Himegi-san a Bride from the Future Begs Me to Confess My Love to Her Again - Volume 2 Chapter 1.8

Me, Princess’s Sister, and a Bunny Suit 8

When I got home, I couldn’t believe my eyes.

My father and mother were hurriedly loading a lot of stuff into our old, run-down compact car.

…Huh? Could it be that they’re running away in the middle of the night?

Is this what they call “midnight runaway” in common terms?

I see, the day has finally come…

Of course, selling used bikes isn’t going to be profitable in this day and age.

That’s why I said we should be selling gaming PCs instead!

I approached my parents, who were busy carrying things.

“How much is the debt?”

“Huh? That’s the first thing you ask???”

“It’s a midnight runaway, isn’t it?”

“Midnight flight? …you, it’s not even seven o’clock yet.”

“I heard that people don’t run away in the middle of the night anymore these days.”

“…Ha-chan, we’re going to visit my parents’ home on short notice.”

“Oh? To grandma’s place?”

“Your grandma hurt her back. We’re going to report about the new grandchild and take care of her while we’re there.”

Only my grandmother lives at my father’s family home.

My grandfather passed away from cancer several years ago.

Despite my father’s casual tone, I’m sure he’s deeply concerned about my grandmother who lives alone.

“I see, so these bags are for the trip back home.”

“We’ll probably stay there until Golden Week is over.”

“I’d like to bring you along, but you should stay by Touka-chan’s side.”

Touka-san has her own things to take care of, so I can’t drag her along for the trip, nor can I leave her alone in this house.

In that case, it’s best for me to stay.

While I was thinking this, I was patted on the back.

“Father-in-law, is this trunk the last piece of luggage?”

Turning around, I saw a beautiful woman with black hair standing there.

“Thank you, Touka-chan. Sorry to ask this, but can you take care of this idiot?”

“Leave it to me.”

“Both of you, take care.”

And then, my father and mother headed off to my grandmother’s house in the neighboring prefecture.

“…So it’s just the two of us now.”

“That’s right.”

Normally, this would be a scene to jump for joy.

But honestly, I didn’t want to be alone with her right now.

“Touka-san. Today, I went to see Natsumi-san.”

At my words, she didn’t react at all.

As if she knew everything from the start…

“Could it be, Touka-san, that you met Natsumi-san today?”

“Why do you think that?”

“Touka-san, you mentioned leaving this morning, so I wondered if maybe—”

She’s a free spirit, but in this time, she should have only a handful of people she could meet.

“That’s correct. Today, we watched a movie together.”

“…The one we saw recently?”

“Yes, I intercepted the film that the present Me was originally supposed to watch with my Nē-san in this timeline.”

Perhaps when Touka-san was crying in the theater that day, she wasn’t moved by the movie but was instead reminiscing about the past.

Either way, it seems that history has been changed again.

“Does Natsumi-san know about your true identity, Touka-san?”

“Yes. She was delighted to meet someone from the future…”

“I see.”

So, like me, Natsumi-san is also someone who knows about the future.

But why did Touka-san intercept what her past self was supposed to do?

“So, what are your thoughts after meeting Natsumi-neesan?”

“…I wish I could’ve met her when she was well.”

I honestly voiced what I was thinking.

“I see. In the world I came from, Ha-kun and Natsumi-neesan never met.”

Her words implied that history had been altered.

I see, so in the original timeline, Natsumi-san and I were never supposed to cross paths…

“Is your goal to have me and Natsumi-san meet, Touka-san?”

“That’s part of it, but… it’s all a—secret!”

Saying so, Touka-san winked cutely and dodged my question.

It seems she has no intention of revealing anything until the very end.

“Ha-kun, I want you to do what you wish to do.”

“What I want to do…”

What could that be?

I couldn’t come up with an answer immediately, which was pretty embarrassing.

All I knew was that I didn’t want to have any regrets.

“Did you announce your marriage?”

“Yes, and we were thoroughly congratulated.”

“I see…”

“By the way, it was us who orchestrated you two becoming a fake couple!”

“So it was you after all…”

“What do you think, caught in the scheme of me and Natsumi-neesan?”

From Natsumi-san’s perspective, her sister appeared from six years in the future to announce her marriage.

Naturally, she would want to meet the Me on this timeline.

She adores her sisters so much, she’d be intensely curious about what kind of man I am.

“Ah! I get it now!”

So, this is a challenge from Natsumi Himegi.

I’m being tested to see if Hakuba Ouji truly deserves Touka Himegi.

That’s why they made Himegi-san and me appear as lovers.

It all makes sense now.

I feel like I’ve been played, which is a little annoying, but I have to accept Natsumi-san’s challenge.

“However, this is a roundabout way of doing things…”

Nonetheless, it clears up some uncertainties I had.

After all, Natsumi-san is the mastermind behind this setup.

Now I won’t feel guilty acting as a fake couple in front of her.

I’ll just have to do my best.

And I’d be happy if I could earn Natsumi-san’s approval.

“Touka-san, I’m hungry…”

I suddenly felt hungry after the relief washed over me.

Right now, all I want is to eat some of Touka-san’s warm food.

“I’m making some rice; let’s eat together.”

Thus began our life together in this house, just the two of us.