Shinto Priest.
Frankly, Satoshi had to say this was a good career as it was stable and was respected.
It might seem weird, but in this country, whether it was a priest or a monk, they didn't live by throwing away their worldly desires or asking for money.
Instead, all of them lived well, especially when their incomes were high.
From a marriage, venue rental, donation, amulets, funeral, catering, and many others!
All of them were handled by either priests or monks, depending on their chosen beliefs.
Moreover, unlike a business, which had ups and downs, being a shrine owner would bring a stable income as people would die, so would they be afraid to lack money?
Marriage aside, people would die daily, but then again, if Satoshi was in charge of Kaho's shrine, somehow, he could imagine that he might create a new sect leader or something.
Yet... wasn't this too early?
How long had they dated?
Why the heck does this girl want to marry?!
Still—
"Let me think about it."
"...you don't want to marry me?"
"Do you want to marry right away?"
"I do." Kaho moved closer and asked, "You don't plan to break up with me, right?"
Satoshi was slightly overwhelmed as Kaho's expression was just... but nevertheless, he tried to answer this question peacefully. "...why do you think so? We just dated, right? And do you think our parents will agree to our marriage? I am like this."
Marriage wasn't simple, after all, and he was just a student, a bad one at that.
With all of that, realistically, how could he even marry others, especially with the current economic situation and his inability to provide for his wife?
"It's fine. I can take care of you."
"..." Satoshi.
Still—
"Calm down." Holding her hand, he said, "I am not going anywhere. Let's just enjoy our youth for a while instead of rushing ourselves and becoming an adult. Also, yes, I like you, but as of now, I don't think I am ready to marry you."
"..."
Still, instead of having her nodding calmly, Satoshi felt weird at the sudden silence of Kaho, but after a moment, she nodded calmly. "Okay, I will wait."
"...." Satoshi.
"But you should think only about me; don't think about another girl."
"....." Satoshi.
"Hey, what's wrong with you two?"
Still, when they arrived at their class, it was natural that they attracted the attention of many, never expecting the strict female student and the troublemaker to be together.
"We are dating."
Simple and clear.
That was their answer, but it caused all of them to fall into a dumbfounded silence.
Satoshi just sighed inwardly, wondering why girls with glasses always caused him trouble. Still, was the impression he gave unforgettable to Kaho that she directly proposed to him?
What he did yesterday was nothing special, and he just helped her casually, but for Kaho, it was different since, in this country, it was hard to find a man like him, especially in this city, which had a small population despite its large size, so she would definitely have him and never give him to anyone.
The only problem was that while Kaho and Satoshi could enter the class smoothly, it was a different case with Oreki, who was pulled forcefully and then cried without tears, and he ended up in a troublesome situation!
However, Satoshi knew nothing of that. Instead, he just focused on the lesson before he grew bored, as the lesson was quite similar and even several times easier than he had learned.
Instead, he focused more on the heroines, wondering whether he could find them in his class, but unfortunately, he didn't. Yes, he knew that this act of him was simply trying to commit suicide as he knew well Kaho was so obsessed with him that she even asked the one who sat next to him to change the seat with her, but as his sense of danger was numb and he couldn't feel any fears anymore due to his previous experience as Ishigami, he didn't feel anything.
"Are you sure that you don't want to marry me now? We're at the legal age to marry, you know? More importantly, with the instability of the economy of this country, isn't it better for you to choose a stable career?"
"..."
Satoshi fell silent, listening to Kaho, who tried to persuade him to become her husband. "Do you love me?"
"I do."
If it was before, Kaho might have hesitated, but after yesterday, she had no doubt about her feelings. Their meeting was fate, and he came to her world as it was predetermined, written by the higher being.
This is how she felt.
"Cute."
"....." Kaho.
"Satoshi!"
"I know you are impatient, but while it is legal for you to marry, I am still a minor according to the law."
"Hmm... is it possible to change the law?"
"...be the prime minister."
"It's hard."
"Then, try to make a religion based on your shrine with many important people becoming the believers."
"Hmm... that's possible, I think."
"....." Satoshi.
"Still, have you thought about what you want to do?"
If there was a reason why Satoshi hesitated to become a priest despite the opportunity, Kaho felt like he must have a dream that he wanted to achieve.
"You can tell?"
"I do." Kaho nodded, but then she asked worriedly, "...you don't want to leave Takayama, right?"
Satoshi's dream could be anything, but Kaho didn't want him to move away from Takayama since she knew well that even if her family was good and had a lot of wealth, she couldn't move away from this city, or rather, her entire life would be in this city.
'This girl...'
How obsessed she was with him, Satoshi thought inwardly.
Still, it was good to know that a girl loved him so much, he thought.
Then again, if a guy had such a deep and heavy love, he wondered what the girl thought.
"No, I plan to stay in this city."
"That's great..." Kaho sighed in relief, and Satoshi added and said, "Frankly, I am thinking of becoming a government employee as it is stable."
"That's a good choice." Kaho nodded. "If you become my husband, you might even have a chance to become the head of the city government and even a mayor of this city."
"....." Satoshi.
Still, Kaho didn't say nonsense since with her family's influence, and as she also could see that Satoshi had this talent on social, it should be easy for him to become a mayor, especially when she also had connections with many famous local families in this city.
"...let's calm down, okay? It's as if you are trying to take control over this city."
Kaho laughed and said excitedly, "That seems interesting! Let's conquer this city and let the Juumonji family become the true ruler of this city!"
"...." Satoshi.
"So, let's return to our previous conversation, do you want to become a city government employee?"
"Well... don't laugh."
"Okay. Tell me. I won't laugh."
Satoshi sighed inwardly, but he decided to tell the truth: he planned to become a mangaka. When he was about to say so, he noticed a cute girl from the outside of the class staring at him with reddened eyes and tears, clearly showing her sadness before she showed unwillingly and ran away.
"....."
"What's wrong?" Kaho followed Satoshi's gaze, but she found nothing.
Still, Satoshi said, "Anyway, let's slow down for a while, okay? I will study first."
"....."
Kaho looked at Satoshi, who was studying seriously, and asked in doubt, "Can you even understand them?"
"...how about you teach me?"
"Okay~!"
"...."
Watching Kaho, who moved her seat by his side so close that their arms touched each other, Satoshi was speechless, but he couldn't help but glance at her slender, long legs that were wrapped in black stockings in silence, thinking that his girlfriend's legs were as good as ever.