This is a translation of projectMDHM‘s “petite amie magique ~Madoka and Homura’s Exam Week~”.
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【Homura】 「Oji-sama, Oba-sama, Tatsuya-kun, Madoka…. I really appreciate your generous offer to someone like me.」
She looks up. After wiping a few tears from her eyes, she continued talking evenly.
【Homura】 「I also… have thought many times about how wonderful it would be… if I could be a part of this warm, kind family.」
【Madoka】 「Then…」
She slowly shakes her head.
【Homura】 「But… I can’t accept right now.」
【Junko】 「Is it because of money? If so, that isn’t really…」
【Homura】 「It isn’t that. If… I join the Kaname family, then I can’t be invited in as an Akemi…」
【Homura】 「Once I become an independent person…… I will come for Madoka. I want to live together with her.」
She speaks resolutely. Her words are neither pretentious nor wavering.
【Madoka】 「Homura-chan, th-that’s…」
『I will come for Madoka』. Those are unmistakably the words of a proposal.
【Tomohisa】 「Is that another…」
Both Papa and Mama opened their eyes wide at her unexpected statement.
Tatsuya was the only one who didn’t seem to understand what was going on and watched our exchange curiously.
【Junko】 「Hahaha, I’m stumped…」
However, her eyes and tone are full of seriousness.
Mama assented to her statement while smiling wryly.
【Junko】 「I see. If that’s the case, we can’t refuse such resolve.」
Homura-chan bowed her head deeply.
【Homura】 「Thank you very much……. Um, I have one more selfish request.」
【Junko】 「Go on.」
【Homura】 「About the sleepovers with Madoka… may we continue having them…」
【Madoka】 「Homura-chan…!」
Papa and Mama briefly glanced at each other, then burst into laughter.
【Madoka】 「So, then, you’ll stay over tonight?」
【Homura】 「Well…. Is that okay?」
She asks my parents.
【Junko】 「Of course. You’re always welcome here.」
After finishing dinner, Papa took Tatsuya to bathe with him.
Mama is alone in the living room, continuing her evening drink. She’s silent and pensive, slowly sipping her glass.
Although I couldn’t read her expression, I could tell that she’s in a peaceful mood.
Meanwhile, Homura-chan and I wash the dishes in the kitchen.
【Madoka】 「…… Hey, Homura-chan. Do you want to marry me?」
I asked in a low voice so that only she could hear, while blushing slightly.
【Homura】 「I said it on impulse, but… I’ve honestly felt this way for a while. … Does it bother you?」
【Madoka】 「No, not at all. If anything, I feel happy.」
I’ve…… been thinking about it too. How wonderful it would be if she was a part of the family.
Always being together, eating the same meals, sharing laughs, going out… chatting about little things that happened that day, and having occasional fights.
But, I think just being able to be by her side, experiencing and watching our everyday life gradually change… would make me unimaginably happy.
【Homura】 「Sorry, Madoka…」
She looks a little gloomy. She seemed to feel responsible for being unable to make my wish come true immediately.
【Homura】 「You are my happiness. But I’m still bound to the fate of a magical girl.」
【Madoka】 「… Don’t apologize. I understand.」
She has 『work』 to do. If she lived with us, her frequent nighttime outings would cause my family to worry….
【Madoka】 「It’s okay if it doesn’t happen right now. I know that you’ll come for me, so I’m willing to wait as long as it takes.」
How will life turn out loving a magical girl?
There are many stories not limited to folklore about loving nonhumans.
But, no one knows what the future holds. It’s something we’ll have to see for ourselves…….
Aletheia 