Chapter 54: Birthday Party

Please read the author's thoughts at the bottom.

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The rest of the day passed by normally.

After the principal's draggy speech, we continued our orientation, including usual things like going around the school to get to know our environment better and more ice breakers.

The first day of our new school was a short one, and we were dismissed early. Too bad I didn't go anywhere after school and immediately returned home.

After all, even if it was a great time to accomplish my quest, nothing beats the importance of my little sisters.

Now that brings me to a question: Am I becoming a sis-con?

"What are you thinking about, Fuu-kun?"

"Just wondering if we are sis-cons."

"I'm not sure about me, but you definitely are a sis-con."

"Ouch. Your replies are so harsh, Shou-chan..." Hearing Shouko's reply, an arrow pierced my heart.

"It's okay, isn't it? Having little sisters to love is never a bad thing! Wish I had little sisters as well..." Kaori said thoughtfully.

"Well, if you marry me, my sisters will be your little sisters as well."

"Oooh, is that a proposal? Pretty informal, isn't it, Fuu-kun?"

"Nope. I'm just telling you some facts. Besides, if I wanted to propose, Shou-chan comes first."

"I'm getting jealous, you know, Fuu-kun?"

"Hahaha..."

I have no idea how to reply to her, but this was what I promised Shouko. Honestly, I didn't really care which order they would marry me in the future, but I guess girls are picky about that sort of stuff?

Well, these are things to think about for the future me.

Procrastination, I guess...

"But since it's Shou-chan, I'll forgive you. And I'm second, you get it?"

"Hai!"

How did I asking whether I'm a sis-con end up with the order of marriage?

"Hehe...We'll be splitting here then! See ya tomorrow!" Kaori twirled around and waved off before going to the right.

"Bye!"

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A few days had passed, and the weekend finally arrived.

Urgh...it had just been the first week of school, and I'm already tired...

I had befriended most of my classmates this week, but some are still not responding really well, like Miyamura.

RIP. But since someone managed to make Miyamura open up in the anime, it proved that he does not want to be alone. And since it's not what he actually wants, it would make it easier for me to befriend him.

Though, it might take some time...

After waking up at 9am today, I continued lying down in my futon for the next fifteen minutes or so.

I was never a morning person, and unless I absolutely had to, I would never wake up earlier than 9am.

We also didn't have any homework, allowing me to laze around without a care in the world.

However, I heard our doorbell rang and my mother's voice shouting, "Shou-chan, can you get the door?"

"Hai!"

Since when did we have guests today? I am a little interested, but I'm not curious enough for me to get out of my warm futon. Spring has just started, and the weather was on the cooler side.

Ahh~, this is the life...

Someone entered my house since I could hear my father and mother greeting them.

"Fuu-chan! Come down and greet the Miyazonos!"

What...why on earth is Kaori here?

[Reminder:

Quest: Unlock your family lineage!

Description: Since you have found out that you have a family lineage, why not satiate your curiosity by finding out precisely what you are?

Passing Criteria: Unlock your family lineage as fast as possible

Rewards: Unlock a new level of gacha (Legendary)

Additional rewards if you awaken before you turn 22: 1x Legendary gacha token

Additional rewards if you awaken before you turn 17: 2x Legendary gacha tokens

A̶d̶d̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶r̶e̶w̶a̶r̶d̶s̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶a̶w̶a̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶f̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶ ̶1̶3̶:̶ ̶5̶x̶ ̶L̶e̶g̶e̶n̶d̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶g̶a̶c̶h̶a̶ ̶t̶o̶k̶e̶n̶s̶

Failure: None

System tips: Your family lineage can be awakened in two situations.

1) U***r *h* f*** ****

2) I****** **o*****]

The last additional reward is canceled because...Did I turn 13 today? System, what's today's date?

[I am not a calander, host. Please stop using me for functions like this.]

Fine, but what's today's date?

[Host...you already know the answer to that, but you still had to ask. It's your birthday, you moron. So it would obviously be the 15th of April. Did reincarnation lower your IQ or something?]

Now it's my turn to become speechless. Since when did the system become so lively? Is it my fault? Or God's?

What did I do to make this system more human?

[The system is rebooting...

3...

2...

1...

Apologies, the system's alter ego had temporarily taken over control over the system's mainframe.]

Eh...that sounds scary...

[You don't have to worry, Host. This will never happen again.]

Is that so...

[Yes. Fortunately, nothing happened, so you do not have to worry too much.]

How about my emotional damage from that insult?

[The system had deemed that to be unimportant, and urge Host to follow your mother's advice as-]

"Fuu-chan! Get your butt down here now!"

"Hai, hai!"

Shit, my mother's pissed now. Well, slacking time is over...

""Onii-chan!"" Two girls barged into my room and jumped onto my body as they yelled, "Mummy is calling you downstairs! Kaori-onee-chan is also here!"

"Yep, I know. I'm going to the bathroom now. Now, would you mind getting off my stomach?"

"Hehe..." Raiha and Yuzuru giggled.

"Hm? What are you giggling for?" Looking at their excited expression, I asked them.

"Nothing, onii-chan! Hurry up and come downstairs after you're done!"

The two girls immediately went down to the living room as I wondered what was up.

Are they planning something for me?

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"Happy birthday, Fuu-chan!"

When I came downstairs, a cheer resounded as party poppers exploded, showering the room with confetti and streamers.

"Thank you."

"Aw...can't you act more surprised or anything, Fuu-chan?"

"I am surprised, but this isn't too unexpected since Rai-chan and Yuzu-chan were very sneaky about it."

"Mou...onii-chan..." The two girls pouted at my words, but their smiles returned after I patted their heads.

"Still, thank you for this birthday celebration."

Looking around the small living room, I could see it was decorated with several balloons and a banner that said, "Happy Birthday!". On the small table in the middle of the room, a small cake was also present.

It wasn't much if compared to some of my wealthier friends, but it was mine. It wasn't lavish, nor filled with decorations, or filled with tons of people, but it belonged to me.

The birthday celebration lasted one full day. We had a small party in our house first, where the Miyazono and Nishimiya family gave me a gift each, followed by a present from my parents.

I know that we can't really afford expensive presents, so I didn't mind if they shared one gift with my whole family.

I only got three presents in total for my birthday, but I didn't care.

"Fuu-chan, wanna open your presents first? We'll be returning late at night, so..."

"Sure."

Turning towards the three presents, I opened up the one from Kaori. Her gift was the biggest out of the three and was rectangular in shape.

This is a...keyboard?

"So? Do you like it? Since you've always only played in school, I thought maybe it would allow you to play for our families as well!" Kaori smiled and spoke, "This way, we can practice together even when we aren't in school!"

"Yep, I love it! Thank you, Kaori-chan!"

Unlike a regular piano, this keyboard doesn't require too much space, making it easier for me to carry it around.

"I hope you put that to good use." Kaori's father grunted. He didn't seem to like the fact that his recovered daughter began dating me at such young age, but he had no other choice but to accept under the pressure of his wife and daughter.

Plus, I think he's just being a tsun in front of me. Of course, I'm never going to find out if that is true, but one can also imagine.

Next up was Shouko's present. She gave me a phone.

What the actual...

"Yaeko-san!"

"It's okay, Fuu-chan. As my future son-in-law, you will be taking care of my daughter after all."

"But..."

"No buts, just treat it as an investment, okay?"

Sigh...this is a costly gift for a thirteen-year-old boy.

"Then I'll gladly accept this. Thank you, Yaeko-san, Shou-chan."

"How about me? I chose the color for you!" Yuzuru jumped up and exclaimed.

"Hahaha...thank you as well, Yuzu-chan."

Finally, the last present from my family contained...a headphone? What?

"You always seemed to love music a lot, so we decided to give you something that you would use often." My mother spoke.

"And since we knew that Yaeko would give you a phone, we planned for you to be able to use the phone to listen to some music as well." My father added.

Looking at the shiny blue wireless headphones, a smile appeared on my face. Since most wireless headphones were expensive, I knew that we wouldn't be able to afford the branded ones. But it was the thought that counted.

Still, I found it amusing how fate works in weird ways. For example, the original Fuutarou had an odd hairstyle shaped like his future wife's bunny ear-shaped ribbon.

But since I met Miku instead of Yotsuba, they gave me a headphone instead. I mean, I don't have my canon hairstyle now, so am I really fated to look similar to my original character's childhood friend?

"Thank you, mum, dad. And of course, not to forget," I added before Raiha could say anything, "Rai-chan too."

"Your welcome, son!"

After the present opening-thingy, our three families headed out to have fun.

We went to an amusement park to celebrate the rest of my birthday. This is my second time at the amusement park, but this was Raiha's first time.

I had fun throughout the day. It was the one day I didn't worry about this all being some sick dream and prank of God. I didn't worry about this all not being real because, to me, this was as real as it could be.

The various rides with my family, the not-as-delicious-as-my-own-cooking lunch, the prizes we won from some of the game stalls. They were all part of my experience while growing up; they were part of my childhood.

The only thing that I regretted today was the fact that time passed way too quickly.

Before I could even notice it, the stars had decorated the night sky once more, and I had never looked more...reluctantly at the sunset in the distance. As much as I would like to continue the fun, it was time to go home...

"Sorry that this couldn't be any bigger, son. Satsuki and Uzuki are taking up more-"

"It's fine, old man." Then, interrupting his sentence, I looked at him, who had an embarrassed expression as he carried my twin sisters, "You have done your very best, and I appreciate it."

We were already back home in the living room, and turning to look at my mother, I continued, "Both of you. Thank you, dad, mom."

"Aww...Fuu-chan is crying. Come and give me a hug..."

"Hey! I'm not crying!"

"You don't have to act so tsun-tsun in front of your parents." They walked over to me and gave me a big hug, embracing all four children of theirs.

The Nishimiya family looked on warmly at our hug before we included them inside as well.

"This is warm, hehe..." Raiha giggled amidst the hug as she hugged our younger sisters.

"Yep, it is."

People often wondered what was most valuable in life.

Money? Health? Relationships?

Their superpowers? Their talents?

The fact that I met God and managed to get this opportunity?

The system?

Not really.

To me, family is the most valuable thing you can have in life, and this family is truly what I love most in the world.

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A/N: Please read the author's thoughts at the bottom. I don't want to write about what exactly Fuutarou did at the amusement park, or more like, I didn't know what to write about. I have writer's block for all six of my fanfictions...this is so sad!

Aside from that, this fanfic heavily focuses on relationships, family, and love. So there would be a lot of warm and fluffy moments that I would try my best to write and describe out.

A/R: Besides, how does Akikan even manage to write 100 chapters for a week's worth of events?! Jesus.