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After finishing dinner, I was led to Kohime’s room, and soon afterwards she said, [I’ll bring you a snack] and left the room.
The moment Kohime left the room, I let out a deep breath.
“Haa——–….. What kind of face should I make when I’m in the same space as Kohime……”
I tried to think of other things as much as possible so that Kohime wouldn’t guess what I was thinking, but I just couldn’t get what Taketsugu san told me out of my mind.
If Taketsugu-san’s story is true, Kohime not only gave me an engagement ring as a charm, but also because she had feelings for me and wanted me to propose to her someday.
Once I heard such a story, there was no way I could seriously look at her face.
I mean, that means she wants to marry me, not just be my best friend or lover, right?
That’s too good to be true…….
After all, she’s that Kohime, you know? She’s cute enough to make anyone fall in love with her at first sight, and she has the kindness to nurse me devotedly after I was hit by a car, or to be there for me when I’m being treated unfairly at school, you know?
How could such a girl like that have feelings for me and want to propose to me……
Various thoughts ran through my mind, and just as I was holding my head in confusion, Kohime came back into the room with a snack in her hand.
“…Eh, what happened? Are you okay?”
When Kokorohime saw me clutching my head, she asked me that question, but there was no way I could say that I was worried about the engagement ring.
I mean, I’m worried about her. And yet, the person in question just widened her eyes and showed me such a cute expression, which is a violation.
“Ah, no, it’s nothing. It’s fine.”
“….I hope so. Um, please take this.”
“……What’s this?”
What Kohime handed me was not a snack, but a small pouch with a ribbon wrapped around it.
“Please open it.”
I opened the pouch and took out the contents, not knowing what it was.
Inside the pouch was a key ring with a striped rabbit on it in colorful shades.
“Why did you give this to me?”
“Hanai san told me that today is Eita san’s birthday, so I thought I’d give you something.”
……I see, today is my birthday.
The fact that today was my birthday had slipped from my mind because of the fast-paced changes in my life recently, including the tension caused by being invited to a dinner by Taketsugu san, the resolution on Kohime’s bullying, and the unfair treatment of me at school that continues to this day.
“NOw that you mention it. ……Ah, then tonight’s dinner, too.”
“Yes. Of course, it’s a small gift for helping me, but it also means celebrating Eita san’s birthday. And then……”
“…..And then?”
“When Eita san told me about Sumika san before, you said that you used to celebrate each other’s birthdays. So, I would like to give Eita san a birthday present and rewrite your memories with Sumika san with new memories of me.”
It seems that not only did Kohime go out of her way to know my birthday, but she also celebrated with a lavish meal and a cute present, and furthermore, she remembered when I once told her that I could not hate Sumika from the bottom of my heart, and she tried to erase the bad memories of Sumika from my mind.
I know that Kohime is kind, but I wonder how she could be so educated to think about and be so kind to people other than herself.
“……You even remembered such a thing?”
“Of course. So, um, I hope you don’t mind, but I also bought the same one as Eita san…….”
While saying that, Kohime took out the same key ring she gave me from her pocket.
“The same one?”
“Yes. We go to different schools, so we don’t have a lot of time to spend together. I thought it would be reassuring if we had matching key rings.”
It wasn’t because she liked the design of the key ring she gave me, but rather because she prepared a matching key ring for me and to support me.
Her kindness always goes beyond my imagination.
“Ah, um, was that a nuisance?”
“No, I was just too happy and speechless. …..Thank you so much. I’m so happy.”
As soon as I said thank you, tears ran down my cheeks.
“Oh, I’m crying again…I’m sorry, all of a sudden…”
That’s what I said, wiping the tears that were streaming down my face.
I’m ashamed to let her see my tears, so I don’t want to shed tears if I can help it, but my lachrymal gland still relaxes in front of her.
If I were to marry Kohime, how many tears would she see me shed?
“Fufu. Don’t worry about it. I don’t want to see Eita san crying with sadness, but I would be happy to see him crying with joy.”
I was convinced when I saw Kohime smiling gently at me like that.
Sumika has completely disappeared from me, and Kohime is filling that hole.
…No, it’s not enough just to fill the void left by Sumika’s disappearance.
Kohime has definitely become a much bigger presence than Sumika was when I was dating her before.
“Then shall I cry every day?”
“Fufu. You are more than welcome.”
Not only the kind and gentle Kohime, but also the one with a scowl on her face is adorable.
I have come to love not only her appearance and kindness, but also everything about her.
“…Um, I haven’t given you any big presents, so I’ll do just one thing Eita san wants me to.”
“Eh, you don’t have to do that much for me.”
“I want to reward Eita san with something. So please don’t hesitate to tell me anything you want.”
“A reward……. In that case……”
When I say that, even for a moment, I imagine kissing her on the cheek and I want to punch myself for thinking so.
Instead of such an evil request, I asked for one thing from Kohime.
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