Jitsu -A different story-

"Ehhhh?! You're lying, aren't you?" Kazumi's expression was quite interesting to see, plus the way she had grabbed Kurono by the collar of his shirt while shaking him made it seem like a rather comical situation.

Kurono wanted to tell her that what he had told her was true, but that movement was making him dizzy a little so that he could only continue listening to Kazumi's voice.

"How am I to believe that Shizune-san is older than us?! She doesn't even seem to be in her thirties!" With those words, it was quite clear that Kazumi was acting that way from the information Kurono had just told her a few moments ago.

Kurono had taken her hands to stop experiencing that situation. He also understood her feelings a little since he had also been surprised the first time Shizune told him her age, but he had no reason to lie.

"Well, you must believe it, if I wanted to lie to you, I would think of something better." Kurono touched his neck a little after being free. At that time, he had already told all the important points about Shizune to Kazumi, so it was inevitable that more questions would come from her.

"It's amazing… Maybe she knows the secret of eternal youth…" Sensing Kurono looking at her with a serious look, Kazumi stopped exaggerating all that. "Alright, it's just kind of surprising. I thought you actually captured the heart of a woman younger than you, but it seems you like being the young man in the relationship."

Kurono ignored her teasing comments, although he wasn't going to deny or accept that.

"Besides, she already has a daughter… I hope that doesn't cause you some problems. It can be difficult to be accepted." Kazumi told him that she had seen many times those situations where a relationship didn't work out because of that.

"Don't worry, Rena-san fully supports us in this." Kurono explained Rena's situation a bit since they were at that point.

"The world really is a handkerchief... So her husband works in your company, it seems that I shouldn't worry too much about you if you have the situation well under control." Kazumi had a thoughtful expression after hearing all that, now she knew a little better the situation, so she thought there was no more sense in hiding. "If that's all, we'd better go with Shizune-san, we'll leave her alone without saying anything."

"Yes, in the best case, she will have frozen because of nerves..." Kurono agreed with Kazumi and said those words unconsciously thinking of Shizune.

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As if they were words spoken by a seer, Shizune's figure was totally still a little near the entrance of the gym while in her hands squeezed the small bag where she had the things she had brought to at least reduce a little the nervousness that it was tormenting her.

She had been like that ever since she saw how Kurono was dragged away by Kazumi without letting him say anything. Some time had passed, and she had moved a little away from the entrance thinking of not disturbing, but she was aware of some looks that were directed towards her, perhaps they were not important, but they made her even more nervous.

But as if it were a savior sent from the very heavens for her, Kurono's figure had quickly appeared in her sight causing the air and natural color of her to return to Shizune.

"Kurono-kun…" Shizune couldn't help but call out to him at that moment with a grateful voice making Kurono realize that he was right.

"I'm sorry..." Kurono was about to apologize to Shizune for leaving her alone, plus he wanted to explain a little more about Kazumi, but it seemed like he wasn't going to be the one to do it.

"I'm sorry I stole Kurono, Shizune-san!" Kazumi's voice was loud enough for the entire gym to hear, anyone could see that her body was showing a deep bow as she apologized to Shizune, but before she could say anything, Kazumi's voice continued to be heard. "The thing is that it was a huge surprise for me, who would have thought that today I would meet my little brother's first girlfriend?"

That apology, in addition to those words, surprised Shizune quite a bit. She had unconsciously turned her gaze from her to Kurono, and she saw how he nodded a little making her even more surprised.

"Ehhhh... It seems like she didn't know..." Kazumi watched the interaction between the two and realized that she had talked too much again, but she knew that it was best to change the subject quickly. "Never mind, let's go back to before, I wanted to introduce myself one more time. Nice to meet you, Shizune-san. As I had said before, my name is Akiyama Kazumi, I am Kurono's older sister."

Now, Kazumi had raised her hand to greet Shizune properly, she also took her hand in accepting the greeting, but then a question was generated in Shizune's head as she came out of her mouth at the same time.

"Older sister?" Shizune was a bit confused since she remembered everything Kurono had told her, so it seemed strange to her that someone introduced herself as his family.

Kazumi realized this and was quick to explain everything.

"I guess Kurono already told you about the past… Your thoughts are not wrong, Kurono and I are not blood relatives, but we have known each other since we were little since we grew up in the same orphanage. I am a year older than him, so that's why he considers me his older sister and I treat him like my little brother, haha!" Kazumi said that without any problem, there were so many memories from that time, both sad and happy, but she had long ago learned to live with them and just focus on positive things just like Kurono.

Shizune understood after hearing that and couldn't help but unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief, deep inside her were still the words Rena had told her about there being a huge number of enemies outside, but knowing the whole situation had calmed her down enough.

"So that was it… Don't worry, Kazumi-san. Actually, I'm glad to meet someone close to Kurono-kun, maybe this is sudden, but I'd like to get to know you better if possible, hehe." Shizune said that while a beautiful smile appeared on her face. That was enough to captivate Kurono, but it seemed that he wasn't the only one under that effect.

"Of course, I also want to get to know you a lot more, Shizune-san. What's more, if Kurono ever treats you badly, I'll make sure to comfort you, I'll even do it in bed, maybe you'll forget about Kurono after that, ufufu." A strange laugh and expression were what Kazumi was showing at that moment.

Shizune didn't know what to reply, but before she could say anything else, a sound was present.

"Bam!" As if repeating a similar scene, Kazumi was hit this time causing that sound to be produced, but unlike what she had done, the hit she received was on her head because Kurono's hand had fallen about her.

Kazumi quickly touched her head as small moans of pain came out of her mouth, Shizune didn't understand what was happening, but Kurono's voice reached her at that moment.

"Shizune-chan, be a little careful with Kazumi-nee." Kurono's warning sounded quite serious. Shizune wanted to ask him why he said that, but the same answer came from Kurono as he scratched his cheek a bit trying to explain everything. "You see... Kazumi-nee actually likes girls."