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New parents! — Nanashi was excited at the thought, he loved his old parents, of course, they taught him a lot and let him move and live the reclusive and shut-in life with Mikado, after all! He wondered what these new parents would be like and if they’d mind that he was a no-good, friendless, pest like himself! He hopes that they’re fine with it, bright eyes looking around until he finds that fated apartment. He knocks, though he’s not sure why, he’s going to live here now, isn’t he?

"Excuse the intrusion!" Nanashi chimes out before he enters, looking around once he’s inside. It’s homey, and he’s glad that it is. It makes it much easier to settle into a home if it’s relaxed like this! He slowly shuffles around, peeking around the corners for any sight of his parents before he hears the front door opening up behind him instead! "Waaah! You scared me, ahaha! Good one! I could have shattered just then and you’d have to pick up the pieces of my broken heart and soul!"

However, when they returned to their apartment, the couple is greeted with quite a surprise! The apparently scared boy, laughing upontheir entrance. Gowther tilts his head at his words. So… Hearts can break…? Andyou’d have to clean it up? Well, not like he would know that for himselfanyway.

「I see, youwe’re not expecting us to be here so quickly. You were scared by our suddenintrusion. Like…」 He lifts up his hands, with palms open he wiggles his fingers, 「Boo.」 Of course, he says this as un-enthusiastically as possible.

One piece of information he does remember is that being assigned a spouse he will also be assigned a child to. Which much mean… This boy in front of them is their ‘child’. He nods once at his introduction.

However, by the time she gets over the mild surprise of a new family member, she's already at a loss once again over the names that were given in Nanashi's introduction. Perhaps it's that pause that causes Gowther to be the quicker of the two in responding to it as well. The first part isn't so bad, but as he continues with the same tone and expression, picking the boy right up off the ground as if it were perfectly normal the idol can't help but feel her jaw drop in shock. 

"Uwaaaah!! G-Gowther, that's no good!" Waving her arms around in a panicked motion, Makoto's face reflects and expression of horror good enough to make up for all of Gowther's own lack of. When she manages to calm herself down a little, hands are brought up to in front of her chest, looking like she wants to clasp them in worry but is preventing herself from such. 

Found a library? Check. Read some books? Check. Got hit by ahelicopter? Check. Retrieved clothes to replace the partially tattered andbloodied ones? Well… … … That can be fixed later, it didn’t bother him. Foundyour spouse…? Not check.

Well, something has to be fixed about this, doesn’t it?  However, still the heartfelt tale of this human couple getting married, and going on this honeymoon- this is the situation he’s in right? He remembers clearly, they visit an island and departed on a boat to get there, which is what they’re doing, correct? For the record, however, he isn’t sure if they’re going to an island, but… With how his studies are going, this is certainly a honeymoon, something married couples celebrate when they get married. Maybe, just maybe, his studies about emotions can be pushed further due to the predicament Gowther finds himself in, with the whole spouse thing.

Finding this spouse of his has proven to be quite difficult. For once, without much information, he doesn’t know where to search- since the area where his spouse was most likely to be at (their own room) was empty! Weird… Though, with just his luck, on the balcony that overlooked the pools, he comes across a crowd of people, their excited shrieks, and callings making quite the ruckus on the boat. Cameras are flashing and everything! What a sight this is to see! His ears even manage to pick up the name of the person they are awfully excited about: Makoto.

Processing… … … Understood! This certainly had to be the one he has been ‘assigned’ to. He may have even tapped into the minds of a few of the civilians to even get the surname just to be sure, and indeed, he is right! A simple task, easily using his superior agility to jump over the crowd that’s in front of him to land in front of a girl, much shorter than him… Aaaaaand strike a pose! Very dashing!

「It is I, Gowther!  I have come to your aid, to rescue. 」 Cue peace sign. 「Sparkle.」

This, takes the crowd aback, just a bit. However, how dare they try to get in the way of meeting an idol they love oh-so much!!! A sin, honestly (haha not really). Remembering the text he read earlier, about the honeymoon, without further ado he scoops the girl up in his arms with little-to-no effort. Wait! That’s not all, his roleplaying continued, as he takes control of the second role: 「Aren’t you suppose to wait for the threshold? 」 As he says this he doesn’t give anyone else much time to really react since he turns away from the crowd (that’s most likely boiling with anger) and jumps off the balcony in a speedy escape, landing gracefully on his feet on the lower level.

She kind of wishes she could fall over. While fans of all ages call her name, announcing her as their own, an awkward laugh escapes her throat. "Ehe...he... A-actually, I'm already married, so..." She trails off. Why is this happening. To be honest she does look behind her, over the edge of the railing and wonders if she could jump it. No... She's skilled, not superhuman. It might be tempting in this situation but it's not like she could fall to the next deck without some kind of injury. However, it seems like the instant she looks up again there's an unfamiliar person standing just in front of her who hadn't been in the crowds a moment ago! And he's... posing?

The name clicks instantaneously, and he literally just said sparkle as he poses. He's probably even cuter than her even though his height towers over his own, and even so, Makoto is looking at him like he has three heads. She shouldn't even be surprised... she shouldn't even be surprised considering what's happened on this boat but she remains in a state of shock until he actually picks her up in his arms. That is what elicits a shocked, "Uwaaah!" from her lips. She's about to carry on and say something but he beats her to the punch, reciting a line that almost seems rehearsed before doing exactly that impossible feat that she had been contemplating earlier - and landing unscathed! Her feet touch the ground and she can really only stare.

Is this... is this what a real life shoujo manga is like?

Or at least, that's what she would probably be thinking if it weren't for the fact that the other is wearing bloodstained clothes. In fact that's probably the only thing that is throwing her off aside from the given shock of the entrance he's made. Why is Makoto's new husband covered in blood? He doesn't look hurt. Did he kill a man? Concern. A deep sense of concern. Fear would also be a very real possibility were she not just saved but for now, it's fine. This is totally fine.

With everything happening too fast for Makoto's poor maiden's heart. Her response is delayed when she finally snaps back to herself and gives the kind of firm handshake her father had taught her, voice remaining somewhat distant. "Right... You must be Gowther?" She pauses, hesitant. "Er... Thanks for that. I don't think I've ever really been 'rescued' before." A half-hearted laugh is present, and a trace of her usual smile appears on her features at the thought. Because she's usually the one who's in the role that scoops up the princess to save her, right? This is a strange side of things. It's more awkward than her manga made it seem, quite frankly.

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