Chapter 9: Kasumigaoka Rival

Chapter 9: Kasumigaoka Rival

Knock knock knock...

The sound of knocking echoed from the entrance.

Kasumigaoka, who rarely wakes up early, raised an eyebrow.

Yukima Azuma had gone out for a run this morning.

She had gotten used to his routine over the past few days.

But if it was Yukima Azuma coming back, he should have used his key to open the door.

Could he have forgotten his key? It would be very unusual for him to do something so careless.

As she thought this, Kasumigaoka walked toward the entrance.

Other than this possibility, she couldn't think of any other reason.

And at this early hour, who would visit this apartment?

Could it be a beautiful silver-haired woman coming to visit?

With a click, Kasumigaoka opened the front door.

"Forget even a key? How useless..."

Her sharp words were cut short.

Standing outside the door was a small, beautiful girl with silver hair.

At this moment, she was holding a folding fan, gently tapping it against her neck, looking somewhat impatient.

But she stopped for a moment,

Clearly encountering an unexpected situation.

Her eyes widened.

Sora Ginko stared at the woman who appeared in the apartment.

"Tch!"

The sound of tongue clicking was clearly a sign of dissatisfaction.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression also slightly changed.

"Why... why is this 'fat' girl here?"

"What are you doing here?"

Both of them spoke up to question each other.

Then, they stood facing each other at the entrance.

Sora Ginko glared at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was not afraid, crossing her arms, sneering, and looking back at her.

After a long silence, Sora Ginko averted her gaze, said nothing, and stepped into the apartment.

Kasumigaoka Utaha did not stop her.

After all, she currently had no authority to stop Sora Ginko.

Moreover, if she really blocked her at the door,

When Yukima Azuma came back, she would be in the wrong and would be at a disadvantage.

Still, even though she couldn't stop Sora Ginko from entering, Kasumigaoka Utaha had other ways to retaliate.

"The disposable slippers are on the bottom shelf of the shoe cabinet, please feel free to use them."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a smile, then turned away, her footsteps on the white slippers making a clicking sound.

"Tch!"

Sora Ginko clicked her tongue again.

She looked at the disposable slippers on the bottom shelf of the shoe cabinet.

Then, she took off her small leather shoes.

Her slender toes, covered by black socks, directly touched the wooden floor.

The floor of the apartment was very clean; Yukima Azuma often hired someone to clean it regularly, so walking barefoot on the floor was not an issue.

.....

The two sat facing each other in the living room, a cold air spreading between them.

They had known each other for a long time.

After all, one was Yukima Azuma's ex-girlfriend, and the other is a senior sister who studied shogi together since childhood.

But their relationship now...

Looking at the situation right now, it was clear they were enemies.

In fact, it hadn't been like this from the beginning.

When Kasumigaoka Utaha was still Yukima Azuma's girlfriend, Sora Ginko didn't like her, but she wouldn't say anything too harsh.

And Kasumigaoka Utaha, as the girlfriend, had treated her boyfriend's senior sister with a certain level of respect.

However, three years ago, when Kasumigaoka Utaha and Yukima Azuma broke up,

Their relationship could never return to what it had been.

Sora Ginko thought that, as Yukima Azuma's ex-girlfriend, no matter how dissatisfied she might be,

At the time of the incident at Yukima's house,

Kasumigaoka Utaha shouldn't have broken up with him and abandoned him like that.

Even if they broke up, she should have waited for a better time.

But Kasumigaoka Utaha had no idea about what had happened at Yukima's house.

The two of them, because of clashing personalities and lack of experience in love,

Had ended up breaking up.

However, as soon as they broke up, Kasumigaoka Utaha had thought about reconciling.

But when she turned back, she found that Yukima Azuma seemed to have disappeared from the world.

He transferred schools from Tokyo, the apartment was abandoned, and he couldn't be reached.

When contacting Sora Ginko, who had been the intermediary, she only received a rude attitude.

Thus, their relationship had been severed from that point on.

"What's a person like you doing here? You abandoned him three years ago, now you're back?"

Sora Ginko gritted her teeth, her gaze full of indescribable emotions.

Clearly, the person before her had done something unforgivable at that time,

Yet now, just a moment later, she had returned to live in Yukima Azuma's apartment.

And this had never been mentioned to her.

Sora Ginko felt betrayed.

"What? What are you talking about? There's no reason for that at all."

How could she say that I abandoned him?

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that Sora Ginko's words didn't make sense at all.

Fortunately, the verbal sparring didn't last long.

The sound of a door opening from the hallway was heard.

Yukima Azuma stepped into the apartment, seeing the small pair of women's leather shoes by the door, and raised an eyebrow.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai's friend?"

Yukima Azuma shook his head.

Was this a joke?

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't have friends.

With her hedgehog-like personality, who could get close without getting pricked?

If it had to be said, maybe Eriri.

But if Eriri came all the way here, it would be a strange thing indeed.

"I can tell you're thinking something rude, Yukima-kun," Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke up, her tone displeased.

"It's nothing."

Yukima Azuma looked up and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sora Ginko.

Today, Sora Ginko was just as usual, wearing a dark blue sailor uniform.

There was a red silk scarf on her chest, accentuating the cuteness of the sailor outfit.

The most striking feature was the black choker around her neck.

Sora Ginko's neck was already flawless, and this choker highlighted her beauty even more.

With short silver hair and a delicate face, she was indeed a petite, beautiful girl.

It was just that the disdainful look she had now slightly ruined the atmosphere...

Hmm? Or maybe that look just adds to the excitement?

"Ginko, good morning. Did you come to Tokyo just to go to the Shogi club with me?"

Yukima Azuma said with a cheerful smile, his face full of surprise.

Seeing Yukima Azuma pleased by her appearance, Sora Ginko's cold gaze seemed to soften just a little.