Chapter 91 The Value of Happiness

The Value of Happiness

“Go away. You’re an eyesore…Don’t show me that boring face.”

Hana-san and Ichika had exchanged some farewell words in their own way.

Of course, he didn’t have any special feelings for me. So he just waved his hands at me randomly like he was chasing a dog.

“…I see.”

As for me, I’d like to tell him a lot of things.

But, unfortunately, I had an injury in my mouth and didn’t feel like talking, so I decided to just walk away.

Well, this is the end of my relationship with Takeshi.

I had nothing to say to him either. Even though we have known each other since childhood, we are still strangers. I don’t care what happens in his life.

With that in mind, I tried to leave without saying a word.

“——Crawl along the bottom, at best. I’m not a loser like you. I’m going to be successful, rise to the top, get rich, have good women, and become a winner…I’m going to be happy.”

Even though I didn’t ask for it, he expressed his determination.

I don’t know what you want to be. Do what you want.

I have no idea of winners or losers.

First of all, is happiness…is always having money and a good woman in your arms?

It never seems that way to me.

“I think I’d be happier with a family——than with all that crap.”

There are some things that money can’t buy.

There are some things you can’t get no matter how hard you pray or try.

For me…having lost my parents and grandparents, “family” is just that.

You who are in a situation similar to mine could have felt the same way.

“Oh come on, family is nothing but strangers. It doesn’t matter if they are related by blood or not. The value of a stranger is nothing. Well, I’m not saying it’s completely worthless…but I’ll get happiness that’s ‘better’ than that.”

Takeshi was abandoned by his blood parents.

I, who lost my blood parents.

We are both in a similar situation.

But our ideologies are completely opposite. What Takeshi and I want is completely different.

“So don’t think you’ve ‘won’ Takumi…I didn’t lose to you. I’m just letting you off the hook in favor of Mom and Ichika.”

If you ask me what he really wanted to say all along…then…

This is the conclusion.

Takeshi cannot bear to lose to me.

He thinks that Sasamiya Takumi is a person of lower rank than anything else.

“There is no way someone like you can beat me.”

Because he is obsessed with such a trivial thing…he loses sight of the essentials.

I feel sorry for him. From the bottom of my heart.

Takeshi…I feel sorry for you.

“…I see. Well, I’m off now.”

No need to answer.

Of course, I won’t say goodbye either.

Just like that, I turned my back on Takeshi and walked on.

Hana-san and Ichika are waiting at the front door.

And Takeshi saw us off without saying anything.

Clank!

The door closes with a sound.

This is the end.

We are done with Takeshi…

““…””

However, Hana and Ichika’s expressions are gloomy when they go outside.

They must remember some strong feelings towards Takeshi.

But there is no need to talk about it.

Because he is no longer a part of our lives.

So I called to them in a cheerful voice.

“Well, let’s go home——to our house.”

At that voice, Hana-san and Ichika…

“…Yeah, right. Let’s go home to our house.”

“…Yes! Yes…let’s go back to our house.”

They smiled and nodded.

As if to shake off their feelings for Takeshi.

Without saying a word about Takeshi, we went home——