If I hadn't come back home late today, I might have been shocked. At least now I can only assume that our house was just ransacked by thieves.
"Goo goo goo..."
My stomach growled, so today I'll make a proper meal for myself for once.
Sigh, I can't rely on snacks for dinner every day, can I?
"For a proper meal... steak, potato, wood ear mushroom, onion, is that enough?"
These days happened to coincide with a huge sale in the supermarket, and the price of steak seems very cheap!
So I can't go home for the time being because it would be a waste of time to search for these ingredients. After buying what I needed in the crowded underground mall, the snowflakes in the sky were almost invisible. It seems that it's already very late.
Every time there's a big promotion, people almost get squished into meat sauce.
I don't really mind these things, but the time spent each time could have allowed me to clear a dozen or so game levels. How much experience is that?!
"But thinking about living alone is not bad, at least I can eat whatever I want. Hehe!"
No one will complain if I eat snacks and instant noodles every day, I can do whatever I want, and laziness is a common thing.
Just as I arrived home, I reached into my pocket for my keys.
"Huh, did I forget to bring them?"
Instinctively, I searched for the trace of the keys in my pocket, but...
At this time, it would be best to call my dad and not spend the night outside. It's winter, after all!
Crack!!
At this moment, the front door miraculously opened, and under the bright light, a figure with a well-proportioned and handsome physique emerged from inside.
"Welcome home, Master... Dalin."
The president stood at the entrance looking incredibly gentle, taking the burden and the groceries I just bought from me. After taking off all my equipment, I was already so tired that I turned into a lump of mud.
"What do you mean by 'Master Dalin,' but thank you so much. Otherwise, I would have had to..."
I suddenly retreated to the entrance of the house and looked at the nameplate—Tsubaki-Juji Family.
Returning home, I looked at the president who was dressed and behaved like a virtuous housewife, and I asked with some confusion.
"When did you come in, don't you know this is trespassing?!"
"Haha! Trespassing? What joke are you playing?"
The president immediately returned to his usual carefree manner, took out a document, and on it were written a few big words, Marriage Agreement.
"What is this thing?"
I opened it and saw that it said clearly: Male party, Tsubaki Juxi; Female party, Yuka.
"Do you want to pretend to be clueless? Ha, then do you acknowledge this?"
As she spoke, the president took out a household registration book, in which it was written in great detail that we were... a legally married couple?
"Is there some mistake?"
"...what?"
"Isn't it an unmarried relationship... but on this document?"
"Oh, this is a legal document that uncle and the others arranged. Look, it even has the government seal, doesn't it?"
"I didn't mean that!"
The student council president was simply an alien from a distant planet. There was simply no topic of conversation between us, and what's more infuriating is that I had no reason to kick her out of my house.
"Sigh, I'll go make dinner. After eating, I'll go back to my room. The rest is up to you."
I started to focus on my main goal, even though it was humiliating, but I only wanted to protect the last piece of pristine land in my room.
"You mean the room on the second floor, the one at the end, right?"
"..."
Looking at her disappointed face, I knew that my little castle was in danger. I hurriedly ran back to my own room, bypassing the president.
"No, this is not my room!"
The room that had always been messy was neatly organized, even the corners of the walls and the desktop were carefully wiped clean.I opened the bed board where I kept my collection of adult video games, but as I expected, all of my sisters were gone. Even some of the anime magazines and weekly publications were missing.
"If I let a woman rule this house, what would become of it?!"
I decided to show her a little bit of my strength so she would understand what a real man is!
So, I went downstairs to the living room to find her and get back my treasures, but she was not there anymore. I searched all the rooms on the first floor but couldn't find her.
"Damn, where could she be?"
Wait, suddenly I realized, could she have followed me upstairs when I went up?
I quickly went back to my room, but she was nowhere to be found. This was the first time I encountered such a mysterious situation. Could she have vanished...
Bang!
Just as I was about to return to the staircase leading to the first floor, a door on the left side, facing the stairs, suddenly opened and hit me on the back, causing me to lose my balance and tumble down the ten steps.
"Ah, why am I so clumsy? Did I step on a banana peel while walking?"
"Wait a minute, it seems like you opened the door and knocked me down. What connection does that have with me walking on a banana peel?"
"You haven't lost your memory?"
What??
I was so angry that I felt like my lungs were about to explode. She didn't even apologize for her mistakes and acted so calm... Is she a fraudster?
I was already seething with hatred towards her for what she had done.
"President, I..."
"What did you say?"
I mustered up the courage to confront her, but she simply pretended not to hear me.
"My name isn't President, is it?"
"..."
If it's not President, what should I call her? I remembered calling her Yuka on the computer before.
"Yuka..."
"Yikes!!!"
After I called her that, the President suddenly lost her balance and sat on the sofa. She looked at me warily, as if I were a pervert, and her pale face gradually turned pink.
Um... I misspoke?
"Although we are newlyweds, we are still high school students. Why are you calling me so intimately?"
"Intimate? No, no, don't misunderstand!"
I called her Yuka because it was the only name I knew. I couldn't remember her last name no matter how hard I tried.
"Listen to my explanation..."
Why does this feel like the scene where a husband tries to explain himself to his wife after cheating?
When I realized it was a trap, it was already too late. Yuka had an mischievous smile on her face, curled her middle finger, and flicked my forehead.
"Hahaha, you're really fun to tease!"
Watching me in my bewildered state, Yuka couldn't help but burst into laughter, rolling on the sofa and clutching her stomach in pain.
Does this fool find everything funny?
This fraudulent profession was truly despicable, but I was completely helpless.
"Are you done playing?"
"Huh?"
"If you're done, then go back to your room and play by yourself. Don't disturb my normal life. I won't accept that marriage agreement I've never seen before..."
I was getting angry, and Yuka, who was extremely angry, immediately took out the agreement and stuck it to my face.
"Now you've seen it, right?"
I held my breath and tore the agreement into pieces, crumbling it in my hand.
"It doesn't exist anymore!"
Perhaps my actions had crossed Yuka's patience threshold because she suddenly seemed like a completely different person, extremely angry. With her mastery of martial arts, she easily subdued me on the wooden floor."You should know your situation better than anyone else right now, so I hope you can fully cooperate with me and play this scene to the end!" Yukari's tone this time was different from before, with a hint of threat.
"Play... how do you need me to help you?" I didn't expect this guy to be not as foolish as he seemed on the surface, actually quite skilled in dealing with family members...
"It's simple, just get married, it doesn't take much brainpower!"
"Huh...?" This is not acting, aren't we supposed to follow the agreement in the contract?
"You don't understand, do you? This tactic is called 'make-believe,' we actually get married and create a happy family, and then they won't have anything to say, right?"
"...I have nothing to say. My current mood is as messy as my hair. I never thought this clan leader would be so lacking in common sense. Looking at her gloating face, does she really have no expectations for her own future?"
"Then wait for me in my room, I'll show you something good after I finish showering." Yukari shrugged her shoulders, wearing a pink and red vest, and then gave me a coquettish smile.
This smile made me feel uneasy. What does this woman really want to do?
I could only go to her room and wait. Wait, isn't this my home? Why should I be ashamed to go in?
"Um, the room is quite ordinary." Upon entering, I didn't pay much attention to the overall layout of the room, as it was unexpectedly not like a girl's room filled with pink and romantic colors. The wardrobe and everything else in the room were all a light shade of green, with a monotonous color scheme that seemed more like a mature person's unified bedroom layout.
"Wow, what a great computer!" The only thing that stood out was the desktop computer in the corner of the wall, with its black and gold metallic body and transparent side parts, indicating a hefty price.
"Rich people are insane when it comes to gaming computers!" It was the first time I saw a computer that I might never be able to afford in my entire life, and the sense of novelty was overwhelming. I tried my best to control myself from touching it, but Yukari's shower was taking too long, so I couldn't resist and touched the exterior of the computer case. It should be fine, right?
"Sigh, that shower was so relaxing... What are you doing?" I had just bent down to touch the huge computer case when I accidentally bumped into Yukari, who had just come out of the bathroom, still wearing a bathrobe.
"I... I just wanted to take a look at your new computer."
"Oh, then feel free to look at it, but when I need to use the computer, you have to go back to your own room."
"That's beside the point, did you call me here just to look at this computer?"
Looking at her eyes filled with sadness, I suddenly felt that this thing might not be a good omen.
She walked towards her bedside table and took out a photo from inside, handing it to me.
"This is the true intention of my father and uncle—the Great Angel Project!"