Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 3.3

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“Anyway, let’s talk about magic. Well, you want to learn a magic trick with a strong impact, don’t you?”

“About that, I realized I don’t really need to perform it myself. ——Ouji-kun, why don’t you perform the magic for me?”

“Me?”

From there, he begins to explain the situation.

It seems he has a girl in his life who is like a little sister to him, and her birthday party is scheduled to take place in six days from now.

He wants to perform some kind of magic at her birthday party.

“I see. So that’s why you chose me for this.”

“Please. There are many of her friends invited this time, and she’s really excited about it.”

Harukawa clasped his hands together and pleaded with me.

I was struggling to give him an answer to his request.

It’s Kanako’s boyfriend asking. Ideally, I would want to agree gladly.

But the current me is preoccupied with Touka-san, the person from the future.

To be honest, I don’t have time for other things.

While she may not mean any harm, she has caused various troubles, and I have been busy dealing with them.

Yesterday’s neighborhood trouble was——no, let’s not dwell on that.

Besides, she seems to have a purpose to fulfill in this timeline, and while it might sound conceited, I’d like to focus on supporting that purpose if I can.

I don’t know if I can be of any help, but if, at that time, I find myself unable to move due to other matters, I’ll deeply regret it.

So, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can lend my strength to this request.

“I’m sorry… I’d like to help you, but I’m currently busy with a another matter…I can’t fulfill your request.

“I see… Sorry for suddenly making an unreasonable request…”

Takashi Harukawa stepped back and bowed deeply to me.

“I’m the one who should apologize for not meeting your expectations. If you ever decide to have a party for her next year… or even for Christmas or Halloween, please feel free to reach out to me again.”

“Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind for next time.”

“I promise that next time, I’ll put all my effort into performing the magic trick.”

“Thank you so much. Ouji-kun, if it’s okay with you, would you like to have lunch here?”

“Of course. If you don’t mind, we can have our lunch together——”

Thinking that, I was about to take out my bento from my bag when Kanako and Himegi-san appeared in the hallway, each carrying a bento.

It’s really an unusual combination to see the two of them together like this.

“See, they were here after all.”

“It was just as Chikada-san had guessed.”

Then, they boldly entered the club room, with Himegi-san sitting next to me and Kanako settling down next to Harukawa-kun.

I sent a questioning look to Harukawa-kun. He shrugged and insisted that he had nothing to do with it.

“Sorry, Touka. Ouji-kun declined your request.”

Harukawa-kun offered a brief apology to Himegi-san.

Huh? Why is Harukawa-kun apologizing to Himegi-san?

At that moment, my 530,000 intelligence quotient kicked into high gear.

Could it be that the girl he mentioned earlier, the one who’s like his little sister, is——Himegi-san’s sister?

Come to think of it, she did mention that her little sister’s birthday was coming up soon.

If that’s the case, refusing this request would be quite a big deal.

“Is that so? Well, it can’t be helped——”

“——So, what kind of magic tricks does your sister like?”

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong?”

“N-nothing, I thought you refused earlier…”

“——I was testing you. I wanted to know if it really had to be me.””

Takashi Harukawa opened his mouth wide, looking stunned.

Next to him, Kanako, who had figured everything out, looked at me with an exasperated expression, but right now, that doesn’t matter——

“Could it be that the girl Harukawa-kun was talking about, who’s like his little sister, is Himegi-san’s sister?”

“Yes, she’s my sister.”

It seems my prediction was spot on.

“I see, I see. Himegi-san, please rest assured. This Hakuba Ouji will perform the best magic show for your sister.”

“W-well, I appreciate it, but… Are you really sure?”

“Yes, even if my parents were to pass away on that day, I will definitely be there for your sister’s birthday.”

“If that happens, you really should behave like an adult and be the chief mourner for your father and mother…”

“Well, of course I’m just joking, but I’ll do my best with that level of dedication!”

Oh, I’m looking forward to this.

With high spirits, I took out the bento from my bag.

“By the way, what’s the relationship between my beloved Takakyun and Himegi-san?”

“Us? Ouji-kun, we’re childhood friends just like you and Kanako.”

“For me, he’s like a troublesome little brother.”

“I see, I see.”

I had suspected that they might have been former lovers, but it seems I was mistaken.

That’s good, that means I don’t have to bury Kanako’s boyfriend in darkness.

“Hey! Himegi-san, I have a favor to ask.”

“Me? A favor?”

“If it’s okay with you, would you be my assistant for the magic trick?”

“Me, as Ouji-kun’s assistant?”

“If Himegi-san were to assist me right next to me, I feel like I could give it my all even more.”

I clasped my hands together and pleaded with Himegi-san.

“Please!”

In response to my request, she hesitated for a moment but eventually said, ‘Okay,’ with a slightly troubled expression.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll be your assistant.”

“That’s great!”

With this, I became even more motivated.