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　The next practice day, four days had passed since the practice with Miya.
　Unlike last time, it was a weekday, so I was supposed to join Amana and the others after school.
　By the way, it's my day off, but Miya will not be there because it's a workday.

　I've been informed of the practice menu, so I can at least keep an eye on it.
　It's not a good idea to neglect your own practice, of course.

...Hey old man, are you listening to me?
I'm not an old man. I'm listening to you, yes...

　How lightly I was reminiscing, and then the other side broke the silence, but this girl has a rude way of cutting it off.
　Yes, there is a different person in front of me right now than Amana-chan and her friends.

　It's a good physique for a first grade boy, black hair that's cut short and twisted upright, a sharp look in his eyes that makes you feel as if he's about to attack you at any moment ... why do I have a strange sense of déjà vu?
　For some reason, this boy has a hostile attitude towards me, a first meeting.
　Let me tell you, less than a minute has passed since we introduced ourselves.

'Onokurun. Why are you upset with your brother?
What, no, because it's, like, crazy, right?
What?

　When Amana-chan asks the boy - Daichi-kun a frank question, the sharpness of his eyes from earlier is nowhere to be found, his face turns red and his gaze wanders.

"What... that person isn't Minami's father, is he?
Yeah. You're not Amana's father.
Why are you being so persistent then?

　Ahhhh, that's what I mean.
　Indeed, in the present, Amana is hugging my waist perfectly.
　At the same time, she reaches out to me in just the right place and is stroking me.

　Even Hasumi and the others didn't say anything, so I was completely caught off guard.
　I should be able to be more objective about myself.....

　When I was secretly reflecting on that, Amana smiled with a smile and said....

"Because, Amana, I'm so proud of you!
What?

　I was relieved at the usual declaration of friendship, but Daichi-kun's face turned pale.
　Could this be the one where I get certified as a pedophile?
　I didn't think we'd end up being reported to the school kids!

　I quickly prepared myself, but Daichi-kun remained stunned and showed no signs of moving.
　Was it an unnecessary fear?

　Even though Amana-chan is coming from a place of affection, just saying that she loves me is such a reaction....

Ah.

　There it is.
　There was only one reason for me to react like this.

　Does Daichi-kun possibly like Amana-chan?
　If that's the case, then the hostility and the look of shock on her face makes sense.

　Of course, if the girl you love says she loves a much older man, anyone would be shocked....

'Oh, Onii-chan. I'll take care of Onokurankun with Kana and the others, so just stay tuned, okay?
Oh, yeah. If that's the case, then do me a favor.

　Just as I was about to apologize, Kana-chan, who was watching the whole thing, told me so, and I decided to practice with Amana alone.
　I'll leave the matter of Daichi to Sumi and the others for now and apologize to them later.

　With that in mind, Amana and I practiced preparatory exercises and flexibility.
　I'm sure she practiced for the sports day at school, but she's still as energetic as ever, even after school.

　Watching her after school gets me fired up, too.

Amana-chan. Daichi-kun, you're a friend of the class?
'Yes!　After a good night's sleep, I went to the school for all the name-dropping!
'Oh yeah...'

　When I was feeling anxious and lonely after transferring to a new school, Amana-chan was kind to me, so I fell in love with her.
　When I think about it, it's so primitive and makes me smile.

You must have been surprised to see that Onokukuran had an oni-san once, so you must have been surprised to see her and Amana's friends in the same class.
'What?　No, no, I've never met Daichi-kun before today, but...
"?　It was the first time Amana stopped at your house, at the park.
Park on the day Amana-chan stayed at home... ahhh!

　I remember when you told me.
　You're the little brat who was hogging the swings in the park back then!
　I thought I'd seen it on the street!

　Or rather, the fact that she mentioned that incident so clearly, did Amana-chan remember someone she had only been involved with for less than half a day?
　If you know that they are the same person, it's natural that Daichi-kun remembers his first love, Amana-chan.

'I see........that girl at that time was Daichi-kun.......'

　You've become a lot more rounded in the intervening time...
　I was hostile to them to the hilt just now.

　The fact that you can't get away with it, it's a good thing that the arrogant side of him has improved as a result of the fact that he seems to be on good terms with Hasumi and the others.

When I told him that Amana and the others were in a rensyuu, he said he'd like to join in with Onokuraku-kun.
That's a very brave thing to do again.

　I didn't know I was going to participate in a practice where there were only girls except for me and Miya to be with the girl I liked for a little while.
　I was worried that the boys in my class would make fun of me, but according to Amana, I'm usually good friends with the boys as well.

　Anyway, it's a fact that Amana is liked by the opposite s*x.
　It's so sad that she doesn't realize it.
　I don't know why I don't think it's someone else's problem, but I'm sure it's just my imagination.

　Anyway, in any case...

I'm glad to be your friend, Amana-chan.
Yeah!

　The promise of a reunion was unintentionally fulfilled, and regardless of how Daichi-kun's love life turns out, let's be happy that Amana-chan now has more friends.
　So when I returned to Hassumi and her friends, I found Daichi-kun sitting in a physical education seat with his head down.
　And if you listen carefully, you can hear them crying.

　Hasumi and Kana-chan are cringing, and Chiuri-chan has a troubled look on her face.

'Well, Daichi-kun, why are you like that?

　When I ask Chiyuri, who seems to be the most talkative person in the current situation, she slowly opens her mouth, spreading her arms as if to say, "Oh dear...

'I was just showing Onokurun how good friends Amana and Onii-san are with each other.
Why are you toddling when you're supposed to be following up!

　I'm sure Daichi-kun heard about my relationship with Amana-chan, but I don't want her to show off the natural screw-up she inherited from her mother here.
　You could have just told him that we were normal friends, but why did I have to push him to this point?

　After that, we had to stop practicing until Daichi-kun recovered...