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 30

Episode 30

After spending some time at the observation deck, we came to a national chain family restaurant for dinner.

“Well then, shall we order something? Mana, it’s about time to stop staring at the ring.”

As I just said, Mana seemed to really like the ring I gave her, and she had been staring at her left hand since we moved earlier.

I’m really happy about it, but because of that, she hasn’t been paying much attention to me for a while, and it’s a little lonely.

“Mana? Hey, Mana!”

“Huh? Oh, yes! What is it?”

“You should stop looking at the ring and order something. Besides, as happy as you are with the ring, it’s a bit lonely that the one who gave it to you is ignored.”

Lonely, huh?

To be able to say such a thing to her…

It may be a bit exaggerated, but the distance between us before and after kissing is completely different.

I could never have said I felt lonely before.

But now I can.

And judging by Mana’s reaction, she probably feels the same.

“Haha, sorry. The ring is just so beautiful that I couldn’t help but keep looking at it. I’ll only do it when you’re not around from now on, okay?”

“I’d appreciate that.”

While having such a conversation, we finished our meal and took the subway home.

Finding seats where two of us could sit by chance, we sat down and spent the ride in silence.

Just a few stations away from home, I looked beside me and saw Manami quietly sleeping.

Her head seemed like it might fall forward, so I gently supported her and let her rest her head on my shoulder.

And once again, I silently continued to be swayed by the train, hoping for a slightly delayed arrival at our nearest station.

About ten minutes later, it was announced that the next stop was our nearest station, so I decided to wake up Mana.

I gently shook her shoulder and called out to her.

“Mana, we’re almost there, so you should wake up soon.”

After calling out to her and shaking her shoulder a few times, Mana woke up immediately.

“Are we already there?”

“Yeah, we’re almost there, so get ready.”

With that, Mana quickly gathered all her belongings from between her legs and was ready in no time.

As soon as we arrived at the station, we got off and walked home at a brisk pace, as if eager to get back.

Why were we in such a hurry to get home? That would become clear soon.

“Phew, we finally made it.”

“It was quite a long day, wasn’t it?”

“Yeah, but it was fun. And today became a special day, too.”

“That’s true.”

When we arrived home, we were somehow nervous.

Probably at the same moment, we both felt that way.

It was when I woke up Mana on the subway.

Because her head was resting on my shoulder, when she lifted her face, our eyes met from such a close distance.

And we had just finished our first kiss.

It’s natural that we would become conscious of each other when our eyes met from such a close distance.

So we hurried back home.

“Hey, Mana. I feel like we’re both thinking the same thing, but how about you?”

“Yeah, I feel the same way.”

Saying that, Mana closed her eyes.

I slowly pressed my lips against hers.

It was a very long kiss, different from before.

And when we separated our lips and looked at each other again, for some reason, we both naturally smiled.

“Well then, shall we prepare the bath? We walked a lot today.”

“Okay. Let’s have some coffee while we wait for the bath to fill up.”

“Sounds good. Let’s do that.”

Today was indeed a very long day.

Nevertheless, it was also a fun day because Mana was with me.

I’m not sure about Mana, but I feel like my feelings for her became much stronger today.

Feelings, not just love, but also the desire to make Mana happy.

And from now on, I’ve decided to prioritize those feelings above all else.