Anime rating game

"The first time I met Umaru was in the arcade last year."

“She lives in a single apartment with her brother and their financial situation is not very good, but Doma Taihei does his best to meet most of Umaru’s needs.”

"By the way, I have a copy of the anime with Umaru as the female lead on my phone. Do you want to watch it?"

"Animation?" Umaru's father looked surprised.

"Making animation is my main profession, and it's also the trend of ten years from now. It's also the way I came to this era..."

Masamune briefly explained the animation evaluation mechanism, and then began transferring the video from his phone to his computer.

"So you're saying you turned Umaru's personal privacy into an anime for the whole world to enjoy? And you're forcing her to become a voice actress?"

"Uh... that's the situation, but isn't this way of putting it a bit strange?" Masamune was slightly speechless. "By the way, now that the video transmission is over, should we wake Auntie up to watch it together?"

"Let's talk about it later, I haven't finished asking my questions yet."

"Excuse me."

"I can understand that phones can store a lot of videos like computers. But even ten years from now, the storage capacity of phones will probably still be very limited, right?"

"That's right. My phone is one of the higher-end models. It can store about seven or eight anime videos."

Not understanding what he wanted to ask, Masamune did not hide anything and spoke frankly:

"If it weren't for our Musashino's extremely high requirements for image quality, only 480P, we could easily save twenty or thirty of them."

"So, I only keep a few of my favorite anime on my phone so I can use them to pass the time when I'm bored."

"Oh...? You like it very much?" Umaru's father's eyes held a strange look. "May I ask which anime you have saved?"

"..."

His strange tone made Masamune realize what was happening, and he laughed helplessly.

"When I say I like it, I mean the animation itself, not the female lead."

"Hard to say."

"...Well, Umaru-chan is a very interesting anime. Every time I watch it, it makes me feel relaxed. It's loved by countless people all over the country, no, all of Asia."

"Oh...? Is that so?"

Masamune looked at him speechlessly, and couldn't help but say:

"I understand your concerns about Umaru, but worrying unnecessarily is going too far."

If I go to see Umaru ten years from now tomorrow morning, everything will become clear, right?

By the way, don't you even ask how Taihei is doing? His marital status, his living conditions, things like that.

"What my stupid son becomes is irrelevant. I just want to know one thing: you really don't intend to repay this kindness? Won't you take this opportunity to secretly do something to Umaru?"

Umaru's father had an unusually sharp gaze, but his tone was full of indifference towards his son.

While Masamune was speechless, he couldn't help but laugh.

"If I really wanted to do something to her, I would have done it long ago. Why would I wait until now? Besides, everyone says we're just ordinary friends."

"Hmph! There are plenty of two-faced people out there. You can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows what you're really thinking?"

"Let time prove my innocence."

Seeing that the first episode had finished airing, Masamune spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Let's watch the first episode first. Umaru's personality is exactly the same as in the anime, and her relationships with her friends are also similar."

"Wait a mininute."

Umaru's father woke his wife up, gave her a brief explanation, and then pulled her to sit down at the computer with him.

"Himouto! Girl? What's that?"

Seeing the girl on the computer screen who looked just like herself, Xiaomai's mother suppressed her panic and focused all her attention on her.

[...Is there any Wi-Fi? Is there any Wi-Fi?...]

Despite being in this "kidnapped" situation, she couldn't help but be infected by the cheerful opening theme and started humming along.

After the opening sequence, the main story begins, and Umaru's parents are completely engrossed.

Ten years later, Umaru is completely different from the 7-year-old elementary school student she is now, and her economic situation doesn't seem to be very good.

But she was very happy, and that alone was better than anything else.

In just 24 minutes, the Doma couple seemed to travel through time and experience a summer ten years later.

"Umaru is so cute!" Hayase Chinatsu couldn't help but exclaim.

“You should call her Umaru-neechan.” Masamune paused for a moment, then said with a smile, “Speaking of which, Umaru from ten years ago should have been about your age. You two might be able to play together later.”

"Really? Can I live such a lazy life?" Hayase Chinatsu asked excitedly.

"Absolutely not!" Hayase Kyeone crossed her arms to show her refusal.

"Mom isn't as gentle as Umaru-chan."

"You're still too young; that kind of life is too early for you. Besides, Umaru's way of raising children is clearly problematic."

Umaru's mother took a deep breath, suppressing her urge to click play for the next episode, and said softly:

When did my husband and I die?

"Within six months."

"Did you kidnap us to take us back ten years into the future and save us in this way?"

"Yes."

Masamune breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he had met someone who understood, and he didn't have to explain so much every time.

“I will absolutely not give Umaru to you!” Umaru’s mother suddenly said.

"Ha ha……"

Masamune laughed helplessly. It's true what they say: birds of a feather flock together.

It seems that this couple both have a strong preference for daughters over sons.

No wonder Taihei, despite being quite old, has little memory of his parents.

Seeing this, Umaru's father gently tugged at his wife's sleeve and whispered:

"I've already said that, don't repeat it, it's a bit embarrassing."

"Huh...? Did you tell him? What did he say? Did he make a move on Umaru? Umaru is still a virgin, right?"

"I didn't dare ask, but I guess so."

Upon discovering that the two were brazenly putting on a little theatrical performance, Masamune sighed helplessly and turned to look at his father:

"Dad, I'm going to visit the Sanzenin family next."

Unlike the Tsuchima family, the Sanzenin family will undoubtedly have extremely tight defenses to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Do you have any strategies to offer?

"What do you mean by repeating the same mistakes?" Hayase's father asked, looking puzzled.

"Many years ago, a thief was hired to steal a secret treasure from the Sanzenin family..."

Masamune briefly explained the situation, and then said:

"Therefore, I can conclude that the Sanzenin family's defenses must be extremely tight. If we were to barge in directly, we would definitely be riddled with bullets."

“In that case, give up. That’s the only way.” Hayase’s father paused. “As you said before, you two aren’t very close, are you?”

"Uh...it's mainly because we met too late and have only met once, so we're not really familiar with each other yet. But we'll definitely get to know each other better as we spend more time together."

Masamune hesitated for a moment, then said again:

"Moreover, if Sanzenin Nagi finds out that I saved Umaru's parents but not hers, she will definitely break off our friendship."

“In that case, I’ll lend you some manpower and temporarily hire some mercenaries,” Hayase’s father said thoughtfully.

"No need for that, there's no need for such a big fuss."

Masamune's mind raced, and suddenly an idea came to him.

"I've got it! If it snows in Tokyo, will people freeze to death?"

"Now?"

“That’s right. I previously had a very limited superpower: the ability to make it snow 12 times within a city. I’ve always lived in Tokyo and rarely go out, so the environment here doesn’t require me to artificially interfere with the weather forecast. Therefore, I’ve never used it.”

"Snow can indeed obstruct visibility, but the risks are still very high."

"Then let it snow twice, combined. With double the amount of snow, the snow will cover your trouser legs in less than half an hour."

At this point, Masamune hesitated:

"The main reason I hesitated was that I was afraid people would freeze to death."

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Hayase’s father said in a deep voice. “It’s already the end of September, so it’s not too strange for it to snow.”

"Moreover, it's been windy outside these past few days, and it's been quite cold at night."

"Even homeless people have somewhere to go, so it's impossible for anyone to freeze to death."

"Then I'm relieved." Masamune nodded slightly. "Do you have any cotton-padded clothes at home? Lend me two sets."

"With the heavy snow, two sets are not enough. Please wait a moment, and I will have someone send over some more cotton-padded clothes."

"Thank you for your help, Dad."

Chapter 380 The only place to cry is in your mother's arms.

"It's snowing! It's really snowing!"

Standing by the window, Hayase Chinatsu couldn't help but shout excitedly.

A person from the future, with the superpower to make it snow whenever they want.

Everything that happened today was beyond her imagination.

But I often read comics and hope that I will meet my own Doraemon.

More than surprise or curiosity, I was simply happy.