Chapter 52: The Gentleness of Yamaguchi Fuki

Let's go back in time, to around 1 am.

Near Hito Jun's house, a figure quietly emerged from the darkness. Since it was pitch black around, the identity of the figure could not be discerned.

However, the movements of the figure could be seen. With quite skillful actions, the figure reached the balcony outside a room on the second floor. Of course, they didn't take the stairs to get there. How should I describe it... they seemed to have scaled the walls.

The figure looked inside from the balcony and found the room just as dark. After confirming everything was fine, they opened the unlocked French window and walked straight in. It seemed like everything was going well, but the reality was different.

"Have you finally returned, sister?"

As the sudden voice echoed, the lights in the room also turned on. Standing at the doorway was Yamaguchi Kumo... no, it was Yamaguchi Fuki, wearing a top over her pajamas.

The intruder, on the other hand, was Yamaguchi Kumo, who had the same face but dressed slightly differently. Yamaguchi Kumo was wearing a coat and hat, a style Yamaguchi Kumo had never worn before, making it hard to recognize her. Can this be described as the attire of a certain type of strange uncle?

"..."

It seemed that Yamaguchi Kumo was so surprised by her sister's sudden appearance that she couldn't answer immediately. After a while, she finally spoke.

"It's just something minor."

That was the evasive response she received, but Yamaguchi Fuki didn't inquire further. She didn't ask why her sister had come back so late or why she was dressed like that, climbing in through the window.

Just...

"Oh, I see. Then, sister, you must be hungry. You probably didn't have dinner."

"Mm..."

In fact, the age difference between these twin sisters wasn't much. If we had to say, they were only a few seconds apart. In a way, Yamaguchi Kumo was just born a few seconds earlier. If things had turned out differently, Yamaguchi Fuki could have been the older sister. The current situation felt as if Yamaguchi Fuki was the older sister.

Perhaps because they were twin sisters, Yamaguchi Fuki even knew that her sister hadn't eaten dinner. This made Yamaguchi Kumo feel a little ashamed. How could she, as the older sister, be in this state?

"First, sister, you should change out of those clothes. It wouldn't be good if our grandfather saw you dressed like this."

Yamaguchi Fuki reminded her.

"Mm..."

Yamaguchi Kumo couldn't help but feel like a child at the moment.

"I'll go prepare something to eat. It should take about ten minutes. Sister, please come down after you change."

"Mm..."

After hearing Yamaguchi Kumo's somewhat absent-minded response, Yamaguchi Fuki left with a determined smile.

Since she could find herself at the very moment she returned, she must have been waiting for a long time. Starting from an unknown time, she had been waiting until now. And if she still hadn't come back, Yamaguchi Fuki would probably... no, definitely continue to wait. If it were her...

Because of her sister, Yamaguchi Fuki is just that kind of person, and she herself is very clear about it.

Moreover, she has been waiting for her own reason, not to question herself. After all, she has never asked a single question, but rather answered as if she was a bit guilty.

Whether it is her whereabouts or her various strange behaviors in the eyes of others, she has not asked, just smiled and let it go, that's all...

Come to think of it, she has always been like this since she was a child, always wearing a smile as if she had no worries, letting her thoughts wander naturally.

And the reason why she waited for so long was probably just to welcome herself at the first moment she came back, just for such a pure and simple thought, she waited for so long. Normal people would definitely think that this is foolish.

But Yamaguchi Kumo cannot think this way, because Yamaguchi Kumo knows very well that although she has been weak and sickly since she was a child, unlike herself, just an ordinary person who doesn't have any special abilities, this might be the gentleness and strength of her sister, Yamaguchi Fuki.

It seems that it is time to come to a conclusion, Yamaguchi Kumo has made up her mind in her heart.