Chapter 116: I Asked Permission

**I Asked Permission** is the one-hundred-and-sixteenth Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

The three Yamadas react with shock to Ichikawa's declaration to talk with them all present, but before he can continue, his mother calls him down for supper. Anna offers for them to do this after school tomorrow, before her father goes to work, and he agrees, while secretly asking himself why he said something like that. He paces around his room, worrying if he went too far without even consulting her first, thinking how heavy such a thing is.

The next day, after class, Anna tells him that she will head home first, and rushes out the door. He heads to her apartment, and along the way tries to talk himself out of this discussion, convincing himself he'll just talk with Yuki about games, like indie horror title *The Convenience Store*. Inside, he is greeted by Anna in a pink dress, and she leads him inside. He finds the table set with fancy food and takes a seat, surprised by all the attention being brought to his intrusion. Sanae offers a drink, pulling out a glass bottle, and gets berated by her daughter, who tells her to sit down. Ichikawa continues to fret, wondering if this is the right mood, and they eat in awkward silence. He tries to work up the courage to address the parents, and looks at Yuki's collar, having heard that you're supposed to look there during an interview, but he leans down to force eye contact, making him lose his nerve. Anna tells her father not to scare him, and he gets up, remembering something, while Ichikawa whispers to Anna about how he hasn't been able to say anything. Yuki returns with bowls of onion gratin soup, which Anna says is her favorite dish from her father. He has a taste, and considers it a comforting flavor, and considers that she has been eating such tasty food in this house since she was little, while glancing over to the family pictures on the wall. He decisively blurts out that the two of them have decided to start dating, and as he continues, considers what next to say, whether he won't hurt her, or won't make her cry, or if he can even make such promises, but instead settles on asking for the recipe for Yuki's soup. He says that this has been a comfort to her since the day she was born until today, and that he wants to take care of her in that way, too. Yuki pauses, but then says that he can't yet leave her in his care, but says that, as parents, they are inexperienced just like they are, and begins writing down the recipe for the soup. He says that just because you follow a recipe doesn't guarantee that the food will come out good, and that you have to fail many times to put your own spin on things. He says that what he changes in the flavor that has taken care of his daughter **until now,** what he creates **from now on** will be what he looks forward to, and hands him the paper. After a few quiet moments, Sanae jumps in, asking what all this past conversation has meant. She asks her daughter's opinion, curious if she understands, and then rants about him phrasing things in such vague terms, demanding to know if he's okay with them dating or not. Yuki relents, saying it's fine, and the two kids act with excitement and relief. Yuki then gets up, declaring that he has to go to work, and Anna dashes over to him, hugging him and saying she loves him. Sanae then runs in, acting jealous, and making it a big family hug. Ichikawa, now holding Wantarou, hugs him in reaction, which causes him to start barking and causes him to freak out. Yuki, still holding his family, looks jealously over to Ichikawa, suddenly declaring that it's no good, and he needs to go home. Anna yells at her father, while Sanae reacts wearily.