Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 2 Chapter 5.3

The Terrifying Cave I and the Princess Must Traverse 3

Suddenly Himegi-san glared at me and threw a stuffed toy at me.

Of course I deftly avoid the thrown stuffed animal.

“That came out of nowhere.…”

Himegi-san’s room was messy.

Probably, like me, she must have gone on a rampage.

She glared at me.

I deflected her sharp gaze and, without asking for permission, sat next to her.

I sat at a distance where our shoulders could bump.

Then, she moved a fist’s length away from me…I was hurt.

Annoyed, I closed the gap.

Then, this time she moved two fists away…I was even more hurt….

“I’m not going. I absolutely won’t go! I don’t want to see Nee-san turned to bones!”

I don’t want to see that either. I don’t want the sight of that beautiful person turning into bones etched into my eyes. Nevertheless, we have an obligation to witness it. It’s not acceptable to abandon that.

“Sigh… I understand. I understand very well.”

“So, then…”

“——I’ll also stay here.”

“…what?”

How could I persuade this stubborn girl?

I had simulated various things, and I used my lacking brain to its full extent to figure it out to reach this point.

Forcing her to go against my principles, doing such a thing would surely leave resentment.

So, I thought to try and persuade her through straightforward means, but I quickly realized that was impossible.

After all, this girl is an extremely selfish and whimsical princess.

Half-hearted persuasion won’t make her nod, and once she decides on something, she is a stubborn woman who won’t budge.

I understand that thoroughly after living together for this one month.

This was the answer that came out, and i t was the only means by which the current me could persuade her.

This is a gamble. It’s a game of life and death.

If this doesn’t work, then…no, let’s not think about it.

But I was confident.

If I showed this determination, she would surely surrender to me.

After all, I think I understand her well enough.

Surely she won’t abandon me, and she won’t make me bear the sin.

Even though she’s a selfish Princess, the person I’ve come to like isn’t such a heartless girl.

“…I-I’m not going, but y-you should go.”

She said with a trembling voice. She’s clearly agitated.

As expected, this method was the correct one.

“No, if you’re not going, I’m also not going.”

I said decisively, looking into her swollen eyes.

“I can guarantee you, if you spend the day like this, you will absolutely regret it later. Even by that time, time can’t be turned back. It will be too late to regret.”

“….N-no…that’s…”

“That’s why, I’ll join foolish act with you.”

“..Why…?”

“It’s better to have an accomplice than bear the sin alone. This way, the sin is lessened. After all, I’m shouldering half of it.”

“…it’s not like that will halve it!”

Indeed. It’s not about halving the sin; it’s doubling it.

From here on, she will have to bear the foolish sin for both of us.

Given her nature, she would sincerely regret that I also didn’t attend the funeral.

She will keep cursing not only herself but also the fact that I didn’t go.

She understood this instantly. She probably imagined her life after this moment.

Yes, this isn’t persuasion—it’s a kind of threat.

In a way, it might be worse than forcibly taking her along.

After all, I transferred the right to decide life and death to her; there’s nothing more cowardly than this.

Nevertheless, I thought it was much better than tying her up with ropes and taking her along.

Ideally, I wanted her to come out by her own will…

“It’s a little late, but let’s go get some breakfast. I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday morning, I’m so hungry.”

I stood up from the bed.

Honestly, there is no time to eat breakfast.

In the time we spend on such things, Natsumi-san would probably be cremated.

So, I really didn’t want to waste even a second. But, I hid such impatience and invited her to eat in my usual tone.

“Coward! It’s not fair! And what’s with ‘I’m so hungry’? It’s not funny at all! It’s super creepy!”

She also got up from the bed, and she looked at me straight in the eyes.

” …… “

To be honest, it was unexpected.

I had calculated that she would break here and come to the funeral.

Apparently, she was far more stubborn than I thought.

I didn’t even think that she would play the “reverse anger” card.

It can’t be helped.

I’ll accept that fight, and I’ll fight her head-on.

I’ll crush such a desperate card she played!

“Hahaha… Magicians are all cowards and always playing unfairly!”

“Magician? Don’t talk like you’re a pro when you’re not! That’s why you’re not popular! That’s why I rejected you!”

“Ugh! You really have a bad personality.”

“You’re the same! You, Pitiful Prince (Ouji)!”

“If I’m a Pitiful Prince, you’re also a Pitiful Princess (Hime)!”

“..Stupid Prince! Idiot Prince! Dumb Prince! Disappointing Prince!”

“——Selfish Princess! Stubborn Princess! Gloomy Princess! Clumsy Princess!”

“Useless Prince! Otaku Prince! Shorty Prince! Perverted Prince!”

“——Cowardly Princess! Ugly-Natured Princess! Bitchy Prin——Ouch, w-wait, stop!”

At the end of the harsh words, the Ugly-Natured Princess kicked my right shin with all her might.

It really hurts! She…she kicked my leg without hesitation!

Due to the pain, I hopped around on the spot.

“Who are you calling ugly-natured! And, I… I’m not a bitch!”

“I-I’m against violence!”

Anyway, since she was the first to get physical, I’ll consider this verbal fight my victory.

“Fine, I’ll go! Just shut up if I go!”

“…I wish you would have said that from the start.”

Really, such a troublesome woman.

The man who becomes her husband will surely have a hard time…

“You really talk too much, Pitiful Prince.”

“You’re the same.”

“..haha….”

“…ahaha…”

” ” Ahahahaha…” “

And then, we pointed at each other and laughed.

She and I had our first fight. For the first time, we said what we wanted to say to each other.

She and I faced each other for the first time. For the first time, we understood each other’s hearts a little.

So next, we have to look in the same direction.

Right, not facing each other, but looking in the same direction we should go.

“…don’t worry, I will always be by your side.”

With how we are now, we should definitely be able to share our fears too——

“…that’s a promise. I won’t forgive you if you break it.”

I tightly grabbed her hand, and she also tightly grabbed my hand back.

“Come on, let’s go. You can have a wedding anytime, but a funeral is only once.”

Then, we ran with all our might to the garden.

And when we arrived at the garden,

“…Eh? Weren’t you making a taxi wait or something???”

Himegi-san was surprised to see what I came in.

“There’s no way I have that kind of money. So, from my father——”

“——You borrowed it?”

“No, I was made to buy it. I was put into an Ouji loan, sixty payments of five thousand yen each…”

I think that as a father, it’s his duty to willingly lend a hand in his son’s pinch, and yet, to foist it on your son at such a high price…

This is why I hate poor merchants.

“…So, this is your motorcycle? I thought you have a complex about your own name?”

“Let me be clear, I didn’t choose this motorcycle to be funny. This was the only one available to use immediately under my father’s name…”

Originally, it was not a motorcycle to sell at the store but a hobby motorcycle that my father had acquired to ride as a second bike.

“Hmm, it’s fine. I like this.”

Himegi-san said so, gently touching the motorcycle’s tank.

“It’s just like the Prince’s white horse (Hakuba’s Ouji) huh…”

(TN: His name Hakuba Ouji means Prince on a White Horse, with Hakuba signifying white horse.)

The motorcycle I bought from my father was in an untarnished, pure white color.

I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s a motorcycle with a horse emblem on the tank.

Well, in a sense, this is also… Hakuba.

Yes, a white iron horse…

“But…can you drive?”

Himegi-san skeptically looked at me, doubting my driving skills.

“It’s fine. It’s been a while since I last drove, but there are no issues.”

“Really?”

“Himegi-san, believe it or not, I’m better at motorcycles than at sleight of hand. If you think it’s a lie, come to our house next time. There are trophies and medals displayed…”

It’s a bit boastful, but I have an undefeated record in junior road races, and I’ve even been featured in magazines several times.

“Heh, is that so?”

Huh? She didn’t react at all.

Is she not interested in my past at all?

Well, nevermind…

More importantly, we have to head to the funeral parlor as quickly as possible now.

“I will drive safely, so don’t worry.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Then, we headed to the funeral parlor on this white iron horse, and somehow, just in time, we were able to meet Natsumi-san before she was cremated.

As promised, I stayed by her side the whole time.

We cried.

Seeing her sister turned to ashes, we broke down and cried hard on the spot. Finally, we said our eternal goodbyes to Natsumi Himegi.

I made a vow, and I promised her again.

——Natsumi-san, I’m sure that from now on, I will face difficulties many times, experience setbacks over and over, and feel despair again and again.

Each time, I will probably curse my own powerlessness and lament my lack of strength.

Even so, I’ve decided not to run away. I will never run away.

Your thoughts…I will—no, everyone here will carry on.

The people you love will inherit your thoughts.

So, it won’t disappear, the only thing that won’t happen is disappearing.

So, don’t worry, I want you to rest in peace.

Goodbye, the person we loved.

Goodbye, the person who loved us.

Goodbye——sister-in-law.