Ongaku No Shinigami - Chapter 19
Ijustremembered,todayisMeguri’sbirthdayandNee-sanandMeguriwentouttobuyfortoday’sbirthdayparty.
Iguessit’sgoodformetobuyaringforMeguriaswell,
Eventhoughwe’remarried,westilldon’thavearing.
“Mephisto-san,areyousureit’sagoodideatoproposeonsomeoneelse’sbirthday?”
“OfCourse,it’smyfamilytraditiontoproposeduringsomeoneelse’sbirthdayparty.”
Whataweirdfamilytradition,
Wewalktothenearestmallandwhilewewerewalking,Mephistoaskedmeaquestion,
“DoyourememberanythingagainstyourfightagainstHashimaYukio”
“Ionlyrememberthingsonlyilostconsciousness.”
“So,youdon’tknowhowyouwinagainsther?”
“Nope,socouldyoutellhow.”
Mephistohesitatedforabit,butafterthat,hestartedtotalk,
“Deathgodofmusic.”
“Couldyouspeakinjapanese,myenglishisnotverygood.”
“It’snothingimportant,shejustaccidentallytripanddied.”
“Areyousure?”
“Ofcourse.”
Idon’ttrusttrusthim,who,especiallysomeonelikeHashima,willaccidentallytripanddied,
Hemustbehidingsomethingfromme.
Wewerequietfortherestofthejourney,andafter5minutes,we’vereachthestore,
Whenweenterthejewelrystore,themanagerofthestoregreetedus,
“Goodmorning,howcanwehelpyou?”
“I’mheretobuyanengagementring,andthisboyhereislookingforaweddingring.”
“Followme.”
Hebroughtustothefrontcounterandtookoutathickbook,
“Whowillliketobuyfirst?”
“I’llmylittlebrothergofirst.”
Iflipopenthebooktothe’Ring’sectionand
It’sexpensive!Thecheapestringicouldfindwas15800Yen!
I’mstillahighschoolstudent,howcaniaffordthis!
Wait,ijustremembered,theprizemoneyfromthetournament,
Ifiremembercorrectly,theprizemoneyfor2ndplaceis20000Yen,
Combinethatwithmysavings,ihave45300Yenintotal,
“I-iwouldliketobuythisring.”
“Areyousure?Thisisjustaplaingoldring,irecommend”
“Sorry,buticouldonlyaffordtwoofthisring.”
“Iunderstand.”
Hewentinsideanotherroomandcameoutwithasmallbox,
“Pleasecheckiftheringisthecorrectsize.”
Itriedwearingtheringanditwasaperfectfit,
SinceMeguri’sfingeristhesamesizeasmine,icanjustbuytheringnow.
“Nowit’smyturn!”
Mephistotookthebookandheflippedthepagestothemostexpensivering,
“Iwouldliketobuythisring.”
“Mephisto-san,thisringcosts99900Yen.”
“That’swhyi’mbuyingit.”
“Wheredidyougetsomuchmoney?”
“Igetpaidthousandsofyenforeveryperformance.”
Justhowrichishe!?
“Happybirthday!!”
Ah,yes,myfavouritethingintheworld,parties,somuchnoise,somuchpeople.
Meguri,Nee-san,Mephisto,Kuroko,Ayako,Haise,Kokomi,Etc,
Somuchpeople,somuchfun.
Youwanttoknowwhat’smuchmorefun,
Stayinginmyroomandreadingmangawhilelisteningtomusic.
Iknowthatit’smywife’sbirthdaybutican’tdealwiththismuchamountofpeople.
Buticanmakeusofthesituation,togiveherthering,
Afewminuteslater,sheenteredtheroom.
“Goodtiming,Meguri,ihavesomethingforyou.”
“Whatisit?”
Itookouttheringboxandopenedit,
“Hhappybirthday.”
“Whydidyoubuyaring?”
“Si-sincewe’remarried,ithoughtthatweshouldhavearing,so”
“Hibiki!”
Megurisuddenlyshouted,
Tearswereflowingdownhereyes,
“Whydidyoubuysuchanexpensivething?”
“It’sfine,iworkparttimeforMephistoandheearnedalotofmoneyandhepaymesome.”
Thatwasalie,Mephistopaidmenothing,ihavetostandandhelpininfrontofthousandsofpeopleandigotnorewardinreturn.
“Hibiki,”
Iputmyhandsaroundherandgaveherahug,
“Hibiki,letmetellyousomething.”
“Whatisit?”
“It’saboutmyparents.”
