Owe a Wife

Episode 5's

...Chapters 5...

...Hitotsuba-san...

I took Hitotsuba-san's trembling hand and invited her into the living room, then let her sit on the chair. After receiving the tea and rest, he finally regained his composure, and slowly opened his mouth.

“Now, Yuya-kun. Let me explain your current situation. To be honest, this situation could only be summed up in a few words: Yuya-kun, you have become my property now. That's it.”

“Yes, I understand. You don't intend to explain it, do you? Yes right?”

“I thought babbling was pointless, so I made it short and simple. Is that wrong?”

“Of course it's wrong! Since when did I become your property? It's not like you just bought a pet! Please explain to me correctly so I can understand!”

“Pets. That's right, from today Yuya-kun is my pet. Yeah, that's good. That sounds good.”

He did not want to explain the situation and did not want to listen to me at all! With her hands crossed and her cheeks flushed red, she got lost in her own imagination. Regardless of her attitude, it was a crime to be so beautiful that even that undignified posture could be turned into a painting.

I deliberately made a sound to regain his attention as I sipped my tea.

“Don't do it, Pochi. You can't drink like that... Sorry, Yuya-kun. I imagine too much of something. Where did we get to?”

“...I think we got to the point where I became 'the property of Hitotsuba-san.'“

“Ah, correct. I was just about to talk about why Yuya-kun became my property. This is because your father cried for help to my mother.”

Why did my father specifically ask Hitotsuba-san's mother for help? Hitotsuba-san explained it to me. In short, my father, the bastard in our family, and Hitotsuba-san's mother, the goddess of war, attended the same Elementary School, Junior High School, and High School. He had heard about my father's failure during his time doing his job as a lawyer, and about a month ago, he was suddenly contacted by him. Message that can be termed briefly: “Please help me.”

“At first, my mother intended to refuse. He said that no matter how rotten the relationship between them was, his foolish actions were still his own fault with. He also added that Yuya-kun's mother is just as guilty, as he continues to support her without stopping her fatal mistake.”

My fucking dad is completely crazy. I can't believe he's going to send a sudden SOS to his childhood friend who now has a family to take care of. When he comes back from abroad, I'll beat him until I'm satisfied.

“However, Yuya's father cried and said, 'Please save my son. There's nothing wrong with Yuya, and unlike me, he has potential. I don't want to destroy his future.'“

“...”

“Well, even so, my mother had no reason to nod her head. For him, it was instead adding oil to the fire.”

“So, I'm sure the smart Yuya-kun wonders why my mother still decided to help him. Of course, the reason is because of my selfishness!”

Hitotsuba-san puffed out her chest and made a proud face. Even though it was hidden behind her knit sweater, you could see her twin mounds swaying with sheer momentum. And the way he bent down made it clearer, so it was hard not to see the twin mounds. I turned my eyes and said.

“Errrr, what do you mean by your selfishness, Hitotsuba-san? How could that help my father? Your mother wouldn't take someone else's debt just because you're selfish, would she?”

“I have never been selfish in my life, and I have always been a good and obedient child. My parents and grandparents were overjoyed to hear that their only daughter was so selfish for the first time in her life. Make them cook brown rice for this event.”

[Translator's Note: Red rice is traditionally cooked for happy occasions.]

Did she just praise herself as a kind and selfless girl? But even that wasn't the biggest point bothering me. Did he just say his mother was overjoyed because of his selfishness? I can't imagine a person as dignified as the goddess of war crying out in joy.

“There are two things that make me selfish. The first is that I want my mother to help you, Yuya-kun. It's only natural that you didn't do anything wrong. I don't really care what happens to your parents, but I can't ignore the fact that you're going to suffer for it.”

I'm not sure why Hitotsuba-san cares about me, but even though I don't know the reason, it's always nice to know that someone cares about you.

“And the second reason comes from my selfishness. In my life, I have never made a decision based solely on my selfishness except for this one, which is where I want you to be my property. Anyway, I said that I want to stay with you.”

“OK, this part is impossible to understand! It's not even selfish anymore! You just missed the confession section, the application section, and all the other parts and just told your parents that you wanted to stay with me! Why are you doing that!?”

“Because... I want to be with you, Yuya-kun..”.

Duh, that's sneaky! If the dignified Hitotsuba Kaede, whose embodiment was like a goddess, was agitated with her fingers and clenched her mouth in a timid manner, anyone would instantly fall in love with her! This faith could even end the war!　

“After that.everyone was excited about me who finally found my first love and my selfish decision. My father prepared a check, my mother contacted Yuya-kun's father, and.everything was decided like that.”.

While wondering if I should mention her words that said “my first love”, Hitotsuba-san gave me a piece of paper. It was sort of a deal, with my father's name and stamp signed at the bottom. Contains is…

“... ‘First. I gave Hitotsuba Kaede permission to stay with Yoshizumi Yuya. Second, when Yuya was eighteen, he agreed to register his name and become the daughter-in-law of the Hitotsuba family. With that, after starting to live together, any contact from Yoshizumi Yuya's parents against Yuya would be banned forever.'

What... WHAT-WHAT IS THIS!!?”

Of course I would scream after reading such an agreement!