[Things are not as bad as you imagine.]
[After marriage, Toru comes home every day, and you cannot find any possibility of him cheating.]
[After Kessoku Band disbanded, your husband no longer worked as a manager. He spent too long living for the band, and now it was time to find some new hobbies.]
["Car rally racing?"]
["The full name is WRC, the World Rally Championship. I started working on this last year in my spare time from manager work, found a decent club and secured a slot. This year there is a race stage in Japan…" Your husband explained casually.]
["..."]
[When exactly did your husband get involved with such a dangerous activity?]
[What if an accident happens during the race?]
[You are very worried.]
[Having suffered from heart disease since childhood, you cherish life more than most. Your husband is now dancing on a minefield, and he will never know whether the mine will explode one second after his foot comes down.]
[For someone as flesh and blood as Toru, death would truly be the end.]
["Can you not participate?"]
[You look at him with concern.]
["If you do not want me to take risks, I can find safer hobbies, like opening a flower shop with you."]
[Toru's words make you fall silent.]
[You know clearly that your husband is not a man who can calmly settle into a quiet life.]
[As expected… you still cannot bring yourself to say no.]
["Do not leave me alone."]
["Of course."]
This plot…
Gives off a very bad feeling.
[A few days later, Toru takes you to watch a small rally race. His driving skills are excellent. The engine roars as he leaves the other racers far behind, and you temporarily put your mind at ease.]
[Your husband does not seem to be fooling around. With such skilled technique, nothing should happen if he participates in races!]
But I have heard that among those who drown, most of them can swim.
[The outcome of the matter goes beyond your expectations…]
Tachibana Kanade's heart is lifted tight.
She knew it.
How could the ending of this kind of story be so perfect?
A congenital heart disease being miraculously cured was already a deus ex machina beyond reason.
The plot that follows…
If nothing unexpected happens.
Kitahara-kun is definitely going to die tragically on the racetrack.
And then she will live the rest of her life full of regret, depressed, and follow him in death.
[The outcome of the matter goes beyond your expectations…]
[Toru shines brilliantly in the World Rally Championship, leaving everyone far behind!]
[Whether it is the gravel mountain roads of Portugal, the Alps of Italy, or the icy snow tracks of Sweden, you can always see him leading the pack in the live broadcasts.]
[During this period, as Toru's co driver, Kita grows closer and closer to him.]
Wait.
Kita-chan, what are you doing?
Tachibana Kanade blinks. She had just relaxed over Toru's safety and had not even processed it yet.
The next second, the simulator tells her, surprised? Your love rival went off adventuring with your husband.
This is a rally championship, after all. A complete outsider suddenly joined in.
And she is a rock superstar who retired not long ago…
For a moment, Tachibana Kanade does not know how to evaluate this.
Maybe…
This is rock?
[One year later, he wins the FLA driver championship title.]
[Surrounded by crowds of fans, Toru retires at lightning speed, becoming a legend in the racing world that rose rapidly and faded just as quickly.]
[After returning home.]
[Your husband recuperates at home for more than half a year.]
[Then, Toru begins training in free solo climbing.]
Free solo climbing?
This activity is even more difficult than rally racing.
And the scariest part is that there are no safety measures at all…
Tachibana Kanade is truly terrified.
If the danger level of racing is 10, then free solo climbing is at least 50, or even 500!
This time he is definitely going to die.
She might become a widow at a very young age.
No, absolutely not. She cannot let him take risks…
[You accidentally hear about his ultimate climbing goal, El Capitan. After looking up photos online, you believe your husband is completely courting death. The cliff face of El Capitan is almost a ninety degree vertical wall, something no normal person would challenge.]
[This time, you do not allow him to take risks.]
[Not only you, even Ijichi Nijika and Yamada Ryo also step in to persuade him to stop.]
[Toru reflects for a long time.]
[In the end, he decides to switch to a different challenge, wingsuit flying!]
That is not reflection at all.
Wingsuit flying and climbing are both extreme sports, and the probability of death is not low at all.
["No."]
[You bluntly reject your husband.]
[Seeing that Toru is somewhat unconvinced, you give him your condition: "If you can find a sport that does not have Red Bull sponsorship, I will allow you to participate."]
["..."]
[Toru thinks that if you do not want him to do extreme sports, you could just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?]
[Stop it, A Toru. Outside, it is all Red Bull.]
[The advertising slogan already said it.]
[Red Bull: Your death will exceed your imagination.]
["Forget it, forget it, I will stop. I was originally planning to explore ancient tombs after free solo climbing…" Toru sighs inwardly.]
[He even bought a Luoyang shovel for tomb raiding, but your interference ruined his perfect plan.]
Tomb raiding?
Tachibana Kanade does not quite understand this term and takes out her phone to search it.
Tomb raiding: grave robbing.
Ah, another useless piece of knowledge acquired.
[That night, your husband fulfills his marital duties with exceptional diligence, leaving you unable to get out of bed the next day.]
"..." Tachibana Kanade.
What just ran over my face?
[The second year.]
[Toru opens a flower shop with you.]
[Yamada Ryo opens a café next door.]
[Kita opens a beauty salon.]
[Ijichi Nijika helps her sister manage the live house.]
[Gotoh Hitori retains her old social anxiety traits and recently becomes a virtual streamer. In reality she is very weak, but online, Bocchi-chan is extremely popular.]
[After all, people who watch virtual streamers are all otaku and hikkimori, right.]
[After having more free time.]
[Toru talks to you about the topic of having children.]
Hm? Kitahara-kun wants a baby?
Nice.
[You never expected that he would bring up having a baby on his own.]
["Does little Kanade like boys, or girls?"]
[You think for a few seconds.]
["Girls?"]
["That is good." Toru shows a relieved expression.]
Wait.
This is strange.
Why does he look like someone thinking, I cannot give birth to a son?
Maybe it really will be a baby boy.
[In the following month, you abandon all safety measures.]
[As a result, signs of pregnancy stubbornly fail to appear.]