The Sound of 'Raising a Kid Is So Hard'

Amori Keishi was a salaryman working 996.

One day after work, he unexpectedly found a badly injured little boy, a scar at the corner of his mouth, barely clinging to life.

He was furious.

What kind of scumbag abuses a child?!

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Toji remembered dying in a fight with the "Six Eyes." But when he opened his eyes, he was looking at a hospital ceiling, not the gates of hell.

A young man with dark circles under his eyes was keeping watch beside him.

"Oh, you're awake."

The young man gave him a delighted smile.

Toji went through the police's questions with a string of "I don't know," "I'm not sure," and "I forgot," then wondered where he should go to wander around.

Then...

The young man asked hesitantly, "Would you let me adopt you?"

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Toji had agreed out of sheer resignation.

But then...

Even when he was dead tired from work, the young man still brought home desserts or takoyaki and gently comforted him. "Have something to tide you over. Dad will have dinner ready soon."

He gave up and took it easy.

The young man wasn't angry at all. He even praised him: "You've been through something awful, and just managing to survive is already amazing."

Love makes people grow flesh and blood.

Numbed by family affection, Toji somehow let Amori Keishi lead him along. He enrolled in a nearby elementary school, where he met his own lonely, pitiful son.

Toji: ...

A healing, child-rearing slice-of-life about an overworked salaryman dad. The male lead is an ordinary person.

Family-focused, no CP. Toji and Megumi go to elementary school together (not really). The Tokyo Jujutsu High group will occasionally drop by. Other series may make crossover appearances depending on inspiration, such as Touken Ranbu, Haikyu!!, Blue Lock, Bungou Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, and so on. A classic story about an extraordinary child and an oblivious ordinary parent. He's a single young man, but already a mom to N kids (not really).

After watching several father-son family angst edits, my heart hurt too much, so I couldn't help writing this. OOC warning.

Updates whenever inspiration strikes. Not currently planning to charge or apply for rankings.

I'll consider charging for it once the whole story is complete.

There's a risk of major rewrites during serialization, so please think carefully before sending tips or support.

Theme: Love helps people grow