‘Thump thump thump...’
A knock on the door came from the entrance.
Kashiwazaki, who had gotten up early for a change, raised her eyebrows.
Yuki-san had gone out for a morning run early this morning.
Kashiwazaki had gotten to know this habit of his over the past few days.
But if it was Yuki-san coming back, he should be using his key to open the door.
‘Did he forget his key? It’s rare for him to be so forgetful.’
Thinking that, Kashiwazaki walked towards the entrance.
Apart from that possibility, Kashiwazaki really couldn't think of anything else.
Otherwise, who would be visiting this apartment so early in the morning?
Could it be the silver-haired beauty?
With a ‘click’, Kashiwazaki opened the entrance door.
“Even forgetting your key, you really are such a good-for-nothing...”
Her venomous words were cut short.
Outside stood a silver-haired petite beauty.
She was holding a folding fan, lightly tapping it against her delicate white neck.
There was a hint of impatience on her face.
But she froze for a moment.
Clearly, she had encountered something unexpected.
Her eyes widened.
Sora Gin-ko stared at the woman who appeared in the apartment.
“Tsk!”
A clear sound of dissatisfaction escaped her lips.
Kashiwazaki's expression changed slightly.
“Why are you, this fat woman, here?” “What are you doing here?”
Both of them asked simultaneously.
Then, they stood at the entrance, facing each other.
Sora Gin-ko glared at Kashiwazaki.
Kashiwazaki, however, did not shy away, her arms crossed, and she stared back with a cold smile.
After a long silence, Sora Gin-ko turned her gaze away and walked into the apartment without a word.
Kashiwazaki did not stop her.
After all, she had no grounds to stop Sora Gin-ko.
Moreover, if she really stopped Sora Gin-ko at the entrance,
when Yuki-san came back, she would be in the wrong, leading to a disadvantage.
However, although she couldn't stop Sora Gin-ko from coming in, there were other ways to strike.
“There are disposable slippers at the bottom of the shoe rack, please feel free to use them.”
Kashiwazaki said with a smile, then turned and walked away, her pure white slippers making a ‘click-clack’ sound.
“Tsk!”
Sora Gin-ko clicked her tongue again.
She looked at the disposable slippers at the bottom of the shoe rack.
Then, she took off her small leather shoes.
Her delicate toes, wrapped in black stockings, stepped directly onto the wooden floor.
The apartment floor was very clean. Yuki-san would have the cleaning lady come to clean regularly, so even if she walked barefoot on the floor, there was no problem.
The two sat opposite each other in the living room, a cold wind seemed to gather between them.
They had known each other for a long time.
After all, one was Yuki-san's former girlfriend, and the other was his senior sister who had been practicing Shogi with him since childhood.
But their relationship, though…
Just as they looked now.
They were simply sworn enemies.
Actually, it wasn't quite that bad at first.
When Kashiwazaki was still Yuki-san's girlfriend, although Sora Gin-ko disliked her, she couldn't say much.
And Kashiwazaki, as a girlfriend, was polite to her lover's senior sister.
However, three years ago, after Kashiwazaki and Yuki-san broke up.
The two could no longer communicate normally.
Sora Gin-ko believed that Kashiwazaki, as Yuki-san's girlfriend, no matter how dissatisfied she was.
At the time when the Yuki family encountered misfortune.
She shouldn't have broken up with Yuki-san, leaving him behind.
Even if she wanted to break up, she should have done it afterwards, at a different time.
As for Kashiwazaki, she was completely unaware of the Yuki family's affairs.
The two of them, due to personality clashes and lack of dating experience.
Ultimately, they broke up.
But when they first broke up, Kashiwazaki had thought about salvaging their relationship.
Then, she found out that Yuki-san had disappeared from the world.
He had transferred from Tokyo, abandoned his rented apartment, and was completely unreachable.
She contacted Sora Gin-ko, the intermediary, only to receive an extremely hostile response.
So, the feud between the two of them began.
“You kind of person, after abandoning him three years ago, what are you trying to do now by reappearing?”
Sora Gin-ko gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with unclear emotions.
It was obvious that this woman had done such a terrible thing.
But in the blink of an eye, she had moved back into Yuki-san's apartment.
And she hadn't even mentioned it to her.
Sora Gin-ko felt stabbed in the back.
“Huh? What are you talking about? It's completely nonsensical.”
What do you mean I abandoned him?
Kashiwazaki felt that Sora Gin-ko's words were completely unfathomable.
Fortunately, the confrontation did not continue.
There was a sound of a key opening the door from the entrance.
Yuki-san walked into the apartment and saw the extra pair of women's leather shoes by the entrance. He blinked.
Kashiwazaki's friend?
Yuki-san shook his head.
No way.
Kashiwazaki Shizuka, how could she possibly have a friend.
With that prickly personality of hers, anyone who got close to her would get pricked twice. It would be a miracle if she could make friends.
If he had to say, maybe Eriri was one.
But Eriri visiting his place was even more of a miracle.
“You seem to be thinking about something quite disrespectful, Yuki-kun.”
Kashiwazaki said in an unkind tone.
“No, I wasn't.”
Yuki-san raised his eyes and saw Kashiwazaki and his senior sister.
Sora Gin-ko today, as usual, wore a dark blue sailor uniform.
She also had a red ribbon tied around her chest, highlighting the cuteness of the sailor uniform.
The most eye-catching was the black ribbon around her delicate white neck.
Sora Gin-ko's neck was already exceptionally beautiful, and this ribbon served as the perfect finishing touch.
Silver hair, delicate face, she was a petite super beauty.
It was a pity that her current trashy look was slightly ruining the atmosphere…
Huh? Could that be a bonus?
“Gin-ko, good morning. Did you come all the way to Tokyo to pick me up and go to the Shogi club?”
Yuki-san showed a surprised expression, happily saying.
Seeing Yuki-san so happy because of her appearance, Sora Gin-ko's cold expression melted slightly.