi put the candy she was holding into her pocket and opened the pack of takoyaki.
"Someya-senpai."
"yeah?"
"I'd like to eat it while it's hot, but I just ate so I'm full, so how about we share it in half?"
"Okay... but you only have one toothpick."
When you buy it in a store, there are usually two or so, but there only seemed to be one.
"Yes. So... yes, ahhh."
There were eight takoyaki in the box. He pierced one with a toothpick and offered it to Yu.
"Huh?"
"A present from cute Airi-chan to cool Someya-senpai."
Airi says mischievously.
"thank you"
Of course he doesn't mind being told he's cool, so he doesn't argue and instead thanks her and takes a bite of the takoyaki that Airi offers him.
The octopus was fresh and meaty, with a crunchy texture that refused to bite into it, but still retained the heat that was evidence of it being freshly grilled, yet at a temperature that didn't interfere with eating.
The dough felt a little powdery, but as it was a cultural festival food, that was part of the charm. Actually, it felt like the ultimate festival food, which Yu liked.
"Is it delicious?"
While chewing, I nodded to Airi, who had a happy expression on her face.
"That's good... Then Airi too."
He stabs a takoyaki with the toothpick he had aimed at Yu earlier, and then brings it to his own mouth.
"...Mmm, delicious."
Airi also seemed to be satisfied with the taste and had a happy look on her face.
"Someya-senpai, here you go, one more. Aaah."
Airi again offered takoyaki to Yu. This continued until the remaining six takoyaki were shared between Yu and Airi and finished eating.
To anyone passing by, it would have just looked like an exchange between lovers.
--and.
A few minutes later, Yu and Airi had arrived at the quiz venue.
"..."
Several students who appear to be participants have already gathered.
"There are a lot of them."
"The field will be narrowed down to five in the preliminaries. Then, from there, those five will go on to the finals."
"Hmm... Hey Someya-senpai. Can only students from this school participate in this?"
Airi looks up at Yu and tilts her head.
"No, that can't be the case."
"...Is that so?"
Airi thinks for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
"That's fine then... I'll go and check in then."
"Yes, please do your best. I'm rooting for you, Someya-senpai."
Airi sees off Yu as he leaves for the reception desk.
"..."
Yuu has known Yui for a long time and is also a fan of Shimotsuki Yui. That's why Airi was sure that he would win. But thinking that and actually seeing it are two different things. It must be frustrating for her to watch Yuu win in silence, proving that he knows a lot about Yui.
For now, Yui can't be found around, but she will surely show up soon, to see the person she likes win a quiz competition about her.
"......"
Complicated emotions swirl inside Airi.
As a younger sister, I'm happy that things are going well between Yu and Yui. But as a woman, it's painful to see things going well between Yu and Yui.
Just because Airi witnessed Yu and Yui having sex doesn't mean she's heartbroken. Airi's feelings for him haven't changed at all.
"Okay..."
Airi made a decision and started walking in the same direction, following behind Yu, but with a short gap between them so that Yu wouldn't notice.
"Someya-senpai... I'm sorry. Airi will also be appearing in the quiz competition."
It's not that I want to get in the way. In the first place, even though Airi knows Yui well as an older sister, she doesn't know that much about Yui as an actress.
Of course I watch the works he appears in, but I can't compare to Yu, who watches them over and over again and even rewatches articles and videos of his interviews over and over again.
The reason I decided to participate was because I wanted people to notice me and care about me, even just a little.
"Please keep an eye on Airi for a bit."
Airi decided to take action to achieve this.