<!-- Before Content -->
Minami Yuuki was focused on the simulation text when suddenly a shadow fell over him, leaning against his chest. It was Asano Nao approaching the sofa.
It had already gotten dark, and the temperature had dropped a bit. Asano Nao, wearing a sports jacket, stood at Minami Yuuki’s feet.
Minami Yuuki’s sudden gaze startled her, and she took a step back, her long hair swaying like a raven’s wings in the wind.
“Is there something wrong, Nao-nee?” Minami Yuuki sat up.
“Are you worried about something, Yuuki-kun?” Asano Nao voiced her concern.
Minami Yuuki then realized that he had been lying motionless on the sofa, staring ahead, which might have seemed odd to others.
Previously, when he was at the Asano house in the simulation, Asano Nao felt pressured by the curtains being pulled and his presence, causing her to retreat upstairs to her bedroom after a while. Now, with her social anxiety eased, she could stay on the first floor.
Seeing the worry on Asano Nao’s face, he said, “I’m troubled about how to propose to you.”
<!-- Top Ads -->
“Eh?”
“Actually, I’m troubled about the future.” Minami Yuuki explained; the simulation life was his future, and saying he was troubled about it was not wrong.
“Are you thinking of studying music?” Asano Nao’s face showed surprise.
“No.”
“Oh.” Asano Nao’s mood dropped.
“However, if you would give me a lap pillow, I might consider it,” Minami Yuuki teased, hoping to make her blush and run upstairs.
In the simulation life, they were already married, and even as her husband, Minami Yuuki’s request would make Asano Nao hesitate for a long time, at most blushing and somewhat reluctant.
Minami Yuuki believed that even with the dream movie’s memories, Asano Nao wouldn’t be more proactive than after marriage and would certainly not agree to such a request.
So, when Asano Nao walked to the front of the sofa and sat behind him, he was genuinely surprised.
He underestimated Asano Nao’s resolve.
Even a reclusive, socially anxious girl like her could have assertive thoughts.
This determination made his heart flutter.
Asano Nao lowered her head, her face flushed deeply.
She stared at the pants of her sports jacket, not daring to look at Minami Yuuki beside her.
When the back of the boy’s head rested on her lap, and his youthful eyes glanced up at her face, she quickly looked away and turned her head.
She covered her face, not wanting Minami Yuuki to see her burning cheeks and... her blissful smile.
“But...”
“Come on, come on. I even borrowed a wheelchair. Reina-san, you wouldn’t be avoiding going out with me, would you?”
“It’s not that...”
“Then let’s go. Just wear this and head out. It’s much warmer outside than it is in here.”
Nakajima Reina hesitated for a long time.
Yes, the attending physician hadn’t insisted that she stay in the hospital room. So why did she instinctively resist the idea of going out?
Her gaze swept over the hydrangeas at the head of her bed. Among the tightly packed blue petals, she found her true feelings.
“I haven’t been outside since I was admitted,” she murmured.
She looked at the black wheelchair.
Her refusal came from habit. She had grown accustomed to staying in the hospital room, sitting by the bed and looking out at the garden.
She had never considered wandering around the garden.
“Then isn’t that even more reason to go out and have a look!” Minami Yuuki positioned the wheelchair by the bed and waited for Nakajima Reina to get out.
Nakajima Reina was still hesitating when Minami Yuuki lifted her blanket. “Just think of it as accompanying me. If I return the wheelchair right away, it would be so embarrassing. I just borrowed it and would have to return it immediately—it clearly means the date failed, and the nurse will laugh at me.”
“Aunt Kawauchi isn’t like that.”
“Come on, we’ll just take a quick stroll by the garden and come back.” Minami Yuuki reached out to support Nakajima Reina’s arm.
“Just a quick stroll?” Nakajima Reina let her feet dangle off the side of the bed.
“Of course. If I lie to you, then I’m a puppy.”
[Nakajima Reina sat in the wheelchair. She was familiar with this mode of transportation; every time she had a physical checkup, she would sit in the wheelchair, pushed around by her father.]
[What was unfamiliar to her was the person pushing the wheelchair. This unfamiliarity brought both unease and curiosity.]
[You took the elevator down to the first floor, crossed the lobby, went down the ramp, and turned into the garden behind the building.]
[The garden was one of the features of Chikusa University Hospital. It was a small garden that could be crossed in a minute, filled with many seasonal flowers and plants.]
[You didn’t adhere to the promise of just a quick trip, and Nakajima Reina didn’t mention it either. The girl looked at the surroundings, so different from the hospital room, and forgot everything else in her mind.]
<!-- Bottom Ads -->
We are currently recruiting. CN/KR/JP Translators/MTLers are welcome!
Discord Server: .gg/HGaByvmVuw
<!-- CONTENT END 1 -->