But, if she does that, she will fall into this spiral of never-ending guilt and obligation towards him. 'I will marry Yuhi in a few weeks; once that happens, I won't et with this person anymore.' She will return to seeing Atsuro, who will beco her official doctor again.
Everything will return to normal, as for this person. No matter how much he tries to et with her, she won't see him again.
"Thank you so much for helping him. I know it's a bit too late to say this, but because of you, Ru didn't have to suffer as much."
He could still spend those few months running about and causing havoc with that foolish grin on his face. It's because of Sano's dicine and treatnt.
"When you say stuff like this, I am under the impression that you're still in love with Tsueno."
Sumire laughed weakly. "Do you truly want the answer to that?"
"I will pass. If I hear about you liking another guy, I will truly go crazy." Sano clicked his tongue, annoyed. "I am already annoyed."
"Mm, I can tell."
"Sumire, about Tsueno. Right now, he is-"
"I know." Sumire nodded. "Don't underestimate my connections."
"I have tried speaking to him, but he is good as ever with hiding."
Her sweat fell if both Eli and San had been trying to speak with him. It actually explains why he is running away.
"I don't know what he is planning but rest assured. That guy will never betray you."
Sumire blinked, hearing those words. "Were you worried that I would misunderstand?"
At those words, a tint of red appeared on Sano's face as he averted his gaze. "I an, I know what the dia are trying to do. I was worried that you would fall for it. I-I don't want you to-"
She crouched down and examined his expression. "You know I find this side of you very strange. You weren't this vulnerable when we were dating. You always acted calm in front of . Although you grumbled a little when things didn't go well for you. You never behaved like this."
"Su-sumire, I-" Sano stamred. "Y-you rember?"
He suddenly seems delighted. Does he think he is special because she rembers or sothing? It's simply because her mories are strong.
He has the expression of sobody who is truly in love with her. It's strange but interesting at the sa ti. It feels like if she so much holds his hand, his face would explode.
Maybe she should try it? Sumire hesitantly grabs hold of his hand, and his entire face turns several shades redder.
"It seems you truly do like ," Sumire mumbled.
"Did you not believe ?"
"I an, I did. But I thought you had so weird twisted fetish to still like the girl you tossed away."
"I didn't want to let you go, though."
"I understand that too, but it's not like you were particularly attached to when we were dating."
At those words, Sano frowned. "Is that what you thought? I only behaved like that because you tried to keep your distance from ."
"But, like, normally, wouldn't you be more persistent? Wouldn't you work harder to lt the icy facade of the woman you love, just like what Ru-" Sumire stopped before she could finish her sentence.
For a mont, neither spoke, and she felt a cold gust of wind blow across the room.
"Sorry, it's not like I want to compare you two. But after what Ru did for . I just thought maybe you could have tried harder if you were truly serious about ." Sumire chose her words carefully.
She didn't want to risk angering him. Her thoughts break off when he lets go of her hand and stands up. He walked over to the window and closed it.
"I was serious. But I just didn't know how to express myself. You were younger than ."
"I-I actually feel quite bad, you know, San. That's why I don't think we should keep eting." Sumire mumbled.
They both had their faults. San's cheating wasn't the only factor that destroyed their relationship. She shares a fair amount of the bla too. After acknowledging that, she realized it, they kept seeing each other. One day sothing may end up happening between them, not because she has any more feelings for him. But, because of guilt. If that happened, it would hurt him even more.
"I don't think this is the best way to get over , though."
"I have no more feelings for you," Sumire stated flatly.
"But you admit that you had so?"
Sumire just stared at him, speechless. Ever since San underwent those experints for her sake, his personality has beco even worse than hers.
A deep sigh crossed her lips. "Okay, so I did have so feelings for you. Don't you think it was natural since we were together for at least a year and a bit?"
"When?" Sano suddenly questioned.
"Huh?"
"When did you realize you felt sothing for ?" Sano asked seriously.
Are they really going to talk about this now? But this shouldn't surprise her. Whenever they et now, they end up speaking about regrets regarding their relationship.
Seeing Sano's serious gaze, Sumire knew she couldn't escape this one.
"The amusent park date. You only took that one ti, but it was probably around that ti."
"Probably?"
Sumire sighed, and she raised her hands as though she was surrendering. "Okay, not probably, but it was that ti. I started to think that maybe a future for the two of us was possible. Do you rember? That day, you were late, and you almost stood up. But even though it was raining, you rushed to co et . You abandoned your car halfway and ran to the location. The weather let up the mont you ca to . It was during that mont I thought, ah 'I can fall in love with him; it will be okay if it's him.' You had such honest and clear eyes back then; that's why I thought if it was you, it would be okay."
It was silly of her to have such thoughts. A girl like her entering a relationship with a normal person? It's not possible.
Her thoughts break off, seeing Sano slump sideways. Sumire stands up and rushes over. "Are you alright? You have a fever, right? You should lay down?"
Right at that mont, she felt a pair of lips on hers. She tried to break free, but Sano's grip on her wrist was strong. After a long, drawn-out five minutes, he lets her go.
"Y-you! It's because you do stuff like that." Sumire exclaid.
"Why can't I kiss you when I like you?" Sano questioned.
This person is unbelievable! The mont she shows him sympathy, he destroys her goodwill.
Sano leaned forward again, and she proceeded to back away when Sano whispered sothing in her ear.
"Oh."
He placed a bag of dication in her hands. "Take that; it should last until I return."
"Um, you won't be gone long, will you?"
"It shouldn't be long; continue to stick with Hino." Sano instructed.
With those words said, he pushed her out of the room, and Sumire stared at the door for a few minutes. She could hear a large thud sound coming from the inside, and she sighed.
His condition must be bad, after all. 'I will get Hino to check up on him later.'
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