Big Love from Ultra Deep Space ch12: Wishing for Love

Hey, did you see that thing that got posted yesterday!?
Yeah! That was totally crazy! So cool!
Sudou-kun's pretty wild, huh!?

Hey, what about you, Ten?
Eh?
Silk! You never heard of them?
Eh? Take a look then! Who do you think is the coolest?

Well... Hmm...

Erm~...
Are those celebrities?

I'm not familiar with this kinda thing.

Who's the most popular?
Eh~ Gotta be Sudou-kun, I guess~!
No, it's Satonaka-kun, right!?

Thanks for bailing me out just now.

It's fine...
All you need to do is say something random.
Ahaha...

...But

never telling a lie is a virtue of yours.
It's wonderful.

Well... if you're really that grateful, you could buy me a drink, I guess.

Sure. What do you want?
I was kidding.
...Geez.

...Long time no see,
Ten.

Eh...?

Ten-sama!
Thank you for coming to pick me up!

The Friendship Association is coming to pick me up, so let us go home in their car together!

Well then, everyone, I must be...
Gross.

What's this?
Still playing the prince? Haven't you learned your lesson yet?

...Why the hell are you here?
Trying to pull something with Sakuya again?

Um...
Wait!

Girls... It's fine.
Sorry about this, Lulucielamo-san.

...There's just a few
circumstances.

...It is fine.

...We have business to attend to after this, so please excuse us.
Good day to you all.

...The heck was that?

Ten-sama.

...Do you need something to drink?

...Could you
give me a hand?

It is cold...
...That was Sakuya.

The one I told you about before...
My friend in middle school.

I was just a little surprised...
Sorry
for scaring you.

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I don't know what kind of person Sakuya is now...
but
if something were to happen to you because of me, Lulu...
I will be fine!

I only need to attend Tsukishiro Academy for just a little longer,
and there are many others who have treated me with kindness.
I even ate lunch with ten of them yesterday!

So please relax!

...Alright.
But still,

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if anyone tries to hurt you,
come home right away.

...Okay.

I am sure I will be fine.
My sister once told me that things are never as bad
as we imagine they will be.

I am certain nothing will happen!

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I fell in love with you at first sight!
Please go out with me!!

...
...S-...

Something I did not expect has happened, Ten-sama...!!
Er...
Erm...

...I greatly appreciate your feelings,
but I am afraid...
Ah.
R-

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Right. Sorry.
Hearing something like this when we haven't even spoken to each other must be... I'm really sorry...!
I'm fully aware this is one-sided.

Falling in love with someone you've never spoken to
is creepy, huh...

...Not at all.

I know that feeling very well.

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I have also
experienced a similar kind of longing.

Did you get confessed to?

...Sakuya-sama.
Sorry.

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I came here to water the flowers.
I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help but hear you.
It is fine...

It is admirable that he wishes for me to be happy
even if he is not rewarded for it.

You're

in love with Ten, aren't you?

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I can tell.
I've seen many girls with that same look on your face.

But Ten
won't fall in love with anyone.

Even if it's someone who's been by her side the most.

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...No.

That
is not something you get to decide.

Whether Ten-sama falls in love with someone or not
is something she can decide for herself.

It matters not what you, I
nor anyone else for that matter thinks.

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Ten-sama's heart
belongs to Ten-sama herself.

Love takes many forms depending on the person,
but if you turn it into a weapon to threaten others,
you would not be able to keep it safe even withing yourself, would you?

...You sure are nothing
but talk.
I get that a lot.

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But
there is someone who said she likes me for that.

I sometimes think of wanting it to be the two of us,
but that is not what this is.

...If I had but one wish,

it would be for that person
to live as herself.

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What a load of bullshit.

You've got all the luxuries you could ever want and that's what you come up with?
Even devotion can turn into arrogance when taken too far.
Or is there perhaps

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something you feel guilty about?

If you "love" her but have no intention of tying her down,
does she even need you by her side?

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...I'd better head back.

Well then, good day to you,

Lulucielamo-san.

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