【Happy to Meet You】 / Chapter 4, Episode 19: "Southern Beach and 3km of Safety"

Tomoki's hospital discharge celebration ended peacefully.
My father got quite drunk and started crying.
It was incredibly embarrassing, but it reminded me once again that I am loved.

Save the tears for the wedding, Dad.
Dad💓

We decided to resume our video streaming,
and we decided to make a fresh start
with a new channel name: 【Happy to Meet You】.
Each and every viewer is our encouragement.
【Happy to meet each and every one of you】

When we sent a letter to the agency that manages "Water Clock" asking to use "Happy to Meet You" as our channel name, they gave us permission with surprisingly simple conditions.

The conditions were:
・Clearly state in the profile that the Water Clock song titles are used with permission
・Include a song introduction in all future videos
　Sign language is also acceptable

We immediately started filming.
The location was Southern C in Chigasaki.
We filmed with the monument in the background, being mindful of passersby.

・A formal apology from Tomoki
・The fact that both our parents have accepted our marriage
・About the route from JR Chigasaki Station to Southern C.
　Safety and points of caution for wheelchair travel
・That Southern C is a "matchmaking spot," and other information about Southern C
・The origin of the new channel name 【Happy to Meet You】 and a sign language song explanation

It is called a "matchmaking spot" because when two people stand in the gap of the letter 【C】,
the whole thing forms a circle, but since we are in wheelchairs and cannot stand, I tried riding in it alone.
Tomoki held my hand so I wouldn't fall.

At the end of the video,

"Now, everyone watching, let's do it together.
　(Sign language)

　Happy to~ (Turn palms upward and offer them to you)
　Meet~ (Hold up both index fingers, bend them slightly, and bring them together)
　You! (Stroke your chin twice)

　Bye-bye"

When we uploaded this video,
it reached 10,000 views in the blink of an eye.
The number of channel subscribers exceeded 20,000.

Tomoki took care of the comments that had been piling up.
He said there were many slanderous comments too.

"Miku, you don't have to look at them.
　You're pregnant, so let's avoid unnecessary stress."

The next things we tackled were the Maternal and Child Health Handbook and the marriage registration.
The hospital where I was admitted has an obstetrics and gynecology department, but
it takes an hour by bus and train.
In the end, we chose an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in the neighborhood.
It seems you can start hearing the fetal heartbeat from the 6th week of pregnancy.
If my memory serves me correctly, next week is the 6th week.

Going to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic with Tomoki.
It's fun🎵

Tomoki picked up the marriage registration form.
And our family registers as well.

We filled them out while looking at the sample.
We started talking about what to do about our surnames.

"It would be fun if we could take one character from each of our surnames and create a new one, wouldn't it? 🎵"

When I said that, Tomoki burst out laughing. In the end, we went with Tomoki's surname. There is a debate about separate surnames for married couples, but I have no interest in it. I occasionally take on administrative work online, but since I conduct transactions using a handle name, it doesn't affect me even if my surname changes after marriage.

"Hmm? Do we need a guarantor?"

Tomoki mutters, looking at the right side of the form. This time, I was the one who burst out laughing. Is this a rental contract? (lol)

"Yeah, yeah. It would be good if our fathers were the guarantors."

I said, playing along (lol)

I also resumed the prototype of the [Double-Sided Tote Bag for Wheelchairs]. I also conducted the load test that Tomoki was worried about. I guaranteed a load capacity of 10 kilograms with denim fabric. However, Tomoki rejected it.

"If you hang 10 kilograms on the backrest, the wheelchair will tip over backward. The tote bag's load capacity is 10 kilograms. However, let's add a warning label saying, 'To prevent tipping, please keep the load to 3 kilograms or less.'"

While listening to Tomoki's serious critique, I gently placed my hand on my still-flat stomach. 3 kilograms. That is exactly the same weight as our baby who will be born soon.

"Yeah, that's right. For the day when we can fill this bag with the baby's diapers and clothes and go out, safety is the most important thing, isn't it?"

When I smiled, Tomoki scratched his head, looking embarrassed for a moment, and

"...Yeah. Let's make sure to finish it as a perfectly safe bag."

he nodded strongly.

It seems it will take a little more time to commercialize it. But there's no need to rush. Just like our new life, we can just shape it one step at a time.

Continued in Episode 20

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