Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 3.1

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It had been four days since Touka-san came to our house.

My late grandpa used to say that when a new family member arrives, life changes significantly.

True to his words, life had indeed changed drastically with the addition of a new family member, especially when it came to meals.

The number of times my mother stood in the kitchen noticeably decreased.

In her place, the one who often took over the kitchen duties was my future bride.

She said it was a great help because my mother was frequently suffering from morning sickness.

For me, having new and exciting dishes on the table was a pleasant change.

It was nice, but——

“Here, open up! Ahh~”

Touka-san smiled and held a spoon with yoghurt toward me.

“That… from the morning, please don’t do that.”

“Ha-kun, open wide!”

This person is not listening to my requests at all!

I mean, how can she do such a foolish thing in front of my parents?

“Come on, open up!”

“Hey, son, it’s a husband’s duty to respond when your wife feeds you.”

“Unlike you; I’m a tough guy. So, I absolutely won’t do such sweet things!”

“Huh? But you let me feed you yesterday morning.”

” …… “

“Hey-hey Mama, did you hear that? This sulky son of ours acts all spoiled and lets Touka-chan feed him when we’re not around!”

“Yeah Papa, I heard it. This perverted son seems to act like a baby when we’re not here!”

“…tsk.”

My parents are already so annoying from the morning.

“Hey, don’t click your tongue at your parents.”

Touka-san scolded me.

But even so, she still didn’t retract that spoon full of yoghurt.

Sigh…it can’t be helped.

Really, I don’t have a choice.

It’s not that I want to, but I guess it can’t be helped.

I’m so angry that these idiots are grinning at me, but I suppose I’ll have to go along with it to show my appreciation to Touka-san, who made a delicious breakfast early in the morning.

Reluctantly, I open my mouth and take a bite of that yoghurt.

“Cheers! My son just did ‘Ahh’ in front of his father!”

“Yayyy! My son just did ‘Ahh~’ in front of his mother!”

” …….. “

These idiots were already high-fiving each other with high tension from the morning…

Damn it! Seriously annoying!

Not wanting to be teased any further, I ignored them and decided to watch the morning news program.

On the TV screen, it was showing a place I had visited recently.

“Huh? Isn’t this the shopping mall we went to the day before yesterday?”

I said that and pointed to the TV.

“Oh, that’s true!”

Touka-san was surprised just like me. What could this news be about?

The four of us in the family stared at the TV.

The caption read,『Serial Road Rage Offender Effortlessly Apprehended by Mysterious Beautiful Magician!』

“Oh, it’s that guy!”

I stood up in astonishment.

On the TV screen, there was a familiar man, handcuffed and being led away by the police while looking down.

Surprisingly, the arrested man was the troublemaker who had tried to hit Himegi-san that time.

The TV female anchor explained the circumstances of the man’s arrest in a calm tone.

It seemed that the man had been a habitual aggressive driver and had been on the police’s radar for a while.

“Hey, not just road rage, but this guy, is he involved in car theft too? He’s a real scumbag.”

My father directed his anger at the guy who tried to hit on Himegi-san.

Although there was a difference between a bike and a car, my father probably felt strongly about this matter since he deals with vehicles that people use.

Maybe the car he was bragging about back then was stolen as well.

“It seems like there are other crimes he was involved in.”

Well, at any rate, it’s good that they caught a dangerous criminal.

“Hey, isn’t that little guy on the TV, Hakuba?”

“No-no, I’m not short!”

“No, that little guy right there!”

Hey, don’t keep calling your son a ‘little guy’!

And by the way, I’ve confirmed from the wedding video that my height has grown slightly taller than it is now in six years!

I watched the rest of the news, thinking my parents were really rude.

“Oh? It’s me!”

As my parents said, I was on the TV.

My face was pixelated, but this outfit unmistakably belonged to me.

The footage showed the shopping mall corridor, the exact place where I had a dispute with the pick-up guy.

On the TV screen, the guy who had tried to hit me was being handcuffed.

From the look of the footage, it seemed like someone in the crowd had recorded it probably with a smartphone.

Apparently, someone had provided this footage to the TV station.

According to the announcer’s explanation, after we left, the police rushed to the shopping mall.

During their investigation, it was discovered that the guy was a suspect in road rage cases.

In other words, if I hadn’t handcuffed him at that time and left him alone, this guy might still be out there committing crimes without a care in the world.

In that sense, wasn’t it quite a commendable move on my part?

” …. “

Anyway, it seems I’ve finally made a national debut.

In normal circumstances, I should be at least a little happy about it, but I’m not at all. I mean——

“But since when did our son become a ‘Mmysterious Beautiful Magician’?”

“Ah, it’s true! The caption says ‘Mysterious Beautiful Magician’!”

” …. “

For now, I’ll make a complaint to the TV station this afternoon.

They broadcast the story nationwide without even doing a proper investigation!

They’re really beyond reproach, these journalists.

With this in mind, I continued to watch the news.

The scene changed drastically, and footage of the guy doing road rage was shown.

It was very dangerous footage, and it’s a wonder that no one got hurt.

Well, after watching this footage, I truly think it’s good that he was caught.

Anyway, let’s just be glad that, because of this man’s arrest, there won’t be any more victims.

“Oops, I have to go pick up my motorcycle early today.”

“Ah, right! I also have an early start today.”

My parents started to prepare to leave in a hurry.

Honestly, my parents lack elegance. And so, the two of them left with the bento that Touka-san had made for them.

“Now, I should head to school soon. Thank you for the meal, Touka-san.”

“You’re welcome, it was nothing special”

“What are you going to do today, Touka-san?”

“Same as yesterday, I’ll behave like an adult and stay at home today.”

“I see.”

Despite saying she came to this time period with a purpose, she seems surprisingly carefree.

Is it really okay for her to take it so easy?

“It’s okay. There’s still plenty of time until the time limit…”

Maybe my face gave away my concern; Himegi-san reassured me not to worry.

“Well, I have enough time to stay in this timeline…”

Touka-san adjusted her clothing’s neckline and checked the number engraved on her chest.

“In that case, Touka-san, I’m off to school.”

I grabbed my school bag and headed for the entrance.

“Wait, Ha-kun. You forgot your bento.”

Touka-san made a rustling sound as she approached me and handed me the bento, wearing slippers.

“Oh, thank you.”

“I put lots of your favorite things in there, Ha-kun.”

Indeed, the bento box was noticeably heavy.

A homemade bento made by Touka-san, huh?

I’m genuinely looking forward to it.

“Now, before you go to school, chu——…Ah, I got ignored!”

Since she asked me for something ridiculous, I pretended not to hear her and closed the front door immediately.