Chapter 545: It Doesnt Go One-way (2/2)

[If you're going to say it like that, I'm the one who should be thanking you…… I think about it this way. Happiness doesn't just go in one way.]

[Unnn?]

[If you make someone else happy, that happiness will surely come back to you. If Kaito-san thinks you're happy right now…… This also means that you have made someone else happy. It's a common saying that happiness isn't something you can find by yourself…… It is actually as those words said.]

[……I see.]

[Yes, if Kaito-san is happy, I'm also happy. When you're smiling, I'm also smiling. I guess this is what it meant…… having bonds with someone.]

When I told her that, Alice squeezed my hand and looked at me straight in my eyes, giving me a gentle smile.

The expression on her face, filled with affection, was a little different from her usual mood. However, I can understand without any doubts that this is indeed one side of Alice.

[Kaito-san…… Just as you've brought happiness into my life, I will also bring just as much…… No, I will give you even more happiness. I will never make you regret choosing me.]

[……Thanks. However, there's something I'll have to refute. I will never regret being with Alice. And…… I'm the one who will make Alice happier. I'm not going to lose in that regard.]

[Mnnhhh, now you've said it. Well then, how about we play a game? I'm not going to lose.]

[Yeah.]

Saying that, the both of us smiled. Clearly feeling that we were walking hand in hand in the same direction, as if our hearts were deeply connected, the atmosphere was inexplicably comfortable.

I guess this is that good atmosphere they were talking about back in my world.

It isn't that we were aware of it, but as if we are drawn to each other, the distance between Alice and I draws closer. And as if it were a very natural thing to do……

Beneath the colorful light of the cave adding to the bloom of the moment, I felt the warmth of my beloved lover's lips.

For 1 second…… 2 seconds…… Not keeping track of the time anymore, the sound around me disappeared, and the light disappeared as I closed my eyes. With the absence of my sense of sight, I could feel the touch of Alice's lips overlapping mine, intensely and clearly.

Not needing to think about anything, my heart just melted into the boundless warmth of happiness.

Dear Mom, Dad————– When you have a partner who accepts you, and you accept them for who they are…… I think that is true happiness. I see, it is indeed as Alice said. I guess the happiness we weave in this path————— doesn't go one-way.

Serious-senpai : [I see…… Lovey-dovey huh…… So its name isn't a lie huh…… It hurts…… It's painful.]

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