Chapter 29
The Koushien draftee, Nakamatsu had increased to two .
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Into two people .
A very similar youth appeared and started claiming to be Nakamatsu .
They had the same voice, same gesture, and the speed of their pitch were also similar at 160 kilometers per hour .
I don’t get it .
Another person is increasing in number .
A second record-breaking sixteen-years-old professional Shogi player, Komai of the 4-dan, too, also appeared .
Another Komai unexpectedly appeared, insisting that he’s the real person .
Both Komai’s Shogi skills were also similar .
What’s similar was that both geniuses were a victim of a random attack .
Several days ago, they were stabbed from the back in the middle of the night and they got their clothes shredded .
Several hours later, their mysterious other self appeared .
The Prodigy Multiplication Incident .
That’s what the newspaper and the TV news has been reporting all around the clock; it’s been drowning in such situation recently .
The thing about me being an UFO oji-san already didn’t matter at this point .
It would be better if I don’t get forgotten anyways
I mean, the me right now is considered to be in the middle point position between a magician and an entertainer .
It was a good time to make a profit out of appearance fee, but suddenly this incident happened .
This would definitely gain the attention of everyone wouldn’t it? The interest in me would grow thin then, wouldn’t it? My job would decrease then, wouldn’t it?
Keisuke: “I wish this would be resolved quickly…”
While I was lying down watching the evening news, Angelica was nibbling at a piece of senbei .
All the while she was lying face-down on the bed, reading a fashion magazine .
Today, she’s wearing a black camisole as a top with a white short pants .
Angelica is a very beautiful girl .
The blonde locks spread across her shoulder were soft, and her eyes were deep blue .
She had a thin build, and her limbs were long .
Yet there was some volume in her breasts, and comparing to her height that was about 150 centimeters, the disparity was huge .
This girl that is a “collection of only the good points of a white person, downsized” being in my room made it look like I’m in a scene of a Hollywood movie .
It’s been two weeks after Angelica came to Japan .
She had managed to totally integrate with modern society, and she was able to receive deliveries in my stead . She could also perfectly pay the rent as well .
I’ve told her much about the social system, but it’s her youth that helped her learn more .
She was in an age where she has a high capacity for adaptation .
Let’s discuss about this matter with her young brain, shall we?
I hope she can give me a good answer .
Keisuke: “What do you think about this incident, Ange?”
Angelica: “Hmm—…”
Keisuke: “Ange?”
Angelica: “What is i—t?”
She lifted her face from the magazine and tilted her head .
Did she not hear the sound of the television?
Keisuke: “Uh, this, right here . The clone of a genius sports athlete and a Shogi player suddenly appeared . ”
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Angelica: “Isn’t it a doppelganger?”
Keisuke: “I told you there aren’t any spirits in this world…doppelgangers are spirits, right?”
Angelica: “They are . Also they usually can’t speak . They usually silently open and close some doors or something . ”
Keisuke: “These clones are pretty talkative in their interview though . ”
Angelica: “What are they then?”
Keisuke: “I’m asking you that . ”
I asked Angelica as she wiped the remains of food from around her mouth with her fingers .
Angelica: “Aren’t they probably their long-lost twins?”
Keisuke: “…Well, probably the mass media would pass it off like that . ”
The parents couldn’t raise both children and sent one of them away for adoption, one of them became famous and found his brother from the media .
Excited and unable to keep their composure, they introduced themselves in a strange way .
That’s probably how the world is putting it into conclusion .
Keisuke: “But if that’s the case, then the parents would have confirmed that though, right?”
That’s right .
Both Nakamatsu’s parents and Komai of 4-dan’s parents denied the assertion that they had twins .
There’s no mistake, I only gave birth to this child alone, they said .
Keisuke: “This doesn’t make any sense . ”
Is this an issue connected to the other world after all?
When I thought they might be aiming for my life again, I feel depressed .
But currently, there were no damage to me .
Also, I’ve never heard of a power to multiply people in the other world as well .
As I was busy thinking, Angelica said “But it looks convenient though, isn’t it?”
“If suddenly there’s another person, then you could make a lot of progress, don’t you think? Wouldn’t it be like having dad’s Double Action skill active continuously?”
“Is it though . ”
But Double Action is a bit different than a clone .
It’s like having another me helping me out in some way . That’s my personal opinion .
Also it’s not like I’m physically splitting into two .
Angelica: “Besides, it said that the number of geniuses are increasing, right? Isn’t that a good thing?”
Keisuke: “Yeah, well, that’s…no no, it’s not good . It’s definitely not good . If another you suddenly just pops up in front of you like poof, then what would you do about it? Your identities would be messed up . ”
They could be troubled, thinking to themselves like “what am I?”
Angelica: “I thought If another me suddenly appeared, I would leave the role of being dad’s daughter to her . ”
Keisuke: “……what the hell?”
“Angelica: And then, I will be in charge of fulfilling the role of your wife . ”
While she said that, Angelica rests her head on my shoulder from behind .
It’s a sign that she wants to be pestered .
Angelica: “Da~ddy~”
Keisuke: “What?”
Angelica: “……I wanna have sex with you . ”
Keisuke: “No . ”
Absolutely no way, I asserted .
This is the result of hitting the limit of her favorability points and even breaking through it .
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This is even worse than before .
Angelica: “Da~ddy~, why noot?”
Without hesitating, Angelica pushed her breasts against my back and circled her arms around my neck .
Would you at least hesitate?
Angelica: “Even though I’m pressing on you this much…ah, don’t tell me…is it possible that your manly functions has withered or something?”
Keisuke: “Of course not!”
I’m extremely healthy . I’m not at that age just yet .
Even as I remembered the sensation of Angelica sticking to me like a glue, the mentality of the Steel Hero allowed me to endure .
We have to move out quickly .
If this keeps up, my body won’t last .
Angelica hates it, but let’s separate the prayer room .
For that to happen I need to get some income, but the interest of the general public is directed toward the multiplication incident .
I’m in trouble .
I’m very much in trouble .
Should I just bluntly resolve this incident just for the sake of money?
If I resolved it quickly, people would be interested back to me again anyways, and I’ll get my income back .
Angelica: “Dad,”
Keisuke: “What is it, I’m not doing anything weird, okay?”
Angelica: “I’m not interested in doing it with someone who’s not interested . As a replacement, can I ask for another selfish request?”
Keisuke: “…do you want to buy some clothes or something?”
Even though I bought some for her yesterday .
I’m quite a spoiling father after all .
Angelica: “I want to watch a movie . ”
Keisuke: “Again? Well, it’s alright though . ”
Quite a handful, aren’t you? I said as I switched on the DVD player .
Angelica: “I mean, news are boring, and the other programs are boring too . ”
Just like how she looks, her sense is similar to that of a foreigner’s .
That’s why she’s not very interested in Japanese television programs .
She only paid attention to the programs where I was in it while and ignores other programs with a face that says what is this?
So when I was out working, she would usually be bored, so recently I borrowed some Western movies from the rental shop .
A foreigner would be most amused by a foreign entertainment .
Angelica’s favorite was a famous fantasy movie based on an original novel .
The ones where there were elves and hobbits wanting to throw away a ring .
She felt that the movie gave her the sense of security she felt back home .
Well, she was born in that sort of world after all .
Keisuke: “Do you want to watch fantasy movies again?”
I rummaged through the bag from the rental store while I asked Angelica .
I borrowed an action movie for myself, while the four remaining disks are all what Angelica’s interested in .
At least I hope she’s interested .
Thus, with my heart full of paternal love, I took the movie about a Hobbit’s adventure, but Angelica was interested in a completely different title .
Angelica: “I want this . ”
Keisuke: “Eh? But that isn’t for Ange . ”
Angelica: “I mean this guy has a nice body . ”
Keisuke: “……”
Angelica: “I wanna watch this . ”
The this that Angelica meant was an action movie I borrowed to watch for myself .
What’s portrayed in the case was the muscular lead actor .
His upper arm that was covered by his thin clothes were bulging .
His well-developed swelling biceps also showed some veins, so he truly do have a nice body .
……how foreign is Angelica’s taste anyways .
If it’s a young Japanese girl, she’d have preferred a tall and thin handsome man .
So is she interested in muscular men? Is that so . Well, generally the girls from the other world would be like that .
“I’m not cheating, you know . Don’t you also have a fine body, dad? I love dad’s body best, you know . But, you see, this…here . Don’t you find it interesting? I’m just studying, okay? Studying . It’s just a simple curiosity, that’s all . ”
Nice body, huh .
I mean, in the course of the 17 years I spent being a hero in the other world, my body was quite trained .
I’m quite firm from neck down .
But that was just about everything that one could praise about my appearance .
Keisuke: “Don’t you ever say that you love your dad’s body best anywhere else, okay?”
People would misunderstand if you do .
After urged Angelica with my warning, I followed her request .
I inserted the disk with the brawny lead actor and pressed the play button .
After they showed the names of the production companies, the title appeared .
The title was Rambo: First Blood .
It was an action movie released in 1982 .
It was a masterpiece in the history of film that showed the griefs of a soldier returning from the Vietnam war .
He was a hero in the battlefield, but he was feared when he returned to his home town .
He couldn’t find a job, and he couldn’t get used to the peaceful society .
He was troubled by the flashbacks of torture and battles countless times, causing him to retaliate with full power against even the slightest malice .
That puts him an internal conflict where he doesn’t want to have his body and heart that has been changed for war .
It wasn’t really an amusing movie, but rather something made with the intention to portray the PTSD the soldiers went through .
I didn’t borrow this movie just because I want to enjoy it .
The protagonist is similar to me .
Without thinking, I just borrowed it on impulse . d
In the screen, the protagonist soon killed a sheriff .
It was a problem that could have been resolved by talking, but it turned into a murder case because of excessive self-defense .
Angelica: “It’s…quite a violent movie, isn’t it?”
Keisuke: “Yeah . ”
Angelica: “He’s a soldier who’s used to the bone by his country, huh?”
Keisuke: “Yeah . ”
Angelica: “…dad? Your responses are dull, you know?”
Keisuke: “Yeah . ”
That’s right isn’t it . As soon as someone picks a fight, you’d immediately resort to violence, right?
You couldn’t find a job, right?
No matter how great your physical strength is, it’s impossible . You torment your own life yourself .
You chose your own rough path, and by the time you realized, your life is in shambles .
And that’s the end of the life of a returning soldier who did not receive an appropriate care .
…Am I going to be like that too? Is it that PTSD thing? I thought .
I couldn’t peel my eyes off of the screen .
The fallen, isolated protagonist overlaps with me who just returned to Japan .
Before I realized it, I have been lost in the screen . The story that spanned for an hour thirty minutes felt like it was only 10 minutes .
It felt like an instant .
Angelica: “Hawaa—…this couldn’t be a true story, right? …eh? Dad? Are you crying!?”
I was taken aback when I heard what she said .
I put my hand on my cheek, and it was utterly wet .
Angelica: “Is it probably…because I was leering at another man!?”
Keisuke: “That’s not it . ”
Damn it, I was empathizing too much with the protagonist that I cried .
Perhaps it’s because we’re both experienced soldiers .
If it’s him who has been killing enemies in the quagmire of the battlefield, he would understand, right? That person would be an old man in today’s Japan though .
Angelica: “……did you perhaps remember something bad?”
Yeah that’s about it, I said while wiping the corner of my eyes .
Perhaps I should be getting a mental counseling .
But what am I doing now?
A thirty-year-old is crying in front of his daughter who’s in her teens . How disgraceful .
When I reached out my hand for the tissue box, Angelica got off the bed .
She silently circled around to my front and wordlessly hugged me .
Poof, a soft sensation enveloped my face .
She’s pressing her breasts against my face . Her right hand is stroking my head .
Keisuke: “Oi, what are you planning to do?”
If she does this, it’ll look like a mother comforting her son .
Even though I’m a proper adult and she’s just a brat .
Angelica: “You have me, dad, so it’s okay . ”
Keisuke: “Stop it, let me go . You’re not my mother you know?”
Angelica: “I’m dad’s daughter, dad’s wife, as well as dad’s mother . I’m also your elder sister and your little sister too . ”
Keisuke: “…what was that?”
Angelica: “I will fulfill a~ll of the female family member roles for you . That’s why, it’s alright . ”
I don’t quite understand about what is alright .
In the first place, I think this is even less alright .
But still .
For some reason, it felt comfortable .