Chapter 3: What If the Girl's Figure Looked Like a Holy Mother?

No matter how you look at her, she's an elementary school girl. But I was also getting desperate.

In the end, I decided to be direct.

「Suicide... I guess?」

「Why?」

「Why, you ask... Well, a lot of things happened.」

「Fumu, a lot of things, you say.」

As the young girl says this, she stands next to me. And for some reason, she grabbed the hem of my clothes. She is gripping it tightly, as if to say she will never let go.

「What is it?」

「I think I will die with you.」

「Haa?」

What is this girl saying?

「You are about to die, are you not? In that case, I shall accompany you.」

「What are you talking about?! Why would you suddenly say something like that!」

「Is there something strange about it? You yourself are about to commit suicide. Yet you would stop another person from doing the same? You are a strange person.」

「Strange?」

She's right about that. I'm about to die, so why am I trying to stop the person next to me who's about to do the same?

I didn't understand myself anymore.

It suddenly felt stupid, should I say I lost the will to commit suicide? Or should I say I felt a surge of vitality for no reason at all?

「I quit. If I stop, will you stop trying to kill yourself?」

「Yes. If you are going to stop, then I think I shall stop as well. After all, there is nothing amusing about it.」

Well, there's nothing amusing about suicide. I doubt anyone does it for fun.

What is it with her? This girl is strange. She has class, but she's strange.

「Can you tell me your name? Well, this is some kind of fate, so maybe it'll make me think twice if I ever try to kill myself again.」

「Very well. My name is Segawa Laila.」

「Segawa-san, huh. I'm──」

「I know. Tonoshima-sama.」

With that, Laila took out my student ID and showed it to me.

I must have dropped it, I didn't even notice.

「Thanks. Segawa-san, are you on your way home from school? That uniform, it's from the nearby private elementary school for rich girls, right?」

「Yes. Since we met here by some fate, shall we not date?」

I was shocked. I can't believe a girl this cute would confess to a psycho who was thinking about killing himself just moments ago, you never can tell with this world.

「Why on earth would you ask that? We literally just met, didn't we?」

This beautiful girl only comes up to my waist, what is she thinking?

Of course, I couldn't figure it out just by thinking, so I said it out loud.

「As I said, it is fate. From the moment I saw your ID, I felt a strange connection of fate, and when I saw your face, I found myself captivated. Is it not acceptable for a love to begin in this way? You had resolved yourself to the point of considering suicide just a moment ago, so I do not believe this is something to be so surprised about, do you?」

「When you put it that way... you might be right.」

「Do you have a reason to refuse?」

「I don't have one of those either. …No, got it. But right now, due to various circumstances, I can't officially date you. Even so, when the time comes, will you be my girlfriend?」

「Yes, with pleasure!」

Saying so, Laila buries her face into my stomach.

She smells nice. It might be that unique scent of a rich young lady. At the very least, it's far better than that damn woman's. It's so nice that it's presumptuous to even compare.

And also...

I bend my knees to meet her gaze and hug my new girlfriend (to be).

Soft. This might be the unique feeling of hugging a rich young lady.

「With this, the first ceremony befitting of lovers is complete, Tonoshima-sama.」

「Call me by my first name, I think that would be more lover-like.」

「Yes. In that case, Kouto-sama... Fufu, this is a little embarrassing, isn't it?」

Laila presses both hands to her cheeks, which are faintly blushing red.

I couldn't help but hug her again at the sight of her endearing figure.

「It's alright. I will be by your side for you.」

In her words, whispered into my ear from within my arms, I saw the image of a holy mother.

She's a true godsend.