Uninvited Wife, With Child ch19

That woman is me?
If I recall, the future me's whereabouts became unknown...

If the reason she went missing is because she went to the past, that adds up.
But why go to the past? What's her goal here?

Hahahaha
Is she here to steal Mirai away from me!?

She thought it was her doppelganger, but it's actually Kako herself from the future!?

I need to keep her from meeting Mirai any more than she already has.
I should be free on Thursday.

Wait, they've already met up!!
Oh, it's Kako-chan.
You're Kako-chan too, y'know?

What's all this about Thursday?

We thought we'd go to Nezumiland since it just opened up.
Plans for a date!?

It should be pretty fun even for small children.
No no no!!

I thought Nozomi would enjoy it too...
That's not what I'm saying no to.
Argh dangit.

If you're gonna go, it's with me, right!?

You want to go too, huh, Kako-san. Let's all go together then.
I don't mind.
Not what I meant~
Kh~

Good morning.
Ooh!

You're here early.
We were just so excited. You're here early too, Kisa-san.

I was excited too. I'm happy I got come here with you.
And you too, Nozomi.

What about me?
Shall I hold her for you?
It's fine. It looks like we can rent a stroller once we're inside.

Where should we go first?

I did a little research, but I'm not sure.
It needs to be something that Nozomi can enjoy too.
I thought this might happen,

so I put together a guide.
I especially recommend the ones in red!!
Please use it as reference if you want.

Amazing!
Let's go to the pirate ship first since it's the closest.
She's really excited about this!!

Was she looking forward to coming here with Mirai that much?

It's dangerous, so grab my hand.
Thank you very much.

Annoyed

There's space over here, so come this way.

Wah~ It's been a while.
I love this ride~
Didn't this place only just open?
Did she just want to come here regardless of Mirai?

That... was so good.
Of course the future me would like it too.

There's a rollercoaster too, but Nozomi can't ride it. I should've checked first.

Since you're here and all, go ride it. I'll look after Nozomi.
The line's not that big, so now's your chance.
What do you think, Kako-san?

Kisa-san's here with us and all, so I'll pass.
I'd feel bad to keep her waiting...
That's true too, I guess.
Lol

Let's go on this ride next!
The one from the guide.

It's two people to a car, so please split into groups of two.
How should we split?

I want to ride with Nozomi, but I don't want to leave Mirai alone with that owoman...
Since you're carrying a child, we can put three of you in one car.

Why'd it turn out like this?
It's moving~

Ah, that's

Pekemon!
Looks like it's for young children.
Let's go!

Only one parent to a child, please.
Get going.
You may as well.

Have fun~
But now I'm alone with this woman again.

Pfft
Ahahaha!

Sorry. Your reactions were just so good that I couldn't help it.
Don't worry. I don't plan on stealing Mirai from you.
!?

The girl I once loved isn't the Mirai who's spending time with you, after all.
It just felt so nostalgic that I wanted to talk with her.

Teasing you was my way of saying "you should treasure Mirai",
but it's myself I'm teasing, so I don't feel all that guilty about it.
You should treasure yourself too.

We should talk in private. Let's head into that café.
Ah, right.

But man, to think you'd get that jealous. I was so cute in my younger days.

Speaking of, aren't there laws against meeting your past self?
That's right.

But I haven't been found out.
I've done all kinds of bad stuff and nobody's been the wiser.
Hahaha
Haha
She grew into a bad adult.
I don't want to become an adult like her.

So you going missing in the future is because you went to the past, right?
Yes, that's right.

You wanted to see the past us that badly?
It wasn't this time I returned to, but rather the Edo period.
The Edo period!?

Nozomi's growing quickly, isn't she?
I guess.
What's this all of a sudden?
That's right. Even if you go to the past, time still moves forward.

So why is it, do you think, that I'm still alive after going back to the Edo period?

I assume you're aware that I, or rather you, are treated as a great person in the future, correct?
Yes.
I was a scientist who would make medicine and test it on myself. That is how I made a medicine

that makes you immortal and eternally young.

If people can't die, there's no need to create new humans.
The world would become one consisting of only the same few chosen humans.

The future (children) wouldn't be born.

That by itself may result in a stable and peaceful world,
but I wasn't sure if that was right.

So I decided not to make this medicine public.
And then, having made myself immortal, I went to the past to hide myself.

I had no intention of meeting you two. It's just that while in the midst of living forever,
the times when you were born and Mirai arrived here soon came.

I figured why not, so I went to the park I used to play in and really did end up meeting you.
You're taking breaking the law pretty lightly.

It was a really long time. I recommend you don't make such a medicine.
So it was because you had become immortal that you parted ways with Mirai?

Wrong ago. We had parted ways long before then.
Eh? Then why...
Sorry to keep you waiting~

Listen to this! It was full of Pekemon inside! Look at these photos!
We got some souvenir stickers too!
These are premium items in the future!

Wait, huh? What's wrong?
The mood feels kinda weird...
It's nothing. I'm glad you had fun.

What did you mean by...
Let's ride the merry-go-round next.
Wait, huh?

She fell asleep.
She must be tuckered out from all the rides.

I'll watch over her, so you two have yourself a little date.
That's...

Why don't you go ride the rollercoaster? I used to be scared of them too, but it's pretty fun once you try them.
So you didn't want to ride it earlier because you were scared, huh.

Let's take Kisa-san up on her offer and go until Nozomi wakes up.
Me and Mirai parting ways...

There's no way that'll happen.

When Nozomi grows up, the three of us should come here again and ride it together.

Sure!
I'll look forward to that future.

A "future where she parts ways with Mirai" that will come some day. This is sure to put Kako's resolve to the test.

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