…I was in the darkness.
Alone, afraid, and lonely.
Trying to fill that emptiness, I searched for someone… someone who would fill the void in my chest.
Misae was the first one to need me.
She needed me, so… I tried to live up to that feeling.
I desperately tried to meet her demands. But I failed.
She cheated on me. She found another man outside. …It was no use.
Looking back now, it was perhaps inevitable.
All Misae ever wanted was a convenient man.
She wanted a handyman to take care of her needs.
She didn’t want a man she loved. So… there was no way our marriage could have gone well.
…I am not the kind of person who deserves to be loved by just one person.
Being cheated on by Misae, I must have broken somewhere deep inside.
The hole in my chest that had already been there… it just got wider and deeper after being betrayed by her.
I thought there was no way this void could ever be filled. …But then. 『Ocarin!』 『Sensei!』 『Papa!』 『Nii-chan!』
…I met them. Women who loved me with all their hearts. And then… 『Hikohiko-kun!』
…I realized the truth of what love was meant to be. The kind that would never betray me.
The hole in my chest was already sealed shut. They had filled it for me. Slowly, I opened my eyes. “Hikohiko-kun!”
Ichi held me tight… pulling me into her embrace.
Ah, so warm… This is what I had been looking for. “Everyone…”
My girls, starting with Akari, had been waiting for me. They were relieved to see I was safe. Ah… how do I put it…
Thinking this at a time like this might be inappropriate, but… I thought to myself that I am happy.