"I'm not a kid anymore, you know."

To confirm how I felt, the only thing to do was stay in the room one more time... I wanted to give him a proper answer.

That was the suggestion I blurted out.

When I looked at Mie-kun, he seemed unusually flustered, and his expression also looked a little annoyed.

"...Just so you know, I'm not a kid anymore either. Are you inviting me knowing that?"

Even I could tell that the eyes staring steadily at me held a mix of emotions.