I just want to live in peace, I refuse to fall in love

Chapter 40 If you want to win once, even if you do whatever it takes

Shirakawa Kazuya opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of coffee milk, and took two sips.

"So, the girl in the park on Christmas Eve was actually Rena Matsumoto?"

"Yes, after I saw Naomi's message to me, I immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter, but I didn't know how to explain it to her."

Nagata Chinatsu threw the watermelon rind into the trash can and asked curiously, "So what did you do after that?"

Nakata Daichi held the glass bottle tightly in his hand, and it seemed that just recalling that incident made him feel a little tormented.

"I was wandering under the streetlight, thinking about whether to confess this matter to Naomi. But in the end, I returned home first and wanted to ask Reina why she did this."

December 24, night.

After I saw Naomi's message, all kinds of thoughts came to my mind. I wanted to send her a message back, but I didn't know how to say it.After thinking about it, I could only run home quickly. I wanted to ask Reina why she did this.

Human beings may be able to unleash unlimited potential when fueled by emotions. I, a person who usually gets out of breath after running a few laps, actually never stopped and ran all the way.

The night of Christmas Eve is very lively. There are Christmas trees wrapped with star lights in front of the shops on the street. People coming and going have happy smiles. Originally, I could be one of them, but now I can only move forward anxiously. My pace left them behind, and I felt the cold wind blowing on my face.

I gasped and took out the key and opened the door to my house. The pin on the wall happened to go to quarter past seven.

"Onisan, why are you back so early?" Reina's voice sounded from the kitchen. She was wearing a pink plaid apron and holding a spatula and smiled at me.

I had already organized my thoughts on the way back, so I was not confused by her appearance and asked directly, "Reina, why are you doing this?"

Perhaps it was because of the cold wind blowing all the way, but there was a coldness and hardness in my voice that surprised me.

"What are you talking about?" Reina smiled, but both parties felt a hint of reluctance in the smile.

"The person who looked for me at the classroom door this afternoon was not Naomi, but you Reina." I recalled the figure who appeared at the classroom door in the afternoon.

"Why do you say that?" Reina did not deny it, but slowly calmed down.

"At that time, you were wearing a scarf, covering half of your face. And you kept your head down the whole time. I thought it was just Naomi who was shy. Now that I think about it, it was probably because you were afraid of revealing that the person who came to see me was actually Reina. "I sighed.

Yes, I should have discovered it a long time ago. It is clear that Naomi and Rena have been cut from the same mold recently in terms of their clothing and speech habits, but as boyfriends, they can't recognize who their girlfriends are. Things remain their own failings.

"I'm really good at pretending. In fact, it can't be considered a disguise. After all, since we were young, people who have seen my sister and I have always praised us for looking like the exact replica of our mother, and praised us as twins looking in the mirror. ." Reina recalled her childhood, with more smiles in her eyes.

I sat down on the sofa and looked up at Rena, "So, why did you lie to me?"

"Yes, why?" Reina walked up to me and looked at me condescendingly.I have never seen such a side of Rena, and her eyes are a bit strange to me.

She put one foot on the sofa, slowly bent down, grabbed my tie, and pulled my body slightly towards her.

"Although my sister and I are always praised as two people looking in a mirror, Dazhi, do you know how the person in the mirror feels?"

"What do you mean?" I felt Reina's warm breath on my face again. "Growing up, I have always acted like the person in the mirror." Reina's body slowly softened and she sat down next to me.

"Did you know? When we were in kindergarten, the teacher would give small red flowers to the children who performed well. Maybe they always thought that the two of us were one, and the teacher would only give us a small red flower, saying it was a reward. It’s given to two people, but actually I know it’s because my sister’s performance is better. It’s my sister who the teacher looks at more when praising her.”

I slowly felt Reina's body temperature coming from my shoulders and arms.

"Growing up, from kindergarten to elementary school, and then to the first grade of junior high school before we separated. Everyone who met us would praise that my sister and I seemed to be cut from the same mold, but I know, I know . What they actually praised were two Naomis, not one Naomi and one Rena."

When I heard Rena's words, I became a little silent.I wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

"Naomi is very good, really very good. Whether in kindergarten or junior high school, her grades are better than mine, and she is more popular with others. Originally, I was sincerely happy for her, but suddenly one day, I A thought came to my mind, can I do better than her?"

Rena's eyes stared straight at me, as if she wanted to read the answer on my face.

"That was the first time that I had the idea of ​​competing with her. I tried to catch up with her and surpass her. But I failed. Even when my parents divorced, my beloved mother had no choice. I chose Naomi instead. Just like that, I haven’t seen her since the first grade of junior high school.”

"I thought I would never have a chance to beat her once in my life, until I came to Fukuoka and met Naomi again, and also met you."

The teller of the story stopped here, and no one in the audience spoke for a while.

Shirakawa Kazuya tapped the bottle with his slender white fingers, making a "dong-dong" sound.

"So, have you become a tool for Rena Matsumoto to prove herself?"

The story is very clear at this point. On December 24th, Rena disguised herself as Naomi and went on a date with Nakata-san, but the real Naomi was rejected alone.Reina Matsumoto finally defeated her sister once, but she broke the hearts of three people.

"It can be said that the next day, I found Naomi and apologized to her sincerely, but I did not confess what happened on Christmas Eve. So, I think my relationship with her finally came to an end. A crack.”

"But that was a few months ago, right? What worries you when you come here today?" Yuechi Chihaya asked lazily as she leaned on the sofa.

"I thought this matter would be over. But not long ago, Reina confessed to me."

"Eh?"

"I'm not the male protagonist in anime, and there are many girls who like me at the same time. I have never thought about that kind of thing. But I don't know how to reject them, so I keep putting it off."

He said this with some hesitation, "And to be honest, it's impossible for me to say that I don't like Reina. Any normal adolescent boy would be tempted when faced with this situation. In short, now I'm stuck in this situation. In a strange circle.”

Shirakawa Kazuya looked at the time. Four and ten minutes had passed since school ended.He knocked on the bottle again, trying to attract Nagata Chinatsu's attention and signal that the time for home tutoring was coming soon.

Nagata Chinatsu was still immersed in the story, but Tsukiike Chihaya had noticed his little move.

She touched her chin and said to Nakata Daichi, "Okay, we have understood the basic situation, and we will help you come up with a good solution in the past few days. It is not early now, please come after school tomorrow Come again."

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