Sumire and Soujiro Part 3
"You are not at fault, catching the eye of an unusual man."
Sumire laughed lightly when she heard those words. "If you put it that way, I seem to have caught the attention of many strange men."
"Indeed, it seems I have to include myself in the count."
Sumire froze when she heard him say those words. Uh, what is he trying to say? Or rather wait a minute, she has felt a bit strange ever since he started to stroke her hair. She carefully looked at his expression to see a tender gaze on his face.
'I wonder since when did he look at me like that? How unusual. This person got engaged to her only through a political reason.' Sumire understood that very well; the engagement did not happen because either side held feelings. This is simply their role, their duty.
But due to the accident that led to claiming her family's lives, she is no longer obliged to fulfill this duty.