Chapter 42

“Happiness.” 2007/07/30 21:00 As I returned home from my work training session, I found an almost shockingly excited Y-ko. Full beam on her lips, comic magazine in her hand. Comic B’s Log. —The comic magazine that, beginning this month, will run Rize Shinba’s manga version of My Girlfriend’s a Geek. And she shoved the magazine under my nose. … Oh, wow. Right on the cover. My Girlfriend’s a Geek. And she brandished the magazine at me. What’s she going to do? Hit me with it? With the corner?! …… Okay. Hang in there, me. ……… Family treasure already? Of course, that’s pretty much how I felt about it, too. You’re right—it is! But so is yours, Y-ko! I guess you’ve forgotten that saying those corny lines makes you blush, too! … Damn, she is too cute! So once I had finished reading the manga edition of My Girlfriend’s a Geek, already added to Y-ko’s list of family treasures (?), she called out to me from behind. … The manga edition is seriously incredible, though. I can definitely see why Y-ko was so pumped up! —Okay, done rereading. I turned back to her and gave her the magazine. I picked out two matching cups and poured the boiling water. I pulled her favorite tea bag out of the cupboard and inserted it into the cup. I put the lid over the cup to let it steam and waited two minutes. As she said this, Y-ko pointed at the cover of the magazine in her hand. On the cover, smiling up at me, was the manga version of Y-ko—Yuiko Ameya. … I just love seeing her blush. I looked into her eyes and nodded firmly. … Wait, what? Why did I give an instant response? She said she wanted me to make her happy, not that she wanted to be happy, right? Was that question… what I thought it was? Ummm…