I, Who Was Reincarnated as an Evil Character With Cheat-Level Stats in an Eroge, Will Live Freely in This Life
After Kana’s parents left the room, we held each other for a little while.
“Are you okay, Kana?”
“Y-yes… I’m just so happy…”
Kana said this while roughly wiping away her tears. She seemed to be calming down a bit.
I was back to my usual self too.
“Me too. I’m really glad your parents understood.”
It really was a relief.
I think my explanation was a bit clumsy, but it all worked out in the end.
At first, they both looked expressionless—like I couldn’t tell what they were thinking, which made me a little uneasy.
Then, with teary eyes, Kana looked up at me, smiled brightly, and said,
“But from now on, we can be together without worrying about anything!!”
If we have Kana’s parents’ permission, then yes, that’s true.
They told Kana not to worry about Nanashima, so she probably isn’t that concerned about it.
Still, I can’t just ignore it or not care, so I’ll be the one to keep an eye on that.
Even so, Kana looks incredibly happy.
She’s always smiling, but today she seemed even happier than usual.
“Yeah…”
I smiled back at her and replied.
“Ehehe, I have to tell Miku-nee and Saki-nee later! They were both really worried about us.”
It’s true she hadn’t said a word about staying over, but that’s exactly right.
They kept reassuring us, especially Kana, that everything would be fine, so we wouldn’t worry.
“We should, yeah. They really helped us out.”
“Yes!!”
Kana answered with a bright smile, but after a short pause, she asked, looking a little embarrassed.
“Um, so, Seito-senpai…”
“What is it?”
“A-about what happens next… I-I mean, are you going to tell Mom and Dad?”
What happens next? That was obviously the birthday party at my house, and then staying over.
“You told them you were staying at a friend’s house, right?”
“Y-yes…”
“By the way, whose house did you say it was? Surely they asked you that?”
From how they talked today, it was clear they genuinely cared about Kana.
There’s no way they wouldn’t ask whose house it was.
I remember Kana telling her parents about it before she told Miku and the others she was staying at my place.
“Th-that… Actually, I said Miku nee’s place. I just blurted it out when they asked…”
“So, did you tell Miku about that?”
“No, I haven’t… After I said I was staying at Seito-senpai’s place, it just didn’t feel like the right time to bring it up…”
Kana said this, looking apologetic.
If Kana said she was staying at Miku’s place, her parents would catch the lie immediately if they asked Miku’s parents. And if she hadn’t told Miku, that made it even worse.
Judging by how the two of them acted, they probably hadn’t confirmed it with Miku’s parents yet. But Kana’s mom, Natsumi san, and Miku’s mom, Yuki san, seemed to be close friends, so it wouldn’t be surprising if they checked anytime soon.
I suppose it wouldn’t be impossible to explain to Miku now and ask Yuki san to cover for us, but I really didn’t feel like doing that.
Besides, it’d be wrong to lie to Kana right after they finally accepted us.
Thinking that, I decided I really should tell Kana’s parents about today’s events.
As a result, the sleepover might get canceled, but they’d probably still let us have the birthday party.
That said, this is just my guess. I need to confirm with Kana herself.
With that in mind, I said to Kana.
“Hey, Kana. You know… maybe we shouldn’t tell your parents after all? They finally agreed, and I don’t want to lie…”
“Y-yeah… I guess so…”
“It might mean you can’t stay over at my place tonight… but are you okay with that?”
“I-I don’t want to… but yeah. I guess we should do that.”
“Got it. Then I’ll tell them myself, okay?”
“Y-yes. It’s a bit embarrassing if Mom and Dad find out though…”
Well, that makes sense… I was thinking that when Kana’s parents came.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Ah, no. It’s totally fine. More than that, thank you for accepting me”
I said that and bowed my head.
“Well, you know. As a father, I do have some thoughts, but you seem like you’ll be fine, Seito-kun. I’m counting on you. But if you make Kana cry, I absolutely won’t forgive you, got it?”
Kazuki-san said this with a serious expression.
“Yes. Of course. I swear I’ll always treasure Kana-san.”
“That’s right, Dad!! Seito-senpai will be fine!!”
Kana chimed in after me, and Kazuki-san smiled a little, saying something like, “Well, if that’s how it is…”
“Hehehe, Kana, you’re really in love, aren’t you?”
“That’s right!! I absolutely adore Seito-senpai!!”
Saying that, Kana threw her arms around mine.
Seeing us like that, Natsumi-san smiled warmly, and Kazuki-san was smiling too, despite himself.
It was already 1:00 PM when we arrived at Kana’s house, so quite some time had passed.
While getting closer to Kana’s parents was important, today was a special day.
Thinking that, I decided to bring up the topic right away.
“Um, I have something to tell you both.”
When I said that, Kana must have sensed something, because she let go of my arm and sat up straight.
“What is it?”
“Um, actually… today is Kana-san’s birthday, right…?”
“Well, yeah.”
“Right. I heard you were staying at Miku-chan’s house, but is the timing okay?”
“W-well, about that… it’s okay, I guess…”
“What’s wrong, Kana?”
“What’s wrong, Kana?”
Kana looked flustered as they both asked her.
Then I took a small, deep breath and said.
“About that… I’ll explain. Actually, the place Kana-san was supposed to stay tonight wasn’t Suzukaze-san’s house… it was my house… I’m terribly sorry for putting Kana-san in a position where she had to lie…”
I bowed my head as I said this.
Since I was bowing, I couldn’t see the expressions on their faces.
“N-no, that’s not it!! It wasn’t Seito-senpai who made me lie, I lied on my own!!! Mom and Dad!! It wasn’t Seito-senpai’s fault, I was just embarrassed… I was scared of what you two would say, so I couldn’t tell you!!! I was the one who suggested staying over in the first place!!! I’m sorry for lying!!”
I couldn’t see Kana’s face, but I could easily imagine her desperately trying to convince them.
Then, surprisingly, they both answered right away.
“Haa… Well, you two can lift your heads now.”
“Yeah… It’s okay.”
I thought they’d be angrier… Thinking that, I lifted my head.
Their expressions weren’t exactly angry, but they were serious.
Then Kazuki-san asked.
“Kana. I want to make this clear first—you understand what this means, right?”
“Y-yes, I understand!! I was the one who invited him, and I’m the one who wants this!! I want to get closer to Seito-senpai!!!”
“I see… Then what do you want your future with Seito-kun to be?”
“W-well… I… I want to get married…”
Kana said it in a small voice, looking embarrassed.
I was genuinely really happy she felt that way about me.
“I see… Well then, Seito. What do you want to become with Kana?”
“Hmm. If we’re talking about the future, I feel the same way as Kana-san.”
When I said that, Kana quickly looked over at me.
I glanced at her too, and she had wide eyes and looked incredibly happy.
It wasn’t exactly a proposal, but the result felt like one.
“Haa… So you two are serious?”
“Yes! (Yeah!)”
“Huh… I see… I get your feelings now…”
“Is it okay, Kazuki-san?”
“Okay or not… If your resolve is that strong…”
“Right, if that’s how you feel, Kazuki-san, then it’s fine. Kana. Seito-kun. I was fine with whatever Kana wanted to do. Since I accepted Seito-kun, it became your problem, so I never really intended to interfere anyway.”
Kazuki-san seemed reluctant, but Natsumi-san was smiling.
“R-Really!?”
“I-It’s okay!?”
“Seito-kun… those words you said earlier, you meant them, right?”
Kazuki asked again.
I answered clearly without hesitation.
“Yes! Everything I said today is true!”
“I see… Well, I guess there’s nothing more for me to say then…”
Kazuki rested his elbows on the desk as he spoke.
His face showed he accepted it, but his feelings were complicated…
“Well, since that’s the case, enjoy yourselves, you two.”
“Thank you!”
“Ah, thank you both!!”
After we said that, Kazuki-san chimed in a bit abruptly.
“But! Seito-kun is a high schooler and Kana is a middle schooler. Make absolutely sure you don’t end up in a situation where you have to take responsibility!”
“Yeah. That’s something we’d be happy about when you two become adults.”
Natsumi-san added with a smile.
A situation where we’d have to take responsibility… Well, that probably meant having kids. Given the context, that had to be it.
Of course, even if we did that, we never intended to neglect contraception.
Financially, just looking at that aspect, we’d definitely be fine. But that wasn’t the issue.
Thinking that, I glanced at Kana’s face. She was blushing shyly, but said in a small voice.
“I, I know that already…”
“I’m fine with it too.”
We kept talking a bit after that, but the meeting with Kana’s parents ended very well.
Maiban