When My Doorbell Rang at 5am, I Got a Wife - Chapter 17: "I'm so tired..."

Chapter 17: “I’m so tired…”

“Hmm, is that how things are?”

“I can serve Tooru, the hero who saved the world, you know? There’s no one in the core world of Di Maria with as much luck as me.”

“Is that so?”

“It was worth it to follow the goddess’s teachings and hone my powers as a priestess of isekai transfer.”

“… Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“… Well, if that’s the case… then alright.”

Yeah, that’s right.

I just assumed that because Erika speaks Japanese fluently and looks like a native Japanese person, she wouldn’t like being forced to do something like that.

Erika and I live in completely different worlds.

It’s only natural that our fundamental common sense and values are completely different.

It’s not right to impose Japanese values on someone who isn’t Japanese, unilaterally and arbitrarily.

“Oh, Tooru is such a detail-oriented person.”

“It’s not so much me as the lack of mutual understanding between our worlds.”

“But I think Tooru’s kindness is very charming.”

“Haha, thanks.”

Well, if Erika herself doesn’t mind, there’s no need for me to worry about my own assumptions.

(Haa, I’ve had so many things happen to me since I woke up this morning, I’m getting tired just thinking about it…)

Actually, when my company went bankrupt, I was thinking of taking a little summer vacation and getting some energy back while receiving unemployment benefits to calm down the pain and anxiety of being unemployed.

But the social pressure of being a 30-something unemployed man and the guilt of having to send money to my parents at this age was overwhelming.

On top of that, I ended up living with a beautiful girl from another world with the premise of marriage.

I feel like I’m more tired now than when I was working, mentally speaking…

As I’ve said many times, I’m just a very ordinary low-income worker (I’m unemployed now).

I don’t have any hidden amazing powers like the protagonist of an other world transfer story, a strong will to accomplish something, or a cheat solution ability that makes me think the auTooru is telling me the answer beforehand.

Even if I think about what to do, my bank account balance doesn’t increase, I don’t suddenly awaken to amazing powers, and I don’t come up with a solution right away.

(I didn’t know being a 30-something unemployed man was so difficult…)

I was so mentally exhausted that I couldn’t take it anymore, so I picked up the remote control and turned on the TV to change my mood.

And then—!

“What, what’s this! Suddenly, a dwarf appeared in the black slate! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we have to help them right away!”

Erika started to panic and point her finger at the TV as soon as she saw it.