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…I did it…
When I arrived at school, I was deeply regretting what had happened that morning.
When I glanced at Nanase’s desk, our eyes met for a moment, but she immediately looked away with a snort.
How can I make her feel better?
At least today, this is likely to continue.
“What’s wrong? It’s unusual for you to be so troubled.”
Before I knew it, he was standing next to me, sucking on a tea bag with a confident smile on his face.
“Kanata…..what do you want?”
“If I don’t have business, I can’t come? That’s what I’d usually say, but today I have business.”
Kanata has business with me at this timing.
It’s obvious what it is.
“I heard from Yui. You’re engaged to Nanase Rei, aren’t you?”
“Yeah, that’s right. So what?”
“You admitted it pretty easily.”
“There’s no point in hiding it anymore.”
Since Reina had already declared her engagement to Yui chan, it was almost certain, so there was no point in trying to cover it up.
It was better to just come clean.
“Is that true? I honestly couldn’t believe it. I never thought you’d be interested in women.”
“It’s just an engagement, nothing more.”
“But you were looking at each other so affectionately earlier, communicating like a married couple.”
“…….”
This guy…he’s been watching us the whole time…!
I glared at him in annoyance, but he showed no sign of remorse, instead flashing a creepy smirk.
“Don’t glare at me like that. I’m happy for my best friend getting engaged. Congratulations.”
“I can’t just accept your congratulations…”
“Come on, just take it as it is.”
“….I’ll at least say thank you.”
“Still, I never thought you’d get engaged…I thought it would be a little later.”
As he said, I had initially thought about getting married in my 30s, but I never imagined I’d be engaged while still in high school.
I had thought that engagement was just a way to keep the Ichijo bloodline going, with no love between the two parties, but the actual engagement was quite different.
Being with Nanase calms my heart, and I can be just Minato, not the next head of the Ichijo family.
“…And this is something I’m saying not as a friend, but as the next head of the Kiryu family, Kiryu Kanata…”
At that moment, the smile from earlier vanished, and a harsh, cold gaze fixed on me.
“Don’t cling to people too much. If someone is important to you, keep them at a distance. It’s too late once you’ve lost them.”
“…Yeah, I think I understand.”
In Kanata’s eyes, there was a strong determination not to lose anyone else.
This was probably based on personal experience.
That’s probably why he’s keeping Yui chan at a distance…what a clumsy guy.
“…Phew, sorry for getting so serious. Congratulations.”
The intense determination from earlier was gone, and he spoke with his usual faint smile and carefree attitude.
“No, it’s fine. Thanks.”
“Tell me about your newlywed life.”
“Who’s going to talk about that?”
But…it’s too late once you lose them…
I thought about what he said for a moment and then brushed him off casually.
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