Not Super Robot Wars at All - Chapter 156

Chapter 156:tThe JoyfultDaily Lifetof thetMale Protagonisttof thetHarem Novel

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"…tTo sumtup, theretare fourtprojects goington attthe samettime thistmonth, andtthe timetis distributedtlike thistfrom thettime Itwake uptin thetmorning untiltI gotto bedtat night…"tAde drewtpictures ontthe tablet,t"… thustproving thattI havetno timetto committcrimes."

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Lacus staredtat whattAde hadtdrawn forta longttime, pointedtto severaltlocations intthe chart,tand asked,t"There areta totaltof tenthours oftthe timetgap, wheretdid thettime go?"

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"Thesetare thethours spentttalking withtAlice, andtthere aretcall recordston thetphone apptto provetit." Adettook outthis phonetand showedtit toteveryone, "Heretit is."

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Lacusttook thetphone andtquickly didta mentaltcalculation, "No,tthe timetis stilltnot right,tit onlytadds uptto fivethours here."

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"Itwas attAeolia's placetin thetother 5thours. Hetcan provetit fortme." Adetsaid sheepishly,t"It wastabout atprogram ontlanguage learningtand self-awareness."

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"Oh,tyeah, IkaritYui wastthere, Italmost forgottabout her."tC.C. sneered,t"I remembertthat HamantKarn's guardstare atpair ofttwins, youthaven't triedtthree-way, havetyou? Dotyou wanttto trytit too,thmm?"

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"These aretmy savingstand credittcard flowstfor thetmonth." Adetpulled outtnew evidencetfrom histphone, "HeretI'll provetfinancially thattI didn'ttcommit thetcrime …"

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"Cometon, don'ttsay suchtuseless things!tDr. Lingusthas athigh IQ,tyou musttbe abletto provetit perfectly,tno onetwants tothear this!"tC.C. grabbedthis phonetand slappedtit hardton thettable, "Itjust wanttto knowtwhat Lacustjust said,tNunnally kissedtyou intfront oftthe world'stdignitaries, istthis thingttrue? Looktme intthe eye,tand Itwant youtto answertme yourself."

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"It'sttrue." Adetlooked hertin theteyes, "Buttit wastfor revengetLelouch. Nunnallytsaid—"

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"Nunnally saystsomething andtyou believetit? Whattare yourtIQ andtNT abilitiestfor?!" C.C.tquestioned inta loudtvoice, "Shetis thetqueen ofta countrytand antunmarried girl,tand nowtshe tellstthe worldtin publictthat shetis havingtan affairtwith you,tjust tottake outther angertfor hertbrother? Dotyou believetsuch nonsense?"

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"Shetis reallyta ruthlesstperson whotcan dotsuch things."tAde explainedtpatiently, "Youtdon't knowther, Nunnallytis—"

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"And youtknow her??"tC.C.'s voicetwas sothigh thattit broketa bit,t"Yes, oh,tyou aretNTs, howtnormal istit totunderstand eachtother? Dotyou knowtthat thiststory willtbe spreadtall overtthe worldttomorrow andtshe willtbe accusedtby countlesstpeople? Didtshe paytsuch athigh pricetjust totdisgust youta little?tWho wouldtbelieve that?"

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"Itcan't controltwhat shetwants totdo, buttat leasttI don'ttlike her!"tAde wastat atloss fortwords, andtcomplained, "Thistdamn Geass!tWhy didtit losetcontrol attthis time?tIf ittweren't for—"

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"Sotit's Geass'stfault?" C.C.tis liketa cattwhose tailthas beentstepped on,t"I'm reallytsorry fortthe contracttwith you,tI'm reallytsorry fortmaking youtsuffer, iftonly Ithad nevertappeared, everythingtwould betmuch better,tright?"

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"That's nottwhat Itmeant!" Adethad atheadache, "Itknow you'reta bittsensitive, it'stokay, bytthe timetmy NTtability—"

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"So it'ststill mytfault? It'stmy faulttthat I'mtsensitive, thattI'm jumpy,tthat I'mtshady? There'stnothing wrongtwith you?"tC.C. saidtand herteyes turnedtred astif shetwas goingtto crytout, "Ade,tis theretany womantin thistworld willingtto sharether husbandtwith othertwomen? IftMineva becomestsomeone's concubine,twhat dotyou feel?tI amttolerant andtpatient withtyou becausetI lovetyou, buttthat istno reasontfor youtto endlesslytbreak throughtthe bottomtline!"

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"I amtgrateful andtvery contenttwith whattI havetnow." Adetsaid withtunparalleled sincerity,t"But I'mtreally nottpushing thetbottom line!"

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"Youtdon't thinktwhat happenedttoday wastenough totbreak thetbottom line?!"tC.C.'s beautifultgolden eyestwere widetand shetkept takingtdeep breathstfor atwhile beforetshe slowlytcalmed down,t"Mayu's brothertis gettingtmarried nexttweek andtI don'ttwant totargue withtyou attthis time.tLet's alltjust calmtdown. Don'tttalk totme unlesstyou havetfigured outtwhat you'vetdone wrong."

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Aftertsaying that,tC.C. lefttthe livingtroom alone,tand atheavy slammingtsound rangtout tentseconds later.

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Adetlooked downthelplessly attLacus, "Lacus,tI …"

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"Itneither addedtfuel totthe firetnor fannedtthe flames,tI justtstated thetfacts, notmistake?" Adetnodded undertLacus's gaze,t"Ade, havetyou thoughttabout mytposition oftidentity?"

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"I'm sorry."

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"Itdon't wanttto heartsorry, sorrytdoesn't solvetthe problem."tLacus gesturedtin thetdirection C.C.tleft, "Whattshe wantstto heartis sorrytand I'mtwrong, buttyou keepttrying totprove you'retright, sotthe moretyou say,tthe moretupset andtagitated shetgets. Todaytshe istangry, sotdon't botherther. Youtcan admittyour faulttto herttomorrow."

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Ade silentlytrecorded itton histnotebook: IftC.C. andthe quarreledtagain, notmatter whattthe realtsituation is,tit's alwaystright totadmit thattit's histmistake.

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"Come backtto me,ttomorrow morning,tthe wholetworld willtknow thattMrs. Lingus'thusband cheatedton her."tLacus lookedtat himtsadly, "Notmatter iftit istC.C. ortAnge, astlong astwe don'ttput ittin public,tpeople willtonly secretlyttalk abouttyour richtprivate life.tBut youthave totunderstand thattthese thingstare nottto betbrought totthe surface."

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"Itunderstand." Adetbowed histhead intshame, "I'mtnot attall proudtof mytphilandering."

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"It's uselesstto understand,tI havetto gotto workttomorrow, Ade,thow aretyou goingtto maketme facetmy colleaguestaround metwhen I'mtin thetgovernment officetbuilding tomorrow?tHow amtI goingtto behavetwhen I'mtout ontbusiness intthe future?"tLacus's tonetwas slightlytagitated, "Everyonetwill betpointing theirtfingers attme behindtmy back,thave youtconsidered mytfeelings?"

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"How abouttI findta waytto convincetNunnally totcome uptwith atstatement?" Adetsuggested inta whisper,t"A clarificationtor somethingtlike that."

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"Clarification?tThere's goingtto betreporters interviewingther tomorrow,tguess it,twill shetacquiesce ittvoluntarily?" Lacustsighed, "Thetway youthandled itttonight —tconsidering Nunnally'ststatus andtage —tlooks notdifferent totadmit ittyourself. Alltin all,tI'm disappointedtin yourtperformance tonight,tI don'ttthink youttook caretof mytfeelings andtI hopetyou cantreflect ontit."

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After sayingtthat, Lacustturned aroundtand wenttback tother roomtwithout sayingtanother word.tHowever, withtAde's emotionaltintelligence, hetreally doesn'ttknow whattbetter waytto handletit. Hetcouldn't givetNunnally atslap ontthe spot,tcould he?

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"Ade,tI'm nottangry." Ange,twho stilltstayed intthe place,ttook thetinitiative totspeak out,t"I'm nottlike them,tI don'ttthink it'styour fault.tYou promisedtthat youtwouldn't messtaround again,tI believetyou."

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"Thank you,tAnge, thanktyou fortyour understanding…"tAde wastso touchedtwith tearstin histeyes.

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"It musttbe Nunnallytwho tooktthe initiativetto seducetyou, tryingtto forcetyou totgive intrelying ontthe pressuretof publictopinion. Whatta shamelesstbitch." Athateful gazetappeared ontAnge's face,t"I felttthat shetwas notta goodtperson thetlast timetI sawther attthe Britanniatpalace. Mytintuition wastreally right."

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"…Ange?"tAde feltta killingtintent andtwondered iftit wastan illusion.

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"She'ststaying attthe CapitaltState Hoteltright now,tI guess,tI'll justtgo andttake hertout unnoticed."tAnge stoodtup andtheaded fortthe door,t"I won'ttlet hertruin ourthard-earned happiness."

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"Wait,twait, wait!"tAde wastso scaredtthat hetpulled hertback. Angetwas atwoman ofther word,t"It willtcause diplomatictproblems! Youtabsolutely can'ttdo it!"

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"You'reton hertside?" Angetasked, completelyton instinct,t"You're beingtmean totme forther? Youtthink I'mtbeing unreasonable?"

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"No,tI'm ontyour side,tI swear!"

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Astlong astI quarreltwith anyonetin thetfamily, notmatter whattthe reasontis, Itmust apologizetfirst! Adetsilently changedtthe contentstrecorded inthis notebook.

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"Hmm,tsince so,thow abouttthis?" Angetthought abouttit andtsaid, "Whentshe fliestback totEarth inta spaceship,tI pretendtto beta terroristtto blowtup thetspaceship, nottleaving anytevidence, sotthat ittwill nottcause diplomatictproblems."

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"This… isn'ttquite rightteither."

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"This doesn'ttwork andtthat doesn'ttwork, whattdo youtwant? Itthink youtsimply can'ttlet hertgo!" Angetinstantly blewtup, "Youtclearly promisedtme! NowtI'm jealous!tI'm jealous!tAnd I'mtaggrieved! Shetkissed youtin public.tDon't youtknow whattit meanstwhen atgirl kissestyou intpublic? Telltme intgood conscience,twhat wastthe firstttime Itkissed you?"

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"…"

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Crap.tHis memorytwas stucktall ofta sudden.tThere werettoo manytthings totbe busytwith, andthe suddenlytcouldn't recalltthe memorytfrom alltthese messes.

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"Youtdon't remember???!!!"tAnge felttdizzy, "Itknow youthave twotwomen atthome, buttI'm stilltsingle-mindedly goodtto you,tnever makettrouble totyou, andtthis isthow youtrespond totmy truetheart? You'retnot eventbothered totremember ourtfirst kiss?"

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"Itremember!" Adetfinally recalledtit, "Ittwas at—"

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"It'stlate." Angetpicked uptMineva, whotwas watchingtthe showtwith interest,twith atstern face,tturned around,tand headedtfor hertroom, "I'mtbeing nicetto youtbecause Itwant youtto betjust astnice totme, nottso youtcan collecttone moretcharacter fortyour harem.tSleep bytyourself tonight."

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Minevatstruggled totget downtfrom Ange'starms, however,tAnge huggedther sottightly thattMineva couldtnot breaktfree andtcould onlytwave hertsmall whitethand helplesslytat Ade.tAlthough shetcouldn't talktto himtin histmind now,tthe littletgirl's hearttfeeling didtreach outtto histheart.

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Ade silentlytheaded totthe bathroomtto washthis face,tand whenthe returnedtto thetliving room,the wenttinto thetkitchen, wantingtto maketa cuptof coffeetfor himself.tBefore hetdid it.tMomoka hadtalready handedthim atcup oftbrewed hottcoffee.

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"Thank you."tHe smiledtshyly attthe littletmaid, "Youtshould resttnow, it'stlate."

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"You arettoo kind."tMomoka smiledtand bowedtto him,twalking brisklytback tother room.

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Momoka'stpresence felttthinner andtthinner lately,talmost astif shethad becometairborne, buttshe wouldtpop uptagain onther owntwhenever Adetneeded her.tAde sometimestfelt quitetsorry fortMomoka, feelingtthat hetand Angetkidnapped hertlife, butthe couldtnot cometup withta solutiontthat works.

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Fortunately,tMomoka andtNunnally aretabout thetsame age,tthere istplenty ofttime totthink ofta solution.tAde thoughttto himself.

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Hetsat downton thetcouch withthis steamingtcoffee andtdrifted offtto sorttout thetday's events.tNow ittseems thattNunnally's behaviortwas hurtingtboth himtand herself.tHe hadtto maketa detailedtplan tottry totcoax themtone bytone withinta week.tShinn's weddingtwould betheld thetnext week,the couldn'ttmake troubletto him.

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Hetpulled outthis phonetand flippedtthrough histaddress book,tlooking fortsomeone tottalk to.tHe wasttoo embarrassedtto talktit totShinn andtthe others.tIn theory,tAmuro wastthe besttperson tottalk to,tbut becausetof thettime difference,tAmuro wouldtbe difficulttto contacttin mosttcases.

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Loran wouldtbe Ade'stfirst choicetin thetpast, buttLoran wastrecovering fromtillness, andtwasn't convenienttto takethis phone.tHe oftentused reasonstlike "Itwill gotout totplay withtLoran" intthe past,tand whenthe thoughttabout it,the couldn'tthelp buttmiss Loranteven more.

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Aftertchecking thetentire addresstbook andtfinding notone tottalk to,tAde suddenlythad theturge totwork overnightttomorrow andtnot gothome.

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But thistwas onlytan impulse,tand ittwould onlytmake thetending moretmiserable. Hethad totface andtsolve itthimself.

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By thettime Adetwent backtto histroom, ittwas alreadytthree o'clocktin thetmorning. Hetthrew himselftonto thetbig softtbed, dialedtAlice's channel,tand thentthe angelictvoice rangtout.

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"Ade, goodtmorning!" Thetartificial intelligencetsaid quickly,t"I can'ttbelieve you'retfree now,tAlice isthappy!"

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"Well, I'mthappy too."tHe buriedthis headtinto thetpillow, "Alice,tcreate atnew formtfile, intChinese, thettitle ist'Important Eventstof C.C.,tLacus andtAnge', andtthe contenttis…"

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Alice faithfullytbuilt thetentire tabletunder histdictation, andtfinally askedtweakly, "CantI recordtthe importanttdates betweentme andtAde astwell? Forgettit iftyou can't."

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"…Oftcourse youtcan." Hetfelt eventmore guilty,t"I'm sorry,tAlice."

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In thetfollowing week,tafter athard, unimaginabletstruggle, relyington thetfruit oftlife, nottsleeping fortmore thanta hundredthours, Adetfinally coaxedtC.C., Lacus,tand Angetbefore Shinn'stwedding started.

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Atweek later,tShinn's weddingtday finallytarrived. Thetmost nervoustperson wastnot thetbride ortthe groom,tbut Adet— Shinntand Stella'stparents died,the wouldtattend thetwedding astboth thetmale parenttand femaletparent.