I Don’t Like Endings Where the Person who Cheats Gets Forgiven, so I Will not Forgive Her

Chapter 32

A couple of days have passed since I started dating with Setsuna, and tomorrow is the day she’ll come over to stay at my place.

Setsuna is walking right beside me, wrapping her arms confidently around mine.

Is it just me being overly self-conscious or is Setsuna really smiling happily because she is thinking about the sleepover?

When she said that she is looking forward to the sleepover tomorrow, I can’t help but think so.

However, I’m more nervous right now than I am about her sleepover tomorrow.

“It’s okay Yukito. I know it’s a bit hard to tell mom about it, but she would never oppose our relationship.”

“That’s…I think so too, but…”

Today, I’m going to tell Setsuna’s mother about our relationship.

It seems that Setsuna has already explained to her mother why Yukina broke up with me, but still, I feel awkward about it.

I don’t know what I’m going to say to her mother.

Since I want our relationship to go smoothly and eventually getting married, I definitely have to talk about it with her mother at some point, so it’s not a big deal, but still, it makes me nervous.

Perhaps sensing my nervousness, Setsuna looks at me with concern and says,

“…if you really don’t want to do this today Yukito, we can just do it another day.”

“…no, it’s okay. I want to marry you in the future, Setuna, so I think it’s better to say it sooner rather than later.”

Setsuna’s mother has been taking a good care of me since I was a child.

Also, when I was dating Yukina, I used to meet her quite often, so I’m sure it will be okay.

I take a deep breath to calm myself down.

However, when I look beside me, Setsuna who was standing right next to me just now is no longer there.

Wondering where she has gone, I look behind.

Setsuna is standing in the middle of the road with tears streaming down her cheeks.

Hurriedly, I run over, wipe her tears, and ask her what’s going on.

“What’s wrong, Setsuna? Are you feeling unwell?”

“…n-no, that’s not it. It’s just that…knowing that Yukito is thinking about marrying me made me so happy that I started crying. D-Don’t just say those words that sound like a proposal out of nowhere like that. That’s not fair. Don’t just say something like that so casually. Let me prepare myself emotionally, let me prepare my heart!”

With that, Setsuna hugs me like a koala and wipes her tears on my shirt.

Now that I think about it, those words are indeed sound like some kind of proposal.

…I didn’t think much of it when I said so, but thinking about it now makes me really embarrassed.

My face turns bright red.

It takes Setsuna a few minutes to calm herself down.

Then once she has calmed down, we continue walking.

Chapter 33

After walking for a while, we have finally arrived at Setsuna’s house.

“Ojamashimasu.”

“Welcome, Yukito-kun. Please come in.”

When we enter Setsuna’s house, Kaori-san greets me at the entrance.

“Excuse me. Here, please take this if you’d like.”

“You don’t have to be so considerate. You’ve been to our house many times.”

Then, I’m led into the living room and take a seat.

Kaori-san serves sweets and tea for me.

Even though I’ve been here many times before, it feels like I’m here for a formal marriage proposal.

It makes me even more nervous.

After that, Kaori-san takes her seat and we face each other.

Just when I’m about to tell her about my relationship with Setsuna, Kaori-san lowers her head towards me.

“I’m terribly sorry, Yukito-kun.”

“…eh?”

I’m taken aback by her words.

What’s going on?

I can’t comprehend the situation.

I try to calm things down and get Kaori-san to lift her head.

“Please lift your head, Kaori-san. Why are you apologizing?”

“It’s my fault as a mother that Yukina cheated on you…I’m really sorry.”

“Eh? No, that’s not your fault, Kaori-san, absolutely not.”

It seems like she’s really troubled by Yukina’s infidelity, but it’s definitely not Kaori-san’s fault at all.

“However, Setsuna who was raised in a similar way turned out to be such a good kid, right? Yukina ended up like that of her own volition.”

“That’s true…but still, it’s my fault as a parent that I didn’t notice Yukina’s changes.”

“That’s not true at all, it’s my fault as her boyfriend that I let her cheat. Certainly, Yukina, who cheated, is definitely at fault, but looking back, I think I should’ve paid more attention to her. So, can’t we just say that we’re both at fault here?”

When I say so, Kaori-san seems a little puzzled and chuckles.

“I understand. Let’s leave it at that. But I’m truly sorry for what happened.”

“As I said, I’m also at fault, I’m sorry as well.”

Well, even though I said so, I still believe that I did everything I could at that time.

Also deep down, I think that it’s all Yukina’s fault.

Of course, I haven’t forgiven her, and I don’t intend to.

If possible, I just don’t want to get involved with her ever again.

“Okay then, let’s put an end to the gloomy talk. Let’s focus on the happy topic now okay, Yokito?”

“Y-Yeah, that’s right.”

Setsuna who was listening quietly beside us, leans closer towards me and says so with a smile on her face.

“Um, Kaori-san, could you please listen to me?”

“What’s the matter?”