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“Isn’t that her! Amagi san, she’s in that car!”
Soon after, we caught up with the car Kurusu was riding in.
As soon as Izumi san spotted it, she raised her voice.
“Then, let’s not close the distance too much and continue to chase after them. It would be a disaster if we did something wrong and caused an accident.”
“Then, you want us to go to the airport with them?”
“I think that’s a good idea.”
I thought it was a wise decision, but…
I wonder if they will be open to a serious discussion once the car is parked. they might get on a plane quickly when we get to the airport.
…… no good. Let’s calm down. I don’t want to be anxious.
The most anxious person right now is none other than Kurusu.
What I can do is to calmly try to fix the situation. First of all, before I meet Soichiro san, I need to consider the possibility that I have made a blunder.
I recall every word of today’s conversation.
Reporting as usual. And souvenirs.
…… was the souvenir a bad idea? No. If so, I don’t understand why I was invited to the sauna after that.
Then, was there a problem with the conversation in the sauna? No, I only mentioned Kurusu in a bland way, and then I talked a bit about Yoina chan.
What could have caused this?
While I was quietly turning my head, the backseat window opened with a zing.
“A-Arata-……! Arata!”
Kurusu appeared out of the window.
She leans forward, stretches out her long arms, and lets out a shrill cry.
Her face was asking me for help.
“—-!”
The moment I saw that face.
The rational part of me, such as calmness and self-control, was burnt out in one fell swoop.
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“……..”
We drove for about twenty minutes.
At first Kurusu was out of control, raising her voice, and spewing abusive language at me, but finally she gave up and shut her mouth.
I want to die …….
I feel nauseous with guilt.
I want to turn back now and send her back to Izumi san’s house.
–but be patient.
If you leave it like this, Kurusu will eventually realize the truth.
The worst truth is that Arata-kun has someone else in mind.
If it was just a heartbreak, I should let her experience it, but Kurusu has let her feelings drag on too long.
The repercussions when this love is over will be immeasurable.
I would do anything to avoid the worst, and I don’t care how much she hates me.
“Aah!”
Kurusu suddenly shouted, looking in the side mirror of the car.
As soon as she rolls down the window, she leans forward as hard as she can.
“A-Arata-……! Arata!”
“Whaa—!?”
You came after us!?
Izumi-san lent you a hand ……? No, that doesn’t matter now!
“Kurusu, stop! It’s dangerous!”
“Hey! L-Let go of me! Arata!”
I’ll deal with Arata kun later, but right now I have to pull Kurusu away from the window.
If I don’t, she will fall out of the car.
“Hey, close the window quickly!”
“Y-Yes —wait, eeeh!?”
Just as I gave the driver the order–
The car shakes with a gurgle, the driver’s voice echoes, and my eyes widen.
“Ku, Kurusuu……!!!”
Arata-kun clung to the open window.
He jumped from the motorcycle to the car and stared at Kurusu with a desperate look on his face.
The scene looks like a scene from a movie, and for two seconds my brain completely stops.
Immediately realizing that this is real, I shift my gaze to the driver’s seat.
“Quick, stop the car! Arata-kun will get hurt if we don’t!”
“Y-Yes, sir!”
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The moment I saw Kurusu’s face, my body moved before I could think.
As a result, the car stopped, but I …… thought I was going to die. I could have had an accident, and I would never do it again.
“Arata, are you okay! Are you hurt!”
“Oh, uh, yeah …… somehow I’m okay …….”
Kurusu got out of the car and ran up to me.
From the looks of it, I’m relieved to see that she’s okay as well.
“Arata-kun,……, why did you come here? I, for Kurusu’s sake ……!”
A sidewalk at night.
Soichiro-san, standing in the dim light, looked 50% more scary than usual, and my spine naturally straightened.
“Why, it’s for Kurusu’s sake. she said help..Also, I don’t understand if you suddenly say you’re going overseas. Please explain the reason first.”
“T-that’s ……!
Soichiro san gritted his teeth and took one look at Kurusu.
Away from the gaze, and clench fists.
“…… let’s talk alone. Kurusu, go away.”
“Father, enough is enough. I’ll bite my tongue off and die right here and now if you don’t explain the situation to me as well.”
““Haa!?””
My voice and Soichiro san’s voice overlapped.
Kurusu stares at her father with her usual emotionless gray eyes. As if to say, “I’m serious.”
“I-I understand. I understand, so calm down,……, please,…….””
Soichiro san, who is a stone’s throw away from being told that, seems to have broken down and relaxes from his stiffened face.
“……Arata-kun, I want you to say it clearly here.”
“W-What do you mean, ……?”
“Who do you love? Who do you want to date and live with? …Clearly, without any lies.”
To be honest, I had a vague expectation.
Soichiro san must have seen through my thoughts and decided to take her overseas, hoping that he wouldn’t have his daughter with such a man.
In other words, it’s my fault.
Kurusu can’t stay in Japan unless I give up.
I look at her next to me and take a deep breath.
It’s a love that won’t come true.
But if I can make her live happily without going anywhere by giving up this feeling, then so be it. Kurusu’s happiness is my happiness.
“The one I love is–……”
Gently, I took her hand.
She might get angry at me for touching her.
But this is the last time. I hope you will forgive my selfishness.
“–……I love Kurusu. I love Amagi Kurusu.”
I said it.
I really said it.
I felt a sense of accomplishment at having finally said it, and a sense of despair that this was the end.
My heart is sweating cold sweat and I’m out of breath even though I’m not doing anything.
My vision blurs and it becomes hard to even stand.
My body relaxes, and just as I am about to let go of her hand
Gently, Kurusu takes my hand in hers.
Her white cheeks are tinted with vermilion as she modestly looks up at me.
As if to whisper to me that it’s all right, she draws a sweet smile with her teeth peeking out slightly.
“……………… hmm?”
The silence was broken by Soichiro san’s bare voice.
He tilted his head with a face that was not too powerful, as if a pigeon had eaten a peashooter.
“Eh …… no, um …… hmm?”
“What’s wrong?”
“D-Do you like Kurusu ……?”
“Y-Yes,…… I do,…”
“…… eh?”
Soichiro san folds his arms.
I thought silently for a while, then looked up after a few seconds.
“Y-you really want not only Yoina-chan, but also Kurusu!?”
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Hearing the word Yoina-chan from my father’s mouth, I understood the situation.
Perhaps Father recognized Yoina-chan’s existence at today’s debriefing. He probably wanted to take me abroad in order to avoid me being hurt by her and Arata getting together.
I knew how Arata felt and I am so glad to hear it from his mouth like this.
I’m happy, but …… sure, what happened to Yoina chan? He said she was cute as an angel or something, right? You even promised to go out with her when you grew up!!?
“Wait, wait a minute. What do you mean, not only Yoina-chan? want Yoina-chan ……?”
“You’re going to cheat at this stage! Don’t be silly!”
“That’s right, Arata! You have to decide right here and now which one of us is the best!”
“Kurusu too!? Which one is the best…no, there’s no way I can decide that, right? ”
““What is that!?””
I and my father both crowded into the room with Arata.
With the vending machine in the background, Arata’s eyes went black and white.
“My daughter is more important! Say so, now!”
“You love me more right!? right!?”
“W-wait! Wait! It’s true that I care about and like Kurusu, but to compare me with Yoina chan–“
“”Be clear!””
While we were closing in on Arata, Botan, who had been watching quietly, raised her hand, “Oh, um, ……”.
“I’ve been listening to what you’re saying, and it sounds like there’s been a terrible misunderstanding and miscommunication. …… Anyway, Orimura-kun, can we all meet up with Yoina-chan now?”
“Right now? I know it’s almost time to go to bed, but if we hurry ……, we can still make it.”
“I see. Okay, Orimura-kun, stay behind me. Amagi-san and others please follow me. Well then, driver, please.”.
While we were not satisfied, we finally decided to meet Yoina-chan.
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So we came to my new mom’s house.
It is a much nicer house than ours. I rang the chime and my dad answered, so I told him what happened and asked him to call Yoina chan.
“Fuaaaa~…… nmm ……? A-Arata oniii-chan! what’s wrong arata onii chan? let’s play!”
A five-year-old child with long, black hair with a distinctive ahoge, dressed in a Precure nightgown, comes up to me with a smile on her face.
Her smile is just like an angel’s, which naturally makes me smile as well.
“Sorry for being so sleepy, Yoina-chan. I didn’t come here to play today. I’m here with onii chan’s friend …..umm and I also wanted to introduce you to her father …….”
“Onii chan’s friends? Waaa! You’re a beautiful onee san! And the old man, his face is so scary!”
“Hey, Yoina-chan!?”
I checked Soichiro-san to see if he was angry.
For some reason, Amagi san and his daughter were standing next to me, both of them looking pale as if they were at the end of the world.
“I’m Yoina! I am five years old! What are your names, Onee sans?”
“I-I’m Amagi Kurusu, ……. I’m 16 years old. ……”
“I’m Amagi, So-Soichiro. I’m 45 years old. ……”
“Nice to meet you!”
“”….., nice to meet you ……””
Saying so, she performed a deep bow as if she were dealing with a superior.
Soon after that, Yoina-chan was sent back
When the front door slammed shut, they remained frozen with astonished expressions on their faces. After a while, they collapsed from their knees as if a thread had been severed and put their hands on the ground.
“”Yoina-chan is a child,～～～～～!!!!””
A dumb exclamation, unimaginable from the two of them under normal circumstances, echoed through the quiet residential area.
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