The Case of My Unknown Childhood Friend Who Became My Girlfriend Without Me Even Knowing It - Chapter 25 - If I Accept This Status Quo…

Chapter 25 – If I Accept This Status Quo…

Sakatoki was a little tearful.

She sounded sad.

“D-Do it… but my parents are here.”

“Because Kanata-kun didn’t remember me. It’s sad, it’s not too much…”

“A-Aya…”

“That’s why I want you to hold me. I want you to never forget about me. Hold me and never forget.”

Sakatoki kissed me again, as if she was hanging on to me.

Then she hugged me tightly.

“Kanata-kun, do you like me?”

“……”

“Hey, tell me you like me? I love Kanata-kun.”

“…Yeah.”

I didn’t even know how I felt anymore.

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure why I refuse to go this far with her.

Sure, she’s a stalker, a delusional woman with mental problems, but…

Now that we know each other, we’re kissing like this, we go to the same school, live next to each other…

No matter how much I keep refusing, she will follow me, and if I still persist, she will eventually kill me.

It would be easier to accept her as a childhood friend and accept her as a girlfriend than to compromise before it eventually happens.

No, I think it would be more fun.

That’s what I thought.

“I like you, Aya.”

There is no excuse for being told what to say anymore.

I told her of my own volition.

I told her I like her.

That’s the way I really feel.

“Yes, I’m happy… Hey, say it again.”

“I like you… I’d be lost without you.”

“Yes, yes, I know. We’ll always be together, okay? Kanata-kun, I love you.”

In the dimly lit room, I hugged Aya.

I kept holding her to keep her close, kissing her from time to time.

As I repeat such things, my love for Sakatoki’s existence gradually increases.

I feel like I’ve been with her for a long time.

“Kanata-kun, let’s go shopping together later. I want to do fireworks like we did then.”

“…Yeah.”

Come to think of it, even then I only remember doing fireworks alone…

I had the feeling that someone was near me.

Sakatoki was probably nearby.

But I just don’t remember that.

Still, she was there, wasn’t she?

“Hey, Aya, let’s go shopping first. It gets dark early around here.”

“Okay. But I’m a bit sweaty. Can I change?”

“Yeah. I’ll wait for you at the door.”

I left the room first and waited for Sakatoki at the entrance.

I’m tired of trying to figure out who’s right, me or her, but I was seriously thinking about looking straight at her for liking me so much.

I was a little nervous while I waited.

I felt as if I was going to meet up with my girlfriend and I immediately changed my mind.

Girlfriend, huh?

We both said we love each other and that Sakatoki is my girlfriend.

…This is fine, maybe.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Kanata-kun.”

“No, It’s fine. Let’s go then.”

When I was antagonizing this guy, I thought Sakatoki’s presence next to me was quite depressing, however, when I’ve accepted her in this way, she seems to be very cute.

I feel like I can’t believe that this girl is my girlfriend.

“Ehehe, can I hold your hand?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Kanata-kun’s hands are so warm. Hey, hey, can I buy ice cream as well?”

“Yeah. Let’s take it easy today.”

She’s good friends with my parents, she’s a good cook, she’s beautiful and she loves me…

When I think about it, it’s too extravagant for me.

Let’s not think about it anymore.

We just had a bad start, but now I know she’s a good girlfriend.

I was thinking about all these things as I held her small hand.

(T/N: Our MC has finally been broken. Props to Sakatoki…)

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“Come on, come on. Let’s light it.”

“Yeah, I’ll get some water, just wait for me.”

Finally, we bought fireworks and ice cream and went straight home.

In the darkened garden, Sakatoki and I decided to light the fireworks.

“Okay, here we go… Oh, this is great.”

“It’s beautiful… Don’t you think so, too?”

They are store-bought fireworks, which disappear quickly, but they look good in the darkness of the countryside, where there is only the light of a street lamp.

We enjoyed the light of the fireworks as they went off and lit the next one, and so on and so on…

On the last sparkler, we huddled together to make a shelter from the wind and stared at the light.

“Ehehe, I want to do it again in the summer.”

“Why don’t we come back? Summer will be here soon.”

“Yeah. I’m so happy to be with Kanata-kun like this.”

“…Yeah.”

I’d never had a girlfriend before, and I’d never experienced fireworks with someone like this before.

I don’t know if I enjoyed that, but I ended up holding her hand…

But the sight of Sakatoki, who doesn’t mind all that, and is even a little tearful and happy, is just too lovely…

My chest tightened.

But rather than being painful, it’s somehow warm.

I realized on my own that this was my first love.

I fell in love with someone for the first time that day.

I guess that’s how I would describe it.

But there is no doubt that this is love.

All I could think about was how I wished Sakatoki would smile at me like this all the time.

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“Both of you, after taking a bath, go to bed today.”

My mom told me to take care of the trash quickly and then go back to my room.

When I suggested Sakatoki take a bath first to wash her somewhat smokey body, she kissed me for some reason.

“…What’s going on?”

“No, I’m just so happy. Can’t we go in together?”

“…My parents are here, so that’s…”

“Ahaha, just kidding. Okay, go in first then.”

“Are you sure?”

“Girls take a long time to wash their hair. I’ll wait for you.”

“Yeah, okay.”

She kissed me again.

I went to the bathroom first.

In the past, I would never have left a stranger in a room to take a bath, not just Sakatoki.

I’m totally addicted to her, aren’t I?

♥

Kanata-kun told me that he likes me.

He told me he likes me from the bottom of his heart.

I love him, I love, love, love him.

I love him, I love him so much, I love him to death.

I love you, Kanata-kun.

Ehehe, I’m already his girlfriend.

So, Kanata-kun, you must never look at any other girl but me.

Um, if I remember correctly… Ah, the naughty books are here.

Come on now, Kanata-kun, You can’t see a naked woman besides me.

I’ll show you lots of things, and I’ll do everything for you.

I wonder what he likes.

I wonder what fetishes he has.

Kyaa! Kanata-kun’s ecchi.

…Somehow, this woman disgusts me.

She seduced Kanata-kun.

I want to kill her.

Well, it’s just a magazine, so she won’t die.

I’ll just burn this.

Yes, let’s burn it in the garden.

Ehehe, it burns well.

Ah, it’s beautiful.

It’s burning brightly like fireworks.

Kanata-kun, I can’t wait for you to get out of the bath.