Chapter 121 Sou's Decision

Sou’s Decision

The next morning.

Sou woke up without being woken up by Haruki or Mizuki, which was unusual for him.

He checked his face and hair carefully in the mirror of his room. There was no bedhead, but there were a lot of eye boogers in his eyes.

Since there was no bathroom on the second floor, he skillfully removed the boogers from his eyes with a tissue from his room.

Then, after checking his nose hair, and beard, he left his room. As he left his room, Sou hardened his resolve even more.

He slowly walked down the stairs one step at a time as if he wanted to gain time and then went into the living room.

Haruki and the others were already in the living room, starting their morning preparations.

“Good morning, everyone.”

For the first time, Sou greeted Haruki and the others.

“Ah, Sou. Good morning.”

“Good morning, Sou-kun!”

“Amane-cchi, good morning.”

After making strange faces at Sou’s greeting, Haruki and the others returned the greeting in their usual manner.

“I’m sorry for being so sudden, but can I give you my answer about the confession?”

Sou asked, looking at Haruki and the others with a serious expression.

“I see. Have you finally made up your mind?”

Haruki replied as if he were speaking for the other two as well.

“Yes, sorry for making you wait.”

“It’s okay. So, what have you decided? I would like to hear it.”

Mizuki gently accepted Sou’s apology in her usual way, but her expression was deadly serious.

Haruki and Manami also watched Sou’s movements with serious eyes.

“Yes, I’ll tell you.”

Sou took a deep breath to release the tension in his chest. His heart, which had been beating wildly, calmed down a bit. He still had the urge to run away and postpone his answer, but he mustered the courage to let go of that feeling.

“I… I can’t choose between the three of you.”

Sou once again summons up his resolve and conveys the contents of his decision.

“““!?”””

Haruki and the others were stunned when they heard Sou’s decision.

“I know it sounds strange. But before I made my decision, I thought about a lot of things. And what I valued most was what the three of you valued.”

Sou explained the reason, sweating profusely on her face due to the tension and pressure.

“I think the three of you value not taking away other people’s choices. So I thought that if I chose one of you three as my lover, I would be violating what the three of you value and taking away your choices. That’s why I made the decision I just made.”

Sou felt a great deal of tension, unable to predict the reaction of the three.

“““Ahhh~~~ That’s a relief~~”””

Haruki and the others breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally at peace. It was as if a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.

“Eh, why are you all reacting like that?”

Sou was confused by the unexpected reaction of the three. He had made his decision expecting a disappointed reaction.

“Well, when you think about not being chosen….”

“Yeah. I couldn’t sleep at night either.”

“And of course, we would have to stop living together.”

Haruki and the other three nodded in agreement. They all seemed to have the same fear.

“Aren’t you disappointed in me? Don’t you think I’m a pathetic guy?”

Sou asked to confirm the feelings of the three before him.

“I don’t think so.”

“Yeah, I don’t think so. Because it’s your decision, Sou-kun.”

“I agree.”

Haruki, Mizuki, and Manami respected Sou’s decision.

“Really? Are you serious? You’re not just saying that to spare my feelings, are you?”

Sou repeatedly asked them to confirm their true feelings to ease his inner fear.

“Yes. I’m not lying. We all feel the same. And….”

Haruki and the other three looked at each other. Then they nodded with smiles on their faces.

“““Thank you for choosing me~~!!!”””

Haruki and the other three approached Sou with bright smiles and hugged him energetically.

The End.

author: This is the final chapter. I was finally able to complete it. Thank you very much to the readers who have been with me for a long time.

tl: Thank you so much for reading until the end! Apologies for any mistakes in the translation.