With each passing day, I love you more and I can't stop that feeling.
Dear Mizuki,
I know that you wouldn't expect me to write this kind of letter, but I want you to know that this is what I really think, how I truly feel. You see me as a jolly person, always smiling and positive. Even though that bas— sorry— Sano would always ignore me every time I cheer him up, I would shrug it off and keep on trying. In our current situation, doesn't that seem ironic?
As you have observed, soccer is one of the things in this world that I really, really, really treasure the most. I have been passionate in my dream of becoming a pro and winning the World Cup. I am very determined to do this. And it is also with this determination that no matter what obstacle, whether it be gender or society, I will always love you.
Yes, you have read that right and have heard it as I confessed to you on that special night. You don't know how much weight has escaped me when those feelings were finally conveyed to you. It was at that moment that I realized I am truly sure of what I feel for you. I don't care if it's unacceptable to others. Those feelings are for you and it is only your acceptance that I am longing for.
However, I cannot ignore that longing look you give to a certain someone. After all, it is because of Sano that you have come to this school all the way from America. But still, no matter how hard I try to understand it, I can't help but feel this pain in my chest whenever I see you sigh when ignored by him. I sorely wish that I could be in his place instead. I truly wish that I could once again hold you tightly in my arms and make you happy because I can see that he is hurting you every single day without him even knowing it. And it hurts me too to see you suffering that way.
Mizuki, you don't have to answer me right away. I just hope that, whatever your answer may be, it is the one that will make you happy the most.
Nakatsu