Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 2 Chapter 1.1

Me, Princess’s Sister, and a Bunny Suit 1

(TN: Using Hime instead of Himegi, so I tl the chapter’s title as Princess.)

The morning classes had ended.

Normally, the moment the teacher leaves the classroom, lively chatter among the students fills the air.

However, a strange atmosphere had settled over my classroom—Class 2-3 for the past few days.

It wasn’t exactly hostile or tense, just different.

This change wasn’t entirely unexpected, given the current buzz sweeping through the school.

The hot topic was—Pitiful Prince has become romantically involved with Touka Himegi, the most beautiful girl in school.

The news spread like wildfire.

Now, not only the students but also the school staff were aware that Hakuba Ouji was dating Touka Himegi.

Some male students lamented this fact, while some female students were perplexed by it.

Frankly, even I would be shocked to hear that the serious Himegi-san was dating anyone in the school.

It’s even more surprising that it’s me, Hakuba Ouji.

The news was indeed unexpected for all the students.

Despite being the talk of the school, I was surprisingly unfazed and went on living my life as usual.

I do aspire to become a professional magician, after all.

I’m used to being looked at with curious eyes.

That being said, it’s not as if nothing has changed.

I’ve received jealous glares from those who had feelings for Himegi-san and even a little harassment.

The fact that an unimpressive guy like me is dating the most beautiful girl in the school must be unsettling for the other guys.

Well, I’ll just consider it a ‘happiness tax’ and let it be for now.

But why did Himegi-san decide to date me? What about me did she find attractive?

Hmm, no matter how much I ponder, I can’t come up with a good answer.

When I reported this to my future wife, Touka, she responded casually, ‘Hmm, I see,’ as if she had no interest in the matter.

Could this be a predestined situation?

Well, whatever. For now, I’ll just enjoy my romance with my beloved Himegi-san.

Speaking of Himegi-san, she had forgotten her lunch at home today.

As soon as the class ended, she went to the entrance to receive the lunch box delivered by her maid.

I stayed in my seat, quietly waiting for her to return.

My seat, incidentally, is the last one by the window, and the one in front of me belongs to Kanako.

My childhood friend Kanako was busy preparing her lunch, pulling a pink bento out of her bag.

This is perfect; I’ll kill time by chatting with her until Himegi-san returns.

With that in mind, I decided to strike up a conversation with Kanako.

“Kanako, I stepped on dog poop in front of my house yesterday.”

“What? Don’t you realize what I’m holding? I’m about to eat my lunch!”

Kanako was furious when I said that.

Well, her reaction was understandable; it’s not the sort of topic anyone wants to hear before eating.

“——And it was on my brand-new sneakers. Normally, I would find the dog’s owner and rub the soiled shoe on their face just to feel satisfied.”

“Ugh… you’re ignoring what others are saying and going off on your own tangent…”

It must be the work of someone jealous of me.

“Kanako, do you understand what I’m trying to tell you?”

“??? You’re harassing me, aren’t you?”

“Wronggg!”

I abruptly stand up, loudly telling Kanako that she’s wrong.

“Hey, don’t raise your voice all of a sudden!”

“Kanako, what I want to tell you is about love!”

“I’ve never seen anyone start talking about love by talking about dog poop!”

“You got lectured by Teacher Nakayama in class earlier.”

“So what?”

“Of course, it’s all Kanako’s fault for dozing off.”

“W-well, I hate to admit it, but yes.”

“Still, for people our age, getting lectured publicly in front of classmates would make anyone a bit resentful, right?”

“Of course it was embarrassing, and I didn’t enjoy it…”

Kanako makes a disgruntled face, perhaps remembering what happened earlier.

To my irritable childhood friend, I decided to offer some kind words.

“Forgive with love.”

“Wait, what exactly do you mean?”

“When I stepped in dog poop, I was really irritated. But then I realized something: getting angry over such trivial things is stupid.”

“…I, I see?”

“Right now, I’m dating Touka Himegi. That basically means it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I’m the happiest person in the world.”

“So, you’re saying that your love for Himegi-san has helped you overcome your hatred and anger?”

“Exactly! I am now a messenger of love, free from negative emotions.”

After all, today, right from the morning, I could sincerely thank my parents for bringing me into this world.

That’s how filled with love I am now.

“Wow! Even though there’s only a wall behind you, there’s a halo shining from Hakuba! What is that, a magic trick?”

“It’s the power of love that’s creating this halo. But that is not important. Look, Kanako, at your beloved Takakyun. Once you see someone you deeply care about, wouldn’t your irritations just vanish? Wouldn’t you think the issue we were discussing earlier is trivial compared to love?”

I point to Takakyun, who’s looking at us sadly.

Kanako gazes at Takakyun and says,

“… You’re right. Seeing the face of my beloved Takakyun did make my irritation go away…”

“See? In the face of love, anger is powerless, isn’t it? When you’re happy, don’t you want to share that love with others?”

“Hakuba, you do say something worthwhile every now and then…”

“I guess so.”

“Can I test you to see if you’ve really overcome your negative emotions?”

“Right now, I am a man who has transcended hatred. A mere test wouldn’t shake my emotions!”

“I see. Hakuba, I’m gonna come out and say the one who left that dog poop was——me.”

“…what!?”

“So, the poop you stepped in yesterday was from my dog, Tsubuan.”

By the way, “Tsubuan” is the name of the dog that Kanako owns. But that’s irrelevant now.

Did she just say something unbelievable?

“Kanako, you do know that if a pet has an accident, the owner is responsible for cleaning it up, right?”

“Tsubuan is not a pet, he’s my family.”

“——That’s not the point. Are you the type to leave your dog’s poop lying around?”

If that’s the case, she’s not fit to own a pet.

“Don’t make fun of me. I usually do pick up after him with a bag. But I forgot the bag and scoop yesterday…”

“You forgot??”

“I was in trouble, but mom said she’d take care of the poop for me, so I took her up on the offer. ——Teehee!”

Kanako sticks out her tongue and lightly taps her own head.

As always, she has a face I’d like to punch…

“Mom must’ve forgotten to clean it up, and you, unluckily, stepped on it. You really have bad luck, don’t you?”

“Those sneakers cost me ten thousand yen!”

“I thought you overcame your anger?”

“Grrrrr.”

I never thought the day would come when she’d out-argue me…

Ha! Whatever, I’m the happiest person in the world right now.

I’ll forgive this idiot for not cleaning up the poop, all thanks to the power of love.