Chapter 159 Family Gathering +1

After a restless school day, I went home with Umi, changed my clothes and immediately went to her house together with her.

Your hands are sweaty, are you okay?

Of course not! Im nervous

Actually, me too After calling you this morning, dad has been silent. Its hard to approach him when hes like that

In any case, we should wipe our hands.

Alright.

After wiping each others hands, we intertwined our fingers once again.

This would be the first time for Daichi-san to see the state of our relationship. Sora-san knew that we were lovers and she probably told him a thing or two about us, but he never actually saw us together before.

I knew that he was a kind person, but having to tell him directly that I was in a relationship with his daughter and wanted to take her on a trip with just the two of us made me nervous.

Would he forgive me if I were to ask him bluntly? He wouldnt step on my head or something like that, right?

I would lower my head together with Umi, but would everything be alright?

When I arrived at Umis house, Daichi-san was washing his car in front of the house.

He was wearing a tight shirt, showing his bulging muscles, and shorts.

Save me. Hes so scary.

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Long time no see, Daichi-san.

Ah, yes, long time no see You look different from the boy that cried in our house back then, Maki-kun.

Yes Thanks to Umi for taking care of me

I can see that.

He took a brief look at my hand that was intertwined with Umis before continuing his job. The sun shone on the mist that was created by the hose, creating a small rainbow.

Did that mean he approved of our relationship?

Umi.

Yes, dad?

Am I supposed to say Good for you in a situation like this?

Of course. Also, even if youre against our relationship, I wont stop loving him, okay?

You can do whatever you want. Rather than not approving of your relationship, I think your mom and I will persuade you to continue even if you say you want to break up with him. There arent many people out there who could handle you, you know? You have to treasure him properly.

W-Why are we talking about that now?! W-Where is mom anyway?

Shes on the phone. Itll take a while, so you should wait in the living room with Maki-kun. Ill join you after Im done with this, well talk about the trip then.

We parted with Daichi-san and went inside. An appetizing aroma greeted us right after we entered.

Yes Yes I understand, mother-in-law, Daichi is having a difficult time with his schedule Yes, Im sorry about that

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As Daichi-san said, Sora-san seemed to be on the phone. It sounded like she was talking to Daichi-sans parents Well, I shouldnt pry about it.

I gave her a light bow before sitting on the sofa, while Umi went to her room to change.

There was an unusual person sitting in front of me, though.

Hello, Riku-san.

Heya, Maki. Its been a while since we last talked, huh? How long ago was it? Half a year?

Uhh Around that long, yeah.

Why was that the case even though he was always at home? Well, lets not think about it for now

By the way, youre all dressed up today, Riku-san. Are you going somewhere?

Well, I went somewhere earlier, just got home, actually I have something to take care of, ysee

T-Thats?

He took out a file out of his bag. It contained a list of job offers and other materials on how to write resumes and stuff.

It seemed like he went to an employment agency.

Riku-san had something going on that made him retire from his previous job a few years back. I thought it would take longer for him to recover from that.

Are you surprised?

Eh. Uh Not really Just a little bit.

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Honest arent you? Well, I just went to Hello Work briefly today, I dont have an interview scheduled or anything like that.

Nothing would happen if I didnt start anything, he continued. Considering how he had been acting so far, this was a big step for him.

Should I start looking for a part-time job as well? Mom said that I didnt need to and that she could afford everything I needed, but I didnt want to depend on her forever.

But, why so suddenly? You didnt spend all your savings already, right?

Nah, I only spend on my consoles hardware and software, I can still afford living like a leech for a bit longer.

Then, why?

Well

He seemed to be reluctant to answer me, so I decided not to be too pushy about it.

Riku-san was ten years older than Umi, he probably thought that he couldnt afford to stay like this forever since he was twenty seven now.

I should give him my support from the shadows. I hope everything goes well for him.

Yes, next month, definitely Yes, Im sorry, theres a guest coming over, so I have to hang up now, yes, yes Phew Its finally over Welcome, Maki-kun. Sorry, I couldnt tend to you earlier.

Its fine, Sora-san, sorry to bother you today Um, about the thing

Yes, lets talk about it while were eating, my husband is done with his car it seems Umis here too.

As she said that, Daichi-san and Umi entered the living room at the exact same time.

In the living room, there were Daichi-san, Sora-san, Riku-san, Umi and the sole outsider, me.

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This was the second time I was in this situation. The first time was back in December, but this time, I felt even more tense than before.

Ugh, my stomach Could I make it through this?