Chapter 61

**The Ox Also Wishes from the Heart** (丑も願いから心を通す Ushi mo negai kara kokoro o tōsu) is the 61st chapter of Urami Koi, Koi, Urami Koi.

## Summary

*Kyoichi spends the day with Ayaka at the New Year's Shrine, and he finally gives his answer to Ayaka's confession.*

## Long Summary

The chapter starts off with Natsuho complaining about the paperwork she has to do because of her status as a god. Kayo lectures Natsuho about how the workload is larger due to many people paying their respects to her shrine.

Kyoichi and Ayaka go to the New Year's Shrine and reminisce over their past times coming there. He takes a good look at her, seeing that she'a acting the same as usual and recalls how she seemed a bit off earlier. Noticing Kyoichi, she gets his attention. The two go and make their wish at the shrine. Out of curiosity, Kyoichi asks what wish Ayaka made, with her leaving him without a true answer. They spot a fortune telling booth, but Kyoichi is reluctant to go get a fortune. A flashback of him getting a terrible luck fortune ensues, and tries to pep talk him. Scolded by her father, she tries another approach and tears the fortune slip in half in front of Kyoichi. Her father tells her what she was supposed to do with the fortune rather than tear it up and gets flustered over it. Kyoichi starts laughing at her, making Ayaka smile, and they you and tie their fortunes to the stand. The flashback ends, and Kyoichi points out how she used to address him without the ending "-san". She blushes a little and remembers why she started calling him that. She puts it off and brushes away the topic.

Kyoichi and Ayaka walk down the pathway and decided to finally respond to her confession. He brings up the topic and asks if she remembered what happened after the defeat of the ogre. Ayaka stammers a little and goes silent while blushing some more. Kyoichi builds up the courage to say his answer, but because he could, she places her hands to cover his mouth. Predicting the answer, she takes a moment to remember the hints that Kyoichi has unintentionally given. She closes her eyes and looks back up with courage, and tells him that she loves him repeatedly. While admitting that she changed certain aspects of her because of him, she finally answers him on why she changed how she said his name. It was to make him see her as someone who's not his older sister. He apologizes for not feeling the same way, and then Ayaka encourages him to not hold back because of her. Giving him a push, she tries to get him to go to Natsuho. He runs off, and Ayaka goes to sit alone on a bench. She begins crying over her rejection but wipes them away and gives a little sad smile.

Ayaka goes over to Torako's house, and Torako notices how she looked as if she cried a lot. Torako takes Ayaka to her garage to show her her mother's motorcycle. She pulls out a smaller tiger version of her mom to show to Ayaka, and Ayaka finds her to be cute. She asks if she can go along with Torako on a road trip so that she wouldn't be as sad, with Torako agreeing with her.

Kyoichi tries to find Natsuho, only to find his sister sleeping on the ground. Kayo comes and gives the note that Natsuho left, revealing that she ran away because she didn't feel fit to be a god. After asking Kayo to watch his sister, he puts on his shoes and goes on a search for Natsuho.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Natsuho Nekogazaki
* Kayo Mikawa
* Kyoichi Nekuni
* Ayaka Ushigura
* Yusei Ushigura (Flashback)
* Torako Toraiwa
* Torako's Mother
* Miyako Nekuni
* Satou (Imagination)
* Sen Inuhara (Imagination)