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 26

Episode 26

“Hey, Shimura-san. What are you doing here?”

It’s strange for me to say this, but it’s time when she should be at school.

So why is she here?

“Oh, I overslept today. I got too lazy to go already. I thought, ‘Is it okay to just skip?’ It seems like you’re quite stylish, Tenshin-kun, even though I’ve just seen you.”

Oops. I must indeed look that way to her.

What should I say…

No, there’s no choice but to do that here.

The secret weapon of the family, escape!

“Oh, I have something to do later. See ya!”

“Hey, wait! Tenshin-kun?!”

Ignoring the surprised voice coming from behind, I hurried home single-mindedly.

Since the place I met Shimura-san was already near my house, I arrived earlier than expected.

After catching my breath in front of the entrance, I took out my key card from my pocket and was about to scan it at the machine when…

“Wait, why are you running away?”

…Huh?

I heard a familiar voice from behind.

Turning around, indeed, there was Shimura-san.

“Huh? Why are you here? Wait, did you chase after me?”

“No, but if you suddenly start running while we’re talking, of course I’d be curious.”

Looking closely, she seemed quite out of breath.

“Well, even so, to chase all the way to my house…”

“Well, I guess that might have been a bit much. Sorry, sorry.”

What’s with this person?

I can’t quite comprehend it.

Up to this point, everything was fine.

But here, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

“Well then, I’ll be going now. Take care on your way back, Shimura-san.”

As I tried to open the entrance door, strangely, it opened before I could open it.

And standing beyond that door was…

“Oh, welcome back. I went to pick you up because you were a bit late, but…”

Yes, it was Mana who appeared.

This is the worst.

“Huh? It’s Wakai-san! Why are you here, or rather, why are you with Sora-kun and… picking him up…?”

There’s no way to dodge this anymore.

What should I do?

“Hey, Shimura-san, come up for a moment. Is it okay with you, Mana?”

With that, I invited Niimura-san into my house, but am I digging my own grave here?

Could I have possibly covered it up?

“Hey, Mana, this is beyond help, right…?”

“Yeah, it’s true. Now that we’ve been seen this much. Plus, she’s already entered the house.”

It seems there’s no escape.
“Well then, Shimura-san, just sit over there for now. I’ll bring some drinks.”

I guided Shimura-san to the living room and headed to the kitchen myself.

Mana and I had bought coffee, so I prepared some tea for Shimura-san and then headed back to the living room.

“Sorry for the wait, feel free to drink this.”

“Thanks, then I’ll help myself.”

Now, where should I start…

By the way, Mana is sitting next to me, looking adorable even at a time like this.

But, I shouldn’t be thinking about that now.

“Hey, Tenshin-kun, why are you living with Wakai-san?”

Her question was straightforward.

I guess I have no choice but to honestly tell her.

“I’ve liked Mana for a long time, but one day I heard a rumor. It was about Ishii targeting Mana. When I heard that, I felt despair like the end of the world. But, being a guy, I’d often fantasized about being in a relationship with Mana. I thought there was no choice but to confess. But when the time came, I was so nervous that my mind went blank, and somehow it turned into a proposal. Then for some reason, Mana responded to it, and we became a couple. That’s the gist of it, I guess.”

“I was surprised at that time. But I was happy. No one has ever shown such serious affection towards me. Everyone ultimately just looked at my body, but he was different. He looked into my eyes from start to finish.”

“Wow, that’s interesting! Confessing and ending up proposing! That’s hilarious!”

“Hey, don’t make fun of me too much! I know how stupid I am.”

“Sorry, sorry, it’s just too funny.”

“Well, Shimura-san, from now on, I have a favor to ask.”

“Yeah, I know. You want me not to tell anyone, right? It’s okay, I definitely won’t say anything.”

“I see. Thank you.”

Isn’t she unexpectedly understanding?

“Anyway, both of you seem quite stylish. Are you planning to go out?”

“Oh, yeah. We skipped school today, so we have a day off. We haven’t been out together recently, so we’re going out for a while.”

“Oh, that sounds fun. Well then, I’ll leave now. Oh, you don’t need to see me off, just to the entrance is fine.”

“Got it. See you at school then.”

“Yeah, see you. Wakai-san too.”

“Yes, see you.”

And so, Shimura-san was left alone.

“Phew, I never expected things to turn out like this.”

“Sorry. It’s because I went out strangely.”

“No, Mana, it’s not your fault. Well, I guess there was no way around it.”

“Hehe, I guess so. Well then, shall we go?”

“Yeah, it seems like it turned out to be a surprisingly good time.”

I noticed that it was already past eleven o’clock.

“What do you want to eat for lunch?”

“Well, shall we go for sushi? We’ve been saving money by cooking ourselves all this time, so I think we can splurge a little today, right?”

“Alright, let’s go to a nearby sushi restaurant first, and then we can go around the town.”

“Do you have any places you want to go?”

Places to go, huh. Well, not really.

“Well, I thought we’d just wander around and see if anything catches our eye. Do you have anywhere in mind?”

When I asked that, Mana thought for a moment, then cheerfully said,

“There’s a movie I want to see!”