Chapter 575: Isn’t This the Only Option Left But to Get Married!?

Chapter 575: Isn’t This the Only Option Left But to Get Married!?

“Ah, really, enough! What did I do wrong to have to get tutoring from Himekoji here!”

Nanami wailed in pain, throwing her pen down and resting her head on the desk while hugging it.

“It’s because you got the questions wrong, of course.”

Himekoji found it funny and reached under Nanami’s elbow to pull out her test paper, correcting it for her thoroughly.

After moving out of Himekoji’s home, Nanami was already tight on money and now had to pay dorm fees too, so the girl had to take on more part-time jobs, and she couldn’t skip her Seiyuu practice either, so she had to cut back on study time.

As a top student, Aoyama Nanami suffered her first big loss in the recent grade test.

“Well, this time she barely passed the accuracy rate.”

Himekoji nodded and reached to pat Nanami’s head as a reward, but Nanami noticed early and slapped his hand away.

The girl complained quietly, her face turning red: “Don’t touch me like that!”

“Is that an invitation to touch you properly?”

“I’m gonna chop your hand off!”

“Then it’ll be up to Nanami to be my hands from now on.” Himekoji said with a wicked grin as an idea struck him, “I bet it would feel much more exciting than my own hands.”

“Exciting? What do you plan to do with my hands!?” Nanami’s face reddened more, and she hugged her arms tight, glaring at Himekoji fiercely.

“Do what Nanami’s thinking about right now.”

“Fine, you said it!” With those words, Nanami suddenly stood up, rolled up her sleeves with full force, and lunged at Himekoji, “This is what I’m thinking—hitting you hard!”

Himekoji held back on purpose, so Nanami won easily.

The girl stood triumphantly with her hands on her hips over the fallen Himekoji, glaring down at him.

“Can you tell me now, Himekoji, do you still want to?”

“I’m too lost in the view right now to think about anything else,”

“Hmph! You better not.” Nanami nodded smugly, looking pleased.

Only in the next second did she finally sense something wrong.

“Lost in the view? Wait!”

Realizing what it meant, Nanami hurriedly looked down, finding that Himekoji hadn’t been behaving after all, stretching his neck to peek right under her skirt…

“Ah—! Stop looking!!! This Underwear is too plain!”

“How about Nanami goes to change into special Underwear? I’ll wait.”

“Fine… wait, fine what!?”

…

Exactly this kind of casual bickering always made Nanami remember the days they lived under the same roof.

She felt a bit nostalgic.

Himekoji was still the same Pervert, or maybe a different kind of Pervert now.

“Dinglingling—”

The alarm bell rang, snapping Nanami awake; she couldn’t relax right now.

For the days ahead, her schedule was packed with part-time jobs.

“Well… I need to head to work!”

Nanami crouched down, looking cold and fierce but acting gently as always; she helped Himekoji up from the ground, waved goodbye, and ran toward the Genkan.

After putting on her shoes and opening the door, she was ready to leave when—

“Hey, Nanami.”

Himekoji’s voice suddenly came from behind, quickly getting closer; before she could react, it was right by her ear.

“Thud!”

The door Nanami had opened was shut firmly by Himekoji in a smooth move.

Himekoji wrapped his arms around her from behind, his hands sliding down from her shoulders to hang in front of her chest; his firm back leaned against hers.

“How about not going to work?”

“Huh? Huh?! B-But if I don’t…”

“I’ll take care of you.”

“Hmm??? N-No! Wait, Himekoji, do you know what you’re saying!??”

Although she sensed something and imagined this scene many times, Nanami never expected it to happen so soon!

She panicked instantly—after all, they were still high school students! High school kids in school!

“I know, of course I know. How about you, Nanami? Do you understand what I mean?”

Seeing Nanami unable to even speak clearly, Himekoji felt concerned.

“Well… I think I get it!” Nanami took a deep breath and asked, “I want to check something, Himekoji. Why do you want to take care of me?”

“Because raising pigs can make you rich.”

Himekoji answered almost without thinking.

At the same time, he let go of Nanami.

After hearing that, Nanami froze for a few seconds before finally getting the joke—Himekoji was messing with her!

She got mad with embarrassment, turned around angrily to fight him.

But Nanami blindly swung her arm sideways to hit back and ended up missing completely.

Himekoji had gotten shorter!

Himekoji knelt on one knee—

“Will you marry me?”

It was tough for him, but he managed to speak clearly while romantically holding a rose in his mouth.

He held a marriage application in his left hand and a diamond ring in his right.

“…!?”

All these unexpected twists tested Nanami’s heart; her eyes reddened as she covered her mouth to hide her sob.

“I wanted to propose to you on the Ferris Wheel.”

Himekoji said softly, as if remembering.

The Ferris Wheel was where they had their first date and their first kiss, home to the most beautiful view of Himekoji’s life.

“It’s fine, n-not anywhere is okay! As long as you’re the one saying it, Himekoji.”

Nanami didn’t get Himekoji’s point at all, just nervously kept insisting.

“No, that’s not it. Right now, you should go with the mood and ask why I didn’t propose on the Ferris Wheel. Ask me the reason.”

“Huh?”

When your mind fills with shock and joy, it moves slower. After Himekoji prompted again, Nanami finally caught on and asked as per the script—

“R-right, why? Why didn’t you do it on the Ferris Wheel?”

“Because after climbing to the peak of joy on a Ferris Wheel, it comes back down to start over, right? I don’t want that. From now on, I want to move forward with Nanami, always and forever! So, I chose to propose at the Genkan, our home doorstep. Stepping forward means the world and challenges—we’ll face all the amazing things together. And stepping back now and then is fine because behind us is our home, mine and yours.”

Himekoji handed the rose and marriage application to Nanami, then gently took her hand and slid on the ring slowly and carefully; before him was the most precious and beautiful wife in his world.

Thanks for meeting you.

Himekoji leaned in and softly kissed Nanami’s hand—a kiss full of love and truth.

“So, will you marry me?”

Standing in the Genkan, Nanami burst into loud tears—

“Wahhh… I-In this case… I have to marry you, right?!”

Saving all her tears for the happiest moment of her life.

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