Uninvited Wife, With Child ch22

She's fallen asleep.
Thanks for putting her to sleep for me.
She must be tuckered out from playing in the garden.

She'll probably wake if I put her down, so I guess I'll just watch some TV.

It's a karaoke program! There's been a lot of those lately.
They seem to be getting great ratings.

Score 100 and make your debut!!
High schooler contest
The wind that passed me by

Is karaoke popular in the future too?

Let's go!
I'm guessing not.
Judging by your reaction...

Looks like the amusement park on the roof of the department store is gone?

So they have it in this era, huh?
I do recall seeing a sign for it at the station.
I'm surprised it's not a thing in the future. It sounds like the kind of thing that would never go out of fashion.

There was a temporary boom of home karaoke machines, which led to businesses closing down.
The home stuff was cheap but took up space, so that didn't last long either.
You can never tell what happens in the future.

I don't mind buying one. We do have a room spare.

I don't think I need a home one. We'll probably get bored of it within a few days...
True, I don't think anyone would buy them unless they really love karaoke.

I don't mind going, but what about Nozomi?
It's be fine if we could keep quiet, but that doesn't sound very fun.

Look at this!
There's a place that has a kid's room.

In fact, it seems more like the main attraction than the karaoke itself...
Look at this too.

A Mama Party. Perfect for us.

Mama Party Plan
3 hours
All-you-can-eat
Drink bar
All-inclusive 2980 yen
Up to two children per adult

There's only one child, though.

I've got the diapers! And a change of clothes just in case.
Looks like we can get a meal there, so I'll just bring snacks and drinks!
That's not the kind of preparation you'd expect for going to karaoke.

Come to think of it, do you even know any songs?
I doubt they'll have the songs that are popular in the future.

Don't worry about that! I know old songs too.
It'd be like you singing the golden oldies, Kako-san.

If I sing what's considered golden oldies now, they'd probably sound like hauta from your perspective, Mirai...
Hauta?

[tn: Hauta = short love songs from the Edo period]

Here is your room.
Please use the panel to order.
Thank you very much.

So wide!

You could have about 10 babies playing in here.
She's already started playing.
That's fast...

I'd better get straight to it too...
Good to see you're both having fun.

Huh?
What's up?
They don't have the song I was gonna sing.

What song?
"Suclair" by Mista.
Probably not a song from this era.
I knew it.

So people know about Mista even in the future, huh?
That makes me kinda happy.
This song in particular was a tie-up with a popular anime called "Sunset Complex".

Wait, that's getting an anime!?
I spilled information about the future that she shouldn't know about.
I shouldn't have said that.

To think I'd learn about an anime adaptation in this kind of way...
I'm excited...
I can't die yet.

Is "Sunset" based on a manga?
Yeah. I have the manga back home.
There's a little girl like Nozomi in it too, so you should give it a read too, Mirai.

Ah! You mean the protagonist girl from the second season?
Second season!!!? It goes on for that long!??

Mirai, let's stop talking about Sunset. I'm getting scared.
I'm actually surprised we've gotten this far without anything bad happening...
I'm sorry!

Well, if there's no Suclair, I'll go with this instead.
There!

I know this one!
Tararara~
Thank goodness.

...

Today, after waking from a dream

You're not gonna sing?
It's starting.

Singing in front of someone else is really embarrassing.

In front of friends, sure, but we live together, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
Yes there is!

If anything, embarrassment is an important part of married life!
That doesn't really apply to us.

You should show me how it's done first, Kako-san!
Eh!?

Never mind showing you how it's done. This is my first time going to karaoke period!
I always go straight home whenever I'm invited.
That's the spirit!
That "that's the spirit" isn't a compliment at all.
Guess the mic picked that up.

They say it's not embarrassing if you sing together, so let's go with a song the two of us can sing.
What about the one just now?
I know it, but not well enough to sing it.

What should we sing then?
Ah! How about Frog's Chorus?
That's a nursery rhyme!

There's no way something like that would be in...
...Oh, it is.

Well, there is a kid's room here, so of course it'd be in demand.
You wanna sing too, Nozomi?
Ai~

Ribbit ribbit
Let's sing in harmony~

Nozomi got bored, huh?
Well yeah, the toys are probably more fun.

I'll watch over her, so go enjoy the karaoke.
Thank you.
I'll switch with you later.
Since I'm here, I'll try getting a high score on the popular ones.

Yo~♪
Ah, I went off-key!
It looks kinda like a shooting game.

It's not going very well for me.
My best score is 86 points...
Phew~ Time for a break

You wanna try, Kako-san?
You did well with the nursery rhymes, so you might be able to get a high score.

Okay, I'll try...
I'm still a little embarrassed, though...
For example~
Huh? This is kinda fun.

I was just drowning~
Yo
You're really into it.

I wasn't sure what karaoke would be like with a kid in tow, but it was pretty great.
I feel like going again even though we've just left.
Nozomi had a lot of fun too.

But I couldn't get 100 points...
You got close, though.
Just 2 points off.

Maybe I'll buy a home karaoke machine...
Eh!?
You said you didn't need one earlier!
They're not that expensive, right?

I'll practice and get my revenge! I'm getting 100 points next time for sure!
I guess this is the kind of person who buys them.

It's here!
This is...
Huh? It's not as big as I expected.
It changes size to match with your room.

See? It turns out like this.
It's easy to take down too.
Let's get singing right away.

Ah.
Since this is from the future, does it has that Suclair song you were talking about?
It sure does~
Let's try singing it. Before anyone else in the world~

Sunset Special Collab MV
Looking back on the past

I learned about this before the rest of the world too...

Let's get back on track and sing~
Wah
Oh~

Huh? The song I was gonna sing isn't on here.
Oyo?

Then how about this... Huh? Not there.
If it's a Mista song then...
No, this one isn't here either!

They probably only have a few golden oldies...
Wah~
No way~

Even the biggest hits of today will eventually become golden oldies.

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