The person who likes me is a yandere.

"Isn't it weird to always wear a uniform? So I want to change into loungewear."

"Why a nurse's uniform?"

Inside the tent was a high school girl dressed in a pure white nurse's uniform, which was quite amusing.

"Is this a detective's disguise outfit suitable?"

"It's not bad at all."

"Whew, I've received the greatest praise from Yoshizu."

"What? What's the biggest compliment? I meant it wasn't bad, right?"

"Although I don't remember the exact words, when Yoshizumi is shy, she will always say 'It's not bad,' which is the best compliment. You still like nurse outfits when it comes to cosplay costumes, don't you?"

I didn't know how to retort after she teased me like that. This was the first time I realized I liked nurse uniforms. It's such an embarrassing past.

"Asuna, although you often say 'I don't remember Asagi,' actually—"

"Are you just making this up?" I wanted to ask her jokingly, but I couldn't bring myself to say it.

"A-Asuna?"

Because Asuna hugged me.

"...Today, I'm really looking forward to seeing Qianyu...but I'm also very scared."

My back rested against the open tent frame, the ceiling light swaying slightly. Inside the tent, illuminated by the light, I felt the warmth emanating from Asuna, dressed in white. It felt like a dream. Asuna's voice drifted from somewhere far away.

"When I investigated your background before the move, I learned that Qianyu had lost her memory and that she had forgotten me... I was so afraid of meeting Qianyu who had forgotten herself."

I could hear the choking in Asuna's voice. Hugged by the girl who was on the verge of tears, I asked a question I didn't understand.

Are you afraid to meet me?

"The fact that Qianyu has lost her memory might make her a completely different person, which makes me very uneasy. But the Qianyu I saw today is the Qianyu I know. She hasn't changed at all. You're exactly the same as before, which even makes me feel unbelievable."

I'm truly sorry I haven't grown. Perhaps it's better not to say that at all?

"When I first showed Qianyu the nurse's uniform, you also said 'It's not bad' with this expression."

"Could you tell me under what circumstances you saw Asuna in a nurse's uniform?"

Asuna looked up, and my eyes met hers as she gazed upwards. She gave me a mischievous look.

"No way. You have to think of it yourself. The clue is that doctors and nurses are playing house."

Doctors and nurses playing house?

What have we been doing all this time?!

Asuna's lips were close to mine, and she whispered, "I said, 'Whisper.'"

"We're alone now. What should I do? My heart is beating so fast. It's beating at sixty beats per minute."

"This is a perfectly normal heartbeat."

I could see the flirtatious glint in Asuna's eyes, and her anxiety was palpable. Asuna is a girl who becomes very strange when she's alone with me (what's going on?).

The solution is to act like there are other people around... Hmm, how should I do that?

"Um, Qianyu."

"what happened?"

"...Could we keep this up a little longer?"

"Well, let Asuna do as she pleases."

"Seriously, if you say that, I'll attack you... Asami, remember that."

"What's the matter?"

"I'm a pretty carnivorous girl."

Asuna made a "gaa" sound and gently bit my right hand, which was stiffly resting on her shoulder.

"Whoa, what are you doing!"

Unable to move, I was held tightly by Asuna, who was biting my hand, and I had no power to fight back.

But now is not the time for me to be comfortably held in her arms.

A third party, aware of Asuna's strange behavior when the two of them are alone, arrives outside the tent.

A sound suddenly came in:

"Hey, Xiaoming, are you there?"

It was Sora's voice. I was so startled I almost jumped up. Asuna, who was biting my right hand, must have been startled too, right? Her shoulders trembled.

Asuna took a deep breath without saying a word and silently left me.

He replied in a calm voice, "Yes."

"...Can I talk to you for a bit?"

Is Sora going to talk to Asuna? What are they going to talk about?

"Okay, yes."

"May I... go into the tent?"

"Huh? Going into the tent?"

Letting her into the tent would be disastrous. Because I'm inside. I desperately don't want Sora to know that Asuna and I are alone in the tent. I feel guilty because of her strange behavior of biting and hugging me at the same time.

Asuna lied to restrain her actions.

"Xiao Qiong, I'm sorry. I don't know why, but there's a redback spider in the tent. It's better if you don't come in."

...Isn't that a poisonous spider? If it really appears in the tent, we have to escape as quickly as possible.

"Spider? Hmm, then I'll talk about it over here."

Asuna and I stared at each other in silence. We passed safely. We breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Qiong, is something the matter?"

"Yeah. My brother, the girls at school all call him 'lecherous,' and he was even voted 'the senior that the first-year students least wanted to call him' among themselves."

So that's what the younger female students call me? I was naturally shocked.

"Sora is sometimes jokingly called a lecherous little sister by boys..."

So that's how Sora was called before? As her older brother, I really feel bad for her.

“Brother, he’s not popular with any girls at school. I thought it was a pipe dream for him to be confessed to by a girl, and his chances of even making female friends were so low that it was hopeless. But for Sora, it’s good that he’s like this. Sora is the only girl who talks to him, and that’s the best.”

Was Sora trying to tell Asuna how unpopular her brother was? I didn't understand her meaning and was flustered. Asuna listened to her intently.

"But Xiaoming showed up today. After learning that her brother treats Xiaoming like a girl... but only sees Qiong as his little sister, Qiong couldn't bear it. Xiaoming must have realized... Qiong's feelings."

Asuna nodded beside me.

"Yes, I have a vague feeling about it."

What exactly does Qiong mean by "heartfelt intentions"?

"Xiaojie noticed, didn't she? The only one who didn't notice is your brother...Xiaojie?"

"what happened?"

Outside the tent, Qiong seemed to be taking a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

"Just as Kosuke noticed... Kasugano Sora's favorite person is Asagiri."

——?

Even I know she didn't mean she liked my brother.

I was so scared I couldn't speak.

Asuna's face showed only a tiny hint of surprise. Compared to Hinata's confession to me, her surprise seemed rather mild.

Did Asuna already know that?

Asuna answered in an extremely gentle voice:

"Xiao Qiong, why did you tell me such an important message?"

"...No, I don't know either. Xiaoming probably likes my brother...maybe it's just that I want to declare my feelings to Xiaoming. Qiong hopes that my brother can treat her like a girl."

Sorry for saying strange things to Xiaojie. Don't tell your brother about this, okay? Xiaojie, go use the bathroom too. Goodbye.

Qiong left the tent.

Asuna said:

"In theory, Qianyu shouldn't have heard Xiaoqiong's confession. So don't worry too much about Xiaoqiong."

"Asuna, what's going on here?"

Asuna smiled, puzzled.

"It feels like I've gained a formidable rival in love. Starting tomorrow, this cohabitation might turn into a battleground for our relationship."

My expression was probably ten times more confused than Asuna's.

10 PM.

Finally, Asuna took a bath in that order, followed by me.

While Asuna was taking a bath, I went to Sora's room in order to make up with her.

- Knock knock.

"coming."

The door opened. Qiong was wearing the same pajamas I was used to seeing, but I couldn't calm down. Just over ten minutes ago, I heard Qiong's confession to me, and I couldn't act the same way as usual.

"What's wrong, brother?"

Qiong was still angry about the argument, and her voice was full of displeasure.

I tried my best to act nonchalant and said:

"Well, regarding clothes, let's wash three portions together. Sora and Asuna will be in charge of the laundry."