Having Had My Bride Stolen, I Just Want to Live Peacefully - Chapter 28

I wash my face and brush my teeth in the morning.

Change into a dressing gown, not a nightgown, and set my hair with a balm.

I got up a little early today, so I milled the coffee beans I bought yesterday.

There is electricity, but I prefer manual ones.

“Yes, it smells good.”

I cool the boiling water a little before dripping.

The beans swell and the coffee is being extracted.

“I never thought I’d have time to wait for this in the morning.”

I was lost in thought as I watched the dripping drops of water.

I pour the coffee into the cup and look at the clock.

It’s about time for Nene-chan to come.

I will prepare the food I cooked last night and wait on the table for Nene-chan.

But the intercom didn’t ring even though I waited.

“Well, I’m afraid she’ll be late.”

She always came home at a fixed time, but there will be days like this.

After that, I had a cup of coffee and waited, but even if Nene-chan came now, it would be too late for school, so I thought she wouldn’t come today.

I decided to reheat the food and eat it myself.

Put away Nene-chan’s chopsticks and replace them with my own.

I felt like it wasn’t as good as when I ate it myself last night.

The next day and the next day, Nene-chan never came to my house.

I was worried that something might have happened on the first day when she stopped coming, but then I realized that I didn’t know Nene-chan’s contact information.

It had become a matter of course to come to my house every morning, and when I went out, Nene-chan came to pick me up, so there was no problem.

The intercom did not ring the next day either. Then I realized that she was not coming again.

Well, I was the one who asked her mother not to make a bento, and she no longer had to bring it.

So it was only natural that one day she would not come, and I had hoped at first that this would happen.

This is probably the right relationship with the Fujisaki family.

Then I began to feel that each day was long.

I eat alone in the morning, watch anime during the day, programming as a hobby, and cook at the supermarket at night.

Unlike when I was working for a company, I was relieved of my hard work and spent my time leisurely, so I should be satisfied, but it was not interesting at all.

After a few days of such a day, I decided to go out to town to change my mood.

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“Aah, not again…”

There is lively music playing in the colorful store.

I used to visit the arcade of the shopping mall where Nene-chan came from.

I tilted my head several times in the face of the crane game.

The “Dekakawa” stuffed animal was so big that even when I grabbed it with my arm, it slipped completely and didn’t budge at all.

“I came here to change my mood, but why am I here?”

I asked myself, but somehow I knew the answer.

Nene-chan’s profile was depressed with her mouth pointed because she couldn’t get a stuffed animal.

She was very pleased with my light promise, ‘I’ll take it for you next time.’

Nene-chan’s face came to mind and her feet were naturally facing her.

Next time, when I tried to put money in and play.

“Ah, that…”

When I was approached, I turned around.

There was a mature-looking boy in a uniform, a face I had never seen before.

“I’m sorry, I’ve monopolized it. Shall I take your place?”

“No, no! That’s not it.”

I suggested it because I’d been stuck to this table for a while, but it wasn’t.

I was wondering what would have happened if,

“I’m sorry to talk to you all of a sudden. I’ve been looking at you for a while, but I thought you wouldn’t be able to handle it. I’m afraid I’m being presumptuous, but I just called out to you…”

He told me the reason very politely.

“What?”

“I-I’m sorry!”

My words frighten him and make him wither.

It’s no wonder he’s scared because I don’t wear glasses today.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I don’t mean to scare you. I just want you to teach me how to do it. Will you tell me?”

“Yes, yes! I’ll give you points and advice if you don’t mind!”

“Thank you. Rather, that will help. I want to take it with my own hands.”

“I thought so. The clerk tried to change his position, but he refused.”

I’m a little ashamed that I’ve been seen so far.

I wonder if it would stand out a little if there was a man of this figure during the daytime on weekdays.

“And the joy of taking it myself is exceptional.”

He had a pleasant smile.

He probably knows that telling people how to do it rather than taking it will help them.

I decided to take his lecture with the intention of leaning on straw.

“Is that alright? This arm is set very weakly, so even if you grab it, it will fall out easily.”

“Why, I see. That’s why I can’t lift it.”

“Yes. There are times when the arm gets stronger every few times, but let’s not think about that this time.”

“All right.”

He teaches me things I don’t know.

His eyes were shining in front of the crane game, and he seemed to be alive.

“This ‘Dekakawa’ stuffed animal has a big head. But don’t hold on to it.”

“Why…”

I am shocked by the new facts.

“I thought it would be good to have a place that is easy to grab.

“I think so, but as I said at the beginning, I can’t hold it with my arm and lift it. So let’s grab the lighter one and move it little by little.”

It was this that the scales fell from my eyes.

I grabbed the lighter body with my arm as he told me.

Then the stuffed animal, which I had not been able to lift before, moved around its heavy head.

“Ah!”

“That’s it! I’ll bring it to the shield in front of me.”

And then, gradually but surely, I was able to move it and bring it to the front.

“Now is the crucial moment. The shield is a little low, so let’s lift it up through the arm between the tags around the stuffed animal’s tail!”

“Why put your arm through such a thin place?!”

I wonder if I can do it.

“You can do it!”

While I was worried, I was cheered on and pushed on the back.

It’s hard to give me the words I want when I want them.

I operate the lever and button with all my might.

Several times I came to see the opening of the arm and the blurring of falling.

“Yes, I did!”

“Not yet!”

Miraculously, an arm passes between the tags in one stroke.

Then, when I was about to lose my mind, he sent me a manifesto.

Yes, it’s a crane game until it falls.

He and I watched the future with breathless breath.

The lifted “Dekakawa” fell headlong over the shield.

After a little silence, there was a cry of joy between us.

“I did it! I got it!”

“You did it! Onii-san!”

Then the clerk rushed up to me, rang the bell, packed it in a bag, and gave it to me.

“Thank you, thanks to you.”

“No, it’s the result of Onii-san.”

I thought he was a very nice person because of his humble appearance.

“But this ‘Dekakawa’ looks like Onii-san.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes! It’s kind of black, big, and scary at first glance, but if you look closely, it has a gentle atmosphere…”

What, that’s what they thought.

I was surprised by the sudden coming out.

“Aah! I’m sorry for being rude.”

When he realized what he had said, he hurriedly bowed many times.

“No, don’t worry. I might be rather happy.”

I don’t feel bad about being similar to my favorite character, so I’ll be honest with him.

Suddenly, there was a bright girl’s voice in the shop.

“Otaku-kun, where did you go?”

“Ah, gosh. I forgot about Nakamura-san!”

It seemed to be his friend.

“Excuse me, I have to go now!”

“No, I’m sorry for my sake. Thank you for your advice.”

He ran away, and over his back, I said thank you.

He ran up to a beautiful blonde girl and bowed his head.

“I-I’m sorry. Nakamura-san!”

“Where have you been, Otaku-kun? As a punishment, I decided to have an anime viewing party at Otaku-kun’s house with an oar.”

“Huh! I have to have a social event today!”

“What? Is it more fun to spend time with us than with such a thing?”

“Well, these days…”

“Yes, then it’s decided! But when will you call me Himari instead of Nakamura-san?”

“That’s….”

At first glance, they seemed to be not mixed, but they were very close and had a good atmosphere.

He was a kind boy who reached out to a man like me, so I understood why he was attracted.

I decided to go home because I couldn’t keep an eye on other people.

Then I looked at the bag in my hand.

I wonder if Nene-chan would be happy if she came to my house and I gave this as a present.

Imagine hugging a stuffed animal tightly and loving it. That figure must be very cute.

The squinty eyes of “Dekakawa” were staring at me.