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

Chapter 45: Day 3. Once again, I was subjected to the cruel act of a relentless doorbell ringing at 5 am this morning…

After that.

I promised the members of the Pacific Rim Secret Religious Society, “Atlantic Summon,” that we would maintain the status quo for now.

I agreed to occasionally appear as the “Founder (tentative)” at their events, with Nakano-san as the liaison.

At first, I had absolutely no interest in it, but…

“Founder-sama, is it really impossible? Akina wants to appear at the event with the Founder-sama ♡”

“Absolutely okay! Leave it to me (*’ω’*)b (Good!)”

“As expected of the Founder-sama! ♡ I love you ♡”

I was asked so cutely by Nakano-san with her eyes sparkling, so I quickly agreed.

Then, Hinagiku-san informed me that the Japanese government would fully support me from now on.

“Since it’s tough to be unemployed in your 30s, we’ll prepare a special advisor position for you at a public interest corporation with close ties to the Japanese government.”

“Oh, no. I don’t have any special skills to advise anyone, so I’d like to decline…”

“Is that so? All you have to do is participate in a one-hour remote meeting once a week, and you’ll earn an annual salary of 12 million yen. It’s a pretty sweet position that we usually reserve for retired high-ranking officials, but…”

“I take back what I said earlier. Please, Hinagiku-san. Please let me take on that role!”

I quickly bowed deeply and begged her.

Because it’s 12 million yen a year for just one hour of work a week!

Until now, I was working from morning to night every day, and my annual salary was only 2.8 million yen (including assumed overtime pay), so what’s this?!

There really are such jobs in this world!

I thought it was just a rumor on the internet!

Japan is amazing!

“Also, I would like to hear in detail about how you summoned Erika.”

I was asked to cooperate in an interview about my ability to summon people to another world.

“I’m also interested in that.”

Erika was very curious since it was related to her.

“Akina also wants to know ♡”

I was also asked by Nakano-san.

Since I had the favor of having a job with an annual salary of 12 million yen arranged for me, and also because I was helped by her earlier with the attempted kidnapping incident, I thought the price of having the Japanese government protect me in the future was cheap, so I readily agreed.

However, I was asked in detail about my original summoning incantation and my original magic circle, which are both double black histories.

In the end, it was even recorded in both audio and video, and I was about to cry from embarrassment.

I deeply explained the meaning of the words and sentences in my original summoning incantation to Hinagiku-san, a beautiful civil servant.

Furthermore, the original magic circle I drew on a large sheet of paper was photographed extensively and permanently archived as a public document, and the existence of a 30-something unemployed man like myself was truly painful.

If my parents knew about this, they would probably cry.

Anyway, despite my embarrassment, this incident was resolved safely, and Erika and I finally began to spend peaceful days together—or so we thought.

The day after Hinagiku-san came, which was the day after Erika came to this world.

Ding dong.

“( ˘ω˘) Zzz…”

Ding dong.

“( ˘ω˘) Zzz…”

Ding dong—ding dong ding dong ding dong ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding dong!

“Huh…? It’s… 5 am… ( ˘ω˘) Zzz…”

Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding dong…

“Gavaaa—!”

“Damn it! Is it the relentless doorbell ringing again at 5 am? And it’s the third day in a row that someone is ringing my doorbell at 5 am! I’m starting to get used to it, but what’s this all about now?”

I jumped out of bed and headed for the entrance.

I opened the door with a “Gachari.”

“Good morning, Founder-sama ♡ I’m sorry for disturbing you at this early hour of 5 am ♡”

There was Nakano-san, a popular idol voice actress and college student.

She wasn’t wearing a mask or glasses, so she was very cute.

She also had a popular, sweet anime voice that could melt your brain.

Could there be anything happier for an anime otaku than hearing the live voice of a popular idol voice actress and college student at 5 am?

No, there isn’t.

So I quickly forgave her.

It’s arrogant of me to even think of forgiving a godlike popular idol voice actress and college student!

I would be honored if you would allow this pitiful me to forgive you!

“Um, good morning, Nakano-san.”

Instead of saying, “I was woken up by the doorbell at 5 am,” I was already at the maximum level of happiness because I could hear the live voice of a popular idol voice actress and college student at 5 am, so I responded to Nakano-san with a smile.

However, Nakano-san immediately made a serious face and said to me,

“This world will be destroyed in about 36 hours from now.”

—And so.