I was Thrown into an Unfamiliar Manga - Chapter 326
[Translated text]
That’s what I secretly swore to myself.
As I returned to my seat with my diploma in hand, Sasha said teasingly.
After the graduation ceremony, Yoo-sung celebrates with his friends and realizes that he is not close to his wives even after marriage. As the party atmosphere intensifies, questions about Yoo-sung’s career path pour in, and his first wife, who is the president, insists that Yoo-sung’s opinion should be respected. Yoo-sung remains silent for a moment before stating that he will reveal what he truly wants to do.
Contemplating an Unknown Comic Book – Episode 326
[Episode 326] The Future
Time flies by quickly.
It feels like just yesterday that I graduated high school and entered university, but now the time has come for me to graduate.
“Yoo-sung!”
“Karen! Over here! Over here!”
Karen, who came all the way from Tokyo after hearing the news of my graduation.
Her red hair, which now reaches her waist, flutters naturally in the wind as she runs towards me, reminding me of an anime character with red hair and a Japanese sword that I saw when I was a child.
‘…If I’m lucky, Rika will ask me to cosplay with her.’
As I watched Rika waving her hand in time with my thoughts, the two close friends hugged each other tightly.
“How have you been? You seem to have grown taller since the last time I saw you.”
“Hehe, I’m the same. I’m doing well in the dorms.”
Karen, who devoted herself to kendo throughout her university life, eventually achieved the feat of winning the women’s division of the national tournament three times in a row, becoming a celebrity who even appeared on TV a few times.
She seems to have gained a lot of male fans because she takes good care of herself and has a naturally beautiful face.
“What about the others?”
“They’re not here yet. They’re waiting. It’s almost time for our appointment, so they’ll be here soon.”
As I was talking to Karen like that,
BAM!
“Am I a little late?”
The person who got out of the mid-sized sedan that pulled up in front of the school gate was Sasha, who, unlike Karen who had grown her hair out, had cut her beautiful long hair into a bob cut.
“Ugh.”
Sasha let out a strange sound at the appearance of her nemesis, and then she chuckled and approached me in a business suit like a career woman.
“You’re still as short and cute as ever, Karen.”
Karen, who was provoked by this, said while pouting.
“Sasha, you’re the one who’s as tall as a beanpole?!”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Sasha, who ignored Karen with an indifferent expression, was slightly surprised when she saw me in my suit.
“Kim Yoo-sung, why are you suddenly wearing glasses? Did your eyesight get worse?”
“Oh, this?”
I took off the glasses I was wearing and showed them to her.
They are actually non-prescription fashion glasses.
“Rika said I’d look smart in them for my graduation photo.”
As I said that and pointed to Rika next to me, Rika made a V-sign with a confident expression.
Sasha then told me to put my glasses back on and muttered, “Hmm- this is…”
“So, is everyone here now?”
“Yeah. The others couldn’t make it, so they said they’d come to my house in the evening. So this is it for now.”
“Then let’s go in.”
I said that and led the three of us, who had gathered for the first time in a long time, into the university auditorium where the graduation ceremony was being held today.
***
The graduation ceremony was held in a lively atmosphere, as befitting Kyoto University, which is known for its free-spirited academic style.
There were people who came in regular suits like me, people who dressed up funny on purpose to make people laugh, and people who cosplayed as their favorite characters. It was a real melting pot.
Anyway, it was more fun than I thought to watch the graduates receive their diplomas one by one, so the waiting time passed quickly.
Soon, my name was called, and I got up from my seat.
“I’ll be right back.”
“Yeah. Good luck, Ryu-chan.”
“Don’t be nervous!”
“Good luck.”
As I walked up to the podium with three different kinds of encouragement, I could hear the murmurs of graduates who recognized me.
“Hey, look. It’s the prodigy of Himasojin.”
“He’s the one who took 30 credits in one semester?”
“30 credits? I heard it was 40.”
“Oh, I know that guy. He’s the one who won the NGOF.”
“I wonder if your brain muscles get stronger if you train them too?”
I thought I had been going to school quietly, but it seemed that I was a very noticeable student from their point of view.
“Congratulations on your graduation, Kim Yoo-sung.”
“Thank you.”
After receiving my diploma, I bowed respectfully with a word of thanks and quickly stepped down from the podium.
I didn’t want to attract any more aggro than necessary.
As I returned to my original seat with my diploma in hand, Sasha teased me.
“Oh, Kyoto University’s Hermione.”
“Even you?”
When I narrowed my eyes at her, Sasha chuckled as if amused.
Rika then asked,
“Are you going to watch the rest of the graduation ceremony, Ryu-chan?”
“Oh, you don’t have to if you’re bored. We’ve already taken the group photo anyway.”
“Then let’s go get something to eat. Food.”
When Karen said that and got up from her seat, Rika and Sasha also stood up without a word.
“So what do you want to eat?”
“Recommend us a place that the locals like. It’s our first time at Kyoto University.”
I grinned and nodded at that.
“Okay. Then I’ll take you to a really expensive place.”
The shop where the chairman himself bought us dinner?
***
That evening.
“Senpai!”
As soon as I opened the door to my house after finishing all my schedules in Tokyo, Nao jumped into my arms.
“Whoa!”
When I opened my arms in surprise, Nao buried her nose in my chest, giggling.
Sniff- Ha- Sniff- Ha-
“…What are you doing?”
“I’m replenishing my vitamin deficiency.”
The others who had arrived before me muttered in disbelief at her words.
“That girl is still the same.”
“She’s a real fox.”
“That’s why she’s an actress.”
Then Nao, who had raised her face from my chest, glared at the other women sitting on the sofa and said,
“Hey! No gossiping behind my back!”
Meiling, who was sitting at the table eating party snacks, retorted,
“Everyone heard you, so this is gossip in front of you.”
“Mwuuu…”
When Nao puffed out her cheeks at those words, Karen, who was bringing out food from the kitchen, made a gagging sound.
“Senpai, come on in.”
In the end, Nao gave up her pretense and said that with a sullen face as she crossed her arms.
To be honest, as her husband, I was in a difficult position to take sides, so I obediently followed Nao into the living room.
“Okay, okay, everyone, take your seats.”
“Yesss~”
Even though she was no longer the class president after graduating from high school, Ayase, who still had excellent leadership skills, organized the traffic, and the women obediently took their seats.
As everyone sat around the table, the living room felt quite full despite its large size.
“Who’s not here right now?”
“The chairman said she’s running late.”
“More importantly, who made this? Why is it so delicious?”
“Oh, Ayase-san made it.”
“These cookies are delicious! What brand are they?”
Even before the party had officially started, everyone was quite noisy, perhaps because they hadn’t seen each other in a long time.
“Now, the guest of honor for today’s party will sit here.”
Sasha said that and sat me in the middle, then put on some strange glasses with flashing LED lights and a pointed hat.
“Hmm. It suits you quite well.”
When Sasha crossed her arms and nodded in satisfaction, there was a burst of laughter from the others.
“…It does suit me, right?”
When I asked, slightly uneasy, Sasha patted me on the back and told me not to worry because it suited me well.
Anyway, the preparations for the real party were finally over.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
I heard the familiar sound of the front door password being entered.
“Oh, I guess she’s here.”
I got up and went to the entrance to greet her, and the chairman opened the door with a cake box in one hand.
“I’m sorry! Am I too late? I’m late because I had to pick up the cake I ordered… Pfft!”
…It suits you well.
I looked at Sasha behind me with resentful eyes.
***
“Now! Let’s celebrate Yusei-kun’s graduation!”
“Cheers!”
Champagne glasses clinking in the air.
Delicious food enjoyed with family.
The noisy atmosphere typical of a party.
We, who had gathered at one house for the first time in a long time, laughed and chatted as we shared stories about our recent lives.
‘I wonder how long it’s been since this happened.’
It was very rare for all of us to gather except on special occasions.
The last time we all got together was during New Year’s last year, so it had been almost a year since we had all been together.
Actually, Kim Yuseong’s harem was a group that was created directly by the president, but it lost its cohesion the moment I married her and achieved the purpose of its creation.
Therefore, even though we were in our fourth year of marriage, it couldn’t be said that all the wives were close to each other.
Even now, there were some people who were awkward when they met.
That’s why I needed to be a buffer in the conversation and take the lead in the conversation, so I was quite busy going around between my wives.
It was when the long-awaited drinking party was in full swing.
“Come to think of it, Yuseong, you’ve graduated from school, so what are you going to do for a living?”
Karen was the first to ask.
Then the others asked questions as if they had been waiting.
“Right! Right! Isn’t it time to tell us now?”
“Senior, how about standing at the top of the entertainment world with me?”
“Get out of the way! Kim Yuseong is going to create an armed mercenary group in Russia with me!”
“Yuseong has the talent of an entertainer. So you should be an internet broadcaster at our company.”
“How about being an exorcist ninja with me? The demand has increased dramatically lately, so you can make a living.”
Perhaps because each of them had their own expertise in their respective fields, they were actively soliciting business.
Looking at such a chaotic sight, the president, who was the real wife, slammed the table with the fan she always carried around and said,
“Be quiet, everyone!”
Then the living room became as quiet as a mouse.
“Yuseong must have his own thoughts. Do you think it’s going to work if we force him to do something?”
I looked at the president who was showing the dignity of a real wife with an impressed expression, and the president coughed in vain and added useless afterwords.
“By the way, if you get a job at our company, you’ll get the best salary and service in the industry…”
Then public sentiment exploded.
“What! The president is trying to scout him too!”
“That’s great!”
“Our company can give you as much money as you want!”
Sasha, shouting TAKE MY MONEY! and shoving a bag of money she had taken out somewhere in my face.
Anyway, it seemed meaningless to remain neutral any longer, so I decided to make a statement of my beliefs.
“Wait a minute!”
As I, who was sitting at the head of the table, said so loudly, the eight people who were entangled with each other looked up at me at once.
The gaze was quite burdensome, but I hardened my heart and opened my mouth.
“I have something I really want to say to everyone.”
Then the president asked.
“Is it about employment?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
As I said yes, the women regained their original positions at once.
“Go on.”
It seemed that the atmosphere had finally become conducive to talking, so I bowed my head first.
“First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for waiting silently without saying anything until I graduated.”
The atmosphere suddenly stirred.
When I saw Rika muttering with her mouth open, “Something big is coming…!” I almost laughed without realizing it, but I endured the urge to laugh with superhuman patience and continued to say what I wanted to say.
“For the past four years, while attending Kyoto University, I have gained a lot of experience and knowledge. Thanks to that, I was able to find out what I really wanted to do.”
Career exploration… should I say?
In my previous life, I chose the path of a graduate student without much thought.
Using that fatal failure as a stepping stone, I entered Kyoto University with the thought that I would do what I wanted to do in this life, and I studied all kinds of subjects.
However, in the end, when I thought about it, what I really wanted to do was already inside me.
I just didn’t realize it.
“That’s why I’m here to tell you all today what I really wanted to do.”
As I said that, I met the eyes of my eight wives gathered in the living room one by one.
These people here, no matter what choice I made, would believe in me and support me to the end.
With that in mind, I didn’t hesitate any longer.
“What I’m going to do from now on is-“