Before the wedding, Shinichi Iwahashi began to live alone for the first time in a long time.
However, in terms of mood and experience, it is not like returning from a life of two to living alone, but rather a profound feeling that I am a husband who is at a loss because his wife is not at home - such an experience.
The reason for this, Iwahashi Shinichi thought, must be not only because the house where he and Nakamori Akina have lived together for so long is full of traces of their lives, but also because of the changes in lifestyle.
influence on yourself.
Adapting to living with Akina Nakamori means that she has left a deep mark on him.
The traces of living together are reflected in various forms.
Not only the traces of living under the same roof, but also the way of life in myself, which has undergone fundamental changes after living with her. Before the wedding, Akina Nakamori temporarily moved away from home and returned to Shinichi Iwahashi, who lived alone, but it was even more profound.
I realized that I was already someone's husband, and I reconfirmed this identity in my heart.
In the morning, he woke up five minutes before the alarm clock rang, with one foot in slippers and the other foot on the floor. In this mood, he took care of himself, tidied the room, and did something that was not progressing but retreating.
For breakfast, feed the energetic dog Kenta who is running around at your feet.
Everything is in order, even if my wife is not at home.
But even though everything is in order, there is always a subtle sense of imbalance, as if only one foot has been put on a shoe.
Akina Nakamori seemed to have a sudden idea and moved out before the wedding.
In the morning light one day, Shinichi Iwahashi was sitting alone at the dining table. He still couldn't figure out why she made such a proposal. The day before, when Akina Nakamori moved away, he was still unconscious. Now, he came back to his senses.
Intuitively, I was sure that Akina Nakamori was definitely not following the custom of not meeting each other before the wedding.
He was just thinking about something when the phone rang. Kenta, the carefree puppy, suddenly started barking as if he was alarmed by the ringing. Shinichi Iwahashi called "Kenta" and got up to get the receiver.
"This is the Iwahashi family."
On the other end of the phone, a playful female voice came, "What a coincidence, this is also the Iwahashi family."
...Probably no one except Akina Nakamori can tell such a stupid joke.
Iwahashi Shin thought half helplessly.
Nakamori Akina made herself laugh first by saying silly things. She breathed a sigh of relief on the phone and asked him, "How are you at home?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was not amused by her silly joke just now, but he was amused by her words, "You are so old-fashioned."
"There is no way, it will be Obasan soon." Akina Nakamori said confidently.
She didn't mind calling herself Obasan at all - as if she was still looking forward to that day. After saying this, she urged with a smile, "How about it?"
"Fortunately." Iwahashi Shin was partly trying to tease her, "I haven't lost the ability to live alone just because I have lived a comfortable married life for too long."
"That's good." Akina Nakamori whispered softly.
Shinichi Iwahashi asked her in turn, "What about you? How about being at another Iwahashi's house?" There is a wife who likes to tell silly jokes, and he will also join the ranks of telling silly jokes without knowing it.
Akina Nakamori seemed to be imitating the words and replied: "It's okay."
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled, pretending to be doubtful, and decided to ask, "Why do you want to move out suddenly?"
Akina Nakamori, however, kept to herself and told him, "The refrigerator is empty, there is nothing."
"Because no one has lived there." Iwahashi Shinichi replied.
She agreed with "Yeah, yeah" and continued, "Looking at the empty refrigerator, I couldn't help but sigh..." Akina Nakamori said and laughed, "It's strange, if it had been before, the empty refrigerator would have made people sigh..."
It gives me a lot of fighting spirit.”
Becoming someone's wife actually made herself weak at such a juncture. Akina Nakamori felt that she no longer had the energy to manage another refrigerator.
Iwahashi Shinichi seemed to feel something close to his own feelings in Nakamori Akina's words. When he realized this, he fell silent.
The two of them were silent for a while on the phone. But there was a subtle warmth in the silence.
It was Akina Nakamori who spoke first, "I want to go back soon." Since she thought so, she could come back immediately. But when she said this, she meant that they would not meet before the wedding.
She said to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Does Shinichi think it's weird for me to do this?"
Iwahashi Shinichi deliberately asked, "Isn't it a custom before a wedding?"
Akina Nakamori made him laugh. She followed his words and replied: "That's right~ You must abide by it."
Iwahashi Shinichi gave up asking her why she suddenly wanted to move out. But maybe it was because he vaguely sensed the answer to the question.
When two people lead orderly but unbalanced lives, the answer is already ready to come out.
…
After breakfast, Shinichi Iwahashi started making phone calls to confirm the arrangements before the wedding.
His parents from his hometown in Shizuoka will come to Tokyo tomorrow and check into a hotel. In addition to his parents, there are also relatives in the family who have to be accommodated. Shinichi Iwahashi has almost no impression of relatives in the family. The last time he saw him, he was probably
At Chaozi's wedding.
At the wedding, ladies have to wear kimonos. Wearing a formal kimono is quite cumbersome, so a specialized master is required to help. Not only do they have to prepare kimono masters for the guests, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, who decided to hold a traditional wedding,
There are also preparations.
When organizing his own wedding, he went through all the details. At this time, Iwahashi Shinichi learned that the kimono-wearing master had to obtain a qualification certificate.
Unlike Chieko who enthusiastically ordered a kimono, things were calm for Chiyo Iwahashi. It is said that Iwahashi Shinichi would not care about what her mother wore at her wedding. The reason why she would consider these things is rather that she was influenced by Nakamori Akina.
Impact.
In a sense, talking to Shinichi Iwahashi about his mother's custom-made kimono revealed Akina Nakamori's expectations.
With Akina Nakamori not around, Shinichi Iwahashi recalled what happened in the past with the idea of looking for the piece of the puzzle that fit him. Only then did he truly understand what kind of mood Nakamori Akina was feeling in her heart.
Understanding Nakamori Akina's mood was like the echo between two matching puzzle pieces, and Shinichi Iwahashi's expectations for the wedding were awakened.
To be precise, he has always been looking forward to the wedding. However, the way that expectation is expressed is exactly the opposite of Nakamori Akina. He remains calm, while Nakamori Akina does not hide it.
After realizing all this, the two people spent the last days before the wedding with a common expectation and restraint.