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 20

Episode 20

As soon as I entered the classroom, the chime for homeroom began ringing.

“Late as always, Tenshin, huh? Did something change about you? Well, never mind, just sit down quickly.”

“Yes…”

Because of the teacher’s remark, the entire class ended up noticing me.

Hmm, this is awkward. Stop glancing over here like that and talk in secret. Isn’t it embarrassing?

The teacher mentioned it too, but is it really because of my hair?

Mana said that too, but I guess I’m not very good at it.

“Stand, bow. Thank youー.”

As soon as homeroom ended, something happened that not only I, but even Mana, did not expect.

“Hey, hey, Tenshin-kun! What’s up with your hair?!”

“Did you get a girlfriend?!”

All the girls in the class crowded around, bombarding me with questions.

“Um, well, wait a moment! Even if you suddenly ask me so many questions…”

As I said that, the girls calmed down a bit and apologized, asking questions one by one.

Of course, my opinion wasn’t taken into account.

“Tenshin-kun, did you do your hair yourself?”

That question came from Sana Shimura, who is the center of the class.

This should be fine to answer.

“Yeah, I did. I learned how to style it when I went to the salon during summer vacation.”

“Wow, that’s cool! It looks really awesome!”

…Huh? Wait, what’s happening? Did I mishear? No, wait. Think about those gazes from around; it’s not because my hair was messy. Is that what this is about?

“Really? Oh, phew! I was worried the style today might have been a failure! Thank you so much!”

At that moment, a menacing aura… Mana? Why are you making such a scary face?

Huh, what? Am I going to be killed here?

This is bad; she’s incredibly upset. I have to go get her in a good mood right now!

I quickly pull out my phone and message Mana. (Can we come out for a bit?)

Immediately, another message comes. (What’s wrong all of a sudden? Can’t you just have fun with cute girls?)

Uh oh, this is bad.

(Sorry, I’ll apologize to them and finish quickly, please.)

It’s the first time Mana has become this upset.

(Understood. Then let’s go to an empty classroom that no one’s using.)

I reply like that, and Mana quickly leaves the classroom.

I need to go quickly too.

“Sorry everyone, I have a little something to do now, so I’ll be off, see you!”

Saying that, I stand up and quickly leave the classroom, hearing disappointed voices from the girls behind me.

Mana’s priority is definitely higher than those people! I need to hurry and go make her happy again…

I rush to the classroom, open the door, and find Mana sitting in a chair, looking down.

“What’s wrong? You were having a good time talking with those girls.”

When I directly spoke to her, her displeasure became even more apparent.

“I don’t know what I did, but I can tell Mana is angry. Sorry! What did I do?”

As I said that, Mana raised her face slightly and opened her mouth with upturned eyes. However, she immediately looked down without saying anything.

“Huh? What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

“N-no, it’s not that. It’s because you were talking happily with those other girls…”

“Huh?”

“That’s why! I got jealous seeing you having fun talking with other girls!”

As Mana said this, her face flushed red. Not just her face, but her ears turned red too, making her look like a boiled octopus.

“You got jealous of those people?”

“…Yes.”

I see. It’s a serious conversation, but I can’t help but smile.

“Mana? I’m dressing like this to become a man worthy of you. While it’s a bit nice that you’re jealous, the one I love the most and cherish the most is you, Mana.”

I uttered words that made even myself feel embarrassed, expressing my feelings to Mana. Then, Mana raised her lowered face, looked into my eyes, and spoke.

“I understand. But still, I can’t help but feel jealous. We haven’t told anyone about our relationship, and those girls probably talked to you because you looked cool, right? Even though I understand, it still makes me anxious to see you talking to those girls who are clearly interested in you.”

Indeed, that’s true. If those girls who don’t know about our relationship approach me, it’s natural for her to feel anxious.

“Sorry. But trust me, I don’t think those people are talking to me because I’m cool. I’m not that handsome, and they’re probably just curious because I changed my style.”

As I said this, Mana let out a deep sigh, looked a little angry for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal.

“Ugh, okay, fine. Hearing your feelings, I feel relieved. Please don’t turn to other girls, okay?”

“Of course! I only have eyes for you, Mana.”

Saying this, I approached Mana and gently stroked her head.

“I like it when you stroke my head. Please keep doing it like this from now on.”

“Yeah, so rest assured.”

Mana nodded slightly and looked content.

Good, it seems Mana’s mood has improved. From now on, I have to be careful about my relationship with the girls.

“Class is about to start; should we go back to the classroom?”

The two of us left the spot and returned to the classroom.

I couldn’t help but feel that Mana was closer to me than usual, but there’s nothing to be done about it.

From now on, I need to express my love to her more to avoid making her anxious.