Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 1 Chapter 4.6

Birthday Party 6

I’ve finished my preparations and am now on the stage.

Yes, I’m here to present the final magic trick.

“Finally, I’m going to do something like a real assistant.

Himegi-san seemed a bit dissatisfied with how she was treated earlier, but now she was a bit more enthusiastic, knowing that she was needed for the final magic trick.

“Now, for my final magic trick, I’ll show you all something you’ve never seen or heard of before.”

“Something we’ve never seen? Kid, you’re making some bold claims.”

“Please judge that after seeing my magic. Everyone, you saw Chris perform teleportation with cards and time manipulation magic. This time, I’ll show you something even more extraordinary: parallel movement magic.”

“Parallel movement?”

“A picture is worth a thousand words. Now, please take a look at these unassuming coffins.”

“Can Harune examine the coffins?”

“Okay, feel free to examine them as much as you want.”

Harune eagerly examines the two coffins.

“Hmm… it’s just empty coffins.”

Harune examines the coffins thoroughly and is convinced that there’s nothing inside.

Aside from a mechanism that produces smoke, these coffins are normal.

“Certainly, as Harune-chan said, they appear to be regular coffins. However, by following a certain procedure, these coffins can connect to a parallel universe. I will demonstrate it now.”

I beckoned to the cute bunny.

“What’s going on?”

“First, whether it’s the right or left one, please step into this coffin.”

Himegi-san, with a slightly reluctant expression, cautiously enters the right coffin.

“Hey, can you let me out quickly later——”

“——Now! I will close the door and she won’t be able to get out! The problem lies within this coffin. I will now connect this coffin to a parallel universe. Could someone bring me a hand mirror?”

A maid brings a hand mirror.

“Then, I’ll place the hand mirror inside the empty coffin. Afterward, I’ll close the door and leave it for a while.”

When closing the door, I make sure to press the hidden switch on the coffin’s lid.

White smoke billows from the coffin.

In an instant, the stage is enveloped in white smoke.

Voices from the audiences below mix with anticipation and anxiety.

“Wow, we can’t see anything in this smoke!”

It lasts for several seconds.

The white smoke that dominated the stage vanished, returning everything to its original state.

“So, is this white smoke the magic trick you wanted to show us?”

“You’ll find out soon enough. Now, I’ll open the right coffin. Everyone, please give a warm round of applause to our cute rabbit!”

A drumroll plays, and a spotlight shines on the right coffin. Then, I open the right coffin.

——From the coffin emerges a white bunny girl with a bewildered expression.

A few scattered applause erupts from the audience.

Everyone must be thinking: ‘What changed?’

“Is this the magic trick you wanted to show us? It’s quite cheap——no, this isn’t magic at all.”

“The real show starts now.”

That’s right, the main event is the left coffin.

“Next, I’ll open the left coffin. Everyone, please give her a grand round of applause this time!”

And then, from speakers set up on the stage, a drumroll flows. The spotlight focuses on the left coffin.

Every person in this place watches the final magic act in silence.

I slowly open the door of the left coffin.

Then——out of the opened coffin, a black bunny girl springs out with great force.

“———Ah!?”

Some cover their mouths in shock. Others are left stunned, struggling to comprehend what they’re seeing.

Everyone is surprised and doubts their own eyes.

They can’t accept what they’re witnessing.

It’s understandable.

Two bunny girls are on the stage, mirroring each other’s poses.

As if reflected in a mirror, the two bunny girls stand in identical poses.

Both bunny girls have the same hair color and the same eye color.

The black bunny girl’s body might be slightly plumper, but overall, it’s nearly the same silhouette.

Most of the people here are associated with the Himegi family.

So they know and understand her well.

There’s no such thing as twin sisters of Touka Himegi, and everyone acknowledges that.

Yet, here are two Touka Himegis in front of them.

It goes beyond surprise; they can only stand there in astonishment.

Someone mutters softly,

“…we’ve witnessed a miracle….”

“… Touka-nee… there are two of her…”

Harune-chan blinks her eyes and stands dumbfounded.

“D-doppelganger!”

The white bunny girl points at the black one with a loud exclamation.

“Touka has become two!”

Mr. and Mrs. Himegi couple exclaim with wide eyes, reacting exactly as expected, no, even more exaggeratedly…

Well, if I didn’t know Touka-san’s true identity, I would probably react the same way.

“Judging by the reactions around, it seems like you did something amazing.”

Chris, who was the only one unaware of the Himegi family’s situation, couldn’t comprehend the situation.

“To me, they don’t look the same… Well, the black bunny is sexier.”

As a professional magician, his observation skills were truly remarkable.

“This time it’s my——”

“No, you win. You take the one million yen.”

If he found out the final secret, it would be considered cheating.

So, this time, the magic contest was his victory.

“Is it okay?”

“If I accept the money, I’ll never forgive myself.”

I was satisfied and I was grateful for this day.

I took pride in performing magic alongside such an amazing magician.

In that sense, I had to thank the man who looked so frustrated.

“Well, my true purpose wasn’t to defeat you…”

I shook hands with Chris.

Today, I met a truly respectable man.

“For someone who looks so poor, you surprisingly don’t seem to be greedy for cash.”

…I take back what I said earlier; I hate this guy!

“Everyone, give them a big round of applause!”

Even though the audience seemed perplexed, they followed my words and applauded the two of them.

“Onī-san, don’t decide the outcome on your own. Harune decides the winner!”

“That’s true. So, Harune-chan, who is the winner of this magic contest?”

“Both of you, kneel before Harune and close your eyes!”

Chris and I followed Harune-chan’s instructions.

“The winner of this round is——”

——I felt a soft sensation on my right cheek.

Huh? Could it be… Did I just get kissed on the cheek???

I opened my eyes and looked towards Harune-chan.

Harune-chan had also given Chris a light kiss on the left cheek.

It seemed that I had been kissed on the cheek, just like Chris.

“It’s a tie this time! Thank you both so much for Harune!”

Harune-chan declared.

Chris and I were showered with thunderous applause from the audience. I never expected to be kissed by Harune-chan…

Getting a kiss from my cute little sister-in-law made me genuinely happy.

“Wh-what? Wait a minute!”

I turned around and saw two rabbits standing stiffly.

For some reason, they were both glaring at me as if they were about to erupt like volcanoes.

“Now, let’s send the black bunny back to its original world!”

I pressed the hidden switch on the coffin and released white smoke.

“Hey! Ha-kun, you’re trying to trick us, aren’t you?”

I pushed Touka-san, who had a fierce expression, and allowed her to escape.

When the white smoke cleared, not only Touka but Chris had also escaped, taking his rightful share of five hundred thousand yen.

“Now it’s Harune’s turn!”

Harune-chan announced as she picked up the violin.

There was no hesitation or fear in her expression.

With this confident face, there should be no problem.

“Everyone, thank you for coming for Harune! Finally, Harune will present music to all of you.”

And so, the birthday party came to a close with a beautiful piece of music.