Because Natsume Chikage had dreamed the same dreams as them, Saionji Nanase found it hard to look him in the eye. Still covering her cheeks, she stammered, "What is it?"
"Originally, I was planning to start dating one of you after buying back the house in early June."
The girls present instantly understood that Natsume Chikage intended to answer their confessions right now.
Fujiwara Aoi said, flushed with embarrassment, "You idiot, Chikage! This is clearly not a good time to answer our confessions!"
"Exactly! How could you pick now? Even answering by phone would be better than this timing!" Akita Sana couldn't help protesting either.
"No! In fact, this is the best possible time!" Natsume Chikage declared firmly.
Yukimura Suzune was confused, and even had a strange sense of foreboding. "Y-you... what exactly are you trying to say?"
Natsume Chikage gazed intently at all the girls present, making them grow bashful.
"What I mean is, if I hadn't seen that future, I couldn't have imagined a future where I married and lived with all of you. But precisely because I saw it... I can no longer imagine you leaving me to be with someone else. That future might be utterly ridiculous, but I still want to work toward it!"
"Wait, if that's what you're saying, doesn't that mean...?" Fujiwara Aoi could hardly believe it.
All the girls present realized something, their eyes slowly widening as they stared at him.
"Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking!" Natsume Chikage looked utterly serious. "I want to date all of you!"
The girls froze where they stood.
Fujiwara Aoi was mortified. "Y-you... do you even know what you're saying? You're talking about dating all of us! How could that possibly work? And what would people think if they found out?"
"It's fine. We just