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The waitress then served our food and stepped away from the table. The other customers were looking at Miu curiously, since she was still crying. After a few minutes, she finally stopped.
"I'm sorry, I think I overreacted a bit," Miu apologized.
"It's okay." I smiled at her. "You must be really happy, right? What do you want to do now that you've watched that video?" I was curious. Was she going to confess her feelings to him as soon as she got home, or something like that?
"I'm not going to do anything."
"Huh?" I was surprised by her words.
"Even though it's practically a declaration of love, it isn't actually one. I don't want to rush things."
I was speechless upon hearing that. After a long silence, I said, "You're kidding, right? You love Kyo and he loves you! Just go home and tell him you like him!"
"Kyo's mom said it's better to wait for him to confess to me."
Is she an idiot?
I know it's more common for the man to make the first move, but it's 2035! Plenty of women confess first. It's even common in TV shows and movies these days. After sighing, I said, "You don't have to wait for him to confess. Just tell him how you feel."
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Huh? No."
"Kyo's mom is married; I'd rather trust her."
Hearing her words felt like a stab to the chest. Noticing that she'd hurt my self-esteem, Miu laughed. "Hahaha, I'm just kidding... But honestly, I'm scared..."
"Scared?"
"Yeah... Even if he likes me, would he really want to be with me?"
????
I can't believe what I'm hearing.
"Miu..."
"Hm?" "I feel like punching you! You idiot!" Hearing my words, a woman at the next table stood up.
"Hey, what's going on here? Are you threatening this girl?"
I panicked and said, "No, of course not! We're friends!"
"Yeah, don't worry about it," Miu said, looking nervous.
The woman sat back down.
I let out a sigh of relief and said, "We'd better not talk about this anymore. But make a decision by the time you get home. Oh, and when you confess, record the whole thing!"
"Have you lost your mind?"
"I wouldn't miss that for the world! I love romance stories."
"I am not recording anything! You idiot!"
Damn it…
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POV: Kyo
I stopped writing and noticed it would be getting dark soon.
"Miu still isn't home?"
I picked up my phone and noticed I had received a lot of messages, but none of them were from Miu or Rin.
My actor and actress friends had sent messages of support, praising the video that had been posted on my social media profiles. They also talked about Miu.
I did say a lot about Miu in that video, didn't I?
Has Miu watched the video already?
Come to think of it, it's strange that Rina invited Miu out at a time like this...
I let out a sigh and read Eiri's messages last.
[Hey, I just watched the video you posted. I'm surprised you had the courage to say all that. Wasn't that basically a confession?]
Eiri was the only one who was so straightforward about it.
[People are talking about it all over the internet. How about joining my livestream today?]
"She's trying to take advantage of the situation to get more viewers, isn't she?"
I smiled and replied.
[Sorry, but I can't join your livestream. And about the video, it wasn't my intention to confess my love to Miu or anything like that. I was simply saying what I think.]
After replying, I put my phone down and saved the document containing Volume 11 of The Apothecary Diaries. After that, I opened my drawing app to work on Chapter 29 of Attack on Titan.
I simply ignored everything that was happening on the internet at the moment.
I didn't care about any of it.
Time passed.
First, I drew all the panels, then I added the speech bubbles, and after that I started drawing the characters and the backgrounds. I've been working this way for a long time, and it lets me finish a chapter very quickly.
*Attack on Titan* is a little more complicated to draw than *Dragon Ball*, so the chapters take a bit longer. Even though I prefer *Dragon Ball*, I have to admit that *Attack on Titan's* artwork has a bit more detail.
And I always try to improve Isayama's art as much as I can.
In other words, beautiful artwork with plenty of detail.
"I'm starting to feel like Oh! Great." I chuckled.
When it came to art, Oh! Great had always been my favorite manga artist. I miss the Monogatari manga. Should I recreate it in this world?
Maybe in the future.
Time passed.
Almost half an hour.
I was almost finished with Chapter 29 of Attack on Titan when someone suddenly knocked on the door of my office.
"Kyo? I made you some sandwiches. Are you busy?"
"You can come in, Mom."
My mother walked into the room carrying a plate with a few sandwiches and a large glass of juice.
She placed them on the desk, and I thanked her.
"Thanks. Miu still isn't home?"
"Hm? She got home a while ago. She should be in her room right now."
"She's already home!?"
I was surprised.
"I thought she'd come straight to my office as soon as she got back."
"Hmm..."
My mother smiled.
"I watched the video you posted on Instagram. I'm sure she watched it too. She's probably dying of embarrassment. Hahaha."
"I can imagine. I'll leave her alone for now. I'll finish this chapter first, then take a shower."
Then my mother asked a question I wasn't expecting.
"Are you going to confess to her?"
"What?"
"I asked if you're going to confess to her. Everyone can already tell you like her. Just do it already. She's probably waiting for it."
"...I'll think about it."
"Hahaha, alright."
When my mother left my office, my head started to ache.
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