Chapter 0: Family meeting and departure.
Both of my parents are running their personal electric store in the town.
However, in this modern world, it is quite painful with just an electrical appliance store.
Therefore, other than running an electrical appliance store, they start to establish a reused store.
From the time I got a sense of mind, I was drawn by my parents on how to repair the electronic appliances, and get myself thrown into as essential person to the a.s.sessment process.Because of that, by the time I enter high school, I’m able to repair a wide range of household appliances and make a broad a.s.sessment from various brands to a single pen.
Today is the first day of April.This spring has become 3 years since I have been in the high school, and right now I am in the middle of the spring break.
But, if I don’t help them, my pocket money will be gone too.
*tatta*tatta* Gacha.*
Who is that?Entering my room without my permission.
Is it Mom?
*Thump!*
Ugh!! Hーheavy…..
「Brotheーr! Good morning! Wa-keーup! Mom and Dad are calling you!」
「Oi, my sister.Please wake me up more gently.Besides, you’re heavy」
「You’re so cruel, brother! What with my little sister is 『heavy』! Say that thing again and I won’t come to wake you up tomorrow!.」
「Yeah.I’m sorry. I always love my cute little sister」
「It’s good that you understand.Right, brother.From this morning,it seems to be the 『9th Family Meeting』.
Come fast.」
「 Why is it from the morning….It can’t be helped.Lets go and finish this quickly.」
Both of us go down the stairs and then we head to the living room together.
My mom and dad are already sit on the tables and there are coffees for 4 people shares present on it.
Uーn, it’s the usual flavour! Then. let’s get going and finish this.
「Father will begin first〜it’s a serious announcement! Ha〜 *thump*thump*puff*puff」
「Father, you are so noisy in the morning.Then, what is the agenda for this time?」
「Thank you for listening Yuki ! This is a serious announcement that is unlike before.!」
「Have you become a third person?」
「*Gofun!*No..no, I’m not.We have slowly become bigger and we now can leave the house So, both of us are going for a trip.」
Father drinks a mouthful of the coffee and spills some of it from his mouth.The spills fall on the table. My Mom sees it and wipes the table with a towel.
「That was the serious announcement? Particularly, you can just go normally isn’t.
What with the serious announcement……」
「You’re missing the important part, Yuki my love. Listen carefully.
Me and your mom , we are going to travel around the world for a year.」
「Wa-wait a minute! I’m going to attend my high school this spring! What about the school and the house!.」
「It’s okay about that.The chairman board over there is an old friend of mine therefore, the procedure to the entry of the school is settled already. That’s why, Ai-chan will be doing the ch.o.r.es, so do your best okay.」
「Uhmm, Dad can I ask you a question?」
「Yes, Yuki. Your question is acknowledged.」
「No, even if you don’t acknowledge it, I will speak about it but what about living expenses and the stores?」
「I’m going to deposit your living expenses every month. For the stores, I’ll entrust them to you! Well for the repair request just take it from the neighbourhood nearby, and for the business operation you should open it at appropriate time, if it’s Yuki, then it’ll be alright!.」
「That, are you serious? I’m just a green in the high school alright? In the first place, your absence for a year is kind of funny, you know.」
Living two together with Ai.
There will be going to be a lot of problems!
「Listen, Yuki.You are going to be 18 tomorrow. 18 years old is a splendid full-fledged member of society. You gotta endure it strongly! Don’t worry about the maintenance of the store because it will be charge arbitrarily from the store’s account. 10% of the operating profit will be your pocket money,you know. Ai will be entrusted with the account book.」
Wh-what the heck.I didn’t mishear it right?10%. If you sold one million in a month you can get 100,000 yen!.Just selling a 100,000 yen LCD television, it’ll be 10,000 yen! What is that! Ugh…Ugh!
「Father. Ai and I will be able to do it.Don’t be worry about anything, just go and travel slowly! Leave the house to me!」
「Wait a minute,brother.It is alright? We are going to live together from tomorrow on, you know?」
「What…., it’s alright! We are going to do the ch.o.r.es together!」
That’s right.
This is a test to become an adult! I will make it together with Ai !
「Ai.Someday you are going to be a bride. Therefore,you should take this matter seriously.When you’re in trouble, my『Mother Confidential Notebook』will be at the usual place so you can get it whenever you are in trouble.」
「Thank you, mother.I’m a little bit uneasy but I’ll will do my best with my brother.」
Thus, it’s decided that Ai and I are going to live together. I’ve never dreamed that my parents would be gone at this particular time.
That night we are having a bit luxury dinner, then Ai and mother go to bed together.
My father and I are not going to sleep together as usual.
Just a few words.I was being told by just a mere few words before going to sleep.
『Protect your family.That is a task that only you can do it』.
The next day, my parents carry their cases and shortly after that they depart with a taxi ……………….