天国の日没 Tengoku No Nichibotsu (Heaven's Sunset) - Volume 2

Chapter 23 - Real man never throws in the towel

"Is it wrong for me to wish for an outcome where I will be happy with the girl I love? How does anyone dare to stand in my way of accomplishing what I want the most? I don't care if it's selfish, I love her, I need her. And she loves me. I will not let anyone stand between us. Those who are evil will pay with their lives. Those who fight for Saya cannot be evil. Either you're on Saya's side, either you have no reason to breathe."

"Saya, Saya..."

"Saya, you're the only one for me..."

"Needing anyone else in my life would be an insult to you..."

..................."Saya"...............................

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"What's Wolf doing?" Toadette glared from behind the book at the library entrance door, where she could see Wolf tearing his shirt apart and continuing his way up the stairs. "I don't think he has any shirts left."

Daisy, who was sitting next to Toadette, was deeply focused on the book. "I don't know" she responded in an uninterested tone. "Nor do I care. That dude is an incurable mental case. The best thing to do is ignore his existence."

"I still can't believe he said all that... Ok, I'm lying, of course I can believe." Unlike Daisy, Toadette was rather scared of residing under the same roof with Wolf O'Donnell.

"I did wanna help him rescue that Princess, we all did, but man... Listening to his pathetic speeches gives me headaches. Honestly, I feel sorry for Princess Saya..." Daisy commented indifferently.

A disturbing thought came to Toadette's mind. "What if Princess Saya actually loves Wolf because of that. In that case, I see two possibilities... Either she's a masochist who falls for dense yandere guys, or... or she's a manipulative bitch." The curse came out by itself and Toadette prayed Wolf didn't hear her.

This caught Daisy's attention. She understood what Toadette meant. Indeed, what was that Princess Saya like? Daisy never really thought much about it. "Indeed... But whichever case it is, if she's truly in love with Wolf... something is seriously wrong with her. One more reason for us to not have anything to do with either of them, tya!" Daisy suddenly lost her concentration and put the book away. She looked for something to mark the page she reached, because she knew she'd forget if she made a mental note instead.

Toadette was nervously crossing her fingers, but it wasn't because of Wolf. Something else was on her mind. Toadette was never the kind of person to keep everything to herself. Whenever something was bothering her, she would find someone to share her troubles with. This was no exception. "Um, Daisy, listen. I'd appreciate if you don't mention this to anyone else."

"Yes?" Daisy barely even looked at Toadette, but that didn't mean she wasn't genuinely interested in what she had to say. She crossed her arms and leaned into her seat. "Is everything alright with you?"

Toadette remained silent for a few seconds before she nodded. She took a deep breath. Here it comes. "Daisy... I think I have a crush on someone."

Honestly, Daisy didn't see this coming. And it didn't seem like Toadette was joking. Before Toadette could continue, Daisy shook both of her hands "No, no, don't say it! Let me guess who it is." And that's when a teasing grin formed on her face, with the sole purpose of making Toadette more uncomfortable. "I mean, what's there to guess? Of course it's Shuichi!"

Toadette's eyes widened when Daisy yelled Shuichi's name. "Shhhhhh!!" Toadette panically hushed her. She got paranoid all of a sudden and started looking around, just to make sure Shuichi was not in the library. If Shuichi happened to hear this, she would probably bury herself on the spot. Seeing there was nobody else around, Toadette nodded. "I-I can't help it... He's so kind and handsome. And his eyes, oh my God, I can't even begin to describe how cute they are. And the way he smiles, and the way he speaks, all along with his gentle smille-"