꒰ঌ Blue Angel Comet 1
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Right now, my house is holding a family meeting. Everyone in the Uzumaki household was present — in other words: me, my sister, and my mother.
Just like usual, I sat next to Naruko while Mom sat in front of us with a serious expression. Then Mom started with a topic that made me yell in surprise.
"… Haruto, you… have you done something strange to Naruko?"
"W-what!?"
"Huh? Huh!?"
Hearing that totally unexpected topic, both Naruko and I were caught off guard.
"Mom? What did you just say?"
"I asked if you have done something strange to Naruko."
"What do you mean by 'strange'?"
"Yes! Strange means strange things!"
Give me a good answer! You really are Naruko's mother!
"That… in other words… you are thinking that I have done some perverted things to Naruko?"
" Cough cough cough! " Next to me, Naruko choked.
Well… her reaction is understandable. Seeing my reaction, Mom's eyes suddenly became sharper.
"I didn't mean it like that, but since that's the first thing that came to your mind, so it seems…"
"It is impossible!" Naruko regained her breathing and said. "How could it be!? Mom, how could you make that impossible misunderstanding! Ah! Ahhhhhhh! Me and Haru… in that situation… it's impossible!"
"That's it!" Mom seemed like she caught a weak point and pointed at Naruko.
"Yes?"
"You just called him 'Haru.' Usually you only called him 'Hey' or 'You.' Why did you call him by name now?"
… True, I don't know since when but she had started calling me "Haru." Still, there was nothing bad about Naruko calling me by name, so I unconsciously accepted that as something natural. It's not like I wanted to be called "You" or "Hey."
Her weak point was caught and Naruko looked very troubled.
"About that — I had a change of heart."
"Change of heart huh?"
"An-anyway — it's not like that!"
She looked like she was about to die. Maybe from Naruko's point of view, being together with me…is a very bad misunderstanding.
"Also, your relationship has become better than before."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Yes, just like that. Keep talking about "cherish my sister" and "get along better with my sister" until this topic is over.
"It has gotten too close." Mom said so. "Your relationship was bad — but now you often go to each other's rooms and go out together during weekends."
We went to each other's room mostly to force an eroge in my hands or to return an eroge to Naruko. And we mostly went to Ruby's home during weekends.
"When Naruko brought Haku-chan home, Haruto… your reaction… is that a normal reaction toward your sister's boyfriend?"
… At that time, I had done something both shameful and stupid. I still remember what I did, so I couldn't say anything back.
"… But that's only a fake boyfriend…"
"At that time, you didn't know it. Yet you still overreacted and had a bad attitude."
… Well… I did. No, no. It was because of a misunderstanding! So wait a second, Mom. Where is your common sense? How could you pair up your own son and daughter?
Then Mom delivered her finishing blow.
"A while ago, you even came back home in what looked like wedding clothes!"
"So that's the main reason!"
Both of us yelled out at the same time.
Dammit! Because it was such a black history, I already removed it from my memory. That's right. Few days ago, because of an unforeseeable problem, I went to a concert with my sister while both of us were wearing wedding clothes. That day, when we came back home — we looked like we were cosplaying as a pair of newlyweds (actually, at that point I could barely be considered a groom). When Mom opened the door for us, she looked at the sky and massaged her forehead… that reaction was understandable.
"It's not like that! There is a reason for that! I told you that already!"
"You had received a call from Mira-san, right?"
"A reason for that… huh? Then there is another reason for holding your hands together like lovers?"
"Did we do that?"
"Don't ask me!"
Maybe we did? It had been too long, I didn't remember much!
"And this!"
"Ah! This… this!"
Mom showed us the photo sticker that I took together with Naruko.
… Yup, this could surely cause a misunderstanding.
"Mom! How could you have that…!?"
"Why couldn't I? It was stuck in the refrigerator."
Since I was the one who stuck it there… it's not good for me…
"You idiot! I told you to get rid of it…!"
Naruko's face turned bright red and she head-butted me. It hurt so much!
"Anyway — recently, your behavior is way too suspicious. The neighbors are talking about it too."
… That was because of you Mom. You were the one who was gossiping with them! Thanks to you, they knew almost everything about our house. Anyway… Mom probably pieced together those fragmented stories between me and Naruko, and made an assumption about our "abnormally good" relationship — what an unbelievable misunderstanding! Because of that, it turned into this family meeting. What should I say now? About the fact that I came home in wedding clothes, I couldn't deny that I had my fair share of responsibility. But between me and Naruko… it was too much.
"… I understand." Choosing my words carefully, I said, "Mom, you worry too much. I promise you that Naruko and I only have a normal relationship."
Naruko probably agrees too. I looked at Naruko and noticed she seemed to be in a panic.
"Of… of course!" She immediately turned her head away after saying that, which means she treated me with the same attitude as before. Seeing that cold reaction, Mom's concern should be eased a little.
I secretly took a look at Mom's unhappy face.
"Although I understand what you two are trying to say, I still can't believe it."
"Mom, don't say that!"
So what exactly did you want us to do?
"If you two could get a boyfriend and girlfriend, I could rest assured…"
Both Naruko and I stayed silent. It isn't like we don't understand what you are saying, but it's not something that can be done so easily. Why did we have to endure this?
"Haruto, what do you think about Lucy?"
"I-I told you already, there is nothing between us."
"Really…?"
I looked back at Mom.
"It seems that I have no other choice."
"… W-what?" Although I suddenly got a bad feeling, I still had to ask.
She sighed and said, "Haruto, you are going to move out."
"What!?"
"What is the meaning of this, Mom!?"
While I was distracted for a moment, Naruko asked in my stead.
"After listening to you, that's my decision. One of my friends has an apartment with an empty room, you can use it."
"What does that mean… are you going to kick Haru out of the house?"
Mom ignored Naruko's question. She then looked at me with challenging eyes, "However… I will give you a chance. At next winter exams, get a perfect score. If you can do that, you can return here."
I didn't know how to feel about this decision. Let me think about it for a moment. In other words, this time, Mom kicked me out of the house with a condition.
What a useless decision. Even if there was something going on between Naruko and me that worried our mother, that decision couldn't fix the root of the problem. Still, she had made her decision. Although I was a bit uncomfortable with it, but staying here and talking about it won't help. If I think about it carefully, it might be a good opportunity for me to become independent from my family.
"Got it, I only need to get 100, right?"
"Yes, it is fine as long as you get a perfect result."
I took a peak at Naruko in silence. Naruko had a displeased expression, she looked away from me. She must have felt unhappy because of this misunderstanding and partly guilty because I was kicked out of the house.
I told her in my brightest voice, "Just wait, I will get a perfect score and come back in a flash."
"You seem very confident, Haruto." Mom said. You didn't trust me that much, did you?
"Leave it to me." I fearlessly answered back, but next to me, Naruko had a clearly unhappy expression.
"… What's with you, Naruko?"
"… It's nothing."
"I have to focus on studying, but I will come back soon. Do you have something to say against that?"
"Hmph, you sound so energetic. Don't you see that you look like an idiot?"
… Did you hear what she just said? I was a fool to think that you felt guilty!
While I was upset, Naruko stood up and dealt another blow, "See ya~! Bye-bye~. It's okay if you don't come back."
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