The private room in the corner café.
The waitress girl gently knocked on the door of the private room.
Sakura Mai looked at the girl leaning on her shoulder, sleeping. She carefully propped up Soga Yura properly, got up, and opened a crack in the door.
Through the crack, the waitress girl could just see the girl nestled on the sofa, resting, as if she had cried herself to exhaustion with tears streaming down her face.
In an instant, the girl's mind conjured up a series of soap opera scenarios, from a normal breakup with a best friend comforting her to... The girl's gaze hurriedly jumped between Sakura Mai and Soga Yura.
Honestly, the girl in front of her indeed exuded a dignified aura.
But it was different from that gender-bending handsomeness; the girl's emerald eyes, clear as a lake in a deep forest, had a natural and pure affinity.
Simply put, she was probably the kind of knight princess that even girls wouldn't reject.
However, as a good waitress, the girl quickly hid that potentially improper gaze.
She raised her arm to indicate the tray holding the coffee and cake that Sakura Mai had ordered.
"I'll take it myself." Sakura Mai smiled at the girl, her voice very low. She took the tray from the girl's hands and tiptoed to close the door.
But even so, when she turned back, Sakura Mai realized... Soga Yura had already woken up.
The girl's crimson eyes were a bit unfocused.
"Had that nightmare again?" Sakura Mai sat down in front of Soga Yura and gently pushed the tray toward her.
For a long time, Soga Yura had been having the same nightmare.
Sakura Mai knew about it.
Every time after severely hurting Yuzu, Soga Yura would wake up from the nightmare.
This situation only improved a little after Soga Yura custom-ordered a life-sized body pillow of her little sister Yuzu.
Although... to be more precise.
It was Soga Yura simulating her little sister Yuzu by changing long hair to short hair based on her own template... and adding two cup sizes.
However~~~ Sakura Mai always felt that poverty limited Soga Yura's imagination.
The difference in curves between the sisters was far more than just two cup sizes.
Of course... she didn't say it outright.
Afraid of rubbing salt in Soga Yura's wounds.
"Eat something." She was as gentle as she could be.
Today's events... she felt she bore a large responsibility.
It was she who tricked Soga Yura into coming to the commercial street.
It was she who facilitated the meeting between Soga Yura and little sister Yuzu.
If not for her, the time when Soga Yura cried her eyes out might have been postponed a bit.
For example... next month.
Soga Yura's birthday.
Little sister Yuzu seemed to have already reached the breaking point, with an unstoppable outburst.
Why did it feel like that would be even more miserable... But anyway, at least today's scene was orchestrated by her.
Sakura Mai looked at Soga Yura.
She knew that Su Yuzu had always been Soga Yura's knot in her heart.
As classmates for so many years, she had tried time and again to find ways to mend the relationship between Soga Yura and Su Yuzu.
But... each attempt ended unpleasantly in Soga Yura's coldness upon seeing Su Yuzu.
She had already tried all the gentle methods.
This time... she just wanted to try a strong medicine.
But... it seemed a bit too strong.
Actually, Sakura Mai had another plan, which was to lay out all of Soga Yura's efforts over the years to Yuzu without omission.
After all... most misunderstandings and conflicts in this world come from selfishness and concealment.
But... Soga Yura had once cried and told her that what she did... must never be discovered by Yuzu.
Sakura Mai knew.
Once she did that... it would be no different from flipping the table and laying all cards out.
And it would force Soga Yura to lay her cards out.
Whether the relationship between the two sisters could be repaired was uncertain, but between her and Soga Yura, they probably couldn't even be friends anymore.
And it might make the already very gentle little sister Yuzu even more upset.
Making Soga Yura even more at a loss for how to face Yuzu.
"About today's events..." Sakura Mai sincerely prepared to apologize to Soga Yura.
Soga Yura huddled on the sofa, taking small bites of the cake.
The girl shook her head, "It has nothing to do with Sakura."
Having recovered a little, Soga Yura bit her lip, her eyes blankly staring ahead.
She bit her lip in hesitation, then... "There are some things that Sakura doesn't know."
"Can't blame Sakura."
Soga Yura shrank her shoulders on the sofa.
"I don't have the qualification to touch Yuzu."
"I don't have... the strength to contact Yuzu."
Earlier, when she heard Soga Yura sobbing and saying this, Sakura Mai thought it was just a metaphor from the girl.
But... now it seemed not.
Sakura Mai looked at Soga Yura.
The girl seemed to be sadly stating a fact.
"But as long as I see Yuzu... I will definitely lose control of myself."
She liked Yuzu.
Liked Yuzu immensely.
It could even be said... no one in the world liked Yuzu more than she did.
"So..."
"I used "Domination" on myself."
"However much I like Yuzu in my heart, when I see Yuzu... I will be that much loathing, that much disgusted..."
The girl was very quiet when she spoke.
So quiet that... it even gave Sakura Mai a feeling that she seemed abandoned by the world.
Indeed—
For Soga Yura, little sister Yuzu was indeed her world.
"I..."
"I want Yuzu to leave me."
"Because only then will I not lose control of myself..." Her hand resting on the sofa clenched tight.
Wanted Yuzu.
Craved Yuzu.
Craved immensely... to possess... no... to monopolize everything about Yuzu.
Wanted Yuzu's gaze to look only at herself.
At least... to have herself in Yuzu's eyes.
But couldn't do it.
Completely couldn't do it...
For so long, no matter how coldly Soga Yura treated Su Yuzu.
The next day... the way Yuzu looked at the girl was still full of gentle smiles.
After finally choosing to leave the Soga clan, Soga Yura cried, feeling relieved.
But... suddenly felt as if a large chunk of her heart had been emptied.
Logically speaking... Yuzu's performance today showed that the girl had truly left her completely.
Her long-held goal had finally been achieved.
"Great..."
"But... so sad."
Sakura Mai looked at Soga Yura's lost appearance, "Chase Yuzu back."
"Wha... what...?" The girl looked up dazedly, not knowing what madness Sakura Mai was spouting, "Didn't you hear clearly?"
"I said—" Sakura Mai repeated.
"Chase Yuzu back."
"You clearly want to do that, don't you?"
"Chase Yuzu back."
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