Chapter 39: Oh ... This Is Bad

"..." - The couple of bad imitations of what an adult must be looked at me in disbelief. - "Principal, are you kidding me?"

"You have such noble and selfless dreams that it is my moral duty to help you" - I spat sarcastically. - "Since making manga and designing clothes is more important than Mikan's safety then I will adopt her as my daughter and give her the home that you couple of dreamers cannot offer"

I have nothing against dreamers, on the contrary, I envy them, I find them fascinating people who look at life in a positive and colorful way as if the world was a pleasant place and not the pessimistic garbage dump that I see every day.

Being able to have an idealistic dream that motivates you to work hard is something beautiful, in the same way, allowing that dream to cloud reality by making the person forget their responsibilities is grotesque.

Ging Freecss, Goku, Endeavor, Gendo Ikari, Charles Zi Britannia, and even Naruto, all look alike, they shouldn't be parents.

Whether due to work or dreams, they all neglected their children causing obvious trauma to their children as is the case with Shinji, or letting someone else assume the role of father as the case of Gohan with Piccolo.

Dammit! Even fucking Naruto neglected Boruto for his job as Hokage even though he himself knew the pain of not having a family!

Damn Boruto anime, ruined the characters ...

Returning to the subject, no matter how busy a person is or how big his dreams are, having a child is a great responsibility that cannot be neglected.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe chasing a dream is the right path, maybe we should all be Giorno Giovanna and have a dream, maybe getting lost in dreams and forgetting responsibilities is the best way to live, but I don't care.

If optimistic dreamers will follow their dreams, then I, a pessimist, will show how a responsible adult should act, and if the pair of morons in front of me want to be the fucking Pirate King is not my fucking problem, I will not let Mikan lose her childhood because of these two morons.

The father frowned. - "With all due respect principal, but you can't do that"

"With all due respect mangaka, but I can do it and I will do it" - I adjusted my glasses. - "I am a firm believer that family is the most important thing and when I meet you two I realize that here there is no family, only a couple of teenagers who were successful in their dreams and due to their success they forgot that they are adults with a daughter"

I can bribe a judge to get me Mikan custody in two days, I can even contact children's services to sue the pair of jerks for running away from home and leaving their underage children unprotected, I can even ask Enma to wash them the brain so that they forget about Mikan's existence and thus not cause problems.

Be it legal means or shady means, I will do whatever it takes to ensure that Mikan has a good life with a family that protects her.

Although I'm not a fan of the movie series Fast and Furious, I agree with Toreto that family is the most important thing.

"Mikan will only be happy with her family" - The mother frowned.

"You're right" - I nodded. - "And you are her parents, not her family"

"Do you think you can be the family that Mikan needs?" - The father seemed angry and I couldn't care less.

"I do not know, but unlike you, I am willing to do everything in my power to achieve it" - I looked apathetically at the pair of idiots.

Just as it is ridiculous to get angry at a fish for not being able to climb a tree, it is useless to get angry at two idiots for being bad parents, after all, they are idiots.

"This is absurd!" - The father stood up furiously. - "Please get out of this house!"

Even when he's furious he's still respectful, I don't understand Japanese manners.

I picked up a briefcase that had appeared next to me, opened it, and took out a document to put on the table.

The pair of morons were too furious to ask where I got the briefcase from, they just looked at the document.

"I will give you a chance, I will give you enough money so that you can live a luxurious life, in return, you will stop traveling and dedicate yourself to taking care of Mikan with the love that she deserves" - I watched as both parents read the document without looking at me. - "If you cannot do that then sign this document to facilitate the adoption procedures"

The contract was an adoption agreement where they gave me custody of Mikan and in return I would give them a large amount of money.

This was no different than buying Mikan, but I already bought her once, and seeing how stupid the father and mother were, I didn't feel guilty about buying her again.

Before I prepared this contract with Enma, I was hoping not to have to use it, but now I am disappointed in the two people in front of me, on the other hand, my admiration for Mikan increased as she was able to become such a wonderful girl despite how stupid they are her parents.

The stupid mangaka broke the contract in fury and pointed at the door. - "Get out of this house!"

I shrugged my shoulders. - "Well, wait for my lawyers to send you a summons"

I went to the door and before leaving I took one last look at the pair of idiots. - "Mikan is still a little girl so she needs a safe environment and a family to protect her, not a couple of dreamers like you"

I just hope Mikan doesn't hate me for this.

I sighed internally and left the house, but when I opened the door my body froze.

What I saw was the ironic smile of Asagi (who looked like a 16-year-old student) who was accompanied by a group of children who looked at me in amazement.

I recognized the two girls who were with Rito, they were Haruna Sairenji and Yui Kotegawa.

I was surprised that Rito managed to get close to the two girls even though he didn't know Lala, but hey, the plot armor can't be underestimated.

If Haruna and Yui fell in love with Rito it wasn't my problem, what really worried me was that Mikan was looking at the ground while her bangs covered her eyes, that's never a good sign.

"He-Hello kids, I heard you went out for ice cream, did you have fun?" - I tried to act like everything was fine.

They shouldn't have overheard my conversation with Mikan's parents since they were on the other side of the door, they should only have heard my screams of fury so if the conversation was taken out of context I would be the bad man who came to insult the parents of a girl.

I can bear to be the bad man in the movie, I just hope Mikan hadn't heard that since I don't want her to feel abandoned by her parents.

"..." - No one answered me and they just looked at me with stunned expressions, even Rinka and Saki had their mouths open in disbelief.

Mikan didn't say anything, she hurried into the house and went up the stairs.

"..." - I looked at the situation without knowing what to do, I could only fake a little coughing. - "Ahem, I think it is better if I go, you must be good children and study a lot since the next week classes will begin"

I didn't get a response so I tried to leave.

"Mikan, what are you doing?!" - I heard the scream of panic from Mikan's mother.

My heart almost stopped beating for the impression that Mikan could have heard us and now she wanted to kill herself.

I used my [High-Speed ​​Movement] skill and entered the house.

I was relieved to see that Mikan was fine, although I was surprised to see her carrying two suitcases while her mother held her arm.

Mikan did not respond with words, she jerked her arm with a sharp movement to free herself from her mother's grasp and walked towards me.

"I want to go home ..." - Mikan's voice was low.

It seemed like she couldn't speak properly as her words were being obstructed by something, her eyes were red and she seemed to be trying hard not to cry.

"Let me help you" - I spoke with the gentlest voice I could do and took Mikan's bags.

"Stop or I'll call the police!" - Mikan's father yelled at me while he was holding a phone.

"Shut up" - I looked at the idiot wishing I could beat him to death. - "Just shut up"

The man turned pale and dropped the phone.

Maybe Enma used magic to scare him, I don't know and I don't care, I just want to take Mikan to a place where she can cry to vent.

When we walked out the door Rito raised his hand as if he wanted to stop Mikan. The brown-haired girl looked at her brother and showed a smile that seemed too forced.

"You will have to make your own food Onii-san" - Mikan looked away from Rito and continued walking.

Rito froze like Haruna and Yui. I could only sigh, I feel like I just ruined a family and now I feel guilty.

I walked alongside Mikan in the direction of the limo. Asagi, Rinka, and Saki walked behind us in silence, no one said a single word.

We got to the car and I had the driver put Mikan's bags away while we got into the car.

As we returned home Mikan had remained in a deep silence that was beginning to unsettle me.

"Mikan, your parents love you, it's just that they... Well, each person has a different form of love... And well... Um..." - I didn't know what else to say.

"..." - Mikan turned to look at me, her small face was stained with small tears. - "Satou-san, will I be a nuisance if I live in your house?"

I gently hugged Mikan. - "No, you will never be a bother"

Mikan started to hug me, I felt his tears wetting my shirt, but I didn't care. - "Can I ask Satou-san for something?"

"You can ask for whatever you want" - I began to stroke his hair.

"Can I have pancakes for breakfast? The pancakes made by Satou-san are delicious "- Mikan buried her head in my chest as she tried to hold back crying.

"Of course, I can also teach you how to cook, together we will make really delicious food" - Mikan's small body was shaking like a small animal that was abandoned in the street so I tried to give her a little warmth with my hug.

"Thank you Satou-san" - Mikan's voice was slightly hoarse.

"Mikan, it's okay to cry, adults cry for what a little girl can cry" - I didn't know how to comfort Mikan so I could only hug her with all the warmth I could give.

Mikan did not respond with words, only the loud cries of sadness and the cry of loneliness could be heard in the car.