I Became the Contract Father of a Child I Just Met

What a pity!

One can't help but sigh, in the end, all that remains is sorrow.

Damn, it's already finished! I was just about to rewatch it.

Is it alive? #(Question mark)

It's been a long time since a novel has made me this angry. Author, you win. From the very beginning, the encounter between the male and female protagonists is a ridiculous light novel-style development. Seriously, why did the daughter fall for you? The male protagonist is utterly unremarkable and his speech is incredibly boring (literally, even from an omniscient perspective, he's boring, though the author tried to be humorous). I admit, the daughter is a useful plot device, but this illogicality is just too unfair; couldn't they have been a little more clever? The female lead is even more of a character. She's supposed to be a naive and sweet girl with irresistible charm, but she's supposed to be a company president. Why does she have to be so innocent that she blushes whenever she makes eye contact, and casually pick up a guy on the street to pretend to be her husband without any sense of caution? It's understandable that the second female lead thinks she's easily fooled. So what exactly is the appeal of this kind of character? Of course, these are all minor issues that can be ignored when you're looking for something to read. What I find most unbearable is the second female lead. It's been a long time since I've seen such a classic example of tsundere (can this even be called tsundere?). First, she presumptuously takes it upon herself to stand up for the female lead and beat up the scumbag (in reality, she didn't investigate at all; she's both stupid and self-righteous). Who asked her? Did the female lead even know about this? Leaving aside whether he's truly a scumbag, what's her stance on that? Best friend? How do you know what their relationship is really like, or whether it's continued? And what if her actions could lead to worse consequences? She didn't think about anything, just acted like a know-it-all. The male lead is a complete bot; he doesn't react to being hit, his first thought is to protect his suit—not bad. You could explain it as work, given his service mentality. But the female lead, if you had any feelings for the male lead, or even considered him on the same level, or had any principles, you should have apologized for him. Instead, you defended him and tried to understand that best friends are often a bunch of scoundrels. Well, there's nothing you can do about it, after all, they're best friends. Okay, you girls can go ahead and do it. It's understandable that the male lead is powerless for money, but please, no romance or feelings involved. It's disgusting. Don't insult pure love. The plot then unfolds in a humorous way, with the second female lead thinking she did nothing wrong. There's also this Tokyo yakuza forced love trope—kidnapping someone while they're drunk, causing a scene, and then, upon waking, self-righteously punishing the lucky pervert. Even the most classic plots need some logic, okay? Stop with the inhumanity! This kind of overgrown child, even in subversive stories, is hard to create, and appearing in a traditional harem novel is just disgusting.

Is this the end? That's really... Sigh.

No, not! (Starry-eyed)

I've come to offer incense.