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 16
Episode 16
“Hello, Kudo-kun. I’m cooking dinner right now, so please take your time.”
“Oh, pardon me, Mana-san! Thank you so much for letting me stay overnight today!”
“Hehe, it’s no trouble at all. After all, you’re always taking care of Sora-kun.”
“There’s no need to say anything unnecessary! I’m not indebted to this guy!”
Why did she suddenly say something like that?
If she says something like that, won’t he get carried away?
“Hehe! Really? Do I look like I’m taking care of this guy? I see, I see~.”
See, he immediately got carried away.
“Enough of that! Come on, let’s go play games over there. Or do you want to be kicked out of the house?”
“I’m really sorry. Please forgive my foolishness.”
When I threatened him a little, Ryota suddenly changed his attitude in a split second, and I glared at him a little and gestured with my chin for him to go over there.
“Understood!”
Saying so, Ryota headed towards the living room.
“It’s quite lively, isn’t it? It’s very enjoyable.”
“Is it? That guy over there is just noisy. Always getting carried away.”
“From an outsider’s perspective, the interaction between Sora-kun and Kudo-kun is quite amusing, you know? Besides, it feels like I can see a side of Sora-kun that I don’t usually see.”
“Well, if Mana’s having fun, then that’s fine. Anyway, let’s start cooking. I’ll help too.”
“No, I’ll take care of it here, so Sora-kun, go play games with Kudo-kun.”
Mana grabbed my hand as I reached for the knife and said so.
“Besides, Kudo-kun seems to be looking at us with a lonely expression, don’t you think?”
Looking towards the living room, Ryota, holding the game controller, was still staring at us, as if a dog wagging its tail.
“Alright, I’ll take your word for it. Sorry, I’ll leave you to do it alone.”
“That’s quite alright.”
“Then I’ll go over there. Call me if you need anything.”
“Got it.”
“Ryota! Shall we do that thing we haven’t done in a while?”
“Oh! You mean that? I was just thinking about suggesting it too.”
“I’ll beat you up today too.”
“What? I’ll beat you up! You’re not going to show off in front of Mana-san! I’ll show you how uncool you are!”
We started up the game we had been hooked on for a while and immediately began playing.
After a few dozen minutes, the outcome was clear from the expressions of the two.
“You’re still not good enough. You’re just all talk.”
“Sh-Shut up! It’s not like I’m losing on purpose! You’re just too strong!”
“Making excuses?”
Well, he does have a point.
There was a time when I was ranked among the top players in the world in the game we’re playing now, called Smashsis.
“Well, come back when you get better. But I’ll be even better by then.”
“Damn it! Let’s have another round! I’ll win this time!”
“That’s enough of the game.”
Mana turned off the power in front of Ryota, who was enthusiastic.
“Dinner is ready, so let’s eat together.”
Ryota, who seemed a little dissatisfied, immediately cheered up when he smelled the food.
“Alright! Mana-san’s cooking, highly praised by Sora! It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that’s why I came today!”
“Then, shall we leave the house after we finish eating?”
“I’m sorry, I got carried away again.”
“Hehe, please refrain from joking around so much. Let’s eat while it’s still hot.”
We headed to the dining table with such banter.
On the table were white rice, fried chicken, miso soup, and salad.
Perhaps considering our health, there was more salad than fried chicken.
“Well then, please help yourselves.”
“Thank you, Mana-san! Let’s eat!”
Saying so, Ryo started eating the rice deliciously.
“What’s this! It’s so good! It’s a hundred times better than my mom’s cooking!”
“Idiot, don’t compare your own mother to someone else’s wife. Do you still want to be kicked out of the house?”
“You’re exaggerating, Sora-kun. Kudo-kun didn’t mean any harm.”
As I teased Ryota, Mana intervened, and I couldn’t tease Ryota the way I wanted to.
Seeing that, Ryota opened his mouth.
“Even though Sora is usually so scary, he’s like a little kitten in front of Mana-san!”
“Hey, cut it out, will you?”
“Hey!”
“”Sorry.””
Once again, Mana scolded us again.
“Ryota, let’s call a truce here. I don’t want to be scolded by Mana anymore.”
“Yeah, let’s just quietly eat our meal.”
Saying so, we quietly started eating our meal.
After about thirty minutes, we finished eating and took turns taking a bath.
Now it’s Ryota’s turn.
“Mana, thank you so much for today. You even made dinner for him.”
“It’s fine, really. I had a lot of fun with the different atmosphere today.”
“I see, that’s good then. Since I’ll be sleeping in the guest room with Ryota tonight, please rest in the bedroom.”
“Understood, then I’ll excuse myself first. Goodnight.”
“Ah, goodnight.”
Mana yawned sleepily as she headed to the bedroom.
Today was different because there was someone else at home.
It’s only natural to be tired.
Let Mana rest well.
Now, I have some time until Ryota comes out of the bath, so I’ll play a game or something while I wait.
With that thought, I lay down on the sofa and opened my smartphone, but before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.