Chapter 36 The Lifetime of a Grasshopper (Takashi Kato's Fate) Part Three
"Taka-chan, it's been a while since the two of us met. What did you want to talk about?"
Takashi had called Kanae to a sparsely populated café.
It had been a long time since Kanae had met with him, without Tadayuki.
Maybe it had been since that day when her cheek had been slapped.
For a while, they talked about recent events, but gradually shifted the topic towards old memories.
Around the time when Kanae had reconsidered their relationship, Takashi lightly grabbed her hand.
"Hey, Taka-chan...?"
"Sorry, I realized... I still love you. It's always been you that I love."
"Huh, wait... What are you saying now?"
"At that time, I felt guilty towards Tadayuki. Plus, I was scared to make it clear that I chose you in the end instead of rejecting your confession... I'm sorry."
"Really, it's too late now, that's..."
"I know. I tried to forget you and married Misa, but it didn't work... no matter what."
"But..."
This reaction, if pressed, it'll work. Takashi inwardly chuckled.
From then on, when Misa wasn't looking, he had secret meetings with Kanae.
At work, he was treated as the 'man who made his first love come true and captured the heiress,' while in private, he indulged in an affair. In the midst of such a double life, he received a call from Mizuno Shoko.
"Hey, you, having an affair with Kanae... what's going on?"
Damn, that Kanae. Talking to troublesome women.
To somehow cover it up, he made excuses. Originally, he liked Kanae, but he distanced himself thinking of Tadayuki. He dated Misa to forget Kanae.
During the call with Mizuno, the lies he had concocted to save face unraveled one after another.
"But, I never thought you two would end up together like that."
"Seriously, I just wanted to have a go with a seemingly serious woman, and she goes and gets pregnant, damn it."
"Ugh, that way of speaking is so harsh."
"Like, I didn't want to deal with that girl in the first place. It's not like I'm interested in her; I just couldn't stand her being into Tadayuki. Isn't that weird? Seriously."
"Well, it's not really weird there (lol). I mean, you're the worst kind of guy. It's fine if it's just a little, but before Higashimura finds out, maybe look for other girls. You're not breaking up with Misa, right?"
"Well, her family is wealthy. If I inherit her family's company in the future, I can choose any woman I want."
"Ugh, seriously the worst. Well, Kanae also said that the physical compatibility is good. Misa seems serious, so she's probably just closing her eyes and enduring it (lol)."
"Really, she's like a tuna fish. I don't know if she can study, but since she's not going to university anymore, I want her to study at night at least."
"Well, just take it easy, okay?"
"I get it."
Even though Takashi received a warning from Mizuno, he ultimately didn't stop meeting Kanae.
And then, Kanae became pregnant for the second time.
Perhaps it's about time. Misa's attitude seems to have hardened, more so than before.
For now, he'll leave Kanae to Tadayuki and focus more on Misa.
And the day to execute the plan arrived. When Tadayuki met Kanae in front of the Yanashima house after a long time, he felt something odd.
Not just that Tadayuki had lost weight or anything like that. Precisely because he has known him for a long time, he seemed like a completely different person than before.
"Really, you two get along well."
I couldn't help but confirm Kanae's words.
"Oh, well, we're best friends. Right, Tadayuki?"
Tadayuki answered without hesitation.
"Yeah, best friends."
Relieved by that answer, he set off in the car.
At the night's drinking party, Kanae's attitude bothered him a bit. Even if Kanae and Tadayuki were to get married, it was only because he wanted his "own woman" to marry Tadayuki, and he had no intention of giving her away.
"Who your man is, I'll have to remind you once again," that's how Takashi felt.
A few months later, Kanae and Tadayuki registered their marriage and informed about holding a ceremony before giving birth. Good, he thought.
Since then, he has met Kanae several times, but once she goes to Tokyo, the chances of that will certainly decrease.
Before that, he has to 'educate' Kanae as her woman. So, the frequency of the two meeting has actually increased.
According to Kanae, Tadayuki seems to have acquired considerable wealth. Well, it might be good to use Kanae and make him contribute.
In fact, he had distorted feelings towards Tadayuki.
The reason Misa's feelings don't come towards him is because of him. Yes, he's not at fault. As a punishment for taking Misa away from him, unknowingly, he has the obligation to raise his child. If he marries, Misa will probably give up.
If Tadayuki can do that much, they can remain friends forever...
Now, the day before their wedding, for some reason he was constantly worried about his neck. Alongside this, he recalled two recent days where he lost his memories.
Feeling pain in his necks, he spent an entire day sleeping in the car. This happened twice. Co-workers worried about his strange illness, but the next day, he felt fine.
It was like his cells had been replaced—indeed, he was rejuvenated, filled with vitality and energy, as if reborn.
"I wonder what it is, that feeling..."
However, there was no answer to that sense of discomfort.
...
...
And then, the wedding. A video played of him and Kanae discussing a scheme, and in the midst of their panic, events unfolded rapidly.
Without time to make sense of what was happening, Misa handed him a short note.
Why is this happening? Keeping a bit of distance from everyone, feeling crushed, a shadow suddenly fell into his field of vision.
Simultaneously, someone spoke.
"Takashi."
When he looked up at his face, there was that smile.
The moment he saw that, he understood everything.
Even preparing that video.
Getting Misa to cooperate.
It's him, it's his doing.
That video, on the day of the drinking party, he filmed it.
Already, it had been exposed long ago.
And──it won't end with this.
If it's Tadayuki as Takashi knows him, he'll still do something.
No, he might already be doing something.
This man, gentle, good-natured, dislikes conflict, but──if provoked, you don't know what he'll do.
So, if he doesn't apologize──.
"So, if that Misa found out about my big one, she won't be satisfied with your tiny thing anymore, right? Too bad, huh? This poor foreskin-wrapped shrimp d*ck♪ Even on bed, was she really screaming while shaking your hips in bed? Hahaha!"
(Ah, I see.)
In the end, that's what it's all about!
The moment Tadayuki taunted, any his awareness of apologizing flew away.
Instead, he impulsively stood up and shouted.
"Tadayuki, you bastard! You son of a bitch! I always knew something was wrong, even after you got married, you still, Misa is still... damn it!"
Above all, he has to stop him here. That awareness was somewhere within him. If he lets him continue as he pleases, he'll be ruined.
And at the moment the fist reached him, contrary to the definite response conveyed by the fist he swung for the first time in a while...
...Tadayuki was smiling.
While taking a fist to the face, he showed no concern, still wearing that same smile as always.
In the next moment, as his body was pulled, a sharp pain ran through his groin.
"Aaaah! It hurts, it hurts!"
He has to do something, but all he can think about is the pain. After a while, he was taken to the hospital by an ambulance.
Due to the intense pain, Takashi fainted inside the car.
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