Kapitel 962: Confession of a Playboy
"Marriage? Ah~ you mean your school festival booth?"
Chika looked around and suddenly said, "You want to invite me to this event? Why didn't you just say it and make it so mysterious~"
As she said that, she raised a finger and shook her head, displaying her usual appearance that made people want to tease her.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, Asada-kun, you're still too young."
"What's called a surprise, if it happens too often in the same period of time, people will become resistant."
"If you ask me as a [surprise expert], after what happened yesterday, no matter what you do today, it won't make me experience too much psychological fluctuation. I don't even feel anything. If what you're doing doesn't have enough impact, don't blame me for sighing, okay?"
Shinichi tapped his forehead with his palm and sighed helplessly.
"I didn't even say anything, but you just started blabbering... Really, you're ruining the comfortable atmosphere."
"Um, you can't blame me for that." Chika took a step as if strolling towards him slowly.
"Although I was really looking forward to it, during the changing clothes and makeup process, I didn't feel anything except extreme nervousness... Moreover, I'm not married yet, and I'm standing here with a man I like."
"If you keep being super serious, won't I become more nervous, and in the end, I won't be able to enjoy this 'surprise' at all? That's not good!"
She said seriously, and her lipstick-covered lips pouted sweetly.
Shinichi felt a slight headache and pressed his temples, "Although what you're saying makes sense, but..."
Hesitating between "continuing with the original plan" and "making changes for her sake." he finally sighed helplessly.
"Really, it's my fault for being the first person to choose you who likes to play cards that don't follow the rules..."
"Hehe~ So, this is like a game!"
"Asada-kun, for the first time, let's play this 'marriage game' with the most serious attitude!"
"...Fine."
Seeing her walk in front of him, Shinichi smiled and reached out his hand.
Although his attitude was still ordinary, he still felt a slight nervousness as he extended his hand covered in white silk gloves.
"Chika."
As Chika raised her gaze, Shinichi pinched the tip of her finger, pulled her arm, quickly pulled her into his embrace, then bowed his head and kissed her.
Her warm lips were as soft as marshmallows, but her lipstick tasted slightly sweet.
"Next, there's something I want to tell you."
Facing her bewildered gaze, Shinichi smiled thinly, then gently held her and spoke.
"At first, you were just a lively Senpai with a playful personality. As long as you were around, the atmosphere in the student council was always lively."
"You were very noisy and annoying, and you always did things that didn't make sense. Although you looked very cute, it made people unable to consider you as the opposite sex. You even made me want to split you in half like a puzzle piece. Maybe I could see thoughts like evil spirits hidden in your body."
At this point, the bride in his arms began to struggle fiercely.
"Asada-kun, suddenly I feel an urge to pick flowers... Can you let me escape for a moment?"
"Of course not."
Speaking in a gentle tone, Shinichi immediately hugged her body, completely suppressing her resistance.
"Don't worry, I didn't hide a chainsaw or an axe on the wooden platform, so I can't do anything to you."
"What you're saying is making me even more scared!!" Chika screamed, but her head obediently nestled on his chest.
"And then, you dragged me into the student council, and you put me, who was always out of sync with everyone around me like a puzzle piece."
Shinichi kept talking, his tone sounding nothing like a confession, he recounted the contents of his memories and stories.
"Chika, it's all because of you that I could become the 'Library Committee Chair', not just a 'double agent'... Thank you."
"Double agent?" Chika's detective instincts quickly caught onto that suspicion.
"Well, that's in the past. I'll tell you again when I have the chance... No, maybe I can tell you right away." Shinichi leaned his body against her smooth cheek, and continued.
"Since then, because of your presence, I slowly recognized my identity as a member of the student council. President, Shinomiya-senpai, Ishigami, and Iino. They all considered me a friend, and I became happier spending time there."
"Things about fireworks shows, living together at the beach, playing super games at the game house... I still remember vividly the time I spent with you and the smile on your face."
"Unconsciously, you're no longer the messy troublemaker, the cancer of the earth, the origin of chaos, the strongest and most desperate in human history, the pink octopus head rampage..."
"Wait a minute, is your judgment of me becoming more exaggerated? Careful, I'll beat you—"
"And before I knew it, I fell in love with you."
"That's how you became the girl I like."
"..."
Chika suddenly fell silent and leaned against his chest motionless.
But the temperature on her cheeks gradually increased, and the fingers holding her dress slowly tightened.
"You said yesterday, let me wait? You'll hunt for my heart while waiting."
Shinichi chuckled and touched her long smooth hair.
"Actually, my heart has long been hanging on you... I've been in love with you for a long time."
Only now did he officially reveal his feelings.
After a moment of silence, Chika spoke flatly.
"...Of course, I know about things like this. You already knew it when you came to my house earlier."
"What I don't understand is, we clearly like each other, why aren't we dating..."
For some reason, Shinichi remembered Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya.
They were the same, they clearly liked each other and knew each other's feelings, but they were about to graduate from high school and hadn't started dating...
However, he couldn't compare himself to Shirogane Miyuki, and Shinichi knew this very well.
They hesitated to move forward because they valued each other and their feelings.
And he took this step now because he was too eager to choose a single-minded approach.
As a "double agent" of the student council, Shinichi also learned one thing from those two.
No matter how much he envied or admired them, that kind of love was not suitable for him.
Shirogane and Kaguya were like his textbooks of love, telling him what love was and what love was.
But learning in the future was something that belonged to him alone.
Poor students falling in love also had the right to work hard to find their own answers.
"Because, I also like another girl."
Well, that's Shinichi's answer.
"Fujiwara Chika, I like you."
"I like your humor, your indifferent attitude, your ambiguity, and your occasional flaws and innocence."
"But that hasn't changed from the past. Even now, I still like you."
"So, I swear."
Shinichi slowly released Chika, took a step back, then knelt with one foot.
Taking out a small box from his pocket, Shinichi made his vow.
"I will never leave you with painful memories because of my carelessness."
"I will risk everything to make you happier than anyone else in this world."
"No matter how much effort it takes, no matter how much it takes to learn something."
"I want to have you in my future life."
He opened the box, bowed his head earnestly, and raised the silver ring up.
"Chika, I like you."
"From now on, please stay with me forever."
Wöchentlicher Energiestatus
-- Power-
Rangliste 
-- Power-
Stein