Ken-kun seemed to have no interest in any of that. He simply stared at the girl beside him without blinking. The moment she finished making her wish, she looked at him too. Their eyes met, and Ken-kun's face turned red.
Kyou-chan found it strange. "Why are you looking at me? Make a wish."
"Huh? Oh." Ken-kun nodded at once, but before he could make his wish, he couldn't help asking, "Kyou-chan, what... what did you wish for?"
"Huh?" Kyou-chan hesitated. "I heard it won't come true if you say it out loud."
"The One-Eyed Goddess didn't appear, either," Ken-kun said. "Even if you made a wish tonight, it might not come true. If you tell me, I'll sneak back here with you every night to wait for the One-Eyed Goddess. How about it?"
"Really?" Kyou-chan found the offer terribly tempting. For a moment, she wavered.
At last, she gritted her teeth, a blush crossing her face. "Ken-kun, I think of you as a good friend. If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else."
"Okay, I promise I won't!"
Ken-kun was just short of swearing he'd get hit by a train if he told anyone...
Finally, the little girl said, her face bright red, "I hope I can marry Tarou-aniki someday."
With that, she covered her face with both hands, as though she could no longer bear to face anyone.
She didn't see Ken-kun standing there, stunned speechless by what she'd said.
Hidden in the tree, Tetsu no Sosuke nearly burst out laughing... How had a melodramatic love triangle broken out in the middle of the night?
Chapter 352: The Suspicious Neighbor
To Tetsu no Sosuke, the scene was pure comedy.
Of course, for the people involved, it was a tragedy of the highest order.
After speaking, Kyou-chan realized Ken-kun