Things We Can Do Together 3

Synopsis

Mio Orishioji doesn’t look like a mother of one at all.

My encounter with her was pure chance.

When I opened the shoe locker to head home, I found women’s indoor shoes inside.

They belonged to my junior, Torio Orishioji.

As I was about to leave, I happened to find what my junior was looking for.

(Apparently it was hidden by a jealous child from someone cute, honest, and a bit mature.)

Invited to her home as thanks for finding it, I was greeted by her mother, Mio.

Confused by this alluring, mature woman before me.

(The age gap seemed too large for sisters, yet too small for parent and child…?)

Unable to gauge their relationship as the conversation grew awkward, Torio left for cram school, leaving Mio and me alone.

Worried about whether Torio was being bullied, I tried to comfort Mio while admitting, “I wouldn’t know since my dating experience equals my age—which is zero.”

When the conversation paused, Mio asked me:

“By the way, is it really true you’ve never dated a girl?”

To my confirmation, she said something surprising…