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I was comforted by the sight of Kohime smacking her tongue with her hand on her cheek as she ate a sumptuous dinner.
About a week ago, I was invited by Taketsugu san via Kohime to come to his house to have dinner with them.
…..No, this is not the time for me to be healed by Kohime.
Two months have passed since Kohime gave me the engagement ring, and the season has entered October, the peak of autumn.
I still don’t know what she was thinking when she gave me the engagement ring, and I’m still wondering what I should do with it.
I guess she gave me the engagement ring as a good luck charm, just like her, but I also wonder if she gave it to me because she found me attractive and wanted me to propose to her in the future……..
I need to figure out what to do with that engagement ring as soon as possible, but the more I think about it, the darker the truth becomes and my head feels like it’s going to explode.
……At any rate, I’m so glad that the bullying issue with Kohime has been resolved.
I’m not sure I could handle it if she still had a bullying problem in addition to the engagement ring problem, and more importantly, no matter how much she has endured the bullying over the past four years, there is no way she can continue to endure it forever.
Since then, Kohime has made many friends at school, and even after the three bullies returned from their suspension, it seems that they did not bully her again.
I was worried that they might bully her again after the suspension was over, but I guess it is only natural that once the bullies are gone, many people who noticed Kohime’s charms would gather, and even if they wanted to, they would not be able to bully her, I wonder if it’s natural that you would end up in a situation where you can’t bully someone even if you want to?
“Welcome, Eita kun. Please take it easy today.”
The reason he invited me out to dinner was because he still hadn’t properly thanked me for saving Kohime.
Considering that he was about to give me 10 million yen, I thought it would be okay if I could at least treated to dinner…….
When I arrived at his house and sat down in front of the table, there was a magnificent meal laid out on the table that made me want to ask what kind of inn he lives in.
I was so awestruck by the dishes, which were probably worth several tens of thousands of yen, that I sat down on a cushion on the tatami mat and stiffened up.
Taketsugu san told me to take my time, but there was no way I could take my time under such circumstances.
“Thank you.”
“Eita san is a little taken aback by how extravagant the food is, Father.”
“Eh, do you think the food is too luxurious?”
Yes, to be frank, I’m a bit taken back.
However, I can’t tell Taketsugu san my true feelings like that.
“……I should start to use some common sense.”
“Ah, no, I was surprised, but I’m very happy that you prepared so much for me. Thank you very much.”
“See, Eita kun is saying this, so why not?”
“Muuu……”
Kohime got a little displeased because I agreed with her father, but I had no choice but to do so, so please forgive me this time.
“I’m going to the bathroom.”
Kohime, feeling a little upset, said so and left the place.
I was concerned that I had upset her mood, but because I was left alone in the room with Taketsugu san, I didn’t have the time to worry about her mood.
This is the first time for me to be alone with Taketsugu san, and above all, his pressure is tremendous.
Perhaps it is because he is wearing a kimono, but he has a physique that makes me want to ask him how much food he has to eat to become that big, and his face is scarred for some reason.
I have never seen such an intimidating person in my life.
Well, the food on the table shows that he is in fact a kind and gentle man.
Well, not only Kohime but I also want him to be cured of his unreasonable sense of being so stubborn that he tries to repay the favor with a ridiculous amount of money, 10 million yen.
“……Eita kun.”
“Y-yes !? What is it !?”
“I hear you received an engagement ring from Kohime.”
W-why is he !?
I was so surprised that I almost asked again, but I held back desperately.
The engagement ring was given to Kohime’s mother by Taketsugu san, so it is likely that she reported it to him.
It’s easy to lie and say I didn’t receive it, but if I’m going to be discovered anyway, it’s better to tell the truth from the beginning.
“Ah, yes. I have received it.”
“……I gave that ring to her as a good luck charm, but I also told her to give it to the person she wanted to marry.”
“…..Eh?”
After listening to Taketsugu san’s story, I remembered the time when I went to Kohime’s house.
When I first saw the engagement ring at Kohime’s house, Kohime only said that it was given as a charm, and when she gave me the engagement ring, I thought it was a charm as well.
I was also told that if the time came that I wanted to give it to her, I have to give it to her, so I thought it might not just be a charm, but I was wondering how I should take those words.
However, if what Taketsugu san just told me was true, then…….
“Kohime lost her mother at a very young age. If I were to die, she would be alone. To prevent that from happening, I told her to find someone she wants to marry early on, and if she finds someone, give him the ring and ask him to propose to her someday.”
Taketsugu san’s story was believable, and it was hard to believe that he was lying.
If that’s the case, it still means that Kohime wants me to give her an engagement ring,……in short, she wants me to propose to her.
“I-is that so…..”
“Yeah. In short, Kohime chose Eita kun.”
“—“
I can’t believe that Kohime chose me, but isn’t this story really worth believing in?
Taketsugu san doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would lie, and there is no way he would lie to the person who saved his daughter’s life in the first place.
“I don’t know how you feel about Kohime, but if you love her, and when the time comes for you to love her, take care of her, understand?”
“……Y-yes.”
“What were you talking about?”
“Kohime !?”
Kohime came back to the room at the worst possible time, and I was so flustered that I was at a loss for words.
Taketsugu san couldn’t help but look at me like that, so he cleared his throat and said, [Just a little small talk.]
“Small talk…… I see.”
Kohime looked a little doubtful, but I managed to avoid suspicion.
The dinner has only just begun, but this is not how I imagine it’s going to go.
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