The Shimotsuki Family?


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    …… Apparently, the villain is still to appear on the scene…….?


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    Ryuzaki’s romantic comedy is going on without my knowledge.?


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    Perhaps this is Mary’s introduction part now. Maybe the episode is about who she is and how she loves Ryuzaki.?


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    How the story will turn out this time, though, is still hard to predict.?


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    For now, if I’m not going to be in the show, I should take a good rest and not think about that guy.?


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    Maybe now is the time for Shiho and I to move forward with our romantic comedy.?


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    If there is someone reading my story …….?


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    Please forgive me for the slow pace of progress and the flat story with no peaks and valleys….?


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    (TLN: -___- )?


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    “Kotaro-kun. Will you come over to my house today?”?


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    It was after school.?


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    As usual, I was walking home with Shiho to the bus stop when she suddenly made such a suggestion.?


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    “Actually, my dad won a judo tournament, so my mom is cooking a feast for him. The three of us can’t eat all of it, so I’d love it if you could help, too, Kotaro-kun. How about it? You always let me play at your house, so can I return the favor once in a while?”?


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    ….. That’s not a fair way to ask.?


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    I couldn’t say no to that innocent smile.?


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    Azusa often tells me that …… I’m basically lenient when it comes to …… Shiho.?


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    I tended to allow this girl to do whatever she wanted.?


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    The …… truth is, it’s a little scary. Shiho is definitely doting on me, and I could be seen in a bad light as a man who messed with their daughter.?


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    I don’t want her family to reject me. If possible, I need a little more time.?


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    But I feel it would be a shame to let this opportunity pass me by. I was curious to know what kind of parents Shiho was raised by.?


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    What kind of parents would the parents of such a wonderful girl be like??


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    I was also curious about that – so I ended up accepting her offer.?


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    “Really!? I’m so glad you’re coming?! I really wanted to invite you earlier, but Kotaro-kun is such a self-denying jerk, I didn’t think you’d be willing to come. So I’m glad I was finally able to invite you!”?


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    ……Well, well, aside from the fact that I’m a jerk………….?


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    “I’ll see you in the evening or so. And, you must invite Azu-chan, too, okay? She seems to want to be spoiled by her Onee-chan, so I have no choice but to bother her.”?


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    “I understand. I’ll invite Azusa, too.”?


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    After exchanging such conversation, I returned home at once.?


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    When I got home, Azusa was already in the living room eating sweets, so I immediately told her that we had been invited to Shiho’s house.?


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    “……Yes. I don’t want a onee-chan! To Shimotsuki-san, “Poo!” I’ll tell them that, okay?”?


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    She had a tremendous rejection of Shiho.?


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    …… You’re not in …… elementary school, you know.?


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    Hmmm, oh well.?


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    Azusa has become a recluse lately and probably doesn’t want to go outside.?


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    That’s why I decided to leave her behind this time.?


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    I had no choice but to go to Shiho’s house alone. I know her house because I have been there once. I walked her home when I met her for the first time. Of course, I didn’t go inside.?


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    Come to think of it, I haven’t seen her house since then.?


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    “… Fu.”?


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    The time was just after 18:00. As I arrive, I take a deep breath and then ring the intercom.?


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    The front door opened immediately.?


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    “Hi there, good evening.”?


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    And then, the one who appeared – a beautiful woman with silver hair.?


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    “…”?


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    I gasp.?


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    At first glance, I knew.?


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    This is Shiho’s mother, …… and like her, her looks are out of the ordinary.?


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    “Are you the Kotaro-kun that Shi-chan was talking about?”?


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    Shiho’s mother speaks kindly to me as I am nervous.?


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    Then she gives me a small smile.?


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    “Nice to meet you, my name is Satsuki Shimotsuki. I’m Shi-chan’s mother……. Come on in, why don’t you come on up? Shi-chan is waiting for you inside, okay?”?


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    “…………”?


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    That being said, I couldn’t say anything for a while.?


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    As a man, you can’t help but be transfixed.?


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    I couldn’t help but surrender to her presence, as if she were so different from me.?


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    I know this because I am a born mob character.?


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    This person used to be a main heroine.