159 151 Yakusoku





 When Amana heard that she was going to marry Amari, she let out a tear.

 It doesn't fit into any of the reactions that I had anticipated as much as possible, which is to say, it's completely unexpected.
 I told her, but I can only be baffled by the way Amana couldn't read it either.

''Ah, Tenna? Why are you crying?
Huh... what?

 Amana seemed to realize now that she was crying when Amari pointed out that she couldn't hide her confusion.
 Fearfully reaching out her hands to her eyes, the tears could be easily wiped away.

 But..........

''Huh? Why? Amana, I can't stop crying...?

 Perhaps it's because she realizes she's crying, but even if she wipes it off, the tears don't seem to stop.
 In an obvious abnormality, Amana reveals her agitation.

 Seeing that reaction, I guessed what kind of feelings this girl missed about marriage.

 I can't be the father, after all?
No....

 At my words, Tenashi made a sad face.
 It seems that the scales were tilted in her mind towards acceptance.

 To be honest, I had also stepped on the basis that I would be accepted, even though I was confused.
 That's why I'm shocked that she cried. 
 

'I'm sorry for making you cry on such short notice? Amana-chan........
No, no, no, no. I don't hate it when your mum and dad get all huffy...
What...?

 At first I apologized for making her cry, but the words that came back to me were something I had no trouble reacting to.
 The same seemed to be true for Amari, and she rolled her eyes as if she had been hit with a false sense of humor.
 What does that mean?

You know, I know it's very nice to marry into 'Fufu' by marrying into Koibito. It's just like in the comic that Chiyuri helped me with.
'Does that mean ... that you're happy to have Wa-san join your family?

 I knew that Amana had a general view of love, despite the knowledge she gained from the manga.
 Amari felt some hope at those words, or maybe it was tears of joy.

 However, she was emphatically denied as Amana shook her head as she wiped her tears away.

Before, Chiyuri-chan and her friends said to me, 'If you become a father, you will have a great time. Then I was supposed to be with them all the time, but I didn't want to be with them and I thought 'Oh no,' I don't know, but I felt so sad.
....
Why, sir?

 The sentiments Amana-chan told me were anything but concrete.
 Amanashi's doubts are reasonable, but Amana herself seems to feel uneasy about not knowing her own mind.

 At least it's certainly not as simple as not wanting me to be her father or something like that.
 The situation is getting more and more confusing, and I'm just holding my tongue about how to deal with it.

 With tears in her eyes, Amana turns to face us.

I wonder if it's a strange thing for her to not be able to say 'congratulations' when her mum and dad are all woozy...? I'm sorry ... you're a bad boy, you're a bad boy...
That's not true! Tenna is a proud daughter! It's just that I'm surprised all of a sudden and I can't get my emotions together well... so there's no need to apologize...
'Ugh ... wow!

 Who would have expected such a little girl to apologize for blaming herself?
 Amari couldn't stand it and hugged her beloved daughter to quiet her.
 That seemed to be the deciding factor, and finally Amana-chan began to cry and scream with large tears.

 All I can do is watch her.
 I wondered if there was anything I could do to help.

 Looking back on our daily interactions, it's not that I don't like them.
 In fact, if you limit it to the opposite s*x, it is even the most favored.
 What is the inconvenience of me being a father to that child?

 There would be no romantic feelings.
 As I told Daichi-kun once, Amana-chan doesn't know the difference between parental love and romantic love.

 If it doesn't matter what you like or don't like, does that mean you don't like the fact that your relationship is changing?
 Even so, originally, the relationship between me and Amana-chan...

Ah........

 I understand.........the reason why you cried, Amana-chan.

 
 This is why Mana-chan would cry........

 I was late in realizing my fondness for Amari, but I'm really a big a**h*le.
 I can't help but be disgusted by my own stupidity that I haven't grown up as if.

 I'll regret it later, but for now it's better to make Amana stop crying first.

''Amanashi. Amanashi, can I talk to Amana for a moment?
'Kazu-san...? Yeah, I get it.  

 Amanashi listened to my words honestly.
 This must be another result of our mutual feelings.
 I bent down to meet Amana's eyes, with such emotion in mind.

'Amana-chan. I'm sorry, okay? I'm so happy to be marrying Amari that I haven't thought about Amana's feelings at all.
Goooooooooooooong. I don't see anything wrong with you.
Thank you. But I wanted to say I'm sorry. Because I'm not going to...







 When I'm the father, we can't be friends.
I...

 Those words startled Amana to the point where she stopped crying.
 It seems that I was right.

 Yes, Amana-chan and I are friends.
 If we became family, we wouldn't be friends.
 However, if that was the only reason, she wouldn't cry so much.

 The key reason for this is.....

I just got tired of being friends with you, Amana.
That's it. It's because I broke my promise that I made Amana sad.
'Oh....'

 When I hadn't met Amari yet, I made a promise with my fingers cut off that I would be friends with this girl.
 I had forgotten all about it because spending time together had become the norm.
 That's why I owe Amana an apology.

'But I still want to be husband and wife with Amari....to be a family. If you say you don't want to, I'm going to wait until you accept it.
....

 When I finish saying just what I want to say, Amana starts to hesitate with her face down.

 I think it's a horrible thing to say after breaking a promise, but I have no intention of giving up my wish to become a family with them.
 It's a good idea to ask for their forgiveness, but in the end, it's up to Amana-chan to make the decision.

 I do feel bad about leaving the choice up to her.
 Therefore, I'm going to follow Amana's answer for now.

 After a few moments of silence, Amana-chan meets my eyes.

'Amana, I love you a lot, Onii-san. But you see, Amana doesn't have a father, so I don't understand why he's going to be a father...

 That would be Amana-chan's unmistakable true intentions.
 It's crazy to say hello to your friend when he or she is suddenly going to become a father.

I don't think it's fair to say that you are a father to her. Even if you become a family member, I don't think you can think of me as a father...

 Indeed, it's hard to imagine Amana calling me 'Dad'.
 I've gotten used to being called "Onii-san" by her before I even realized it.

But if you become a family man, you'll be able to spend more time with him and have more fun. Then I want to be an older brother or something.

 She must have hated it so much that she didn't want to be friends with me.
 However, the scales in Amana's mind have shifted to spending time together as a family.
 Though selfish, she feels both happy and sad about her choice.

 And then Amana-chan continues with a smile on her cheeks, as if she's grown up a little bit.

'So, yakuzo yakuzo yakuzo? Even if you become a family man and become a father, will you still be an old man to Anna?

 The little finger held out from the young hand that was stretched out with the announcement of what was promised.
 The person who broke his promise out of hubris, Amana-chan is going to cut his finger off.

 After being told so much, it's lame to back down now........

 I tie it back with my little finger to respond to the conclusion the little girl has come to.

''──Aah, I promise. I'll be Amana-chan's "Onii-san". I'll keep it so that this time I won't break it.

 At my reply, Amana-chan opened her lapis lazuli eyes a little bit and then.....

"──Ehehehe! Well then, mommy, congratulations on your wedding!

 He congratulated us on our marriage with a big smile on his face.