Chapter 152 - My true feelings. - Entertainment Prodigy

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I had already finished eating, but I didn't want to leave the office because I didn't want to run into Miu right now. I'd never felt like this before. I was extremely nervous.

Not even when I attended my very first audition as a child did I feel this way.

Love really is something complicated. It has such a powerful effect on a person's heart, doesn't it?

I let out a sigh and finally stood up from my chair.

I'd spent the entire time sitting there, just staring at my computer screen. I didn't even have the courage to check Twitter to see how people were reacting to the video. Then, with my heart pounding, I left the office.

The hallway was empty, and I sighed in relief.

I went to my room and headed straight to the bathroom to take a shower.

As soon as I stepped under the water, I started thinking about what I should say to Miu.

Should I just confess my feelings? Tell her that I want to date her? But we're still so young... Would that be a problem?

'To be honest, I don't even care whether we can do the things couples normally do. Just being able to say we're dating would be enough for me.'

We'll keep things the way they've always been—as friends. Just... even closer friends.

"Come on, Kyo. You can do this. You've been in relationships before." I let out another sigh and opened my status screen. I searched for a "Relationship" or "Achievement" status, but there wasn't one. Looks like the system wasn't going to help me with this kind of thing.

I finished my shower and then got into the bathtub.

I stayed there for a long thirty minutes, staring at the bathroom ceiling.

By the time I left the bathroom, I was already feeling much better.

I dried myself off, put on clean clothes, and sprayed on my best cologne. Then I left my room.

As soon as I stepped outside, I found my mother knocking on Miu's bedroom door while holding a tray with some snacks.

The moment she saw me, she smiled.

"Oh? You're all dressed up. Are you going out?"

"No, I'm not."

Just then, Miu's bedroom door slowly opened.

She wasn't looking at my mother.

She was looking at me.

The moment our eyes met, Miu's face turned bright red. Contrary to what I expected, she didn't immediately close the door. I could also feel my own face growing warm, so I turned to look at my mother.

She got the message and walked over to me.

"All right, I'll leave you two alone. Here, you can eat these together. Have fun. Oh, but don't go too far, okay? You're still very young."

"Mom, stop saying things like that!"

"I'm only teasing~~ Have fun, okay?"

My mother walked away and headed downstairs.

I looked at Miu while holding the tray.

"Can I come in?"

She slowly nodded and opened the door wider for me.

Miu was wearing very casual clothes—the kind she normally wore to sleep. Unlike her, I was dressed as if I were about to attend a party.

As soon as I entered the room, Miu closed the door behind me, and I placed the tray on her desk.

After setting it down, I turned to face her.

"S-So... I honestly don't know what I'm supposed to say in a situation like this. I'm sorry."

I was being completely honest with her.

That was better than pretending I was some kind of expert when it came to things like this.

"Hahaha..."

Miu laughed softly before saying,

"I don't really know how I'm supposed to act in a situation like this either..."

Then both of us fell silent.

Miu walked over to her bed and sat down, so I sat beside her.

As soon as I did, I asked,

"You watched the video, didn't you?"

"Yes, I did. I watched it at the café with Rina... It was a horrible experience because I couldn't keep myself under control."

"I see. So that's why she invited you out."

"What do you mean?"

"She probably wanted to see your reaction when you watched the video. I'm sure that's what it was."

I chuckled.

"So that's why... I see..."

"But what do you mean by 'I couldn't keep myself under control'? Now I'm curious."

I gave Miu a mischievous smile.

"I don't want to talk about it. It's embarrassing!"

"Come on, I want to know what happened. Don't tell me you were so happy after hearing all those compliments that you started jumping up and down in the middle of the restaurant..."

Miu wasn't that kind of girl...

There was no way she had actually done something like that.

"No, of course not. If I'd done something like that, I would've died. I wouldn't have been able to handle the embarrassment."

"That's what I thought. So what happened?"

"Well... When I watched you talking about me, I was incredibly embarrassed at first. But then I started talking out loud about it... and I even started crying. The people at the restaurant got worried about me. Hehehe..."

Miu said that while smiling like a lovable little fool.

"Haha... I see..."

I scratched my cheek.

Then Miu asked,

"What were you thinking when you recorded that video?"

"What was I thinking?"

After giving it some thought, I answered,

"Nothing, really. I got really angry when I saw what people were saying about you online... It had been a long time since I'd been that angry. So when I started talking about you, I just let my true feelings come out."

"..."

"I could've recorded it again and said everything differently, but I decided to leave it exactly as it was... I chose to let everyone see how I truly felt. I think it was the right decision."

"Your true feelings..."

"Yeah. That's right. What I truly think about you. You're a smart, funny, adorable, honest, incredibly hardworking girl... and of course, you're beautiful."

I said it directly to her while looking straight into her eyes.

I could feel my face growing hot.

It was probably bright red by now.

My heart started beating even faster.

Miu was left speechless, her lips slightly parted.

A few seconds later, her eyes began to well up with tears.

"I see... Your true feelings..."

she murmured as tears slowly rolled down her cheeks, while her lips curved into a gentle smile.

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Chapter 152 - Chapter 152 - My true feelings.