CH 4

Seeing Sawa chan’s expression changing rapidly made me feel uneasy. Seems like my uneasiness came out from my voice.

“Do you hate living with me?”

When I said that, Sawa chan shook her head. Then, with an apologetic smile on her face, she said.

“I’ve never lived together with a boy before, so I’m a little nervous…..ahaha.”

“The same goes for me.”

“T-that’s right ! there’s no point in standing here and talking, come on in. I mean, from now on, this is going to be your room, Sho kun.”

Saying that, Sawa chan invited me in. The layout of her room is 1LDK. A Japanese-style room that’s about 6 tatami mats and a 9 tatami mat size living room. There’s a balcony. And a kitchen.

“Ahaha…..sorry, it’s so messy. Well, I’m sure you’re fine with it, Sho kun.”

“Sawa chan……as a girl, how do you feel about this?”

“Is it that bad !? I thought it was bad, but……”

Saying this, Sawa chan tried to fasten potato chips on the table with a rubber band and put them in the refrigerator.

“Not that they’re dirty, you know? It’s just that the whole thing is too empty, you know, being a high school girl and all.”

“I-I guess so?. That’s it.  You’re saying that I don’t look like a girl….? You’re laughing that I don’t have a stuffed animal? That kind of thing.”

Saying that, Sawa chan laughed. She opened the bag of potato chips that she had just closed and started eating them again.

With that being said, she’s wearing jeans and a hoodie, which is not a fashionable outfit. Anything Sawa chan wears is cute, but…

“But, you’re bragging to me about having a bear stuffed animal.”

“W-well, that was a long time ago. Back then, I was told that I looked like a man, right? I could still beat Sho kun in a fight, you know?”

Saying that, she does some kind of shadowboxing. Her physique has changed since then…….  And Sawa chan’s arms, which used to be muscular, had now changed into a cute girl’s arms.

Sawa chan lightly punched me. It doesn’t hurt, I glanced at her, She smirked, and swung again, trying to punch me.

I was watching her action and caught Sawa chan’s fist with a snap. Her hand was thin, small and……indescribably dangerous.

“Ohhhhh… You caught it. You’ve gotten stronger. Even though you used to be so weak…!”

Sawa chan looked frustrated. That mischievous smile hasn’t changed. But I can feel her growth. Her fingers are different. They belong to a girl.

She waved her hand and tried to shake my hand off, but there’s no way I will let go of Sawa chan, whom I had just caught.

“H-hey, wait a sec?  I would appreciate it if you would take your hand off mine. …..”

“Sawa chan, my hands are getting bigger, aren’t they?”

“Y-yeah……. They have grown bigger. I’m not sure how much more I can take.”

Saying that, she shook off my hand. Her face was blushing and she put her hand in front of my chest and made another frustrated face.

“Oh yeah…… the people in my island have zero sense of distance.”

“…..Hmm? Did you say something?”

When I said that, Sawa chan held up her index finger at me and spoke like a teacher. It looks like she’s showing her dignity as a senior.

“Onee chan have some advice for you, Sho. Never use the island way of communication.”

“Eh…… why?”

“Because I forbid it, okay?”

Sawa chan tilted her head. I gave my answer reflectively.

“If Sawa chan says so, then it’s totally OK !”