The Kansai Villain’s Rebirth: I Accidentally Ended Up With a Harem. - Chapter 103: Natsume Shina, My Happiest New Year’s Ever.

Natsume Shina, My Happiest New Year’s Ever.

Natsume Shina’s POV

“Dai-chan’s coming~♪ Dai-chan’s coming~♪”

“Fufu, you really do love Tennouji-kun, don’t you, Shina?”

“Yep! If Dai-chan ever told me we’re breaking up, I’d straight-up die!”

“Please don’t say things like that so lightly.”

January 4th.

The day Dai-chan is finally coming over! Winter break is so depressing because I can’t see him every day, but today I’m gonna stock up on a whole year’s worth of Dai-chan energy!

I even told Mom, there isn’t a single other boy I like anymore. It’s only Dai-chan, forever. So if he seriously said “let’s break up,” I honestly don’t think I could keep living. Everyone says the same thing in our girls’ group chat. Mio-chan, Rin-chan, all of us would fall apart without him. Rin-chan’s the worst, she’d probably tighten a rope around her neck for real. I might slice my wrists. I’d never tell Dai-chan that, though.

“Mom, how’s my makeup?”

“Looks good! Not too loud, just the right amount of pop.”

“Ehehe~♪ I hope Dai-chan says I’m pretty~♪”

I went all out today, but I kept it soft. Dai-chan makes this tiny troubled face when the makeup’s too heavy, so I dialed it way back. Just a whisper of purple shadow, nothing crazy.

“You’re cute enough without all that flashy stuff, Shina…”

He said that once, so I’ve been keeping it light ever since. Does he… secretly hate heavy makeup? I don’t really get it. But I’m still a girl! I want the boy I love more than anything to see me looking cute! That part I won’t compromise on. So I’ll do cute makeup that Dai-chan won’t hate! Alright! Preparations to welcome Dai-chan: complete♪

Ding-dong~

“It’s Dai-chan!”

“Shina, it’s definitely Tennouji-kun. Go let him in.”

Mom changed the locks at the end of the year, and ever since, Dad keeps ringing the intercom like a creep going “This is my house!” Liar. It’s Mom’s house now. But Mom says it’s definitely Dai-chan today, so no worries!

“Dai-chan!”

“Hey, Shina. Whoa, full power as usual, huh.”

“Ehehe~♪ I missed you so bad!”

“Good girl. It’s winter break, after all.”

“Nn~♪ I held back, see? Am I a good girl?”

“Such a good girl. Shina.”

“Ehe~♪”

“Welcome, Tennouji-kun. Sorry for forcing you to come over…”

“Reika-san, Happy New Year. Please take care of me again this year. Here, famous 334 pork buns from Osaka.”

“Happy New Year to you too! Please keep looking after Shina for me. Oh my, what a lovely souvenir!”

“By the way… there was some creepy old guy lurking around the house, so I kinda yanked out a fistful of his hair… Was that…?”

“Huh? Oh, he was here? Don’t worry about it. So, where is he now?”

“He ran off. I asked what the hell he was doing and he suddenly lunged at me, so on reflex I grabbed his hair and… rip…”

“Eek!? Dai-chan, are you hurt!? Did he do anything!?”

“If anything, I’m the one who ripped out his hair…”

“Hmm, looks like I need to fill Tennouji-kun in too. Come on in. We’ll eat the pork buns while I explain.”

“Yeah! Dai-chan!”

“Alright, alright.”

I jumped into his arms and, next thing I knew, he princess-carried me all the way to the living room!? So embarrassing! Mom’s right there~!

***

Mom changed the locks at the end of the year so Dad can’t get in anymore. She even had all his stuff shipped to Aijin’s place and got the car towed!

“He’ll probably be shoved into total obscurity at the company by the end of March and have no choice but to quit. Though he’ll probably cling on until it’s unbearable.”

“I-I see… I’m really sorry about everything back then…”

“No bowing! You were desperate to protect Shina. Honestly, I was moved. Thank you, truly, for protecting my daughter. For becoming her boyfriend.”

“N-No… I fell for her at first sight and went way overboard…”

“It’s fine! A useless parent needed to hear exactly that!”

“I-I see… Um, is it really okay for me to eat these pork buns too…?”

“Of course! Let’s all eat together! Wait, mustard on meat buns…?”

“They’re pork buns, Reika-san.”

“That’s different…?”

“334 means pork buns in Osaka, Shina. And you eat ’em with mustard. Or sauce, also delicious.”

“Whoa~? At convenience stores we just eat meat buns plain, right?”

“Nah, I always ask for mustard. The clerk makes this super troubled face, so I snag the mustard from the oden instead. Pork buns need mustard, y’know.”

“Too spicy! I like it plain… I’ll try the sauce! …Whoa!? Delicious!”

“My, this is actually really good! New discovery!”

Pork buns are amazing! Dai-chan even shows me new ways to eat food! That’s why going out with him is so much fun♪

***

“Hey, Tennouji-kun, aren’t you spoiling Shina a little too much?”

“Am I? Here, Shina, say ‘ahh~’”

“Ahh~♪”

“Good?”

“This aurora sauce stuff is yummy too♪ I can’t handle mustard, so I love this one!”

“You’ve got sauce on your cheek, Shina. There, got it.”

“Thank you~♪ Dai-chan~♪”

“Mwah♪”

“Nn~♪ Ehehe~♪”

“Phew, you two are hot, hot, hot…”

“S-Sorry…”

“It’s fine. My daughter looks this happy because of you. As long as she’s smiling like that, it’s all good.”

Even with Mom watching, we couldn’t stop being lovey-dovey. I feel a little bad… but if Dai-chan’s here, I wanna be even sweeter.

I’d give him everything, just like Rin-chan says. Every single hair on my head, every toenail, every fragment of my soul. All of it belongs to Dai-chan! I’d never say it out loud to him or Mom, but if Dai-chan ever tried to leave me… I’d cut my wrists. That’s how much I love him. And I’m not lying about that. But…

“Shina.”

“Dai-chan! Ahaha⭐︎”

The gentle way he’s looking at me right now… it’s like he’s telling me he’d never abandon me. I believe him.

“Tennouji-kun really is a wonderful boy… Sigh, if only I’d met someone like him when I was in school.”

“Mom! I’m not giving Dai-chan away!”

“I know, I know~ But Tennouji-kun, if you ever try to dump Shina… I won’t forgive you, okay?”

“O-Of course not! I love Shina-san! I’m dating Shina-san, Mio-san, and Rinko-san, all three of them, and I could never abandon any of them or even think about another girl! Shina! I swear I’ll love you for the rest of my life!”

For the rest of my life.

That’s… that’s what people say at weddings, isn’t it!? For real!? My heart’s gonna explode! Dai-chan…!

“Dai-chan…! For real? Even when I’m a little old granny… you’ll still love me?”

“Then I’ll be a cool old grandpa. Same for Mio and Rinko. My dream is to be surrounded by the kids we’ll have together, and our grandkids, and when I die, to say ‘Man, life was fun’ with a smile.”

“No way! You can’t leave me behind! If anyone’s dying first, it’s me!”

“But then I’d be lonely.”

“I’d be lonely too! We gotta die together!”

“Hmm, not sure that’s possible…”

“We’ll be together forever… even in heaven!”

And so, to seal our vow, we kissed… uwaaa, I wanna cling to Dai-chan even more… Mom just sipped her sake going “Whew, you kids are burning hot~”

One day, I wanna drink with Dai-chan too.

Dai-chan, I’m holding you to that promise, okay? You better love me forever, or else…

I’m not letting you go♡