All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 42: Aren't We Friends?

There are many things that parents can't teach their children.

For example, how to face their own inner selves and confront their emotions.

Eriri, in the past, with her tsundere personality, was never able to do this.

As soon as her sensitive inner self was touched,

Eriri would immediately use her tsundere facade as a shield, isolating everyone, even herself.

But Eriri, like this...

Today, she...

"A person very important to Eriri, as important as me."

After the surprise, Sayuri couldn't help but smile.

If only Eriri could mature sooner.

Otherwise, when she enters society in the future, she might be deceived by bad men to the point where she loses herself.

Then she might throw away her inheritance at some shady club and end up freezing to death on the streets, for example.

Sayuri truly didn't want to see Eriri's future turn out like that.

So...

She had to push her daughter a little.

"Because they are important, Eriri should apologize properly."

Eriri blinked a few times, her blue eyes filled with confusion, as if she couldn't believe what her mother had just said.

"Is that all?"

"Yes, because Eriri is so cute, the other person will surely forgive her."

"But what about the past mistakes?"

"Mistakes made in the past, no matter how much you try to make up for them, cannot be changed. So, look forward, work on improving, and fill the bad memories with better ones."

Eriri nodded thoughtfully, though it wasn't clear how much she had taken in.

After the serious conversation between mother and daughter, Sayuri suddenly smiled mischievously.

"Someone as important as me... Eriri, you're really ungrateful!"

Sayuri wrapped her arms around her daughter's waist, poking her gently in the side.

Eriri's sad face immediately disappeared, replaced by a burst of laughter as she struggled to escape her mother's embrace.

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Toyonosaki Academy

After school.

Yukima Azuma took out his phone and immediately received a notification from LINE.

Opening it, he was surprised to see the message was from Sayuri.

[Yukima-kun, please come to my house for dinner this weekend.]

Though the message seemed ordinary, Yukima Azuma felt a bit of hostility in those words.

It seemed this wasn't an invitation he could refuse.

Thinking about it, if Eriri had run home looking so upset, it was strange that Sayuri hadn't come to find him.

But, things that need to be faced must be faced.

[Yes, I will trouble you, Sayuri-obasan.]

Yukima Azuma replied.

They exchanged a few more polite words, finally settling on a time for Saturday evening.

Yukima Azuma put his phone away and, alongside Kato Megumi, walked out of the school gate.

Today was the day Yukima Azuma had planned to buy his usual cooking ingredients. While chatting, Megumi mentioned she also needed to go to the supermarket for some groceries, so they decided to go together.

Looking over at the girl beside him, graceful as a blooming wisteria flower, Yukima Azuma felt a sense of lightness and comfort when he was with Megumi.

Megumi's company always had a natural, almost uncanny ability to soothe one's heart, like a sip of hot cocoa on a cold winter day.

However, Yukima Azuma understood that, no matter how well two people got along, occasional bumps were inevitable.

If things always went smoothly, it was certain that one of them was always yielding to the other.

"Yukima-kun's gaze, it's rare to see you look so directly at me like that," Megumi remarked, noticing his gaze and teasing him lightly.

Yukima Azuma, embarrassed, quickly turned his eyes away.

"Ah, that's right, I still haven't thanked Kato-san for helping me bandage the wound."

"That's a bit annoying, you know," Megumi replied with a playful smirk.

"Huh?! Why's that?"

"Aren't we friends? There's no need to thank each other for things like that. Or...?"

"Stop, stop! Of course, we're friends!" Yukima Azuma quickly interjected, flustered.

It was rare for Yukima Azuma to feel unsure of how to respond.

They both arrived at the supermarket near the school station, the same place they had visited during the spring break, to buy the cooking ingredients.

Afterward, they headed toward the station.

But halfway there, they stopped in a narrow alley.

The sound echoed, a little pitiful yet full of life.

"Nyan~ nyan~ nyan!"

Both Yukima Azuma and Kato Megumi looked toward the source of the sound.

It was a small cardboard box placed at the end of the alley, and inside was a tiny gray kitten curled up.

Its fur was matted and unkempt from lack of care, but its eyes—two different colors—stood out the most.

One eye was golden, and the other was a pale blue.

"Looks like it's been abandoned, doesn't it?" Yukima Azuma remarked.

"Seems like it," Megumi replied softly.

"Do you want to adopt it?" he asked.

"My house probably isn't an option. My mom's allergic to animal fur," Kato Megumi said, her expression tinged with a little sadness.

"Then I guess the only option left is to take it to an animal rescue center," Yukima Azuma sighed.

"My house has a tenant. It would be a bit irresponsible to suddenly adopt a stray cat," he added.

This time, Kato Megumi didn't respond.

"Do you know of any animal rescue centers nearby, Kato-san?" Yukima Azuma asked.

Megumi seemed to be thinking for a moment, hesitating to answer.

Seeing this, Yukima Azuma took out his phone to search for one.

"I think there's one nearby. Let me take you there," Megumi said, standing up.

Yukima Azuma nodded and carefully picked up the box containing the kitten.

The kitten seemed to sense the movement, curling further into the corner of the box.

Yukima Azuma gently reached into the box and stroked the kitten's matted fur to calm it.

Seeing this, Kato Megumi suddenly reached out her hand and gently touched the kitten.

"If you scare it, it might jump out of the box and run away," Kato Megumi warned.

He turned to look at Kato Megumi, slightly puzzled.

Over the time they'd known each other, Megumi had always been so cautious and thoughtful. It was rare for her to do anything that might cause trouble.

"Yeah, it could run away," she said, poking a different part of the kitten's body.

Yukima Azuma raised an eyebrow at the scene.

The kitten didn't run away. It merely flicked its tail, brushing it lightly against Megumi's fingers.

Together, they carried the kitten to the nearest animal rescue center.

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