757 This is a game that Id happily play for my entire life (2/2)

”Dad…” Chiaki clenched her hands. ”You actually want to remember mom, but you can't remember anything no matter how hard you try. Is that it?”

Shingo still remained silent.

”Dad…”

”That's not it,” Shingo finally replied, denying this.

Chiaki's expression immediately froze over.

”Stop thinking about such random things just because of a dream. You're not a little kid anymore,” Shingo told his daughter coldly. ”If you're that free, you might as well go read a book or go exercise instead of thinking about such boring things.”

He immediately hung up the phone after that.

Chiaki's expression immediately became depressed.

Seiji frowned upon seeing her like this. Mika felt bad for her best friend.

”He said 'that's not it'…” Chiaki spoke in a low voice. ”I must have thought too much into things.”

Seiji immediately took out his own cell phone and dialed Shingo Wakaba's number that Chiaki had previously given to him.

Nobody picked up.

Seiji dialed the number again.

Nobody picked up.

Seiji dialed the number yet again.

This time, Shingo answered the call.

”Good morning, Wakaba-san.”

”Who are you?”

”I'm Chiaki's boyfriend, Seigo Harano,” Seiji told him. ”Right now, I'm here together with Chiaki. I was watching her when you were talking to her just earlier.”

Shingo remained silent.

”I apologize for not using a more pleasant tone with you. That's because I'm really displeased with you right now.” Seiji increased the volume of his voice.

”Seiji…” Chiaki wanted to say something, but Seiji stopped her with his expression.

”Please forgive me for being so direct, Wakaba-san. You're a failure as a father!” Seiji didn't mince his words at all as he spoke bluntly. ”To be quite honest, I really want to beat you up right now. I know that this impulse of mine is lacking in reason, because I don't know your specific circumstances. I don't know why that you treat Chiaki this way. Perhaps you have your own hardships.

”But no matter what, you have responsibilities as a father! Please understand, because I also have responsibilities as her boyfriend. I apologize for saying such rude words, but I won't retract them. I also hope that you won't forget what I've said just now. Otherwise… there might come a day where I'll really beat you up, no matter if you're a famous artist or whatever else.”

Shingo remained silent throughout Seiji's tirade.

Chiaki and Mika were unable to say anything as they watched Seiji rant while giving off a powerful aura.

”Seigo Harano…” After a long period of silence, Shingo finally spoke up. ”I know about you. You're a high school student. It's nice that you're so spirited, but don't be so arrogant.”

”I shall self-reflect on myself, and I also hope that you'll reflect on yourself, Wakaba-san,” Seiji responded in such a way. ”I would like to ask for you to sincerely respond to Chiaki's question to you just now, and properly talk to her about her mother. She has the right to know.”

”You don't have the right to interfere with our family affairs,” Shingo stated coldly.

”I'm her boyfriend.”

”I don't agree to you being her boyfriend.”

”I don't need the agreement of a father who only sees his daughter a few times or even less per year,” Seiji responded in a similarly cold tone.

”I told you to not be so arrogant, high schooler. A boyfriend/girlfriend relationship at such a young age is nothing more than a game.”

”This is a game that I'd happily play for my entire life.”

”A high schooler who's probably being supported by his parents doesn't have the right to say that.”

”So a father who never cares for his daughter has the right to lecture me?”

Seiji and Shingo exchanged verbal barbs over the phone as if they were fighting.

Chiaki felt nervous and tense while listening to all this, along with some delight.

Her reliable boyfriend was taking her side, and her cold father finally met an opponent… She couldn't help but feel somewhat happy about this.

She believed in Seiji and that he would know not to go overboard… And even if he caused a broken relationship with her father, he would take responsibility for her!

Thinking about how Seiji would take care of her for the rest of her life even if her father abandoned her, Chiaki felt quite reassured.

'Seiji is so handsome, talented, and rich. And, he truly loves me. This is the boyfriend that I'm so proud of!' Chiaki suddenly felt tempted to tell that right to her father.

She wondered what expression her cold father would have if he heard that from her?