Chapter 33 The Difference Between "Love"

The Difference Between “Love”

And so Ichika’s massage was finally over.

It took about two hours. Actually, the first 20 minutes were enough for me, but Ichika didn’t stop after that.

“…Umu. I have nowhere else to massage.”

When she finished massaging my head at the same time the tickling punishment was over, her shoulders slumped in disappointment.

“This was the only good chance to have a legal skinship with Takumi-nii!”

Was she talking to herself?

It was pretty loud, and even I could hear it…her sincere kindness warmed my heart.

“You don’t have to be shy about skinship at any time.”

In fact, I welcome it.

When she touches me, my heart naturally lights up.

Perhaps she is sharing her energy with me. That’s how euphoric my interactions with her have been.

“What? Really? Yay, Takumi-nii, thank you!”

Saying that she immediately sat down next to me and hugged me tightly.

She didn’t care that her br🬀🬀sts touched me. I felt a painful affection from her hug with all her might.

…Ichika’s words and actions were filled with feelings (of love) that I had never felt from Kaori.

Just being next to me makes her blush. Her eyes are bright, her gaze is always on me, and her voice seems more cheerful than usual.

She’s so full of love for me that it’s impossible to mistake her for someone else.

I’m not so insensitive that I can’t see that.

But that’s why I feel guilty now.

I didn’t have enough time to return the favor.

Because like I said before…I suddenly remembered Kaori.

It’s not that I have any lingering feelings for that woman. But I had a crush on her for a long time and I guess it’s hard to forget her.

In such a state, I think it would be rude to respond to Ichika’s feelings.

Her feelings are very pure.

That’s why I should respond properly and sincerely.

I wonder if the current situation where I’m taking advantage of Ichika’s goodwill can be called sincere.

“——I always wanted to be next to Takumi-nii like this.”

Ichika suddenly muttered something like that.

It was as if she read my mind as if she…shook off my hesitation.

“I’m very happy now. So you don’t have to think about anything, okay? You can forget about my feelings or my condition…The only thing I want most is for you to be with me.”

I was just acting like a child.

In a flash, I feel that Ichika has grown up.

Ah, she is becoming a grown-up woman…and she makes me realize it.

“I told you before, didn’t I? I don’t want to go out with you or be your girlfriend or anything like that. I just want to be next to Takumi-nii and make him feel better…that’s what I want to do the most and what makes me happy, okay?”

She doesn’t force me to answer.

Rather, I felt that she was saying that it would be rude to put only sincerity first.

“I love you, Takumi-nii. Please don’t misunderstand my feelings, okay?”

——Kaori said, (If you have to decide whether I love you or not, don’t I love you?) And.

Compared to those words, the meaning of Ichika’s line (I love you) was very different.

The depth and magnitude of the feelings in the words are completely different.

Touching the warm…or even hot feelings, my eyes suddenly became moist.

“Thank you, Chika-chan…”

Kaori’s cold and indifferent attitude might have been more shocking than I thought.

That’s why I was touched by Ichika’s kindness.

Anyway, I was happy for her feelings——