"I'm sorry. Because of certain reasons, I barged into your home and stayed here without permission during this time. It was incredibly rude of me. Um, I'll go home now. I'm truly sorry. That was terribly disrespectful," Ako Tamaki said with her head lowered. When she couldn't distinguish reality from the virtual world, she could stay here in the capacity of the mistress of the house. But now... she really couldn't do that.
Besides, Ako Tamaki still had a mother at home who cared about her.
"Are you going home, Ako?" Umaru Doma asked with a smile, making no mention whatsoever of what had happened earlier.
Ako Tamaki: "..."
Her feelings toward Umaru Doma were extremely complicated right now. After all, just a few hours ago, she had still regarded Umaru as the partner she would spend the rest of her life with.
"I still want to say I'm sorry, Umaru. You've really taken care of me during this time. And more than that, I want to say thank you. Thank you for not abandoning me back then..."
Umaru Doma shook her head. "It's good that you've come to understand, Ako. Oh, right—Ako, would you like to be friends with Umaru? In real life, not in a virtual game. And of course, not as marriage partners either. Just friends."
"F-Friends? B-But, is that really okay?" Ako Tamaki found it hard to believe. After all, during this time, she had really...
"Of course it is!" Umaru's friendliness level was at one hundred percent.
"I-I'd like that. Ako wants to be friends with Umaru."
Their conversation gave Sogo Doma a bit of a headache. Umaru's friend, huh? It seemed he couldn't just stand by and ignore certain matters anymore. Well, whatever. As long as Umaru was happy.
After tearfully bidding Umaru