The Fourth Period Is Modern Chinese (Continued)

...Haaah...

Ah, sorry. Anyway, let's continue. I feel like Komachi wasn't the one who should be apologizing, but let's set that aside for now.

I had heard my brother mention it. He'd also promised me that he'd tell me if anything happened.

Because even if you asked him directly, he'd just dodge the question and refuse to tell the truth, so I figured I'd take it slowly. He'd tell me little by little eventually. I thought Komachi would be able to accept reality little by little that way...

But things didn't go the way I thought they would...

No, at first I went along with the mood and jokingly pressed him for all sorts of things. But once it reached the stage of, "So what is it? Are you two actually dating?" the topic suddenly became too real to bear.

Because it was my brother! My brother!

You know, my brother put on this somewhat serious expression, cleared his throat, and solemnly said to me, "Komachi, there's something I need to tell you..."

I thought he was finally getting to the point. Finally, finally getting to the point.

So Komachi sat up straight too.

But even after waiting forever, he didn't say anything.

In the end, he stammered, blushed, and said in a voice as quiet as a mosquito, "Um, well, I feel like... things are going well." Even his ears were bright red, and he couldn't look me in the eye, but he smiled and let out a sigh.

I didn't know whether to call him gross, cute, or innocent. I didn't know whether he was happy or unhappy. Anyway, even I ended up getting embarrassed...

Then I couldn't help saying, "Oh! I see! That's great! Komachi can relax now!" I pretended to be casual and ended the topic...