The Shape of Happiness: A Family Crumbling Due to the Mother's Infidelity, a Wounded Middle School Daughter, and a Struggling Father Finding a New Form of Happiness. - Episode 54

Misaki smiled happily and spoke firmly.

“I will give birth to Dad’s child.”

Akiko was stunned.

“W-What are you saying… Dad’s child…?”

“What? Is there a problem?”

“Do you even understand what you’re saying!? That is absolutely forbidden! That is something that must never be done! It is an act forbidden to humans!”

“An act forbidden to humans?”

“Having a relationship between a Dad and daughter is absolutely wrong!”

Misaki let out a small laugh.

“Did you forget something?”

“Forget?”

“Dad and I are not related by bl00d. We have no bl00d ties.”

“!”

“Do you understand? There is no problem at all if I have Dad’s child.”

“Of course, there is a problem! On paper, you and Dad are still parent and child!”

“On paper, yes. But that’s just a piece of paper. Does having a parent-child relationship on paper create a bl00d connection between us?”

“That is…”

“It doesn’t, does it? I was never anything more than the leftover remnants of your lust. Dad and I are not parent and child. We are just a man and a woman.”

“Ugh… B-But Dad would never allow that! He loves you as his daughter! He would never do such a thing!”

“If he won’t, then I will.”

“W-What do you mean!?”

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There was only one milestone left in Misaki’s plan.

Having already conquered Ryoko and Saori, Misaki moved on to the final step.

She used an app that connected to the internet through multiple overseas proxy servers. Through SNS, she purchased two kinds of drugs. She received them using a private mailbox service and gave them to Shinichi.

One was a sleeping pill.

She had Shinichi take it during dinner, telling him it was a supplement that helped recover from fatigue.

A few minutes later, drowsiness overtook Shinichi. Misaki guided him to the bedroom, saying, “The supplement must be working.” Once he got into bed and fell asleep, she watched over him.

Hours later, Shinichi woke up in the dimly lit bedroom. But his arms and legs were tied to the bedposts with thick zip ties and rope, restraining him in a spread-eagle position. He was also completely naked. The sleeping pill left his mind hazy, and his body wouldn’t move properly. He had no idea what was happening.

“Dad.”

Turning toward the voice, he saw Misaki standing there with a gentle smile. She was completely nude.

Misaki slowly approached. Shinichi, shocked by the sudden situation, was utterly confused.

Misaki gently climbed on top of Shinichi. Feeling his body heat against her skin, she let out a dreamy expression, while Shinichi was in complete panic.

“Dad, I love you…”

Misaki passed a pill to Shinichi through a kiss, and he swallowed it.

The second drug was a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction, forcing a reaction regardless of his will.

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Akiko was in complete shock as Misaki explained with a gentle smile.

“Dad was crying and screaming, ‘Please stop, I beg you,’ over and over again. And seeing that made my heart flutter. I realized how much he truly loved me as his daughter. When I accepted his love, I was so happy… even though Dad was sobbing.”

“Y-You… How could you…”

“We’re not related by bl00d, so there’s no problem, right? But even though he shared his body with me, his heart couldn’t handle it. It seems like Dad is broken now. But… even though his heart was shattered, he kept apologizing to me over and over again… ‘This is all my fault,’ he said. But he was wrong. Dad didn’t do anything wrong. The one who should never have existed in this world is me. And the one who gave birth to me by straddling some stranger and betraying Dad in her lust-driven madness—someone completely devoid of chastity. Dad did nothing wrong.”

“……”

Akiko was at a loss for words after Misaki’s sharp accusations.

“I also told Ryoko the truth about my origins and convinced her. Ryoko had always wanted a child, so in the end, she understood. She’s really happy now. Unlike your selfish affair partner, who never felt anything but pain in the bedroom, Dad truly cherishes Ryoko. He even helps her with her delicate concerns. She’s finally experiencing the joy of being loved by someone she loves. She feels it in every part of her body.”

Misaki continued talking cheerfully about the twisted relationships.

“Grandmother may be in her forties, but she still looks young and beautiful. She sacrificed her prime as a woman to raise someone like you and spent her life alone. Deep inside, she wanted to be loved as a woman, but she endured for so long, respecting Ryoko’s presence. But Ryoko never forgot. She remembered how Grandmother held her tightly when she was crying, ready to die, and gently stroked her head. That’s why, when Ryoko realized that Grandmother had been hiding her true feelings, she agreed without hesitation—to share Dad with everyone. In front of Dad, Grandmother has become ‘Saori’ again, a pure-hearted girl in love.”

“E-Even Mother too… What are you trying to do, Misaki!? Is your idea of happiness creating this twisted family!?”

Misaki looked at Akiko with a cold smile.

“Right now, Dad’s child is growing inside me.”

“!”

Akiko was horrified.

“I will graduate high school soon. Then I will give birth to this child and make this child happy. That is my—no, that is all of our ‘Shape of Happiness.’”

“There’s no way you’ll be happy! A twisted family like that—!”

“You still don’t understand?”

“Of course, I don’t!”

“Listen. With a little money, I can arrange for prenatal checkups and delivery at a clinic. That clinic can also forge pregnancy and birth records. And fortunately, our family all has the same bl00d type. Do you understand? This child will become Dad and Ryoko’s child—both on paper and to the world.”

Akiko gasped in realization.

“It seems you’ve figured it out. Saori disowned you for your affair and took in Dad and Ryoko, who were deeply hurt by you. She welcomed them into her home, along with me, her granddaughter, and the child born from Dad and Ryoko’s marriage. We will live together as a happy family of five.”

Misaki, Shinichi, Ryoko, Saori. Four unrelated people forming a ‘family,’ bound by their shared secret of the child’s birth and their twisted relationships. Misaki’s plan was to create an unbreakable bond between them, making them a ‘normal’ happy family on paper.

Akiko was speechless, unable to comprehend Misaki’s horrifying plan.

Misaki gently rubbed her belly with love.

“This child is Ryoko’s child. And also, it’s me. ‘I’ will be born again, carrying Dad’s bl00d, receiving love from Ryoko and Grandmother, and growing up in happiness. ‘I’ will redo everything. ‘I’ will have the happiness and smiles I never had. ‘My’ happiness is everyone’s happiness! And that is the true ‘Shape of Happiness’ for our family!”

Misaki projected herself onto the unborn child. To her, this was the ultimate happiness, her deranged ‘Shape of Happiness.’

She screamed in joy, her face filled with bliss.

Akiko trembled in fear at her daughter’s madness, while her heart ached, knowing she had caused this.

The ferris wheel cabin they sat in continued to spin mercilessly, slowly descending back to the ground—