Great day to be Alive! The President’s Daughter Wants Me to Marry and Spoil Her ~ Spending Time With a Flawless Beauty in a 3LDK (LN)

Translator: Kanenashi

Editor: SevenTails

Chapter 1: Tower Mansion (1)

“Um, I am sorry. It’s my fault…”

“No, it’s all right. I was the one who lied to work there. I was just punished for it.”

After leaving the area, I decided to take Tojo-san home.

It was almost midnight and I couldn’t let a girl go home alone.

“It’s a good thing it didn’t turn out to be a big deal. Tojo-san, please don’t worry about it.”

“That’s not how it should’ve been… Inamori-kun helped me and I returned the favour this way.”

She looked terribly depressed and her expression darkened.

I didn’t expect her to be so bothered by it, so I didn’t know what to say to her either.

For now, let’s change the subject a bit.

“Come to think of it, why were you walking around here at this hour?”

“Ah… I had to run a few errands.”

“Business?”

“Ah, yes. Inamori-kun, have you had dinner yet?”

I was blatantly sidetracked.

Perhaps it was part of a story that I shouldn’t touch on, so it was probably best to avoid it and move onto a new topic.

“Oh, no. I was just about to go eat.”

“Then, will you allow me to treat you? I don’t think I can make amends by doing so, but I’d at least like to return the favor to the person who helped me…”

I was going to say that she really didn’t have to worry about it, but just the thought of dinner had made my stomach growl grandly.

At school, I ate a single pastry instead of lunch and haven’t eaten anything since.

I didn’t notice the hunger because I was concentrating, but as soon as I became aware of it, my stomach grumbled without stop.

“Fufu. Looks like I can return the favor a little.”

“Ugh… Um, I mean. If you could, please.”

“Yes, of course. Shall we go then?”

“B-By the way, just out of curiosity, where are we headed?”

At this hour, most restaurants were probably closed, and while pubs were open, they would likely know that we were underage the moment they saw our faces in a brightly lit place.

In response to my question, Tojo-san smiled mischievously.

“My house.”

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“Uwah…”

Tojo-san brought me to a huge tower apartment complex.

The difference between this and the shabby 1K apartment I lived in, if I may be so bold, was like heaven and earth.

As one would expect from a rich person, the places they live in are a world apart.

“Fufu. That’s a cute reaction.”

“Eh?”

“Let’s go to my room for now. I’ll explain the details there.”

I could only watch with trepidation as Tojo-san slid into the apartment as if she was accustomed to this place, which I suppose was only natural since it was her home.

She noticed that I had stopped and looked back at me with a wry smile on her face, looking concerned.

“Um… It’s auto-locked, so I’d like you to come in with me.”

“… Ah, Aah, yes, of course. So this is the auto-lock.”

“I should have explained first… Sorry about that.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t know about it.”

To be frank, I was very embarrassed.

Back when my parents were alive, we used to live in a regular apartment so it didn’t have an auto-lock, and neither did my friends’ places. So the fact that the apartment had one was new in itself for me and I didn’t know what to do.

I was embarrassed by my reaction when I saw the auto-lock.

Tojo-san pulled me by the sleeve and I stepped into the apartment.

I was also surprised that it took so long to get to the top floor, because as she said, you have to go through a large entrance and take an elevator.

─Actually it seemed to be the highest floor.

What a surprise, even the air seems to be a bit thinner.

’This is bad’ was all that I could think.

“This is my home. Please make yourself comfortable.”

“That’s hard to do, though…”

The front door opened and we entered the house.

From the looks of it, it had at least three bedrooms.

Everywhere was clean and smelled somehow sweet.

“I’m sorry, it was so sudden that it’s not very tidy…”

“No, no, it’s more like there’s not a speck of dust.”

“I’m afraid so. Fufu, you are actually the first non-family member to come to this house, Inamori-kun, you know?”

That fact made me embarrassed again, but it caught me off guard, so I asked her about it even though I felt terrible.

“What do you mean… when you said your family members come over?”

“Oh, I live alone. It’s kind of a social study. An experience of independence.”

In this three bedroom apartment, all alone?

Even though she was in the same year as me, the distance between us kept growing further and further.

Another frightening fact was that only Tojo-san and I were in the apartment.

“Ah, does it bother you that we are alone?”

“That’s because… it’s not healthy for a man and a woman to be alone together on a night like this.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t attack you.”

Wait a minute.

Was I the one that was going to be attacked?

“Please take a seat on the sofa for a moment. I’ll get it ready.”

“Eh? You mean home delivery…?”

“I think home delivery will be too heavy for your stomach at this time of the night, and I don’t want it to affect you tomorrow. Or, did you have something you’d like to specifically eat?”

“No… Not really.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I’m quite confident in my cooking skills, you know?”

She put on an apron over her clothes and went into the kitchen, humming a tune.

Was I going to eat that Tojo-san’s home-cooked food now?

I know my classmates would kill me if they found out.

“Do you have any dislikes or allergies?”

“Ah, I’m fine.”

“Are you nervous, by any chance?”

“O-Of course.”

The fact that I’ve been fidgeting since a while ago was good proof of it.

“I’d like you to relax more, but I’m sure it’s difficult for you to do so. For now, please watch TV and wait.”

“… I understand.”

I closed my legs like a borrowed cat and hunkered down, fearfully picking up the remote control for the TV and turning on the screen. [EN: “a borrowed cat” is when you act all shy and quiet in an unfamiliar place.]

It had been a long time since I had seen a celebrity talking on the TV like this since there was no TV in my house to begin with.

(…The picture is so beautiful.)

Compared to the TVs I know, this one’s screen was much larger and the colour quality was off the charts.

I wondered if Tojo-san watched movies on the TV.

It made me a little envious.

“─Yes, it’s done.”

“Eh?”

I stared at the screen in a daze, and before I knew it, about twenty minutes had happened. Perhaps I had lost consciousness due to fatigue.

I straightened up and looked up to see two bowls of rice at the table in front of the sofa.

“It’s beef udon. I really wanted to make a more elaborate dish, but you looked quite tired, so I didn’t want to keep you waiting for long. I had to be a little frugal.”

I shook my head quickly in front of Tojo-son, who was apologizing.

Don’t underestimate just meat udon.

It didn’t have an almost non-existence piece of beef, but enough to cover all of the rice on the dish. The green onions on top were a nice touch, and the aroma of the sauce and meat mixed to take my appetite to the limit.

“Is it really okay if I eat it?”

“Yes, please go ahead and enjoy your meal.”

As to get closer to the table, I sat on a closer spot on the couch.

Then, after clasping my hands together as a thanks (Itadakimasu), I picked up the disposable chopsticks and took a mouthful of the warm and steamy meat udon noodles.

Although my hunger was a strong factor, Tojo-san’s meat udon was exquisite.

The sauce was not too salty, but rather gentle. I kept eating it for longer than I could with a dish that had strong flavours like garlic.

“It seems that you liked it.”

“It’s delicious.”

“It’ll be fine if you take your time. Please eat slowly.”

Even so, I couldn’t help it and my hands wouldn’t stop.

In the end, I finished the bowl in less than five minutes and returned it to the table with a sense of regret.

“Fuu… Thanks for the food.”

“Yes, my apologies for the simple food. I’ll prepare some tea for after dinner.”

“Thank you for everything.”

“No, no. It was my choice to do it.”

Did such a kind person exist in this world?

The warmth was so overwhelming that I could feel my eyes burning.

“Here, a cup of Bancha tea.”

“Thank you… But I should be leav─”

“I’m filling up the bathtub with hot water so you can take a bath when it’s ready. I’m sure you feel sweaty from all the physical labour, and if you go to bed like this, Inamori-kun will feel bad tomorrow morning.”

“Eh? Ah, yes. Excuse me…”

“I’ll get you a place to sleep too. Inamori-kun, are you a futon person? Or are you perhaps a bed person? If you are the type who can’t sleep with a different pillow, I can have my assistant go to your home and pick it up for you.”

“Wa… wait a minute!”

“Yes?”

Tilting her head, Tojo-san looked puzzled. The very expression on her face said that she didn’t understand what I was trying to say, but it was the opposite.

“Um, it might be my imagination, but is Tojo-san perhaps thinking of me staying at your place?”

“Yes. I’ve been preparing for it since the very beginning.”

I didn’t understand.

Of course I was going to leave. I had no intention of staying in this place

A young man and a young woman spending the night in the same apartment alone together. Even if nothing happened, it would not be an admirable act.

“Oh yes, that’s right. I’m sorry for getting ahead of myself and… confusing you.”

“No… Um. What do you mean…?”

“I need to talk to you about something first, so could you give me a few more minutes of your time?”

I had no idea what was going on, but since she was going to explain, I was going to listen to what she had to say. So I sat back down on the sofa.

“I was hoping to get a little closer if possible, but… I’ll tell you all about it.”

“… Yes.”

Tojo-san’s expression became so enigmatic that I involuntarily gulped down my saliva.