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Chitoge, who noticed that Raku arrived, turned around.
Raku: "...I thought that I'd be asking you lots of questions when I see you, but nothing's popping up..."
Chitoge: "Me too... Hey, Raku, I like you. I've liked you for a really long time. I first noticed it back when we were first years during the school festival. But, the one you really like is Kosaki, right? I heard it when you and Maiko-kun were talking about it. I...ran away because of that. I'm sorry if I've caused any trouble. But thanks to that I was able to come to this place. I...remembered everything 10 years ago. I'm not the girl you remembered. The girl you made promise with was Kosaki-chan. In short, I've given up. But at the very least, I'd like to tell you a proper 'I like you'... I'm sorry... for being so selfish at everything... I'm really sorry..."
Raku: "I see... Onodera actually confessed to me moments ago, but I turned her down."
Chitoge: "?!"
Raku: "I have liked Onodera for the longest time...I do mean it... I, too, have remembered everything 10 years ago... all of them... but even so, the person I want to be with, she showed up..."
Raku was remembering the scene of his first meeting with Chitoge.
Raku: "My first meeting with her went pretty badly. She insulted me, and send me flying in front of the whole class. After that, whenever I'm with her, we'd only fight. Whenever our faces meet, we'd insult each other. No matter what we did, our interest wouldn't add up. To be honest, I really hated her at the beginning... but after all this time being with her... this girl who seemed twisted, ridiculously straightforward, not to mention displeasing, is actually really kind. She may be clumsy, but I came to realize she's actually more upright than anyone else. And when I came to realized that, I came to like her. At the same time, however, I had feelings for Onodera as well. People would probably think I'm a horrible person, but it did seem like I had feelings for two different people. It wasn't until someone told me did I realized that was the case... And thanks to that, I've hurt you. I'm really sorry for my uncertainty, but I have made my decision."
Chitoge: "...But why...?"
Raku: "...You tell me. Somehow... is probably the only way to describe it."
Chitoge turned around, visibly shaken.
Chitoge: "Some...how...You can't, you idiot... after all... you... you've liked Kosaki-chan all this time, right? Ever since middle school... right...?"
Raku with a faint smile: "...Yes."
Chitoge: "Are you stupid or something...? Besides, for 10 years, you two were able to finally meet by chance and rekindle your mutual love, right? And yet..."
Raku: "...I know... I'm sure I'll be fun being with you. It'll be fun arguing with you. It'll be fun exchanging insults with you. Same goes for being angry, being depressed, and even crying... I'm sure... that because I like you so much that it's something I can't help but to."
Chitoge, still have her back facing Raku, began to sniffle.
Chitoge: "You do realize that the girl you're talking about is a really horrible girl, right? She sulks right away when something bad happens. She throws punches right away when she's mad. She has a foul mouth, fussy..."
Raku: "...I know that."
Chitoge: "She'd run away immediately when she seems hurt! She'd make you worry all the time, she'd cause quite the trouble, and is quite a nuisance..."
Raku: "...Uh-huh."
Chitoge: "She can't do laundry properly, can't even clean her room properly, and eats a lot per meal...you know?"
Raku: "Ha ha... yeah."
Chitoge: "She's not the girl you've been looking for all this time either... are you sure you're okay with a 'fake'?"
Raku: "...Yeah. It is you who I want."
Chitoge turned around, and with her face in tears, rushed over to Raku's location, and the both of them embraced each other.
Chitoge: "Raku!! I really like you! I love you...!! Hwaaaaaaaaaa~~...!!"
Raku: "...Yeah...I like you, Chitoge. I love you!!"