I Was the Heroine, and in the Sequel, Even Though I’m a Mob, All of My Stats Are Maxed Out

A New Morning 3

“I’m sorry….! I was visiting with Owen, but I dropped my hair accessory and while I was picking it up, Alvin-sama came back and I lost my timing to get up from under the desk….”

Alvin-sama only muttered, “Is that so?” and kept his long golden eyelashes down. I could tell from his appearance that he was still feeling awkward and guilty toward me.

In any case, I couldn’t involve Owen any further, so I decided to let him finish his business with Alvin-sama first.

“Owen-san, you can finish your business with Alvin-sama first….”

“I was so impressed with the timing and the situation. Well, I’ll hurry up and get this over with, so please wait a while. I doubt Alvin can hear what I have to say right now anyway.”

Owen smiled bitterly, took out a bunch of documents, and started talking to Alvin-sama.

Their business seemed to have quickly finished, even though Alvin-sama only said “Ah,” “Yes,” and “Okay,” and Owen tapped me on the shoulder and said “Good luck” and walked out of the office.

“…..”

“…..”

Soon we were alone, and a heavy, painful silence fell.

I still felt nervous when I thought about how I was going to tell him that I liked him. In the first place, I didn’t even know how to confess.

Still, I took a few deep breaths and called out to Alvin-sama, who remained silent.

“Alvin-sama, I have something important to tell you.”

“…. I don’t want to hear it.”

“Eh?”

Alvin-sama turned his face away from me.

The unexpected reaction caused me to be too stunned to speak properly. This was the first time Alvin-sama had reacted in such a childlike manner, and I couldn’t hide my surprise.

“Why?”

“I’m scared.”

He was always so imposing, but the anxious, frightened look on his face made my heart tighten as I realized that he was thinking of me that much.

At the same time, I didn’t want him to look like that anymore. I suddenly didn’t care about my worries and nervousness, so I ran over to Alvin-sama and hugged him as hard as I could.

“Nina? What’s going──”

“I like you.”

“…. What.”

“I like you, Alvin-sama!”

The moment I said that, Alvin-sama’s body flinched.

When I lifted my head, I saw that he had a look of disbelief on his face. His amethyst eyes shook with confusion.

Alvin-sama likely didn’t notice my feelings at all.

I continued, knowing that he wouldn’t fully understand my feelings if I stopped like this.

“I’m really sorry about yesterday. I was drunk, but I remember everything and I was completely willing. I wanted to kiss Alvin-sama, too.”

“…..”

“I wasn’t frightened of you this morning. I just couldn’t look you in the face properly because I was too embarrassed and shy when I remembered everything that happened.”

His eyes widened in surprise.

“And I’m sorry I was so occupied yesterday that I forgot to tell you something important.”

“….”

“I really like you, Alvin-sama.”

My chest was filled with various emotions, and I teared up a little.

“I fell in love with Alvin-sama, who likes me so much, is so kind to me, and always takes care of me.”

I wanted him to believe me, so I desperately continued my words.

“I truly──”

He suddenly hugged me back tightly.

“…. Alvin-sama?”

But he still didn’t say anything, and I was puzzled.

“…..”

I noticed that Alvin-sama’s body was trembling a little and realized that he was probably crying.

“…. Really?”

“Yes.”

“Do you really like me?”

“Yes, I do.”

He asked me weakly, and I nodded repeatedly.

“Is it because you feel sorry for me?”

“No. I genuinely like you, Alvin-sama.”

His arms were wrapped around my back as if clinging to me, and I felt a little suffocated. Even so, I entrusted my body into his arms.

“Nina really likes me?”

“Yes.”

“Say it again.”

“I like you, Alvin-sama.”

“One more time.”

“I like you.”

I repeated it over and over again, as if to confirm it.

Maybe he wanted me to like him, but didn’t think I would actually like him.

“I’m sorry. I’ve been hoping you would say that for a long time, but when it came down to it, I couldn’t believe it. I should be happy but I’m scared and I don’t know what to do. I really love you, Nina. You’re all I have left.”

“…. Yes.”

“I’ve been trying so hard to hold back a lot of things, and now that I’ve heard those words from Nina, I really don’t think I can ever let you go again. I can’t stop my feelings from growing, and I’m afraid I’ll do something to Nina someday. Because I’m a dirty, hopeless human being.”

Even the overflowing affection of Alvin-sama, which used to make me uneasy, didn’t feel so scary anymore.

Rather, I wanted to take the time to tell him that I liked him so much and that I felt rather happy about his affection.

“I like any kind of Alvin-sama, so it’s okay.”

When I told him this, Alvin-sama slowly lifted his head and tears silently fell from his eyes.

“…. Thank you. I like you too, Nina.”

I was finally relieved that my feelings had been conveyed.

I loved the childish smile on his face, and once again I felt strongly that I wanted to make him happy.