115 THE RED STRING OF FATE

THE RED STRING OF FATE

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. B43. MOAB. Salted Nukes. Castle Bravo. Tsar Bomba. Kamehameha.

All those explosions are nothing compared to the one I'm getting right now. I was so mindblown that all my nerves in my pebble brain short-circuited, and now I'm lost in this endless feeling of romance.

"Tiara Hikari… I love you… Will you be my girlfriend?"

The man of my dreams said. For all those seven million timelines that I have repeated, this is the only life that I ever had a confession from the one I love.

"...Rikkun…"

I bowed to hide my red face. I was so lost in thought and endless questions echoed unto my consciousness.

Is this really the truth? Am I dreaming right now? What makes Rikkun say that to me? I thought he loved Necchan! But why is he confessing to me? I know it's my lifelong wish to be loved by him, but…

...I thought we would only stay as friends forever...

"W-What?" Rikkun hanged his jaws. "W-What do you mean f-f-friends forever…?"