The System Sent Me to Breed an All-Female Amazon Tribe-Chapter 55: We Can Have Our Happiness Here, Benjamin

And apparently, Kuzunoha wasn’t an earthling. She is a god-touched from Diana.

Anyway, time had flown fast, and it was time for us to leave, so we waved Kuzunoha:

"Benjamin Mark, I love you!"

"I love you too!"

"Come visit me again, okay?!"

Haha, she sure was child-like at times like thes—

"Also... I enjoyed your FAKE love story, but please consider marrying Sakura-chan for real, okay?!"

Ack! Sh-She knew?!

Of course, she did; she read my mind as I reveled in my talent for deceiving people. So embarrassing.

***

We walked away from the chambers and out of the area.

Where I noticed Sakura’s gloomy expression: Then I remembered that she hadn’t even said anything for a while now, besides the soft goodbye to her mother.

"Hey, Sakura, are you alright?" I asked her.

"Benjamin... I have something to tell you..." She whispered, then pulled me as the environment changed.

She had teleported us to a different place; it was a high location with a brilliant view of the entire district where we just left.

And quite beautiful too. I have to hand it to Shishi-no-su; it can be easily picturesque whenever you take a good look at it.

Ah, but it was already dark now, and the moon was lighting everything up, amplifying the mystique.

Sakura then urged me to sit on this dragon-designed seat carved from stone.

She was being so serious as she watched the panoramic view, and the gentle night winds fluttering her hair.

Then she turned to me. "Suki desu, Benjamin."

Huh?

For some weird reason I didn’t quite catch that. Was it another magic trick of hers, I wonder? But it isn’t above Sakura to tease me like that.

"Uhm, was that... Japanese? A Shishi-no-su dialect?" I wondered aloud, my finger on my chin.

What was that again? I did get some Japanese classes for my visa and all, but my work rarely took me to Asia at all... 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Ah!! The meaning then hit me suddenly...

Suki was something I asked a Japanese co-worker in town some time ago:

"Huh? What’s this suki thing she keeps saying?" I had asked him as I stared at a TV commercial.

"Oh, that? Well, suki means..."

Yikes, saying something like that out of the blue is really embarrassing, Sakura!

I looked at her serious expression, and suddenly I couldn’t stop blushing, which made her own stoic face begin to go cherry too.

"Well, it’s not like I don’t love you or anything," I scratched my head sheepishly, and glanced away. But then I sneaked a look at her expecting face. "Okay, I love you too, I guess."

Then she hugged me so suddenly. "S-Sakura?!"

"Then... Then!" She was trembling so much, as her amber eyes met mine, with tears dropping out like she lost a loved one. "In that case, please, don’t leave me! Don’t go away, I love you so very much! A... And you love me too, yes? I... We can have our happiness here, Benjamin. Please... I beg you, I’ll be incomplete without you in my life at this point..."

Her voice had begun to crack at the end.

And honestly, seeing Sakura tear up and sob so much hurt me more than I thought, and as I tried to pull my hand away from her, more tears flowed and she refused to let go.

Since when was this development?

I was ignorant, thinking the shrewd and sharp-witted queen didn’t have much of an emotion. Since feelings got in the way of logical calculations, which she lived by.

But knowing this now, I wanted to soothe her sorrow so bad... so I decided to agree.

I mean, Sakura was a nice girl, and Shishi-no-su was a wonderful place as well. I had Ren and Usagi, and the fox sisters too... They love me here, and I also love them.

But...

As I was about to say yes, that I’d be with Sakura for the rest of my life, "But I’m still your first. Always," rang in my mind.

Sara. Elara. The Amazons.

I’m truly a jerk, aren’t I?

I can’t believe I nearly forgot... I can’t believe I forgot about my home, and my... family waiting for me there.

"Sakura... please, listen to me," I glanced at her eyes with mine, seriously.

I... only hope what I’m about to tell her won’t make her hate me.