Disclaimer : I don't own Beelzebub
Apologize for any grammatical errors
Hilda prepares dinner with no excitement. Her hand stirred the chicken broth soup, which she cooked for Oga and Berubo, but her mind is not there. Her feelings are jumbled now, especially after she read the letter from her 'husband'. The words in the letter once again flashed across her head.
Dear Hilda,
Hey, hey, hey, it's me again, Baby Beel's real father ...
I am writing this letter to invite you and my son to my birthday tomorrow! Oh, I'm so excited!
How is him? Is he getting bigger and stronger? Yes, he must be is! He's my son, after all! With a cool dad like me, obviously my son is great too! Gyahahahahaha ... Oh yes, I am cool! So, so cool!
Hilda shuddered at the sentence. She could not imagine that this tacky letter-writer was truly her husband. It was impossible for her to marry a man like this, but ...
Has the man who became his father in the world teach him well? Is he ready to destroy humanity and the world?
At this, Hilda frowned.
His father in the world?
Destroy humanity and the world?
Uh, hello? Did she read correctly? What does that mean? Hoping to find the answers to her questions and confusion, Hilda went on reading. However, what she got was ...
Oh, look! The pretty busty Azalea had just passed by. I must hurry! Then Hilda, see you at my birthday tomorrow! Azaleaaa ... Darling, wait for me~~~ ...
And the letter ends there.
Hilda blinked. Once, twice ...
WHAT THE HELL!?
Hilda's first reaction was swearing.
All right, so now she knows, the reason why she left her husband, mostly is because he's a playboy and irresponsible man. Yet, strangely, she doesn't feel ... what is that name? Oh yes, jealous! Right, Hilda doesn't feel jealous even though she has just read a letter from her husband chasing another woman.
Is that even natural? Because based on the knowledge she gained from the soap operas she watched, women, who were cheated by their husbands, will issue a diverse reactions, due to jealousy. Some cry as if there's no tomorrow. Some will face and confront their husband's mistress. Meanwhile there's also some who will take revenge.
As for Hilda? She was not interested at all. Instead, Hilda chose to get up from where she sat reading the letter after put down her stinging, smelly letter (Geez, what is those paper made of? Perfume?), and prefers to cook a healthy dinner for Oga and Berubo.
And here she is now, stirring her chicken soup.
Hilda sighed sadly. What should she do now? If her husband is a playboy and irresponsible, meanwhile, her fake husband hates her. And it turns out her misfortune doesn't stop there. On top of that, she had a baby! Where would she and her baby have to go?
Ting tong ...
"Hmm? Another guest?" Hilda mumbled while still stirring the soup. Why today so many are visiting her home? Okay, first of all, she's overreacted. Because, counted with the last bell sound, there are only two guests ... Oh sorry, only twice the house bell rang. And secondly, Hilda even still mention Oga's home as hers. She just didn't realize it.
Ting tong ...
Hilda took a deep breath, before wiping her hands to the apron she wore. "I swear if there's another letter ..." Hilda grumbled irritably as she walked to the front door ... and found Furuichi standing in front of the fence.
"Ah! Hilda-san!" Furuichi raised his hand, greeted Hilda.
"You're ... the pervert Creepichi?".
"Furuichi!" he corrected her irritably. "Hhh, what did Oga tell you about me? By the way ..." Furuichi cleared his throat uncomfortably. "Today you and Oga didn't go to school, so I came to visit. Can I go in?".
Hilda hesitated as she looked left and right. It was a quiet afternoon and this guy is a pervert! "But, Tatsumi is still sleeping and I ..." she replied in a small voice.
"Seriously, Hilda-san? What do you think I'm gonna do to you? You're talking like I'm an obscene person!" In a cartoon-style, Furuichi shouted in annoyance. Somehow, he immediately caught Hilda's point.
"But, Tatsumi said you are ..."
"What's wrong, Hilda?" Furuichi and Hilda turned to the source of the voice. Oga Tatsumi himself, already standing behind Hilda. Only, he was carrying Berubo, since the green-haired baby was sick, thus couldn't glue himself to Oga's back. "Furuichi? What are you doing just standing there? Come in!".
"I also want to go in. But Hilda doesn't allow me. She said you're still sleeping and ..." Furuichi didn't go on, since he suddenly smiled nasty, as he realizes something. "You know Oga, actually Hilda-san is truly like a sweet wife!" Then with a disgusting fake female voice, Furuichi repeats Hilda's words, in his own style. "My husband is still sleeping, so you can't go in ..." He even gave a few flirtatious winks, to add the dramatic effect.
Oga glanced at Hilda, who now looked down with a flushed red face. Somehow, seeing Hilda was humiliated like this, making Oga upset.
"Furuichi, you are my friend. But, I don't like to see you mock Hilda like this! Apologize to her now!".
Silence for a moment. Two pairs of wide-eyed eyes stare at Oga.
"Ah, O-Oga, you know, I'm just kidding!" Furuichi said a few seconds later, trying to defend himself.
"I said, apologize to her now! Don't make me repeat for the third time!". Oga did say it calmly and flatly. But, as Oga's friend since childhood, Furuichi knows clearly, this is just a step before Oga's getting angry. Only insane people who are willing to face Oga's anger!
"So-sorry, Hilda-san!".
Oga glanced back at Hilda, who now nodded slightly and answered in a small voice too "It's all right. You can come in now".
"Actually, Hilda, Furuichi is about to go home!".
Again, Hilda and Furuichi stunned at Oga. "What? Oi, wait a minute! What do you mean, Oga?".
However, Oga has pulled Hilda into the house and about closed the door. "See you later, Furuichi!".
"Oi, Oga! Hey! This is very rude! I came to see you! Open the door! Oga, do you hear me? Oi! OGA!" Furuichi was still shouting and calling him in front of the fence, but Oga ignored him.
"Uh, Tatsumi, shouldn't we better let him in? He came here to visit you!". Hilda feels guilty to Creepichi, the pervert guy. But she was also happy, because Oga had defended her. Oga has never defended her like this before (well, actually Oga had defended her before, but she was unconscious at that moment).
"Hmm? No, I'm not in the mood to meet anyone! By the way, are you cooking? It smells great!" Oga sniffing, making Hilda realize she hadn't turned off the stove.
"My soup!" Hilda immediately ran toward the kitchen, failing to see Oga's smiling behind her.
Seeing that a man, whom you consider as your husband, enjoying the dishes you make, making the heart of a wife, is wonderfully happy.
Coupled with previously Oga defended her ... In short, Hilda is very happy now!
Oga himself was eating with gusto. This is also surprising for him. The now Hilda's cuisine is amazingly delicious! The soup, the meat, the salad. And of course, Hilda didn't forget to make his favorite food, croquettes! Ah, Oga is definitely happy now! He really enjoyed this dinner! Just by eating well, Oga feel way much better.
Berubo also looks healthier. After drank two bottles of milk at once and burping, he's now back to his favorite place, in Oga's back.
Without saying anything, Hilda noticed Oga, who was now eating eagerly, with a big smile plastering on his handsome face.
Perhaps, Oga Tatsumi doesn't hate her as she thinks. Can she hope? But, in his diary he calls her a demon woman! Well, it's better to make sure to the said man, in person! Moreover, he's sitting right in front of you now, eating your home cooking with gusto!
"Ahem!" Hilda cleared her throat, to reduce her nervousness. "Ano ... Tatsumi?".
"Hmm?".
"Ano ... Wha ... Ah, I mean, what-what do you think of me?" Hilda finally encouraged herself to ask him. Please, please, please ...
Spontaneously, Oga who was busy chewing his food looked up at Hilda "What do you mean?".
"Ah, well ... You see ... This afternoon, you delirious in your sleep and call me a demon woman!" The lying words just slid out of Hilda's lips.
Without suspicion at all, Oga swallowed his food before answered. "You are a demon woman!" He replied casually while indifferently picking up another piece of meat with his chopsticks and putting it in his mouth.
Hilda's world seemed to collapse with just one sentence from Oga. It was like a bad blow to her. All her hopes, shattered at once. Stupid her, still hoping that Oga doesn't hate her!
"So, besides we are not married, you also think of me as a demon woman? Do you hate me that much, Tatsumi?" asked Hilda, who was now looking down. Her bangs covered her face.
"Ha-ah?" Oga asked not understand. "That's the fact!" Then, he suddenly realized something "You ... How do you know if we're not married? Have you remembered something?".
"Damn man!" Hilda slammed the dining table with both hands, making Oga and Berubo startled.
"Fine then! If I'm so unwanted here, I'll be gone forever from your live!" Then Hilda takes Berubo from Oga's back by forced.
"Aidabu!" Berubo protested with his baby voice, didn't want to be released from his spot.
"Huh? Woy! What's this Hilda? Why so sudden ... Is there something wrong with your head? Are you just bumping your head or something? Where are you going anyway?".
Hilda gritted her teeth, getting annoyed at Oga's questions. "I'm going back to my husband!" Hilda shouted, then turned and walked away arrogantly, leaving Oga who's now stunned.
Of course, Hilda didn't think clearly when she said that. She's purely emotional. However, that successfully makes Oga very shocked and speechless. Much more shocked, and strangely, way more painful, than the electric shock he often received from Berubo.
Hilda ... has a husband?
But ... What? When? Why? What's going on here!?
"Dabudah! Owiii! Maaa-dabuuu! Da-ii! Daa-iii!" Berubo thrashed. His little hands are now stretched out to Oga, as if asking for his help. His screams awaken Oga from his temporarily paralyze.
First, he didn't want to be electrocuted by him if Berubo cried. Besides, he can't be far from the baby who likes to shock him. Maximum distance is only 15 meters!
Second, Berubo called him. Da-ii, means daddy. Him! Not another jerk, whoever he is, that's meant by Hilda as her husband.
Third, and the most important, the hell does she mean by her going back to her husband? Who's that bastard? Oh, Oga was really dying to know who the hell is he, dammit!
With anger that had reached the crown of his head, Oga stood up while growling softly. He could almost follow Hilda, when suddenly he heard a voice without a figure, appearing out of nowhere.
"So, the rumor is true! The great Hildegarde, now lost her memory. What if I took your life too, huh?" A second later, a line of lightning struck right into Hilda and Berubo. At the last moment, Hilda noticed the lightning that would struck them. Instinctively, she embraces Berubo tighter to her chest, sacrificing her back to protect him.
Behind them, Oga stared in horror as Hilda and Berubo were stung by lightning.
'Goddamn it! Move, you stupid body! Help them! Why at times like this, you just freeze? I SAID MOVE!' Oga's brain shouted angrily to command his frozen body, the reaction from being too shocked.
"Hi-HILDA! BERUBO!" Oga ran towards them when he could move again, no longer cares if he can also get electrocuted. After all, Berubo also often do the same thing to him. However, instead of getting close, Oga was driven by a huge force, which threw him across the room.
"Ukh!" Oga growled in pain as his back hit the wall hard. Shit! What was that?
The lightning was gone, replaced with a cloud of smoke and chaos around it.
Oga tried to focus his eyes as his back began to throbbing painfully. From where he is now, Oga gasped as he can see the two bodies lying helplessly a few meters in front of him.
"Da-ii ..." The little voice he knew well, calling him weakly. Surprisingly, it gave Oga the strength to be able to stand and endure the pain in his back. Limply, Oga approached Berubo and Hilda.
"Berubo, are you alright?".
"Dah!" Berubo replied firmly, although his voice was still weak.
Oga growled slowly but dangerously. Who? Who's the bastard who had just done this horrible thing to his family, right in front of his eyes!? No matter who he is, Oga will make him pay!
"Uh-uh!" Berubo then pointed to his side, where Hilda lay unconscious. Oga's gaze follows Berubo's chubby finger.
Only ... It's not Hilda that he found. At least, the Hilda as he had hoped, in ... size.
Wait, wait! Judging from the color of the her hair and the model of her braid and the clothes she wore, no doubt, it was indeed Hilda. But now, why her size is much smaller than the normal Hilda?
Oga's eyes widen as he takes turns looking at Hilda and Berubo, making sure of their size. Yes, they're exactly the same! The girl who's now lying unconscious is now no bigger than Berubo!
"No way! Hil-da?" Oga called her hesitantly.
Feeling her name called, the girl opened her emerald eyes, another proof that she's Hilda, and started crying loudly ... with baby voice.
Oga blinked. Once, twice ...
Whaaaaatttt? Baby Hilda?