41 The Approval (2/2)

”Never!”, my sentence forcefully got cut off by Mio.

”I will never give my Nii-sama to you!”

”Why not?”

”H-He's mine!!!”

”Mio...”

”Ever since we were young, I've had my eyes on him, but now you snatched him from me. That's why I'll never approve of your relationship!”

Mio threw a tantrum just like a little kid. Sure, it definitely looks cute, but I don't have the leisure to enjoy that.

”Mio... You know that we can't be together anyway, right? We're blood-related siblings.”

”I don't care! Nii-sama is mine and mine alone!”

She just doesn't seem to care about common sense at all...

”Mio... Do you love me?”, I asked.

”Yuuji?!?!”, apparently shocked at the question I threw at Mio, Hanako let out a surprised expression.

”Yes.”, Mio replied straightforwardly.

”You see, Mio? I... I love Hanako. I don't want to be separated from her anymore. So please, for my sake, please approve of our relationship, okay?”

”...”

As the winds blew and the boat got closer to the island, Mio kept gazing at the horizon without giving me an answer. Even when we stepped onto the dock, Mio still kept walking in silence. However, just when we were about to leave the port.

”F-Fine! But I've not given up yet, you know! One day, I will definitely take you back from her!”

”Thank you, Mio!”

Hearing that, Hanako immediately thanked Mio from the bottom of her heart. Seeing that scene happened, I patted Mio's head with affection and walked home with the two of them. Sigh... That's one less problem for me, I guess... I said that to myself as I walked along the path home, with a beauty in each arm.