When an Oblivious Handsome Older Man Went Back in Time and Was Building Harlem - Chapter 41

It’s been half a year since I started searching for Sakura-chan. I set out towards Yokohama and wandered around alone, but in the end, I couldn’t find her. Even when I saw someone who looked similar, it turned out to be a different person, and I think I was feeling anxious. In the midst of all this, I suddenly felt like going to the park near the high school, so I decided to go. If my memory serves me right, today was the day I confessed. I never would have thought there would be people in a park like this on a hot summer day, but there was a previous customer with a white parasol.

The figure from behind who feels somehow nostalgic was looking very much like Sakura-chan.

“Sa, kura-chan?”

It was so similar that I couldn’t help but mutter that. Then, the person who was there before turned towards me and smiled.

“Aki-kun, it’s been a while.”

I was overwhelmed by the urge to hug her, but I didn’t have the right to do so. I try my best to stay calm and respond to Sakura-chan.

“Long time no see… How’s your injury healing?”

“Hmm… there’s still a bit of a mark left, but since it’s been about 20 years, the scar from the surgery has faded quite a bit.”

I was shocked to realize that those words still hurt. But this isn’t the time to be shocked. I intend to become the kind of man who can protect Sakura-chan. After all, I’m a police officer.

“Sakura-chan. Could you give me another chance?”

“Huh? Chance? What for?”

Tilting her head and saying, Sakura-chan was still as cute as ever, even as she got older. However, I have something to say that shouldn’t be influenced by such things. I, too, feel that I have grown both as a police officer and as a man.

“Sakura-chan, would you go out with me with the intention of marriage? This time, I won’t let a stalker stab you. I won’t let you live in discomfort either. A life without Sakura-chan is unimaginable for me.”

“…You see, I had a dream. The whole story of when I just started dating Aki-kun. So when I came here, I even received a proposal from Aki-kun… Maybe it was a mistake for someone like me to date someone as popular as Aki-kun. I have lived my life thinking that way until now. I tried to forget you and went out with other people. But I couldn’t meet anyone better than Aki-kun… If it’s okay with you, please go out with me with the intention of marriage.”

I couldn’t help but hug and kiss her. At one point, I was annoyed when she mentioned dating someone else, but in the end, the response was good, so everything else didn’t matter.

“My first time was all with Aki-kun. Could I redo it with Aki-kun one more time?”

“…When did you learn such a pickup line, Sakura-chan?”

“I’m an adult too, you know? I have some experience.”

Sakura-chan’s face had turned slightly red from being hugged as she was looking down as usual. It seems this habit of hers hasn’t changed.

“If it is your wish.”

Until the love child between Sakura-chan and me is born———just a little longer.