I Was Helping My Friend When His Wife Cheated On Him, But He Claimed He Would Forgive Her Once, But The Bad Luck Keeps Coming - Episode 20

The bell is ringing. The wedding bell is ringing.

The groom and bride look so happy, that’s Go and Akari.

Ah, I see, this is my friend’s wedding.

A small thing only for those who are close to family.

Next to me is Ayaka, and Tomoya and Sumire-san are also here.

While scattering the petals from the basket along the aisle, my daughter Hibika and another girl walk in front of the bride.

I was thinking about how cleaning up later is going to be a pain, but… isn’t Hibika growing up really fast even though she’s only one year old? The other girl too, who was she again?

And that man over there across from me… I can’t see his face very well.

There shouldn’t be anyone among the guests that I don’t know.

When I tried to approach her to greet her, Ayaka grabbed my arm and stopped me.

When I turn my face, Ayaka shakes her head without saying anything.

With their eyes, they are pleading, “You don’t have to go.”

It’s fine, I’m just going to say hello for a bit… I said that and was about to go over to him… but I stopped. And then―――

“Koichi!!! Wake up!!!!” “Shut up!”

Holding Koichi close to her heart, my wife wakes me up full of energy again today. Her power is incredible. It’s like adding my mother-in-law and my mother together and then squaring it… is she invincible?

My daughter Hibika also seems strong-willed like Ayaka… I’m at the bottom of the hierarchy in our family, but if I think of myself as the pillar supporting the family, it’s not so bad.

I want one more child, and this time I want a boy.

After all, I think that having a balanced 2-to-2 ratio of men and women strengthens family bonds.

I’m happy even if it’s a girl.

As I was sleepily dazed and not responding, Ayaka came closer and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek.

Hibika, imitating Ayaka, giggles and gives me a kiss on the cheek.

“Come on, wake up. Breakfast is ready, and since we’re meeting everyone for the first time in a while today, get it together.”

“Good morning~. Since it’s past noon, you don’t have to rush so much…”

“You’re just saying that and slacking off, then you panic.”

“I have no words to say. Alright, let’s get up!”

With a burst of energy, I got out of bed, and Ayaka was laughing with Hibika.

Ayaka, I am truly grateful that my friends didn’t abandon me.

If I had given up, I might never have seen Ayaka’s and Hibika’s smiles for the rest of my life.

Right after the commotion with Ayaka, Hibika was safely born, and it was a hectic, whirlwind year.

With my mother’s help and the fortunate circumstance that both Ayaka and I could take parental leave, raising a baby was still a challenging task.

I truly understood the incredible nature of animals giving birth and raising their young in the wild, just like dogs and cats.

Despite all this care for humans, raising them is still so difficult.

The fact that Ayaka, as a woman and a mother, had the hardest and most amazing time.

Even if I call myself a husband or a man, I feel like I haven’t really done much. My father’s words were true.

Well, it’s incredibly pathetic, but right now I’m happy.

Maybe, there could have been a future where we missed out on our current happiness.

From the major incident that started with my friend’s infidelity consultation, to the emotional issues with Ayaka that I failed to notice, and the chaos that ensued from misunderstanding her as being unfaithful—if even one thing had gone wrong, our current happiness might never have come to be.

Today, I can finally meet those four people again after a long time. Including Hibika, there will be seven of us, but more will probably join us in the future.

The girl I saw in my dream might be the two daughters who are working hard on their fertility journey.

Tsuyoshi and Akari haven’t held a wedding because they find it troublesome.

Predictive dreams are ridiculous, but maybe…

The morning sun is blinding.
There are various things on my mind, but still, I just have to cherish each day and keep living.

The end