How To Melt the Ice Lady - Chapter 98
Translator: Lilo
Editor: Arya
Chapter 98: Their World
It was during a certain summer day.
Brilliant sunlight illuminated a room in the apartment.
A fresh breeze blew in through the screen door, and the wind chimes sang in tandem with the wind.
“…Hot.”
Asahi looked up at the fan, fed up with the intense heat of summer.
He tried to sit on the couch and watch TV, but the heat was so intense that it drained all his energy. He didn’t even bother to use the remote control. He didn’t want to move, or rather he didn’t think he could move in the first place.
The cause of all of this was right beside him.
“It’s quite hot, isn’t it?”
She was being sympathetic, but her expression was not hot at all.
“Fuyuka.”
When he called out her name, he got a smile that was brighter than the sun.
“What is it, Asahi-kun?”
“Aren’t you a little close?”
“No? This is normal.”
Their distance was too close to be considered normal.
Fuyuka was snuggled up to Asahi.
Since they were both wearing short sleeves made of thin material, their body heat was directly transmitted to each other.
“Isn’t it hot staying this close?”
“I feel fine…Is staying close no good?”
“Nevermind, it’s fine as it is.”
If he was being asked with a pleading look, he couldn’t exactly say no.
A few days had passed since that day.
The two became lovers and spent their honeymoon period together.
There were two major changes.
One was that during the summer vacation, Fuyuka started to come into his house all the time.
The intercom rang before noon, if not morning, it had become his routine to greet her at the door.
When it was time for dinner, Fuyuka was the first to put on an apron, giving her the appearance of a newlywed wife.
And the other was Fuyuka had apparently been holding back a lot until now.
“Ehehe~ Asahi-kun, you smell like sunshine.”
“Well that’s because it’s currently shining on me.”
“I like this smell, it’s quite warm.”
She shared with Asahi her affection and sought his love.
Fuyuka put into words the amount of “love” she had.
Asahi also responded to such feelings appropriately.
That was how much they felt about each other.
But he never imagined that she would be so eager to get spoiled.
Fuyuka turned her body around and laid down on his thighs.
He gently stroked her hair, she then smiled softly and happily.
After a while, he stopped his hand, and she started to shake her head. Her eyes pleaded for more.
The adorable way she was begging made him want to tease her, so he decided to stare at her from above.
Fuyuka’s mouth twitched at first. “Don’t be mean.” She puffed out her cheeks. Even so, Asahi never took his eyes off her. Eventually, Fuyuka averted her gaze while pouting. Her cheeks turned light red. She buried her face in Asahi’s abdomen and pressed down on it in return.
Since he was afraid that she might sulk, Asahi stroked Fuyuka’s hair again. Then, as if she was satisfied, her innocent smile returned.
Such a sweet time had been going on for a long time, every day.
“Right. We still haven’t taken the laundry in.”
Fuyuka stood up and walked out onto the balcony with light steps.
This was another scene that had become part of their daily lives. Fuyuka took in the laundry that had been hung out on the balcony, and Asahi folded it. Sometimes it was the other way around, and sometimes they did it together.
Asahi was about to stand up too, when he noticed the vibration of his phone in his pocket.
He checked and found that Chiaki and Hinami had invited him to hang out.
He had already told the lovebirds about his confession and thanked them for their support.
They supported him as if they were supporting themselves, and celebrated it. Their warmth made him feel glad to be their friend. However, the invitation to go on a double date was unexpectedly embarrassing.
He would gladly agree to it with two words, but he asked Fuyuka first and received other messages.
Several notifications were from the Kagami family group, telling him to show up at home a little.
He still hadn’t reported his relationship to Touko and Kazuaki yet. There was nothing to hide, but remembering his parents’ personalities, It felt awkward. Since they already knew and liked Fuyuka, he could easily imagine a future where they would make a fuss about it.
I just want to enjoy our little world for a little while longer.
Is it selfish of me to think so?
While he was agonizing over his budding possessiveness, Fuyuka came back with the laundry.
“Sorry for making you always do this.”
“It’s alright. I’m your girlfriend after all.”
“Girlfriend…I see. Right, of course.”
He adored Fuyuka so much that he stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms.
“Wah! Doing it so suddenly isn’t fair, you know?”
Fuyuka’s mouth moved at a fast pace as Asahi enveloped her.
Although she had been pampered to the fullest just now, she seemed to be embarrassed when Asahi provided her skinship. When her pace was disturbed, her face would instantly turn red and she would become sullen.
However, she was not showing any sign of refusal, Fuyuka squeezed her arm around Asahi’s back.
Accept the love as best you can and enjoy the small happiness.
“I didn’t think you’d also be quite a spoiled person, Asahi-kun.”
“…Not as much as you are, Fuyuka.”
“So I love you more than you love me?”
“This is this and that is that. I love you too, Fuyuka.”
“I’m just kidding.”
Fuyuka happily hugged Asahi, who was now embarrassed.
“I hope we’ll be together from now on.”
“Of course. We’ll both be together…forever.”
There was no falsehood in his words.
True love was there for the taking.
And always will be.
They would not let go of their belief in such a superficial eternity.
In health and in sickness, in joy and in sorrow.
Asahi and Fuyuka pledged their only love to each other.