Chapter 17 I Lied to Him

On the way to school, as usual, Kondo Yuichi and Amemiya Iori walked in front, while Shimizu Mi chose to slow down and fall a little behind.

"By the way Iori, your mother asked you to come to my house for dinner tonight."

"Today, but..."

Kondo Yuichi's question seemed to make Amamiya Iori hesitate.

The two of them were childhood sweethearts and lived very close to each other, so it was not uncommon for them to go to each other's homes for dinner.

Shimizu watched their conversation quietly from behind.

Although Kondo Yuichi didn't seem to notice it yet, it was obvious that Amamiya Iori's mood had worsened.

Although it is not easy to detect by just looking at the expression, Qingshuimi can tell from the eyes.

The look in Amemiya Iori's eyes when she spoke to him was completely different from the look she had now when she was looking at Kondo Yuichi. It would not be an exaggeration to describe her eyes now as lifeless.

In the end, Amamiya Iori rejected Kondo Yuichi's invitation with the reason that "I want to buy something after school today, I'll go next time."

When Kondo Yuichi heard this, he naturally showed an unhappy expression.

"You mean that's more important than coming to my house?"

"Uh……"

What Kondo Yuichi said made Amamiya Iori feel embarrassed.

Shimizu was listening nearby and thought Kondo Yuichi's question was not very appropriate, so he put his hand on his shoulder and interrupted:

"Amamiya sometimes has her own things to do. Even if she is a childhood friend, it's best not to ask too much about the details."

"That...Okay, I understand."

After understanding what Shimizu Miki said, Kondo Yuichi obediently apologized to Amemiya Iori, but he still looked a little unhappy.

After that, the three of them spoke very little on the way to school.

"I'm sorry, Shimizu-kun."

Amemiya Iori slowed down his pace and walked to the back to apologize to Shimizu for ruining the atmosphere.

"It's okay, don't take it to heart."

Shimizu thought that Kondo Yuichi would not take such a small matter to heart, but he ended up sulking and hurried away alone.

Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori, who were left behind, smiled bitterly at each other.

"Actually, I just lied to him."

"Um……?"

Amamiya Iori stuck out her tongue and said this, and Shimizu was a little surprised.

This means she lied...

Although he felt a little surprised, Shimizu Miki did not think that Amamiya Iori was a person who would never lie. After all, as a human being, it was not uncommon for him to lie occasionally.

He himself has lied countless times in his life, but he still finds it strange that Amamiya Iori would lie to Kondo Yuichi.

"Actually, sometimes I want to be alone. Of course, having Shimizu-kun by my side is definitely happier than anything else."

Here she comes again.

Whenever Amemiya Iori said something with a deeper meaning like this, Shimizu Mi would think of the phone call from yesterday.

"No matter what kind of you you are, I like you very much. At that time, I accepted you not out of pity, but because I wanted to stay by your side and support you, so I gave myself to you."

Just when Shimizu was determined to ask Amemiya Iori what she meant by this, she spoke first.

"Shimizu-kun, can I hold your hand?"

"No, this is..."

Shimizu Ken was surprised by Amamiya Iori's sudden proposal.

"If you feel holding hands is too shy, you can also change to arm in arm?"

No, you should do this with Yuichi...

Originally, Shimizu thought so, but after thinking for a while, he raised one arm to make room and told Amamiya Iori:

"Come on, don't you want to hold hands?"

"Then I'm not welcome!"

Amemiya Iori hugged Shimizumi's arm without hesitation.

Being held tightly by her, it was naturally difficult to get rid of it, and she was also using her body to push against it. In addition to the sweet fragrance unique to women, Amamiya Iori had a good figure, and it felt very soft to be pressed against like this.

The reason why Qing Shuijian agreed to hold her hand was that he wanted to verify it.

Ordinary friends would never do this. As expected, Amamiya Iori's attitude has been strange these past two days.

Not only the way she had distanced herself from him when they were alone, but also the fact that she had addressed him as master before.

It seems that we will have to investigate this matter later.

Although he agreed to let Amemiya Iori hold his arm for verification, Shimizu Mi still felt vaguely uneasy, as if he had done something shameful.

Then, a blinding white light flashed behind him, confirming this.

The white flash of light flashed by, and when Qingshuijian turned around to look, there was nothing there except a few normal pedestrians.

"Shimizu-kun, what's wrong with you?"

Amemiya Iori felt uneasy about Shimizumi's sudden turn, and she held Shimizumi's arms even tighter, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

"No, it's okay, keep going..."

Is it an illusion...

(End of this chapter)