I woke up late again as I am going to sleep late at nights, I stood up from the futon, folded it and went to the bathroom to complete my morning pleasantries. I completed all that and went to make the breakfast and I let Eri sleep as she slept very late last night. The little girl is squeezing the hell out of her teddy bear 'Rilakkuma'.
'It is good that I bought that teddy bear or my hand would've been in that position.'
I decided to make Tamago Kake Gohan (Japanese-Style Rice With Egg). It was simple and healthy. It took 20 minutes to make the breakfast, since I had some extra time left I made a lunch for Fuyumi. I then placed the breakfast on the table and went to wake up Eri. I am still sleepy but you have to do all of this if you are a parent. You chose to have children, now face the consequences.
I saw Eri is still sleeping. I picked her up and went to the bathroom. In front of the sink, I was standing with the sleeping in my arms. I took some water in my hands and sprinkled it on her face. She groggily opened her eyes but closed them after a moment passed. I again did the same thing. She again opened her eyes. When she registered she was in the bathroom, she then looked at me and slightly opened her mouth.
I took out the toothbrush and brushed her teeth while she was just dozing off when I am brushing her teeth. After brushing her teeth and washing her face. I took her to the dining table and made her eat the breakfast.
"Say Aah.." I said while I had a spoon in my hand, hovering before Eri's mouth.
"Aah.." She opened her mouth and I put the spoon in her mouth. She was now just sitting with food in her mouth.
"At least chew the food yourself." She then slowly chewed her food and gulped it. I repeated the same process until her breakfast is done. I wiped her face and picked her up and placed her on the bed to continue her sleep.
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'That was tiring...' I thought while I was sitting on the dining table to eat my breakfast.
When I was about to eat, the main door opened and Fuyumi entered in the house. She first looked at me for some moment, then she walked towards me and took a seat opposite to me.
She continued to look at me. Sleepy eyes, tired expression on the face, all this things were a rare thing which are expressed on my face. But today I had these features.
"Still eating breakfast? I thought you were an Early Bird." She said in a teasing tone. It was generally me, who teases her for waking up late and not eating breakfast when she is in a rush to go to school. But today the roles have changed. It was clear she was not going let this chance go.
I didn't replied to her, just stood up from my seat and placed a bowl of Tamago Kake Gohan in front of her to eat. She took the chopsticks and started eating the breakfast, but she was giving me occasional glances from time-to-time. She then asked,
"Is raising her alone getting tough for you? if it is, just ask me, I will help." She asked in a worried tone.
"No, it's just I slept late, nothing else." I reassured her. I don't want to look weak and unreliable in front of her. If I couldn't stand to the words I said to Fuyumi about raising Eri alone, then it will prove that I am just a unreliable and irresponsible person and I don't want that. Our relationship is in it's prime and It may step to a higher rank if everything goes okay but If I show a weak front then it will create a bad image of mine in her mind.
"Then it's okay. But if you need help, then don't hesitate to call me." She told me. She then took out a card from her handbag and placed it on the table, sliding it towards me.
"This is the contact card of the lawyer I mentioned to you. He is very experienced. He will definitely be able to help you in Eri's adoption process." She said with a small reassuring smile as she placed her hand over mine on the table.
"I have this earlier and I will say it again Shido; I will support you in the decision you made, as I am your girlfriend....And Future Wife " She said in a mellow tone. Everything was fine but what caught me by surprise is the last part what she said.
"What did you just said?" I asked her. I am sure I heard clearly what she said, as I have a superior hearing ability than normal people but I am still a human, I also can make mistakes.
Looking at my confused expression and my question, made her mellow expression turn into a more serious and terrifying expression, "I said Future Wife, as I remember; that night, you said, you were thinking about your future and When I asked what about me in your future, you said there is no Fuyumi Todoroki there in your future, as you only saw Fuyumi Kanzaki there. So I hope you haven't changed your decision about that."
'It seems I said something extra while I was feeling romantic or trying to change subject. But whatever I said, I don't mind taking Fuyumi as my wife.'
"Don't worry. I remember everything and will stand by my words." I reassured her by intertwining my fingers around hers. Fuyumi had a blush on her cheeks but she didn't looked away. We were looking in each other eyes. She looked into mine, I looked into hers. It was truly a peaceful moment.
"Papa, What are you doing?" The Peaceful moment I was enjoying, was stolen by a innocent childish voice, which came from near the staircase.
'You were sleeping like a log, didn't even bothered to open your eyes during breakfast and now you choose to wake up at this moment!!!!!'
Fuyumi quickly pulled her hand and I acted normal by eating my breakfast. Eri came close to us and asked again,
"Papa, what were you doing with Fuyumi-Nee Chan?" She asked with an innocent face, clearly oblivious to the human desires.
I picked up the contact card from the table and showed it to her, "Fuyumi was just giving me this card. Nothing else." I then looked at Fuyumi and wanted her to say something, but she turned into a blushing mess.
"But you were grasping her hand...." Eri then pointed out.
"She was just playing a Staring Game with me, she said whoever closed their eyes first will lose winner. And I lost." I made up another lie to convince Eri.
"Then.. It's fine.. I am going to watch Popeye." Eri said and went upstairs.
After Eri left, Fuyumi and I continued our breakfast without saying anything, there was only one thing in the atmosphere and that was Awkward Silence.
We completed our breakfast and then Fuyumi stood up from her seat.
"Thanks for the breakfast. I would've spent more time with you, but I have to go to school now." She said and turned to the door. She was about to leave, that's when I remembered something.
"Fuyumi Wait." I said and ran towards the kitchen. I came back with a lunch box in my hands and gave it to Fuyumi.
"I made a Bento for you. I haven't added any Vegetables so I expect no leftovers when you return the box to me." I said. I know she somewhat dislikes vegetables so I didn't added them in the first place.
"Don't treat me like a kid. I can eat vegetables without any hesitation..." She refuted and came close to me.
She tiptoed and gave a quick peck on my cheeks, "Thank You!" She said and quickly ran out of the house through the door. I was just standing there dumbfoundedly, registering what happened.
'I never thought Fuyumi to be this bold.' I thought and the picture of the 'Blushing Mess' Fuyumi came to my mind.
I shook my head and went outside the house to open the shop.
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[Fuyumi's POV]
I was walking down the road, on my way to school. I had a warm Bento in my hand. It was made by Shido, for ME!! It's not like I haven't tasted his cooking but him, giving me a Bento, gives me a different feeling. The breakfast part was the most memorable part for me. We were eating breakfast with my hands holding his. It really gave the feeling that we're newly wed. But the scene was disturbed by my cute daughter.
Well she is a kid who can blame her for walking in when we were being intimate. Then he gave me a Lunch box he made it for me. He was sleepy and tired still he made a bento for me.
It's like we are newly weds; I am going to work and he made a lunch box for me. I had this thought when I gave him a goodbye kiss, it felt natural to me. But now it is embarrassing to remember what I did. But I did it. It gives me a sense of achievement.
I am showing him how I feel towards him, by increasing our intimacy. I want us to grow more close but it seems Shido is more conservative about this and I don't want to make a image of being a loose woman by rushing things up.
Well he said he will take me as his wife, then what is the point of rush? That's what my mind says.
But my feelings act like they have completely different thoughts. My feelings go overdrive and my mind goes haywire for a second whenever I see him. I control myself to not do anything stupid by acting on impulse, in front of him. Even I have saw him, talked to him numerous times, I still get flustered every time.
After I got the system, It was like an enlightenment for me. My feelings towards Shido became more clear to me. I want him more than anything else now. I want to make a very, very happy family with him. A small little family. There will be me, my beloved Shido and my cute daughter Eri. Our cute little family, always smiling, always happy.
'Maybe a new member will be there, if Shido and I....decided to make one.' It was a bit shameful for me think of that, but I want to think more. I pushed these thoughts away for now as I have to go to school.
I never felt this much happy in my entire life. Like after getting in a relationship with Shido it seems color has been added to my dull life of only taking care of my family and job as a teacher. He matured a lot after our year-long separation. He's more mature, more reliable than the past Shido and more likeable. My mood turns happy whenever I think about him now.
But my mood turns sour, whenever I use {Appraisal} on him.
[Appraisal Results]
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I used {Appraisal} on everyone I know, and it worked completely fine, but it is only Shido that makes the {Appraisal} ineffective.
'Why are hiding things from me Shido? I told you everything about the system even when System warned me not to tell anyone about its existence. Do you not trust me that much?'
After much thoughts, I had a conclusion.
'He must be hiding things because he thinks it may harm our relationship. Silly of him, but that's what it makes him more adorable to me.'
'I will have to confront him about this or he will always hide things from me, which will hinder my duty as his wife to share his burden with me. And I won't let that happen.'
"Don't worry, whatever it is that you're hiding. I will never leave you.... Because we will always be together forever and ever and ever. "
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After opening the shop, I went inside waiting for customers and Eri was sitting on a chair with her tablet, watching cartoons. I just looked at the door wondering if any customer will come, as I open the shop in a very random schedule. Somedays the shop will be open, sometimes it won't. It's not like I have a shortage of money, thanks to {HESOYAM} cheat, but It was the only thing left by the Old Man and Mom to me. (The adoptive parents of Shido). So I don't think I will leave this shop to become a deserted place.
I then looked at Eri, I was thinking that her quirk is somewhat similar to {HESOYAM} but at the same time is not. {HESOYAM} repairs the object or person to the 'just previous' stable state. For example, if I got a wound then {HESOYAM} will repair it to it's previous stable state that was the normal skin with no wound. But lets say I got my arm amputated and let it stay like that for months or years, then {HESOYAM} will be unable to do anything as the 'just previous' stable state is also an amputated stump. I got to know about this limitation when I tried to heal Eri's leg which had twisted muscles.
And here Eri's Quirk Rewind beats {HESOYAM}, When Rewind is activated, Eri's horn grows and glows brightly. Those that are in contact or in the vicinity of Eri at the moment of the activation start having their bodies rewound to previous physical states, undoing or bringing back injuries or modifications from the present or the past. And thus, she can make amputated limbs to grow back.
I was thinking if I could do the same thing, since I have [Law of Time], which I got after absorbing Fuyumi's System.
To use Laws, there needs to be some medium. The spawn cheats acts as a medium to use [Law of Matter], but I don't know if {HESOYAM} can be used as a medium to use [Law of Time] to replicate the function of Eri's Quirk. If I am able to do that, then I won't have to fear anything other than Instant Death as I will be unable to use the cheat.
*Ching Ding*
The doorbell chimed, notifying me of the entrance of the customers and getting me out of my train of thought. I looked at the customers who entered and they were none other than the skinny duo, Toshinori Yagi in his 'Small Might' form and Izuku Midoriya.
I stood up from my seat and greeted the two as they were my customers now. They also greeted back.
"Good Morning Shido, It's been a while since I saw you again. You also didn't came to 'help me' train Young Midoriya." Toshinori said
'If you just cheering him from the sides, while I train him is called training him, then Yes I didn't came.' I thought but didn't said it aloud as It would be too hurtful for Toshinori's feelings.
"Yeah.. I was just busy in some work. But put that aside for now. What do you want to eat?" I changed the topic quickly. I don't want them to talk and leave, I will rope them in to order something since I am a good shopkeeper.
"Huh.. I just came to talk to you but since you are asking then..." He started looking at the menu. "... Hakata Ramen for me. What about you Young Midoriya?" he looked at Izuku who had already something in his mind, "Okinawa Soba."
"Wait here.. The order will be prepared in a few minutes." I then turned around and started working on the dishes they ordered.
"Then, how is your training going Izuku? Did he gave you the quirk or he is still expecting the PLUS ULTRA moment from you?" I asked Izuku while working on the dishes. I was asking this as, with the introduction of my training into the scene, His body became able to vessel One for All one month earlier than the UA Entrance Exam.
It was a great advantage for Izuku as he will be able to train his body to adapt to One For All for a month, but a certain Trainer of Izuku, wanted to give One For All at the last moment. This was ridiculous but the reason behind it was more ridiculous. Toshinori wanted to give the Quirk at the day of Entrance exam, since he wanted Izuku to explore One For All in a distressed atmosphere, making the progress more explosive and giving All Might a PLUS ULTRA moment from his protégé.
I had to interfere in this to stop Toshinori's 'Brilliant' Idea. I accept the fact that the Izuku's growth in a distressed situation would've been more but it was sheer stupidity to send him into the battlefield with a power he never knew how to use. I convinced Toshinori to give the Quirk a bit earlier.
"Yeah, he gave the quirk to me..." He then turned to look at Eri, ".. But is it alright to talk about that here there are people here.." He pointed his finger, when I traced where he is pointing at, I found it was Eri.
"It alright.. " I assured him, "Eri can you go upstairs.." I said to Eri who was watching her cartoons. Shen then hopped off the seat and went upstairs but her entire attention was on the screen. I sighed looking at this. It shows how much Eri is dependent on the tablet to pass her time. It makes me feel like an incompetent parent.
The dishes were ready. I then served the orders in front of the skinny duo.
"Here is your order. Enjoy."
Izuku didn't waited for Toshinori and started eating but Toshinori was looking at me like he wanted to ask something.
"What is it Toshinori?"
"Who is she?" He asked.
"My daughter.." I answered. Even if the adoption process hasn't even started, I still consider her as my daughter.
"I really don't want to intrude in your private life.. but isn't it too young to marry and have a child?" Toshinori asked.
"I adopted her.." Listening to my answer, Toshinori stopped questioning and concentrated on the food. There was only silence permeating the atmosphere making the scene awkward so I turned the TV on and opened a news channel.
:: Why do kids wake up cranky? To answer the question of a lot of mothers out there, we have an expert present here to give us tips to deal with this situation. Please Mrs. Hoshikawa. ::
The expert in the TV bowed and started explaining,
:: Kids need more rest than adults as, When children are resting or sleeping, the brain is still actively working, helping children process information from the day. Furthermore, this is also when the brain stores old memories, so a good night's sleep is vital for this processing to take place and if they don't get the required sleep turn them groggy or cranky, depending on the kid. Not getting enough sleep can lead to high blood pressure, obesity and even depression
To deal with this, Do ensure that the kid is getting enough sleep, if night sleep is not sufficient then make them take a nap in the afternoon and try to follow the bedtime you have fixed to ensure 9-12 hours of sleep. Try to give them more nutritious meals as kids are constantly growing and lack of nutrients may lead to damage to their growth ::
I was watching the TV carefully and mentally noting the points the expert was telling. But then I noticed a stare directed to me. I turned to look at Toshinori and Izuku, who have stopped eating, looking at me weirdly. I changed the channel to another news channel.
:: Today is 12th of February and We are less than 5 days away from the entrance exam of the most prestigious school which offers Hero Course. Yes, We are talking about the UA High Entrance Exam. Currently we are in a Quirk Gym and we will be talking to students who are training here for the Entrance Exam. Let's talk to one of them.... ::
I quickly changed the channel to another news channel. Izuku was looking at me like I stole his dog.
"Why did you changed the channel? They were going to ask others how was their preparation going. It would have been very useful for me if I understand what they are doing for training." He said.
"Concentrate on your own Training. Looking into others preparation will make you think your preparations and training are not enough to compete against these guys. Just focus on yourself and don't think that you are not able compete with these guys. You have trained 9 months for this, don't make it a waste by having a psychological pressure after you saw them train. Trust All Might and in his training. No need to follow what others are doing." I told Izuku. This was a common problem in students. Before exams, Students share how much they've prepared, this makes others think their preparation is not enough and they feel pressurized and demotivated. In the exam, they make silly mistakes which they could've avoided easily if they were more focused.
Izuku didn't said anything in reply and continued eating his food.
:: Today I am here with someone special to record this special segment of ours. In this segment, we show People who do acts of heroism without any cape or costume. Yes, they are normal people like you and me, but they possess a heart of steel to show courage in the face of danger. Today here with us is, Mr. Justice Rider but popularly known as Lolicop. Welcome Mr. Rider :: The host introduced and welcomed the person wearing a bicycle helmet with dark shaded glasses.
:: Thanks for having me :: The person bowed and thanked towards the camera.
:: So please tell us how did all this happened? From a normal person to the Cyclist of Justice. Please tell the incident which led all this to happen ::
:: Well.. I was going back to my home on my bicycle after my job, then I heard a loud scream. I quickly checked where the scream came from and ran to it. In a dark alleyway, I saw three little girls were ambushed by a person who had blade in his hands, the three little girls were in panic and their clothes were also torn.
All this indicated that the person is not having good intentions towards the girls. So I rushed and tackled him from behind. After apprehending him, I contacted the Police and they took care of the person. The Police and the little girls thanked me for my act of bravery. It was a very good feeling, to say, and it gave me a sense of achievement that I rarely felt in my normal life. So I decided to help the people in need and became Justice Rider ::
:: And this incident gave you the famous alias of 'Lolicop', the Protector of Lolis (Little Girls) :: The Host said with a smile.
:: Well it's the name that the Internet gave me. I don't have any problem with that :: The 'Lolicop' said humbly without any irritation on his face.
:: Then Mr. Rider, what is the motivation that drives you to help people aside from the sense of achievement that you mentioned earlier? :: The host asked with excitement. The Japanese Host or Anchor must show excitement or engagement as it's a part of their job. So I cannot tell if it's real or fake.
:: Well, I tried all my life, I have tried to find something makes me hold on and never let go; and this is the thing that makes me never let it go. I want to help people because people because I believe in that :: Justice Rider said with determination.
:: But you are not a hero and from what I have read online, you certainly don't have the strength to become a hero :: The host pointed out to Justice Rider, as this was the most asked questions in the internet.
:: I am not a hero. I know that. I don't have the strength to fight Injustice as my quirk is not suitable for combat. I know that. The people mocking me as a 'hero-wannabe' on the internet. I know that. But I will still stand against Injustice and help people. Even if it costs my life, I will still ride my Bicycle of Justice and help people. As I believe True Heroes stand up what they believe and I am doing that. Only Strength doesn't make a Hero. I am a Hero too, my heart is set and I won't back down. :: Justice Rider made his speech.
This made the host to look at Justice Rider with respect and awe which was real. It was same in everyone who was watching the show.
:: It is certainly a very good belief Mr. Rider and I also believe that the Viewers have the same thought as me now after watching this interview...
Due to Restriction of time, We have to stop the interview for now. Do you have any message that you want to deliver through the show ::
Justice Rider stood up from his chair and bowed down 90 degrees towards the camera.
:: Mr. Night Slash, If you're watching this, Thank you very much.... ::
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