Chapter 64 They Should Have Grown up in the Same Environment

They Should Have Grown up in the Same Environment

Today is Friday. It looks like Takeshi won’t be home for the weekend starting tomorrow.

I was wondering what would happen if I encountered him suddenly, but…anyway, we got useful information.

Takeshi won’t be home until Sunday afternoon at the earliest. If later, it might be Monday.

It’s unlikely that Takeshi will return home, at least today and tomorrow. Meanwhile, Hana-san has decided to pack her things at home.

So Hana-san went home for a while.

Right after…it was Ichika who came to replace her.

“Moo~ Takumi-nii, you kept a secret with my mom, right!? Please, don’t leave me alone!”

At first, Ichika was very sulky.

Since they will be living together from now on, Hana-san apparently told her a lot of things, and Ichika…who was upset about keeping secrets from her, came over….

“And you two went shopping together earlier, right? That’s definitely a date! Me too! I want a date, too! Come on, get ready. We’re going shopping!”

And so it was decided that I would go out again.

When I told Hana-san about it, she sent me off in a friendly way, saying, “Araraa, you look so young and nice. Have a nice day!”

And so we went to the mall for the second time today.

Ichika wanted to buy some clothes, so I accompanied her….

“Hehe~ I got some pocket money from Mom; I’m glad I could buy what I wanted~”

On the way home.

Maybe it was because of the shopping trip, but now Ichika seemed to be in a better mood. Just a short time ago, she was sulking and her cheeks were puffed up, but now she was smiling innocently as usual.

“Sorry, I hid a lot of things from you.”

However, I apologize again for keeping Hana-san and many other things a secret. I guess I treated Ichika like a child after all…I tried to protect her in an overprotective way. I was also unable to tell her what she needed to know.

As a result, they had to move suddenly, and Ichika must’ve been surprised. So I apologized again.

“…Um, are you okay? I got angry earlier, but I’m not really angry. I mean…I’m grateful to Takumi-nii instead.”

Ichika shook her head.

This time, she looked more apologetic.

“I mean. You know Mom’s situation, right? Mom hates cheating very much. But she doesn’t have a strong heart either…so maybe if Takumi-nii wasn’t with her, she would’ve been broken because of my brother.”

As far as I know, both Ichika and Takeshi know about Hana-san’s situation. They know that her ex-husband was a terrible person, and that’s why Hana-san has an aversion to the act of cheating…and that she’s not good with men.

That’s why Ichika took care of her mother. Even now, she not only forgives me but also thanks me.

But Takeshi had no respect for his mother. He ignored her circumstances, forgot her, and tried to hurt her.

They are the same brother and sister…but why are they so different?

Takeshi and Ichika should’ve grown up in the same environment.

…Well, I don’t care about that guy anymore.

“Hehe~…I was just a little jealous that you kept it a secret. Thank you, Takumi-nii. For protecting my mom…and for being nice to me too. I’m very happy!”

I’m glad to know that there are people like Ichika who understand the feelings of others.

I would rather face Ichika and Hana-san than someone like Takeshi.

I would be much happier that way——