Tokyo: Oreimo

This is my daughter, so sweet and adorable, with amber eyes just like Nagisa.

On a trip with Shio, Tomoya angrily scolded the little boy sitting next to them for being noisy.

Seeing Okazaki Tomoya's actions on the screen, Suzuki Hiroki was very angry.

"What are you doing in front of the children? If you can't be a father, then let me do it."

The loud shouting not only frightened the mother and daughter sitting next to them, but also startled the daughter sitting next to them.

"Did she cry?"

On the screen, seeing Shio emerge from the bathroom with slightly red eyes, Suzuki Hiroki was furious.

"Did you cry?"

"No, Sanae said we shouldn't cry."

"But there are places where you can cry."

"where?"

"Toilet...."

Damn it! Tomoya Okazaki!

When Hiroki Suzuki saw Shio's expression in the CG, his heart broke.

Now is the time to hug your daughter! Looking at that face, don't you feel ashamed?

"This guy actually buys gifts to make his daughter happy? No, wait, he chose a robot? That doesn't seem like something a girl would like."

Seeing how Xiaoxi treated the robot like a treasure, playing with it on the street and saying how much she liked it.

"tide is so sensible that it breaks my heart."

Hiroki Suzuki exclaimed that this child had perfectly inherited Nagisa Furukawa's personality.

She's so likable.

How wonderful it would be to have a daughter like that.

"Really? Is that so? The rest of the story is about Shio guiding Tomoya to live a good life, right?"

The following plot is quite heartwarming, with Tomoya taking Shio to a beautiful sea of ​​flowers.

Watching Shio run around in the sea of ​​flowers, Hiroki Suzuki even wished time could stand still at this moment.

"It's gone..."

Did you lose anything?

Suzuki noticed that Shio's face on the screen showed a sad expression.

"robot...."

I'll help you find it.

"Sorry... I can't find one. There must be places selling those robots near your house. I'll have Sanae buy you another one later."

"Didn't you see tide is almost crying? You should be fulfilling your responsibilities as a father. You're giving up after searching for just a short while?"

This guy... seeing Tomoya abandon Shio and head alone to the destination address left by Sanae, Hiroki Suzuki suddenly felt a pain in his chest from anger.

At the finish line, an elderly woman was waiting for him.

Chapter 127 Only the bathroom... and Dad's arms

It has been three years since Shota Kikuchi last appeared at the family dinner table.

Since leaving school and entering society, I have been deeply affected and have spent almost every day locked in my room.

Kikuchi's parents were quite surprised to see him sitting in the living room, picking up his bowl and chopsticks to eat.

What's wrong with this child today?

"Father, Mother."

"I'm planning to go out and work."

Shota Kikuchi lowered his head and said softly.

Hearing him say that, his parents looked at each other in bewilderment.

Kikuchi's father put down his chopsticks, took a big gulp of sake, and looked at him seriously.

"Don't force yourself. It's our permission for you to stay at home unemployed."

He knew very well what an honest and kind person his son was, and that it didn't matter if he couldn't adapt to society or if he was a freeloader.

As long as I can live a good life, that's enough.

Shota Kikuchi raised his head, shook it slightly, and looked into his father's eyes.

"You've aged a lot, Dad."

"Ah."

The father paused for a moment, then nodded.

"That's enough. My father and mother have sacrificed their entire lives to raise me..."

"It's enough for my good-for-nothing son."

Shota Kikuchi's voice was choked with emotion.

"What are you saying, Shota? You're our pride."

His mother covered his mouth, walked over to him, and hugged him.

"You've figured it out, Shota."

The father silently poured himself another glass of wine and pushed it towards his son.

"Yes, I've found the way forward, and I won't stay stuck in the same place anymore."

Shota Kikuchi nodded, picked up the glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

From today onwards, he will step out of his room and take responsibility.

He had both parents and had a much happier childhood than Tomoya Okazaki. That man was able to get back on his feet after such a blow, so he should be able to too.

Or rather, it absolutely has to work!

Shota Kikuchi recalled the scene when Tomoya took Ushio to visit that father, and he didn't want his own parents to have to worry about him in their old age.

No matter what, we must pull ourselves together.

Life is long, and on that long slope, he is still standing at the starting point.

......

Is Naoyuki still atoning for his sins?

"That was a tragedy that could have devastated him."

"But he couldn't despair then, because you were still there, young you."

Hiroki Suzuki lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

He was still clutching a wad of tissues in his hand.

Really? Is that so?

"Is that why Shota said he was planning to go out and work?"

"Speaking of which, although my old man always likes to scold me, he'll still give me money when I ask for it..."

Hiroki Suzuki suddenly felt that he wasn't even worthy of being a father in the game.

Because he is no match for Tomoya Okazaki.

That guy can at least support himself, and if things continue like this, he'll work even harder in the future to support tide.

But he still hid behind his parents, just like a little child.

"hateful."

He suddenly felt like he was being lectured, yet he couldn't say a word back.

"The game's writer is amazing; I almost fell for his tricks."

Hiroki Suzuki wiped his nose and curled his lip in disdain.

"Are you trying to trick me into going to work by trying to move me? Only Shota would do something like that. Why would I go out and suffer when I could just stay home and lie around?"

"Why not just not be a father? Marriage is such a terrifying thing, and you'll never meet a good woman like Nagisa anyway, right?"

Suzuki watched as Okazaki Tomoya returned to the sea of ​​flowers, while Xiaoxi continued searching for the robot.

This time, Tomoya squatted down and tried to persuade his daughter.

"That robot might be lost forever, there's nothing we can do about it, so how about I buy you a new one?"

That makes sense.

Hiroki Suzuki nodded in satisfaction. Being a dad off-screen is fine too.

Whether he's a good match or not, he controls the mouse.

tide lowered her head in front of the screen.

"That... there's only one."

"Aren't those robots something you can see everywhere? Stores sell plenty of them, right?"

Hiroki Suzuki didn't quite understand his daughter's idea. He also had quite a few figurines in his room, including some limited editions.

It would be a shame to throw it away, but the one Tomoya gave away was clearly a mass-produced model, so it would be easy to buy the exact same one.

"Because it was Dad...the first time you...picked it for me...bought it for me..."

"Waaah!"

Hiroki Suzuki was visibly stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but cover his chest with his hand.

"That's so unfair! They said it's because it's the first gift Dad ever gave me..."