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 19

Episode 19

On September 1st, Sapporo Kuramae High School, where we attend, started the second semester after the summer vacation.

“Well then, I’ll leave first, Sora-kun, make sure you don’t be late for school, okay?”

After discussing with each other, we decided that it would be very troublesome if our cohabitation was found out, so we agreed to go to school separately in the morning.

“I got it. Be careful driving, see you later.”

After confirming that Mana had left the entrance after such an idle conversation, I headed to the washroom.

From now on, I decided to groom myself every day.

There are various reasons, but the main one is still to become a man worthy of Mana.

There’s no way someone as plain as me could be her husband.

I felt like it would be enough to do this only when we go out together on holidays, but hairstyling is quite difficult, and doing it only once a week wouldn’t work well.

So, I decided to practice styling every day.

Arriving at the washroom, I turned on the lights and powered on the iron.

While waiting for it to warm up, I dried my hair with a hairdryer, and the battle had already begun from here.

“I remember, I’m supposed to create a certain shape when blow-drying.”

Muttering such things, I remembered the advice from the hairstylist and dried my hair. I want to have a center part today, so I carefully dried it so that my forehead wouldn’t be too visible.

By the time the hairdryer finished, the iron was already warm, and it felt like the main event of styling was starting from here.

I used a hair clip (a larger version of a hairpin) to section my hair and carefully applied heat.

It’s a simple task of taking small sections and flowing them back, but it’s quite difficult.

After finishing with the iron and turning off the power, it was finally time for the main actor, the wax, to make an appearance.

I use the blue lupps wax recommended by the hairstylist, which is suitable for creating a wet look.

“I remember, take about one and a half soybeans’ worth of wax and spread it in your palms, and then comb everything except the bangs.”

After flipping everything, I massage the wax into my hair, gently combing it down to prevent the shape from coming off.

“All right, done! I have quite the knack, don’t I?”

The hairstylist also told me that there are very few beginners who can style as well as I can.

But enough of that, it’s time to leave already.

What time is it now? It’s already past eight! I’ll be late if I don’t hurry!

I quickly put on my blazer, grab my bag, put on my shoes, and leave the house. Of course, I locked the door.

“Oh no, I need to hurry, or I won’t make it in time… I should start a little earlier from now on…”

Leaving behind such regrets in my heart, my second semester began.

I managed to arrive at school without being late by the skin of my teeth.

I quickly changed my shoes and headed to the classroom.

…What’s this? I feel a lot of gazes from around me.

Could it be that my styling failed? No, maybe it’s because I ran, so it’s messed up. I should check before I go to the classroom.

Thinking so, I headed to the restroom and unexpectedly encountered someone.

“Huh? Sora-kun? What’s with that hairstyle!”

Mana came out of the girls’ restroom just as I was passing by, and I was already caught.

I wanted to see Mana, who was frustrated that she couldn’t talk to me even though she wanted to, while showing her in class.
As I thought of such a mean thing,…

“Huh? Oh, I decided to style my hair every day from now on to become a man worthy of Mana, how does it look?”

Approaching her a little, I asked that question, and Mana blushed slightly and answered quietly.

“It looks very good, but… are you going to have this hairstyle every day from now on?”

Huh? Her reaction is different from what I expected. I thought she would praise me more.

“Yeah, I’m planning on it. What’s wrong?”

Mana’s behavior seems a bit strange. Did I ruin her mood?

“I thought that this appearance of Sora-kun was something only I could see…”

I see, so she means she felt possessive about me.

Yeah, Mana is reliably cute today too. I want to hug her right now because she’s too precious.

“Then, should I stop wearing this from now on?”

“No! I don’t like that… I actually want to see a cool Sora-kun every day… ”

“Hey Mana? Even though everyone will see me in this appearance from now on, you’ll be the first one to see it, right? Is that not okay?”

I said a little sulkingly.

Then, Mana blushed again and this time looked down.

“In that case, I’ll allow it…”

“Thanks. I’ll continue to work hard so I can always be by Mana’s side. Well, I’m going to the restroom, so could you go back to the classroom first?”

“Yes, please hurry, Sora-kun.”

Saying that, we parted ways, and I went into the restroom.

Looking at my disheveled hair in the mirror right there, it wasn’t as messed up as I expected.

Then why did I feel like I was being watched so much?

Well, it doesn’t matter, thinking about it won’t change anything!

With that, I put my thoughts aside and headed to the classroom.