Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 0Volume 2 .2 - Prologue

Prologue

Takayashiki Sakuto has been seeking out deserted places after finishing lunch lately.

The reason being——

《The fact that the three of us are dating will be kept a secret.》

Although this should be a mutual understanding, in reality, he found himself in a situation where he couldn’t help but be sensitive to his surroundings.

“Choosing under the stairs on the first floor of the east building? I guess not many people pass by here——”

“Just the two of us… no, we can spend time quietly, just the three of us?”

And there they were, two identical faces——

It’s only natural since they’re twin sisters, but their expressions and gestures are completely different.

“Hehe, bringing us to a place like this, I wonder what you want to do with us?”

Pressing in with an air of composure and a mischievous smile was the older sister, Usami Hikari.

On the other hand, the younger sister, Chikage, seems less composed, her cheeks flushed as she gazed at him.

“O-of course… um… something like flirting, maybe…?”

With eyes full of anticipation, they gazed at him, and Sakuto said just one phrase—

“A reflection meeting.”

He said it with eyes as lifeless as a dead fish.

The two blinked in surprise.

It seemed that the twin sisters had no clue what they had just done in the cafeteria.

“Alright, let’s reflect on it together……”

Sakuto said with a sigh as if admonishing a small child,

“That thing at the cafeteria earlier… That was definitely no good, okay? you were wrapping your arms around me, and Chikage, you were feeding me with ‘ahh’ gestures, and we definitely attracted some stares …it was mostly resentment towards me, but well, that’s not the point…”

Then Chikage made a sad face.

“Is it really not okay to do ‘ahh’ in the cafeteria?” (TN: Feeding each other.)

“Yeah, it’s not okay. You said before, ‘I won’t do ‘ahh’. I’ll endure it,’ didn’t you?”

Chikage groaned with an ‘ugh’ and slumped her shoulders dejectedly.

“You remember… of course you remember, you’re Sakuto-kun…”

It seemed that Chikage had somewhat reflected on her actions.

On the other hand, Hikari showed no signs of remorse. In fact, she kept smiling cheerfully.

“Wrapping arms around each other should be just barely okay, right?”

“When eating? We’re both right-handed, so wouldn’t that be annoying for one of us?”

“But I want to be close to you… I feel lonely otherwise… Is that not okay?”

“No.”

Then Hikari took Sakuto’s right hand and rubbed it against her left cheek.

“The only way to soothe the fatigue from the morning is like this…”

“I said you can’t be spoiled too much——”

“That’s not fair! Sakuto-kun, you’re doing that for Hii-chan, please do it for me too!”

“Then come here, Chii-chan~”

“Don’t increase the number of participants!”

——And it end up like this.

Unfortunately, these twin sisters were just too brazen.

Under the rule of keeping it a secret from others, it had been about a month since they started dating.

Recently, the line between ‘playfully teasing’ and ‘flirting’ had become blurred.

It had become Sakuto’s role to adjust it to just the right level.

But still——Sakuto is puzzled.

Could it be that to others, he simply appeared as ‘a boy being playfully teased by the friendly twin sisters’?

While it was a situation to be envied, it was still troubling.

Sakuto let out a deep sigh that had been building up.

“Please hold back a little. I’m happy about your feelings, but——”

——What if we get caught?

As he was about to say that, Hikari cut him off with a ‘Don’t worry.’

“It’s not like we haven’t thought about it, you know? We’re paying close attention to everything.”

That was incredibly hard to believe for him.

“Plus, the system we used in the cafeteria earlier was super innovative and practical! Chii-chan and I thought it up after a good night’s sleep yesterday!”

“Thought it up… it didn’t really come across like you’d put that much effort into it… But let’s hear it?”

Hikari begins to explain with full confidence.

“First, I’ll grab Sakuto-kun’s right arm tightly! Then Sakuto-kun can’t use his dominant hand! That’s where Chii-chan comes in! She’ll pick up the side dishes with chopsticks and then——?”

“It’s an ‘Aaahn’! We call it the ‘No-Hand Twin Eating System’—NTES!”

“…I see.”

Where to even begin with this?

Turning everything into acronyms might be questionable, but indeed, it’s an innovative and rational system.

This way, Sakuto can just sit back and have his meals fed to him, enjoy a little thrill from not using his dominant hand, and also fulfill the cute desires of the twin sisters at the same time.

A perfect system, killing two birds with one stone——no, three birds with two stones. Brilliant.

“How about it, our system that we’ve been thinking up! ——Okay, Chii-chan, the usual line!”

“Course clear! System all green! Launch whenever you’re ready!”

“Takayashiki Sakuto, launching! …that’s not going to happen.”

” “Why not!?” “

That’s because this NTES(?) has a major flaw.

And that is——

“It’s not something we should do in the school cafeteria!”

——And with that.

Sakuto, who attends the private Arisuyama Academy High School, found himself in an unexpected situation of dating two girls at the same time at the beginning of June.

The partners in question were the stunningly beautiful twin sisters, Usami Hikari and Usami Chikage, whose beauty was so apparent that the moon would hide behind the clouds and flowers would wither in embarrassment.

Thanks to these twins, Sakuto’s daily life, which had once been as inconspicuous as classroom supplies, had transformed into something noisy yet fun by the end of June.

Previously adhering to the principle ‘the nail that sticks out gets hammered down’, it was just the other day that Sakuto declared he would become ‘an upside-down nail.’

He had decided to stop living inconspicuously and ‘go all out’.

It was all for the sake of ‘them’, the girls who supported him.

He is trying to confront his girlfriends earnestly with his whole heart and soul.

Such a serious attitude of his was steadily conveyed to the twin sisters, and they had grown to like him so much that they could have easily put him in a comfortable situation at any time.

However, he couldn’t simply content himself with that.

Although there was agreement and understanding about the current relationship between the parties involved, others might not see it the same way.

Therefore, a secret was born between them. Ultimately, it was an unspoken lie.

If the relationship is exposed to those around them, it will end. This thought sparked a certain sense of mission in Sakuto.

To protect the smiles of the Usami sisters at all costs.

However, sacrificing himself would only sadden them.

There, Sakuto began to search for ways to date without arousing suspicion from those around him.

On top of that, he spent his days exploring how to satisfy both of the girls in a well-balanced manner.

——However.

Contrary to his remarkable efforts, the Usami sisters’ fierce lovey-dovey onslaught was intensifying.

Comparing their situation to a scene from the ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’, it was like the ‘Battle of Fan Castle’——

It’s as if Hikari, playing the role of Guan Yu, initiated a flood attack.

Seizing the opportunity, Chikage, in the role of Zhang Fei, charged toward the firmly closed gates on a banana boat (though such a scene does not exist in the actual Three Kingdoms).

Thus, Sakuto’s solid reasoning was being pushed to the brink of collapse by the twin sisters’ fierce onslaught, almost bringing him to the point of thinking, ‘Maybe it’s okay if we get found out?’

The sole reason the girls were pressing Sakuto so hard was——

” “Because we really love you!” “

——That was their sentiment.

The unstoppable feelings of these twin sisters——

In a word, it was ‘serious love.’

While that was very much appreciated, Sakuto was left in distress.

These twin sisters were very cute, and on top of being very cute, they were extremely cute—but what made Sakuto admirable was his ability not to be swayed solely by their cuteness, which was also his slightly dull point.

He genuinely appreciated the twins’ affection.

However, Sakuto had to restrain himself as it would be terrible if others found out.

But then the twins would collaborate to express even more affection.

‘No, no, they’ll found out. And what’s with this NTES—’

In such a manner, an enviable chain reaction continued.

“Ah, well… I like you both too, you know? But still—”

” “Kyuuun♡” “

“Ah, don’t ‘kyuun’ right now, just listen to me till the end, okay? Anyway, let’s be mindful of TPO, alright? Also, don’t say ‘kyuun’ out loud. Normal people don’t say that. Probably…”

” “Yes♡” “

And there they are, the Usami sisters happily entwined themselves around Sakuto’s arms.

Somehow, somehow it is. He even started thinking that it might be easier to just openly admit and say, ‘The three of us are dating’, rather than tormenting himself over it.

Just as Sakuto was thinking this—

“—Ah, there you are!”

Footsteps patter toward them.

Instantly, Hikari and Chikage swiftly let go of Sakuto’s arms.

And the one who came was a petite girl, still with a trace of childish innocence.

“Hikari-chan, is now a good time? I have something to talk about…”

“Ayaka senpai…”

Hikari made an unusually awkward face.

Sakuto made eye contact with Chikage, but she shook her head. It seemed she didn’t know the girl.

Sakuto glanced at the girl called Ayaka senpai.

Compared to the Usami sisters, she was slender and short, probably about 150 centimeters tall.

Her light, fluffy hair looked like it might be dyed, but it was probably natural.

Her figure was modest where it should protrude, and remained retracted where it should, appearing untouched by gravity or air resistance, as if she could float away into the air at any moment.

She exuded a soft and gentle aura, her demeanor was resembling that of a young lady (ojousama) from a good family.

If she were dressed in white and given wings, she would look like an angel.

‘Senpai’——implies she’s older?

“Sorry, please wait a moment—Ayaka senpai, let’s talk over there.”

Saying that, Hikari and Ayaka moved away from Sakuto and Chikage.

Sakuto was surprised by Hikari’s mature response.

However, he didn’t miss the brief, uncomfortable expression she had shown.

(Is there a reason she can’t talk about it here…?)

Hikari and Ayaka began to talk about something.

If anything, Ayaka was doing most of the talking.

Hikari’s expression seemed somewhat gloomy, and Sakuto started to feel a bit uneasy.

“…Chikage, does Hikari have connections with a lot of senpais?”

“Who knows? Well, Hii-chan might look like that, but she’s quite sociable…”

Hearing that, he vaguely remembered their encounter at the arcade.

Hikari, even when she wasn’t coming to school, wasn’t without external connections.

She’s approachable, and with that smile and her likable personality, she’s well-liked wherever she goes.

However, Hikari usually spends her time quietly.

She never talks about friends. She maintains shallow, non-committal relationships and only behaved innocently when with Sakuto or Chikage.

“But to think she knew someone at school…”

“Surprising?”

“Yes… Only two or three senpai from our junior high school went on to Arisuyama Academy, and that Ayakasenpai doesn’t seem to be from our middle school…”

“I see…”

As he and Chikage were having that conversation, Hikari finally came back.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Hii-chan, what were you talking about with that senpai?”

“Ah? …No, it’s nothing important.”

Hikari brushed it off as if it were nothing.

However, Sakuto couldn’t shake off a certain feeling of discomfort.

Hikari’s eyes when she was with Ayaka—were overly formal as if she wanted to keep a distance from others. Those eyes that she doesn’t show when she’s with him or Chikage, eyes that seem to push people away——

Was it because the person was a senpai she rarely spoke to?

Or is it actually someone she knows from online, and she suddenly approached her in real life today?

—It was pointless to speculate.

“Really? You’re not in trouble or anything?”

“I’m fine. I’m managing things so that won’t happen.”

Hikari said with a smile, cutting off the conversation.

It was a sign not to pry any further.

“Anyway, more importantly~…”

Hikari grinned.

“Sorry for making you wait—Huuuug!”

In that moment, Sakuto deftly dodged to the side.

Continuing with her momentum, Hikari hugged Chikage instead.

“Missed! But it’s soft so it still counts as a hit!”

“Hey!? Don’t just start squeezing mine like that! Hii-chan!”

“What do you mean by ‘mine’?”

“Boob… hey, what are you making me say in front of Sakuto-kunーー!”

“Just say ‘boobs’ normally… Besides, Chii-chan, you know—”

While the twin sisters were playfully bantering, Sakuto was glancing around restlessly.

“I wonder why he’s dodging me… I wanted to hug him tight…”

“Sorry, but—”

——He felt someone’s gaze.

Sakuto closed his eyes—in the darkness, his animal-like eye movements were trying to recall something he had glimpsed for just a moment.

Rewinding the footage. He went back to around the time when Ayaka senpai had arrived.

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However, no one is visible in the footage.

Out of sight, that is, in the blind spot.

If someone was watching from a position not within Sakuto’s field of vision, even he wouldn’t be able to follow them.

(…Maybe it’s just my imagination.)

Thinking that he might be overly sensitive to his surroundings, Sakuto opened his eyes again.

At that moment, the bell rang, so the three of them returned to their respective classrooms.

——And so.

Sakuto, Hikari, Chikage——the fact that these three are dating is a secret to those around them.

On the other hand, it seems that Hikari also has something she can’t tell Sakuto and Chikage.

And another thing——

“——Tsk…”

Outside the school building, a girl with her hair tied back in a single bundle clicks her tongue and hurries away——

Unbeknownst to the trio, something threatening their relationship had begun to stir——

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TL: Hiraeth