Incomprehensible
Before moving on to another topic like we agreed, I brought up something from the past. About that one time, during my date with Himeko, when she asked me to hold her hand on the bus.
From how unusual it was, I suspected that she already liked me back then. But given her attitude after it, I could be wrong.
And so, I put her on the spot to clear that up… Surprisingly, she didn’t brush it away and properly answered me. Compared to her bashful look earlier, Itou put on a neutral expression as though narrating something she deemed insignificant.
Or so that was my first impression. Halfway through her answer, guilt crept up on her face. Furthermore, she grimaced from remembering it. “No. I don’t like you yet at that time. When I asked you to hold my hand, it was part of my plan to make Nee-sama see you in a bad light. I believed that showing her that her man was holding her sister’s hand would put on a crack on your relationship… ”