High School Life (Marriage Hunting) in a World Where the Male-female Ratio is 1:15 and Chastity is Reversed
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Short.
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I first became friends with my now fiancé, Nanase Tatsuya, when we were four years old and in the Himawari class at kindergarten. (I called him Tatsuya kun back then).
It seems that when I was little, I often acted without thinking about the consequences.
One day, my favorite pudding was served at lunch in kindergarten, and the moment I saw the pudding, I couldn’t stop myself from wanting to eat it, so I ate it before my meal.
At first it was delicious and I was happy, but later when everyone started to eat, I was about to cry because I didn’t have any for myself, when Tatsuya kun, who was sitting next to me, put his own pudding on a spoon and offered it to me.
I didn’t know what to do, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the pudding on the spoon, and he said [Aanhh.] and fed it to me.
From that moment on, I wanted to be close to Tatsuya kun so much that I often followed behind him and became friends with him.
As I started to be close to him, I started to notice that Tatsuya kun might be different from other boys around him.
I noticed that while the boys around me were innocently playing outside with the girls, Tatsuya kun was trying to include the kids who couldn’t join the group.
And while there were not many children who could read, Tatsuya kun could read, and he read books to me while teaching me. He was tiny, but he was like a teacher. I like him.
In elementary school, I was lucky enough not to be in a different class, and I was able to stay by Tatsuya kun’s side.
After school, we played together every day, reading books and playing outside.
One day, while we were spending those days together, a girl stole Tatsuya kun’s eraser in an attempt to get his attention.
At that time, Tatsuya kun said, [Sorry, I’d be in trouble if I didn’t have this] and asked the teacher to cut the eraser in half and gave one half to the girl. I want one too !
My separation from such a kind Tatsuya kun came at the end of the third grade of elementary school.
Whatever I did, I was so clingy that I ended up crying.
[No, no, no, no, no, no !] I kept repeating, and he looked a little troubled as he patted my head.
[We’ll be going to different schools, but will you continue to play with me?] He said
“Yeah ! Promise ! You better be !”
[Okay. Promise.] And he promised.
After that, we kept in touch with each other, not every day, but definitely once a week.
Since Tatsuya kun’s mother wasn’t there, I couldn’t go over to his house to play, so we talked on the phone.
If Tatsuya kun’s house is not okay, so why don’t you come to my house? And so on.
I was unhappy at the time, but now that I think about it, I couldn’t imagine having a man in a house with only women.
My mother also gave me a lecture.
She told me that if I wanted to be with Tatsuya kun in the future, I should study at a level that would allow me to go to any high school.
I can only thank my mother for teaching me the meaning of those words so quickly.
Really…thank you. I had no idea that I was going to Sakuraba High School…..
Our relationship continued for a long time, and by junior high school we were even allowed to go out together.
A boy and a girl meeting together during puberty, a dangerous time, so to speak.
I think it was quite unusual.
I’m amazed that Tatsuya’s mother allowed us to go out together. I wonder if Tatsuya tried very hard to persuade her…?
Is that from a manga? I was even told that by my friends.
I was motivated to study hard and managed to go to the same high school as Tatsuya.
Come to think of it, after the exam interview I was called into a separate room for a special interview or something.
What if Nanase san had proposed? I answered that it was my dream and then it was over, but was that okay…?
As I was thinking about it, I saw Tatsuya coming toward me.
I wasn’t consciously aware of it, but I think I had the biggest smile on my face.
“Good morning Tatsuya !”
Maitoshi