I tried to confess my feelings to the girl I like, but I got too excited and ended up proposing. Was her response OK?! ~ - Chapter 13

Episode 13

After eating, we went straight to Ryota’s house and played games.

“You’re really good at games, aren’t you? How come you’re so skilled?”

“Hmm, maybe because I was a shut-in during middle school. I was playing games all the time.”

“Come to think of it, you did mention that before. But hey, can you stop using ‘boku’ as your pronoun? It makes you sound weak. Sorry for the prejudice, but…”

“Really? If you insist, I’ll try changing it. Should I use ‘ore’? Or ‘watashi’?”

“Haha! Why ‘watashi’? That sounds weird. Just use ‘ore’.”

Saying that, Ryota laughed while holding his stomach, and then Ryota’s parents came into the room.

“Sora-kun, it’s almost dinner time. Why don’t you stay for dinner?”

What a charming invitation.

But if I refuse at this time, it might inconvenience Mana.

“No, I… I mean, I have someone waiting for me at home, so it’s okay. I’d like to eat it next time I come over!”

“Oh, is that so? I understand. Then you should head home soon. That person might get worried.”

“I understand. In that case, I’ll head back now. Let’s play games tonight!”

“Sure, see you.”

“Yeah.”

Leaving Ryota’s house, I checked my phone and saw that it was past 7 PM.

Just to be safe, I thought I should call Mana using the app.

However, the call didn’t go through and was disconnected.

That’s strange.

Mana has never not answered my calls before.

Feeling a sense of unease, I hurried back home.

As I unlocked the door and opened it, I immediately noticed something strange.

“Mana’s shoes are gone…”

But the door was locked.

If the door is locked, it means she left the house on her own.

Let’s go into the living room and think about it.

With that in mind, I walked down the hallway and opened the door.

There was a piece of paper on the dining table.

To Sora-kun,

I am safe. I will be staying with my aunt for a while.

The reason is, when I contacted my aunt to ask her to meet you, I accidentally gave her our address. She came to our house, and after talking, we decided it would be best for me to stay with her.

I left home without telling my aunt about our marriage, so it’s understandable.

I tried calling at what I thought was a good time, but she wouldn’t forgive me.

I’ll write my aunt’s address just in case.

However, you don’t need to come to rescue me.

I’ll handle it myself, so please wait for me at home, Sora-kun.

And finally, the address was written down.

I immediately dashed out of the house.

The paper was written in that way, and some parts of it were wet.

Mana was crying as she wrote it.

I can’t ignore this.
I’m coming for you, Mana. Wait for me there.

The aunt’s address was closer than I thought.

After about ten minutes of cycling, I arrived at a huge mansion.

“So Mana was rich after all…”

That doesn’t matter.

I rang the intercom at the gate.

After a while, I heard a voice.

“Yes?”

“Sorry to bother you late at night. I’m Mana’s husband, I’ve come to get her back.”

“Come in.”

With that, the call disconnected, and the sound of a key unlocking was heard.

Upon opening the door and stepping inside, there stood a woman dressed like a maid.

“I will guide you. Please follow me.”

With those words, she started walking, and I hurried to follow.

After walking for a while, we reached a room deep within the house.

“The master is waiting for you here.”

“Understood. Thank you very much.”

With that, I reached for the door.

Then, before I could open the door, it opened from the other side.

“You’re Sora, right?. Well good to see you, come in.”

The person who came out was a tough-looking woman.

She’s probably Mana’s aunt.

Despite having muscular arms, her face somehow resembled Mana’s.

“I understand. Excuse me.”

“Now, let’s get Mana back.”

“You’ve come. I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Please return Mana to me. She’s my wife.”

She smirked.

“Hahaha! What are you talking about! Well, don’t worry. I’ll return her once we’re done talking. In the first place, I brought her back home because I wanted to talk to you. But you know, you’re quite handsome compared to what I expected from the description.”

I hurried here, so my hair was styled from the salon.

“Ah, thank you. So, what did you want to talk about?”

“Did Mana’s parents explain anything to you?”

“I remember her saying her parents are on a business trip overseas.”

“That’s right. That’s a lie.”

“Huh?”

“Well, it’s a lie in a way, according to her.”

“Wait a minute, what do you mean?”

“I’ll explain it to you now, so calm down.”

After that, I listened quietly to her explanation.

It was quite a shocking story.

First, Mana’s parents weren’t abroad, in fact, they weren’t in this world anymore.

They died in a plane crash on their way back from a business trip overseas.

But that’s not the end of it.

Mana was in her first year of middle school at the time, and naturally, she couldn’t bear her parents’ deaths, leading to a mental breakdown.

“And then, Mana’s brain falsified her memories to protect herself. Am I right?

“Yeah, something like that.”

“I see… so what’s the problem with that?”

“What? Do you understand the seriousness of this story? You’re going to bear her trauma. Can you accept her illness?”

“Illness… Well, I only know Mana as she is now, and I have confidence that I can love her no matter what. And if Mana is living happily with altered memories, then isn’t that fine?”

Yes, that’s fine.

I think it’s very sad about Mana’s parents.

However, she managed to recover in some way.

So, all I have to do is not remind her of those memories.

“I’m utterly amazed. You’re so calm after hearing this… But I like it! I’ll recognize you as her husband from now on. I’ll count on you.”

“I don’t need to be told. I love Mana.”

“I see. I like you even more! Well then, I’ll bring her here now, so wait here.”

“Understood. Oh! By the way, what’s your name? It’s awkward to call you Auntie.”

“Oh, I’m Eriko.”

“I see. Well then, nice to meet you, Eriko-san.”

With that, Eriko left the room without saying a word.