Chapter 170 - Reunion, and After That (2/2)

“I have a driver’s license now, and my own car.”

“Yeah…”

“I met a lot of other women, but you were the best Sensei.”

“…Gosh… When we’re alone… It’s not Sensei but Haruka, right…?”

Seiji-kun laughed at my words which had become muffled due to my crying.

“Well, I guess you aren’t my teacher anymore.”

“Then, don’t say it. When it comes to important lines, you always purposely call me ‘Sensei’.”

“I was found out.”

I instantly realized that it was his way of hiding his embarrassment.

He continued on in life, and experienced many things. Not as a student, not as a boy, but as a man, he came to see me.

“Please marry me.”

When we were dating, he had said those words countless times to me, but today made me the happiest by far.

I once again hugged Seiji-kun and patted him on the back of his head.

“Yes. If you’re fine with me, I accept.”

◆ Sanada Seiji ◆

After Hiiragi-chan got onto the car, we began moving.

“This is a first, for Seiji-kun to be in the driver’s seat.”

There was that one time when we went on the hot springs trip, but she was asleep.

Just as we were going to go to a fancy bar, Natsumi-chan contacted me. When I received her scolding earlier, I asked her where Hiiragi-chan would be. Through that, she probably realized what would happen.

“That’s great. T-that place, right? We’ll go as well—”

It seems that she’s together with Sana and Kanata. Rei-chan as well.

Hiiragi-chan’s face turned blue and she began to shake as she realized everyone was together.

“Sana-chan might do me in again.”

“Do you in? What do you mean?”

“Ah… It’s nothing.”

What? What happened?

“Seiji-kun, you can’t drink if you’re driving right?”

“I’ll head home on the last train, so it’s fine.”

“We haven’t met in a while… and yet you’re going home?”

I stopped the car at a red light.

After I noticed that she was staring at me, she brought her face closer to mine and kissed me twice.

“Just tonight, let’s be alone together…?”

“Yeah.”

It was hard to join in to a group that was already done warming up at another party, especially if you’re sober.

I’ll apologize to them later, I aimed for another store and stepped on the pedal.

The path was all green.

There were no obstacles on the way. All I had to do was move forward.

I don’t know anything about what will happen past the age of 27. There’s no one that knows what will happen tomorrow.

Normally, that’s the case. It’s fine that way.

I’m a little anxious as I don’t know what will happen, but if Hiiragi-chan is by my side, it’ll definitely be okay.

I feel like today, I restarted my life that had been paused.

“You won’t burnout on me just because I’m clumsy right?”

“I know about that, so don’t worry.”

“Gosh…”

I smiled at Hiiragi-chan who looked at me with a complicated expression.

Aiming for the timing of us having to wait for a signal, she wrapped her pinky around mine.

“Seiji-kun, I’ll be in your care forever.”

“Me too.”

As for the results from when I time leaped and confessed to the teacher that I liked at the time, I was able to reach a happy ending with the person I held dear.

< End >