A Funny Situation
When Yuika-senpai returned, Minori-senpai had already moved back to her seat. Although there should still be traces of what we did present on her face, the orange-haired girl failed to notice it.
After that, I escorted both of them back to their classrooms. Not a lot has changed but in terms of my relationship with them, I made a major breakthrough.
With Yuika-senpai, her prejudice was already gone. What she needed was to see me upholding my promise of taking care of her. Not in the sense of being her boyfriend, of course. But rather, as a member of the opposite gender she could feel comfortable to be with. What that bastard of a childhood friend did to her left a long-lasting scar on her. Both physically and emotionally. I shouldn’t rush it and could only try to patiently help her wave through it.