Epilogue
“Congratulations, Takumi! Now you really are the best in the country,” dad congratulates me when we’re having a dinner together at the grandma’s house. Mom and dad had returned to Japan a few days before Christmas. So, they were late to know about my victory. “What’s more, I’m amazed that you’ve won against Akira, the guy you’ve always looked up to back then,” mom says, who also knew about it.
It’s been a long time mom and dad hadn’t come back to Japan. I feel awkward when they’re around. What makes it even more awkward is they already knew about the victory from Haruka. “I bet that the national team is offering you to join them, right?” dad asks me. He sounds like he’s about to get tipsy because of too much drinking. “Honey, you shouldn’t drink too much just because we’re at ho
