CH 21

We went to the house and met face to face across a small table in my room.

“So? It’s true that you didn’t cheat on me, right?”

“Yes! Of course it’s true!”

Hatsune was finally ready to listen to me, and from here on, I had to mix in a few lies… Or should I tell her the truth before things get complicated?

…I’ll think about how to use lies differently depending on the flow of the conversation.

“Hee, so you talked to the woman?”

“Yeah, well, kind of…”

“What do you mean?”

Here it is. What should I do? If it were that love game, what would the choices be? Think…

“We were just talking about a light novel.”

“Is that something you can’t do with me?”

“Oh, no, it’s a romance book. You–”

“So, if I can read this thing called ‘light novels’, you won’t talk to that woman?”

“Eh? W, well…”

I muddled my reply.

“But it was a mistake to expose you to the danger of cheating because of student council work, and from now on, I have to keep a close eye on you.”

“Ha, haha…”

Maybe this will make me even more restricted. I mean, was I supposed to have missed school today? No, well, I did take a day off.

“Hey, come to think of it, what excuse did you give them?”

“Ah, you took the day off because you couldn’t stop getting morning sickness.”

….Haaaaaaaaaaaa!?

“If you said that, I can’t go to school tomorrow! You’re lying, right?”

“Yeah, it’s a lie.”

What, it’s really a lie? I’m glad… You really make bad jokes.

“Ah, but if you’re having trouble, you can always—-”

“I don’t care about that! Under what pretense am I supposed to be absent?”

“Ah, actually, you took the day off because you were dehydrated.”

…No, that’s not an excuse, it’s a fact. I was really close to dying of dehydration in two days, you know?

“I, I see… Well, anyway.”

“Then, with that out of the way, can you kiss me?”

“Ah, yes. I understand, I’ll—–Wh!? Kiss!?”

I was surprised by her sudden comment about kissing. I hadn’t done anything like that since I met Hatsune again, but now I’m finally getting that kind of desire… I had that kind of desire a lot when I was dating Hatsune.

Well, we haven’t crossed the line yet, but… Hatsune wanted to cross the line, but…

“Well, we haven’t gotten back together yet, so…”

Chu

“Hmm!?”

Hatsune kissed me for a moment.

“I’ll leave it at that, since it seems that you’re not ready to spend the rest of your life with me!”

“…..///”

I, I quickly turned my face away because of the sudden kiss.

“Ah! You’re embarrassed So-kun♥”

“I’m not embarrassed!”

That’s how I ended the day. …That was a really tough day. I didn’t think she would lock me up just for talking to another girl, and then dehydrate me afterwards… It was horrible.

But now that the day is over. Tomorrow will begin again.

“…Haa”

I can’t help but sigh when I think about what tomorrow might bring. I wonder how many times I’ve said this line.

“God, please erase jealousy from this world.”