Chapter 172 The moment I held out the golden fruit I received from Alice, Kuro’s mood clearly changed. (2/2)
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Thereupon, once again…… As if she suddenly remembered it, powerful killing intent was released by Kuro, and my body shook violently even though the wind wasn’t blowing.
However, it’s alright. My body didn’t disappear…… And I can properly move! My mind also isn’t broken anymore!!!
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“……D- Don’t come here…… Don’t come here……”
[………………]
In the jet-black darkness where I can’t even find my own footing, I took a definite step forward.
Towards “a different direction” than the golden eyes I see in front of me……
The frightened Kuro’s voice convinced me. Those eyes are just dummies…… and Kuro is just down this path.
I couldn’t even see in front of me in this black space, but for some reason, I could clearly see where Kuro was.
One step after another, I moved myself forward…… and reached out to the darkness where I can’t see anything.
Feeling my hand touch something, I grabbed it and pulled it closer.
[……Ahh.]
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With a small voice, the one who emerged from the jet-black darkness was…… “a black-haired Shiro-san”?
No, it doesn’t matter what she looks like. She is Kuro.
As Kuro had a shaken expression on her face, with all of my strength…… I tightly hugged her close.
[……Kuro, I love you.]
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I put all I could think of into that single phrase and confessed to Kuro.
Kuro’s body twitched, but she didn’t seem to resist.
[Since I came to this world, your smile has always been a source of encouragement to me. I want to be together with you, who always have a happy smile on your face, Kuro.]
[……Kaito…… -kun.]
[No matter what Kuro says and does…… I’m not afraid of you. I also wouldn’t leave you…… Hey, Kuro? My own treasure…… I’ve found it, you know? I love you…… More than anyone…… More than anything……]
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Hearing my words as I hugged her tightly, Kuro’s body suddenly relaxed.
At that moment, the black space cracked and shattered, and the scenery returned to my familiar room.
It’s not only the scenery that has returned, Kuro is also back to her familiar silvery-white haired young girl form, her shaking body clinging on my clothes.
[……Idiot…… You’re an idiot…… Even though I’ve seriously made you see it, Kaito-kun…… Forcibly making you feel fear…… Even so, you’re still not afraid of me……]
[……Unnn. I guess I am.]
[Idiot…… Idiot…… idjet…… idjet…… I love you…… I also…… love you! I love you, Kaito-kun!!!]
Tears flowing from Kuro’s eyes, saying the phrase “I love you”, she leaped towards me.
Burying her tear-filled face in my chest, as her small shoulders tremble, I gently hugged Kuro.
[……I’m sorry…… I’m sorry…… I made you feel scared……]
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[Not really, I don’t mind. The one who was really scared…… was Kuro, right?]
[……Unnn…… I was scared…… If Kaito-kun confessed to me…… I would never be able to…… give up on you again…… and if Kaito-kun were to disappear…… I would never be able to smile again……]
[I won’t disappear. I promise…… I won’t take away Kuro’s smile.]
[……Kaito…… -kun…… !?]
After hearing my words, Kuro clung to me more tightly than before and then…… slowly looked up and looked at me with her teary eyes.
[……Kaito-kun…… I love you. I love you so much.]
[Unnn. I love you too, Kuro.]
Telling our feelings to each other again, Kuro quietly closed her eyes.
And after stroking her silver-white hair, which shimmered in the moonlight coming through the window, I slowly lowered my body…… and placed my lips on her little lips.
With my confession over and all things cleared up, Kuro and I are now lovers but…… I’m absurdly embarrassed!? What do I do!? I can’t look straight at her now, you know!?
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When I suddenly feel embarrassed by the fact that we’ve reached a point where I feel like I just want to scream in agony, Kuro smiles out of nowhere, taking out the golden fruit I gave her earlier.
[Kaito-kun, who gave you this?]
[……Eh? Errr, it’s Alice but……]
[Fufu, I see…… Then, do you know the “meaning” of giving this to me?]
[Eh? Meaning?]
Come to think of it, in the end, I still didn’t know what that golden fruit was for, and when I tilted my head and asked Kuro, she smiled back.
Thereupon, with a faint blush on her cheeks, Kuro tells me with an impish smile on her lips.
[Presenting the golden fruit is the act of “marriage proposal” for the Spirits.]
[Ehh? Eeehhhh!?]
[You would give her the golden fruit, and when the recipient eats it, it’s a success. I’ve heard that the Humans have also been doing it for years, so I thought you already knew about it.]
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[I- Is that right……]
That freaking Alice, why the heck did she give that to me!? Doesn’t that mean I was apparently proposing to Kuro before I could confess to her…… The heck is that, it’s making me more embarrassed just thinking about it!
In front of me, who is feeling the heat gathering on my face, Kuro spontaneously brings the golden fruit to her mouth and takes a bite……. wait, eeehhhh!?
[Wait, K- Kuro!?]
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[Ahh, this is quite fresh. Isn’t this quite delicious?]
[N- No, you don’t just comment on its deliciousness in this situation……]
Kuro eating that fruit means that she accepts my proposal…… Ah, this is no good, I feel like my face is getting hotter and hotter.
After gazing at me in amusement, Kuro spontaneously walks up to me and gently hugs me.
[……Ahh…… Finally…… I’ve finally found you.]
[Kuro?]
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[……It’s been a really long time…… I’ve finally found someone who will “treat me as an equal”…… and would “stand next to me”……]
[……………..]
Tears flowed from Kuro’s eyes again, and she gently hugged me as if I were her treasure.
Kuro said there’s something she’s been looking for for a long time…… and now, she’s found it……
[……Kaito-kun…… I’ll tell you everything…… about me…… what I wanted…… my everything…… I will tell you about it, Kaito-kun.]
[Unnn.]
As she clung to my body like a spoiled child, Kuro leaned her body on me, while I hugged her back.
I feel a sense of joy as if my heart was being gently wrapped in happiness, while stroking her hair that is comfortable to touch.
[However, for a little bit…… Really just a little bit…… Wait for me.]
[Unnn?]
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[Right now…… I’m brimming with the emotion of love for Kaito-kun…… that I can’t think of anything other than Kaito-kun. I can’t think of anything at all.]
[……It’s alright. I’m not in a hurry, and I will always be here with you…… so it’s alright even if we take it easy.]
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[……Unnn. Kaito-kun…… I love you…… I love you…… No matter how much I say it, it isn’t enough to convey my feelings. Kaito-kun…… Thank you for coming to this world…… and meeting me……]
Feeling the definite warmth of my beloved in my arms, my heart was filled with a peaceful happiness.
Dear Mom, Dad—— The mysterious demon girl who met me in another world and saved me. She’s gentle, childish, yet somehow mature, and always has a lovely smile on her face, she who I love the most…… And from today onwards, my relationship with such a person made a big step forward—— from friends to lovers.
Title: From Friends, to Lovers
Kuro’s Affection Meter for Kaito
??? / 100 ⇒ 266347 ↑ (Still Rising) / 100
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T/N: I will try to post the next chapter today, but I’m not so sure if I could since it’s rather long.
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