Reiryuu Academy Student Council

The clock needle passes 12 o'clock.

Shotaro was wiping his glasses in the apartment's living room. Normally it's time to lie down in bed already.

In Shotaro, sleep is set at five hours. It's really Shotaro's opinion that that's an absolute habit, and I don't like being shorter or longer than that.

And Shotaro like that is still awake after time. The reason for this was simple, because I was thinking back on the bud grenade story.

Think of it, bud grenades have always been full of guilt for not communicating their past. After finding out everything, Shotaro was able to notice about it.

- Gejong-kun admitted that hypnosis doesn't work for me... but I wish hypnosis worked for me...

The hand I was wiping my glasses stops. The clear voice of the bud grenade echoed on my head.

Culture festival cover-up - a word that Shotaro was told by a bud grenade who looked adorable. I didn't say why, but now I know. Therefore, I am vain that I cannot save a bud grenade with the desire or guilt to erase it.

"Really... you're incompetent"

Shotaro shifts his gaze only slightly and looks in the mirror. I look into my own eyes and the words Shotaro gave me to whine about are very uncut.

Shotaro was interested in bud grenades because the hypnotic induction did not work. Otherwise, I would have treated the bud grenade thing the same as an unspecified number of girls. But now I even have myself wishing hypnotic induction worked on such bud grenades. Only a wish that didn't come true remained in my chest.

"... until I do what I can."

I'm not going to tell anyone, that's just solitary. That was Shotaro's determination. Just because hypnotic induction doesn't work on bud grenades doesn't mean you can't protect bud grenades.

Shotaro hangs the lenses back up beautifully.

Then the front door opened just fine.

"... father.... good job"

Yutaro (Yutaro), my father, who came into the living room sighing like he was tired, was welcomed by Shotaro with an incomparable greeting.

My father didn't seem to expect Shotaro to be awake, and he looked like he had eaten.

"Are you still awake?... That's unusual."

Yutaro didn't even look particularly happy and headed to the fridge. Remove mineral water and pour into a glass. And he kept pinching the table and lowered his back directly across from Shotaro.

"Speaking of which, I hear you've got an interview with Li Long.... did you get the interview too"

"Well... I'm an officer for once"

"... right"

My father usually goes to his room right away, but Shotaro stayed in the living room because he was awake. I won't put it on my face, but I guess I'm glad Shotaro was waiting for me just a little bit.

Someone who is only interested in the job, Shotaro told the bud grenade about his father. It is also true that we have given priority to work over family matters. When I was a little girl, Shotaro was like growing up only in her mother's unusual until affection.

But was that really all? Shotaro has avoided talking in depth with his father since his parents divorced him.

"Dad."

Why did you reconsider that now? Needless to say, it's because my heart was moved by the story of bud grenades.

"Is Dad... unwilling to remarry?"

My father looked rather surprised when Shotaro reluctantly asked. Shotaro has an indescribable emotion for the appearance of a face similar to his.

"... you wanted me to remarry?

"No.... somehow, the..."

I don't really know what I'm trying to say myself. Seeing Shotaro like that, my father got a slightly softer look.

"I'm not willing to remarry. We will, probably."

My father tells me clearly in a calm tone. It's almost a matter of deciding in my father, even with words of supplementary anticipation. Shotaro knew exactly what happened.

"... because your eyes were terrible for the first time"

After all, Shotaro's words are not enough. The expression was too blatant and my father laughed unexpectedly.

"Sure, you've made me feel bad."

That's what my father says and stares at a glass of water.

"It's my responsibility to make Shohua look like this."

Shohua is Shotaro's mother. Even though Shotaro was the decision-maker who deranged his mother, it was Yutaro who was unable to reconcile his work with his marriage.

"You won't be able to burden your son any more"

If we remarry, Shotaro will be more or less burdened. If I had a child between me and the person I remarried, it would seem like it would still be the case.

"Is it for me?"

"Do something stupid. As you know, I'm not such a good father. It's all for me."

Yutaro exhales softly and turns to Shotaro.

"I thought of my power... I thought you were the only one, that's all"

Yutaro drinks up water with ice.

Shotaro always thought it was a bitter decision for Shotaro that his father had custody of him. But I am certain that my father has raised Shotaro, albeit clumsily, ever since. For just that feeling, I can't raise a child with one man.

I don't talk a lot. But it passed too far enough on to Shotaro.

The glass of ice melts a little and sounds Karan.

"Really..."

Shotaro's reply is as loving as ever. Shotaro is aware of that too.

But Shotaro is a cuter son than anyone else who is planning on slipping his mind, his sleep, etc.