Chapter 46 - For A Long Time To Come

"Everyone, smile!"

"Yes."

I set the camera timer and lined up next to Eri.

"Erika, smile!"

"Yes!!!"

My daughter Erika was smiling in the picture.

"That's a pretty good picture."

"Yes."

I nodded at my mother's words.

Today is Erika's birthday.

We all gathered at home to take pictures.

Many years have passed since I graduated, and I have a daughter, Erika.

Eri's online activities are still going well and the number of her subscribers continues to grow, and Miho-san's work is also going well.

As for me, I'm a househusband supporting both of them.

Even now, I wonder if this is the right thing to do, but more often than not, I feel that everything's right.

I can see Erika grow very closely.

"Honey? Let's get inside."

"Y-Yeah… I can't get used to being called Darling."

"D-Don't say that. Because I feel that the most."

"Cute."

"M-Mou~!"

Even after getting married, Eri is still cute.

By the way, I started calling Eri-chan Eri after Erika was born. Apparently, she gets embarrassed when Erika hears her being called Eri-chan.

"Shall we go, Miho-san?"

"Yes."

My relationship with Miho-san is getting even better than before.

Miho-san and I can't get married, but we had our own wedding, so in our minds we are married.

There are currently no plans to have children with Miho-san.

We came to that conclusion after discussing it together. …However, when the time comes, I don't know what will happen because she's been seductively smiling, saying that we haven't done it recently. Personally, I think I would be happy even if I had a child with Miho-san.

We went into the house and I took my seat.

"Then let's celebrate Erika's birthday, Cheers!!"

"Cheers!"

"Congratulations, Erika."

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations."

"Thank you!!!"

Erika responded with a smile so cute that I couldn't help but pet her.

"Ufufu, I love it when Papa pets me."

"Yes, yes, it's your birthday today, Erika. I'll do anything for you."

"Yay~ Then give me a hug."

"When we've finished eating, okay?"

Erika is growing up to be a genuinely nice girl, but… I'm afraid that one day, when she reaches puberty, she'll start saying things like, "Don't mix my laundry with yours!"

"Muu~. Me too, Darling~"

"Okay, okay. Don't be jealous of your own daughter."

As for Eri, she has been competing with Erika. She has been asking me to do for her what I have done for Erika recently.

Even if Eri doesn't do that, I'll do it for her.

After about an hour of eating, all the dishes prepared were gone.

"Erika, here."

"Eh!? This is…"

"Yes, it's a birthday present."

"From me too."

"There's one from us too~"

Erika is happy to receive gifts from my father and mother. Erika is smiling happily after receiving gifts from the three of us.

"Grandma, Grandpa, thank you!!!"

"Good girl."

Erika has grown up to be a good girl who can say thank you.

"Papa, Mama, Miho-Onee-san. Thank you. I love you!!"

Then she hugged me, and Eri and Miho-san hugged me as well, and the three of us laughed at each other…

It really was a coincidence that I helped Eri and Miho-san.

But I'm glad I was able to help these two.

Now, I can say that I'm… No, I can say that we're happy.

There may be difficulties and hardships in the future, but I'm determined to make sure that my family will always be happy.

More than ever, from now on, and for a long time to come.