"You can't kiss me can you?" When I accepted my childhood friends challenge, she unexpectedly softened and is acting like a love-struck girl [Dropped] - Chapter 14 - Making up!

“…I’m not really crying.” After rubbing her eyes, Airi said so.

Certainly, it could be interpreted that she wasn’t crying, rather she was just on the verge of tears, almost crying hard.

Of course, even if Airi had actually been sobbing, Ibuki wouldn’t be foolish enough to mock her by saying, “No, you were crying, right?”

“I see…”

“…Yeah.”

“Um… Airi.”

“What?”

“I went too far with the joke… I’m really sorry.”

“…Do you want me to forgive you?”

In response to Ibuki’s apology, Airi asked him that.

Her face was slightly… smiling.

Ibuki felt a little relieved when he noticed that she was no longer shivering.

“I want you to forgive me.”

“Will you do anything for me?”

“Yeah, I’ll do anything.”

“Really?”

“Really, I promise.”

“Umm… then…”

Airi thought for a while before answering.

“Buy me an ice cream.”

“Alright.”

“Huh, is that okay?”

For some reason, the one who made the suggestion seemed surprised.

Initially, she made that request half-jokingly.

However, Ibuki was serious about it.

“If that’s what it takes for you to forgive me.”

“…Even if it’s expensive?”

“It’s fine.”

When Ibuki answered like that…

“Ehehe~, I got a good deal.”

Airi laughed happily as if she was satisfied with the outcome.

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Now, after that, the two of them retraced their steps a little and entered a convenience store.

Then Airi chose the most mercilessly expensive ice cream and bought it with a grin on her face.

“Ahh, ice cream bought by my childhood friend tastes so good.”

While sitting in the parking lot, Airi happily enjoyed tasting the ice cream.

Before they knew it, the setting of “breaking off the friendship” had already disappeared long ago.

Although, Ibuki would be grateful if she could just forget everything like this.

“Hurry up and finish eating.”

“Yes, yes.”

She gave such a half-hearted response and started eating back the ice cream with a satisfied expression on her face.

After eating for a while, Airi stared at the ice cream for a moment and then looked at Ibuki’s face.

“What’s wrong?”

“Um…”

Airi hesitated for a moment and then looked away from Ibuki.

And then, as if murmuring to herself, she said.

“….I’m sorry for being stubborn.”

“Well, I acted the same way as you.”

“Then, let’s consider it a truce.”

Saying that, Airi scooped up some ice cream with her spoon.

Then she looked up at Ibuki…

“Ibuki-kun.”

“What’s wro… Mmm!”

Just as he opened his mouth, she forcefully pushed the ice-cream spoon to him.

The sweet aroma of vanilla spread inside his mouth.

“Is it delicious?”

“Ah, yeah… It’s delicious, but…”

Before Ibuki could ask why she did that, Airi answered.

“It’s a sign of apology.”

“…Even though I bought it with my money.”

As Ibuki said that with a wry smile, Airi somehow took on a proud expression.

“The moment I received it, it became mine. Is there something strange about that?”

“No, you’re right.”

And… both of them laughed together.

While they were having such an exchange, Airi finished her ice cream.

Then she threw away the trash in a convenience store bin and then resumed walking together on the night street with her childhood friend.

“Hey, Ibuki-kun.”

“What is it?”

“Thank you as always.”

“…Why are you saying that all of a sudden?”

As Ibuki asked back, Airi gently held his hand.

The warmth of her small, white hand was transmitted to his hand.

“No, it’s just that I realized the value of something after losing it earlier.”

“…..”

Seemingly, even though it was for a short while, walking alone at night was a lonely experience for her.

Although they both apologized to each other, a sense of guilt was still lingering in Ibuki’s heart.

However, it seems that Airi doesn’t want to blame him for what he did.

Rather…

“That’s why, thank you as always. And from now on, too.”

“Yeah, got it.”

“No more surprising me, okay?”

“I’m deeply reflecting on that.”

“Even after we get married, please take care of me.”

“Yeah, I underst…”

He was about to nod instinctively.

“…Isn’t that going to make you suspicious of me cheating, and… isn’t it a bit awkward?”

“Hahaha.”

Airi laughed cheerfully and then she released Ibuki’s hand. 

After walking a bit forward she turned around and said…

“Just kidding.” She laughed happily.

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