Chapter 80 - I am already married to her

Wedding in one day? Kiyohira smiles to himself. His wife is cute when she is demanding. 

"Sister in law is wise." Takeshi looks in the direction of the door. "Brother, leave it to me. I will take care of everything."

Kiyohira glances at him. "Are you capable?"

"I am your brother. How could you doubt me?" Takeshi rolls his eyes. "There is someone who is good at things like this. Go after sister in law. What if she gets mad and leaves you?"

Kiyohira runs after his wife. She doesn't want to wear a dress. Then, what should he buy for her? He finds Rie walking on the road with a deep frown on her face. Kiyohira admits that he can't tell what's going on her mind. She's highly unpredictable. He grabs her arm and turns her around.

"Why are you leaving your poor husband behind?" He pulls her closer to him, placing his hand on the back of her waist. He asks her in an accusing tone, "Already bored of me?"

"Kiyohira, let go." 

Will he? He pinches her waist over her shirt lightly. She squirms in his embrace, more annoyed. "Kiyohira, what are you doing? You perverted asshole!"

"That's more like it." He chuckles lightly. "You should say it out when you are angry. Don't keep it your heart. I am your husband. I will take care of everything that you need."

Her lips quiver uneasily. Her forehead creases to form deep lines. It looks like she wants to ask something. But, she keeps the words in her heart, unable to utter the words. She doesn't him to move her heart. She can't trust him. She can't trust herself.

The driver honks the car, interrupting their moment. He guides her to the car, covering her head before she gets inside. He recalls the day he took her along with him from her house that he wreaked down. The misunderstanding between them. The first time at his personal mansion. Back then, she used to show her emotions easily. Now, she seems afraid of even letting him peek into her mind.

She lost her memories. She regained her memories. They even got married. But the distance between them is growing larger.

He watches her quietly. He will wait for her to open up, even if it takes an eternity. 

There is one question that has been bothering him for a long time. 

"Rie." 

"What?" She shifts away from him, looking out of the window. She needs her weapons. There is only one thing she's good at. 

"Who is Sakurano Kano?" He asks her with a light voice. He doesn't want to scare her. Ren was her first love. Then, she mentioned that Sakurano Kano - the love of her life. He and Ren looked into that, but they never found out who that man was.

She lets out a laugh. Her eyes sparkle up. It's been a while since he saw her genuinely laugh.

"You are asking about him?" She looks at him with mirth in her eyes. "I will tell you if you tell me about all the women you have been with."

Kiyohira sighs. "I have been with only one woman so far. I am already married to her."

She blinks at him. "I don't believe that. You had a colorful reputation."

"I am quite good looking if you haven't noticed. Women like to cling to me." He smirks at her. "There was you who literally clung to me like a koala once. I couldn't get you off no matter what I did."

Horrified, she widens her eyes. "I don't remember doing that."

"Yes, you wouldn't. You were doing it in your sleep." Kiyohira smiles when he remembers how she acted that night. "I wonder if you still do strange things when you are asleep."

She purses her lips in embarrassment. She doesn't know what she does in her sleep. She crosses her arms and turns her back to him. He is amused to see her like this.

"I have told you. My past is clean. Tell me who Sakurano Kano is." 

If she doesn't answer this time, he won't ask her again. 

"Idiot!" She flares her nostrils. "He's a manga*character."

"Manga...?" Kiyohira feels like someone poured a gazillion liter of water in his ear. His brain is too numb to react. His heart is stuffed with a perplexing feeling. He is ashamed. Yes, ashamed. He's been extremely jealous of a man named Sakurano Kano. That man isn't even real.

Rie bursts into laughter when she sees his whitened face. He looks like she has thrown a bucket of icy water on his head. Serves him right! There is a little someone in her heart who wants to bully this man for bullying her two years ago. 

"Manga character?" He asks her again to confirm. "You were in love with a manga character?"

"I am still in love with him." She gazes at him solemnly, no longer laughing. "Thanks for reminding me. I haven't checked out the latest chapter of that manga. It's been two years already. There is so much to do."

He's speechless. His wife is shamelessly telling him that she loves someone else. That someone else is not even a real human being. He's still jealous of that guy. He needs to find out what kind of man he is. 

The driver stops the car in front of a building. "Master, we have reached." 

Author's note: 

Manga* = Japanese style comic book.

I have been love with so many manga male characters. There are novels on WN where the MC falls into some book or something. I used to wish the same. I wanted to fall into a manga and marry the main manga guy. 

There are more, but I don't remember their names now. It's been a long time since I read shoujo manga. You must have noticed my writing style is similar to manga style. It is probably affected because I used to be a hardcore otaku. 

Anytime Favourite: Usui from Maid Sama