I Was a Crazy, Berserker-Type Dungeon Streamer, but When I Helped a Beautiful Dungeon Streamer and Treated Her Politely, It Was Revealed That I Was Actually a Normal Person - 20

Chapter 20:  Alright, I’m Going to Ignore It

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“So?? Which one is it??”

I inhaled sharply, thinking to myself. 

Who would’ve thought that the father of the girl who gave me a lap pillow would be the owner of this clan?!

Still sitting on my knees, I desperately searched for a reasonable excuse in my mind. 

“Tha-That was beyond my control. When I woke up, I was already…”

“Beyond your control?! My Mashiro would never give a lap pillow to some random guy! You must have forced her, didn’t you?!”

The atmosphere was so tense, like he was going to punch me at any given second. Sure, the second lap pillow might seem like I coerced her a bit, but… It was Mashiro-chan herself who initiated the first lap pillow! Why was he this angry at me?! How unreasonable!

I felt like shouting my mind out, but I knew doing so would mean eliminating all chance of me joining this clan. Or worse. He might try to eliminate me with all means. 

While I was about to wallow in despair, a ray of hope shone through.

“Fa-Father! How could you say such horrible things to our guest?!”

“Ma-Mashiro?! No, this is because I’m jea— I mean, I’m doing this to protect you!”

Wait… Didn’t his true feelings slip out for a second there?

“Father, what Hiiragi-san said is true. I-I was the one who accidentally gave him a lap pillow first.”

“Wha-What?! Mashiro… You really invite another man other than your own father to use your lap as a pillow?!”

“Like I said…! It was an accident! Be-Besides, I didn’t ‘invite’ him or anything…”

“Wha-What…?!”

The once terrifying, demon-like aura surrounding Hiroto-san vanished in an instant. It was as if all of his energy crumbled down. No. He literally crumbled down to the floor with a dramatic thud. To think Mashiro could calm him down so fast… Especially when he looked so scary just a moment ago..

Is this… The power of a daughter?

While I was marveling at the sight before me, Mashiro-chan turned her attention at me. 

“Hiiragi-san, I’m really sorry for all the trouble my father caused…. Father! Come on! APologize!”

“Wha-?! I-I’m not going to hand my daughter over to this random guy who popped out of nowhere!”

Huh…. Just what kind of misunderstanding this guy was having? Could it be… He seriously thought I came here today to ask for permission to marry Mashiro-chan?

“Stop saying weird things! Apologize already! Or.. I won’t give Father any more lap pillows!”

Huh…?

“NO-NOOOOOO!!”

Hiroto-san quickly collapsed onto his knees, planting his hands against the floor. 

Huh? Are you kidding me? This guy… He’s her father, but he’s been getting a lap pillow from Mashiro-chan?

I glanced to the side to look at Hiiro-san. Hiiro-san looked downright appalled. She was staring at Hiroto-san like he was a piece of garbage. To be honest, I also thought Hiroto-san was a bit disgusting. 

“I can’t sleep without Mashiro’s lap pillow…”

Wait, wait??? Does that mean… He gets a lap pillow from her EVERY DAY?! 

Correction. That guy was an absolute creep. 

“Come on, Father. Bow your head.”

Mashiro-chan spoke to Hiroto-san like a mother scolding her child. With a pained expression, he reluctantly lowered his head a bit…

“So-Sorry, for yelling at you all of a sudden… But! I will not accept you! There’s no way I’m going to let my daughter marry some shallow, spineless guy like you!”

“”Huh?””

Both Mashiro-chan and I exclaimed at the same time while Hiiro-san was covering her mouth with both of her hands, seemingly trying her best to hold her laughter down. 

“Besides! You’re still a high school student, like? If you want my daughter, then you need to wait at least… Five years? No! Seven years? Maybe ten…? Anyway! Don’t you dare think you can marry my daughter anytime soon!”

This guy… Just how disgusting he can be? Being a doting parent should have its limit…

“Hi-Hiroto-san… It’s a misunderstanding…”

While trying to suppress her laughter, Hiiro-san said to Hiroto-san.

“Ahahahahha!! This is too funny!! Ahahaha! I can’t breathe!”

However, her efforts were all for naught. She burst out laughing uncontrollably. 

“Fa-Father… That’s not why Hiiragi-san is here. Besides, I’m not in that kind of relationship with Hiiragi-san!”

“Don’t lie to me! Lap pillows are something only couples do!”

“Fueh? I-Is that so?! Then, all these time, I’ve…”

In an instant, Mashiro-chan’s face turned bright red. 

Ah, she finally realized it. 

With her face redder than a tomato, Mashiro-chan collapsed to the ground with a faint ‘phew’ sound. Scanning my surroundings, I saw Mashiro-chan sprawled on the ground while Hiroto-san was still glaring at me. He was still consumed by anger and jealousy. 

“I’m sorry, Hiiragi-san. I don’t think you can have a normal conversation with those two today…”

After she finished laughing to heart’s content, Hiiro-san finally turned to her normal self. She said so to me while looking somewhat apologetic. 

“And so, can we set another date for the meeting?’

“I guess…”

“Alright. I will contact you again to talk about the date. Thank you, Hiiragi-san! I can’t wait to be your clanmate!”

At that moment, I decided. 

Alright. I’m going to ignore her. Maybe I should change my address too?

It would be awkward for me to be in the same clan as Mashiro-chan since she already knew the truth about my skill and Hiroto-san might try to bully me too. Honestly? I didn’t feel like joining any clan for now. 

Now that I had decided on what to do, I returned home in high spirits. 

Well then. Maybe I should do another monster hunt for tomorrow’s livestream.

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