For the past few days, Tomoya had been by Anna and Yuna’s side all the time, taking care of them.
It would be fair to say that Tomoya took the lead in taking care of them, with the exception of breastfeeding.
Thanks to this, Anna was able to take her time to rest and regain a lot of her strength.
“Anna, let’s go outside for a bit, shall we?”
“Yes,……, thanks to Tomoya, I’m feeling good,……, yes, let’s go outside.”
I put the baby in the stroller and was getting ready to go out.
“I’ll be right back.”
I heard a voice with a distinctive accent, and a man entered the room.
It was Mr. MC, the staff member in charge of all aspects of the party, who had shown up at the dinner party on the first day.
Mr. MC, the staff member who was in charge of everything at the party.
”Are you going out?”
“Oh, yeah.”
“I’m sorry about that, but my business will be done soon, so please give me a moment of your time.
Now, please take a moment and send this to …….”
Mr. MC hands a piece of paper and a Japanese passport to Tomoya.
“The paper is a birth certificate, and the doctor’s section has already been filled out, so please register the birth when you return to Japan.
The passport belongs to the child.
Of course, it is not an official one, but it can be used without any problem and you can go back to Japan.
However, please cut it up and dispose of it when you return to Japan.”
Mr. MC told me in a normal manner, as if there was nothing to worry about.
“Fake passport: ……”
Tomoya was surprised that he could prepare the passport itself, but he was also surprised that he prepared it in just a few days.
Tomoya did not know how long it usually takes to prepare such documents, but the fact that he was able to prepare them in a few days had a big impact on him.
“Kuhf……”
Mr. MC lets out a strange laugh.
Tomoya’s attitude makes him look dubious, and–
“Uh, excuse me.
When I give this to the members, they always make that kind of face, so now I look forward to seeing that look. ……”
–Mr. MC replied.
“I’m sorry, but our organization is much bigger than you members think. ……
Married Woman’s Seeding Club is a joke of a name, though. ……, kuh, kuh, kuh.”
After saying this, Mr. MC leaves the room.
“Really, when I’m about to go out and have some fun, he’s going to leave this eerie feeling behind…”
Tomoya muttered and left the room with Anna and Yuna.
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“How do you like it? Does it look good on me?”
There is a shopping mall on the island, albeit a small one, where famous brand-name products are also sold.
“Oh, it looks good on you.”
“Oh my God, that’s all you’ve been saying.
Are you even looking at it?”
“I’m looking, it’s hard to find something that doesn’t look good on you Anna.”
“Well, you’re deceiving me by saying that…”
Even though he was saying that, it was clear from Anna’s expression that she was happy.
“Then, can I have this too?”
“Thank you for your purchase.”
Anna bought one item after another.
It is not only Anna, but also other female members around her.
Unlike the male members, the majority of the female members are wealthy women who can afford the high admission and annual membership fees.
The liberating atmosphere of the party helped, and luxury brand goods were sold one after another.
While I was enjoying shopping like that–
“Oggyah, oggyah!”
–I heard a child’s cry.
It was Yuna.
“Yuna, what’s wrong?”
Anna squatted down and spoke to Yuna at eye level.
“Ummm, you just had breast milk a little while ago, so is it your diapers?”
Anna checks the diaper.
“You peed, Tom–”
“Yes.”
Before Anna can finish, Tomoya, who was already on standby, hands Anna a diaper.
“Thank you.”
Anna quickly changed the diaper on the spot.
Normally, it would be a violation of manners, but such manners do not exist on this island where the whole island is a free sex area.
The surrounding female members are rather envious and even smiling at the sight of the two of them.
“Oh, isn’t that the former first place winner right there?”
I heard such a voice and turned around to see Jindo and Mishima there.
“Oh, it’s you guys. ……”
Tomoya replies as if he is not interested.
“I heard you gave up the game to be with your child.
You are a fool to give up your position as a senior member for the sake of a child,…….”
Tomoya wasn’t particularly irritated by those words.
“Hmph, rather than being a senior member, being involved in this child’s growth is far more valuable.”
Rather, he felt pity for the two children who didn’t know the love of their father――they were both older than Tomoya.
“What a stupid …… thing to say.”
“Howling loser, aren’t you?”
After mocking him, the two went off somewhere.
There is no way to know how the exchange is reflected in the eyes of the female members.
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The evening of the last day.
Tomoya and the others had come to the venue where the dinner party was held on the first day.
Since today was the last day, the dinner party was also held to announce the results of the popularity contest.
However, for Tomoya, who has 0 points, the popularity vote is already unimportant.
There were approximately 5,000 female members attending this party and about 200 male members.
If the votes were evenly split, each person would get 25 points.
Tomoya, who has spent most of the past week raising his child with Anna, thinks that 25 points will be impossible.
He decided to enjoy the meal as it was no longer any of his business.
As on the first day, the room dimmed–
“Ladies and gentlemen! Good evening!”
–and, as on the first day, Mr. MC appeared on the stage.
“Everyone~, have you enjoyed your week on the island?
No need to reply!
I’m sure you all enjoyed the point games, the fun with various women, the shopping, and so on.
There is so much more to talk about, but I’ll hold off on that, and I’d like to announce the result of the last round of the popularity contest for the senior membership, the popularity contest for male members by female members, which I’m sure you, especially male members, are most anxious to see now!
But first, I would like to announce the current top ten winners in terms of points earned.
In effect, it is safe to say that these ten men are the closest to being Senior Members.”
Mr. MC announces the names of the members and the points earned, starting from the 10th place.
Then–
“Next, we will announce the second place winner!
The second-place finisher is Mishima, with 5,256 points!
On the first day of the tournament, he had zero points in his account, but he has made a great comeback!”
“Then, finally, we will announce the first place!
This first member is now the man closest to the seat of senior member!
The name of that member is!
He is Member Jindo!
He has earned 5,382 points!”
When Jindo stood up, there was more cheering.
“Now that we have finished announcing the current ranking of points earned, let’s move on to the big, main, and most important one!
Let’s move on to the announcement of the female member popularity vote!”
The curtain at the back of the stage opened.
Behind the curtain, a huge monitor was set up.
“Please take a look at this monitor.
This monitor will now display your rank, your name, and the number of votes you received!
First of all, we will announce up to the 11th place at once.
Please note that the voting results up to the 11th place will also be displayed on the application.
If you cannot see the text on the monitor, please check there.
By the way, all the votes are counted by machine, and we, the staff, do not know the results of the voting!
So, here are the results of the voting for the eleventh place!”
On the monitor, the names of the members up to the eleventh place are displayed.
Tomoya is no longer interested and can see the results, so he does not check the monitor or the application, but enjoys fussing over Yuna.
“This is …….”
Mr. MC is puzzled by the monitor displayed on the screen.
He says, “Well, it looks like the top 10 got quite a few votes. ……
In 11th place, we have two votes received. ……”
Not only Mr. MC, but also the male members who have attended this party several times could not hide their bewilderment at the results.
The number of votes was low, which is not the case in previous years.
However, unlike the male members, the female members looked calm.
Incidentally, Tomoya’s name was not in the top 11, and Anna and the others confirmed this, but they did not think it was particularly strange.
Anna and the other five members all voted for Tomoya.
If the eleventh place has two votes, then Tomoya, with five confirmed votes, has more than that.
“So, let’s move on to the announcement of tenth place!
If the top vote getters are dominating the votes, then the number of votes received could jump all the way up from here!
Now, on to the announcement of the 10th place winner!”
As Mr. MC spoke, the moJindor switched to display the name of the 10th place member and the number of votes.
“10th place, Member Masuda!
The number of votes you got is …….”
Mr. MC froze when he saw the screen.
He froze when he saw the number of votes.
The number displayed on the monitor was ……3.
“I’m sorry, sir.
The number of votes is 3!”
The audience was in an uproar.
And each time a higher ranking was announced, the audience fell silent.
The audience was still silent as the second-place finisher, Jindo, barely reached double digits with 10 votes.
As a result, the eyes of all the male members in the hall focused on one person.
His name was Tomoya Shikai.
He is the only one whose name has not yet been indicated in the second place list.
Currently, there are three possibilities.
The first is the possibility that Tomoya has received all the remaining votes.
The second possibility is that all the remaining votes are blank ballots.
The third is a mixture of blank ballots and Tomoya’s votes.
Jindo meditates, clasps his hands, and prays.
He prays desperately that it will not be the first one, even if he is wrong, but the second one.
“And now, we move on to the announcement of the last one, the first place winner!
The display on the moJindor switched to–
The first place winner is the Shikii member!
The number of votes received is …….”
— Mr. MC is stunned by the number of votes displayed there.
Then his name was called and Tomoya reacted.
He was so preoccupied with Yuna that he had not heard her voice as if he had until now, but as expected, he reacted to his name and looked at the moJindor and was astonished.
“5,023 votes ！！！！”
“Huh?”
Tomoya’s voice leaked out in dismay at the number of votes.
Everyone of the male members were also equally shocked.
“ What do you mean ！！！！?”
Unsatisfied with the result was Jindo, who came in second.
Even though he was sure of victory until just a little while ago, he got a big twist at the very end.
It was a sudden drop from heaven to hell.
“He’s been doing nothing but playing with his kids all week!
And he can’t possibly have that many votes!
I only have 10 votes, and the machine is broken!
I demand that the tally be redone!”
Mr. Jindo insisted to Mr. MC, and Mr. MC was confused by the unprecedented situation, and then, as expected, he thought that there was a possibility of machine failure.
“I understand,
This time, the staff will hurry up and tabulate the results–“
“I don’t think that will be necessary.”
–When he was about to say that he was going to recalculate the totals, a female member interrupted him and spoke up.
She was dressed in kimono and did not have a particularly sharp face like Anna’s, but her entire body exuded a power that made her seem strangely stiff and unassuming.
“What?”
“Because it would take a long time if you did that.
There are all female members here, so why don’t you just raise your hand?”
The female member said to Mr. MC, who sounded dumbfounded.
“Oh, of course not!”
“Oh? Why not?”
“Well, it’s ……, there’s a possibility of cheating!
It could change the vote!”
“Oh, my God, how could that happen?”
“We voted just before this dinner started.”
“What’s the benefit of changing our vote in the first place?”
“Who cares who becomes a senior member, it doesn’t benefit us ladies, does it?”
“And even if the votes go to someone else, it won’t benefit only the Shikii members.”
“The votes that went to one member could go to someone else.”
“Isn’t that equality?
Hey, don’t you all agree?”
The majority of the female members showed their agreement with applause.
“Most of the female members agreed with me.”
“Don’t play dumb with me, that’s not how it works!”
“Oh, so your claim is also a joke.
You claim that the machine is broken, but where is your evidence for that?”
“There’s no evidence. The vote count is obviously wrong!”
“That’s not evidence.
It is just your opinion.”
“You just don’t want to accept the result.”
“It’s a child’s selfishness.”
“I made a compromise proposal that would not have required a recount.
So, Mr. Facilitator, what are you going to do?”
“What?”
Mr. MC suddenly made a silly voice.
“Oh, excuse me.
As Mr. Ishihara said, it takes time to count the votes by hand, and although we cannot deny that the machine may be broken, there is little evidence to support this.
However, this proposal is subject to the approval of Mr. Shikii.
What do you think, Member Shikii?”
“Uh, yes, that’s fine.”
To be honest, his head was not spinning with what was going on, and Tomoya unconsciously gave his consent.
“Then, since the consent of the member Shikii has been obtained, I would like to hold a show of hands vote.
Those of you who voted for Member Shikai, please raise your hands!”
The scene was obvious.
More than 90% of the female members present raised their hands, and there was no longer any need to count how many hands were raised.
“We no longer need to count them all.
The number of votes just cast will be considered valid, and the Senior Member Selection Committee will be won by the Shikai member with a total of 10,046 points!
Member Shikai, this way please!”
Tomoya gets up from his seat and goes up on the stage.
“Tomoya Shikai Member, you have earned the most points at this party, and you are hereby recognized and awarded the title of Senior Member.
President of the Married Woman’s Seeding Club, Rintaro Kariya.”
Tomoya receives the certificate of commendation.
The letter of commendation seemed to be handwritten and was written in a masterly script.
The certificate read, “The Shikii member’s smartphone will be upgraded later to an application exclusively for senior members.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s give a round of applause for Member Shikai!”
Applause rang out from the audience, and Tomoya walked through the crowd and returned to his seat.
“Well then, ladies and gentlemen, enjoy your meal!”
Thus, the selection contest for the position of senior member ended with Tomoya’s victory, without even Tomoya himself knowing the reason why he had won.