Chapter 62 End: The Two Who Found True Happiness

The Two Who Found True Happiness

“Thank you for everything!”

On the day we were finally returning to Tokyo after the Sakura Festival had ended, I bowed deeply at the entrance as my father and mother saw us off.

“Haha… We’re family, you don’t have to be so formal.”

“That’s right! More importantly, make sure you come back with Yuuta again, okay?”

“Yes! Of course!”

The three of them exchanged words, reluctant to part.

Haha… At this point, it feels like Hatsune is more their child than I am.

But still, I never expected them to go so far as to say something like that…

“You don’t have to worry about university expenses. We’ll take care of it.”

“That’s right. Instead, just focus on your entrance exams. If you need anything, you can make Yuuta help you.”

Yeah… I really am lucky to be their son.

“Hatsune, it’s about time…”

“Ah, yeah… Father, Mother… I’ll be back!”

“Of course, we’ll be waiting.”

“Yuuta, Hatsune-chan, call us when you arrive, okay?”

Hatsune and I left the house and headed straight for the station.

“Yuuta… I’m really glad I came to this town… Father and Mother are such kind people, and they accepted me so warmly…”

“Haha, of course they did. I mean, you’re truly the most amazing girl, Hatsune.”

“Geez… Thank you.”

Hatsune clung to my arm.

“Oh yeah, there’s something I wanted to ask you, Hatsune.”

“Yeah? What is it?”

“Well… It’s about that b🬀🬀tard. You planned everything before we came back home, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then, from the start, were you only aiming to set up that b🬀🬀tard… Kazuki?”

Knowing Hatsune, it wouldn’t have been surprising if she had planned to make Hiyori suffer the same fate as Kazuki.

In fact, I thought she harbored more resentment toward Hiyori than Kazuki.

“Ahaha… To be honest, I did consider making her pay too…”

Saying that, she stole a glance at my face.

“…Even if she was like that, she was still someone Yuuta once loved… If I had done something to her, I thought it might make Yuuta sad…”

Ah, I see… Hatsune held back for my sake…

You really are…

“Ah, Y-Yuuta?”

“Thank you… I’m truly glad I fell in love with you…”

“Ahaha… That’s my line… Thank you for loving me…”

Without caring about the people around us, we embraced each other tightly.

“You’re late, you two!”

“Haha, sorry about that.”

Sasaki-senpai greeted us with a smile, and I gave him an apologetic grin.

“Phew… So, this is really goodbye to this town…”

Huh? That was an unexpected remark from Mushakoji-san…

“What’s wrong, Mikoto? I didn’t expect to hear that from you…”

“Well… I just wish I could’ve given that b🬀🬀tard a little more pain.”

…It seems Mushakoji-san still wasn’t satisfied.

By the way, after that, that b🬀🬀tard was taken to the police by two burly men in suits—Mushakoji-san’s subordinates, apparently.

Since the charges for threats, assault, and battery were technically only attempted crimes, he was only questioned that day and charged while remaining out of custody.

That said, with Mushakoji-san involved, there’s no way he’s getting off lightly.

It seems preparations are already underway to file a civil lawsuit for damages.

Of course, they’ve also contacted that b🬀🬀tard’s family, so he no longer has anywhere to go.

Yeah… This town is small, so word will spread quickly.

Everything that b🬀🬀tard did—every single thing.

“Haha… But now that he’s about to face social consequences and will be forced to flee this town, we’ll never have to deal with him again. Wasting any more energy on him is pointless.”

“…Well, I guess that’s true.”

Even so, Mushakoji-san still seemed unsatisfied, pouting a little.

“Oh, here comes the train.”

We boarded the train.

“Alright… let’s go home.”

“Yeah! To our room!”

“Ugh… It still hasn’t bloomed…”

Two days after returning to our apartment, Hatsune was staring intently at a sakura branch placed in a cup of water.

“Haha, I think it’ll bloom soon. Look, check this part here.”

I pointed to the center of the sakura bud.

“At this rate, it should bloom by the end of the day.”

“Really? Oh, thank goodness…”

Hearing my words, Hatsune let out a relieved sigh and patted her chest.

“Still, you’re really fixated on this, huh?”

“Of course I am! Because if this sakura blooms, it means we’ll be happy! And if it doesn’t, then that means we won’t be happy!”

“H-Haha…”

As she leaned in closer, I let out a nervous chuckle.

“But I don’t think you need to worry about that.”

“Why not?”

“Because I’m already happy.”

Saying that, I pulled her into my arms.

“W-Well, I feel the same… But still! I still want it to bloom!”

“Haha, fair enough.”

And so, as we gazed at the sakura bud together…

““Ah.””

The sakura slowly began to bloom.

“Haha… Now we’ll be happy forever.”

“Yeah… I love you, Yuuta!”

Saying that, we pressed our foreheads together.

I had been betrayed by Hiyori, my childhood friend, and Kazuki, whom I thought was my best friend, and I fled to this town.

But waiting for me here was Hatsune—someone who had been running away from even greater pain.

And in meeting her… I found true happiness.

“Ahaha… I found happiness too, Yuuta, because I met you.”

“Eh…? How did you know what I was thinking?”

“Nfufu~… Because I’m your girlfriend.”

“I see…”

Under the watchful gaze of the sakura, we shared a kiss and basked in the happiness that would last forever.

The End