I Managed to Bring Down the Entire Family of That Impossible-To-Conquer S-Class Beauty, Completely Filling in Her Outer Moat
Damn it, getting in my wayโฆ Who the hell is that loser?
After getting home from school, I was thinking back to what happened during lunch break today.
I was finally looking forward to swapping lunches and stuff, but that asshole loser I don’t even know ruined it!
โHey, Fumihiko-kun, when can we go on our next date?โ
My girlfriendโwhatever number she wasโlay sprawled on my bed, asking that question.
Her clothes were open, revealing a provocative sight, but I couldn’t muster any interest in that right now.
โAhโฆ I don’t know. I’m in a bad mood today, so I’m going to the arcade.โ
โEhh? The arcade’s too noisy, I don’t like it.โ
โFine, I’ll go by myself then.โ
โUgh, you’ve been ignoring me lately. It’s so boring.โ
She was just a woman who fell for me easily. Even if one or two woman got tired of me, it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.
Right now, that’s the least of my concerns. Getting that womanโฆ China is all that matters.
I walked down the street as dusk began to fall and entered the shopping mall where the game center was located.
โWhat should I do? Maybe beat someone up in a fighting game to feel good?โ
I moved to the area with the arcade machines and scanned the surroundings.
But there weren’t many people; everyone seemed drawn to the medal games instead.
โโOh! Hey, you play fighting games? Wanna play with me?โ
โHuh?โ
The voice behind me belonged to a tall, handsome guy wearing round sunglasses.
It wasn’t the first time I’d seen him; I’d spotted him walking with China before.
(Whoa, waitโฆ isn’t this guy her dad?! Seriously, is God hinting for me to date China or something? lol)
Her brother messed up, but his dad probably won’t do anything weird.
This is my chance to play nice and boost my popularity!
โI was busy at the office, but I finished early so I came to hang out.โ
โOh, cool! If you want, I can be your opponent!โ
โOh, sounds good~. Alright, let’s get started then.โ
We both sat down in our chairs, picked our characters, and the match began.
I’d beaten the guys who hang around here who play pretty seriously, so this should be easy. I’ll just go easy on him and make him feel good.
Or so I thoughtโฆ
“KO!!”
โHuhโฆ Wait, I lostโฆ?โ
โHaha! Heyโฆ you gotta play for real, man.โ
โ!โ
Heโฆ he saw through me. Well, now I had no choice but to go all out, forget about playing nice!
I gripped the joystick again, gritting my teeth.
But the result was a crushing defeat. There was no opening for attack, just an unbreakable storm of combos.
โYou were moving way better than before! How about it? Want to go again?โ
โN-no way. Your moves are pro-level, I’d never win! No way!โ
โIs that so? I thought you had good instincts.โ
โI said impossible. Losing all the time isn’t fun either.โ
โโฆโฆโฆโฆ. Ah, not fun, huh. Guess you’re different from Hope-kun.โ
Her father switched to the dark sunglasses hanging from his breast pocket.
His eyes were hidden, but he’d clearly enjoyed himself immensely, my approval rating skyrocketing.
โWell, I’m heading home now.โ
โAh, okay! See you later!!โ
โโฆYeah, bye.โ
Her father waved flutteringly and walked away.
I’d won over one person. That was the first step.
โJust you wait, China. Soon, I’ll be right up your alleyโฆ!โ
Still in high spirits, I headed home myself.
๏ผใใ๏ผใใ๏ผ
โI’m home~~~!โ
โAh, welcome back, Papa.โ
While China was cooking, Papa came home.
Wearing sunglasses, he had that same shady dad as always.
โChina-chan, Hope-kun said it was super delicious~. Thank you so much!โ
โFrom now on, act like an adult.โ
โYes, I’m reflecting on my actions.โ
While talking with Papa, my younger Akitoshi, came into the living room.
And then he headbutted Papa. He must have hit a good spot, because Papa immediately doubled over.
โPapa! I can’t find onii chan!!โ
โGah! Ah, Hitoshiโฆ Papa doesn’t know any onii chanโฆโ
โHe’s the amazing bug-catching onii chan!โ
โHmph! Then I summon my son, Hope-kun! He’s incredible, you know? He’s the next best pro gamer after me! Ha ha ha!!โ
โMph! onii chan is way cooler! Absolutely, definitely!!โ
His mind was completely consumed by this big brother. Apparently, Papa was also quite infatuated with this Hope guy.
There was still no boy I was interested in, and absolutely no plans to date anyone.
But then again, today at lunchโฆ
(Didn’t Watarai-kun help me?)
Watarai Nozomu.
The mysterious boy who wanders off during breaks and disappears after class before you know it.
But somethingโฆ something’s stuck in my mind. What could it be?
โOnee chan, is dinner ready yet?โ
โHuh? Oh, yeah. It’ll be ready soon.โ
โYay!!โ
The source of that unease felt almost within reach, yet elusive.
Like waking up in the morning feeling like you had a dream but can’t quite recall itโthat kind of sensation.
Worrying about it wouldn’t accomplish anything, so I shook it off and focused on cooking.
Maiasa