She was trying to suppress the embarrassment welling up inside her when she saw Fushimi Makoto laugh happily. "You finally didn't turn me down."
His relief and heartfelt emotion were plain to see, which left Yukino a little puzzled. "Were you worried I'd reject you?"
Fushimi Makoto met her gaze. "Yes."
Yukino immediately wore a mocking smile. "So you worry about things like that, too. Should I be happy?"
His tone didn't change. "If you want to be happy, that's fine. I really did wonder whether you'd keep avoiding me."
Yukino's smile froze.
Had she been avoiding him?
For a moment, the girl couldn't give him a definite answer.
Ever since that embarrassing experience during the Time Loop, she had done her best to avoid being alone with him.
She wanted to stop him from playing with her legs.
But now, seeing Fushimi Makoto completely relax, Yukino felt strange.
His words had been almost entirely unguarded in expressing, I care about you a lot.
As Yukino tried to sort through her shifting emotions, her eyes lowered, and her usual cool air quickly faded. "I don't really want to talk about this."
"Then let's go straight to my place and cook. It's almost mealtime anyway."
Yukino gave a quiet hum.
When they arrived, Yukino changed into slippers and went inside first, glancing casually around. "You should let Teacher Matsukaze know you're here."
She really didn't dare be alone in a room with him.
Fushimi Makoto replied that he would.
Two minutes later, he returned to the entrance. "It looks like Teacher Matsukaze isn't home."
What?
Yukino turned around sharply.
"How about I call and ask?" Fushimi Makoto said.
Yukino fell silent for a second, then took out her phone. "I have her contact information."
"Then you call her." Fushimi Makoto stepped