Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1078: Setting a Date with Kaguya

”Would you come with me?”

Kaguya froze for a moment before glancing at Rudy. She couldnʼt believe what she had just heard. She felt offended and frowned.

”Excuse me?”

”Donʼt get the wrong idea. But I guess I phrased it wrong.” Rudy took a short breath and said, ”What I was saying is that since itʼs your friend, it would be helpful if you came with me.”

”Her fees are cheap, so you donʼt have to worry—”

”Itʼs not about the money. Itʼs just I would feel comfortable talking about it.”

”What… do you mean?” Kaguya raised her brow.

”So as I already said, I donʼt know what I donʼt remember, but I donʼt want it to be something that… is not… uhh, I mean, think about it. Why donʼt I remember it?”

”Because of amnesia?” she replied as though it was the most obvious answer.

”No, not that. I am talking about the cause of my amnesia. I have not been in an accident or suffered a trauma. Most possibly, my memories seem to have been sealed or something,” Rudy explained his situation.

Although he was a stranger to Kaguya, he knew her very well and trusted her more than anyone when it came to support.

”Whatever the cause may be, the spiritualist will help you. Why do you need me?”

”I want to be the witness.”

”...”

”I can pay you for it if you want.”

Kaguya took a moment to ponder and let out a soft sigh.

”My shift ends at 5. I will let my friend know we are coming.”

”Okay.” Rudy nodded. ”Do I pick you up from the hospital or we meet at the address you gave me?”

Kaguya clicked her tongue— not from annoyance, but in a playful manner— and handed her phone to Rudy.

”Give me your number. I will call you.”

”Great.” Rudy added his contact information and wrote ʼThe Chosen Oneʼ as a name.

He thought Kaguya would notice it and ask him to correct it, but she didnʼt even look at her phone and placed it in the drawer.

”You may leave.” She added.

”Okay. Have a nice day, Kaguya.”

After Rudy left, Kaguya raised her brow with a confused look on her face and muttered, ”Did I tell him my name? I am not even wearing my badge since itʼs broken.”

When Rudy entered the room Rebecca was put in, he had a feeling of nostalgia.

ʼYeah, I know most rooms are the same in the hospital, but it still messes with my head. I donʼt know, I seem to have developed some sort of trauma. I donʼt even want to be admitted to a hospital. Maybe as an excuse to meet Kaguya, but nothing more.ʼ

Rebecca woke up an hour later and was confused. She only remembered coming home and sleeping on her bed, but now she had woken up in a hospital.

Instead of beating around the bush, Rudy told her everything and explained the situation. And although she was embarrassed, she was happy that Rudy cared so much about her.

After an hour, Jessica returned to the hospital, and they all left together. The food Rudy had prepared with all his love had turned cold. Although he was still edible, Rudy didnʼt like the idea of reheating the same food.

However, to ensure that Rebecca didnʼt feel guilty about it, Rudy used his power to heat the food without wasting a single drop of water.

Once everyone had eaten, Rudy asked Rebecca to rest, but she denied and insisted on washing the dishes. However, after Rudy and Jessica teamed up, Rebecca admitted her defeat and went to her room to rest.

While washing the dishes, Jessica nudged her elbow to Rudy and asked, ”Did you really make all the dishes?”

”Yes, why?”

”Uh, huh. I was just wondering since I never knew you could do that.” She shot a quick glance at him.

”I have cooked before.”

”You have, but these dishes require some hard work. And it takes a lot of time.”

”I was free.”

Although it wasnʼt rare for Rudy to cook for his family, he had in fact never put his all into cooking in this timeline since Jessicaʼs existence was an anomaly in the current timeline. The family dynamics had changed drastically.

Rebecca never had to work night shifts and Jessica always came over to the house for weekends, so Rudy had less opportunities to cook, unlike the previous timeline.

Of course, he wasnʼt a master chef when he was in highschool. But after getting into the relationship with Elise, he had to learn to cook advanced dishes to impress her.

After washing the dishes, Jessica went to take a bath, asking Rudy to watch over Rebecca in case she needed something, so Rudy stayed in the living room.

He watched television while using his phone. As the time passed, Rudy got bored and felt like doing something.

RING~ RING~

When Rudyʼs phone rang, he thought it was a call from Kaguya, but he glanced at the clock and noticed it wasnʼt 5 yet.

He hurried to the living room from the kitchen and grabbed his phone.

”Oh, itʼs Alice.”

He picked up the call with a, ”Hellow.”

[Hey….]

”Whatʼs wrong? You sound… fed up.”

[I am.]

”What happened?”

[Why didnʼt you come to school today? It was so boring. Even Janet was absent!]

”I… had some stuff to do.”

[You know, when I noticed you and Janet were absent, I thought maybe you two ditched me and went somewhere.]

”Hey, hey, I am not that kind of guy. Obviously, I would let you know.”

[So you are not going to deny that you would hang out with a girl who loves you even though you already have a girlfriend.]

”I thought you wouldnʼt mind if I did that.”

Rudy heard Alice sigh over the phone.

[Well, whatever. Whatʼs your reason to not come to school today?]

”Mm, mom is sick, so I was taking care of her.”

[Is she okay now? How is she doing?]

”Yeah, she is fine. She just needs some rest.”

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”Yeah.”

[....]

”Whatʼs wrong? You still have something to say, or are you not convinced?” Rudy asked with a soft chuckle.

[I trust you. I know you would never lie to me.] After a brief pause, she added, [I want to see you. Can we meet?]

”Sure thing. I will come over now if you want.”

[No, letʼs meet at night. Like…uh… late at night. Maybe at 2 or something.]

”I donʼt mind a bit, but may I ask why so late?”

[You will know.]

”Oho~ A surprise, I see.”

[Donʼt get your hopes high.]

”Come on~ Whatever you do, I will be happy.”

[Wow, you have learned to say some nice things after we started dating.]

”Itʼs not me, itʼs you.”

[Maybe~~]

”Anyway, did you call and ask Janet why she was absent today?”

[Yeah, I called her a while ago. She said she woke up late and didnʼt feel like coming to school. And you know that thing about hero organization?]

”Hmm.”

[She said they will keep harassing the students and teacher and get the school closed eventually.]

A smirk appeared on Rudyʼs face as he said, ”Donʼt worry darling, itʼs the hero organization that will be closed soon.”

[What do you mean?]

”I will tell ya later. Itʼs not something that can be discussed over the phone.”

[Okay, if you say so. Bye.]

”Buh-bye~”

After Jessica finished, Rudy took a shower and went to his room. He patiently waited for his phone to ring until it eventually did.

”Letʼs. Fucking. Gooo!”