127 120 Do your best at the athletic meet! Part 2





 Amana and her team took first place in the relay, and the white team took the first point.
 In the men's relay, Daichi also scored consecutive points.

 When he returned to the waiting area, he was happy to be praised by Amana-chan, even from a distance.
 It's really a new experience for me.

 After completing the program, with the white team dominating, it was time for the lunch break of the sports day.

Mom! Hey, mister! I came first in the Amazons' relay!
Yeah, I'm watching very closely.
Good job, Amana-chan.

 From the student waiting area, Amana is the first to come running up to me and Amanashi, and she enthusiastically reports on the relay's achievements.

 Her adorable smile becomes even more radiant when I praise her for coming in first place as she declared.
 Yeah, pretty.

''Well, I've put a lot of Tenna's favorite things in my bento for today, so please have a drink.
'Wow! Thanks, Mom!

 The bento that Amashi made for me included stuffed peppers and octopus sausage, which looked like something a child would like.
 Even to me as an adult, it looks really tasty.

 Amana picked up a stuffed green pepper with her chopsticks and ate it.
 She mugs and chews and swallows it....

''Tasty!''
"Hmmm, thank you.

 My daughter expresses her honest impressions with a big smile on her face, and Amunashi smiles as well.
 

 And so, as I was tucking into the bento that Amanashi had made.

''Sumimasen, you're Minami-san's parents, right?''
"Huh?

 Suddenly, I was approached by a strange man.
 

 But what is the way he asks?
 I'm with you, so people think I'm Amana-chan's father.
 .........Well, since you're going to be participating in Otto-san's relay, this misunderstanding may be a precautionary measure so as not to interfere with the performance.

''Yeah, that's true, but........''
What?

 I replied in agreement to let the situation pass for now.
 Then I found that Tenri shook her shoulders greatly.

 I'm sorry I'll apologize later, so just forgive me now and be patient.
 While I was apologizing inwardly so, the man smiled happily and took my hand.

'Oh I knew it! I'm Kana's father, and my name is Marc Higashino!
Oh, Kana-chan's!

 It makes sense after being told.
 I vaguely knew Kana-chan was half-Japanese because her hair was blonde, but her father was more foreign. 
 We didn't see each other at the summer festival's fireworks display due to work commitments, but it seems he was able to come to the sports day.

 His intonation was a little strange, but his Japanese seemed to be OK, so I was a little relieved.
 I'm not so good at English, you know.

 As I was thinking about this, Marc bent down and bowed.

"I'm always at your service, Kana.
No, no, no. Kana-chan is Amana-chan's friend, and I'm very grateful that she's a good friend of mine, and so are my friends.
So, father to father, I look forward to working with you.
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

 I almost ripped him off, but I think I was able to mend the situation well.
 After Marc finished his story, he left to go to his wife and Kana-chan, who were waiting for him.
 I saw him off and was relieved to see him go.

"Sorry, Amari. I took the liberty of tricking Amana-chan's father, thinking it would be better than being strangely misunderstood...

 I apologize to Amari for that, which would have startled her, but for some reason she rolled her eyes and looked at me.
 I feel like her face is also red........  

''Amanashi?''
"...haha! Uh, yeah, it's all right. I don't care!

 I called out to him again and finally got a response.
 He seems a little flustered, but if he says he doesn't mind, it seems fine.

I see. I'm glad that I didn't make you angry by saying that I had no intention to.... Why are you pinching my sides!
You know what? Why don't you take a moment to reflect on what you have said?

 I ask the reason why I was attacked by Amanashi, who is suddenly in a bad mood, but he returns it bluntly while looking away from my face.
 No, really, why did I get mad at you...?

 Because you took the liberty of deceiving Amana's father?
 But you said earlier that you didn't care about that, right?

 No, I don't know.

Mom, what's going on?
I'm not angry,
But I'm having a meltdown, okay?
Tenna will understand when she's older.

 Maybe it's because I'm the reason he's in a bad mood, or maybe it's because I'm nearby, but he stubbornly refuses to talk about the reason, even with his daughter.
 Hmm, I wonder how to make her feel better.....
 There seems to be no point in throwing words at her in a strange way.

 I pondered what to do, but it's as if I couldn't see the right answer.
 The same was true of Mao, but I have no idea what's in a woman's heart.

Amana, I'm going to the bathroom!
Yes, have a good day.

 As she crossed her arms and thought about it, Amana said that and moved away.


''........Wa-san.''
Hmm? What is it?

 She was approached by Amari.
 She had a somewhat uneasy expression on her face, although she was still in a bad mood when she turned her head.

''What happened with the person you discussed with before?''
''Oh ... come to think of it, I didn't tell you. Well, as it turns out, the favor itself was a misunderstanding in the first place, and I was able to make up for it without any problems.
A mistake...?

 I'm sorry for the delay in reporting it even though I was consulted, but for some reason Amari frowns when I briefly told her the results.

''It can't be... but is that still the case...?''
'Tenri? What's going on in your head?
Are you sure you are saying that you couldn't find a girlfriend after all, huh?
Whether it's a good thing I was so smug about being favored or not, well, I'm still single.

 Even if Marao's favor was genuine, though, I would have refused it.
 What an impossible tattle-tale goes through my head, but as for Amari after hearing the report.......

''I see.........''
...?

 I don't understand it, but she looks relieved.
 From then on, she seemed as calm as if her grumpiness were a lie, and Amana-chan, who came back, could only nod her head at the change in her mother.

 Despite her doubts about Amari, it was finally the turn of Otosan's relay to program the sports day.