My Sister's Best Friend, My Lover ch6-2

p1
>I'm worried.

>What a pretty room!

>You're right. Staying just one night here feels like a waste.
>Yeah! This should be able to blow away our fatigue!

p2
>Mamiya-san,
>do you mind if we check the data while I'm still out of Sleep Mode?
>Yeah, we probably should.

>You should take a break now, Mamiya-san.
>This place has a large public bath and an open air bath, right? Go enjoy yourself!

>Alright.
>Don't overdo it, Yuria-chan.
>I won't!
>I'm gonna do some video editing after this!
>I'm excited!

>Sena-chan... She's probably in her room already.
>She did send me a text.

p3
>Sena-chan?
>You in there?
>...

>Sorry.
>Were you asleep?
>...
>Yes.

>Did you eat dinner?
>...I did.
>...I have.
>...You're always worried about my meals.
>...That's true.

p4
>I'm just heading to the public bath.
>You're welcome to go too when you feel like it, Sena-chan.

>...
>...Right.

>You thought I was gonna ask you to come with me, didn't you?

>...Not really.
>Today is a day to take it easy.

>Every day is like a day off, though.

>Every day, you're all alone
>as you think about
>all the things that are on your mind, right?

p5
>...
>I'll take you out tomorrow.
>We'll eat something delicious, eat something sweet, then go home.

>...Sure.
>Okay.
>Good night, then.

p6
>Whether she's my lover or my sister's best friend makes no difference.

>She's still poke her nose into my business.

>As long as she takes me away,

>it doesn't matter which one she is.

p7
>Kwa~

>Over already~
>Time for a bath(note)

>Welcome back, Mamiya-san~
>How was it?

>It felt really good!
>Sorry, Yuria-chan.
>I guess you couldn't leave since I had the cardkey with me.

>I was just about to go, so your timing's perfect!
>Also, I forgot about the whole cardkey thing.
>I see. That's good.
>Good work today.
>Right.

>Eh? Wait, they've got strawberry milk!?
>I wanna drink it~
>Yeah. They've got a vending machine for it.

>It's been so long since I had it that it tasted really sweet...
>They've got coffee milk too.
>Eh~ Which one should I get?

p8
>Se-...

>That's right.
>I was gonna look into Sena-san.

>She debuted as a novelist during high school.
>...I knew it.
>>Sasakawa Sena - Novelist
>>Sasakawa Sena is a female novelist from the Tokyo prefecture. She made her debut during high school with her prize-winning novel, "The Sunflower Bends Down". Wikipedia.
>>Best known work: "The Sunflower Bends Down"
>>December 28 (Age 21)

>I've read this one.
>It won an award.
>To think something written by a girl my age would become such a big hit.

p9
>She's not there.

>She's not there.

>I wanted to talk with her.
>But she probably wouldn't like being talked to when she's taking a bath, huh?
>I should stop.

>Hah~
>This feels nice(note)

>>Vending machine corner
>Ah, the strawberry milk.

p10
>!
>Sena-san.

>Ah~ Erm.
>Sorry to surprise you.

>...It's fine.
>Went with strawberry milk, huh?

>...I also drank the coffee milk.
>Just now...
>Eh? So this is your second one?

>Eh, then I'll...
>...I'll drink two as well!
>Since I'm here and all...
>I take it you like sweet things, Sena-san?
>...Yes.

p11
>...I'm sorry about today.
>For suddenly intruding and all.

>Eh? Not at all.

>If anything, I've been curious about you, Sena-san.
>I was wondering if it was okay to talk to you.

>Is there any reason you'd be interested in me?
>Yes.
>I mean,
>I've read your novel, Sena-san.

>I read it when I was in high school...
>I was surprised at how well you expressed the feelings that I had been worrying about for a long time.
>Even though we're the same age... you seemed like you were looking further ahead than me...

p12
>This was just around when I had to decide on my future career.
>It gave me the motivation to do my best.
>Even now...

>There's so many students my age around me.
>It kinda feels like I'm the only one trying their best.
>That's why I'm glad to have met you, Sena-san.

>...I

>can't write my novels.
>So I can't try my best.

>It'll probably last a while...
>...So I'm sorry.

>Then,

p13
>I'll just have to show you
>how hard I'm working.

>And whenever I stumble,
>I want you to hear about all my insecurities.

>You've been working hard longer than I have,
>so I think you'll be able to understand.

>But I want to hear all your stories too, Sena-san.
>...In other words,

>let's exchange contacts!

p14
>Thank you for looking after me today, Mamiya-san.

>Same here.
>Sorry. I should've seen you home in the car too.
>It's fine. I was originally gonna take the train here anyway.
>I have work that I want to get back to as soon as possible.
>Please enjoy yourselves.

>Take care on the way home.
>Right!

>Sena-san.

>I'll text you when I'm close.
>Let's got to a sweets buffet next time.

p15
>R-Right.
>When did they...
>There's a place I wanna check out.

>See ya!

>You became friends with Yuria-chan, huh?
>Good for you.
>...I guess.

>I don't know for sure.

>You're also
>gonna go eat something sweet with me too, right?

p16
>So you prefer Japanese-style sweets?

>You preferred the Japanese-style pasta too, right?
>I'm not that obsessed.
>I just like sweet things.

>Hmm.
>...

>...My sister
>was surprised when I told her you and I had become lovers, Sena-san.

>...Well,
>Yuuna and I did use to date, after all.

>That's a part of it.
>But...

p17
>I couldn't tell whether or not she felt uncomfortable
>and me becoming lovers with you.

>For starters, I don't even know what lovers are exactly.
>I've been avoiding that kinda thing up until now.

>...However,
>there is one thing I understand now.

>To me, you're
>Mamiya Kiku.
>...That's who you are.

p18
>Before you're my sister's ex-lover...
>...Before you're my sister's best friend,
>that comes first.

>Are you okay with that?

>...Yes.
>Then you're okay with me being your lover, I take it.

>In which case, let's go meet Yuuna
>with me as your lover.

>>Their feelings are still different, but...