Chapter 9 - Recognition

Three months have passed since then.

Almost nothing has changed, I still meditate in class, train at night.

I saw Shizuka quite often on the school grounds and just chatted.

She is quite strange, because for some reason she pretends to be stupid and naive. As a person with a trained acting skill, it is perfectly clear to me that she is only playing a fool, although in fact she has more than a good intellect.

I don't know why she's pretending, but she's a pretty good conversationalist, as far as I'm concerned.

Everything is fine with Saeko, during this time we have become much closer, which is logical, because we train together every day. And we have similar interests.

Tomorrow I was going to confess my feelings to her, since I also see that she is clearly interested in me.

The funny thing is that, having this information, I still don't dare to admit ... funny right? I am, in total, almost forty years old, and I am still afraid…

Although most likely it's because I died a virgin, despite the fact that I had a lot of friends among girls. Yes, I was that superhero – the Man of "Girlfriends".

And it's impossible to admit to Saeko Busujima without worrying at all, as for me. She is the ideal of what a man can only want in a woman.

Infection… Why was I given a skill to satisfy women, but not given basic knowledge about relationships?

No, of course I know what's what, but... but all this is just, so to speak, on paper.

Kendo Club

On one of the grounds, there was already a familiar sight for the inhabitants of the club.

Saeko, like a whirlwind, vigorously attacked Shiro, and he, in turn, calmly stopped them. Yes, this big guy, in the eyes of people, now looked more like a huge impregnable mountain.

But the most interesting thing is that under the helmet, this mountain had an unusual, nervous expression on its face.

And so, once again, the protagonist wins, but he is neither warm nor cold from it now.

It was another break between their battles.

Due to the fact that this couple usually stayed late, there were almost no people around. It is impossible to wish for a better opportunity for recognition.

After sitting down in silence, Shiro and Saeko started to rest, but even a fool would have noticed that tension and awkwardness hung in the air.

No familiar idyll.

It took Saeko a few seconds to notice all this. When the girl's eyes went over Shiro's invariably calm face, they noticed that the guy's pupils were dilated and tense, looking at her.

And the way he avoided her gaze was ridiculous.

– Is something wrong? Why are you avoiding my gaze? –

– What are you talking about? – he pretended to be a fool.

– Come on, I can see that something is bothering you a lot. - Saeko shook her head, gazing intently into Shiro's eyes.

– I don't understand what you're talking about, I have everything... – he didn't have time to finish "okay", as Saeko interrupted him.

"Shiro, we've known each other for three months. We spent many hours together every day, but this is the first time I've seen you like this. To get you out of the usual rhythm, you need a serious event. –

Shiro didn't say anything, but Saeko could clearly see the panic in them.

– I see you as my friend, Shiro, and therefore I think that you can trust me and tell me about the problem that is bothering you. – she smiled gently, not even guessing what damage she had done to Shiro's "heart".

- "Again… Friend again… Maybe it's a curse? It looks like no matter how I change, it won't change anything." – Shiro bitterly said in his head, completely forgetting that the girl had been clearly interested in him all these three months.

There was silence between them.

Shiro was thinking about the whole situation, and Saeko was anxiously waiting for an answer.

Finally, after about a minute, determination appeared on Shiro's face.

- "Your mother! Come what may! Then at least I won't regret it!" he shouted in his mind.

Exhaling, Shiro smiled slightly and looking into the girl's eyes, said – Saeko… I like you. –

As soon as these words left his mouth, he turned into stone, or rather froze to the envy of all the statues.

Saeko, on the other hand, opened her mouth in amazement.

- "Bitch! Now even friendship is destroyed! Why did I tell her!? Why didn't you think of that? Well done, Shiro, well done! Clever thoughts, as always, haunt you, but you are much faster than them." –

The seconds flowed like years, but what happened next surprised the hero.

Saeko's shocked face slowly transformed into a contented, confident pug.

At that moment, Saeko looked more like a sly fox that had finally achieved her long-awaited goal.

– I've been waiting for this moment for so long. –

– What...? – Shiro fell into prostration. – In the sense of waiting?! – he added energetically.

"I liked you right away, Shiro. Two months ago I realized that you are the man with whom I want to spend my whole life. And it was obvious that you were not indifferent to me. –

– A~ a... and why didn't you admit it yourself then? Shiro asked, still in shock.

Saeko calmly answered this question with a slight smile – When I was ready to take a step, the thought came to my mind: "Why not first consult with people more experienced in such matters?". I didn't pay any attention to my personal life before, so I needed advice, because I'm a complete layman in love affairs... – she shrugged her shoulders – Talked to classmates, and they unanimously said that if I make a counter step first, I'll only ruin everything, because for you men, this is a strong a blow to pride and generally perceived as humiliation. They said that I, as a woman, need to wait for your step and be mysterious. –

– Please don't talk to them anymore... – wiped the sweat from his forehead, Shiro.

- why? –

"They're a bad influence on you, Saeko. And in general, do not listen to anyone and stay the way you are, the way I liked you. Fu~x – the hero breathed out with relief – How nervous I've been all this week. It may not be visible on my white head, but I'm sure there are more gray hairs there. –

– Hmm. – the girl chuckled, folding her arms on her chest – Believe me, I was much more nervous…–

Shiro only gave the girl an interested look at this.

– Almost every girl in this academy only sleeps and sees that you will become her boyfriend. And the only thing that prevents them from confessing is your "inaccessibility". You are calm, strong... only your presence is breathtaking. That's why they don't have the courage to approach you. Every day I was afraid that one of them would decide to do this..." Saeko said with a sad smile, looking at Shiro with slight resentment.

- "What does it have to do with me?! I didn't force you to listen to the words of your classmates!" – Shiro thought, but of course he said something else – I only love you. –

– Really? – she raised an eyebrow, with a pitiful smile – But I heard that you spend too much time with our nurse. But I'm not judging you, Morikawa-san really has something to look at. –

– Saeko, honey, she gave me a ride to school a couple of times, and we became friends. We're just friends, after all, she's a nurse at our school, she's almost thirty, and I'm a schoolboy..." Shiro quickly picked up arguments.

Saeko, looking at Shiro making excuses with all her might, saw the light. – "What am I doing? I have just found a long-awaited happiness and I am already trying to destroy it myself… Since when did I become so hysterical? ...Oh, Shiro was right, it's better not to cross paths with those girls anymore, they really have a detrimental effect on me." – Sorry Shiro, sorry for this circus… I do not know what came over me… It seems like I've just been nervous too much lately. –

The girl was obviously upset. Shiro quickly came up and hugged her and whispered in her ear – I will never leave you Saeko. Don't worry, I only love you. –

Saeko didn't say anything. Just smiling, she burrowed into the hero's chest.

– Okay, enough of the sad stuff. Now we're a couple, which means it's time for us to go on a date. How about tomorrow? –

"What time?" –

– Meet me here at the school at noon. Shiro said, stroking the girl's head.

– Okay, I'll come… And where are we going? –

– A secret. Shiro chuckled.

– I don't like surprises. Saeko said impatiently.

– It's necessary. –

– Okay. –

After standing there for a while longer, Saeko and Shiro went home, looking forward to the date.

Addition

(WARNING! Then there is a bunch of anti-scientific fantastic and magical nonsense. It is advisable for knowledgeable people and techies not to read further in order to avoid hemorrhage directly into the brain. I warned you.)

That's all, the most difficult thing in the form of recognition is over.

I've had a date tomorrow and his plan for quite some time. Only the gift remained. There are no problems with him, he has been ready for a long time and is waiting for his mistress.

Remembering from the anime that at the beginning of the apocalypse Saeko defended herself with a boken, I decided to make her this weapon.

And she will be pleased and it makes my heart feel better knowing that she has a powerful weapon in her hands.

The first thing boken needed was materials…

I found the tree for him myself, but I bought a special liquid in which he should be fed right away. Getting it, however, was not very difficult.

I bought a lot of this liquid, then with the help of a skill I improved it and there was not much left, however, I had enough.

Now I think it's time to explain exactly how the transformation skill works.

It is used like this. I give energy, not necessarily prana, a command and she tries to fulfill it. I don't need to change something myself by a grain of sand, I just need to give energy information, a desire command, and it will fulfill it.

The bigger the skill, the easier it is to change things. The speed of conversion depends on wisdom.

So I ordered prana to improve the liquid. As a result, she began to temper the wood much better than before.

One weekend I got out into the woods. Going deep into it, I looked around and when I realized that there was no one in the neighborhood, I began to transform a large tree.

And here you need to make a digression and tell all the difficulties.

It is impossible to make the perfect weapon in theory. Well, for example, take a sword.

The ideal sword should be sharp, strong, light and elastic, but here's the rub.