Chapter 30: What is This Excitement About....?
What is This Excitement About....?
When Ayanokoji arrived at the school gate, a car was already waiting to pick her up.
"Welcome back, my lady."
Saying this, the driver in black opens the back seat door.
Ayanokoji got into the car.
She was then taken to a matchmaking session.
Ayanokoji felt that watching the car started to move was like climbing up the gallows.
But whether she ended up on the death row or not is up to her.
She decided that today she would not do what her parents told her to do.
She told me to clearly express my feelings to my parents and to my fiancé.
As she watched the passing scenery, the image that came to mind was Saotome's face, who was genuinely angry for her sake.
"You're the first person to ever get so angry for me..."
Because of Ayanokoji's status, no one dared to oppose her.
Especially those who went against Ayanokoji's parents.
Their daughter, Ayanokoji Reika, was a prime example of this.
There was no way of knowing what those around her thought of her, who couldn't go against her parents, but no one said that her parents' opinions were strange.
This also applied to Ayanokoji, who is completely at their mercy.
That's why it was so refreshing to see Saotome get angry and say "that's weird" for her.
"It's the first time I've ever been told to live my own life..."
Ayanokoji had developed a habit of giving up by her parents.
When she was a child, she would cry and rebel, but she would only be yelled at many times more.
If she didn't listen to her parents, she would be yelled at for the rest of her life.
As a result, the way she learned to get along in life was to give up.
Listening to her parents was also a way to protect herself.
But far from protecting herself, it can lead to giving up on life itself.
Saotome rejected such a way of dealing with people, saying it was wrong.
Ayanokoji herself had sensed something was wrong, but her body had already gotten used to it.
It's not like Saotome took any action.
Even so, she put into words the small discomfort she was feeling and got angry on her behalf.
That alone was enough for Ayanokoji to stand up and try again, not to give up.
Saotome gave Ayanokoji courage.
"......?"
Ayanokoji suddenly clutches her left chest.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
Her heart is beating fast.
And it's not an unpleasant excitement.
"What on earth is this excitement...?"
The car was steadily moving towards its destination.
Author's Note
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