Interrupting my grim musing, a cheery voice resounded.
"Oppa...!"
The two of us reflexively turned our heads as someone came running over. Hardly slowing down before reaching us, the girl leaped into the Protagonist's chest with a forceful hug.
Even my eyes widened at the incident as I watched the Protagonist double over from the impact, barely able to catch the aggressor in his arms and taking a few steps backward to stabilise.
"Gh-?! S-Sehee, what did I tell you about jumping at me like that..."
"Hehehe, it's fine~! Anyway, you deserve it―I woke up this morning and you were gone! You don't know how worried I was...!"
"Haaa..."
Sighing greatly like that as if he was troubled, I felt like I could read the Protagonist's mind at that moment.
'He's probably thinking something like "that's exactly why I didn't tell you", right? Hah.'
