Chapter 192: The Change in Sakurasou 2
Shishio, who was eating, stopped for a moment, then looked at Chihiro before he looked at Shiina, who showed a worried expression, tucked his white shirt with her white and small hand. Finally, he sighed inwardly and nodded. "If there's no problem, then we'll go on a date."
"Shishio..." Shiina was smiling, and all her worries disappeared.
Shishio then looked at Chihiro, then asked directly, "You don't want me to go, Chihiro-nee?"
Chihiro was quite stunned when Shishio suddenly asked her this question. The expressionless face that she showed before was broken instantly, but she was an adult, so she could maintain her emotion better. "No, if you want to go, then you should go. Anyway, even though you two are relatives, you can get married to each other anyway."
'Married?' Shiina tilted her head and started to think of this word. Before, Chihiro might have said the word "married" to her, but she didn't think too much, but now, it was different after all.
Ritsu, who was eating, stopped her movement for a moment before she continued to eat quietly as if this thing had nothing to do with her.
Shishio looked at Chihiro's expression and sighed. "Chihiro-nee, we're only going on a date. Our date is very simple. We'll go out together, eat, then have fun. But, of course, there won't be sex like what Mayumi usually did with her boyfriend."
"Hey, why did you include me in this conversation! And why did you treat me like a loose woman?!" Mayumi was furious at that moment.
'You're a loose woman.'
Everyone thought at this moment, but they didn't say anything.
"What I mean is why you have made a date between Mashiro and me is like a big matter? It's just an outing, right? Can you trust your nephew?" Shishio asked, but somehow his face was burning at that moment. However, he needed to be cheeky, and he also didn't have an intention to do something dirty to Shiina.
Chihiro looked at Shishio for a bit, then nodded. "Well, that's true." She then didn't say much and ate her breakfast. She had to admit that it tasted good, but there was bitterness in her heart, wondering why the relationship between the two of them was a nephew and an aunt.
Ritsu wasn't sure why she felt very uncomfortable, but she couldn't utter any words since she knew that it wasn't her place to say anything about the date between Shishio and Shiina.
"I object! I object! I don't want to see both of you go on a date!" Mayumi suddenly raised her hand.
"....."
Shishio was lost for words, but he still asked anyway. "Why?"
"Because I don't want to!" Mayumi suddenly became depressed and gloomy. She slouched on her chair, turned her head slightly, with some tears on her eyes, showing how sad she was. "I'm single, and on Saturday, all I can do is just sleep, rest, or watch a movie, but both of you are going on a date together. If the mood between the two of you is good, then you might really go out to each other, and if that happens, then I'll be tortured by the sweet interaction between the two of you! You don't want me to die, right? Then don't go on a date!"
"....."
It was their first time hearing such a selfish reason, but somehow they couldn't get angry at this woman.
"Mayumi, you don't want me to go on a date with Shishio?" Shiina then looked at Mayumi with a sad expression.
"Ah, ugh!" Mayumi, who was being stared at by such a pure expression, felt that her chest was stuffy, and she was riddled with guilt. She felt that she was an adult who had stolen a lollipop from a baby, but this candy was so sweet that she couldn't help but want to steal it and lick it.
Well, the lollipop might be a metaphor, but this person really had a huge lollipop since Mayumi had seen it in the bathroom before.
"Mayumi..." Shiina called out her name softly again.
"Ugh... just go on a date then..." Mayumi felt that she couldn't beat Shiina and could only use her arms to rest on the table, feeling regret that Shishio couldn't be born 10 years earlier.
"Thank you, Mayumi-sensei," Shiina said with a smile in her eyes.
"....."
Shishio rubbed his temple for a moment and wasn't sure what to say.
Everyone quietly ate their breakfast, but Ritsu left first after she had washed her dishes. "Sorry, I have something to do. I'll go first." She then left both Shishio and Shiina, even though the three of them often went to school together. Even though she knew that both Shishio and Shiina were just going on a date, she felt really uncomfortable. She wasn't sure why that she felt that there was an invisible wall suddenly appeared between them, and it caused her to feel sad, and somehow if she stayed with them any longer, she might cry, so she decided to leave first.
Shishio looked at Ritsu's back and could only shake his head.
"Ritsu," Shiina called out Ritsu's name and became confused when she suddenly went to the school by herself when usually they went out together, but before she could chase after her...
"Mashiro, let her," Mayumi suddenly said.
"Mayumi?" Shiina looked at Mayumi with a confused expression.
"Give her some space." Mayumi looked at Shiina then looked at Shishio, but she wasn't sure what to say. She wanted to tell him not to be too gentle toward a girl, but she knew that even if he wasn't gentle, she had a feeling that a lot of girls were still going to fall for him. So she thought for a while and said, "Shishio, try to talk to Ricchan later."
"Yes." Shishio nodded and sighed inwardly that a girl was really troublesome. He then looked at Shiina and said, "Sit down for a bit. We'll go to the school together later after I have washed the dishes."
Shiina looked at Ritsu's back for a while before she reluctantly nodded.
Shishio looked at Shiina and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk with her later so we can go to the school together." He patted her head lightly and tried to give her reassurance.
"Hm..." Shiina nodded with a comfortable expression.
Chihiro looked at both of them before letting out a long sigh. She stood up and said, "I'll go to work first. Shishio, can you wash my dish?"
Before Shishio answered Chihiro's question, he saw her walk away, which made him sigh while shaking his head.
Mayumi looked at Chihiro, then looked at Shishio and said, "Shishio, can you ---"
"No," Shishio said without hesitation.
"I haven't said anything!" Mayumi complained.
"No, or else, I won't cook for you in the future," Shishio said.
"...." Mayumi shut her mouth.
"Shishio-sama, I can wash your dishes," Roberta suddenly said.
"Really?" Shishio looked at Roberta with doubt.
"....." Roberta blushed and knew that she wasn't good at household chores, but she didn't want to be looked down on! She was a qualified maid, and she would show this to her master. "Let me." She stood up and took all the dishes to wash them, but when she was about to wash them in the sink...
*Crack!*
"..."
They looked at the plate that was split in half by Roberta.
"..."
"Let me," Shishio said.
"Yes." Roberta nodded with a blush, but at the same time, she felt useless at that moment.
"It's alright. You don't need to force yourself. Each person has their own role, you might not be good at household chores, but you should know that I have always depended on you, alright?" Shishio said gently.
"Shishio-sama..." Roberta couldn't look away from Shishio at that moment.
"....."
Mayumi realized how dangerous Shishio was at that moment.
As for Shiro-san and Sorata, who had been ignored, both of them showed different reactions.
Shiro-san was happy that he was being ignored, and Sorata was still in a state of disbelief, and somehow his chest was hurt, but one thing for sure was that he wanted to leave Sakurasou as soon as possible.
'If Mitaka-senpai can't even stay in this place, then how can I?'
---
After everything was ready, Shishio and Shiina were about to go to school.
"Oga-kun."
Shishio turned and looked at Sorata. "What's wrong, Kanda-kun?"
"I - I'll leave Hikari in your hands, alright?" Sorata said nervously.
"Um." Shishio nodded without hesitation. "Leave Hikari to me."
"Thanks." Sorata nodded and showed a sigh of relief.
Shishio then shook his head and looked at Shiina, who was in a daze. "Let's go, Mashiro."
"Um." Shiina nodded and walked out together from Sakurasou together with Shishio.
"..." Sorata.
---
Shishio and Shiina walked together next to each other. He walked to the right side of her since he was afraid that she might jump when a vehicle was about to pass them.
"Shishio."
"Hmm?"
"Why did Ritsu leave first?" Shiina looked at Shishio and asked this question.
Shishio looked at Shiina for a while and said, "Probably because you have invited me on a date, and I have also accepted your invitation."
Shiina was surprised and asked, "Because of a date?"
"Yes." Shishio nodded.
"But why?" Shiina asked and couldn't understand.
Shishio patted Shiina's head and thought that he really needed to teach her, or else she might cause many people to get angry at her. "If Kawai-senpai suddenly asks me on a date and I accept to go on a date with her, without you, then what do you think?"
"..."
Shiina was stunned and couldn't say anything for a while. She touched her heart and looked at Shishio. "I don't know, but I don't feel comfortable."
Shishio looked at Shiina for a while and said, "Well, that's probably what Kawai-senpai feels now."
"...." Shiina was stunned then asked, "Then what should I do? I want to go to school with Ritsu."
"Change is inevitable, and we can't stay the same forever." Shishio felt a bit tired somehow. After all, in the past two days, he needed to handle many emotional problems of a lot of girls. He also needed to solve his own problem, but he needed to force himself at this moment. "In that process, you might hurt someone whether you realize it or not."
"So, will you change, Shishio?" Shiina asked.
Shishio looked at Shiina and said, "You might have realized it, but you have also changed Mashiro."
Shiina was surprised and asked, "I have changed?"
Shishio nodded gently and said, "When we first met, your eyes were full of confusion and worry, but now, it is all clear. You're not only white now. You have become more beautiful."
"....." Shiina was in a daze, staring at Shishio, and she might not realize that there was a blush on her cheeks at this moment.
"Let's go to school, Mashiro," Shishio said.
"Um." Shiina nodded, and somehow her mood was very good at that moment.
"I'll talk with Kawai-senpai later so we can go home together," Shishio said.
"Um." Shiina nodded and said, "I'll believe in Shishio."
Shishio smiled and said, "I'm not that omnipotent, but I'll do my best." He patted her head again since he had to admit that this girl was very cute.
Shiina showed a satisfied smile, feeling comfortable by his pat.
With that said, Shishio was wondering how he needed to talk with Ritsu later, but then when he saw a convenience store right in front of him. He then looked at Shiina and asked, "Do you want to buy a Baumkuchen?"
"Yes." Shiina nodded without hesitation.