My Roommate Oga Tatsumi

Chapter 13

Deciding to tell his family, Oga called everyone to his sister's ramen shop the next day. Even after he'd explained how Hilda had wronged him, his family said that their breaking up was all his fault.

"Hilda is such a great mother, look at how much she cares for your son."

"You were stupid to let her get away."

"Hmm. I agree. Look how Baby Be'el looks so happy!"

The silvernette wanted to defend the brute, but he didn't have the nerve. Being in front of the brute's family was a lot more terrifying than being in front of the board. Besides Furuichi was still confused as to why Oga brought him to the ramen shop too. He couldn't act as witness; he made sure to fall asleep and had drowned out their voices with the television. Oga's family asked the same questions on Furuichi's mind.

"Well," Oga shifted in his seat, "because he's helping me raise Baby Be'el."

The room went quiet. Even the baby looked up at his father curiously. Furuichi was having a silent panic attack. You moron! That could be interpreted so many different ways!

"Ah!" Furuichi interjected. "What he's saying is that because we're roommates-"

"We're dating."

All color drained from everyone's face. Then everyone spoke at once.

"What the hell asshole! I never agreed to that!"

"Tatsumi! What about the baby?"

"What will Hilda think?"

"Ha! I knew it when you brought him to the shop!"

Just then, Misaki turned to her parents with an open palm. "C'mon ya cheapskates. ¥50,000. Each."

Furuichi and Oga stared at the brute's family in shock as they unwillingly opened their wallets.

"We're so not dating!"

"What the hell are you doing?"

Misaki spoke while counting the bills. "I knew something was up between you two. The last time Tatsumi brought anyone into my shop for my approval was Hilda. Mom and dad bet me that you two were only going to be 'best friends', but after what happened with Hilda, I knew shorty here was the perfect match for you, Tatsumi."

Oga hmphed but smiled as he went to pick up Baby Be'el from the floor where he was playing. Oga's parents, deciding to be supportive of the baby, quickly got over their shock and began grilling Furuichi with all sorts of questions.

"Do you have any experience raising a baby and/or taking care of children?"

"What's your major?"

"What's your plan after you're done studying?"

"Do you clean?"

"Do you cook?"

"Can you keep Oga responsible of all his responsibilities while taking care of Baby Be'el?"

By the time Furuichi was done answering all of their questions, he'd started believing he was really Oga's boyfriend and Baby Be'el's new father/mother figure.

He wasn't a full convert yet.

Furuichi grabbed Oga's shirt to pull him into the storage room. "We need to talk."