I Can Distinguish the Twin Sister - Chapter 32

　Everyone has his or her own weakness.

　In the case of exercise, some people are good about it, some people can do it normally, and some people can’t or have a hard time with it.

“….Ah.”

　The ball rolled in front of the goal, and Yoshiki tried to kick it as hard as he could.

　He missed. He even fell on his buttocks with the same momentum, and some people laughed at him while holding their stomachs.

” Aww… “

“Are you okay? “

“Ah… sorry.”

　I reach out my hand to him and help him to stand up.

　It was now time for physical education, and we were playing soccer, which should be called reward time after the exercise.

　Well, it’s called reward time, but it’s not particularly interesting for those who are not good at sports or not interested in playing soccer in the first place ―at least, it must be the case for Yoshiki, who is not good at sports.

“…I’m so uncool.”

“It can’t be helped. Yoshiki is not good at sports, to begin with.”

　There are people who are still laughing. Well, you can find those types of people everywhere.

　I’m not so sure if there are any soccer team members among them, but I guess it’s better that they didn’t straightforwardly throw insults at him… Then one of the boys shouted out.

“You’re so f*cking stupid! You’re lucky there are no girls here. I wouldn’t be able to stand it if even the girls laughed at me! “

“ugh…”

　I glared at him sharply, telling him not to overdo it.

　However, I’m not that conspicuous, not that influential, not that I can scare him with my stare… so he just wiggles his finger at me and provokes me.

“It’s okay, Akito. I’m the cause, and I don’t care.”

” …I see. Well, I could have been the one being laughed at.”

“Ha-ha, then you’re lucky it’s me. I’m too much of a klutz in sports.”

　I pat Yoshiki on the back, who is still down on himself.

“Don’t talk like that too much.”

” …my bad.”

　There’s no need to apologize.

　Well, it seems there was another guy like me who couldn’t keep his mouth shut when Yoshiki was mocked like this.

“I can’t stand it when my best friend is being laughed at. I’m going to confront him now.”

“Masashi?! I’m fine! “

　Yes, it’s Masashi.

　Not only is he an active member of the soccer club, but he loves the sport of soccer, and he can’t stand Yoshiki being made fun of because of it.

　However, I understand his feelings, but if he is provoked here, it will be just what they want.

　So let’s settle this fair and square in a soccer match.

“Yoshiki’s taking a break, so it’s me and Masashi’s turn next.”

“Hm? Yeah, I see… Ahaha, are you up for it? “

“I’m not good at soccer, remember? “

“That’s okay. Just pass it to me, and I’ll put it in the goal.”

“Got it.”

　So, I’ll do my best, even if it’s not avenging the enemy.

　It seems that Yoshiki twisted his ankle when he fell down, and he was asked to rest.

　His legs seem okay, but I want him to take good care of them.

“We’ll help you, both of you.”

“We’ll show them what we can do.”

“Masashi! I’m up for it! “

　Besides Masashi and me, many of my classmates saw what we were doing and took our side.

　Then we took on those who laughed at Yoshiki, mainly using Masashi as a starting point.

　For Yoshiki’s sake… we worked harder than usual, and we were sweating hard by the time the gym class was over.

　As it turned out, we won, and they sniffled and returned to the classroom the moment they were dispirited and lost.

“That’s Masashi carrying the game, isn’t it? “

“They also had a soccer team member, too, but we still managed to win…”

“Akito! And Masashi! You were so cool! “

　I didn’t do much at all.

　But I’m glad Yoshiki feels better now.

“Well, we should go back.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

　Then we went back to the classroom.

　There was a little trouble, well, it is an exaggeration to say it was an accident… because nothing happened after that.

　It was already afternoon, and the rest was a digestive game, if I may say so.

” …… “

　In the last class hour, when the students, including myself, were at the peak of sleepiness, I saw a little unusual sight.

　It was the sight of Yomi, one of the two beautiful sisters, about to fall asleep.

　It may be because she said she was not as good at studying as Rin’ne, but still, it was rare to see Yomi almost falling asleep like that.

“So let’s take a look at this… hm? “

　Then the teacher seemed to have noticed.

　He did not call her right away but called out Yomi’s name after checking the seating order from the roster.

“Yomi-san.”

“uh…yes.”

　Yomi looks up quickly, but I can see that her cheeks are immediately turning red.

　If it had been anyone else, I’m sure they would have giggled, but with Yomi, the only ones that dare to do that are only Rin’ne or a close friend at best.

“Are you tired…? “

　I talked to her again this morning, but she didn’t seem to be so tired… Well, maybe it’s not something to worry about, and she just wants to sleep.

　I’m sleepy, too, though.

　My eyelids get heavier and heavier as I write, so I try to resist sleepiness by poking the tip of a mechanical pencil on the back of my hand or my cheek.

“That’s all for today. Day duty, give the order.”

　After the order, the class is over.

　All I had to do was to wait for the end of the class… but I went to Yomi because she seemed still a little sleepy, and I was curious without thinking about anything in particular.

“Ah, Akito-kun.”

“What’s wrong? “

　Surrounded by their friends, the two responded to me.

　The other boys and girls know that we are good friends, so they don’t put up a wall but keep their eyes on us.

　While the girls and the other students were paying attention to us, ―I turned my attention to Yomi.

“You looked very sleepy. Are you okay? Yomi?”

“Yep. I’m totally fine… I mean, I was just really sleepy today.”

“fufu, don’t sleep during class time, so the teacher won’t be mad at you.”

　I was worried that there was something wrong with Yomi, but I was relieved to see that it didn’t seem to be the case.

　But then I noticed something.

　I recognized them in front of the class, and without any hesitation, I identified her as “Yomi.”

” …Nagase-kun? Do you know which one they are? “

　Their friend asked me, and I nodded my head.

　There was a clear difference between Yomi, who was sleepy, and Rin’ne, who was not, so I wondered if it was that strange.