Chapter 67 Grape Milk Pudding for White Valentine's Day
Time passed, and March 14th arrived.
Unfortunately, the final exams are just a few days away, and after the exams, Akina Amasui will have to prepare to leave.
In other words, if they don't confess their feelings soon, it will be too late.
Miya Yu and Miyaji had prepared gifts a few days earlier, but they didn't tell each other what the gifts were. And Amaho Akina had no idea that they had even prepared a gift for her.
At lunchtime that day, the three of them still went up to the rooftop together.
As Amako Akina opened her lunchbox, Miyaji coughed twice, took out a gift box that had been under his lunchbox, and handed it to Amako Akina.
Akina had noticed the gift boxes they were carrying earlier, but she initially thought they were some kind of farewell gift and didn't think about it being for this special day.
"Thank you, Osamu, but... is this a farewell gift?" Akina Amaho took the box, a little puzzled.
Gong Zhi coughed twice: "How could you think that! This is a return gift of the Valentine's Day chocolates, and today is White Day."
Miyaji was a little annoyed, thinking that he should have said something to remind Akina Amaho what day it was instead of just handing her the gift.
Miyako pulled out the gift box that was under the lunchbox and stuffed it into Akina's hands: "We both prepared return gifts for you, Akina, take a look and see what they are."
Akina blinked, but decided to open the box first.
As she opened the box, she casually remarked, "But these are just obligatory chocolates for you. You probably have plenty, so you don't need to give me a return gift."
Gong You recalled what was inside his desk when he went to school the next day. Indeed, many people had given him chocolates on the second day of Valentine's Day. Although he threw away the love letters without even looking at them, he kept only the chocolates.
“You don’t understand, this is real chocolate,” Gong You said, a hint of smugness in his voice.
However, at this moment, Miyaji also spoke, saying the exact same words as Miyayu.
Realizing they were speaking in unison, they gave each other a disgusted look.
It was a disguised confession, but neither of them said it outright.
Akina Amane was stunned—these two people just said it so directly?
She glanced at the gift box again. Indeed, it contained chocolates. The two brothers had prepared different ones, but it seemed that Yu had bought them, while Ji had put some effort into making them himself.
Noticing that Akina Amaho had fallen silent and decided to look at the gifts first, Miyaji explained, "I made the chocolate myself, and it should taste pretty good. As for the set next to it, it's a Sakura brand fine-line pen. A while ago, I saw you looking troubled while you were drawing, so I took the liberty of buying a set."
Akina Ama was indeed very troubled at the time. She was always having trouble drawing during that period, but pencil sketches were still easy. She never expected that Miyaji would discover this.
"Thank you, Osamu. I do need to get a new set of pens." Akina Amami smiled; she was genuinely happy to receive this gift.
"Hey—look at the gift I gave you. Although my chocolates were bought, I carefully selected all the gifts." Miyako said with dissatisfaction, but also carefully tugged at the gift box that Amaho Akina was holding, indicating that she should look at hers first.
Akina Amako took Miyaji's gift box, glanced at Miyayu's gift, and found that inside, besides a piece of chocolate, there were two small dolls.
There are two foxes, one gold and one silver, which look very similar to their pendants. I wonder where Gong You bought them from.
Akina Tensui looked at him in surprise: "Yu, where did you buy this?"
They were quite cute. Akina picked up the two dolls. She really liked them, and since the dolls were slightly larger than her hands, she wouldn't lose them. If she was ever unhappy, she could probably hold them and touch them.
"Well, that's a secret. I think Mina will like it. Isn't my gift better than Osamu's?" Miya Yu laughed smugly.
He knew that Mina would like the two dolls.
Of course, he also had his own selfish motives; as long as Mina was still watching these two dolls, he would never forget them.
Akina Amako hesitated slightly: "Hmm...actually, I still prefer the paintbrush set that Osamu gave me."
She probably prefers practicality in gifts.
Miyaji straightened his back, and he seemed to subtly overshadow the dejected Miyayu.
"See? I told you, Mina would definitely like my gift more." Miyaji mocked.
Akina Amane shook her head helplessly: "But the dolls that Yu gave me are also very cute. I guess Yu gave me these two dolls so that they could keep me company, right?"
Because anyone could easily sense the loneliness in her life.
“Yes, Mina is leaving in less than a month. When she gets to Tokyo, she won’t have any friends. Wouldn’t it be nice to have two plush toys to keep her company?” Miya Yu pouted. He had put a lot of thought into choosing this gift.
“I really like all the gifts you gave me, but the chocolate… can I really accept it?” Akina Amako hesitated as she said this.
If it were just a gift, she could turn a blind eye and pretend it was just a friendly return gift. On the other hand, she really was leaving in about ten days.
But chocolate, especially real chocolate, if she accepts it all, won't it make them feel a little awkward?
Miyaji shrugged: "If that's the case, Mina can just accept my share. My chocolate is definitely much better than the one that Yu bought."
Gong You got a little angry: "Zhu Zhi, don't think I don't know how many failed chocolates you've eaten these past few days while experimenting with making chocolate. You must have gained weight."
Gong You's words could be considered a personal attack, and they even had a hint of being unreasonable.
Akina Amako sighed. Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, she thought for a moment, then took out the gift and stuffed the gift box into the hands of the two of them.
"In that case, I cannot accept this chocolate." Accepting either one would be cruel to the other person, so it's better not to accept it in the first place.
Miya Yu and Miyaji were both stunned. Miya Yu was the first to widen his eyes: "Could it be that Akina actually doesn't like chocolate?"
His guess was a bit far-fetched. Amamiya shook her head helplessly: "No, I'm not picky about desserts, and it's not that I don't like chocolate."
Upon hearing this, Gong You stuffed the gift box into her arms again: "Then Mina, you should accept it. This brand is very expensive. I saved up my allowance for half a month to buy it."
As he said this, his expression was pitiful. Of course, saying that he had saved up half a month's allowance was a bit of an exaggeration.
"Mina, don't you want to try the chocolate I made? I've tried it before, and it's delicious." Miyaji also put the gift box back, and his tone softened, making Akina feel embarrassed to refuse them.
If Aji says it tastes good, then the chocolate probably does taste pretty good.
Amamiya was having a bit of a headache. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to refuse anyone, but well, since that was the case, she could only go for it.
She closed her eyes and said, "Okay, then I'll take all your chocolates! I want to eat chocolate!"
Well, that last sentence was just something she said to avoid embarrassment.
However, she did not hear the sounds coming from either side. When Amamiya quietly opened her eyes, she found that the two of them were secretly laughing.
But he didn't avoid her; he just smiled openly, though his expression was a little distorted, probably because he didn't want to appear too excited.
Akina Amaho blinked in confusion: "You two... is it okay if I accept both chocolates?"
She was still a little nervous, after all, she had heard that a man in Tokyo got a good beating on Valentine's Day because he was found to be dating ten women at the same time, with ten girls giving him chocolates.
“Of course it’s okay, Mina can accept the chocolate if she wants.” Miyaji said, but then moved closer to her.
"In fact, we're overjoyed that Mina accepted our sincere chocolates." Miya Yu emphasized the word "sincere" and moved closer to Mina as well.
The safe distance between the three of them while eating their bento boxes had unknowingly disappeared. Akina felt like she was being enveloped by the aura of the two people, and a helpless expression and a genuine smile appeared on her face.
“Alright, then I’ll accept it.” Akina Ama first broke off a piece of chocolate that Miyaji had given her and put it in her mouth. Then she opened the packaging of the chocolate that Miyayu had bought and broke off a piece of it as well.
But she didn't comment on the taste of the chocolate; she simply said, "You two, if you don't hurry up and eat, your lunch break will be over."
Miyaji and Miyayu then realized that they hadn't even touched their lunch. They were so focused on seeing Akina accept their gift that they had completely forgotten about something else.
The two quickly opened their lunchboxes and started eating. Akina squeezed between them, eating her own bento box, and shared the two pieces of tiramisu she had brought with her.
In short, although neither of them said it outright, the atmosphere between them had become very intimate. Even after school, they openly held hands with Amaho Akina, with Miya Yu and Miyaji each holding one of her hands.
In a way, it was as if a circle had been formed around her, preventing her from leaving.
Akina Amane was also used to their approach, but she simply clenched their hands tightly in return.
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