Chapter 101: Kaede for me is…
Everything had been so sudden.
When I returned home, my parents had disappeared, leaving behind debts, and when I was about to be taken in by Taka-san, the goddess appeared like a shining star.
When Sakurako-san appeared, I was surprised and got to know that my debt was cleared up, but things progressed quickly and before I knew it, I was living with Kaede.
For me, the girl named Hitotsuba Kaede was literally the flower on the high mountain.
She was beautiful. She had a cute smile. In addition, she had excellent grades and was truly a perfect, flawless girl. I thought there would be no connection with her because she had changed her job from the flower of the high mountains to the goddess of heaven with the title of the cutest high school girl in Japan.
There were some things that I learned since I started living with Kaede.
I thought Kaede was different and distant from me, but then I realized she was just a normal girl. She laughed at simple things. She teased me every day, but when I teased her back, she sulked. She tried to tempt me often, but when I got back at her, she had no immunity and would quickly get embarrassed and turn red in the face. She was really just an ordinary girl who could be found anywhere.
But… I couldn’t immediately respond to the feelings Kaede was giving me. I was traumatized by the fact that I was abandoned by the people I cared about… my parents, who I thought I would be with forever. So even if I fell in love with her and wanted to be with her forever, I was afraid that she would suddenly disappear again. So I turned my attention away from Kaede’s feelings.
Kaede supported me when I was so miserable. She told me it was okay, that she wasn’t going anywhere and that she wouldn’t leave me. Her words saved me, and when I thought that it might be fine, I fell in love with her more and more… At the same time, I realized that I couldn’t go on like this.
I want to support Kaede, not just have her support me. I want to make Kaede happy. I knew I had to work hard for it.
I’m still a high school student, but I’m going to make Kaede happy. That’s why…!
“It’s okay. That’s enough. Yuya-kun, your past has been so painful. Our daughter is so lucky to be thought of by her first love that much.”
“Right. I didn’t expect him to say ‘Please give me your daughter!’ I never thought I’d hear that!”
Kazuhiro-san and Sakurako-san looked at each other with an emotional expression, which gradually broke down and turned into a smirk. Then, instead of me, they turned to Kaede, who was sitting next to me with her face turned red and downcast.
“I’m so happy for you, Kaede. Your favorite Yuya-kun has declared to ask us for your hand in marriage, right? Hey, how do you feel now? How do you feel?”
“Iyaa. He was just how Kaede described him! He’s a very nice man, isn’t he! Don’t ever let him get away, okay?”
“Ugh… Yuya-kun, you baka…! What the h**l was that? Are you trying to make me die of happiness? Ugh… I love you so much, Yuya-kun!”
Kaede, her eyes slightly moist, hugged me uncontrollably. I hugged her tightly, catching her in my chest. Her ears were bright red as well.
“Ara ara. Are you getting spoiled by Yuya-kun? If you hug Yuya-kun in front of your parents, Kaede won’t be able to say anything about me and Kazuhiro-san, will she?”
Sakurako-san’s agitation towards Kaede-san has been terrible since a while ago! But then I saw she had a beer in her hand. Does she change her job into a pain in the a*s when she gets drunk? I’ll have to remember this.
“Yuya-kun, please take care of Kaede for me.”
“—Yes! I’ll make Kaede happy for sure!”
“Huh. I’m looking forward to the day when you and I can have a man-to-man talk.”
Kaede hugged me even tighter. Sakurako-san smiled again, and Kazuhiro-san laughed. I started to feel embarrassed too.
“Ka-Kaede. I think it’s time for you to leave, don’t you?”
“…I don’t want to. I’m not leaving. I can’t let Yuya-kun see my face now.”
“No, I’ll be rather curious if you’re going to say that?”
“No. I’m so happy to hear how Yuya-kun feels and I can’t stop grinning. My face is also hot, and I don’t want you to see my embarrassing face like that.”
I’m kind of embarrassed too when you say it like that. I also wonder what Sakurako-san and Kazuhiro-san would think of that.
“Kaede, you’re totally all over Yuya-kun. It’s kind of burning. I wonder if it’s okay for me to be all over Kazuhiro-san too?”
“Hahaha. I’m willing to do that, but you’ll have to wait until we get back. This is Yuya-kun and Kaede’s love nest, you know. Let’s go home soon so as not to disturb them.”
“That’s right! It’s time for me to make out with Yuya-kun now! Please leave when you’re done eating! Thank you for the sushi!”
Kaede, half embarrassed and half desperate, protested to her parents who tried to recreate the strawberry space in front of her. I mean, you said you were going to flirt with me, but you don’t intend to make up for not being able to do anything with Rika-chan, are you?
“Kaede. You can flirt all you want, but make sure you have to be prepared, okay? You can’t just go with the flow, you know?”
“I’m not lazy in that area. I’ve prepared properly.”
Yeah, it would be uncouth to ask what you have been preparing. I mean, wasn’t that something you should be telling me, not Kaede? In other words, Kaede, when did you prepare it?
“Well, okay then. Yuya-kun, I know I’m not the best girl, but please take care of me.”
“Y-yes. It’s my pleasure, and I look forward to working with you.”
“Fufu. You really are so determined, it’s hard to believe you’re that a*****e’s son.”
“Hahaha… well, he was like a role model of a bad person. It was a good lesson for me.”
Sakurako-san smiled wryly and said, ‘That’s true’. I laughed along with her, but it was my princess who seemed to be upset by the situation. She puffed up her cheeks like a blowfish in a very obvious way.
“I don’t know what she’ll do to me if I talk to Yuya-kun any longer. Kazuhiro-san, I think it’s time to go home.”
“Right. But before that. Yuya-kun, can I ask you one thing?”
“? Yes, what is it?”
“I think you’ll be fine… but be gentle the first time, okay? Also, make sure you—”
“Father-in-law—! Please don’t say it! I mean, I get what you’re talking about! Yeah, I know, so please don’t talk about it!”
They’re really embarrassing parents. But one day. I want to be a part of the family.
Chapter 101: Kaede for me is…
Everything had been so sudden.
When I returned home, my parents had disappeared, leaving behind debts, and when I was about to be taken in by Taka-san, the goddess appeared like a shining star.
When Sakurako-san appeared, I was surprised and got to know that my debt was cleared up, but things progressed quickly and before I knew it, I was living with Kaede.
For me, the girl named Hitotsuba Kaede was literally the flower on the high mountain.
She was beautiful. She had a cute smile. In addition, she had excellent grades and was truly a perfect, flawless girl. I thought there would be no connection with her because she had changed her job from the flower of the high mountains to the goddess of heaven with the title of the cutest high school girl in Japan.
There were some things that I learned since I started living with Kaede.
I thought Kaede was different and distant from me, but then I realized she was just a normal girl. She laughed at simple things. She teased me every day, but when I teased her back, she sulked. She tried to tempt me often, but when I got back at her, she had no immunity and would quickly get embarrassed and turn red in the face. She was really just an ordinary girl who could be found anywhere.
But… I couldn’t immediately respond to the feelings Kaede was giving me. I was traumatized by the fact that I was abandoned by the people I cared about… my parents, who I thought I would be with forever. So even if I fell in love with her and wanted to be with her forever, I was afraid that she would suddenly disappear again. So I turned my attention away from Kaede’s feelings.
Kaede supported me when I was so miserable. She told me it was okay, that she wasn’t going anywhere and that she wouldn’t leave me. Her words saved me, and when I thought that it might be fine, I fell in love with her more and more… At the same time, I realized that I couldn’t go on like this.
I want to support Kaede, not just have her support me. I want to make Kaede happy. I knew I had to work hard for it.
I’m still a high school student, but I’m going to make Kaede happy. That’s why…!
“It’s okay. That’s enough. Yuya-kun, your past has been so painful. Our daughter is so lucky to be thought of by her first love that much.”
“Right. I didn’t expect him to say ‘Please give me your daughter!’ I never thought I’d hear that!”
Kazuhiro-san and Sakurako-san looked at each other with an emotional expression, which gradually broke down and turned into a smirk. Then, instead of me, they turned to Kaede, who was sitting next to me with her face turned red and downcast.
“I’m so happy for you, Kaede. Your favorite Yuya-kun has declared to ask us for your hand in marriage, right? Hey, how do you feel now? How do you feel?”
“Iyaa. He was just how Kaede described him! He’s a very nice man, isn’t he! Don’t ever let him get away, okay?”
“Ugh… Yuya-kun, you baka…! What the h**l was that? Are you trying to make me die of happiness? Ugh… I love you so much, Yuya-kun!”
Kaede, her eyes slightly moist, hugged me uncontrollably. I hugged her tightly, catching her in my chest. Her ears were bright red as well.
“Ara ara. Are you getting spoiled by Yuya-kun? If you hug Yuya-kun in front of your parents, Kaede won’t be able to say anything about me and Kazuhiro-san, will she?”
Sakurako-san’s agitation towards Kaede-san has been terrible since a while ago! But then I saw she had a beer in her hand. Does she change her job into a pain in the a*s when she gets drunk? I’ll have to remember this.
“Yuya-kun, please take care of Kaede for me.”
“—Yes! I’ll make Kaede happy for sure!”
“Huh. I’m looking forward to the day when you and I can have a man-to-man talk.”
Kaede hugged me even tighter. Sakurako-san smiled again, and Kazuhiro-san laughed. I started to feel embarrassed too.
“Ka-Kaede. I think it’s time for you to leave, don’t you?”
“…I don’t want to. I’m not leaving. I can’t let Yuya-kun see my face now.”
“No, I’ll be rather curious if you’re going to say that?”
“No. I’m so happy to hear how Yuya-kun feels and I can’t stop grinning. My face is also hot, and I don’t want you to see my embarrassing face like that.”
I’m kind of embarrassed too when you say it like that. I also wonder what Sakurako-san and Kazuhiro-san would think of that.
“Kaede, you’re totally all over Yuya-kun. It’s kind of burning. I wonder if it’s okay for me to be all over Kazuhiro-san too?”
“Hahaha. I’m willing to do that, but you’ll have to wait until we get back. This is Yuya-kun and Kaede’s love nest, you know. Let’s go home soon so as not to disturb them.”
“That’s right! It’s time for me to make out with Yuya-kun now! Please leave when you’re done eating! Thank you for the sushi!”
Kaede, half embarrassed and half desperate, protested to her parents who tried to recreate the strawberry space in front of her. I mean, you said you were going to flirt with me, but you don’t intend to make up for not being able to do anything with Rika-chan, are you?
“Kaede. You can flirt all you want, but make sure you have to be prepared, okay? You can’t just go with the flow, you know?”
“I’m not lazy in that area. I’ve prepared properly.”
Yeah, it would be uncouth to ask what you have been preparing. I mean, wasn’t that something you should be telling me, not Kaede? In other words, Kaede, when did you prepare it?
“Well, okay then. Yuya-kun, I know I’m not the best girl, but please take care of me.”
“Y-yes. It’s my pleasure, and I look forward to working with you.”
“Fufu. You really are so determined, it’s hard to believe you’re that a*****e’s son.”
“Hahaha… well, he was like a role model of a bad person. It was a good lesson for me.”
Sakurako-san smiled wryly and said, ‘That’s true’. I laughed along with her, but it was my princess who seemed to be upset by the situation. She puffed up her cheeks like a blowfish in a very obvious way.
“I don’t know what she’ll do to me if I talk to Yuya-kun any longer. Kazuhiro-san, I think it’s time to go home.”
“Right. But before that. Yuya-kun, can I ask you one thing?”
“? Yes, what is it?”
“I think you’ll be fine… but be gentle the first time, okay? Also, make sure you—”
“Father-in-law—! Please don’t say it! I mean, I get what you’re talking about! Yeah, I know, so please don’t talk about it!”
They’re really embarrassing parents. But one day. I want to be a part of the family.
