Only then did the old lady notice the boy standing beside Himeno Yuki—Akasaka Ryunosuke. She immediately questioned, "Who is he? Why does he look so familiar?"
"Of course he looks familiar. He's Japan's prime minister," Himeno Yuki deadpanned, mocking her grandmother. Her presbyopia was really something—she hadn't even recognized him.
The old lady hurriedly rubbed her eyes, thinking she had seen wrong. After confirming it several times, she realized she hadn't.
Her eyes and tongue practically popped out.
Just like one of those reaction faces from One Piece.
The old lady immediately ran back into the house, even abandoning her cane where it was. She slammed the door shut and locked it.
Akasaka...
Himeno Yuki...
The two of them fell silent...
Akasaka looked at Himeno Yuki and said, "Your grandmother sure has personality."
Himeno Yuki said nothing. She wanted some peace and quiet...
Meanwhile, the old lady had clearly overthought things. She immediately woke Himeno Yuki's parents and asked whether they had committed some crime. Why else would Japan's prime minister come knocking at their door?
Himeno Yuki's parents both looked utterly confused and answered, "No, we haven't done anything wrong. ×2"
But the old lady paced back and forth uneasily, muttering to herself as she walked.
There was no reason for this.
Why would the dignified prime minister of Japan come to our house for no reason?
Could it be...
The old lady abruptly raised her head and interrogated the son in front of her—Himeno Yuki's father. "Tell me! Did you embezzle money, and did Japan's prime minister find evidence against you?!"
Pointed at and berated by his mother, Himeno Yuki's father carefully searched through his memories. He realized he hadn't done anything wrong, then hurriedly shook his head at the old lady—his own mother. "I didn't! Mom! I