V1C2 Part4

Translated by KuroNeko Edited by KuroNeko

ANNOUNCEMENT : The previous translator of this series drop it ’cause of some IRL problems and I, KuroNeko, will be continuing as per today.

Writing style may be different from previous chapters ’cause of our own specific styles. Thanks for understanding.

――It was the winter of my second year in junior high school. It was shortly after Mitsuki and I had decided on the school to which we would enroll, and if we passed, we would begin living together.

“―Both of you. I’m sorry to call you out of the blue.”

“That’s all well and good, but… what’s going on, Dad?”

“I’d heard you wanted to talk with us…”

When Mitsuki and I were called to the living room, Dad was reluctant when we asked him.

“You’re engaged to be married… and you’re getting along fine, aren’t you?”

“Yes, that’s right. Personally, I believe we get along rather well.”

“Well, if you’re asking if we’re like other couples, I highly doubt it… that’s it?”

Mitsuki and I both answered Dad’s question, wondering why he had asked us to affirm something we didn’t need to confirm ―Dad paused again, as if he was having difficulty saying it, and then uttered it as if he had made up his mind.

“I know that this is a tactless order… but I want you to refrain from sexual activity until you graduate from high school.”

““… Why again?””

My dad said such a tactless thing to us. We asked him again, somewhat weakened―and he heated up.

“Because you two are going to have a baby with this momentum!”

So far, I’ve figured out what he is thinking and saying.

He seemed to be worried that we, who live apart from our parents, would become “father and mother” as a result of our various mischief…

Mitsuki and I exchanged glances as we understood this, and then―to reassure him―I uttered some words.

”“If we do it, we’ll live happily ever after, okay?””

“You’re still not going to deny it?!”

At this point, I had begun to dabble in the investment field with the aid of an expert from my father’s company, and I was seeing positive results.

So, even if it did happen, I was certain that I could pay back my parents in a few years, even if I would have to ask for their help at first, and that if I worked hard, I would not have to struggle financially.

“… No, I’m not worried about your safety; you could live with being kicked out of the house at this point. But… I’m sorry, as parents, we have our own agendas, or, to put it another way, our own public image. For the time being, I want you to attend college. That’s why―I’d like you to refrain from doing ‘anything that has the possibility of happening until you leave high school.’”

…… Appearance. Having said that, he is completely correct.

“Well, if the chairman’s son got married on the spur of the moment and made his wife dropout of high school, it’s not good for the public.”

“… My dad’s the same way, so I guess it’s not too much to ask. But―uncle?”

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

When Mitsuki, who should have been convinced, added, “But…”, my dad glanced at her suspiciously.

I’ve been thinking about something as well. Maybe it’s fine with my father if I don’t do it… If he means “no sexuality in general.”

“”We took a bath together the other day. Is that safe?””

“You went in with him? And nothing happened?!”

“We ran into each other in the bathroom… Well, Mitsuki’s behaviour was so unsexual that nothing happened.”

“Your son’s ‘son’ was still sleeping, so I took a bath as usual with no problems.”

“That’s the other side of my concern―are you fine with it? I mean, that’s… in terms of the family line’s future continuance.”

“”That’s probably all right. I mean, I can’t do anything with (Mitsuki) (Yuuya) right now.””

“Yeah, well… get along with it ―no, I don’t want you to get laid right away, though.”

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“And that’s all there is to it; it’s not that interesting, is it?”

Everyone’s reaction when I finished talking about the past was.

“”””Is there more to it than how it happened?!””””

Almost everyone except Mitsuki and I were packed into the room with wide eyes.

…… I think that’s right, isn’t it? Mitsuki appeared to be thinking the same way, and we exchanged a wry smile.

“Just because it was a possibility didn’t mean I was prepared to have a baby, okay?”

“Yes, yes. I’m simply saying it’s okay if it does happen.”

“”””No, not there okay!?… no no no not there either!!””””

Isn’t it really perfect for everyone?

I was mildly amazed at my classmates who had been able to get the two-step tsukkomi exactly right.

“…… I’m sure Mitsuki-chan and the others understand this, but mixed bathing in eighth grade is a thing, isn’t it?”

“I mean―did you really have a mixed bath and nothing happened?”

I hadn’t even told Yukina and Taiga about it, so they were both surprised and shocked.

“―OK, let me make a few excuses. First and foremost… Taiga. You’ve previously bathed at my parents’ place. What was it like?”

“The bath in the main residence? It’s a bit like an inn. There were several washrooms.”

My parents’ house has long been a gathering place for branch families during the Obon and New Year holidays, and several generations ago, quite a few people lived and worked there as servants. As a result, the bathroom and washroom are rather spacious.

“That’s right. In a sense, there’s no ‘washing up’ or ‘naked interaction,’ as everyone imagined.”

“No, no, no. Even if you did… you’re both naked, aren’t you?”

―Yes. I saw the whole thing all clearly, but what?

… Since such a statement would provoke a massive firestorm, I just brushed off the question and continued on with my excuses.

“This was an accident―and I was the one who took a bath first, remember?”

I’ll never forget the day in the middle of the autumn holidays. Mitsuki rushes in naked… oblivious to the guests ahead of her, as I was washing myself.

“What… Isn’t it Lucky Lewd?” [1]

“If that’s the case … I wonder if it can’t be helped?”

These voices were mostly from women.

“No, it’s called ‘lucky lewd,’ but… that thing usually doesn’t make the people involved honestly happy, you know? The other party may fight back, or you may feel awkward afterwards.”

To a point, that’s exactly what I believe. I believe the only people who can be pleased about it are those who do not understand what they are doing or who are in a relationship in which they can do the same thing without being “lucky.”

Yukina now turned to Mitsuki after the pursuit of my side had weakened.

“I understood Yuuya-side… kun’s but, Mitsuki-chan? Even if the other party is your partner, don’t you feel embarrassed―”

“Haha… I get what you’re saying―but it was the best I could do at the time, okay?”

“Huh?”

Yukina, who had reproached Mitsuki, looked puzzled at her response.

I think Yukina’s reaction is plausible―but knowing the intent; I agree with Mitsuki.

“―That one was undoubtedly a fine play by Mitsuki, but… I don’t know what would have happened now if I had been embarrassed in that situation.”

“What, uh… what do you mean?”

My words seemed to have given some of them an idea of why , but the majority of them still didn’t get it.

… It’s a delicate thing to tell many people about the emotions I felt at the time, but I guess I had no choice.

“If you encountered a naked man or woman and you’re even more conscious of them, won’t… it be completely unstoppable?”

“Huh? uh… so that’s what you mean.”

If I had been embarrassed at that time…. I would certainly have been more conscious of Mitsuki as a woman. If that were to happen――

“At that time, if I had taken no action without a piece of sex appeal, even if I could endure it at that time―I think I would have continued to be in agony for a while.”

“I know, right? Probably the most dangerous time would be in a couple of days.”

“Oh, you mean after you’ve accumulated all that agony, sure. If I hadn’t been so good at it… when my father told me not to do it until I graduated from high school, I would have said, ‘It’s too late!’ to him”

“Hahaha. That’s quite possible.”

The people around…. were somehow taken aback by our conversation.

I could hear a little bit of what some of them were whispering about― ”What about… here the parties involved laugh at each other’s stories about how they might have gotten laid?” something like that.

In the midst of all this, one of the boys spoke to me with a phenomenal eye for things.

“But also…. Toba. How did you manage to be okay? No matter how much the color was turned off, how could you get away with not reacting against Fushimi-san…?”

“There are some things you can get used to, but…. the trick is to ‘accept the situation’ and ‘not to imagine unnecessary things,’ I guess? If I tried to look away from the current situation, I would become even more conscious of it, so I didn’t dare look away from her naked state and said, ‘So what? Mitsuki is Mitsuki.’ ”

When I told him about the secrets I had learned back then, he exclaimed, “Oh!”

But. In the midst of all this, Taiga turned to me with a thoughtful look on his face.

“―Hmm. Yuuya, I’d like to get some confirmation, if that’s alright?”

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Taiga?”

I asked Taiga back, with a very serious face.

“Does that mean― ’I was staring at her naked body?’ Is that correct?”

“… ‘Don’t look away from the state of nakedness.’ That’s not what I meant, okay?”

――I won’t deny it. The images from that time are permanently stored in my brain memory.

However. Such deceptions did not work on Mitsuki.

“After all, Yuuya is a boy, too…”

“―Shut up. If you’re going to say things like that, you’re going to have to raise your usual defences as well, girl.”

As we talked, the girls looked at us warmly. And from the boys――

“… I’m jealous of you, Yuuya, you know?”

“But. If I were actually in the same position, I’m sure I wouldn’t be all that happy about it…. But even with that in mind, I’m still jealous….!”

Many of them nodded at those words.

I can fully understand that feeling, because I too often feel like I’m getting a “perquisite.”

“If it doesn’t diminish, I’d really like you to show us―”

“Eh? Why would I let anyone else see it?”

“”””Immediately?!””””

…… I’m having a hard time, but I can fully understand why you might be envious.

So I have no intention of giving up or taking over, and I’m not going to allow anyone but me to watch.

Mitsuki was smiling bitterly while everyone else was in a state of shock.

――I’ll chalk it up to my imagination that there’s a little bit of lucky color mixed in there.

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CHAPTERS NOTES :

[1] – “Lucky Lewd” [Romaji “ Lucky Sukebe ”] is a Japanese or Manga slang which is a type of fan service in anime where there’s accidental nudity, groping, etc.

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