I (30), Who Works for a Black Company and Died While Regretting My Gloomy Life, Started Over From High School!

Chapter 40: The Shock of Shijouin daddy

TL: Mowaso

ED:Anima

The Shock of Shijouin daddy

Mom, I finished washing the dishes What were you two talking about?

Shijouin-san, who came back from the kitchen, tilted her head curiously.

We talked about your cooking, Niihama-kun said it was very delicious.

I, I see! Fufu, being praised is always nice, no matter how many times you are!

Shijouin-san smiles as she easily accepts Akiko-sans words.

As usual, shes so cute and honest.

So, since both of you are here, I would like to ask you a question How did the two of you meet?

Buho!?

What kind of question is that out of the blue?

She seems to be having a lot of fun!

Ah, we were both on the library committee! When we were working together, I asked him about light novels and thats when we started talking to each other But it wasnt until a while after that that we became close like this.

So youre a member of the library committee! Speaking of which, the boy who sent Haruka home a while ago was also Niihama-kun, right?

Yes, thats right! There was a little incident at that time

Mmm-hmm. So, what happened exactly?

Well, after my work on the library committee with Niihama-kun

As Akiko-san prompts her, Shijouin-san happily recounts the details of what happened that day.

Then a girl named Hanayama-san confronted me, and Nihama-kun appeared saying, Didnt you just try to grab Shijouin-san? He defended me, saying, Stop it!

Wait, stop! Shijouin-san, stop!

No matter how insistent your mom is about it, you cant just tell her everything without being embarrassed!

Fufufu! Then? What happened afterward?

Dammit, that Akiko-san is having a blast with her eyes twinkling!

Hanayama-san and the others left, and then Niihama-kun sent me home after I started feeling sick

Oh my! That sounds nice! It became a shoujo manga development without you even realizing it!

Sorry but

Listening to that story alone, it sounds like I drove off Hanayama with some Ikemen lines like a protagonist in a shoujo manga, but the truth was that I just threatened to expose her compensated dating scam

And then! On the way home, Niihama-kun encouraged me the whole time and seriously assured me that I wasnt the cause of the problem. That made me feel a whole lot better

No, wait! Stop praising me so much, or my face will burn off from embarrassment!

I mean, did you really think so favorably of those things I told you back then!

Im so happy! Im dying!

Fuuuuu my stomach is already full from your unexpectedly exciting story Its really nice to be young

She looked very satisfied, as if she had just eaten a full course meal.

Even so, its a good thing that youre a good boy. I would love to have you as my son.

Huh!?

What is this person trying to say?

Or rather, what is that meaningful wink with the smug face?

A good mother will casually assist you, right? Is that what youre trying to say?

Eh, Niihama-kun as a member of Shijouin family? Then In that case, should I call you Onii-sama?

Gofu!

Huh, that was just too unpredictable a hit!

The idea is going in a crazy direction, but suddenly calling me Onii-sama is not good for my heart!

Mou, youre really too innocent to go in that direction.

?? 

Shijouin-san tilted her head towards Akiko-san, who was dumbfounded.

Ah, Niihama-kun my husband is also a son-in-law of the Shijouin family, and we do not care about bloodlines and the like.

What are you trying to imply by saying that!?

But, This information will be very valuable in the future!

And so, while Akiko-san was asking us all of these questions

Suddenly, we heard the sound of the front door opening loudly.

Oh, hes home now!

A mans voice came from the front door.

Oh, these unfamiliar shoes belong to Harukas friend Shes still here! Good, good! I would love to thank her personally!

The sound of approaching footsteps soon followed by a man in his fifties opening the door of the living room and walking in.

The man in a suit was very stout, with a mustache that gave him an overpowering air.

Eh, this person might possibly be

Oh, welcome back dad!

Oh, Haruka, Akiko, Im back! My errands took longer than I expected!

(So this man is Shijouin-sans father the famous Shijouin Tokimune who built the nationwide Senshuuraku Bookstore in a single generation)

I know his name since he has appeared in newspapers and magazines numerous times.

I was nervous at the thought of meeting the father of the girl I like at her house, but Shijouin-san said that both her parents had already approved my visit today.

If thats the case, then Im presuming that my presence has already been allowed and that there wont be any trouble.

 He seems to be a mild-mannered person who gets along well with his family despite his position.

Now, I need to quickly thank the friend who helped Haruka raise her grades.?

For some reason, Tokimune stiffened as he stared at me.

Eh? What happened? Whats wrong?

Who

Who?

Who the hell are you? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!

No, eh! Didnt you already approve of my visit!

You even said earlier that you have to greet your daughers friend!

Eh? Eh? What are you talking about, dad? I already told you that Im inviting my friend who helped me with my studies today to our house!

What are you talking about? No matter how you look at that friend, hes a man!

Yes, its a male friend Whats wrong with that?

Wha-Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?

This situation is 

Im sorry, Niihama-kun. We need to have a little family talk, so Ill leave you alone for a bit.

Eh, ah, yes.

Akiko-san stood up from her seat and pushed the upset Tokimune with the confused Shijouin-san into another room while saying, Look, lets have a mini family meeting over there.

I was left alone in the living room, but perhaps Akiko-san deliberately chose such a room, so that the voices of the Shijoin family could be heard clearly even from another room.

Whats going on here Haruka? Inviting a man to our house thats no good!

Eh? Why cant it be a boy?

My daughter is too naive!

Well, she never said that her friend was a girl. Its you who misunderstood, Tokimune.

Oh, Akiko! You knew about this?

Its not that Haruka said it directly, but I realized it was a boy from her story, rather, it was your fault,Tokimune, for assuming that her friend was a girl. Shes already in high school, so its only natural, right?

High school students are still children! There is no way a man other than her father can get close to her!

Well, Youre being brilliantly creepy when it comes to your daughter, Tokimune. By the way, the person who is here today is called Nihama-kun, and he is the same person who sent Haruka home a while ago.

What, a while ago..! Aaaaaahhh! The devil himself came into this house!

The family meeting was completely audible as the Shijoin family couldnt hold their voices down.

However, I thought he was a father with a generous heart when he agreed to let his daughter bring a boy to their house but he was expecting a girl to come!

And from that conversation, hes a typical father who dotes on his daughter too much!

I dont think he likes me at all!

Haruka! All men are sh*t with ulterior motives! What do you think will happen if you get that close to them, let alone bring them to your house!

Its very persuasive to hear someone who approached me with lots of ulterior motives say that

Ugh! Im not talking about that right now! Anyway, the luncheon is over, isnt it? Then get that boy to leave quickly!

I hate that! Ive invited him here, and I want to talk to him about a lot of things! Why is dad so unhappy about it in the first place?

Is this the situation called sitting in a straw mat with needles? 

[TLN: or straw mat with needles means a place, situation, or circumstance that is so painful that you cannot be at peace.]

Or rather, it seems that because of me, its going to develop into a parent-child quarrel, which is twice the trouble!

Ugh fine, If you insist that much, then Ill make sure you get a better look!

Yes?

Let me borrow him for a moment! This Tokimune Shijouin will see if hes a man you should be close enough to invite to our house!

What? Eeeeeeeeeeeh!?

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