Mrs. Komie held up a finger and continued with a beaming smile:
"That's a beautiful ring... Is it a proposal ring, by any chance? Shoko was willing to wear it—does that mean she's already prepared to get married?"
"..."
Komie-san's cheeks grew even redder. Water vapor seemed to whistle out from the top of her head as she lowered her gaze to her toes, neither denying it nor arguing back.
At the sight, the smile on Mrs. Komie's face quietly froze.
She hadn't even said a word in protest. Her daughter had clearly fallen completely for him!
"I've changed my mind!"
Mrs. Komie suddenly puffed out her cheeks.
"Hm?"
Komie-san looked up in confusion.
Mrs. Komie put her hands on her hips.
"I've changed my mind. You can't get married right after graduating from high school. If you want to get married, you'll have to wait until at least after you graduate from college!"
Komie-san: "..."
Meanwhile.
Amamiya Natsuki had already boarded the Shinkansen and was on his way back to Tokyo.
His phone gave a soft buzz.
He took it out and saw a message from Hayasaka Ai.
"President, I've compiled several abilities with powerful side effects. Take a look."
Amamiya Natsuki: "Thanks for the effort."
Hayasaka Ai: "You go off enjoying yourself and dump the troublesome work on someone else, then casually say 'thanks for the effort' afterward. That's really infuriating."
Amamiya Natsuki: "Of course I've already prepared your present. I'll bring it to you tonight, even if it takes all night. Wait for me after you've taken a bath."
Hayasaka Ai: "Pah~"
"..."
After chatting with Hayasaka for a while, Amamiya Natsuki opened the document she had compiled and found the first ability quite interesting.
``` [Ability: Mad Alice]
[Category: Passive Talent/Purple]
[Attributes: The ability user's mind