The Case of Me, a Guy With Zero Dating Experience, Getting Mistaken for a Stalker by the Angel I Fell for at First Sight, Only to End Up Living Together With Her in a Harem Share House With a 1:9 Gender Ratio - Chapter 32: Widow Asuna (1)

Chapter 32: Widow Asuna (1)

Asuna Shinomiya is a 27-year-old widow.

About four years ago, she received a proposal from her beloved, and on the peak of happiness, she welcomed the morning of her wedding day.

As she wished, she would become a “June bride” and hold the ceremony in a church chapel.

Asuna savored her happiness.

Her soon-to-be lifelong partner, Daiki, was supposed to come to her with a refreshing smile.

Until that moment, that’s what she believed.

However, 30 minutes before the ceremony, Daiki didn’t appear.

Feeling a tinge of unease, she called his phone.

But it was off, and the call didn’t connect.

At that moment, a call came from Daiki’s father.

“Asuna-san, please stay strong and listen…

Daiki… Daiki was hit by a truck and taken away by ambulance.”

The words from her father-in-law over the phone stopped Asuna’s time.

Her vision went dark, and in her pure white dress, she collapsed on the spot.

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When she came to, Asuna was lying in her bed at home.

Her mother was peering at her face with a worried expression.

“Oh… Asuna, you’re awake…”

“Mom… What happened to Daiki? What happened to Daiki-san?”

“Daiki-san, Daiki-san…”

Her mother tried to say something but seemed unable to find the words.

Seeing her mother’s unusual demeanor, Asuna understood everything.

Daiki was no longer in this world…

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That night, Asuna reunited with a cold Daiki in the hospital’s morgue.

His expression was serene, as if he were merely sleeping.

His face was so beautiful it was hard to believe he was gone.

Though she’d heard he was hit by a truck, his body had only minor scratches and no major injuries.

On the night of the wake, Asuna greeted mourners as the chief mourner.

Amid a complete lack of reality, the funeral proceeded without issue.

Even when saying her final farewell to Daiki at the crematorium, no tears came.

That was because Asuna’s heart was rejecting Daiki’s death.

Daiki returned to Asuna as small “bones.”

As days passed, a sense of loss gradually overwhelmed Asuna.

For a month, she cried until her tears ran dry, slept from exhaustion, and woke to cry again, consumed by the grief of losing Daiki.

She could barely eat, and her once-beautiful appearance withered to a shadow of itself.

Two months after Daiki’s death, Asuna had visitors.

It was Daiki’s parents, younger brother, and sister.

Meeting Daiki’s parents was truly painful.

His younger brother, Yuuki, was a high school sophomore but resembled Daiki from when they first met.

Daiki’s parents explained the accident details as told by the police.

At a busy intersection, Daiki was waiting at a signal.

A young elementary school girl stood just in front of him.

When the light turned green, Daiki and the girl began crossing.

Then, a truck ran the red light, screeching to a stop as it barreled toward them.

Daiki instinctively scooped up the girl and threw her to the opposite lane.

He tried to dodge the truck but couldn’t in time and was hit.

The girl sustained minor scratches but was unharmed.

“That’s so like Daiki-san.”

Hearing this, Asuna felt proud of Daiki’s actions.

It was honest and kind, exactly like him.

“Asuna-san, please listen carefully to what I’m about to say.

It’s about Daiki’s life insurance and the damages from the traffic accident.

I fully understand that money won’t heal your heart’s pain, but it’s also true that you’ll need money to live going forward.”

According to her father-in-law, the total of Daiki’s life insurance and accident damages exceeded 300 million yen.

Asuna was still young and had no children.

Thus, she would receive a survivor’s pension for only five years.

“Thank you for worrying about me.”

Asuna thanked her father-in-law.

Having registered their marriage before the ceremony, Asuna inherited her husband’s vast estate along with the unwelcome title of “widow.”

Thus, at 23, Asuna became a widow and lived a reclusive life at her family home.

At one point, she lost the will to live and even considered ending her life.

But thanks to her parents’ attentive care, she managed to hold back.

After six months, Asuna resolved to move forward with her life.

Her parents, thinking of her future, encouraged her to remarry.

Asuna, who had sworn before marriage to make Daiki her lifelong partner, refused to remarry.

Though she could have reverted to her maiden name, Asuna chose to keep the Shinomiya surname.

But living alone was far too lonely.

She thought about ways to live vibrantly every day.

The conclusion Asuna reached was to run a share house.

With rental income and the chance to live surrounded by young people, how fun it would be.

Over her parents’ objections, Asuna found land in the town where she met Daiki and decided to build a share house.

She enlisted a designer friend to create an elaborate design.

Pouring over two-thirds of her inheritance into it, she completed a share house to her satisfaction.

That was in November, two years ago.