A Child-Rearing Story, but with an East Asian Parent

○ Inline comments are open, with no restrictions. Everyone is welcome to comment, Ov<~ ○ New readers, little angels, please check the announcements and reader's guide~ Come chat and interact with the author! # Hello, everyone. I'm Saiki Karin, the third child of the Saiki family. That's right, the family you're thinking of: the Saiki family with Kusuke Saiki, the eldest son with an IQ of 218, and Kusuo Saiki, the second son hailed as the god of the two-dimensional world. As the younger sister living in the shadow of two brothers who are far too brilliant, I spend every day feeling inferior. "Karin, come down and eat. If you keep putting on a tragic drama up there, I'm taking your coffee jelly." Ehehe, you caught me, Ow<~ Just kidding! Actually, I have a superpower too: I'm super good at loving people! (Self-proclaimed.) Unlike my eldest brother, whose hobby is picking fights with Kusuo, and my second brother, whose hobby is pretending to be an ordinary person, I'm a genuinely ordinary younger sister with ordinary hobbies. I just like playing the occasional life-simulation game. That's enough about me. Now, let's see what game we're playing this time! "East Asian Parenting"? Cosmic cat ascends.jpg * First Playthrough: "How He Learned to Love Life" There was nothing in this world that made anyone want to do whatever it took to stay alive. I was so clever that I understood better than anyone what kind of hell this world was. My youth was a long, drawn-out suicide. To hide my unpleasant nature, I eagerly went out of my way to do things that would make people hate me. I'd always thought that way, and I knew better than anyone that such thoughts were unhealthy and abnormal. Then she beat me up and canceled all the lessons other people had forced on me. As everyone protested, she stood in front of me and said: "This way of raising a kid might not lead to any great achievements, but at least he won't jump off a tall building!" Second Playthrough: "A Guiding Star in Hell" There was no light in this world. That's what I told her at the time. But she naturally ignored what I'd said: "Hmm, is it your chuuni phase? Come to think of it, little Mukuro is about the right age for that, too." "Has something been making you unhappy lately? Give me a smile." "If you don't smile, you'll be a 'No-Smiley' and make Mommy sad, okay?" Third Playthrough: "The Child of the One Who Shines Forever" Until then, I'd been a divine child, apart from the world of humanity, a god seated high above it all. Then she told me: "Welcome to this world, Satoru." It was only at that moment that I was truly born into this world. * So how did it end with me becoming an unmarried mother of three? (Deeply pained.) My kids are even older than I am! Reader's Guide: 1. There is nothing beyond familial affection between the protagonist and the kids. The overall tone is lighthearted comedy (?) with lots of characters getting picked on. 2. There may be a little angst, but it's all fake angst. 3. There will be characters getting picked on and out-of-character moments for the sake of the plot. The personal headcanons (ages, timeline, etc.) are extensive. The protagonist is a comedy-manga character with a pretty unusual way of thinking. Feel free to stop reading at any time if it's not for you~ 4. Outside the "game," the protagonist is 100% ordinary, ovo Theme: Love can do anything