"So... do you... like me too?"
Facing Fujiwara Aoi's question, Natsume Chikage could not reply immediately.
This was because Akita Sana had already confessed to him earlier, not to mention Mido Orihime and Tsukishima Rin, both of whom had expressed clear romantic interest in him.
That left him feeling troubled all day long.
In fact, he had long sensed that Fujiwara Aoi liked him, and calling him out today was definitely to confess.
So when she held his hand, he, having already recovered his full Divine Power, quietly used the Apprentice God's ability to see the future.
In fact, even without peering into the future, he felt that in some future, he would most likely end up together with Fujiwara Aoi.
After all... he really had a very high fondness for Fujiwara Aoi.
And the truth was, in the visions of the future, Natsume Chikage saw himself and Fujiwara Aoi walking hand in hand into the wedding hall.
Under the officiant's guidance, the two swore their mutual love, exchanged rings, and then shared a deep kiss, successfully marrying amidst the cheers of the people around them.
Yet the vision of the future contained only this single scene; there was no married life, nor any other scenes.
This left him, who had faintly expected that Akita Sana, Tsukishima Rin, and others might also appear, suddenly falling silent.
Could the future I saw... be the same future as the ones with Sana and the others... or are the futures I saw... actually in different parallel timelines?
Otherwise, how else could one explain why he couldn't see scenes involving Sana and Rin now?
Natsume Chikage could not "verify" these futures at this moment, so upon learning of this situation, his mood instantly grew even more complex.
"Aoi."
"W—What is it?" Fujiwara Aoi swallowed