Chapter 84: The Third Bride / Reverse Confession (2/2)

「It can’t be. You said something to Mama didn’t you?」

「It had to be Atsuko-san? You don’t believe that it was Miho-san?」

「It’s because Mother isn’t someone who instigates you. If I make that assumption, then it is the type of thing Mama would do」

「Oh, now I understand. I believe you」

「It’s as I expected after all……what is Mama doing?」

「That’s not the case. I was told to said something I said earlier, but it’s not like that」

「Then, what do you mean?」

「When I told Atsuko-san and the others that I love Miyagi-san, they told me that they would accept me as soon as I confessed. 」

「…………eeeeeeeeehhhhhh?」

There was a short pause and then Aoba was astonished on a grand scale again.

「In other words, I was told to convey my feelings properly」

「Fe, fe fe fe feelings?」

「I like you」

「whah!」

Taiyou repeated his confession.After he did, he could see Aoba becoming extremely flustered. It was way too unexpected and sudden. She was so cute that Taiyou wanted to embrace her with all his strength.

「Jo…Stop joking Natsuno-kun」

「I’m not joking, I’m serious」

「But, you suddenly said such a thing……」

「If that’s the case, wait until you are calm. Then, will you consider if I’m not serious or not?」

He said while looking straight at Aoba.The gaze that Taiyou gave her caused her to panic lightly but he did not say anything afterwards. Aoba gradually calmed down after seeing that his eyes were serious.After staring at the look on Taiyou’s face for a while, Aoba quietly asked a question in return.

「Why do you like me?」

「Do I need a reason?」

「Yes, it’s necessary」

Aoba answered immediately without hesitation. Thus, Taiyou responded.

「It seems that it was during the daytime when we talked in the hallway? That time, your face just before returning to the classroom……There’s no way to explain it. I fell in love the moment I saw it」

「During the day……that」

「Yeah? Does anything come to mind? Could it be that you remember the face you made?」

「Ah, no, that’s not it」

Aoba crossed her hands and hastily denied it.

「That…time?」

「Yeah, that time, was when I fell in love with you」

「……but, Natsuno-kun. You have Hayakawa and the others that I met this morning――」

「Yeah, that’s right. I already have girlfriends. That’s why I’m saying it like this――I also like you」

「You want me to be in your harem as well?」

Aoba asked in return. The panic that remained in her voice until a while ago had already disappeared.She calmed down and asked him with a serious tone.

「That’s right」

Taiyou nodded clearly without glossing it over or expressing it in different words. If there was a need for someone to make an excuse, this was the situation. Now however, Taiyou believed that there were times when excuses were not necessary.

Aoba looked downward for a short while. While slightly biting her lip, her face looked like was considering things but hesitation was intervening. Taiyou waited and was prepared to wait forever. He thought that he could wait forever if he was able to know her feelings. Eventually――,

「……Natsuno-kun, I also have something to say to you」

「……what?」

「I also…may have fallen for Natsuno-kun」

「huh?」

This time, it was Taiyou’s turn to be confused. He didn’t expect her to say something like that. He didn’t imagine it in the slightest.