Clearing her head
If caressing her head was enough to calm Fuyu down, this should’ve been over right away. Unfortunately, the girl kept a tight hold on the hem of my clothes as she maintained eye contact with me.
Watching the visible conflict flashing from her eyes, I opted to wait for the girl to make up her mind. She was probably in the process of making up her mind, right?
Thankfully, the wait was short. Fuyu exhaled through her nose before her lips parted.
However, the words that escaped from her mouth were different from my expectations.
"F-forget what I said, Onoda-kun. It's not your responsibility to clear my head. I… I brought this upon myself." Fuyu lowered her head, hiding her shameful expression.
She revisited her decision, huh?
But if we returned like this, her performance for her match might be affected.
“Don’t say that. You’re only looking out for Akane. That much, I understand. I should’ve been careful.”