When My Doorbell Rang at 5am, I Got a Wife

Chapter 44: Plan B

After determining that the threat had been completely neutralized, we decided to release the members of the Pacific Rim Secret Religious Society, “Atlantic Summon.”

Since having everyone around would be too cramped, only the group’s leader and Nakano-san stayed, while the rest were sent home.

As I watched Hinagiku-san, she saw my reluctance and hesitation about moving out, thinking to myself how much of a hassle it would be.

After briefly excusing herself, she pulled out her phone and began making a call to someone important.

“…Yes, that’s settled then. Thank you, I appreciate it.”

“You managed to talk to the higher-ups?”

Honestly, I had only said I didn’t want to move because it sounded like too much trouble.

But if that ended up causing problems for Hinagiku-san, I felt kind of bad. So, hesitantly, I asked her about it.

“Yes. The Japanese government has decided to purchase this entire apartment building—land and all.”

“…Huh!?”

“They’re buying the whole apartment!? And wait, can you even decide something like that over a single phone call?”

“Fufu—rest assured. This was our pre-prepared Plan B, an alternative countermeasure.”

“Oh… I see…”

Damn, she really is a government official.

Everything is planned out with no room for error. That’s amazing.

Meanwhile, I’ve always just dealt with whatever was right in front of me, surviving purely through improvisation.

Forget Plan B, I don’t even have a Plan A…

“Except for Tooru-san, Erika-san, and Nakano-san, all other current residents will be asked to vacate immediately. The official reason will be ‘urgent seismic reinforcement’ for the building.”

“You even have a perfect cover story… Government authority is seriously overpowered…”

At that moment, I made a solemn vow: I will never go against the government.

(But seriously, can they stop questioning people just for eating lunch in the park?)

“Additionally, we will assign elite security officers from the Metropolitan Police Department to guard the building 24/7. Under the guise of seismic reinforcement, we will also fortify the apartment into an impenetrable stronghold. We’ll install Secom security as well.”

“Oh, so you’re adding Secom too?”

After hearing the insane plan to buy and fortify the entire apartment building, the sudden mention of a regular home security system somehow made everything feel surprisingly down-to-earth again.

Secom, installed.

“I looked into it—this area is classified as a prime security location. A Secom response team can arrive within five minutes of an alert.

Although, given our anticipated defense capabilities, we likely won’t need it. Still, having private security as an insurance measure isn’t a bad idea.”

“I-I see…”

Whoa…

She even researched that much?

As expected of a government official (etc., etc.).

“Of course, if our enemies were MI6 from the British Secret Intelligence Service or U.S. military special forces, then a private security firm like Secom wouldn’t stand a chance.”

“Yeah, even I can tell that Secom wouldn’t be enough for that. Wait… Hold on. Are you saying I might have to deal with those kinds of threats from now on!?”

“Considering you’re the world’s only isekai summoner, that possibility isn’t zero. That said, we’ve already negotiated with the U.S. government, and we’ve secured a promise at the highest level that they won’t interfere.”

“…No way…”

I… have become a Very V. Important I. Person P.

And hold on—when you say ‘highest level,’ do you mean… the President!?

“Incidentally, our final goal is to acquire all surrounding properties as well.”

“Ehhh!? You’re going that far!?”

“But of course. You are an isekai summoner, If anything were to happen to either of you, and the Goddess of Transference and Reincarnation deemed the Japanese government untrustworthy… that would be a serious problem.”

“Hinagiku-san. In that case, I should inform you that Minister Kusaka from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is one of our members and holds significant influence in this region. I’ll have him coordinate things on our end as well.”

The leader in black—Exsia Yamada-san—casually revealed this bombshell, to which:

“Oh my, Minister Kusaka? There was no mention of that in our intelligence reports.”

“He prefers to keep it a secret. But if he can be of use in this situation, I’m sure he’d be happy to help.”

“We deeply appreciate the offer. Please do proceed with that.”

Hinagiku-san responded with the same unshaken composure as always.

As for me?

I was utterly overwhelmed by words like MI6, U.S. special forces, and Minister of Land and Transport…

It’s like… imagine you go to a job center, and the receptionist suddenly tells you:

“I understand exactly how you feel. I was actually laid off suddenly too, and now I’m working here as a temp…”

And then, all you can do is share a bitter smile, nod, and comfort each other.

That’s how disconnected from reality this whole situation felt to me.