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Chapter 92 – My Ninth Birthday (1)

My ninth birthday party felt a little lonely.

The guest list was almost the same as last year, but Gentarou-kun and Koshiro-kun were absent. More than that, ever since we came back from Atami, they haven’t even attended the study sessions at the main Ootori residence.

When I had Ryuichi-kun go—not to spy but just to visit—he found out that Uncle Genji had strictly forbidden them from setting foot in the main residence.

The official reason was that “kids should take it easy over spring break,” but considering that until now he’d been pushing them hard, telling them to do their best and not to lose to Ryuichi-kun, the sudden change in attitude was too suspicious for anyone to ignore.

Of course, everyone was puzzled and said they had no idea what was going on—but I could guess. I