Chapter 31 Shiori's Loss of Concentration
The system text that had been silent before appeared in Sawayama Haruno's eyes again.
[After temporarily solving the problem of similar flowers, you thought you would have a relatively peaceful life. It was not until you walked into the classroom this morning and saw Mine Shiori that you thought about the problems left behind because of the twin sisters.]
[Thinking that you need to explain yourself clearly, you took the initiative to sit next to Mine Shiori and briefly explained the lie you told yesterday and the issue with the twins. However, to your surprise, Mine Shiori accepted this fact very calmly.]
[You were surprised at her tolerance for lies, and at the same time were glad that she didn't take Maki's joke seriously. However, a sentence that Mine Shiori accidentally said seemed to have slightly brought back your blurred memory.]
[Driven by some curiosity, you decide to learn more about this college classmate of yours (reward 5 yen)]
"Again?"
Sawayama Haruno's expression suddenly became a little confusing.
The "truth" in the Miyazawa sisters' mission has not been solved yet, and now there is an additional "vague memory". There is no connection between the two at all.
Why does this broken system always say “decryption”? Can’t it just make things clearer?
He bet that he definitely didn't know Mine Shiori before going to college.
".Did I say something weird?"
Seeing that Sawayama Haruno's face looked a little uncertain, Mine Shiori felt more and more regretful.
I let the cat out of the bag just now. Logically, I shouldn't make such a low-level mistake. It must be because I heard some explosive rumors from Mana's twin sister yesterday.
If I hadn't heard those things, my mood yesterday and even now wouldn't be so complicated.
After all, I have known these two people for a long time, but I only found out yesterday that they had something like that going on in private.
"No, I was just distracted for a bit."
Sawayama Haruno reacted and quickly explained.
He was still thinking about the system, and it was the familiar 5 yen, so stingy.
"Please keep the twins' matter a secret."
Sawayama Haruno cursed the system in his heart, but he made a tactful request, hoping that Mine Shiori would keep the secret for the time being.
After all, this is the Miyazawa family's family affair. Since Miyazawa Mana has not told anyone else about her twin sister, she probably has her own considerations. It is better for her to discuss it with Mine Shiori first and not tell everyone about it.
"I understand. I won't say anything."
Looking at Sawayama Haruno's slightly worried eyes, Mine Shiori agreed in a low voice.
She was not the kind of girl who gossiped about other people, but she was a little surprised that Miyazawa Mana actually had a twin sister.
However, considering that Miyazawa Mana never even mentioned her relationship with Sawayama Haruno, the twins' relationship is a little easier to understand.
After all, according to what Sawayama Haruno said yesterday, it seems that the relationship between the two sisters is a little subtle?
In that case, when I see Mana in the club next time, wouldn’t it be better for me to pretend that I don’t know about these things?
This would save trouble for everyone. After all, Mana would probably have a headache explaining why her sister had a conflict with her and even ran away from home.
No, I always feel like there is something I must ask.
That was something I had to ask after I found out that Mana was Haruno's ex.
"Um, Haruno."
Mine Shiori raised her head and mustered up the courage to ask, "Can I ask you something? It may be a little difficult."
"Hmm? Just ask any questions that aren't too weird."
"Can I ask when you and Mana broke up?"
"When are we going to break up?" Sawayama Haruno stood there in a daze.
Why does the other party ask such a strange question?
He thought Mine Shiori wanted to ask about the relationship between the twins, but who would have thought that she was more curious about the gossip between him and Mana?
Mine Shiori also said yesterday that Mana and she are members of the same club, so it's normal for her to be curious about this kind of gossip. Maybe she feels embarrassed to ask Mana directly?
This may be what is called fear of hurting the relationship between best friends?
"It doesn't matter if I tell you. After all, it happened a long time ago."
Sawayama Haruno didn't think much about it. He just wanted to explain Miyazawa Maki's nonsense yesterday, so he said casually: "It was probably the Golden Week of my senior year in high school. Didn't Maki talk about traveling to Atami during the Golden Week yesterday? In fact, Mana and I broke up soon after returning from Atami."
"After Golden Week?"
Mine Shiori's tone suddenly became a little hurried. She stared at Sawayama Haruno nervously and asked, "Do you remember approximately when it was after the Golden Week?"
"When? It should be within a week. I don't remember the exact time."
As soon as the words fell, Mine Shiori's face turned pale in an instant.
His expression became distraught, as if he had been hit hard by something.
Seeing her reaction, Sawayama Haruno became even more suspicious. Combining the content of the previous system text, he asked tentatively: "Shiori, did we know each other before?"
".No, I don't know him."
Mine Shiori said in a trance.
"Really? Where did you go to high school?"
"Arashika Private Girls' High School."
"That's it."
Sawayama Haruno didn't ask any more questions.
On the one hand, Mine Shiori's expression was really ugly, and on the other hand, the answer given by the other party.
A private girls' high school had absolutely nothing to do with him.
If that’s the case, does the “vague memory” refer to the beginning of college?
Sawayama Haruno frowned and thought that he might as well go back and ask Mana about it. They are all in the same club and maybe they would know something.
After all, from a sociological perspective, as long as there is overlap in people's social circles, no matter how you try to understand others, you will be more efficient in terms of efficiency.
Besides, Mine Shiori's expression now doesn't seem like she wants to chat anymore.
For the next period of time, neither of them spoke anymore, and the teacher in charge of the class soon appeared in the classroom.
Although this class was not an extension course related to his major, Sawayama Haruno still listened very carefully.
However, Mine Shiori, who was sitting next to her, looked different from her usual focused look.
For the first time ever, she didn't listen to the lecture, but instead clenched the necklace around her neck, unable to stop being distracted.
"Golden Week?" she murmured in her heart.
(End of this chapter)
