Chapter 15

## Minako's Disappearance

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## Guide

**Minako's Disappearance** (美奈子 (みなこ) の消 (しょう) 失 (しつ) , *Minako no Shōshitsu*?) is the 15th Chapter of The Ichinose Family's Deadly Sins, written and illustrated by Taizan 5.

## Plot

Minako is so preoccupied that she is unable to hear Kenta as he asks her where she is taking him. She considered simply killing the child, reasoning that doing so would make Kakeru regret betraying her. She suddenly lost her cool. Kenta's name was being yelled by a voice approaching her from a distance. It was Kakeru. He thanked Minako for helping him locate Kenta even though it was she who had originally taken the child from the park. Both his mother and Kakeru gave Kenta hugs, and Minako is now seeing the scene in her eyes. They were stupid, in her opinion, to believe she was the one who had found the child.

Kakeru was perplexed by Minako's explanation that she wasn't the one who found Kenta seeing that she was about to deliver Kenta back to the apartment building where he and his mother were residing. She left instructions before departing on where they should teach Kenta not to go with strangers. Kakeru was about to move to her pace as she was leaving while reflecting on her choices and how she had previously rejected Kakeru. Contrary to what Minako had in mind about what she thought Kakeru was about to ask her, he inquired as to whether she had purchased the 13-piece chicken nuggets from earlier that day.

Although Minako didn't say anything, her mind was still processing what Kakeru had just told her about her order. A memory from the past came to her while Kakeru was handing her a flyer advertising their 50% off chicken nuggets. Kakeru was asking her to marry her in a very direct manner, expressing her thoughts that he was gullible, cheap, and lacked perspective—things she both hated and loved about him. After that, a memory of them laughing and talking to one another appears.

Minako is greeted by her family when she gets home, who are happy to see her. According to Tsubasa, they bought chicken nuggets for the family to share because Minako liked them, but Minako, who received a 50% coupon from Kakeru, also purchased some chicken nuggets. The family is having a good time while the imposter Kakeru is a little depressed as he watches and listens.

Minako apologized to Tsubasa for her words from earlier as the two were strolling down a quiet street. She decides to go to the burger joint where the real Kakeru works to pay a visit some time because she seemed to have improved from the previous day. Tsubasa questioned Minako a short while later regarding her memories. She was able to recall some details of her past, but not all of it. She's still a little unsure about the incident, which is why she's not sure if she should tell Tsubasa who the imposter Kakeru really is. She had been considering it when she suddenly recalled keeping a diary. Since she still needs to organize her room to find her diary, the two decide to read it by tomorrow.

Minako has discovered her diary. She was shocked when she opened it to find what was inside. On April 26, she wrote about meeting Kenta. She expressed surprise at the encounter because she wasn't sure if today was really her first encounter with Kenta. Next, she repeatedly apologized which was writyen in her diary that there was nothing she could do to undo what she had done. She expressed her regret to Tsubasa on the following page. After reading everything she had written in her notebook, Minako had a flashback of a worn out Tsubasa and realized something she should not have forgotten. The imposter Kakeru was already at her door waiting as the word "Time's up" was spoken as she made the decision to stand up and go to Tsubasa's room to explain things Tsubasa needed to know. To get one last chance to see Tsubasa, Minako was pleading with the fake Kakeru.

## Character Appearance

**Minako Ichinose**
**Kenta**
**Kakeru Ichinose**
**Kenta's Mother**
**Sota Ichinose**