The Tsundere-Type Office Lady Invites Me

Lately, I find myself spacing out a lot.

It's been five days since that shocking incident... Honestly, I can barely focus on my university lectures. The professor's voice just goes in one ear and out the other, like background music.

What keeps replaying in my mind is that exchange from that day.

'You don't have to answer me. From now on... I'll stay by your side and prove how I feel!'

That was what she said, cutting me off when I asked if maybe she just had an idealized image of me as an older guy, and whether her feelings might change once she met more men.

Yuka's face as she left with a smile... seemed so full of life.

Honestly, that's what I think. Middle school is such an emotionally turbulent time, and it just happened to be me this time. She'll surely experience all kinds of romances and heartbreaks from here on.

When she said it with such a happy expression, I couldn't just brush her off. She was really cute, after all. And I'm a guy, too.

Since then, Yuka's been contacting me pretty proactively.

Like Yuka said, I'd always thought of her as a little sister, so I never dreamed she might have feelings for me...