“Ehh~?” “It feels uncomfortable to be called that.” “Uhhhh, then… A-nyan?” “Well, that’s…” “Yayy, I’ll take you home then~? A-nyan?” Maria hugged the stuffed animal to her chest with a happy smile and went to her room. As Aliya still stood at the door with a dumbfounded expression, Maria suddenly stopped and called out to her. “Right, Alya-chan, I’m talking about Kuze-kun…” “…Huh?” The name of the person Alisa was thinking about just before got called, so she immediately put her guard up. Maria continued in a cheerful voice, and Alisa couldn’t tell if she’d been caught. “Nah, I just thought that he was a really nice boy. I can see why you like him so much~” “I’m telling you, I don’t like him.” “Really~?” “You’re persistent.” As though trying to hide her scattered thoughts, Alisa let out a heavy sigh. And immediately after, she gasped when she saw Maria’s gaze over her shoulder. That was because unlike her cheerful voice from just before, her eyes had… a scary seriousness in them. Soon though, those scary eyes were once again replaced with her usual smiling face. “Yup, yup, I see~” “Eh?” “Oh, I see~ Alya-chan is cute when she’s not honest with herself.” “H-, huhh?” “But if you like him, you better confess soon~ It’ll be too late once someone else has taken him.” “Wha-, what are you talking about!” Page 5 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com