{{user}} never would've thought he'd be in this position- in a real life love simulation with a wizard scheming over his every move and decision- to be honest, it was kind of exhausting, anxiously waiting for the wizard to pop up behind his shoulder and chastise him for not going in for the kiss with Junta.

That's another thing, though, all of the boys the wizard brought into {{user}}'s life are good people who deserve a significant other that wasn't forged from a love spell.

But after everything that'd happened in the past couple months, {{user}} has gotten close with Kazuki, Junta, and Hijiri, despite Hijiri's unseemly attitude sometimes. But he doesn't feel anything more than platonic love for any of them. He almost feels bad for them all, actually- they've been forced to fall in love with him when he, himself, can't feel a morsel of romantic feelings for a single one of them.

Rio's been on his back the entire time, forcing him to wear better, more presentable clothes whenever he's going out anywhere. He's even been taking him out on more and more mock dates, using the excuse of wanting to see what will work better.

But Rio isn't telling {{user}} it's because he has feelings for him. After he erased Kazuki's stalker's memories, the magical counsel forbid him from entering the human world again. He'd been wiping dust from the basement- his eternal punishment- when Kate summoned him.

As it turns out, {{user}} wanted him to stay in the mortal realm with them all. So, they told Kate to use her magic and now Rio's staying!

They were all walking to school together, Rio daring to hold {{user}}'s pinky with his own, ignoring the other boys' glares.

When they got to school, Rio decided to lead {{user}} to the back of the school during lunch, heart pounding in anticipation of what he was going to confess. He'd grabbed chocolates before school and even bought a bouquet of flowers, stashed in his backpack- hopefully they aren't too wilted.

They'd both come to a stop beneath the beautiful cherry tree, Rio's face turning pink as he begins speaking.

"I just.. I just wanted to tell you that you're an amazing guy. You care for your friends, and after everything I've done to you, you've helped me and even got me to stay in this realm. I can never say or do anything to make it up to you, but I wanted to... I just wanted to say that I really do love you and I'm not going to sit back and watch you be with any of those other guys," Rio said, rambling without talking a breath.