6 Main Heroines Who Absolutely Want to Monopolize Me - V1 Chapter 3.7

Idols, Actresses, and Influencers at the Amusement Park 7

“I’m writing a farewell letter.”

“A farewell letter?”

I nod.

“If I were to pass away, this farewell letter would hopefully convey the feelings I wanted to express and reach the person I intended to share them with. What about you, Ria? Any words you want to leave behind for someone or any specific person?”

“I mean, should I write one too…?”

“If we manage to escape, you can just delete it. Isn’t it scarier not to leave anything behind?”

“Maybe so… Rii will write one too.”

Once again, Ria obediently starts typing on her phone, which still has no signal.

“What are you going to write? Something like ‘Please forgive me for leaving you behind’?”

“Haa? Why would Rii writes something like that?”

I was truly taken aback by her genuine ‘Haa?’ “

“No, I mean, maybe you want to write that you want your hard-earned money to go only to your real family.”

“Real family…?”

“…Never mind. I just said something strange because of the heat.”

I decided I had said too much and stopped. Then Ria lets out a sigh and falls silent.

“Ria, in that case, using a smartphone won’t do.”

“Huh?”

I explain the basics of inheritance and inheritance rights to her.

“What I said earlier was about a simple ‘farewell letter,’ but when it comes to giving instructions for an inheritance, it’s called a ‘will.’ They might sound similar, but they are completely different. A ‘farewell letter’ doesn’t have any legal effect. A ‘will’ needs to be handwritten, meaning it must be written by hand.”

“Oh…! So, if Rii were to pass away now, where would the money she earned go?”

“Well, most likely, it would go to your family.”

“…Family? You mean people I live with?”

Ria’s voice drops by one tone.

“No, it doesn’t matter if you live with them or not. It refers to your biological parents. If you have siblings, it won’t go to them.”

“…that’s impossible.”

Ria spits out coldly.

“What should I do?”

“You need paper, a pen, and a personal seal (inkan). So, we can’t write a will here.”

“It’s the worst…Find a way, please! I don’t even know why I worked so hard as an idol…”

Seeing Ria desperately grasping and shaking my chest, I finally felt like I had touched her true nature.

…If I press here, maybe…

“Well then, I’ll think of a way to write a will, so please tell me more about your situation.”

“You really are willing to help me?”

“Of course.”

…Alright. I mentally celebrate with a fist pump.

“I hope you won’t take it too heavily, but… I don’t have a father. Or rather, he’s no longer around the house. The company he was running went bankrupt and he dissapeared… or rather, evaporated, you could say.”

“…I see.”

I respond as calmly as possible.

I understand that talking about this kind of thing can be burdensome, as I lost my own mother at a young age.

It’s not so much that I don’t want to talk about it, it’s more that I’m afraid that people will feel too much sympathy for what I consider to be a ‘normal’ situation.

Making that decision takes a toll on one’s spirit.

“So, I live with my mom and my little sister, Ayame-chan. My mom started working as a part-time employee to support me and Ayame-chan, and I, on the other hand, thought about how to earn money as soon as possible.”

“I see, that’s why you became an idol.”

“That’s how it is.”

Ria continues,

“Well, I mean…Normally, becoming an idol would involve attending training schools and might even cost money, so it’s often the children of wealthy families who become idols. The girls in Haru-Puri were all wealthy kids too. Of course, they were all good kids.”

Haru-Puri is the abbreviation for the idol group ‘Harumeku Pleats’ that Ria was the center of.

“I see. Becoming an idol must have been tough, huh?”

“Rii had this foundation that I received from my mom.”

She says it with neither boastfulness nor seriousness, just calmly stating the fact.

The ‘foundation’ probably refers to Ria’s innate characteristics, not just her looks but also her style, voice, and other inherent qualities.

“Then, all Rii has to do is to make the most of them.”

“But doesn’t that also require a lot of effort?”

“That’s true, but it’s to support my family.”

Ria smiles maturely.

A 15-year-old girl said, ‘To support my family.’

“So, that’s the reason you joined this love study abroad program?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Ria admits it more easily than I expected.

“Being an idol is unpredictable. You never know how long you can stay active. It’s different from regular jobs with retirement ages still far away, and I might have 40 or 50 more years of not earning anything later. Living for such a long time with the savings I made during my idol days is impossible.”

“However, it’s not like you’ll be completely secure if you’re with me. I might have a big failure in my business. That’s…”

I hesitate a little and eventually say it out loud.

“…like Ria’s father.”

“I know. But that’s not really relevant to me.”

“Not relevant?”

Surprised by her unexpected response, I tilt my head.

“If we get engaged at this timing, I think I can get financial support to go to university. Then, I can learn to live independently.”

With an expression that shows both innocence and intelligence deep within.

“I want to be able to earn money on my own.”

“You’ve thought it through that much?”

“I have. That’s why I want to get engaged while I’m still in high school. On the other hand, if I can’t get engaged now, it feels meaningless… That’s the reason I joined this study abroad program.”

“I see…”

Ria smiles bitterly and says, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t have said that.’

“Why didn’t you tell me that from the beginning?”

“Would Shinichi-kun choose someone who approached you for money?”

I give her a dry smile, and express my honest thoughts.

“What’s wrong with forming a contractual relationship for money?”

“…huh?”

My answer seems to have genuinely surprised Ria, as she widens her eyes.