Chisato laughed heartily, then comforted him. "I was only joking. You'll always be a handsome guy in my heart, all right?"
"If Hogen saw you like this, his jaw would definitely hit the floor."
Torikaze looked a little embarrassed as well. "Why would we let him see? Aren't there only the two of us here?"
"Besides, he went off to have fun with Yahiko and Konan. We won't run into them."
"Dad, Mom, what a coincidence!"
The moment Torikaze finished speaking, Hogen's voice rang out. His entire face darkened.
This brat... Speak of the devil, and he appears!
"Ahaha, Hogen. What are you doing here?"
Hogen, Yahiko, and Konan jogged over to them. "We just finished watching a show, and when we came out, we happened to run into you two. We really are family."
Chisato covered her mouth and snickered beside them, while Torikaze wore a gloomy expression even as he forced out a smile.
"Yeah, yeah. Haha."
Hogen could tell that something about the atmosphere seemed off. Though he could not tell what was wrong, his instincts told him not to linger.
"Then, Mom and Dad, we're going somewhere else to have fun. Take your time looking around!"
With that, the three of them ran off, but Torikaze's face remained dark.
"Well, now it's happened. We were caught red-handed."
Chisato patted Torikaze's shoulder. "Relax. Hogen definitely didn't hear anything, so don't worry about it."
The couple then continued strolling through the streets.
Torikaze had changed into a new outfit, and he seemed like an entirely different person. It was not just his demeanor—even the way he spoke and his personality no longer carried that slightly old-fashioned air.
Chisato watched the changes in Torikaze from the side, a smile on her face.
How should she put it? To her,