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Chapter 10 Part 2

Shiho recalled the incident from a certain day. When she thoughtless opened the door to his hospital room, she ended up seeing Yuu being naked above the waist as he had just finished taking a shower, so after leaving the room in panic, she tried to apologize to him with the momentum of going for a dogeza apology, but on the contrary, he was surprised by her action and stopped her.

If it was a young man, it would have been inevitable even if he had called the security guards in a loud voice upon having the figure of him changing clothes seen, but he did not mind it at all.

And then, the one where she was hugged by him by chance on the day he had just gotten up.

Recalling those two experiences would end up making her lower abdomen tingle, so it was not just once or twice that she had comforted herself on the bed in her own room.

「Kajio, you’ve been quiet since a while ago, but you’re remembering Yuu-sama, aren’t you?」

「Ehh! Th-th-th, that’s not true!」

「It’s fine. It’s fine. After all, I know exactly how you feel.」

The nurse leader patted her on the shoulder.

「I think such a boy, who not only has a good appearance, but also a good personality, is a rare find. So it’s inevitable even if you fall for him. But you see, given our profession, we must never have strange feelings for our patients, after all.」

「Yes, yes, it’s truly a shame, though.」

「I, I know…」

Shiho could only nod her head.

It was because of their competence that they were selected to be in charge of the VIP room, but given that they were able to come in contact with men, it was only natural that they were not allowed to lay their hands on them first, and the use of any personal information gained through the job for their own personal affairs was also strictly forbidden.

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「Library?!」

「Yes. I want to stop by the library before we go home.」

The time went back to about an hour before Yuu received the sendoff.

After finishing his lunch, Yuu, who was getting ready to leave the hospital, said so to his mother Martina.

Hearing this, Martina shook her head, her eyes sharpened.

「You can’t. That’s dangerous. What if you were attacked by women again?」

Leaving aside the downtown area at night, for the library in daytime to be dangerous, what does she mean by that? So Yuu wondered, wanting to hold his head in his hands.

「But you see… I have the reliable male security personnel with me, so….」

He looked at Kanako and Touko.

The two nodded vigorously.

「If you wish to stop by the library, I will contact the head office and have them send extra personnel. If you could give us half an hour.」

「B, but, you know, if something similar to what happened after his graduation ceremony were to happen….」

Martina was still unable to not hide her worry.

This, too, was inevitable.

In a place beyond the reach of her eyes, her beloved son lost consciousness and suffered a serious injury upon being attacked by a large group of women.

It was a natural feeling for her to never want to repeat the same thing.

If Yuu had remained as his previous self, it would have been inevitable even if he were to turn into a shut-in because of the incident.

However, the current Yuu was different.

He had a reason as to why he wanted to go to the library no matter what.

It had been about three weeks since he woke up.

In his free time, he did not only watch TV, but also asked the nurses to get him newspapers and magazines – there was a huge variety of so-called women’s weekly magazines, but there were no men’s weekly magazines – from the waiting and read them all.

And he believed he had finally gotten a rough idea of the current situation, where the male-female ratio was 1:30.

Due to the male-female ratio turning crooked, men had turned into protected existences, and laws and customs, including education and marriage, had changed completely.

For example, for men only, let alone a possibility, polygamy was obligatory.

After that, a change in society due to the drastic decrease in the number of men.

From the emperor to politicians, even manual labors were mostly taken upon by women.

Nearly half of the male population was supported by several women with the pretext of being househusbands.

The other half either went into fields such as education, medicine, and welfare for their fellow men, or into the worlds of special industries, i.e., the arts, entertainment, or sex industry.

Though, in the world Yuu used to be in, Japan was said to be a male-dominated society compared to other countries in the world, even though gender equality was promoted in the 21st century.

In this world, however, let alone reversed, it had completely turned into a female-dominated society.

One of the effects of this was that, perhaps because of the succession of female emperors, the year and the name of the imperial era were different.

Since the name of the imperial era was different, that meant the companies, schools, etc. that made use of it would also be different.

Starting from the base in Antarctica that was known under the name of Koubun Base instead of Showa Base, for the pharmaceutical companies, confectioneries, dairy companies, universities, etc., Yuu was familiar with to come in different names, he felt a sense of discomfort.

However, in terms of science and technology, there was not much difference with the 1990 Yuu knew of.

In other words, the Internet, which he used to take for granted when looking things up, and mobile phones, which had revolutionized the way people communicated, were not widely available to the general public.

Hospitals might have computers or office computers, but ultimately, they were probably available for business purposes only.

As such, he wanted to look up the chronology of how the world ended up becoming like this.

If this were a fantasy other world of swords and magic, he would probably be focusing solely on survival, sparing no room for things such as looking up the truth of the world.

It was because this world was very similar to the world he used to live in that he was curious about why it turned out like this.

In that case, then today, before his high school life began, was the perfect opportunity to look it up.

To persuade a woman, it was often better to appeal to emotion than to logic.

He had lived for 40 years, and even if it was for less than three years, he had even experienced a married life.

He had never been blessed with the opportunity to put it to use in real life, though.

Yuu approached Martina.

And then, he took her right hand, holding it by enveloping it with both hands.

「Huh?」

「Mom. Thank you for worrying about me. Your feeling for me is making me very happy.」

「Y, Yuu-chan…」

Being stared at from right in front of her, Martina’s large, light brown eyes wavered.

It had been many years since anyone had looked straight at her like that and told her how they felt.

Therefore, the slight bewilderment quickly turned into embarrassment and then into joy that could not be hidden.

Yuu moved his body closer to Martina and laid his cheek on hers, as if they were lovers.

Along with surprise, Kanako and Touko floated a look of envy on their faces, but since they were behind Yuu, he didn’t notice it.

「As someone that’s protected by you and the male security personnel, I know my own standing, Mom. But when I think about my future, I have this feeling of wanting to proactively learn and get to know more about this world.」

Feeling Yuu’s breath in her ear, Martina was perplexed as her body ended up quivering with a shiver for the first time in a long time.

It was a sensation she had not felt for a long time after she was separated from her husband by death.

It was by no means unpleasant. If anything, as she was able to feel her beloved son from up-close, along with the parts of her that were coming in contact with him, happiness was welling up inside her.

However, reason still prevailed.

「I understand your wish of wanting to use the library. In that case, can’t we just order the books you need?」

「I see. I’ll do that from the second time onward. But first, I’ll have to go and take a look at it.」

「Yuu-chan!」

「I’m sorry for saying something so selfish, Mom. But I really want to try going there. Can’t I?」

「Ah…」

Being stared at intently by Yuu, who was sporting a serious look on his face, from such a close distance that she could even feel his breath, even Martina was rendered incapable of coming on strong.

「Geez… Just today, okay? Really.」

「Thank you, Mom! I love you! Chu.」

As soon as she heard those words and was kissed on the cheek, Martina’s reason collapsed.

「Yuu-chan!!」

「Oof!」

Getting hugged tightly, *Chu, chu* he was kissed back on the cheeks many times over.

In an instant, kiss marks were mass-produced on his face.

「A, ahaha. This is embarrassing. Mom.」

Having Martina’s big breasts pressed against his chest, Yuu started counting prime numbers in his head to keep his lower body from reacting.

「Muu….」

「Stare~~~」

Being shown the passionate mother-son love, so passionate that it was rare in this world, Kanako and Touko could do nothing but stare at them.