Sandai bowed his head in the meanwhile.

“Good to satisfy you. I’m Fujiwara Sandai. Umm, I’m Shino’s… no, I’m Yuizaki Shino-san’s boyfriend.”

“So you’re her—I’ve heard from Shino. I’m Shino’s father, Daigo.”

It was a very essential event the place the stress needs to be heavy as properly, however Shino’s father’s—Daigo’s swollen up face made the sensation of stress not there in any respect.

“Sure. It’s my pleasure to satisfy you.”

“Now, please sit down there.” Daigo stood up and positioned down a flooring cushion.

Sandai sat down after saying his thanks, and Shino sat down subsequent to him.

“Umm… it is perhaps sudden, however wouldn’t it be all proper for me to ask a query?” nervously, Sandai determined to ask first concerning the factor that had been bothering him since earlier.

“Hmm? What’s it?”

“Umm… I’m undecided find out how to say it, but it surely appears there have been wasps from someplace, or somebody has fallen down… that type of…”

When Sandai in a roundabout manner requested why Daigo’s face was swollen, “Pfft,” the 2 sitting on Daigo’s sides regarded away and laughed.

After which Shino checked out Saigo with a piercing gaze.

It appeared… there was one thing.

Nonetheless, it wasn’t the time and place the place Sandai may get the reply to that both, so he saved silent.

“A number of issues occurred, you see. It’s not something it’s a must to be involved about.”

Sandai felt such a silent stress to not ask for the main points from Daigo.

For just a bit the air grew to become tense.

Instantly after, Shino’s mom received up with a wry smile, poured tea, and positioned it in entrance of Sandai.

“Right here you go.”

“Thanks very a lot.”

“Don’t point out it. That apart, you certain look like what I heard from Shino, Fujiwara-kun… I consider you already can inform, however I’m Shino’s mother. I’m known as Neko子子. It’s written with two characters for ‘child子,’ Neko子子. I do fairly like my very own identify, so be happy to name me Neko, okay?”

It was an easy-to-understand, after which an easy-to-remember identify. She was additionally somebody who appeared sort and delicate.

Nonetheless, he additionally felt that her character wouldn’t dwell as much as such a primary impression.

From the circumstances of residing collectively, kids are strongly inclined to their dad and mom’ affect—when taking such a standard view into consideration, it wouldn’t make sense for Neko to be utterly totally different from each Shino and Miki.

A method or one other, he felt that Daigo appeared to resemble Miki, however…

It might be totally different in the event that they had been at all times away from residence like Sandai’s household, however regardless of being busy, the Yuizaki household had a correct household time. It was exhausting to suppose that the affect inside members of the family was small… In different phrases, it was affordable to think about Neko to be performing good.

Nonetheless, Neko’s character wasn’t that essential. If she didn’t appear to oppose Sandai’s relationship with Shino, there wouldn’t be any must know intimately both.

So, as an alternative of such a factor, Sandai was extra concerned about how Shino had talked about him.

Like what I heard—guessing from these phrases, it appeared Shino had talked about him actually, not an excessive amount of and never too little, however…

“Come on, Daigo-san, don’t get sullen like that. Shortly ask if there’s one thing you wish to ask.”

Instructed so by Neko, Daigo folded his arms and checked out Sandai as soon as extra.

“Effectively, umm, it appears you wish to go on a visit with Shino as a boyfriend and girlfriend, huh?”

Shino had mentioned that she had advised them all the things. It appeared she had advised her dad and mom about all the things, actually, about their relationship in addition to the journey.

“Sure. I believed it was flawed to go on one as we please, so I considered making a correct greeting, after which go on one after receiving approval.”

“I see.”

“Are we… not allowed to?”

“How about cash?”

“I’ll pay for all the things. I do have a part-time job, however the cause I began one within the first place was as a result of I assumed cash actually can be crucial once I wish to create recollections with Shino-san.”

“That’s proper. Cash is critical for all the things… Hmm.”

Whereas giving his chin a stroke, Daigo checked out Sandai with evaluating eyes.

Daigo’s face was in a nasty state, however may or not it’s that the explanation Sandai was feeling one thing akin to a mysterious dignity however was due to an obligation as a father?

Although, maybe the one who was feeling that manner was solely Sandai, since Miki was chuckling whereas Daigo, and Neko and Shino regarded fed up.

“Hmm… I see, I perceive that you’re pondering forward. Hmm… By the best way, what sort are your dad and mom?”

Have been a daughter’s boyfriend’s dad and mom one thing to be involved about as a father? Wasn’t discovering out what sort of particular person the boyfriend was the essential one?

Nonetheless, it wasn’t something significantly wanted to be hidden both. So long as he wish to know, Sandai would actually reply.

“Initially, my father and mom are usually not in Japan.”

“Might or not it’s that they’re foreigners?”

“N-No, each are Japanese. They’re abroad for work.”

“…I see. So, what sort of work are they doing? They’re not crime syndicate’s smugglers or something, are they?”

A jumping-the-gun mind-set that made Sandai wonder if Daigo had watched too many films, however Daigo was Shino’s father. Sandai mustn’t make such a quip and displease him.

“Each my father and mom are volcanologists. The 2 of them are doing collaborative analysis; one thing of the kind.”

When Sandai talked about the very fact honestly with none lies, Daigo, Neko, Miki, after which Shino, “Hmm?” squinted.

The one to interrupt the brief silence was Daigo.

“Mother and father are volcanologists and the household identify is Fujiwara… By probability, may or not it’s that your father’s full identify is Fujiwara Nidai? Does he dwell in a rustic named Iceland or one thing?”

Each the total identify in addition to place of residence had been precisely as what Daigo had mentioned.

Nonetheless, there shouldn’t be any connection by any means between Daigo and Nidai, so how did he know?

“Fujiwara Nidai is actually my father. Are you aware of him?”

“I believe it was a few week in the past… There was a particular program about pure disasters on TV. The identify of the so-called volcanologist who appeared there was that. I’ve additionally recorded it pondering it may assist to organize within the time of a catastrophe, however… Maintain on a bit… let’s see… yeah, this one.”

Shino’s father used the TV distant, and a lightweight, opening BGM was performed, and a documentary-like particular program about pure disasters began.

Sandai’s eyes nailed all the way down to the background display in this system. A middle-aged man in a white gown carrying a black-rimmed glasses was mirrored there, however that was undoubtedly Sandai’s father.

“World warming is looming. Floods and huge droughts continually happen someplace on this planet. It is usually no stranger to Japan that has at all times been greeted by one since time immemorial. As we speak we wish to talk about the ‘what if a volcanic eruption had been to happen in Japan.’ Now we have a visitor who will probably be giving any explanations in the present day linked by a video; a volcanologist, Professor Fujiwara Nidai.”

“Good to satisfy you. I’m Fujiwara Nidai. It’s my pleasure to be right here.”

“It’s a pleasure to have you ever right here… As Professor Fujiwara at the moment lives in Iceland, we’re transmitting instantly by a dwell video.”

“I want I may’ve flown on to Japan, however given the flight schedules, I didn’t suppose I’d have the ability to make it, thus that is the best way it turned out. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.”

“Under no circumstances, it’s I who needs to be saying so. Thanks for taking day trip of your busy schedule for us.”

“I hope I will be of any assist.”

“Our visitor in the present day is Professor Fujiwara Nidai, a pure sciences graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Expertise with its nickname MIT, who went on to the graduate college in the identical college the place he obtained his PhD. He has been requested for his enter by a number of heads of state at a global discussion board final yr. At the moment, he’s mentioned to be the closest particular person to the Nobel Prize as a Japanese citizen…”

To suppose that his father would seem on the TV display, Sandai had by no means imagined it. It someway didn’t really feel actual.

“Might this particular person be… your father, Fujiwara-kun?”

“I’d… say so.”

“Is he the sort of one who would get a Nobel Prize?”

“I’d say that’s not a lot of a stretch… I don’t know intimately about my dad and mom’ work, however they most likely have put in all types of efforts, I believe…”

Sandai had by no means heard any particulars about their work, neither from Nidai nor Sandai’s mom. He solely vaguely knew that they had been students.

When Sandai averted his eyes, Daigo stood up with out saying a factor, beckoned Neko and Miki along with his palms, and headed to the hallway.

It appeared the three can be having a household assembly with out Shino.