I ended up living together with the school's number one beauty who rejected me even though I hadn't confessed to her, but why are her beautiful sisters aiming to steal my virginity?

Chapter 27 : Forever And Ever…

“The night that never ends is your magic…”

Akane never forgot those words, not even for a moment.

“…Yeah. I’m sorry for pushing you…. No, it’s not that. Thanks to my sisters’ efforts…. Yeah. I’ll explain in detail later. So, please go home for today…. Thank you.”

After ending the call, Akane let out a small sigh.

“I’m glad it went well.”

Nazuna, who had been enduring a never-ending nightmare, had been saved. Akane had managed to stop Nazuna’s tears, though there was no guarantee that the nightmare of the spider would disappear. Nevertheless, the night was over for today.

Confirming this fact with a call from Aoi, Akane gently stroked Nazuna’s head as he slept on her lap.

“You’ve worked hard too.”

Nazuna, who had cried in Akane’s arms for a while, fell asleep like that. So, Akane carried Nazuna to a nearby bench and decided to let him sleep on her lap until he woke up.

“He has a cute sleeping face. It’s okay now. From now on, I’ll protect you.”

Once again, Akane gently stroked Nazuna’s head. Nazuna, sleeping peacefully, emitted a comfortable breathing sound. Akane looked up at the sky for no particular reason.

“…..”

The sky was still dark. The night was far from over.

“The endless night is your magic.”

When Akane was still a child, waiting for someone who never came, holding a large backpack. A woman who suddenly appeared said that to Akane.

“If you make a contract with me, you can meet him again. Even though he’s already dead, even though you shouldn’t be able to see him again…. But in return, you have to become a magical girl and fight in my place.”

Akane nodded at those words. Without any hesitation, she took the woman’s hand. No matter how difficult the future was ahead, as long as she could see his smile again, no difficulty scared her.

Seeing Akane like that, the woman said,

“The endless night is your magic. As long as you continue to suffer alone, your magic will last forever.”

Laughing, the woman made three promises with Akane. If she broke any of those promises, the magic of the night would lose its effect, and he would fall back into the cold hell.

“So, Akane. You must continue to suffer alone forever.”

The endless night was Akane’s magic. Akane never forgot it for a moment.

“…Really, cute.”

Returning her consciousness to reality, Akane gazed absentmindedly at Nazuna’s sleeping face with a childlike expression. Just that made Akane’s chest swell with overwhelming happiness.

It was lovely, lovely, lovely!

More than anyone else, more than anything. Akane smiled softly, savoring the happiness.

“…It’s okay. Because I will protect you.”

Akane decided in her heart. She would continue to protect this beloved person forever.

Even if she couldn’t convey those feelings to him.

The three promises made between that woman and Akane continued to bind her heart even at this moment.

“Don’t tell anyone about this magic.”

That was the first promise. So Akane never told her precious sisters about this magic. As long as she fought alone in loneliness, the magic of the night would be dispelled.

“You must love Nazuna forever.”

That was the second promise. If Akane’s feelings for a moment faltered, in that moment… Nazuna would return to his original cold corpse. But for Akane, that was a matter of course.

Even if there was no such thing as magic, Akane had decided to love only Nazuna forever.

And the last promise was…

“Never let him know about those feelings and that affection.”

So when Akane’s mother, Mashiro, mentioned living together with Nazuna, Akane opposed it vehemently. Absolutely, she couldn’t allow that.

But Mashiro didn’t listen and left for overseas after saying only what she wanted to say…. Mashiro was not a person who would do meaningless things. So, there must be some reason for her actions.

Even so, Akane couldn’t accept living together with Nazuna.

Therefore, Akane rejected Nazuna. Behind the school building after school. Without being confessed to, she expressed dislike with an unreasonable attitude. To make it clear that she hated Nazuna. To make it seem like she hated Nazuna even if she was not liked.

And by force, Akane schemed to drive Nazuna out of her home. If they lived together, this overflowing affection would be known. And if it were known, Nazuna would return to his original corpse form.

So, even if it meant being disliked by him. Even if it meant being looked down upon by her other sisters.

Only this feeling hidden in her heart must absolutely, absolutely… not be known.

“…Have good dreams.”

Shaking off the past that somehow welled up, Akane gently loosened her cheeks. If she could protect this sleeping face, it would be okay even if she was hated.

The endless night is Akane’s magic.

So Akane will continue to wait. Still hugging the large backpack under the desk. Sitting on a bench in the pitch-dark night. Waiting for him, knowing he will never come.

Even if he forgets her and falls in love with someone else. Even if she becomes a wrinkled old woman and forgets his face.

Until she can say she’s glad he lived from the bottom of his heart and ended a happy and fulfilling life, Akane will continue to wait.

Forever and ever, waiting alone.

That is Akane Hiiragi’s magic.

“I love you. Even if you hate me more than anyone else in the world, I love you more than anyone in the world…. So, please. Someday, please be happy.”

Swallowing her overwhelming emotions, Akane gently strokes Nazuna’s head. At that moment, Nazuna wakes up.

“…Sorry, I was sleeping.”

Blushing, Nazuna scratches his cheek and sits up.

“It’s fine, just like this.”

Feeling the warmth drifting away and lonely, Akane stood up with the same expression as always, not revealing any emotions.

“How long was I asleep?”

“About an hour.”

“…Sorry. For letting you be my pillow for so long. Did your legs go numb?”

“I’m fine. Because I’m a magical girl. Something like this is a piece of cake.”

“…I see.”

Nazuna stretched and gazed at the still dark night sky.

“Anyway, shall we head back soon? No matter how close summer is, you’ll catch a cold if you keep sleeping out here.”

Saying that, Akane reached out her hand towards Nazuna.

“…..”

However, Nazuna didn’t take that hand. Instead, he looked at Akane’s occasionally shown happy smile and said,

“I’ve kept you waiting for a long time—sorry.”

The stars shot across the sky. A shooting star cut through the long, long night.

“W-What are you talking about? I don’t understand… I’m not waiting for you or anything.”

Even so, Akane couldn’t let herself be known. These feelings, this overflowing crimson love, couldn’t be revealed to him.

…But still, Nazuna’s words didn’t stop.

“I’ve forgotten for a long time. I couldn’t remember at all. Because I’ve always been running away from the past. I was scared of that night from back then, so I’ve been avoiding it.”

But then, Nazuna looked up at the distant sky.

“It wasn’t just painful. It was precious… above all, very precious memories there.”

“I don’t know. I don’t know anything about that. I—”

“We’re the same. Different hair color, eye color, last name. Everything is different. But, really, despite enduring the pain, you still put on a brave smile. That cool smile of yours hasn’t changed at all…. You’re just like the girl I loved.”

“No! Don’t say weird things! I don’t know who you’re mistaking me for! But I—”

“But you’ve been waiting for me, right?… Sorry, Akane-chan.”

Akane was about to refute, to speak words of opposition… but Nazuna’s smile at that moment was exactly the same as his back then.

So, Akane…

“Too slow! You idiot…!”

She couldn’t endure it anymore.

Akane too, was the same as Nazuna. She had been enduring all this time. She really wanted him to notice. She really didn’t want to hand it over to anyone. She just wanted… him to look at her, and her alone.

Because more than anyone, she loved him.

Because she loved his smile. Because she loved his kindness. Because she loved his voice, his profile—she loved everything about him.

So, more than anyone, she wanted to be by his side.

“It’s okay. This time, I’ll be by your side. We can’t run away together anymore, but I promise to be by your side.”

“…It’s okay. You don’t have to make that promise. So, just for now… Just for now, be by my side. Embrace only me, please…”

She already knew he wouldn’t come. No matter how much she waited, she knew he wouldn’t come. Still, she continued waiting, hoping that someday he would come.

She continued waiting for a miracle to happen, thinking that maybe she could be embraced like this.

So, Akane kept crying.

Even if a miracle happened, she couldn’t convey her feelings. But still, his warmth was genuine. This warmth she had dreamed of so many times was definitely not a dream.

…How many years had she been kept waiting?

How many times had she spent a night alone?

Everything had changed, and there was nothing left from those days. …No, that’s not true. The two of them had always been connected by the same smile. That’s why Nazuna found Akane. He kept his promise.

“We’re both crybabies.”

“Shut up, idiot…!”

This time, Akane kept crying on Nazuna’s chest.

Until the long night turned into dawn and the sun rose. She just kept crying, shedding tears for all the time that had passed. Akane continued crying in the arms of the person she loved more than anyone else.

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TL : Zenon#4120