136 Vol. 3 pt. 6 Patch 1.0: The Latest Addition (2/2)
”Then I shall begin preparing for your arrival! My wife will likely wish to contact you to ascertain any food allergies or medical concerns that you may have. I know, she likes to plan a bit earlier than she needs to. By the way, do you have a preferred material for sheets and pillows? Is there a particular color you would like your room to be?”
His wife isn't the only one preparing too early. ”I'll – I'll think about it. Anyways, sorry to cut this off, but we're about to go out and eat. I just wanted to thank you for letting me use the card.”
”You are most welcome, Ryouta. Just ensure that my daughter is smiling and you will have naught to worry about. If, however, she stops smiling… I am sure you would never allow that to happen, yes? Because, if you were to allow that…”
Even if Ryouta can only hear Will's voice, he can tell that the aura surrounding him has completely changed. He no longer sounds like some goofy and lovable dad, instead sounding like an authoritative king willing to wage war for his daughter.
Ryouta gulps and nods, ”I won't allow that. Promise.”
”Wonderful!” Will says, sounding like his previous self. ”Now, please go and enjoy your dinner date. Ah, one last thing. Please do not mind it if you see men following and watching you while you are out. You see, we may no longer be in power, but we still have security that accompanies all members of the royal family.”
Ryouta's first thought is that he can piss people off as much as he wants to now in online games and not have to worry about crazy stalkers wanting to kill him for it. He's got free security now! Though, knowing that he's always being watched and followed does make him uneasy. It's not like the government doesn't already do that to everybody, though. ”Got it, thanks for letting me know.”
”Any activities you do in private will, of course, stay private. Please do not let the concern of being observed take away your desire to produce heirs for the family.”
Ryouta stands speechless with a reddened face. How is he supposed to react to something like that?
”You see, my wife and I have been longing for grandchildren for some time now.”
”I'll – I'll, uhh, see what I can do?”
”Perfect. Well, I suppose I should leave you to get to it! Goodbye, Ryouta!”
The call ends.
Ryouta stares at his phone and thinks about what he just said about seeing what he could do.
He turns around and sees a man in plain clothes and sunglasses looking at his phone.
The man looks at Ryouta, nods, and then goes back to pretending to look at his phone.
Alright, maybe the whole being followed and protected thing is more uncomforting than he thought it would be.
At least he has official experience now in talking to his girlfriends' parents.
Ryouta returns to his apartment and sees both Alice and Aiko tied up with Serra standing behind them, rope in her hands and a smug smile on her face. ”Uhhh.”
Serra sets down her rope and signs ”practice” to him and then lets him know that her mother is waiting in the lobby with Serra's stuff for her to stay over.
”I'll go get those,” Ryouta signs back. He might as well just meet everybody's parents at this rate.
”I'll come with you,” Cassandra says, jumping out from behind his couch.
”Why – why were you back there?”
”I was hiding from Serra. She said she wanted to practice on me next.”
”You should experience the pleasure of being tied up and left helpless!” Alice says.
”Yeah! Being tied up is way better than doing the tying!” Aiko agrees.
Serra picks the rope back up and looks at Ryouta and Cassandra.
”Let's go,” Ryouta tells Cassandra.