Could you be any more polite?!
Shuya said irritably, "Who else could you possibly have plans with?"
Little Senior Sister recited in a practiced monotone, "Sorry, I have something to do with my junior... ah."
She realized something was off.
"..."
Shuya had already called her out. "Your junior? Just how many juniors do you have?"
"S-sorry! I'm used to turning classmates down like that..."
Little Senior Sister's eyes darted away as she grew flustered.
"Little Senior Sister, you... So you've been using me as an excuse all this time?"
Just how bad was her social anxiety, anyway?
Little Senior Sister's eyes welled up. "S-sorry."
Shuya immediately replied, "I forgive you!"
So cute!
"What an adorable girl."
Shuya turned around to see that Mai had already put on her perfect customer-service smile.
Shuya smiled too. "Well, since you happened to run into each other, why don't you get acquainted? Don't worry, Little Senior Sister. Mai-chan's a good girl. And just like you, she has no friends and is always alone at school. You're both in the same boat, hahaha."
"Ugh!"
"Guh!"
Little Senior Sister and Mai both felt like they'd been shot through the heart.
"Shuya..."
"Shuya-kun..."
They glared at him accusingly, cheeks puffed up.
How to offend two people at once.
Shuya gave an awkward laugh.
"Little Senior Sister, I'm amazed you can put up with Shuya's sharp tongue."
Mai sidled over to Little Senior Sister, making it clear she wanted to form an anti-Shuya alliance.
But Little Senior Sister asked in confusion, "Hm? Is Shuya-kun sharp-tongued? He's always so polite and gentle."
She thought to herself, Though I don't know why he's acting differently today...
"Wh...!"
Mai-chan looked unconvinced at first, then seemed to realize something. Her eyes widened as she stared at Shuya in astonishment.
Shuya shrugged.