She's Likely Aiming for My Older Brother - Chapter 3

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First-year high schooler Tōno Yōta
Currently out shopping on an errand
Vegetables are expensive!
Don’t they go up every time I come here!?
Only rich people can afford this stuff...
Ah, found it

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Vegetables, vegetables
Huh
Huh?
Isn’t that Tōno?
Why is Hōjō here――!?

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You’re shopping too, Tōno?
Yeah, but...
Hōjō in casual clothes... kinda refreshing...
She’s actually pretty cu—
No, wait!!
Crap
Ugh...
She’s got me wrapped around her finger again...

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...You're on an errand today, right?
What were you told to get?
You’re buying totally different stuff!!
They said I could use leftover money to buy snacks
That’s the wrong order! Are you dumb or what?!
Snacks come after!
Go return them

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What kind of face is that
Jeez... I can never tell what you’re thinking...
Wait, ice cream wasn’t on your list
Ugh, just give me the list!
This one’s cheaper!

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Thank you very much
Thanks to Tōno, I got everything
Tōno
Surprisingly caring guy
You...
Thanks, see ya
Yup, see ya
See ya
Bye
Why am I helping her shop...
Especially for her
Yōta-chan
Ah, ma’am
That girl earlier—your friend?
Or maybe...

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Your girlfriend?
Huh!?
N-no way! She’s just a frie... no, a classmate!
Oh really? I totally thought...
You both looked like you were having fun
I figured it was a date
...Having fun?
Now that I think about it,
I’ve never actually seen her smile properly

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...Even she
Might smile
In front of my brother
Honestly,
She’s just trying to get close to Rei-sama, so talking to me
Can’t be fun, right—
I won’t fall for it anymore
...Phew
Saved some money today

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Hōjō...
Did she forget her umbrella?
...Well, not like it’s
My problem

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...She’ll catch a cold
Here, take this
...Eh?
Is it okay?
Then...

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For some reason, we ended up going home together
I meant to give her the umbrella
What’s with you, Hōjō
Sharing an umbrella with a guy
Shouldn’t that be gross—
Ah
Sorry...

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It’s fine
A bit cramped with two people, huh
So close...
Can’t help it, it’s for one person...
Thinking about it makes me nervous

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――But
Even this closeness
Is just her
Trying to use me
She’s not actually enjoying it

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Hōjō, watch ou—
You okay, Tōno?
...You
I’m fine

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I mean, if you’d used the umbrella, you wouldn’t have gotten wet, Tōno...
True
It’s fine!!
As long as you’re not wet, then whatever...
--Pfft

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Ahaha
What are you doing, Tōno

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――No
...Sorry...
This isn’t like that
I know
It’s fine
Thanks for protecting me earlier
Hōjō Izumi
Weird girl
...Ah
A girl who laughs at odd times
The sky’s clearing up

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Let’s go home
Tōno
To me,
Before I catch a cold
She’s a person to be careful around
Your smile that puts my heart at ease