The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best

“Oh no, oh no!”

“Yeah, the song collaboration today. This is insane. It’s the kind that makes you fall in love.”

“Right? It’s crazy, isn’t it?”

My daughters, who were relaxing in the living room, suddenly leaned forward towards the TV and started squealing and cheering.

——Heheheh… Did she find something interesting to watch?

When my daughters are having fun, it makes me happy too. That’s because I have two daughters: my own daughter and the daughter of my deceased twin sister, whom I took in as my own.

My name is Toshiki Setsuko, and I’m 48 years old.

They were a family of four: the eldest daughter, Haruko (18), the second daughter, Natsuko (17), and the third daughter, Akiko (16).

It’s been five years since I took in Natsuko and Akiko. At first, they were withdrawn, but now that they’re in high school, they’ve started showing bright smiles, which makes me relieved.

Well, since I’ve just finished the dishes, maybe I’ll join the girls too. Hehe.

Thinking such thoughts, I head towards the living room where my daughters are. At that moment, my eyes are drawn to the television screen.

——Is it a music show…? Huh? Aaaaaah!

It was an unbelievable sight. On the TV screen, there were boys I had never seen before, boys who were smart and had handsome features, no, beautiful boys. And those boys were flying around freely on skateboards.

——Ugh, no way…

Even so, I am the President of the Psychic Sports Association (pSPA). I believe my knowledge of psychics is above average.

Therefore, unlike women who generally tend to have a high aptitude for psychics, I’m well aware that men’s psychic abilities, or rather, their overall aptitude for psychics, tend to be lower. That means…

——So… Is it a fake show?

I stare intently at the television. As I watch, I realize that the skateboarding performance by the five people using telekinesis is real. Among them, this child is wearing a different outfit from the other four. From his refined movements, it’s clear that this child’s telekinetic ability level is undoubtedly 10.

Psychic ability, like physical ability, is useless no matter how high their potential is if they don’t train it.

Even though there are many women who can’t handle their abilities well… no, maybe “can’t handle them well” is too strong. It’s taught in school, after all. Anyone can reach a decent level.

But he’s not just at a decent level, he’s far beyond that. How much rigorous training must he have undergone to achieve such telekinetic control?

“Who are these kids…”

“Huh, Mom doesn’t know? Um, the guy on TV right now is Taketo-kun from Armed Girls. And these four people here are Aiki-kun, Kaiki-kun, Saiki-kun, and Taiki-kun from Shining Boys. It’s apparently a triple collaboration. That’s insane!”

“Oh, I see. So, the one with the different outfit is Taketo-kun from Armed Girls, right?”

I didn’t know “Armed Girls” was the name of a band, but it seems it is. Now, there are even male groups that appear on TV. No, that’s not right, I knew about them, but I wasn’t interested. That’s why I didn’t try to learn more about them.

“That’s right. Mom really isn’t interested in things she’s not interested in. Taketo-kun and the Shining Boys are popular at our school too, and… oh my god, that smile is amazing, I think I’m going to get a nosebleed…”

The eldest daughter, Ha-chan, frantically reaches for the tissue box. Considering she was well-prepared for this, is that a testament to her foresight?

“Haha, I’m already stuffing tissues in… Wait, I just realized, the caption said this was the first triple collaboration for the show, right? Who’s the other person?”

“Hmm? Come to think of it… You’re right. But since he’s not showing up at all, I can’t tell… Kyaaah, Taketo-kun is amazing! I love him! I love him so much!”

“Aiki-kun is cool too, but when they’re standing side by side, I just can’t help but choose Taketo-kun… hehehe.”

“Na-chan and A-chan finally understand, don’t they? I told you, Taketo-kun is the best. So, ta-da! Here are two more for you. Taketo-kun♡”

“Ha-chan, nice!”

“Thank you, Ha-chan.”

I thought they skillfully retrieved something using telekinesis, but it was three fans.

The fan had a picture of Taketo-kun’s face on it, as he was appearing on TV.

My daughters were clutching their face fans in front of their chests as they were glued to the television.

——What a…

They’re already selling fan goods? How little interest have I shown in them?

“Taketo-kun!”

“Oh, come on. Right now, you should be showing Taketo-kun, not Kaiki-kun.”

“…I like you♡”

The enthusiastic girls are swaying their bodies while waving their fans left and right. But when did my daughter buy his merchandise? No, more importantly, do I have one too?

“Ha-chan, what about mine?”

“Oh, there wasn’t enough for Mom’s portion…”

* * *

“Kyaa!”

“Taketo, Taketo, Taketo-kun♡”

“Heh, heh heh.”

My daughters, who had sneakily recorded the music show earlier, are now replaying the recording and excitedly squealing and having fun.

Then, the collaboration with the Shining Boys was apparently a triple collaboration, with Taketo-kun being one of them and Sawakaze Kazuya-kun being the other collaborator (who I, of course, don’t know). However, Sawakaze-kun only appeared very briefly.

But that’s understandable. He seems unable to properly use telekinesis if he can’t ride a skateboard. Also, in terms of appearance, he’s overweight like an average man, which honestly makes him look pitiful compared to the other performers.

I was thinking of cheering him on myself, but my daughters seem to dislike him for some reason, so I’ll hold back. I don’t want my daughters to dislike me.

“Hmm…”

However, no matter how many times I see it, his telekinesis is truly remarkable. He could even do well in psychic move competitions… wait?

His psychokinesis is amazing, and judging by my daughters’ reactions, he’s popular. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it improve the image of ‘pSPA’ to use him as its image character? That’s what I ended up thinking.

That’s because psychic sports aren’t popular.

In the sport of “Psychic Power,” which uses psychic abilities, competitors compete to see who can generate the most destructive force using a power measurement machine (similar to a punching machine).

In the psychic-powered sport “Psychic Move,” the goal is to move the iron dumbbells (cast iron weights) prepared in the center to their own territory and compete with their weight.

In the psychic ability competition “Psychic Shot,” competitors use competition-grade psychic tools (gun-type) to shoot through targets. Points are only awarded if the target is penetrated. The thicker and further away the target, the higher the points earned, and the winner is determined by the total points accumulated.

As they have probably figured out by now, yes, all the sports are rather obscure. They’re so obscure that they’re not popular and have a small number of participants.

At this rate, psychic sports will decline and even their existence will be forgotten.

Watching TV, I saw Armed Girls and singer Nonnon singing together. It’s the third time I’ve heard it, but it’s a really good song.

That’s why I…