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“What is this?……”
“Well!”
When Yuzuru-san greeted us, he couldn’t believe his eyes at the sight of the unidentifiable girl.
There she was, the ill-mannered young lady who clung to me in front of the doorway and refused to come back home.
How did this happen?
We had agreed to split up at the coffee shop today, but as we got closer to Izumi’s house, the young lady kept trying to make a detour, and finally, she made a wild plea for a hotel room, saying, “Why don’t we take a break?”
As I continued to ignore this pervert, the lady’s steps gradually became heavier and heavier, until finally I pulled her with all my might.
“Please release me, it’s heavy. Yuzuru-san, can you do something about your daughter?”
“No, you must be married into the Izumi family as a son-in-law! can’t you follow your master’s orders!?”
The half-crying young lady hugged me and glared at Yuzuru-san. Seeing her like that, Yuzuru-san holds his head in his hands.
It is true that the young lady in the past has a selfish temperament. However, she never refused to come home as if she was rejecting the parting of this life.
From Yuzuru san’s point of view, the daughter who ran away from home stayed overnight at a man’s house and declared her marriage. When she came home, she was a spoiled child who did not want to leave him. There is no explanation for this.
“If I am not allowed to visit Akane’s house, then Akane should go live at the Izumi house! I will gladly welcome Akari-san too, so please build a love nest with me for the rest of our life!”
“Hisako…… you.”
“father would agree right! father also loves the Hozuki family, so there’s nothing special about them that bothers you!”
“That’s true, but ……”
—bad, Yuzuru san, cowering under the onslaught of the young lady, has almost been tuned out by the young lady.
“Don’t you want to see your grandchildren?”
“I’m already a grandfather ……?”
“Don’t be brainwashed by the young lady’s nonsense.”
For now, the young lady suggests that we talk it over in the guest room, since nothing will come of this irritating argument.
I, who had seen through the scheming of the young lady who naturally invited me into her home, kicked off her proposal and again indicated my intention to return home.
“…… what’s going on?”
Yuzuru-san asks me with a glance at the young lady.
There is no way I can say now that the young lady who couldn’t marry me in the future has gone back in time. For the time being, I just let the matter rest for the time being.
“The young lady has grown up since she became a high school student.”
“It seems like she’s regressed in the opposite direction. …… I see. My daughter is growing up fast.”
─ ─ Are you satisfied now? I was relieved for a moment,
“…… but there is no way my daughter could become such an idiot just by growing up. What are you hiding?”
After all, deception is not an option for Yuzuru-san.
—I was at a loss for words as I was discovered in an instant.
But Yuzuru san did not pursue me in depth as I remained silent.
“You can tell me why Hisako became a fool when the time comes to talk about it. …Certainly, for the time being, the people around us will be in an uproar, but I’m sure they’ll calm down soon.”
“I am indebted to you.”
“In fact, I’d like to take you out to dinner to thank you for taking care of her. …… I’ll take care of this fool, but for now, go home.”
“Please Take good care of the idiot young lady.”
“Can you two please stop calling me an idiot!”
However, I was still under the spell of the young lady, and I was still haunted by her.
The young lady was not listening to Yuzuru-san at all and was exploding with selfishness. Seeing her selfish side, I feel that she is still the young lady herself.
As a last resort, there is a way to free myself from the young lady. But I have no choice but to make that choice.
“If the young lady is a good girl, I will give her a reward.”
“…… Really? What kind of reward?”
I made the same mistake a couple of hours ago, and I was thinking about a reward that I hadn’t thought of at all.
A few hours ago, I misspoke and said I would do anything, and I ended up going along with the young lady’s suggestion. I never fail twice. I’m the one offering it. With that in mind, a picture of hugging her like a child comes to mind.
“I pat your head.”
“…………”
─ Oh no, I made a mistake.
When I think about it, I’ve already stroked the young lady on my lap and held her hand. Was it too cheap a reward for her who had acquired tolerance?
“……, can you stroke me?”
“Y-Yes.”
What is this reaction?
If she was a normal young lady, she would have gone ballistic about how a pat on the head is not going to get her.
It’s strange, there is no way she would be so convinced. There must be something behind this….
“—I wish you would hold me close to you and pat my head while whispering sweetly to me. The line is this: [Senko is a good girl. No, she’s a bad girl who made me fall in love with her. That bad girl needs to be punished]. ……”
I find a momentary opening in the smitten young lady and escape from her restraints.
As soon as I’m out, Yuzuru-san clamps down on the young lady and urges me to hurry up and go home.
“You conspired against me?! How will you take the responsibility for messing with an innocent maiden’s heart?!”
“Enough, you idiot, Cool your head.”
“Yuzuru san, please take care of the young lady. Young lady, I’ll pick you up tomorrow, right?”
“Yeah I’ll wait for you ……, not that, father …… Let go of me!””
I couldn’t turn around because of the screaming voice that echoed from behind me. It was not because of my sympathy for the young lady, or because I was bonded to her.
“Akane is! Akane runs away! U-Uuuu….. uuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Is she a monster?
I was frightened by the sound of the ghostly grunts that dragged me into the fire, and I quickly fled from the Izumi house.
I wonder if I will be avenged. As I ask myself whether I should stop going to pick her up, I receive a call from someone on the way.
“Yes, this is Kagachi. Who is it?”
“Your voice must be Akane.”
It’s obvious that I can spot her from her cell phone number, but the young lady sees through my lie from a different perspective.
“Do you really think your lies will work against me? I’m the one who took care of you in many ways, starting with Akane’s audio that I had saved before the time leap.”
Does this person judge the truth by the quality of my voice first?
Let’s put aside for a moment the hobby of saying that the young lady has saved my voice.
“Give me a break, please.”
“I’ve appeared a little aggressive, haven’t I? I’m sorry.”
I know that appearance was more than a little.
She had regained her composure, a far cry from the insane young lady she had been a moment ago.
“Today, I’ll accept this tragedy for the time being. Akane may not be convinced, but there is a wall of the family between two people who love each other that will never be able to be balanced.”
“I agree, we don’t love each other, and the Hozuki and Izumi families are on good terms, aren’t they?”
“Ah, Akane. Why do you have to be Akane?”
“I don’t have time for your theatrics. I’m hanging up now.”
“Hey, hey, hey! Listen, I want to talk about something serious!”
The young lady clears her throat and moves on to the main topic.
In summary, she wants me to keep in mind that she has ordered me not to do anything at school, and to stay close to her and be with her at all times.
Since she is so cautious, I don’t know the date, time, event, or anything else, but I guess it’s something important that will determine my future.
If I ask her what is going to happen, I am sure that the young lady will make marriage the price. I guess she is asking me to see for myself what happens next.
“The truth is, I just wanted to hear Akane’s voice, so I gave a serious reason to call you. …… tehe!”
“……”
“Don’t try to hang up on me without saying a word! Akane’s voice is my healing ……! I can’t believe that 1TB of [Akane’s voice data] hidden in the depths of [new folder], the masterpiece I poured my life into, was lost. …… It’s a tragedy just like the fire at the Great Library of Alexandria.”
I hung up the call.
I managed to get home safely and without any loss of limbs after dodging the furious pursuit from the young lady.
“Akari san, I’m home.”
Notifications kept coming in. When I ignored that too, the next message came in.
Izumi Senko: “Why don’t you answer it?”
Izumi Senko: “Hey, you’re watching, aren’t you?”
Izumi Senko: “Akane’s mean”
Izumi Senko: “
Call me.”
“Will you stop sending me suspicious letters?”
“Listen? I’m going to tell you again and again, don’t do anything tomorrow! Can you promise onee san that you won’t do anything tomorrow? If not, I’ll marry you!”
She’s really great, that young lady.
After that, I was told about the promises she made to me, but as I was doing various things, I was not listening to what she was saying.
Well, it was just what the young lady told me. There was no information of any special importance, and most of it must have been lovey-dovey talk.
“Well then, I will pick you up tomorrow, okay”
“Yes, come and kidnap me.”
The last word was completely unintelligible, but I felt at ease now that I was finally free of the young lady.
As I leaned back as if to blend in on the sofa, Akari-san, who had returned home, come over me.
“Is it another long phone call with the young lady today?”
“Yes, well.”
“You two really get along. Are you dating after all?”
I couldn’t tell her that I was going to be asked to marry her more than just going out with her.
I felt envious of Akari-san, who knew nothing about the situation, and decided to prepare for tomorrow.
And at night..,
I suddenly woke up and fainted with fear when I saw the red eyes of a pair of eyes that were not supposed to be there worshiping me at close range.
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