Slow Start ch156

Merry Christmas!!

Look at these!
They're crackers that won't leave the room a mess!
I bought a whole bunch without realising it!
W-Wow...
Amazing...

One more time!!

Ahahaha
Merry Christmas!!
Ufufufu

Having been told she'll be moving come the new year, Kasane-chan is...!?

No no no no.

Now is definitely not the time for that.
Kasane-chan.
Did something happen?

We may not be very reliable,
but please tell us, Kasane-chan...

Now now.
There's no point in rushing her, everyone.
Let's just calm down
and wait until she's ready to...

Until she's ready to talk,
I won't touch any of the food or cake.

...

Kasane-san!!
Tell us!
Right now!! Hurry!!
Eiko-chan...
Tokura...

Y'see,
just earlier...

Eh...?

No way...

You can't!

Hah

Y-
You can't. You just can't.
I-I'm sorry for pushing my feelings on you at a time like this.

But...
But...
You can't...
Tsuzuri-chan...

...I'm sorry, Tsuzuri-chan.
Looks like we won't be going on that school trip together.
And after we both
went shopping together too.
...
You're the one who has it worse, Kasane-chan.
I'm sorry...

...Ehehe.
Well, it can't be helped...
...

...Y'know,

when we're still under our parents' care,
it's difficult to oppose them,
so being moved around at their whim
feels like something that can't be helped...
Hana-chan!?

But...

this is wrong.
I think it's wrong...

I mean,
you said you'd be here until graduation.
You said
we'd be together.

That's what you promised, right...?

So for something like this to happen
is wrong.
It's just wrong...
Uweeeh
Hana-chan...

Thanks.
...It made me so sad. It hurt so much.
It's frustrating,
but,

y'know,
thoughts like "if I knew this was going to happen, I would've never made friends with you all"
never once crossed my mind.

That makes me
really happy.

Kasane-chan~...
Ehehe

I'm sure
that if up until now,
I had gotten along properly with everyone,
these feelings would have piled up even further.

Maybe they already have.
It'd be nice if that were the case.

...It's such a waste.

...Okay!

When I get into college, I'll be able to live on my own.
...I'll make sure of it!

And then,
I'll make getting into a college in this area
and coming back here my goal!!

Ehehe. And then we can all hang out again.
Kasane-chan...
Sane-chan-senpai...
Kasane-chan...

...Hrmm.

Why not
just do that now?

Eh?
What do you...

Ah!
I get it now!

Hey, I just had a thought. What if
it were just you living over here...?
Eh?

For example, you could live by yourself in our apartment building!
Eh?

And if that's too much for you, you could live together with me!!
Eh? Eh? Eh?

Sounds like a great idea!!
Nice~
Tamate-chan...!

Tama-chan's a good girl for swallowing her feelings!

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