Chapter 45: Conflicts From Two Worlds
After Eriri saw Shiina Mahiru, she was silent for a moment, but when she realized the other party was also silent, she couldn't stand the atmosphere and decided to break it.
"Aragaki and I are in the same club, and Moeha and I are good friends. What about you?"
Unlike her usual rich-girl persona at school, Eriri was'showing her true colors' at this moment. Perhaps she felt there was no need to hide in front of Aragaki Moeha, or perhaps she believed Shiina Mahiru wouldn't spread the word. In any case, Eriri was displaying her true personality to the Shiina Sisters.
"As for me, Aragaki helped me, and Kaede is also good friends with Moeha. Aragaki visited my house last time, so today we're here to return the favor..."
Shiina Mahiru patiently explained, and as she did, she pointed to the cake on the table.
"Eh? Bringing cake...?"
Looking at the cake on the table, Eriri felt a sudden pang of regret. Today, she had only focused on grabbing her gaming equipment and light novels when she went home, completely forgetting to buy some cake or something for Aragaki Moeha on the way. Thinking about it, she felt a bit miscalculated.
While Eriri was regretting on her own, Shiina Mahiru was also observing the 'goddess' of the academy in front of her. Different from her image at school, Eriri was dressed casually at the moment, but the aura she exuded was vastly different.
"Could this be Sawamura-san's true self?"
Looking at the Blonde Girl in front of her, Shiina Mahiru maintained a smile on her face, but her thoughts had already drifted far away. Unlike Eriri, although she also hid her true self at school, she wouldn't be like Eriri, who was practically two different people.
While Shiina Mahiru was pondering, Eriri had already recovered, but with two extra people in the living room, Eriri no longer had the desire to continue playing games. Moreover, since Aragaki Takiya wasn't home, she felt a bit awkward facing Shiina Mahiru.
"Oh right, Moeha, when will your brother be back...?"
Shiina Mahiru and Shiina Kaede sat on the north sofa in the living room, while Eriri naturally chose the south sofa. As she chose the sofa, she also took Aragaki Moeha's hand; holding someone's hand indeed helped alleviate her awkwardness.
"Brother will probably be home around six-thirty..."
Feeling the warmth in her hand, Aragaki Moeha was very happy, because everything was now developing in the direction she hoped. Her parents were already friends, and she believed they would soon achieve the lover relationship of the previous world, and after that, everything would be perfectly complete.
Compared to Aragaki Moeha's happiness, Shiina Kaede, at the other end of the living room, was on high alert. In fact, she had been observing Eriri ever since she entered the door. Although she was somewhat uncertain, Shiina Kaede still felt that the Blonde Girl in front of her was related to the almost disappearing feeling she had experienced before.
Since there were other people in the living room, Shiina Kaede chose to send messages directly via Line.
"Mom, do you think this person in front of us might be the one who almost made me disappear last time?"
"Buzz~"
The moment the phone message was successfully sent, Shiina Mahiru's phone in her pocket also vibrated. As she was about to take out her phone, she suddenly saw Shiina Kaede's expression next to her, and immediately understood everything.
"I'm not sure either, because the girl I saw at school last time wasn't her..."
Looking at the message from her daughter, Shiina Mahiru felt an inexplicable sense of urgency. If things developed this way, how would she and Aragaki Takiya end up together in the future? She had no idea at all right now.
"Oh right, I can ask Kaede..."
Thinking that there was someone from the future next to her, Shiina Mahiru decided to gather information first. After all, the current situation was too vague, and she had no clue.
"Kaede, do you remember how Dad and Mom got together in the previous world?"
Along with sending the message, Shiina Mahiru was nervous but also a little curious.
Because of the umbrella incident last time, she still had a slight fondness for Aragaki Takiya, but it was only a slight fondness. She didn't love him yet, and he seemed to have other close female acquaintances. So, what would the future hold?
While anticipating, Shiina Mahiru was also observing Shiina Kaede's reaction. However, to her surprise, Shiina Kaede, upon receiving the message, first froze for a moment, then slowly began to type.
"Buzz~"
As the message was successfully sent, Shiina Mahiru quickly checked her phone, but the message from Shiina Kaede left her feeling confused.
"Dad and Mom met because of the umbrella incident, but Mom told me that Dad was always a loner before he met Mom."
Looking at the text on her phone, Shiina Mahiru didn't know what to say. If it was truly as Shiina Kaede said, then where did Eriri and Aragaki Moeha in the living room come from?
Shiina Mahiru finished reading the message and gave up on asking further. She didn't believe her daughter would have memory errors on such a crucial matter, but since it had happened, that meant... "Is it the butterfly effect?"
For some reason, that phrase suddenly popped into Shiina Mahiru's mind. Shiina Kaede's key memories couldn't be wrong, and she didn't believe she would hide anything from her child on such a matter. So the problem lay with... Shiina Kaede herself?
"No, no, Kaede didn't do anything..."
Shiina Mahiru's brain was working furiously. She could easily solve the Math Olympiad problems at school, but for some reason, when facing this problem, her brain kept short-circuiting.
At this moment, the Shiina Sisters in the living room were deep in thought, contradictions and conflicts already occupying their minds. And similar to them, Aragaki Moeha at the other end of the living room also realized that something was amiss.
"Shiina-jiejie... and Kaede, I don't think I've ever seen them in the previous world, have I?"
Aragaki Moeha was also plunged into doubt. Due to circumstances, she had spent the most time with Sawamura Sayuri in the previous world, and the mischievous Sayuri would sometimes tell her stories about how her parents met to cheer her up... But she had never heard Sayuri talk about what was happening now. She had even heard of Aki Tomoya, but why had she never heard of Shiina Mahiru, who was friends with her father?
Since Sayuri in this world didn't know those things, Aragaki Moeha couldn't ask those questions, seemingly stuck in a loop... "Wait, shouldn't I just focus on getting Dad and Mom together now?"
Aragaki Moeha, deep in thought, suddenly realized that she probably didn't need to dwell on these questions at all. After all, Dad and Mom were destined to be together. As long as she sped up the process, the answers didn't seem that important.
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