Chapter 70
Chapter 70
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 70
Chapter Title: Everything Will Be Fine
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Churp...♡ Chu...♡
"Hue...♡ Heut...♡"
Lick♡
I explored every inch behind her front teeth, the roof of her mouth, the crevices of her gums.
Harumi's face gradually melted under the relentless kiss. Her cheeks grew hot and slick with sweat under my hands cradling her face.
"Haaah...♡ Huuuh...♡ Uuht...♡"
When our lips parted briefly, a string of clear saliva stretched long before snapping, wetting our mouths. As they met again, Harumi chased my tongue on her own. What had been following my lead now bit down lightly, sucking gently while rubbing the tips together.
Our tongues twisted with wet sounds. Our breaths and body heat mingled as one. Her fingertips gripped the nape of my neck, pulling me closer. The world blurred.
In my haze, I felt Harumi's saliva mixed with mine sliding down my throat.
Harumi gulped it down eagerly too, her white throat bobbing over and over as she drank my saliva.
The lonely Harumi who had been alone, and my aching heart watching her—they both returned to normal.
The Harumi therapy was incredibly effective!
I'd have to do this more often.
"Puhah...♡ Huahh...♡ Huuuahh...♡"
When I pulled away, Harumi couldn't hold herself up.
Her delicate body completely melted.
Still holding her in my arms, I confessed.
"Miss."
"Uuung...♡"
"I love you."
Ren and Saki already knew I saw Harumi as a fuku-ren target, so no hesitation there. I'd toyed with plans for a dramatic confession after wrecking Kenji, but that spark was gone now.
Straightforward was best.
Make her mine as fast as possible.
"Eh...?"
Harumi's eyes widened in shock, as if she'd misheard. Her eyes, hazy from the kiss moments ago, snapped open wide.
"What... did you say?"
"I love you. I really, really love you. If you disappeared from this world, I'd vanish with you. Without you, my soul would shatter beyond repair."
Flutter!
Her eyelashes trembled.
"Ah, eut... Uh... uwa...? Uh...?"
She didn't know how to react.
"You don't have to answer right now. I just wanted to confess my feelings."
"Uh, y-yeah... Ah, uh... ung.... Ung...."
Harumi nodded repeatedly, her face tomato-red.
"So, Miss, never have those bad thoughts again."
"Eh, I... I didn't have any bad thoughts..."
"Even bad girls who lie?"
Flinch
"Ah..!"
Harumi averted her gaze slyly and let out a hehe laugh.
I added a few more words to gently press for her answer.
"Never have bad thoughts. I'll always be by your side."
"...Even though I'm so poor? I have nothing...?"
"That doesn't matter at all. So don't ever think that way. I'll never, ever abandon you. I won't be disappointed you're poor. Even if you become a beggar, even if you're alone, I'll never leave. Even if we sleep rough together, we'll live happily and someday move into a home together."
"Uh... uwaaa...!"
Harumi floundered, at a loss.
"I might not be reachable sometimes. I'll admit it—my life gets pretty busy. But I'll always come back. No matter what, I'll return to you. So believe in me."
My blunt confession pierced the void in her heart. Harumi froze in shock, then started sniffling.
"U, ung... Ung.... Th-thank you... Thank you...."
She trembled as she burrowed back into my arms.
Just as she'd done for me earlier, I held her tight, murmuring "It's okay, it's okay" over and over, stroking her hair for a long while.
.
.
.
"Feeling a bit steadier now?"
"Ung. Hic... Jua...."
She'd always had a childish side, but that earlier clinginess must have hit just right. Harumi rubbed against me like a baby koala. I wanted to indulge her forever, but mountains of urgent tasks awaited.
"Miss. That Kenji bastard.... Sorry. Anyway, he demanded the hospital bill sooner, right?"
"Eh, eh? Uh, y-yeah...."
Judging from the message about her sudden hospital summons, Kenji's demand was obvious.
I didn't know why he'd pushed the deadline, but the guy's always been a psycho.
A monster born from twisted incestuous urges, validation cravings, and inferiority complex—what wouldn't he do? Total nutjob. Probably just couldn't wait to see Harumi fall.
Anyway, holding her close, I said seriously,
"I'll cover that money."
"Wh-what...?"
Harumi looked shocked, then chuckled and waved her hands dismissively.
"Tch. Forget it, dummy. How's a commoner like you supposed to cough that up? It's five million yen overdue. I know that's not pocket change for folks like you."
"No. Check this out."
I fired up Kinpay.
And Kinpay auto-links accounts from the messenger contacts.
[Transfer: 5,000,000 Yen]
*Caution advised: High amount. Please handle with care.
The money transferred instantly.
Ding!
-Deposit notification.
"Eh...?"
Harumi eyed my screen suspiciously, then stared at me in disbelief as her phone pinged with the deposit notice.
"See for yourself."
"Wh-what!? Why... why is it real!!"
"Pay the hospital bill. And when you do, I'm going with you."
"N-no.. No no no, hold on! I can't take this much money!!"
She bit her tongue, shaking her head furiously.
The heiress she once was might have seen it as a mere gesture, but things were different now.
Living in a 15,000-yen monthly apartment she could barely afford—she knew bone-deep how insanely hard 5 million yen was to scrape together.
"Take it. It's not just a gift. It's my show of sincerity for when I meet your mom."
"M-mother-in-law...? Y-you mean my mom...?"
"Yes."
Hic
"Heuk.. S-so... you want to m-marry me...?"
"Of course."
Hic, hic.
Triple turbo-charged proposal with a 5-million-yen pre-wedding gift.
Harumi could only gape and hiccup under my relentless onslaught.
"Anyway, use that 5 million for the hospital bill. And... that's nothing to me. Actually, I've looked into your parents' company a bit."
Her mouth snapped shut, expression turning serious.
"You know about Tachibana Trading...?"
"Of course. A fine mid-sized firm in Nakano Ward... once."
"Ugh."
She clutched her chest dramatically, as if I'd stabbed a sore spot. Not much to grab there, but it was her way of lightening the mood.
"You know our company's situation... Mom's in the hospital... Uncle's existence... even the 5 million overdue. Looks like you've been digging into my background hard, huh?"
Her tone sounded sharp at first glance.
Like she suspected I had ulterior motives.
"Miss, I didn't approach you for material reasons—I got interested as we spent time together—!"
"Fuhehehen, puhahaha! Dummy."
Huh.
"Dummy. What does it matter now? You've been my rock so much. Rushing here at this hour after seeing my missed call. Apologizing and sobbing while hugging me. Clinging like a baby. And now... still holding me so warmly. Whether you investigated me or not—what's it matter? Go ahead as much as you want, dummy. Or just ask me; I'll tell you everything. You silly commoner. Worried I'd be disappointed? Puhah!"
Pat pat
"Aww, so cute~ My little bear~"
Ah... gonna burst without firing.
Getting babied by my much smaller big sis feels electric.
Anyway, glad she didn't misunderstand.
"Thank you, Miss."
"Heehee. So? What'd you find out about our Tachibana Trading?"
I looked straight into her eyes as I spoke. To give her certainty.
So she'd feel that with me by her side, this was a fight we couldn't lose.
"A few things. And Tachibana Trading—we can take it back."