The other day at Y-ko’s house.
—Looks like dinner’s ready.
Better let Y-ko know.
When I headed into her room, she was facing her computer, back to the door.
She was in the same spot when I came over, too.
Must be busy with work…
Is she… humming?
Wait, now she’s singing…
| Y-KO: | Let’s make a baby  . |
| ME: | ……… |
| Y-KO: | Tra-la-la-la, lun-lun-lun. |
| ME: | ……… |
| Y-KO: | Tra-la-la-la-la-la, loo-loo-loo-loo. |
… What did she just say?
What did she sing in that rhythmical manner?
Still unsure whether or not I should comment on what I had just heard,
I reached out and tapped Y-ko’s shoulder from behind.
| ME: | Umm… Dinner’s ready… |
| Y-KO: | La-la—huh? Oh, thanks. |
She pulled the buds out of her ears and turned to me.
… Should I say something now?
…… I guess I probably should.
| ME: | What were you just singing? |
| Y-KO: | Huh? What? I was singing? |
She wasn’t even aware of it?
Well, thank goodness this didn’t happen in the workplace.
| ME: | … You seemed to be very upbeat about making babies, unless I misheard you… |
| Y-KO: | Oh, that was an anime theme song. I was just watching it. |
| It’s the Sumomomo, Momomo song. It goes, “Let’s make a baby  . |
| The song is really catchy. You’ll find yourself humming it unconsciously. |
| ME: | Sumo… momomo…? |
I don’t really get it.
The only thing I can say is that the lyrics are pretty outrageous.
Is it based on an eroge?
… And hey, I thought you were working
| Y-KO: | It’s pretty neat. Unfortunately, YouTube’s video quality isn’t that great, so it’s a good thing that Nico Nico Video’s is much better. |
| ME: | Okay… So you were watching anime on a video site. |
| Y-KO: | Yeah. I’ll regret it if I miss a series and it turns out to be a classic, no? |
| That’s why it’s so handy to have YouTube and Nico Nico Video. |
| And let me tell you, this Sumomomo, Momomo series is a hidden gem. |
| ME: | A hidden gem, huh? |
| Y-KO: | I only meant to take a little peek, and I ended up blowing through all twenty-two episodes. |
| ME: | Through twenty-two episodes?! At a half hour each episode, that’s… eleven hours?! |
| Have you been up all night?! |
| Y-KO: | Huh? Yeah, but I took a caffeine drink, so I’m good. |
| My eyes are wide open, see? So pumped. |
| ME: | You used an all-night caffeinated drink so you could watch anime?! |
| Even though it takes you coffee just to make it through overtime at work?! |
| Yikes, your eyes are bloodshot! |
| Y-KO: | Huh? Oh, they are? |
| Well, I cried a lot after the final episode… |
| ME: | …… |
So it has a ridiculous opening song, and it makes you cry?
Never doubt the power of Japanimation, I guess!
| Y-KO: | And I love opening themes that are insidiously catchy. Let’s make a baby  . |
| ME: | Okay, first of all? |
| Don’t sing that song when we’re eating. I mean, with those lyrics and all… |
| … So let’s dig in before it gets cold… |
—Several days later.
| Y-KO: | Check it out! I bought Sumomomo, Momomo! |
| I got all the DVDs and the manga volumes that are out. |
| ME: | I didn’t realize you liked Sumomomo, Momomomo that much!! |
| Y-KO: | One too many mo’s. |
| ME: | And the amount you spend on anime has one too many zeroes! |
| Y-KO: | Touché… whatever. I love mail order, though. |
| It would be pretty hard to walk out of a store with all those DVDs and books. |
| ME: | … Why? Because it’s embarrassing? |
| Y-KO: | No, it’s heavy. Think of how bulky that would be to carry home. |
| ME: | Oh, so that’s the issue… |
| Y-KO: | What? You’d prefer if I bought them in person? |
| You’d be the one carrying it on the way home… Trust me, it’s heavy. |
| ME: | What? You mean you were actually being considerate to me?! |
| Y-KO: | Of course. That’s why I ordered them. |
| Plus, don’t you know that young boys in puberty just love this kind of manga? |
| ME: | …… I’m not sure how I feel about the fact that the manga boys in puberty love happens to be the kind of manga you love… Plus, if you’ve seen the whole series, why do you need the DVDs? |
| Y-KO: | Well, for one thing, the quality is really bad on those video sites. |
| And the DVD quality is amazing in comparison. Not that I’ve watched these ones yet. |
| ME: | So you’re happy just by purchasing them… |
| Y-KO: | It’s always well and good when you decide to just splurge on a DVD, but you end up watching it only two or three times… |
| Anyway, you wanna read it? It’s good! |
| ME: | Right… |
| Y-KO: | Look, there’s a pretty girl who pushes her way into the guy’s house and acts as his wife and does everything for him! |
| Isn’t that like every guy’s ultimate dream? Oh, and, Sebas, I want some hot cocoa. |
| ME: | …… A girl who does everything for the guy… What a dream… |
—Why am I always the one doing all the work…?
Of course, I’m still happy with where I am.