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Chapter 3 - 1, Real World I
After picking up Hikari and speaking to her for a while to make sure she was okay, Shin returned home on his bike with Hikari sitting/hugging him from behind ( I wish her breast were larger, but I can't say that can I? ). Shin couldn't ride as fast like he did when he left home with Hikari and his bike was falling apart as well, so it took them more then an hour and a half to make it back to his place.
Shin and Hikari got off his bike, which comically fell apart at that moment, and entered his home with Hikari by his side. Shin opened the door and and entered, and found that his family were sitting by a table all together as they were waiting for him to return home.
Shin: Don't tell me that they thought that I left again?
Hikari: What is wrong?
Shin: Nothing. Let me introduce you to my family. They are the ones who took care of me after the accident.
Then Shin began to introduce Hikari to his family. They were more worried why he left in a hurry and also brought back with him a young girl ( Especially Chika ), but they stayed calmed to hear him out... All except his cousin. Chika kept muttering to herself, ' Onii-chan brought home a women, Oni-chan brought home a women, Oni-chan brought home a women, Oni-chan brought home a women' under her breath and if not for Shin's enhanced hearing he would have missed it and he wished that he did.
Shin: ( What, is it that surprising for me to be with a girl? ).
Shin then began to explain that Hikari was someone he met in his new life away from home and that for certain reasons she has no place to stay. Then being the generous man that he was Shin offered to have her stay with him. It wasn't much of an explanation, but Shin has been like that since he had returned, so they were used to it, whether they liked it or not and so they didn't pursue the matter much.
Aunt: So what exactly is your connection to our Shin? You don't have to tell us how you met each other or what you have been doing, but Shin here is a loner NEET till recently ( How rude! ), so it comes as a shock that he would bring anyone over, especially if it is a cute girl like you.
Chika: Yeah! What are you to my oni-chan ( I thought she was embarrassed to say that in front of others )?
Hikari: M-Me? I, I am his friend of sorts...
Chika: Of sorts?
Shin: She means girlfriend.
Chika: ...
Hikari: Shin! Ah, don't mind him. He made a pass ( Slept with ) me, but I turned him down since he has commitment issues ( That I want a harem ).
Shin: I wouldn't say that ( I want to commit with her, I just also want to be committed with other women as well. What's wrong with that? ).
Chika: ...So your not dating?
Hikari: Not in a million years ( Arrow to the heart ). Just good friends.
Chika: ...Just friends. Good, so I still have a chance with oni-chan.
Shin: Huh? What chance is that?
Chika: Hee!
Chika wispered that last part to herself, but my hearing was above average after my enhancements. Still, I really had no idea what she was going on about. Never have and probably never will.
Chika: It isn't anything important! So Hikari is staying over then?
Shin: Yes, if Uncle and Auntie allow it.
Uncle: If she is a friend of yours then of course she can. Besides, it would be rude to send off such a small girl this late at night.
Aunt: Also, you paid enough money recently in platinum to have her stay for the rest of her life. Just...
Shin: Just?
Auntie placed a hand on my shoulder and gave me a pleading look with her eyes. She was old, but she had not lost her good looks from her youth, so this had a profound effect on me as I was weak against women.
Aunt: Please don't forget about Chika, Shin. To sum it up using your words, don't discard the childhood friend and cousin character.
Shin: Huh?
Chika: It is nothing, and Mother please shut up. And Hikari.
Hikari: Yes.
Chika: You can stay in my room. Unfortunately, we lack a guest room for you to stay in. My bed is quite large, so we can share it.
Hikari: Okay. Please take care of me.
Shin: Wait, Hikari can stay in my room. It makes the most sense, right?
Hikari: In what world!?
Chika: No way!
And like so, Hikari got to stay over at my place, and my dream of bringing a girl over to my house and showing her my room was forever left incomplete.
Shin: Fate, why must life be so filled with injustice and so, so unfair to those trying their best in life. I, I just always wanted to have a riajuu moment and have a girl in my room once in my life. I know that you already gave me so much by giving me power, but was something so small so much to ask!.
Hikari: ...Baka.
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Real World Day 2/30 -
It was the next day after returning to the real world and I was currently at home with Hikari. We were alone in the living rooom, not my room since it was banned ( And Hikari wanting to follow household rules abided by them ), about to talk about a sensitive matter.
Not anything pertaining to God's Dimension, Mission Worlds or enhancements, but a matter concerning the the real world and a real world issue they had to face. That was why I waited till Chika left for school and her parents to go to work.
Chika's parents still wanted to work for now despite the money that they had now. They didn't hate their jobs, but didn't love them either. Later on they will quite their jobs and said they will go into early retirement.
They discussed it late last night and said they will go on vacation /honeymoon that they didn't get to have when they first got married due to financial troubles they had. Afterwards they will use their new found freedom to find jobs and hobbies that they can enjoy.
Shin: But really, what is that? They all now have enough money to do whatever that they want and they still want to work.
Hikari: It makes sense. I've read that when adults retire from work they feel empty inside since they spent a good portion of their lives working hard almost everyday to just get by. Men go golfing and women join book clubs or do charity work. I've actually heard from a school friend once who has an older father. The father didn't know what to do with himself and just sat around watching TV shows they never cared to watch before, tried to get more involved his children's lives, or just slept a lot.
Shin: Wow, I guess I understand, but those are hobbies to occupy their time, and what they are still doing is working. Even without ADW, it is a acknowledged fact that, 'To work is to lose'. Those who can get by in life with the least amount of effort are the winners in life. Not fancy doctors or lawyers who think success equals money and sleeping with random woemn. Having fun, living a full filling life with loved ones is true happiness. And everything else is just meaningless .
Hikari: ...Shin, you've put way too much thought into that. Anyways, don't we have things to discuss?
Shin: Ah, yes we do. We need to discuss how are we going to take care of those threatening you and your family in real life.
The issue at hand were those threatening Hikari and her parents and Shin's future in laws.
The reason Hikari's parents went into witness protection are because of all the threats they were getting from the individuals and groups Hikari hurt in her time as a criminal hacker taking down corrupt companies, and some of those held ties to criminal groups as well. Leaving those kind of people alone any longer wasn't something thst Shin was going to have.
Hikari: Are we really going to do this? This feesl like increasing my sins even more.
Shin: Not at all. You made some mistakes in the past and I don't know if you were 100% justified in all of your actions, but this is different. People are threatening your parents, Hikari. In a month we will have to go back to those dangerous missions, so we have to deal with this here and now.
Hikari: ...But.
Shin: But nothing. This doesn't just effect you, but me and the team as a whole. With your parents potentially in danger can you honestly promise me that you won't be distracted once we head back to God's Dimension? You are the one and only core support member of Team Japan, so if you make a mistake it will effect everyone. As a friend, boyfriend and team leader I can't just do nothing while such a possibility exist, Hikari.
Hikari: ...
Shin: That is why we have to make sure that no harm will come to your parents before we return to God's Dimension. Didn't we all agree to make arrangements in the real world so that we don't have to keep coming back here? That is what we are going to do. Also, we can't keep affording to pay the points and rewards to come back to the real world to check up on them every mission.
Hikari: ...
Shin: Hikari, these are the people who were part responsible for driving you into a corner and winding up in God's Dimension, hardly some divine punishment that you think it is. They are also a real potential threat to your family long as they are live and are allowed to do as they please. Forget the law for the moment. We are no longer citizens of any country any more after stepping in that God's Dimension is what I believe. Just think of it as diplomatic immunity, or justified self defense to protect your family. Pick whatever makes you feel better and let's get to work.
Hikari: ...That is so messed up reasoning Shin, but... Ok. I'm in. I, I may not have the right to see my parents after all that I have done, but I won't let any harm befall them, especially if this was originally my problem to bear. I'll ruin anyone who tries to harm them!
With that, Hikari and I came to the decision to destroy all those who try to mess up our real world lives. This was more about revenge than justice for the two of us, but none of that mattered. All that did matter was that we make this side peaceful for the sake of our none peaceful lives on the side.
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