Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 2.9

Date 9

“Also, takoyaki doesn’t go well with café au lait, does it?”

I realized I completely forgot to order a drink.

“I’ll get something to drink. What would you like, Touka-san?”

“Then I’ll have tea, please.”

“Okay.”

As I stood up, the one-touch call emitted a beeping sound.

“I’ll also get the takoyaki while I’m at it.”

“Please do.”

And so, I went to retrieve the takoyaki and buy the drinks.

***

I had planned to eat takoyaki and then head straight home. After all, I thought it would be dangerous to stay here any longer.

That’s why I tried to persuade Touka-san, but she started insisting that she wanted to watch a movie.

In the end, I gave in and we decided to watch a movie. As a result, we found ourselves at the movie theater on the top floor of the shopping mall.

“Let me cover this one.”

Since she treated me to takoyaki earlier, I thought I should cover the cost of the tickets this time.

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“It’s fine. For a student, the cost of tickets can’t be taken lightly. Let this big sister pay it again.”

“No, that won’t work. My father gave me money to take care of you properly, so I’ll definitely pay this one.”

I had my father fill out the consent form as my guardian when selling the card.

At that time, my father told me, ‘Make sure to properly escort Touka-chan’ while handing me a 10,000 bill.

“In that case, I’ll accept it this time.”

“Yes, please do.”

We headed to the ticket machine and stared at the screen.

“Which one should we choose?”

To be honest, none of the movies piqued my interest. So, I decided to leave the choice up to Touka-san.

“Hmm… Ah, let’s go with this one.”

Touka-san pointed to the screen of the ticket machine.

The movie she pointed to was a Japanese animated film that had been gaining a lot of attention lately, even being advertised on TV commercials almost every day.

“Have you not seen this one?”

As far as I knew, it had earned over 20 billion yen in box office revenue. Considering that, I assumed Touka-san had probably watched it too.

But like me, had she not seen it?

“I’ve seen it five times.”

Touka-san declared resolutely.

“You probably haven’t seen this movie, Ha-kun.”

“…I haven’t.”

“I thought so. By the way, the future you was so into this movie that he watched it on subscription services and even went to see the sequel on its opening day.”

“Phrasing it that way actually makes me really curious.”

“Well, Ha-kun was furious when I spoiled the movie next to him…”

“…Please make sure not to spoil it for me either, under any circumstances.”

“Hehehe. That depends on how Ha-kun behaves from now on.”

Despite feeling uneasy, we purchased a high school student and an adult ticket from the ticket machine.

“Um, that’s 2,900 yen.”

Then I took out my velcro wallet from my pocket——rip rip rip! (TN: Sounds of velcro tearing.)

” …… “

“Hmm? Is something wrong?”

” …No, it’s nothing…”

The screening was about twenty minutes away. In the meantime, we passed the time in the merchandise shop.

An announcement played, signalling the start of entry to the theater.

People started forming lines at the entrance gates, and we joined the line and handed our tickets to the male staff.

“Are you really okay with choosing this movie?”

“Yeah, I think it’s lucky that I can watch it on a big screen again.”

Now, let’s see if this movie is as amazing as Future Me made it out to be when he watched the sequel on opening day.

Several months had passed since the release date, so the theater was quite empty.

Commercials played on the big screen. Just watching those visuals heightened my excitement.

Our seats were right in the middle, and luckily, they were away from the other people.

“It feels nice, like we have this place all to ourselves.”

“That’s true.”

We sat down, and I took out my phone from my pocket to turn it off.

…Seriously?

“Is something the matter?”

“No, it’s nothing…”

My phone had numerous missed call notifications.

Judging by the number, they were from the present-day Touka Himegi.

What should I do? How should I explain this to Himegi-san?

I was so pumped up anticipating this movie, but reality came crashing back.

While pondering over this, the lights in the theater dimmed a bit more. It seemed that the movie we were waiting for was about to start.

As the story began, I was drawn into the world of the film.

The bass resounded in my eardrums. Just that sound alone gave me goosebumps and raised my excitement again.

Coincidentally, the movie was about time travel—a high school girl goes back in time to give love advice to her high schooler future mother.

Honestly, while I initially thought both the media and society were hyping the movie too much, this movie… was genuinely entertaining.

Intricately woven foreshadowing. A well-structured narrative that keeps me engaged.

The story took unexpected twists and turns, and I marveled at how it eventually tied up loose ends.

The final scene was nothing short of excellent. It might have been the best ending I have seen in any movie so far.

Frustratingly, there was nothing to complain about in this story. It was such a fantastic movie that I could understand why future me, who was spoiled with its content, might still have been so attached to it.

If everyone in the theater were like me, they’d probably give a standing ovation.

As the ending credits finished, the lights in the theater brightened again.

“It was an interesting movie——”

Touka-san next to me—large tears were rolling down her cheeks.

I was taken aback. While there were certainly moments that could make you want to tear up, I never imagined she’d be actually crying.

“…It’s still as interesting as ever, this movie.”

It was impolite, but I found it unexpected.

I had never imagined that she, who is usually so calm, would be so emotional. What scene could have struck such a chord with her…

“Touka-san, here.”

I offered her the handkerchief I took out from my pocket.

“Thank you.”

She took the handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

At times like these, what’s the right thing to say?

It’s embarrassing to admit, but I had no clue what the best action I should take was.

I was, however, certain about one thing.

No matter what happens, I will never come to like her crying face.