My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex: Volume 10 [Parts 1 to 3] by Kyosuke Kamishiro

Author:Kyosuke Kamishiro
Language: eng
Format: epub

A Birthday’s Left Behind Soldiers

On the fifth of January, Joe’s birthday, he and I went out on a date. Yes, that’s right. A date. Last year, I’d failed to learn when his birthday was last year in time, so I was left to buy his present after winter break had ended. That’s why I’d made an appointment far in advance to pick out his present together.

Joe looked surprised as he saw me appear at our meeting place. “Kurenai-san... You’re looking...how do I put this?”

“Drab?” I asked, proudly showing off my normal coat and wig of an average hairstyle. “It’s an outfit to blend into the background. After all, whenever I go out with you, you constantly seem to feel inferior.

“You don’t have to go out of your way to suppress your individuality...”

“I’m not. I’m simply trying to draw out yours.”

Exactly one year ago, I’d tried all different kinds of outfits on Joe, but none of them worked. So this year, I decided to take the opposite approach and adapt to him instead. There was nothing wrong with one of us being a light and the other a shadow, but every now and then, it would be nice for us to be in the same place, walking together at the same speed.

“I may be the epitome of plain from a distance, but...” Then, I grabbed his arm. “If you look at me from up close, you’ll see how cute I am.”

I stared into his eyes from close proximity, causing him to awkwardly look away. If he had blushed, it would’ve been more obvious, but still, it seemed I had successfully flustered him. Excellent. I felt as if I’d gotten a little closer to Joe during the trip to Kobe. I’d also gone through painstaking effort to obtain and covertly carry the item that Yume-kun had advised me to purchase.

In other words, today was the day! I was going to pluck away his obstinate persona! One could say that there was no better chance!

“Oh, this bracelet is nice and subdued. Maybe it’s time that you started wearing accessories like these. How about I get a matching one? I mean, not that I think anyone would notice, but sharing a secret would be nice, right? Oh yeah, it looks great on you! I’m not lying. You should really try to believe me every now and then.”

Though I was gentler than usual, I was also one step closer than I normally would be. I was treating him like one would a precious treasure of theirs. With every action I took, Joe would avert his gaze. But even so, he neither brushed me off nor pulled away. I knew him well enough to see through everything and know that he was embarrassed. This was proof that he was beginning to accept my feelings towards him.

There was no point in telling him how I felt anymore. Words were nothing but decorations of a distant past. They were outdated. That’s why I had no choice but to express myself through my actions.

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