Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Volume 44 [Parts 1 to 9] by Takehaya

Author:Takehaya
Language: eng
Format: epub

Kotori had met Koutarou when she was in the early years of grade school. Her brother, his friend, had brought him home.

“So, this is Mackenzie’s little sister that I’ve heard so much about.”

“She’s called Kotori.”

“Mackenzie?” she’d asked.

“Well, his name is Matsudaira Kenji, so Mackenzie for short.”

She’d chuckled. “I see. What a weird name.”

Their first meeting had been almost ten years ago, so Kotori’s memories weren’t all that clear, but she still had some strong impressions from it, which like him saying stupid things, but there had been a dark light in his eyes.

He seems lonely... she had thought at the time. She clearly recalled feeling that way when she’d looked into his eyes. He had appeared aloof but friendly, yet deep down, he didn’t accept others. Kotori hadn’t understood all that back then—it had taken years and an explanation from her brother. Even so, she’d felt that something was wrong from a young age.

When Kotori told Kiriha that she felt that Koutarou seemed like a lonely person, Kiriha was surprised. She hadn’t noticed that when first meeting him. “Your insight is very impressive, Kotori. It took me some time to notice the same.”

As Kiriha said that, she appeared a little sad to Kotori. She was sad that she hadn’t been able to do the same thing Kotori had. Even more so since it concerned her beloved. But Kotori didn’t agree.

“Back then, Kou-niisan wasn’t as good at hiding his feelings as he is now, so insight wasn’t particularly necessary.”

Getting a read on Koutarou’s feelings now was far more difficult than it had been when he was a child. So it made sense that it would take more time for Kiriha to notice. Kotori didn’t think herself particularly exceptional. Of course, her personality probably also played a part in her awareness of others.

“I’m sorry for making you worry about me, Kotori,” said Kiriha.

“That’s not... I’m sure that if you met Kou-niisan at the time, you would have noticed it immediately, Kiriha-san.”

“Thank you. I’ll think of it that way.”

Kotori’s words brought a smile back to Kiriha’s face. Kotori felt a closeness to her, since she was acting more feminine and emotional than usual. Kiriha wasn’t perfect at all times. She was a normal girl, and once Kotori sensed that, she felt like she’d be able to get along well with her.

Kotori had been proven right about her initial impression of Koutarou on the same day. When he left, Kenji had told her what had happened with his family.

“He thinks it’s his fault that his mom died. So he won’t get along with anyone to avoid screwing up and letting someone else die. He doesn’t want to feel that way again.”

“I feel sorry for him...”

“That’s not good, though.”

“Yeah...”

“So if you ever see him alone, you should follow him. You don’t need a reason for it.”

“Won’t he hate me?”

“He didn’t hate me for it.”

“Then I’ll try.”

Kotori hadn’t just been following Kenji and Koutarou around because she liked them. She was also doing it because Kenji had asked her.

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