Shirakawa Sawahei had a dream.
In the dream, somehow, muddle-headedly, he was having a wedding with Hayakawa Kashi. Inside the solemn Meiji Shrine, Hayakawa Kashi was wearing a traditional Japanese dress, her fair and delicate fingers holding the offering sake, gently exchanging it with him, and then he began to recite the vows... Just at the critical moment, the kind you’d see in a movie, a Black Hearted Little Girl in a pure white wedding dress ran over and shouted, "Wait a minute!"
"I don’t want him to be my brother-in-law!"
Everyone was shocked, Asano Fūsei and the mother-in-law he had never seen before immediately frowned and scolded for the second young lady to be taken back home!
Then came the climax of the plot! The little girl began to shout painfully, "Shirakawa Sawahei, do you really want to give up the four of us for my sister?"
"A one-for-four trade, can’t you do the math? We’ve all decided, as long as you nod, all four of us can be your girlfriends!"
Three girls appeared behind the little girl, Little Transparent, Whimpering Monster, and Slacking Off Girl, all in white bridal gowns, saying in unison, "Shirakawa (A Ze) (Mr. Shirakawa), the rings and the priest are ready, are you really not coming?"
"Are you really... going to give us up?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: ???
Before he could turn around and see the expression of his official girlfriend, Hayakawa Kashi, three high-pitched voices came again, as two clingy admirers and one tough guy admirer in pure white bridesmaid dresses jumped out, saying in chorus.
"We’ll protect Brother Shirakawa’s (Ai Bo’s) happiness!"
"No matter what Brother Shirakawa chooses, we’ll be your guardian angels!"
Shirakawa Sawahei woke up with a start.
What is this, it’s too scary.
How did the Whimpering Monster sneak into this scene, and the most ridiculous are the three admirers, what are you all wearing, who allowed you to dress in my dream!
Why is the setting me marrying Hayakawa Kashi, and so many people crashing the wedding? The Black Hearted Little Girl, as a younger sister, was the first to jump out and backstab me.
No wonder people say Miss Kaori is fierce, taking on four at once without wavering...
This dream was really bizarre!
He couldn’t help but reach to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, only to find his hand seemed to be held by something, unable to move. He turned his head and was shocked again.
When did this little girl roll down here? And she’s hugging me so tightly; does she think I’m a doll or a pillow?
Asano Nazuki, sleeping, was a bona fide Little Angel, something Shirakawa Sawahei was aware of since the first resort camp. Setting aside those pesky thoughts and annoying personality quirks, this guy’s cuteness could outshine most creatures with a sense of aesthetics.
The small, soft body lay peacefully in his arms, tightly hugging his arm, her expression serene, with a slight sweet smile as if dreaming of something very happy. Just this scene alone would look like a chaotic bliss to a normal person.
However, Shirakawa Sawahei, evidently not as happy as a normal person, had a complex feeling.
The troublesome nature of the little girl, if she opened her eyes and saw this situation, would no doubt cause a fuss. To protect himself, Shirakawa Sawahei decided to cautiously extract his hand, making the big issue small and the small issue nothing. Let everything return to peace.
Only, just as his hand went into Asano Nazuki’s embrace, the little girl seemed to sense something and woke up groggily.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward...
He calmly withdrew the hand suspended in the air, and said quietly, "I can explain."
The Black Hearted Lolita let go of his arm. Shirakawa Sawahei wisely covered his ears, preparing to endure the little girl’s screeching...
After three seconds, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t hear any sound, which made him puzzled. Turning his head, he saw Asano Nazuki sitting up from the futon, her little face flushed, looking at Shirakawa Sawahei with big watery eyes filled with inexplicable emotions.
"You, what!" the Black Hearted Lolita feigned bravado, "Why are you talking so much? Aren’t you going to wash up?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: ???
What’s wrong with her? Why isn’t she reacting to waking up in the morning and finding herself rolled to the floor and hugging me?
Could it be... she hit her head falling down during the night?
He suspiciously stared at the little girl for a while, seemingly making her feel guilty, and she barked angrily, "What are you looking at, pretty boy? Haven’t you seen a cute girl waking up?"
Confirmed, this guy’s really got issues.
Shirakawa Sawahei was somewhat bewildered, so he got up to tidy his bedding and went to prepare to wash up. The Black Hearted Little Girl watched his figure leave the room, then flushed red as she lay back on the bed.
In the dream, her lifelong rival Hayakawa Kashi was engaging in their usual squabble, and just as she was beaten beyond recognition and losing her resolve, the antagonist Miss Kaori began to mock her.
"How can you lose with flying dragons? From childhood, I’ve let you win so many times..."
"Heh, silly girl, fighting with your sister, you’ll never turn over a new leaf in this lifetime! I’m the legendary daughter of heaven, with the makings of a great emperor! And I’ve garnered the favor of the legendary Long Aotian main character, Shirakawa Sawahei... Look! Here he comes."
Yet, after little pretty boy, aka Shirakawa Sawahei, appeared and saw Asano Nazuki lying defeated on the ground, he exclaimed, "Who did this!"
"Hayakawa Kashi, how dare you harm her! I’ll annihilate your entire lineage!"
"But she is in my entire lineage."
The main character Shirakawa Sawahei corrected himself, "Then I’ll kill everyone in the world!"
"What did the people in the world do wrong? And why are you speaking for her, such a woman! Don’t you love me?"
"It’s impossible between us."
"In this lifetime, I only like Nazuki; in my eyes, all other women besides her are trash!"
"Hayakawa Kashi! Be clear! With Nazuki here, how could I ever fall for you? Besides... she’s carrying my child."
The Black Hearted Lolita gently touched her belly, sighed, "Sister, give up, you can’t beat me..."
Hayakawa Kashi’s face turned ashen, "How... how could it be... I tried seducing him earlier, and he had no response at all..."
"That’s because I only love Nazuki, and apart from her, no woman’s body can tempt me!"
"She is the electricity, the light, the only legend!"
"Even if Hannai Hashimoto and Ishihara Satomi, and Yui Aragaki appeared before me together, I’d choose Nazuki without hesitation!"
The Black Hearted Lolita covered her face, "Hmph, I won’t be happy just because of such words..."
Overall, it was a feel-good dream. The plot was melodramatic, integrity collapsed, and character settings disintegrated; every aspect of the story was there just for Asano Nazuki to show off... Although it felt good during the dream, waking up was indeed very embarrassing.
Extremely embarrassing! To the point that the Black Hearted Lolita even forgot to blame Shirakawa Sawahei for trying to sneak up on her in the morning.
The crystallization of love or something... Doesn’t this mean... I and the pretty boy...
Ugh... I’m gonna die! Why would I have such a dream!
Asano Nazuki immediately buried her face in the pillow and started rolling around the bed, letting out long, low moans...
The pretty boy probably won’t notice anything fishy! Yes! It was just a dream! He’s not Leonardo, able to enter multiple dream layers, right?
The little girl continued to roll on the bed in embarrassment...
The vibration of the hard wooden bed, along with the girl’s continuous low moaning, seemed like a signal, alerting the lurking professionals of the Hayakawa family in the surrounding space.
They looked at the vibration index on the instruments, remained silent for a while, and decisively pressed the alarm button.
With a bang, the miserable door of Shirakawa Sawahei’s house was immediately broken down, and a team of well-trained burly men in black rushed into the house.
"Second Miss! We’re here to rescue you!"