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“Your birthday is coming soon, isn’t it? What do you want, Chifuyu?”
We talked about this in Chifuyu’s room at night.
“There are things I want ……, but…”
“If it’s something I can do, sure.”
“It’s something only you can do, Toma kun.”
“Well, that’s good. Just say it.”
“Can I tell you ……?”
Chifuyu grabs my sleeve tightly and says in frustration.
I want a child,…….
Chifuyu said this and rubbed her stomach.
“EH, a child?”
“I want a child,……, Toma-kun. It is strange to think that, isn’t it?”
“N-no, I’m happy, but…. But we’re still in high school.”
“I know that,……, but I want to have Toma kun’s child.”
“…….”
Certainly, if that’s what you want, I don’t want anyone else to make that request.
However, it is not possible to make that happen right away.
“…… soon, I’ll try my best to make it so. Is that not good enough?”
“No, it’s fine. But I wanted to tell you at least how much I want to do it. I want to have Toma kun’s child.”
“Chifuyu……Yes, thank you.”
“Is it heavy? I’m the kind of girl who would ask for something like this on my birthday.’’
“Haha, I’m embarrassed, but I’m glad. I like Chifuyu like that.”
“Toma kun,……, yes, I love you.”
I can’t help but love Chifuyu when I see her being spoiled.
Besides, I can’t help but be happy that you said you wanted my child.
Become a full-fledged man quickly.
Marry Chifuyu and have children.
It makes me think that I have to do my best in order to continue to achieve that kind of natural happiness with her.
Maybe things will get tougher at school starting tomorrow.
I can change for Chifuyu’s sake.
I won’t let her get hurt again.
“Let’s sleep. Will you be okay at school tomorrow?”
“Yes. Toma’s here, so I’ll be fine.”
“Then, let’s hold hands together.”
“I’m so happy …… love you, Toma-kun.”
The day, I held Chifuyu in my hands.
I couldn’t stop wanting her anymore either.
I want to have a child and live somewhere far away together.
Such a desire was certainly growing inside of me.
But I held her in my arms while shaking off the feeling that such a desire was nothing more than naive
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“Good morning, you two.”
The next morning, I went to school hand in hand as promised, and Madoka san was waiting for me at the main gate.
“Madoka, good morning. Toma-kun brought me here hand in hand.”
“I can tell by looking at you, that’s great. Well, first of all, let’s go together to apologize to the teacher. Kouhai kun, I’ll take care of Chifuyu.”
“Yes, please. I’m not going to let Kikuchi get the better of me, Madoka-san.”
“Oh, good. I’m looking forward to it.”
When Chifuyu is handed over to Madoka-san, Chifuyu also seems lonely but follows Madoka san closely.
Before, she would have burst into tears on the spot, but she has become much stronger.
I couldn’t lose to her either.
On my way to the classroom alone, I braced myself for a man walking in front of me.
He seemed to be looking for me, too, and came right up to me.
“Hey, you did a good job yesterday. Don’t think you won with that, okay?”
It was Kikuchi.
He must be really bored to be looking for me in the morning, even though he is a member of the soccer club.
But I won’t lose.
And I won’t settle the matter with violence, and I won’t give in to threats.
On the contrary, I would give such a guy a hard time.
“Good morning, Kikuchi-senpai. Is something wrong?”
“W-What’s with that attitude? Even if you open up again, that won’t happen.”
“I talked to Chifuyu yesterday, and it seems that you were very persistent in following her around. Did you know that even high school students can be subjected to sexual harassment and stalking?”
“W-What?”
“I was thinking of suing you if you persists too much. you can’t get away with it for nothing, but I’m starting to doubt whether Kikuchi-senpai will be able to stay at the school.”
“Y-you’re threatening me?”
“Who threatened first? If you don’t like it, don’t go near Chifuyu again! Next time you come by, I’ll kill you! “
I raised my voice and glared at him.
Then, perhaps scared by my sudden change, Kikuchi backed up and said, “I-I’m sorry, I won’t say anything else,” and then he dropped back down, scared.
Kikuchi then disappeared.
I knew that people like that were all talk, but I didn’t have the courage to take a firm stance like this.
But for Chifuyu’s sake, I can do my best.
If I am strong enough not to be ridiculed, Chifuyu will be protected.
“Good morning.”
I greeted proudly as I entered the classroom.
Everyone looked back at me in surprise, but when I said “good morning” again, some of them said good morning back.
They tilted their heads curiously, but I didn’t care.
I proudly took my seat and put my textbook in my desk before reading my book.
Then, one of the boys in my class came up to me and said
“Hey Sagara, have you changed something? You’re looking very confident today.”
“Well, I’m Chifuyu’s boyfriend, so I can’t show her how uncool I am.”
“Oh, people change, don’t they? I don’t dislike you like that. Next time, introduce me to Sakuragawa-senpai.”
“Madoka san? I don’t want to.”
“You’re so harsh. Well, don’t be too hard on yourself.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
After that, some people came to talk to me, probably because of how I looked today.
Everyone was cheering me on and telling me to do my best.
It seems like you know about the incident that Chifuyu caused.
Some say that they were saved by the fact that Kikuchi is a guy with a bad reputation.
I’m finally starting to feel like I can be proud to be Chifuyu’s boyfriend.
Chifuyu will also be able to live her school life in peace.
……Children, huh?
I was wondering if I would go on to higher education or get a job after high school.
With Chifuyu, either would be fine, I’m sure.
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“Look, Chifuyu, something is wrong with Kikuchi.”
“Who’s Kikuchi?”
“Haha, that’s harsh. Well, I’m sure Kouhai kun did his best. Something that makes him jumpy. It’s refreshing to see him so scared.”
Madoka san smiles wryly, then looks at the calendar on her phone and asks, “What are you going to do for your birthday?”
“I told Toma kun that I want to have a baby.”
“Eh, really”
“He said no. But he will do his best to make it happen soon. I’m happy”
“Oh, that’s great, isn’t it? When he graduates, you guys will get married right away.”
“I’m changing a little bit for Toma kun’s sake, aren’t I?”
“Yes, good. There will probably be times when things don’t work out again, but him and I are both here.”
Madoka gave me a gentle smile, different from before.
When I saw this, my heart softened, and I could clearly see the face of the classmate that Madoka had pointed and laughed at earlier, that face that should have been a blur.
…That’s right, I did something terrible to that person the day before yesterday.
I must apologize.
“I’ll apologize to him.”
“Ara, are you all right? Aren’t you scared?”
“What’s wrong is wrong. I’ll apologize. I’m not going to be friends with him though.”
“Oh, okay. Then I’ll go with you. Hey Kikuchi”
When Madoka called him, he turned to me, his shoulders shaking as he was called
So I turned to him and bowed my head, saying, “I’m sorry, for doing that.”
Then, he looked at me with a scowl and said, “N-No, it was my fault… Um, after all, I guess it’s impossible for us to get along…? ”
I was told, but it was still impossible.
“I’m sorry, I can’t do it because all the guys look the same to me, except for Toma kun.”
I clearly said what I was thinking.
If I said that, people would think I was weird again.
But everyone’s behavior was different from usual.
After a moment of silence, laughter breaks out.
“Haha, you say things like that so clearly, Kayamori-san. I know, I know, all boys are creepy.”
“Hey, guys, we’re pretty hurt. Don’t laugh.”
“If you think you can get a beautiful woman like Kayamori san to play with you, then you should know your place. Good luck with your boyfriend, Kayamori-san.”
Kikuchi was made a laughingstock and left the classroom in a hurry.
Everyone laughed again when they saw that.
I was puzzled by the bustling classroom.
I wondered why everyone was so cheerful.
But then, Madoka says next to me, “It’s okay, everyone understands Chifuyu.”
When she said that, I heard something that had been stuck inside me crumble.
Somewhere, my heart was warm.
I spilled tears again.
But for some reason, it was different from the way I usually cry.
I wasn’t sad.
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