Monday morning
April 2020
Arai Residence
Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Alarm rings*
"Tsukasa-nii, Tsukasa-nii", Kasumi said
My cute younger sister, Arai Kasumi, wakes me up. She's one out of the only three women whom I do not hate. The other two are my elder sisters, Arai Megumi, and my annoying childhood friend who also happened to be living nearby, Aoki Sachi.
"What is it?", I answered in a confused tone and a sloppy voice, considering that I just woke up.
"Watch that TV show, Tsukasa-nii", my sister replied insistently
I looked at the show just as she said and I saw my father, Arai Satou, being interviewed in Ohaiyo!, Japan (a morning TV show), which was broadcasted live.
I also remembered my father having mentioned that he will be a guest in a TV show.
Moments later*
"Uhm! so Mr. Arai Satou, I have here a surprise question for you. You can choose whether to answer or not. You can also choose to hear it and decide right after.", the interviewer said.
"Sure thing, young man", my father said.
My father agreed to answer the question. As expected my father will just answer it straightforwardly like the person he is.
"Mr. Arai, what is it that thing that you want to accomplish the most in life? I know you have accomplished a lot of things already but, what is it that wealth cannot afford? You may choose whether to answer or not.", the interviewer said.
It was a very easy question for him. No wonder, my father agreed to answer and he did it quickly. But to my surprise...
"It is to have a grandchild from Tsukasa. Yes, he is known to hate women or in other words he is in an antagonistic relationship towards feminism or in other words he is misogynistic. To make it shorter, the rumors about him hating women is true", my father said.
Wait what did he just say?, *my thoughts*
The interviewer nodded in belief. It was clear that he believes what my father just said but he decided to ask a brief question for confirmation.
"Really?! Is it really true Mr. Arai?", the interviewer asked
"Yes, those rumors are true. He truly hates the female sexuality for numerous reasons. As far as I know there are only four women whom he does not hate.", my father said.
"Meanwhile, I want to accomplish this as soon as I can because my days are numbered.", my father added.
"What do you mean by that sir? What do you mean that your days are numbered?", the interviewer asked.
"I have received my annual health checkup result and they discovered an illness within my body. The doctor said that I only have 2 or maybe 3 years left to live if I'm lucky enough. That is why this matter is what I want to accomplish with my remaining time.", my father said seriously.
"Are you serious Mr. Arai? This is a huge news to all of our viewers.", the interviewer exclaimed in disbelief.
"Yes, I am dead serious about it, young man.", my father said seriously
Buzzer sounds*
"Oops, it seems that our show is gonna end in a few minutes so, anything more to say Mr. Arai?", the interviewer said.
"Can I state a message here?", my father asked
"Yes, you may sir.", the interviewer answered.
"Let me give you all a challenge. A challenge that includes the future of my son and yours secured as well. The challenge is somehow simple. It is open for all the single women out there.", my father declared
Here is the challenge:
The woman who will free my son's hatred of the female sexuality or the woman who will make my only son, Tsukasa fall in love, will be engaged with my son and will receive my blessing for marriage. Consider this as an opportunity.
"Wow! what an intriguing challenge. Well, that's it for today's interview. Thank you everyone. We would also like to thank Mr. Arai Satou. We would also like to remind you that everything you heard just now is the absolute truth. Including the challenge for Arai Tsukasa. Details about the challenge and his contact information will be provided by his father and will be posted on our website. Do not worry for Arai Tsukasa has agreed to all this and that is according to his father. So, that's it, thank you for watching everyone.", the interviewer said and ended the show right after.
The interview ended*
What did my father just say?! What is he thinking?! Apart from that, I don't remember agreeing with him. Ughhh, what was he thinking!?, *my thoughts about the interview*
I was furious after hearing that. Furious enough to wage a war. Furious enough to ignore the challenge but, the thing that bothers me the most was his health condition.
I wanted to ask him if it was true and there was this feeling within me that tells me it was indeed true.
The challenge will surely spread like wildfire and without a doubt, I am sure that I will be receiving tons of emails from numerous aspiring annoying women. Since, my contact information will be known to public after the broadcast which my father provided.
"Ugh, why is this happening to me?!", I exclaimed furiously.
"Besides all that, did he just mentioned that there are four women that I do not hate? I am certain that there are only three women I do not hate and not four!", I said to myself and then I heard something.
Clock ticks*
After all that mischief that my father caused and as the clock continues ticking, I remembered that today is Monday and it is school day. It's still early but, this way I can avoid as much women as possible.
I rushed to wear my uniform which was a seaweed green suit and white polo accompanied with a red tie as our top and beige pants for our bottom. I wear my uniform in a standardized way and the only ornament I ever wear is the pocket watch given to me by a certain useless person whom I refuse to mention anymore.
After that, I went to the basin on the 3rd floor which serves as my personal space. It is one out of two of my private floors in our house. Wherein, the 4th floor serves as the other one.
I was never a fan of decorations and ornaments that's why I kept both of my private floors as simple as possible.
When I arrived at the 3rd floor, I started to fix my bedhead in front of the mirror in my basin.
My silver hair was what I hated the most about myself. It was because it did not match my sister and father's white hair color and reminds me of a certain person.
My hair is soft and thin that's why I usually brush it to the left and give it a little pat to the right.
After that, I did arms and legs stretches. My figure is a bit muscular but not the bulky type. We can say that my body is toned with abdominal muscles since I usually workout in my gym at the 3rd floor.
After all that hair fixing and stretching, I left for school. I always walk myself to school because I was never that young and spoiled master stereotype.
"I'm off," I said with a smile as I left the house.
"Please be careful, Tsukasa-sama", my butler Asahi said.
I am currently a third year senior highschool, 18 years old. And yes, in our culture I am old enough to be married. Maybe that's why father was so insistent about having to meet his grandchild.
"Ugh, I really don't know what to do," I whispered to myself with an exhausted tone.
"Good Morning, Tsukasa," someone shouts cheerfully.
A familliar voice with a cheerful tone approaches me. I think it was Aoki Sachi since she lived only a few blocks away from our house.
As she closed the distance between us Sachi slapped me on the back alongside with numerous greetings and more continuous slapping.
Sachi is a very cheerful woman. Her figure is good. Her hair is black and short. Her hairstyle is simple yet still cute. It has a red ribbon on the left side of her hair which served as her only ornament.
She smiles so bright as if there were no problems or insecurities that held her. Honestly, her smile is what I liked about her the most. It really suited her blue eyes and fat cheeks but she is a "woman."
I don't hate her as much as I hate other women but still, I cannot risk fully trusting her because she is still a "woman" regardless if she was a friend or not.
The only women that I can give my trust to are my sisters.
After she finished her numerous greetings and continuous slapping, I replied to her greeting with my usual grumpy look towards her and I added:
"My father, really is a drag," I said.
"Hmm, was it about the interview this morning?" she replied while laughing.
"Wanna get married to me?" she added.
"Sure, if you kill yourself and be reborn as a man," I replied in serious tone.
"Oh my, you're gay?!" she replied while laughing.
"I'm not. You know why I hate women, right?" I answered with a serious tone as I glared at her face.
"Yeah, I know that but if things got out of hand, remember that I'm always here, okay?!", she said.
"And if no woman ever took interest in you in those proposals that you will be receiving, feel free to ask fir my hand in marriage, okay?" she replied in a cheerful tone while chuckling.
"Not in a billion years," I replied with prideful tone followed up with a smug.
She just laughed it out and smiled right after but something was wrong with the smile she portrayed. It's different than the smile she did earlier. It's like the smile of a secretly sad person.
"Ahh, I think I was just imagining things," I thought to myself as I shook my head in confusion.
We then walked to school together. When we arrived, I had noticed that the female students were beginning to increase in number as I walked inside the campus. I thought they were planning to grab my attention or maybe they were trying to apply for the challenge.
Some footsteps started approaching rapidly*
"Arai-sama!!! Arai-sama!!!" the female students shouted cheerfully.
It was exactly as I thought, they were really insistent. Why do all women have to be so annoying and nonsensical.
"Well, I think you've got company, Tsukasa-sama," Sachi said in a mockful tone.
"Eh! I think I have," I replied in a pitiful tone.
"Well then I guess I'm off Tsukasa-sama," Sachi said while mocking me again.
Sachi fled and looked at me as if she was enjoying my current situation.
"Hey, wait Sachi!" I begged her in a pitiful tone.
"Blehh!!" Sachi exclaimed as she continued to make fun of me as she fled away.
"Arai-sama!!! Arai-sama!!!" the female students shouted cheerfully.
Some more footsteps started approaching rapidly*
"Oh no, they're starting to chase me and they're increasing in number rapidly!" I said to myself while I was trying to get away from them.
As I was running, an unexpected thing happened.
Slips*
Crashes*
A very unexpected encounter and surprise has occured...
"Tsukasa-sama!," a familiar voice calls me.
Wait what did I just hear? *my thoughts*
That voice sounds familiar, *my thoughts*
"I guess I remained conscious," I uttered in a confused tone.
I am certain that I had bumped into someone else. I can assure that I was on top of that someone yet it appears that what I'm facing right now is the lower extremities of that someone's body.
"This feeling. What is this softness?! It feels so familiar yet different. This softness that I feel on my face. This body structure is familiar. This voice. I know this voice. I just heard it this morning. Right before I left the house", *my thoughts to myself*
I opened my eyes and I saw a person, a person whom I knew, person who lives with me, a person who I thought was a man but....
"Asahi?!" I asked in a confused tone.
"Yes, it is me Tsukasa-sama. Ahh! Can you stop moving Tsukasa-sama? Ahh!" Asahi replied with a timid smile and looks away due to her embarrassment.
"What happened? Did you transfer here? What are you doing here? Why are you wearing the uniform for the female students?" I said in a confused tone.
"Tsukasa-sama, you bumped into me while running away from all those women. You slipped and fell on my thighs. Yes, Tsukasa-sama, I transfered here. I am here because of the challenge for I am also a woman. Forgive me Tsukasa-sama," Asahi replied in a pitiful tone and looks at me pitifully.
"No, no, no. This can't be. I know we're the same age and you're also in highschool. I know that you're a man and not a woman. You've been introduced to our family because I demanded a butler of the same age plus, we also played a lot when we were kids and we even bathed toge-," I said in a surprised tone and then I realized something.
"What the?! Now I know!" I had suddenly realized a memory from before. "Now I know why you wrapped two towels around your body (one on the chest and one on the pubic area) when we bathed together when we were kids and that also explains why you disagreed when I asked you if I can wash your back," I followed up in a furious tone.
"I am very sorry that I hid the fact that I'm a woman but Tsukasa-sama, I will do anything to free my master from his hatred. I don't care about marrying you as a reward. What I care about is you Tsukasa-sama. I want to free your heart from hatred. I'll even go far as exile myself after I free you. Please, Tsukasa-sama let me help you," Asahi said in hysterical tone as she tears up right after.
I'm surprisingly calm after hearing what Asahi just said. I knew that I was upset knowing that she's a woman but I was also confused about what I'm currently feeling. It felt like I was angry but there was this feeling that stopped it as well. I wonder what it was.
"I was surprised about what happened earlier and what I'm more surprised about is the fact that you're a woman. Knowing that you betrayed my trust pains me the most but I understand you and my decision will not be changed. And It is to con-", I said in a sweet tone as I looked at her gracefully but, suddenly there was an interruption.
Rings*
My phone rang and it was a phone call from my father. I was certain about the reason why he was calling me. I guess I should vent out some anger at him.
Answers the phone*
"Hel-", my father said but I quickly interrupted him.
"Do you understand what kind of trouble you did, father?!" I interrupted in an angry tone.
"I know, son, but if you want them to stop why won't you try presenting a girlfriend to me in two weeks. Consider this as a personal challenge. Also, just to let you know, Asahi-chan and Sachi-chan are off limits because you can easily persuade them to be on your side. Unless, if you show me huge development between you and Sachi-chan or Asahi-chan," my father replied in a mocking tone while he grins softly.
"And what if I don't?!" I replied in a prideful tone.
"If you don't then I will arrange an engagement for you and I assure you that you will never be able to disagree," my father replied in a serious tone.
This absolute idiot is really getting into my nerves. Ughhh, what shall I do? He said I cannot be with Asahi or Sachi. This old man really is a pain. *My thoughts*
"Fine, let's have it your way," I replied to him in a confident tone.
Besides, I can easily trick women to do a role play for me. *My thoughts to myself while followed by a soft grin*
"Well good luck finding a girlfriend in two weeks, son. And one more thing, I will be using a lie detector test on the both of you," my dad said in a challenging tone.
"Hey, that's too much", I complained.
Did he just read through my ulterior motives? *my thoughts*
"I was not born yesterday, son. I know how you pull strings and I know you are as wicked as me when it comes to decision making," he said in an evil tone.
This old man is really persistent about having it his way. I guess, I'll play his game for a bit. *My thoughts*
I paused for a bit after hearing his condition. I wasn't shocked that he can read through my train of thoughts and to be honest, I was expecting it to happen.
Besides, I am certain that I still have the upperhand while my father keeps believing my fraud front.
"Well, any more questions?", my father added.
"What do you mean about the 'huge development' thing?", I asked him.
"For Sachi-chan's and Asahi-chan's sake, you should at least provide a physical evidence that you are in love with each other. For example, a kiss of pure love or any other bigger development that I can consider," my father replied.
"What kind of condition is tha-", I replied but I suddenly got interrupted.
"Take into consideration that I will be using any means possible just to prove that what you feel and tell is the absolute truth or else there will be punishments for you and you alone," my father interrupted.
This old man really likes to make it hard. *My thoughts*
"Well, good luck son", my father bid farewell.
Hangs up*
Ugh, this absolute idiot is starting to piss me off. *My thoughts*
Well, I still have tons of counterplays within my sleeve and he will surely be left surprised. *My follow up wicked thoughts*
"Tsuka-," Asahi tried to call my attention but...
School bell rings*
"Just go to your class and we'll just discuss this later," I said to Asahi.
"Perhaps, you just transferred here right?" I added.
"Yes, Tsukasa-sama," Asahi replied in a gentle tone.
As I was walking towards my room. I still cannot believe the flow of events within this day. This day had me face three major events in which, two of those events are absolute nonsense for a person like me.
My mind couldn't stop thinking about what just happened this morning. My thoughts kept coming and I ended up daydreaming.
*my thoughts*
First, my father's illness. This was a very serious matter and the only event out of the three that really matters. In short, this is the most important thing that needs to be solved.
But the thing is, my father looks like he's given up hope making him desperately propose these useless challenges.
Second, that idiotic challenge he mentioned in the broadcast this morning. As expected, my contact information has reached most of the women that live in Aoyama. The whole population of Tokyo women may even be after me too.
My butler's reveal was one solid proof that there will be a lot of women that will be after me.
Still, to my surprise, I cannot believe that Asahi's a woman despite the fact that she was serving me since we were 8 years old and having a masculine name. Albeit all that, she even managed to hide it to me for 10 years. Maybe, my father was behind all of this.
And lastly, the most annoying and exhausting challenge that my old man gave me. I need to find a woman. The most time-wasting thing that I'm ever going to do in my life. I cannot even believe that a situation like this will come.
Maybe I should just hire a woman. I should consider this as a last resort.
This is a risky idea of mine that's why I must be careful in choosing a woman to hire if I will ever resort to that. I should also find a way to dispose of them or a way to find out their true motives.
Wait, that one isn't acceptable. What if my father used the lie detector and directly asks me if I love her?
Ugh, and why am I trying to rely on a woman at a time like this?
I will do my best not to rely on women.
Isn't there any other way?
Maybe there is. I just have to think harder.
How will I present someone?
I should think of all the possibilities.
Ugh! This is so annoying.
This really is a pain.
*My thoughts ended*
Right after my thoughts ended. I cannot keep the emotions within me. Thinking that I will go as far as relying to a woman as a last resort is a taboo for me. I simply cannot contain my emotions anymore. I am left with no choice and decided to just exclaim my frustration.
"Ugh, this is absolutely ridiculous!", I exclaimed while I furiously scratched my head.
Even after all that ruckus. I managed to arrive in my room on time and the glares coming from my female classmates are starting to increase.