The reason why this genius little girl who doesn't get along with anyone, wants to be only spoiled by me

Episode 30: Something Might Be Starting…

—To think Sei-san knew about the marriage thing all along.

(*S-She knew and still acted so normal…!*)

I thought she would’ve been more flustered.

I mean, if your little sister suddenly says, *“Please marry this person!”*, most people would just be left completely bewildered.

And the fact that the person in question is just a plain, ordinary guy like me…

Only if I were someone with good looks or some exceptional talent, maybe she’d be happy. But no matter how much her beloved little sister recommended me, there’s no way someone would see much value in an average guy like me.

Honestly, I half-expected her to look annoyed or take an outright bothered attitude.

But Sei-san treated me normally all the time, or so I think.

From the moment we first met, she never took a negative attitude towards me. In fact, she was kind and friendly instead. Because of that. I was convinced she didn’t know about Hime’s little proposal. And so, her words from earlier completely caught me off guard.

It had been about ten minutes since Sei-san left the classroom.

But I was still sitting frozen in my seat, too shaken to move.

(*So does that mean… she’s been continuously judging me the whole time?*)

Thinking back, it makes sense.

Even earlier, I had the feeling that she was looking at me more than usual. It wasn’t just my imagination—I guess, Sei-san was trying to figure out, ‘what type of person I am’.

She wasn’t judging me for my looks or abilities. She genuinely took the time to evaluate my character.

And on top of that, she seemed to have accepted me for myself, or so I think.

*“—Don’t worry too much about what Hime-chan said, okay? Don’t get over-conscious or overthink it. I’d be happy if we just started as normal friends.”*

Her parting words echoed over and over in my head.

(*That means she didn’t think badly of me… right?*)

I wonder if it is alright to take her words in a positive outlook.

Of course, there’s a possibility that I am just be reading into it too much. But after spending time with the Hoshimiya siblings, I’d come to understand that they don’t hide their true feelings behind any facade.

Because of which, it left me feeling incredibly flustered all of a sudden.

(*W-Wait, if you say something like that, it’s only going to make me more conscious of you!*)

Sei-san said she’d be happy if we started off as normal friends.

Which means… does that imply there’s a chance we could become more than friends someday?

(*Me… with Sei-san…?*)

Even in my thoughts, I couldn’t finish that sentence.

The idea of becoming something like lovers, felt far too presumptuous for someone like me.

But if such a thing were ever possible—then that would be… absolutely wonderful.

(*A-Anyway, for now, I need to calm down. Sei-san also told me not to overthink about it after all.*)

I understand that. I know that she wants me to act like my usual self around her from now on as well.

But that’s easier said than done. After all, who could stay calm after hearing something like that from someone so beautiful?

That’s why, Okay. Let’s leave thinking at all for now. Even if I overthink this, no answer will appear. Then, it’s better to keep it at halt for now.

No matter how much I dwell on it, I won’t come up with any answers. For now, it’s better to just put it aside.

Truth be told, I wasn’t even sure about my own feelings yet.

Whatever I feel about Sei-san… it’s something I’ll figure out carefully after getting to know her better, after building a deeper connection with her.

With that decision made, I finally managed to steady myself.

“…I should head home already.”

It was already getting late.

The sun had almost fully set, realizing which, I hurriedly stood up from my seat and grabbed my things—–.