Just one kiss

Haru frowned, looking at the girls around him, who also seemed to be worried when they saw his expression, but he could handle them later and quickly asked Hisako since he wanted to know what was happening. "What do you mean?"

"It was..." Hisako quickly explained what was happening before. In truth, she knew that there was something wrong with Iwasawa, but as a leader, Iwasawa had always put a calm expression, and everyone also believed in her, which was why she didn't realize when something happened to Iwasawa.

Haru quickly used his "Kenbonshoku Haki" to find Iwasawa among the sea of people while asking, "Has she left you a message or something?"

"No, she said that she was going to get fresh air before, but she hadn't come back for a while," Hisako said quickly.

"I see, you don't need to worry. I'll search for her, just calm your friends first, and don't cry," Haru said and ended the call.

"What's wrong, Haru?" Yuri asked with a worried expression.

Haru put on a gentle smile and said, "It's alright. I'll leave here for a bit."

Megumi nodded and said, "Hurry up and go back, alright?"

"Yes." Haru nodded then left quietly. The way he left was like a ninja, and no one besides Megumi, Ritsu, Yuri, Shiina, and Suzune realized that he had suddenly disappeared.

It might not be the time, but...

"Shiina, have you taught Haru a ninjutsu?" Yuri asked.

"..." Shiina.

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The venue of the Fuji Rock Festival was huge, especially when it was held on Mt. Fuji. There was still a lot of forest around the venue, and Iwasawa walked there alone to take in the fresh air. She squatted down, staring at the ants that walked in line absentmindedly, thinking that she was quite pathetic to feel nervous.

"What are you doing here?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Iwasawa was dumbfounded. She quickly turned her head and didn't expect to see him right behind her. "Haru!"

Haru sighed and also squatted next to her. "Did you come all the way here to watch ants?" Looking at Iwasawa's state, he sighed inwardly, and it was also the reason why in truth, he wanted her to start her debut after she graduated. He knew that she was still in high school. In other words, her mind was still unstable.

Iwasawa's eyes were red. Somehow she tried to hold back her tears. Her lips trembled, then she asked, "Do you think I'm pathetic?"

Haru looked at Iwasawa for a bit and nodded. "Yes."

"...."

Iwasawa was in shock and didn't expect Haru to be so merciless.

"Fuji Rock Festival is only a small step for you. In the future, you'll be the most popular singer in the entire galaxy," Haru said without hesitation.

"....."

Iwasawa looked at Haru for a while, and somehow she laughed.

Haru smiled and patted her head. "If you can laugh, then you should go back now. You have a huge concert waiting for you, and we have already come far away from Tokyo to watch you. If you're not on stage, then we'll be quite disappointed."

Iwasawa looked at Haru for a while and said, "Can... Can we stay here for a bit?"

"...."

Haru nodded and said, "Do you have something to tell me?"

"Um." Iwasawa nodded and said, "First of all, sorry to make you worry."

"No problem." Haru shook his head.

"The second thing is that I might not have told you before, but I have met my parents before," Iwasawa said without hesitation.

"Really?" Haru was surprised and asked, "Both of them?"

"Um." Iwasawa nodded and said, "Both of them."

Haru had taken care of Iwasawa's father, but even though he had taken care of Iwasawa's father, he didn't do anything too much, considering there was still a blood relationship between the two, so even if this guy was a bastard, he wouldn't kiss Iwasawa's father.

"I have heard from that man that he is going to work on the ship?" Iwasawa asked.

"Um." Haru nodded and said, "Yes, I took him to work on the ship. You don't need to worry. It isn't a fishing ship, but a shipping ship. I mean, rather than spending his time on the land, drinking alcohol, isn't it better for him to work?"

"It's alright. I don't care much about that bastard anyway." Iwasawa hated her father after all, but even so, he was still her father. "It's good that he's working now."

"So, has he said or done anything weird?" Haru asked. If so, then he would just kick that guy directly to the sea and work all the time on the ship.

"Well... he didn't say much and told me to live well," Iwasawa said calmly.

"...It's great..." Haru said.

"Um... it's great." Iwasawa sighed in relief and said, "Well, I have also met my mother too."

"What about your mother?" Haru asked. He knew how weak the woman's position was in this country. He had seen a lot of women abandon their children so they could live freely. If he said that those women were damned, he also wasn't sure, since he knew how hard it was for a single woman to work in this country, even if the woman had an education, it would be very hard since this country was a patriarchal country. The part-time job was one thing. Even though it could be done by everyone, it couldn't produce a lot of money, and if a woman wanted to make a lot of money, then it was the only prostitute or married someone.

"Well, she's working part-time now. I send her money from time to time, though," Iwasawa said while looking at Haru.

Haru was a bit surprised and said, "I'm sorry for what I have said before." His words were quite rude before, thinking that Iwasawa's mother was going to search for a man as soon as she separated from her father, but if he thought about it calmly, he knew that there was no way for a relationship to be established so quickly since Iwasawa's mother might have a trauma.

"It's alright." Iwasawa shook her head.

"If you want, you can let her work on my cafe, though," Haru said.

Iwasawa looked at Haru for a while and shook her head. "It's alright. She isn't a good mother either."

Haru patted Iwasawa's head for a while, looking at her, who was getting close toward him before he stood up and said, "Should we go back?" He stood up and extended his hand toward her.

Iwasawa looked at his hand for a bit and reached for his hand. When she thought that he would part their hands, he held it tightly without letting him go.

"Don't run away again. If you have something on your mind or if you have a problem, then tell me," Haru said while looking at Iwasawa since he was really worried about her before. Luckily, he had "Kenbonshoku Haki," and if he didn't... he wasn't sure what this girl was going to do after all.

"Um..." Iwasawa nodded with a red face.

"Let's go back."

"Wait."

"What's wrong?" Haru could guess what this girl was about to do since he could see a few seconds in the future, but he was still surprised regardless.

Iwasawa hugged his neck and kissed his lips directly.

"....."

Iwasawa parted her lips and said, "I don't really need your answer, and all I want is that I can be beside y--" She hadn't finished her words since her lips were kissed by him. Her heart was beating very fast, but she was in a daze that she couldn't react to this kiss for a while. When their lips parted, she heard his voice again.

"Don't say stupid things, even if you want to go. I won't let you," Haru said while looking straight at Iwasawa.

Iwasawa lowered her head, blushing shyly.

Holding her hand firmly, Haru said, "Let's go back."

Iwasawa looked at Haru for a while before showing a beautiful smile. "Um." What he did was so simple, but that was what she needed.

All of her worries disappeared instantly, and Iwasawa knew that they would be together from now on.