After Being Dumped With the Insult, “You’re So Clingy!” and Finding Her in Despair, I Kept Encouraging My Beautiful Classmate and as a Result, That Beautiful Girl Started Directing Her Heavy Emotions Toward Me Instead, but Since I Like Emotionally Heavy Girls, It’s No Problem - 36

Chapter 36: The Two Who Are United

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“I love you, Futaba! So don’t be my fake girlfriend, be my real girlfriend!”

I confessed the cry of my heart to Futaba. Ever since I realized these feelings, those were the words I had wanted to say all along. Until now, there had been many inner conflicts that kept me from saying them. But now I could say proudly that I loved her.

I waited for Futaba’s reply. If my prediction was correct, then she should also…

“Fufu♡ Fufufufufufu♡”

However, instead of accepting my confession or rejecting it, Futaba simply laughed happily. Holding both the confusion of “Was my guess wrong?” and the tension of “What will she say?” in my heart, I waited for the next words she would speak.

“Could you say it one more time?”

“Huh?”

The words that came from her mouth were completely unexpected.

…Had she not heard the confession just now? We were less than fifty centimeters apart, and I thought I had said it quite loudly. But if she hadn’t heard it, it couldn’t be helped. I’d say it as many times as needed.

“I love you, Futaba!”

“Fufu♡ Fufufufufufu♡ Ichika-kun says you ‘like’ me, but just how much do you like me?”

“How much…?”

Her unexpected response left me momentarily at a loss for words, but I quickly gathered my thoughts. Futaba was cute, a great cook, kind, easy to talk to, and fun to be around. Those alone were more than enough reasons to fall in love with her. On top of that, she had saved my heart when it had been trapped in darkness.

For me, she was like a goddess—no, a savior. So there was no one in my life who could surpass Futaba. That was what I truly believed.

“The most in the world… no, the most in the universe! There’s no one above Futaba for me. If you weren’t here, Futaba, I’d fall apart.”

“Fufufufufufu♡ The most in the universe, you say. I see… so that’s the answer you chose…”

Futaba laughed happily once again and continued speaking.

“Then what kind of relationship do you want with me, the one you love most in the universe, Ichika-kun?”

That was obvious.

“I don’t want to be your fake boyfriend, I want to be your real boyfriend! I want to be with you forever, Futaba! I don’t want to be apart from you!”

“Fufufufufufu♡ Haa… haa…♡ Are those words really true? Haa… haa…♡”

Before I realized it, Futaba’s expression had changed from cheerful to something closer to ecstasy. Up until now, she had only laughed at everything I said, and I hadn’t been able to grasp her true feelings. But seeing that expression, I became certain that my words were making her happy and I pressed on.

“Yeah, I swear to God! If you want, I’ll declare it right here and now! ‘I, Ichika Kokonoe, love Futaba Jujoji more than anyone else in this universe! No, I love her!’”

“Haa… haa…♡ I can’t hold back anymore…♡”

“Mmgh!?”

Suddenly, I felt a soft sensation on my lips. Right in front of me was Futaba’s face in extreme close-up. There was no mistake. We were kissing. Not on the cheek, but with our lips pressed together. The special act shared between two people who love each other…

Understanding Futaba’s feelings, I closed my eyes and accepted her kiss.

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…How long had we stayed like that?

“Pwah!”

Futaba, who had probably run out of breath, pulled her lips away. Grabbing my face with both hands, she looked at me with the same ecstatic expression as before and spoke of her love.

“So you finally said it. Ahh… Ichika-kun, I love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you love you♡”

And she repeated the word love again and again, pouring out her feelings. It was as if a dam that had been holding back the waters called emotion had finally burst.

“Fufufufufufu♡ At last, at last… my wish has come true♡ Haa… haa…♡ I’ve secured your word, you know? You can’t take it back anymore. You have to love me forever♡ Never let me go♡ For your entire life!♡”

“Yeah! A man never goes back on his word!”

Futaba’s face showed overwhelming emotion as she pressed her lips to mine again. Of course, I accepted it.

“Pwah… Ah, and of course, I absolutely won’t tolerate cheating. If you ever turn your eyes toward another woman…”

A few minutes later, Futaba pulled her lips away again. This time, her joyful expression from earlier had changed. She looked at me with the same intense gaze I had once seen before. Somehow, it felt like there was no light in her eyes.

…Some people might call this kind of possessiveness or love from a lover “too heavy.” But for me, it felt comforting. Because it meant she loved me that much.

If you’re a man, then you should accept your girlfriend’s love head-on, especially if her love is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.

“Don’t worry. For me, there’s only you, Futaba.”

In response to her, I leaned in and kissed her first this time.

…It had taken many twists and turns to reach this point, but at last, we had truly become real lovers.

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