Leading the young lady I picked up astray, making her the happiest girl in the world!-Chapter 100 - Confession 2

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A flower field at dusk.

In the middle of it all, Charlotte was sitting. She hugged her knees and bowed her face, not moving at all.

Luu stood quietly by her side, letting out a soft, concerned growl as if to ask, ‘Are you sure about this?’.

But Charlotte didn’t lift her face. She stayed perfectly still, like a stone statue. Then a voice called out gently from behind her.

"Hey, is it fine now?"

"Ah...!"

Charlotte's shoulders trembled.

Even as Allen slowly approached, she showed no sign of raising her head.

Luu glanced back and forth between the two of them, looking troubled… then quietly stepped away. As she passed Allen, she gave him a sharp look and growled lowly:

『If you make Mama cry, I’ll bite you.』

"I know."

Allen gave a calm nod to the threat.

And so, the two were left alone. Charlotte still hadn’t raised her face, but Allen didn’t mind. He gave a weary shrug and spoke again.

"Even for me, it's a bit hard to show my face to someone that just dumped. But I came here because I have something to tell you."

“……”

“I told you before, I can see through lies, remember?”

A survival skill he’d learned the hard way after being deeply betrayed.

He never imagined it would come in handy here.

“That’s why I knew. That ‘sorry’ earlier, it was a lie, wasn’t it?”

Charlotte said nothing.

However, he could sense a faint gasp and interpret it as an affirmative.

Allen could only sigh.

“...Because, because…!”

Charlotte suddenly raised her face as if something inside her had snapped.

Her face was streaked with tears, twisted in a painful, anguished expression.

“I’m… I’m someone who’s been exiled from my country. So I thought...I knew...that one day, I’d have to leave Allen-san behind. That’s what I’ve always believed…”

The words spilled out as freely as her tears, unstoppable.

“But if Allen-san say something like that to me… there’s no going back! I promised myself I wouldn’t say it… I didn’t want to become any more of a burden to Allen-san! I just… why? Why…!”

Charlotte covered her face and broke down in tears.

Allen could only stare at her.

"That's what I thought."

It's not that he hadn't anticipated this scenario.

Charlotte had always underestimated herself, always put others first.

It wasn’t surprising she’d suppress her own feelings for someone else’s sake. Just as Allen himself had once tried to do.

So Allen knelt down in front of her looked her in the eyes and spoke.

"Listen, you say you're a burden, but...that's not true."

"Huh..."

“Charlotte the light of my life. Charlotte changed my life."

A boring life where he just spent his days aimlessly.

That changed drastically after he met Charlotte. Meeting various people, experiencing various things, and bringing color to each day.

Even if he had continued teaching at the school, he would never have had such a fruitful life.

And it was all because she had stood beside him.

"I'm happy as long as you're happy. But... if I can be selfish..."

He gently took her trembling hand. His words caught for a moment, shyness and love tangled together in his throat. But he pressed on, with care. But Allen continued to speak, savoring every last word.

"I want you to be happy by my side, if possible. I want you to continue to light up my life."

“Are you really… okay with someone like me?”

“There’s no one else. You’re the only one I want.”

Charlotte’s voice wavered with doubt, but Allen smiled softly.

There was no lie in those words. He didn't need anything other than her.

So he repeated his confession, again looking her straight in the eyes.

“Let me ask you again. I love you. Will you go out with me?”

"... me too."

This time, there was no hesitation.

Charlotte’s face crumpled, her voice hoarse and trembling as she replied

“I love you, Allen-san.”

“...Thank you.”

Allen gently pulled her into a hug.

With her face buried in his shoulder, Charlotte sobbed softly. Allen accepted her body heat and tears forever. So that she could cry here forever.

『Ahh... this takes me back. In my youth, I had flocks of eager males chasing after me. What a reverse harem it was...』

『No, at least reflect a little......Grandpa, you’re a Female?!!!』

Somehow, Gousetsu had returned and was watching with a fond smile.

Luu stared at her in shock, her eyes wide with disbelief.