So You’re Telling Me I’m in My Popular Phase!? - Chapter 18: An Unexpected Weird Couple!?

Chapter 18: An Unexpected Weird Couple!?

“Golden Week—yeahhh!”

His energy is insane…

“Yeah. So?”

“That’s why I came home early.”

“That’s what it was!? I actually panicked a little, seriously!”

Worrying was stupid of me.

“What do you mean ‘that’s what it was’? Mother’s Day is coming too, you know!”

Yeah, Mother’s Day exists.

“So?”

Just to say it upfront: my dad loves Mom way too much.

Well, Mom also loves Dad a lot, but still.

But that has nothing to do with me.

If there were a Little Sister Day, that alone would be enough for me.

There isn’t, though…

“N-no way… Ryu, you’re not giving Mama any present at all?”

Stop calling Mom “Mama” when you’re that old!

“Same as every year.”

Dad’s face kept turning paler and paler.

Sigh…

How many times has this farce jerked me around?

“‘Jerk you around’—what are you talking about? It’s only natural!”

“You can read my mind!?”

I didn’t say that out loud, did I?

“Of course I can tell what my own son is thinking.”

No, you can’t.

Also, it’s scary, so please stop.

“Stop? I can’t help it if I can tell!”

“That’s why it’s scary!”

I argued with Dad for several minutes, but it got cut off when Mom and the others came home.

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“Honey, welcome home.”

“I’m home, Darling.”

They immediately started flirting in the entryway.

A grown couple calling each other “Honey” and “Darling” is gross.

More importantly, don’t do that in front of your kids!

Aki went upstairs without saying a word…

So I’ll escape upstairs too.

Yeah. Escape.

I’m just escaping, that’s all.

I also went upstairs in silence and stopped in front of Aki’s room.

“Aki~. Let’s flirt too~.”

I threw the door open and barged inside.

“Die!”

The instant she said it, a brutal shock slammed into my stomach.

Looks like Aki kicked me in the gut with everything she had.

“—Ghk…!”

Clack.

After forcing a wordless scream out of me, she shoved me out into the hallway.

And she even locked the door.

It’s a secret that I’m a little jealous of Dad and Mom.

“Ow, ow… Aki’s gotten strong too.”

Holding my stomach, I went back to my room.

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Oh right—what am I going to do about the rest of the grade-level student council members…?

It’d be best to ask someone I’m close with.

If that’s the case, then Tomoya, right?

Yeah. Let’s do that.

Maybe I’ll invite him tomorrow—hope he joins…

Well, it’s Tomoya, so he’ll probably do it.

Anyone else come to mind?

Sigh…

If Aki were here, I would’ve absolutely invited her, though.

Well, there’s still plenty of time today, so it’s fine to think slowly.

It’s about time for dinner—should I go downstairs?

I went into the living room.

“Honestly, Darling…”

“Honestly, Honey…”

Tonight’s dinner is going to be late, huh.

Should I just go to bed?

Thinking that, I went back to my room.

In the end, it took over two hours until dinner was ready.

Even though we have school tomorrow—!

You idiot couple!