Chapter 55: The Angel and White Day (2/2)

“Erm, is it not to your liking?”

“No, it is cute.”

“That’s good. I think it’ll suit you, Mahiru. That’s why I bought it.”

“…Thank you very much.”

It’ll suit you, once she heard those words, she lowered her eyes bashfully.

Such a sight was really doable, and he was left breathless.

“…And, what is this?”

Amane wanted to look aside, but he found his eyes staring at Mahiru. It seemed she noticed the extra gift inside, and he scratched his cheek.

“Ahh, that? No, erm, I thought it wouldn’t be enough, so. I’ve been in your care all this while, so I thought I should grant your wish or something.”

Placed inside was a handmade coupon with the words ‘I’ll do anything you say coupon’, as though he was fooling a child. The coupon could only be used thrice and contained an illustration of a bear Amane drew. He felt he did well with the illustration, at least.

He was usually in her care, so he hoped to grant her little wishes within his capabilities, and gave this coupon as a bonus. He never expected her to focus on the bear he drew, and his shoulders were shaking.

“Fu-fufu, did you draw this, Amane-kun?”

“Shut up, I’m bad at this, okay?”

“No, it is typical of you.”

He frowned as he sensed that she was hinting how bad his drawing was, but once he saw Mahiru’s innocent smile, he had nothing to grumble about.

“…May I use it now?”

“What?”

He never expected her to use it out of a sudden, but if there was a wish, he hoped to help her fulfill it as long as it was within his capabilities.

So Amane thought as he looked on, and Mahiru looked back at him, holding the bracelet box.

“…Amane-kun, please put this on.”

“You don’t need to use the coupon for this…leave it to me.”

The wish she spoke of was really minor, and Amane gave a wry smile, noting that he would have done so without the coupon.

You could have used it on something more important, Mahiru stated her cute wish so earnestly and adorably, and his face naturally relaxed too.

She reached her hand out, and Amane took the box, put it on his knees, and removed the bracelet.

He heard the soft rubbing of the fine bracelet as he cautiously unlocked it, making sure not to break it, and wrapped it around her wrist.

He carefully locked the jewelry, and the mild colored bracelet glowed slight, seemingly adding colors to Mahiru’s fine wrist.

As expected, this was more appropriate for Mahiru’s white skin.

He felt a reticent, classy item would suit Mahiru’s innocent beauty more than the fancy ornaments, and could proudly say that he chose the right item.

“Yep, it suits you.”

“…Thank you very much”

Thinking that it was not good to keep touching it, Amane let go. Mahiru then brought the bracelet on her wrist to her chest, as though embracing it, showing a gentle smile on her face.

Her face was showing a faint red, her lips curled into a smile. Amane wanted to look away, but was charmed by her and unable to look away.

The sweet innocent smile, different from a full smile, was etched in his mind.

It was a little different from the stunned smile she usually showed, or the pure delight. The beautiful smile was a little tender, but feminine, pretty, and alluring; Amane’s eyes could look nowhere else.

…This is unbearable.

She showed such a smile, this smile alone for him, and he felt unbearable about this fact.

He tried averting his eyes to control his pounding heart, but was unable to do so. Finally, he ended up staring at Mahiru until the latter noticed she was being stared at, and buried her face into the cushion out of embarrassment.