Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 4.3

Birthday Party 3

I looked up at the sky.

As he descended, the silhouette of the person was rapidly growing larger.

At this rate, he was going to crash into the ground head-on.

Just as I envisioned a tragic scene unfolding before my eyes——

“Look! It’s a parachute!”

As Harune-chan exclaimed, a bright red parachute was floating in the sky.

It seemed that he wasn’t jumping for suicide purposes.

The mysterious person landed on the stage where we were.

Then we approached cautiously, albeit a bit scared.

“What are you doing?! It’s dangerous!”

Naturally, everyone was angry with the mysterious person.

Among them, Kanako, who had been the most frightened, was angrier than anyone else.

Kanako marched onto the stage with determined steps, glaring at the mysterious person.

“Miss, I apologize for scaring you.”

The mysterious person removed the goggles and gloves he was wearing.

Surprisingly, the mysterious person turned out to be a handsome young boy as striking as me.

Was he a half-Japanese? He had blond hair, blue eyes, and an otherworldly atmosphere.

How should I put it? He looks like a picture-perfect, beautiful boy.

Approaching Kanako, the handsome boy——

“——Eh!?”

Surprisingly, he knelt before Kanako and then kissed the back of her hand.

Wow…there really are people in this world who can do such things without feeling embarrassed…

“Miss, are you okay? Did you get hurt?”

From somewhere, a bright red rose was held in the hand of the mysterious boy. And then, with a bright smile, the mysterious boy handed that red rose to a blushing Kanako.

“…Yes, I’m fine…”

It seems that Kanako was completely captivated by this boy’s charm. But who is he?

Enchanted by the mysterious boy’s charisma, Kanako, with heart-shaped eyes, returned to us and said,

“Hey, Hakuba.”

“What?”

“I’ve met a genuine Prince (Ouji-sama) from the Hakuba family. I just realized, you’re just a cheap imitation of a prince (Ouji).”

“Leave me alone!”

As soon as she opened her mouth, she started dissing me…

“I see. So you’re my opponent, huh?”

“Yes? Opponent??”

What the hell is this guy talking about? Who’s fighting who?

“——Let me take it from here.”

From behind, a man’s voice was heard. We turned to the source of the voice.

There stood an extremely beautiful woman and a dapper older man.

I think the beautiful woman in the dress is probably Himegi-san’s older sister or mother.

The dapper old man looked familiar…

Oh, he was the person who appeared in the smartphone video when Touka-san first came to our house.

Since he walked down the aisle with Touka-san in the video, he must be her father.

In other words, this middle-aged man in a tailcoat would become my future father-in-law.

This is a chance to get along with my father-in-law.

Despite thinking that, my father-in-law is glaring at me as if I’m his enemy.

Why is this guy so openly hostile towards me?

“I hired him to perform a magic trick for us. He’s a professional magician named Chris.”

Huh? Did I mishear that?

Did the old man just say he’s going to do magic tricks?

“This Chris is the outstanding top disciple of that famous Rosemary Sensei.”

“Rosemary Sensei!”

No way… Is this arrogant guy really Rosemary Sensei’s top disciple?

“Hey-hey. Who is Rosemary Sensei?”

Since Kanako, who is ignorant of the situation, asked me, I explained the information I knew about Rosemary Sensei.

“He’s a mysterious person who wears a mask, but his skills are undoubtedly top-notch. He’s one of the best magicians in Japan——no, in the world.”

“Hee, really? That Rosemary Sensei is amazing.”

“Yes, he’s highly skilled in various forms of magic, and all the magic tricks he performs are often called miracles.”

In reality, I’ve watched Rosemary Sensei perform magic tricks on video several times, but I couldn’t figure out the tricks at all.

That’s how refined Rosemary Sensei’s magic tricks are.

“Even an amateur like you seems to understand Sensei’s greatness well.”

He’s someone who talks in a way that gets on my nerves…

“So, does that mean I’m no longer needed since you’ve called a professional magician?”

“No, I want you two to compete in a magic contest.”

“A magic contest?”

“Yes, my daughter praised you, and I hired Chris. Let’s determine who the superior magician is, once and for all.”

What is this old man talking about?

There’s no way an amateur like me can beat a professional magician, okay?

Normally, this would be the scene where I make excuses and run away, but unfortunately, I’m really bad at running away.

Above all, I have a promise with Harune-chan.

I must make the magic trick a success and have her play the violin.

“By the way, the winner will receive one million yen.”

“——What? One million yen?”

One million yen means I’ll get a hundred times ten thousand yen?

With a million yen, I could buy this and that…

“It’s not very mature to go all out against an amateur!”

Chris snapped his fingers.

Then——white smoke enveloped Chris.

“Cough-cough… Cough-cough… W-White smoke is coming out from Chris-sama!”

The smoke that had surrounded Chris disappeared, and in just a few seconds, he transformed from his modest green wind jacket attire into a flashy wine-red coat and a silk hat.

Seeing Chris like that, Harune-chan excitedly exclaimed, ‘It’s like magic!’ As expected of Rosemary Sensei’s top disciple.

I could see how skilled he truly is with just that magic trick.

He’s frustratingly skilled beyond belief.

With a confident expression, he pointed at me.

“Now, let’s have a match!”

“Alright, Chris-kun. Let’s do it.”

I might be falling into Himegi-san’s father’s plan, but for now, I’ll just go along with it.

Thus, a magic contest between Chris and me was about to begin.

Well, that being said, the magic contest didn’t happen immediately.

The birthday party kicked off with a piano performance by a bunny girl.

I’m quite ignorant when it comes to music, so I can’t give a detailed commentary on how skilled Himegi-san is. But from what I can tell, I think she’s at a pretty high level.

At the very least, I was genuinely moved by her performance.

Then, nearly a hundred people simultaneously cracked party poppers and delivered birthday wishes to the star of the show, Harune-chan.

From there, everyone enjoyed themselves with the luxurious dishes on the tables, games, quizzes, bingo, and even a comedy routine by the butlers.

——By the way, the prize I won in bingo was a tissue box.

Why did I get a tissue box while Kanako and Harukawa-kun got the latest gaming consoles?

On a side note, when I won the tissue case, there was someone who was laughing uproariously, holding his stomach.

It wasn’t the silly Kanako; it was none other than Himegi-san’s father.

It seems like that man has something against me…