As I stepped out of the school gates, my heart felt a little heavier than usual. Today's session at the Service Club was different. Yukinon and Hikki had seemed to be more in sync than ever, their banters, their gazes. While I was happy to see them getting along so well, a part of me felt... jealous.

I mean it's not like I had expected anything to change between us but seeing them grow closer like that. I took a deep breath and decided to take a stroll through the park before heading home.