“Kazunari-san, do you have any plans today?”

“I don’t have any in particular. Is there something you need me to do?”

Sara-senpai, who had just finished cleaning up after lunch, asked me unexpectedly as she prepared desserts for us.

For today, she prepared pineapple and cut it into bite-sized pieces for leisurely eating.

“I just received a call from my mother on LINE asking about you, Kazunari-san, and whether you would like to have tea at my parent’s house. With that, a~hh.”

*Chomp*!

*Munch**Munch*

“It’s so delicious! I haven’t had pineapples for a long while! Hmm… I don’t have any particular plans. Shall we go, Sara-senpai?”

Come to think of it, this is my first time going to Senpai’s house.

Also, I was so busy before that I forgot to greet Mayumi-san properly.

“Ah, by the way, will your father be present?”

“Father has been on a business trip since yesterday. And since I’m usually at school, she’s probably alone and bored… ah~n…”

*Chomp*!

*Munch**Munch*

So that’s the case… Honestly, I don’t have the courage to greet Sara-senpai’s father, so I felt relieved.

“Anyway, I’m all good to go. As long as Senpai is fine with it, I’m happy to go.”

“Thank you very much. Then, shall we go take a break and go? A~hn!”

*Chomp*!

*Munch**Munch*

Sara-senpai’s home… I’m a little nervous.

Ah! It would be wrong if I don’t prepare gifts.

I wonder if it’s impolite not to have a souvenir or something to bring for something like this.

I don’t know what to give since it’s my first time.

“Senpai, can we buy a gift along the way…”

“Fufu… Don’t worry about that. Mother would scold me if I make you do any unnecessary shopping. You’re fine as you are. Here, last one, ah~n…”

*Ump*

*Munch munch*

If Sara-senpai says it like that, I won’t force myself then.

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We passed the station and entered a residential area.

After walking for a while, Senpai stopped in front of a house.

It was a large house, not a mansion, but considering what my parent’s house looked like, it was luxurious.

“Please wait a moment while I unlock the door.”

After taking out the key, Senpai opened the door.

She went in first, took off her shoes, and sorted them.

She’s so thorough, even down to these things…

There were slippers already prepared for me. After that, I found myself standing still.

“Kazunari-san, please come on in.”

“Pardon the intrusion…”

Moved by Senpai’s smile, I took off my shoes and put on the slippers.

Calm yourself, Kazunari…

In the entranceway, figurines of sprites were neatly laid out, and cat stickers could be seen in small places like around the electrical outlets.

Overall, the house seems to be full of cute things.

Entering the spacious living room, I saw a low table different from the dining table and a large sofa arranged around it.

The TV was large, and there were multiple speakers for a surround sound system.

“Please wait on the sofa. I will call Mother.”

“Ufufu, welcome, Takanashi-san. I am glad to see you here.”

!?

I looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mayumi-san standing there.

It would be bad manners to greet her while sitting down, so I hurriedly stood up and greeted her.

“I-It has been a while, Mayumi-san. Thank you for inviting me.”

“Same here. I’m so happy to see you and Sara-chan getting along. I’m jealous, so I thought I’d join you once in a while…”

“Mom, did you just call Kazunari-san for that reason?”

Even if that were the case, I don’t mind, so there’s no need to glare that much, Senpai…

“Mou~ Sara-chan…you’re so uptight when it comes to Takanashi-san. You’re too serious. But still… Kazunari-san, fufu…”

Mayumi-san looked at me while grinning. Apparently, Mayumi-san didn’t know that Sara-senpai has started calling me by name.

“So, why the invitation?”

“There’s no real reason~. I was just jealous of how well you two get along. You can call me your mother-in-law anytime you want, Takanashi-san, okay?”

“C-come again…?”

No matter how hard I think about it, it would be strange for me to call Sara-senpai’s mother ‘mother-in-law.’

Sara-senpai looked at Mayumi-san with a confused look, then she realized that we have been standing for a while now.

“Ah! I’m sorry for keeping you standing all this time. Please take a seat on the sofa. I will go prepare tea.”

Sara-senpai urged me to sit and went to the kitchen to prepare tea.

“Thanks for doing that. In the meantime, I’ll take over Sara-chan’s role and make friends with Takanashi-san.”

As Mayumi-san was about to sit next to me, Sara-senpai quickly caught Mayumi-san and pulled her away from me.

“You’re coming with me too, Mother.”

“Mou~ Sara-chan’s so mean!”

This settles it. Mayumi-san is a free spirit, unlike my mother.