* Note: I know I promise you 4 pictures today but I had a problem with my account... so wait until tomorrow, I'll assure you that tomorrow you'll have the images for sure, thanks for your patient and sorry again.
Have a good day :)
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Determined to confess her feelings, Haruna slept that night better than she had in a long time.
…
The following morning, after classes ended…
Today, Momioka and Mio had club activities, so they left as soon as classes finished.
We were all about to head home together when suddenly…
"Akira. Can I talk to you for a moment?" – Haruna asked curiously.
Actually, no one was left in the classroom because the girls were waiting for me downstairs. I had forgotten a notebook in class, a notebook I needed for tomorrow's homework, so I had no choice but to go up and get the notebook, and that's when Haruna approached me.
"Haruna. Haven't you gone home yet?" – I asked.
According to her, her club had no activities today, so she was going to go home early, and since she left early, I thought she had already gone home.
"Actually… I stayed because I had something important to tell you" – Haruna said.
"Sure. What's wrong?" – I asked curiously.
"C-Can you come with me? I don't think this is a good place to say it" – Haruna said, somewhat nervous.
Hearing that, I raised an eyebrow. Could it be…?
"Alright, I'll tell the girls to go ahead" – I agreed.
Then I sent them a message through the group chat telling them that I had to talk to Haruna and that they should go home.
Upon receiving this message, the girls smiled.
"The moment has finally arrived" – Lala said with a smile on her face.
"It was about time. Those two were getting on my nerves" – Nana said.
"Haruna is a very good girl… I'm happy for her" – Yami agreed.
But no one was happier than Momo. She finally got that girl to make up her mind!
She had been the most difficult girl so far!
"I'm happy too, but let's go, they might pass by here and we can't interrupt their moment" – Momo said.
The four girls nodded, when suddenly…
"Wait! Can I come with you?" – someone asked.
It was Haruka.
"Wasn't your house in the opposite direction from ours?" – Nana asked with a frown.
Her hostility was more than obvious.
"But that was only because I was staying at a hotel while they were renovating my house" – Haruka explained.
"Where do you live now?" – Lala asked curiously.
"On xxx street, number 17" – Haruka said.
"That's the house next to ours! I can't believe you went that far!" – Nana said angrily.
They were number 18, in other words, they were neighbors.
"Coincidence" – Haruka said, shrugging.
"…I don't think so, that house was inhabited by other people… you did it on purpose" – Yami said.
In reality, number 17 already had people living there, so it wasn't a coincidence that Haruka now lived there.
"I just saw a 'for sale' sign, and it was within my budget, so I bought it" – Haruka said.
The truth is that she had bribed the residents of that house and given them several million yen to leave the house immediately.
It took a bit to convince them, but after increasing the price, they decided to move immediately.
The bad thing is that she had to redecorate the interior, so it took her a few days to do it.
"… I've never seen any sign like that" – Momo said.
"I'm sure you didn't look closely enough!" – Haruka said.
"Well, we can't stop you from living next door, but you are not welcome in our house" – Nana said angrily.
"That damn girl! When I conquer you, I'll whip you until you stop being so rude!" – Haruka thought, somewhat angrily.
Because of Nana, she couldn't even sit next to Lala and always ended up sitting next to Akira.
"Nana, don't be so rude" – Momo said.
"Hmph! I wouldn't be if she didn't have ulterior motives" – Nana said with a frown.
"Anyway, let's go together, my house is next to yours now, and you won't make me walk alone, that would be very cruel" – Haruka said.
With no other choice, the girls had no choice but to walk with Haruka until they got home and went inside without even saying goodbye.
"It seems they hate me" – Haruka said with a sad tone.
"It's just that they are very overprotective of me and very attached to Akira, don't take it seriously. As long as we remain just friends, they will surely end up being your friends too. Just give them time" – Lala said.
"My Lala is so kind!" – Haruka thought in her mind.
"Well, I'll do that" – Haruka nodded.
"Just friends? Just wait and see!" – Haruka thought.
"Well, see you tomorrow" – Lala said.
"Yes, see you tomorrow" – Haruka nodded.
Then Lala left.
"Haa… why are these women so difficult?" – Haruka wondered as she headed straight to her house.
Nana and Yami felt high hostility towards her, and although Momo didn't show any hostility, she almost never spoke to her and preferred to avoid direct contact, so it was highly likely that she also disliked her.
"It's just fear! They know that at any moment they can fall for my charms! Yes, that's it!" – Haruka said to herself.
Far from the truth, they all hated her, and if it weren't for Lala and Akira, they wouldn't even talk to her, so conquering them was just pure fantasy.
{Note: A lost battle from the start, it actually makes me feel bad for her.}
…
Meanwhile, with Haruna and Akira.
They were both in the school's old building located behind the main building.
This was a quiet and well-maintained place surrounded by nature.
In this place there were no clubs or anything like that, in fact, it was completely abandoned, and the building looked quite old, even though someone was in charge of keeping this place presentable; there were no weeds, instead there were beautiful flowers and a few trees, just like in some animes.
But, although no activities were held, this was the place where all the students came to confess their feelings; some ended up being couples and others were rejected. In addition, there was a legend about this place that said there was a higher probability that the boy or girl you liked would accept your confession, and if they did, they would be together forever.
Haruka obviously heard these rumors and tried to confess to Lala and the others here, being rejected as we have already mentioned, but let's not focus on Haruka, but on Akira and Haruna, who were standing under a tree located right next to the old building.
"I'm listening" – I said.
"Akira… do you know the legend about this place?" – Haruna asked.
"Yes, it's the one that says if you confess here and the person you like accepts your confession, you will be together forever" – I agreed.
"Yes, but it also says there's a higher probability that the person you like will accept your feelings" – Haruna added, blushing like a tomato.
"Haruna, you…" – I said, surprised.
I don't need any more clues; I'd be a fool if I didn't see the reality.
"I… it took me a lot of effort to make up my mind and clarify my feelings, but these last few weeks with you have been… incredible. I had never felt so comfortable next to a boy, not even Yuuki-san" – Haruna explained.
Yuuki-san? Wasn't it Yuuki-kun?
"I… I like you, Akira, and I want to be your girlfriend" – Haruna said.
Her heart was pounding strongly, her hands were sweating, she was extremely embarrassed, and her face was red as a tomato. She was extremely nervous, and her mind wouldn't stop thinking about the possible answers she could receive.
Acceptance? Rejection? There were many variants of those two answers, variants that Haruna's mind wouldn't stop fabricating.
"Haruna… I like you too. In fact, I liked you from the first moment I saw you. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to be your friend, to win your heart. Unfortunately, your heart was already with Rito back then, but I didn't give up" – I said.
It's more or less the truth.
Hearing this, Haruna was surprised.
"Then… does that mean…?" – Haruna asked, hopefully.
"First of all, you must know that I am very possessive, and once you are mine, I don't want you to come into contact with other men, although of course, I won't prevent you from fulfilling your dream; you will be free to do so" – I said.
That is my selfishness.
"I know" – Haruna nodded.
She already knew that Akira might ask her for something like that.
"And as you already know, I have many women and I plan to have more in the future. If you become my woman, you have to know this" – I said.
She already knows, but I'm telling her just in case.
"I know" – Haruna said.
The idea of accepting being in a harem was a bit difficult for her, mainly because of jealousy, but she had learned to accept the idea after Momo's extensive explanations.
{Note: Good heavens, Momo brainwashed her, LOL}
"And what about Rito? I don't want any of my women to feel anything for another man" – I said.
This is the most important point. I will never accept a woman who has loving feelings towards another man or woman.
"At first, I had feelings for both, and even yesterday I was thinking about it, but… I realized that my feelings for Yuuki-san were not feelings of love, but of pity" – Haruna said.
"Feelings of pity?" – I asked, surprised.
I really didn't expect that.
"I've been in love with Yuuki-san for a long time, and after you came into my life and I fell in love with you… I thought those feelings couldn't disappear, that they still persisted, preventing me from clarifying my feelings for both of you. But yesterday, thanks to my sister, I realized something important" – Haruna explained.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, she continued.
"I had already fallen in love with you, while the feelings I felt for Yuuki-san were pity, pity for what he might feel when he found out. Although I know it was a one-sided love, my heart still feels pity for him… but I don't want to lose my true love because of it" – Haruna said.
I see; her kind personality prevents her from hurting people; it's as if something invisible prevents her from doing so. I know that feeling well.
"Then now it will be my turn to say it. Haruna: Do you want to be my girlfriend? Do you want to be by my side now and forever?"
"Yes!" – Haruna said.
With an uncharacteristic joy, Haruna lunged into Akira's arms and hugged him tightly.
Then, as if there was a tacit understanding between them, they both looked into each other's faces and shared their first kiss—the first of many, but the most special of all.
And that is how Akira won Haruna.
{Note: And in just 104 chapters, incredible}