You Like Me, Not My Daughter?! Volume 1 [Complete] by Kota Nozomi

Author:Kota Nozomi
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

The Aterazawas’ house was a two-story single-family house, just like ours. Around a dozen or so years ago, a major developer bought the land here and offered a special deal on new developments, which led to the construction of many new houses—so, in turn, both my sister and her husband as well as the Aterazawas had new homes built here around the same time. Since both families arrived together, they became acquainted.

When she was still alive, my sister mentioned on multiple occasions how grateful she was that her neighbors were good people. The Aterazawas had been really good to me as well since I’d started living in my sister’s house.

“I think it’s already been ten years since then,” Tomomi said after she had a sip of tea, looking into the distance. We were in her living room, and she had prepared tea for us in a traditional teapot. I was too nervous and hadn’t touched mine yet. “There was a time when you looked after Takumi until nighttime, because he didn’t have a key and couldn’t get into the house.”

“Y-Yes, I did.”

“After he came home that day, Takumi told my husband and me, ‘When I grow up, I’m going to marry Mommy Ayako.’”

I didn’t respond. I wasn’t sure I should react. I can’t believe Takkun said something like that back then—on the day we took a bath together.

“At first, my husband and I both thought he was joking. Well, even if he wasn’t joking, we thought it was just a childlike admiration for you. He must have had a lot of fun playing with you. What exactly did you do?”

“U-Um... Nothing particularly special...” I can’t say it. I can’t say that we took a bath together with how this conversation is going!

“We just ignored it, thinking it was childish nonsense, but from that day on, Takumi changed.”

I continued to listen silently.

“He started to put effort into school, and he said he wanted to take up swimming even though he hadn’t wanted to when I’d suggested it before. Along with the new vigor he gained for sports and academics, he even stopped being a picky eater. He would say he was ‘going to become a cool guy worthy of Mommy Ayako.’”

I didn’t respond as she continued.

“Regardless of his reasons, my son was finally motivated and doing his best at various things. As a parent, I didn’t want to put a damper on his efforts. I also thought that he would eventually like a girl at school.” She began to look quite conflicted. “But, in the end, Takumi has continued to say that he likes you for ten years.”

I continued to listen.

“Even after entering high school, even after entering college, he hasn’t changed at all.”

It was all I could do to stew over how I felt like I should apologize on my hands and knees.

“My husband and I are starting to get worried at this point... Of course, we don’t mean to say there’s something wrong with you, Ayako. It’s just... You know? We can’t help but be concerned about things like the age difference, and about Miu.

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