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I first met Tsukkun when I was in kindergarten.
“Hahahahahaha! Justice always prevails!”
“Ah, that’s not fair!”
“I want to be a hero, too!”
Ever since he was a little boy, he loved heroes and used to play heroes with everyone.
I remember he was always standing in the center of the group, leading the others and always standing out.
When I first saw Tsukkun, I thought, “Boys really like this kind of thing.”
Our mothers went to high school together, and after we started kindergarten together, I started watching him from the side.
“Hey, Tsukkun,…… did you get hurt again? our mothers are going to get mad at you, okay?”
“Don’t worry about it Yuzuha! I just fell down when I was playing!”
….. now that I think about it, I think I was a pretty insensitive person.
I knew this was happening because of his longing to be a hero, which continued even after he went to elementary school.
I just didn’t think he really helped anyone.
I remember acting like a big sister in a weird way every time, saying, “After all, onee chan has to take care of him”
But when it came down to it, he saved a drowning girl, saved someone from a dog that was barking at her, and so on.
He also helped me in the same way. ……
I didn’t know anything about that, and I just felt comfortable with him all the time.
“Tsukkun, what’s for dinner tonight?~”
“Fufu….Surprise when you hear it. I recently learned how to make a hamburger steak with melted cheese inside, and I’m cooking it right now!”
“Yay!”
I didn’t see him as the opposite gender, but I just enjoyed his company.
He was dependable in a way that was somehow different from other boys, and he always went along with my selfishness.
I think I would have fallen in love with Tsukkun if only there had been a chance.
That’s how attractive he was, and I was naturally attracted to him.
(I didn’t really understand when I found out that the prince was Tsukkun. ……)
After being with Tsukkun since I started feeling this way, I finally understood.
The fact that Tsukkun was a prince was just a trigger.
If I didn’t know, we would have crossed paths for a long time and …… I might have realized it someday in a state of regret.
Of course there is the fact that he was a prince.
But he was kind, he supported my dreams, he was a perfect person who could do everything, and he had the courage to reach out to help others rather than himself.
I fell in love …… with such a boy, Irie Tsukasa—.
“Higu…… uee……”
Looking up at the dark, cloudy sky with no moonlight in sight, I naturally burst into tears.
I don’t think any bones are broken, but every part of my body aches.
I am afraid of this darkness that I can only see so close.
The loneliness of being alone surged through my chest.
I don’t know if it was from the shock of the fall, but my phone has stopped working.
I don’t know how many minutes have passed since then. That made me even more anxious, and I burst into tears.
(Patience, patience ……!)
I don’t regret it.
If I had not reached out to Aira chan at that time, I think she would have experienced this feeling of loneliness.
It doesn’t seem like any bones were broken, but Aira-chan might have been seriously injured if she fell.
(Don’t cry, don’t cry ……!)
If I keep crying, I’m going to regret what I did.
What I did was not wrong in my mind.
If I am going to be a teacher, I have to think about the safety of my students first.
I might worry them, but I have to do something for their future so that they can smile.
Above all–
(If it were a prince, he would definitely do this!)
But even so, the tears wouldn’t stop for a while.
Only sobs spread through the silence.
(I want to see them…..)
I want to see Shi-chan-senpai.
I want to see Shi-chan-senpai, who is worried about me and smiles at me, saying, “You did your best.”
I want to meet Ku-chan.
I want to meet Ku-chan, who is a little angry and says, “You were reckless.”
I miss Tsukkun.
No matter what time of the day, he’s always there for me.
I want to see him who always reaches out to me in the end, even though he does stupid things.
If I stay here, I’m sure the teachers that Aira-chan called will come running.
But what makes me want to see him is the prince who saved me that time…
“Bya!?”
Then, suddenly.
G-Zazazazaza!!!
I hear a violent sound as if something is falling.
I reflexively raise my aching body.
Is it a ghost? Or did a stone or an animal fall?
I don’t know, and my fear grows stronger, and I brace myself.
“Oouchouch….. yuzuha, did you fall from such a place?”
Then suddenly a bright light shines on my face.
Thanks to that, my surroundings become brighter all at once.
And then—
“I found you …… the most successful person of the day.”
There he was, the man I wanted to see.
“T-Tsukkun…..!”
I called out, and Tsukkun slowly approached.
I was so excited to see him, and I was so happy to see him.
However, he still smiled at me with a warm …… soft, reassuring smile.
“Then, let’s go home. Don’t cry too much, okay? Yuzuha is a girl who looks better when she’s smiling.”
Maybe that’s why…my heart was pounding so fast I thought it might echo.
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