Prologue

We were in the middle of breakfast the morning after our flower-viewing party when Yuki suddenly shot out of her chair, fists clenched, and yelled, “I get that this might come off as weird, but honestly, I’m just jealous!”

I had no idea what she was talking about, but she seemed to be completely serious.

Apparently Haruka was just as confused as I was. “What’s the matter all of a sudden, Yuki?” she asked.

Yuki was staring down at the table, so I followed her gaze.Oh, Touya and I each got an extra slice of peach. We’re a party of seven, so it’s only natural that when dividing a couple of peaches evenly, we’d end up with two extra slices. Did Haruka put the extra slices on our plates because we’re guys?

“If you want my extra slice, here—just take it,” I said.

Unlike Touya, I wasn’t a big eater, so I tossed my extra slice at Yuki, and she caught it in her mouth.

“Dash not it!” Yuki slurred as she chewed. She broke into a grin. “Thanks for sharing, though. It’s so good.”

Natsuki, however, was frowning. “Yuki, Nao-kun, behave yourselves,” she scolded us.

Meanwhile, Haruka was warning the sisters not to imitate us.

“Oh yeah, sorry,” I said. “I should probably be a better example.”

“Yeah, definitely,” said Yuki. “You should have