Volume 1 Chapter 18 To Change The Future, Should I Take My Mom For A Specific Health Check-Up？
Summary of the previous chapter: Nakagaito and I took the first step towards becoming YouTubers.
Well, Nakagaito and I successfully completed the first stage of our journey to become YouTubers, I think.
"Hehe, I had no idea about posting videos before. But, it's really fun, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it's actually enjoyable to see that our videos are being watched by so many people. Well, for our first attempt as complete beginners, I think it went well, don't you?"
"That's thanks to me, right?"
Nakagaito says with a smile, and it's really cute.
She looks about 50% cuter than when she was jealous and frustrated with Namiki-san.
"Ah, Nakagaito is so much cuter now than when she was all frustrated and nervous until yesterday."
When I said that, Nakagaito's face turned red.
"A-a-ah, you..."
"Yeah?"
"Wh-why do you so easily say things like 'cute' to a girl with a serious face?"
"Huh? Do I need to hesitate or something when I'm telling the truth?"
"Well, normally people would hesitate a little, right?"
"Well, I'm a little bit different from normal. After all, I'm the 35-year-old virgin great sage."
"That's just a joke from the video, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Actually, the "previous" 35-year-old virgin sage is a fact.
After graduating high school as a loner otaku, I entered a Buddhist university and joined a tabletop role-playing game (TRPG) circle. I started staying up all night playing TRPG sessions, going to karaoke, and going to arcades with my circle friends, and I gained some social skills.
When I was 25 years old, my mother passed away first. The cause of death was heart failure due to a heat shock incident in the bathroom during the middle of winter.
Accidental deaths during bathing are more common in the winter, with 50% occurring between December and February. Annually, around 20,000 people die during baths, a number nearly four times that of traffic accident deaths, including drowning.
However, incidents related to heat shock in the bathroom are not reported as frequently as traffic accidents.
Slipping on soap and hitting one's head, causing injury, is not a common occurrence in reality.
Therefore, awareness of the potential dangers in the bathroom is often overlooked.
In reality, it's challenging to tell someone, especially one's mother, not to take a bath because it might lead to death during winter.
After my mother's death, my father also passed away, seemingly following her.
Already dealing with signs of overwork, the stress from my mother's death likely contributed to his death. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while bathing.
Having lost both parents in this way, I fell into depression, took about three months off from work, and eventually resigned from my job.
Fortunately, there were life insurance and employment insurance from both parents, so I managed to get by for about a year.
However, even when I finally became able to move again, there was a handicap of not working for about a year, making it difficult to find a new job despite job hunting efforts.
Then, by chance, I found a job posting on a job site for the adult entertainment industry, specifically a cosplay brothel nearby. I applied and got hired, stepping into the world of the adult entertainment industry.
In the adult entertainment industry, there are many girls, but private relationships with girls from the same workplace are strictly prohibited. As a result, I spent my time without having any companionship or a significant other.
However, as I continued working in the sex industry for 10 years, I became more experienced in dealing with girls. As a result, I was able to meet girls through social networking sites and dating apps, get their phone numbers, go on dates, and eventually go to hotels.
However, even though we repeated dates, it often ended up in a situation where I would lose interest after going to the hotel, and the frequency of contact would decrease, gradually drifting apart.
So, it's true that I have never had a girlfriend, including in the past, and I have never been confessed to.
Well, around the time I turned 37, I started feeling extremely exhausted due to lack of sleep, and eventually, I ended up dying from sleep deprivation, leading to the present.
I have no idea why things turned out this way.
"So, should we exchange IDs to make it easier to stay in touch?"
Nakagaito offered me a smartphone with a smile, so I nodded.
"Oh, that's a good idea. It seems beneficial for both of us to stay in touch."
With that, we exchanged IDs with the cheerful Nakagaito, and we left the home economics practice room, heading home. During dinner at home, I asked my mother.
"Hey, Mom. In school, there's a health check-up right after enrollment. Do you also undergo health check-ups?"
"No, not really. As a housewife like me, there's no such health check-up specifically required."
Well, that makes sense. Health check-ups are a must if you're affiliated with a company or school, but for self-employed individuals or housewives, it's not mandatory according to the law, and most often, they don't take them.
It's not widely known that people can undergo health check-ups conducted by local governments.
"So, how about going for a health check-up tomorrow? Even if there's nothing wrong, it'll give you peace of mind."
"Well, I suppose. After retiring, I haven't had a health check-up even once, but maybe it's a good idea to have one."
"By the way, if you get a health check-up through the subsidization of the city or town, it costs about 10,000 yen, but if you're over 40 years old, you can get a specific health examination for free. Although there is no chest X-ray examination, the other tests seem to be almost the same as a regular health check-up."
"Oh, if it's free, I might as well go for it."
I don't know why, but housewives are weak to words like "free" or "discount."
"Well then, let's go to the nearby hospital first thing tomorrow morning. If you're anxious, you can also try getting a cancer screening."
"Yes, I understand."
"And tomorrow, there will be a blood test, so you shouldn't eat and go to the hospital."
"Is that so?"
"It seems like you can drink water, but other than that, tea and oolong tea are not allowed."
"I understand."
So, on the next day, Saturday.
Even on Saturdays, the hospital where people can receive a specific health examination in the morning was open.
Specific health checkups are health examinations aimed at the early detection and prevention of metabolic syndrome (visceral fat syndrome).
Instead of vision and hearing tests and chest X-rays, there is a fundus examination.
Specifically, in physical measurements, height, weight, waist circumference, and BMI are calculated, and in blood pressure and blood tests, neutral fats, cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, and in urine tests, sugar, protein, occult blood, and anemia tests are performed. Depending on the doctor's judgment, electrocardiograms and fundus examinations may also be conducted.
Well, to put it simply, my mother has developed mild cataracts, and she has diabetes and high blood pressure.
"Come to think of it, I've been feeling like my eyesight has been getting worse lately, but it turns out it's not just presbyopia."
"It seems like mom can still control it with a diet, so we need to change the eating habits."
"When you say we need to change our eating habits, what should we do?"
"It's probably best to ask a nutritionist for details, but generally, it's recommended to cut down on carbs like soba and pasta. Instead, focus on rice, fish, clear soup, bread, eggs, and salad. It's good to have not only the main dish but also side dishes and vegetables."
"Oh, speaking of which, I used to eat soba a lot, thinking it's healthy."
"If you're going for soba, at least try adding eggs and seaweed. It might help balance things a bit. Well, first off, mom needs to trim down her belly, I think."
When I say that, my mom gives a wry smile.
"On a diet, huh? Do I need to exercise or something?"
"You don't necessarily need jogging, but doing stretches or taking a walk every day is a good idea. If mom usually uses a car for shopping, maybe using a bicycle would be better."
"I see. Then, I'll give it a try starting tomorrow."
"In that case, I'll help with making breakfast as much as possible."
"Oh my, what's gotten into you?"
"Mom, I want you to live a long life."
As for my father, who is an overworked corporate warrior, there's nothing I can do about it. I have to make sure that Mom doesn't die.
I hope that if mother starts taking measures against diabetes now, I can prevent her from dying of heat shock in 10 years.
By the way, while waiting at the hospital, I received a message from Nakagaito.
[Oh, the number of views surpassed 10,000 in no time. The channel has also exceeded 100 subscribers. What should we do next?]
So I replied,
[Well, should we shoot a video on Tuesday?]
And immediately, she replied,
[Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it!]
If Nakagaito didn't get any views or subscribers at all, she might have been really discouraged. I was thinking about what to do, so I ended up saying things like, "I'll be your fan no matter what state you're in," but it was all unnecessary worry.
Well, having a good appearance does have its advantages, huh.
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