Chapter 316

After a long while, as if the background music had switched to an anxious mode, the two quickly asked:

"What, what does this mean?!"

Okura Yusei's lips trembled.

"Yes, yes! Talent, could it be that you cheated on Miss Ai...?"

Sakurakoji Luna could no longer maintain her composure, and leaned forward, clinging to the driver's seat.

Both being exceptionally intelligent, they both came to the same conclusion: could it be that their son, after being away for a few months, had turned into a cheating scumbag...?

"Ah~ I understand how excited you are, but please don't touch me now, it's dangerous."

He calmly observed the surrounding traffic as he sped along the expressway.

"Then hurry up and tell us! We're getting impatient!"

"Wait! Luna! Calm down!"

Okura Yusei barely managed to maintain his composure, placed his Hands on his wife's shoulders, and turned to ask him, "Hey, Talent, what exactly did you mean by what you just said?"

"It means exactly what it sounds like. Actually, besides Ai-chan, Mahiru-chan and I also have that kind of relationship..."

One sentence made the two of them freeze in place, their eyes turning into tiny dots.

"You, didn't you say she was your adopted sister?"

Sakurakoji Luna's mind went blank for a moment.

"So that's how it is, but a little accident happened in the middle that made her seem to fall in love with me... Anyway, Mahiru-chan also hopes that you can still treat her as your goddaughter."

He pinched his left index finger and thumb together to indicate that it really was just a minor accident.

"..."

The two leaned back in their seats, speechless and looking exhausted.

"What kind of accident could have turned you into this...?"

"Well, well~ after all, Talent, handsome, and capable, so it's understandable that several girls like him at the same time!"

"It's quite convincing coming from you, Yusei ~"

Sakurakoji Luna rolled her eyes at him. "What? Do you also want to have relationships with those girls who are still single, just like Talent?"

"No way!!!"

She sighed, crossed her arms, and regained her composure. Of course, she knew her husband wouldn't do that; she was just trying to relieve some pressure by teasing him.

"So, the other lover you're referring to is Mahiru-chan?"

"If that's the case, although I, as your mother, don't condone this kind of relationship, since it's already happened, there's nothing we can do... we still have to take responsibility."

"Our house is quite big, so it wouldn't be a problem for one or two more girls to live here. We also have enough money—it's just that it might be inconvenient for Miss Ai."

Sakurakoji Talent blinked her crimson eyes, feeling a pang of guilt, and innocently glanced at the rearview mirror. "Mother~ I never said~ that my lovers would only be those two from now on..."

"Ugh!!!"

"Calm down! Luna! Calm down!!!"

"Let me go! Yusei! Today I'm going to let him experience a mother's love he's never felt before!! To correct his personality, which has been corrupted by the outside world!!!"

"He's still driving! Let's get out and talk!!!"

"..."

After a fierce struggle between husband and wife, Okura Yusei laboriously pressed his wife, who was exhausted, flushed, and panting, back into the back seat. Wiping away the beads of sweat that were hard to tell whether from exertion or anxiety, he gazed at his son, who had perfectly inherited their good looks, with a complicated expression.

"So, Talent, what exactly happened? It can't really be like Luna said, that you picked up bad habits from the environment around Japan after you came back, right?"

"Your father believes you're not that kind of child, there must be a reason, right?"

Feeling his father's eager and expectant gaze, he couldn't help but scratch the side of his cheek, feeling a little awkward.

My handsome old man guessed quite accurately...

"Well, that's about it..."

"Really!"

Okura Yusei clutched his chest, letting out a huge sigh of relief.

He knew it! His adorable, well-behaved son, who was occasionally rebellious, liked to play pranks on them, and sometimes used self-defense classes as an excuse to legally beat them up, and whose troubled expressions they saw, would never do such a thing on his own initiative!

"What's the reason? If it's difficult, Father, Mother, and Aunt will work together to do everything they can to help you and see if they can find another alternative..."

As a warrior of pure love, he, like Luna, still hopes that he can walk upright and honestly on the path of a kind and righteous life.

"Give up, that's impossible."

Having fully understood his parents' thoughts, Sakurakoji Talent sighed helplessly and refused.

If he could, he would have done it already.

No, perhaps he will remain single for the rest of his life, and die in self-admiration... But unfortunately, some things in this world are beyond human control.

"Hey, hey..."

Okura Yusei's expression froze. "Then, why is that?"

That's because...

He explained the whole story to the two of them, and then waited quietly for their expected reaction.

To avoid explaining the reason for their specialness, he simply said that after returning, while wandering the streets of Tokyo as a spirit, he accidentally discovered that a very small number of girls possessed the ability to resolve their illnesses by increasing their favorability.

He didn't know the underlying principle, but for the past few months, he had been looking for these kinds of people and actively trying to build good relationships with them.

Shiina Mahiru and Hoshino Ai also met by chance through this method.

"How... how could this happen..."

"How could such an absurd thing happen..."

The two clutched their heads in pain, staring in shock at their knees.

Look...

As expected, Sakurakoji Talent averted his gaze and continued to concentrate on driving.

She didn't know how many minutes had passed until she saw the familiar streets outside the car window, Sakurakoji Luna snapped her back to reality. Knowing that time was running out, she quickly asked:

"So, how much of your body has been treated so far?"

"More than 30%."

He answered truthfully.

"So much?"

She was somewhat surprised and delighted, "So, you only need to find four or five more, and then..."

"No, no, no!"

Sakurakoji Talent waved her hand dismissively, shattering her unrealistic fantasy. "This is the result of many people working together. Don't you think about how many people I've been trying to find these past few months!"

"So how many people did you actually contact...?"

Okura Yusei spoke weakly, his heart pounding with fear.

"At least, there must be more than forty..."

Thump~

"Luna!!!"

Upon seeing his wife fall, Okura Yusei let out a piercing wail.

Realizing his statement was rather alarming, he chuckled sheepishly and explained, "It's okay! I recently stumbled upon a shortcut that allows me to achieve my goal much faster!"

"As long as I kiss one of the girls who truly love me, I'll immediately gain five percent of the progress points!"

"Following this method, and with the help of ordinary friends, we can add at most ten more points, which should completely solve the problem!"

"How was it? Not bad, right?"

Sakurakoji Luna weakly propped herself up, feeling even more exhausted than when she gave birth. Her arms trembling, she murmured, "So, does that mean I'll have at least a dozen more daughters...?"

"With so many daughters-in-law already, what about the grandchildren, and the great-grandchildren..."

Drop--

Sakurakoji Luna gave up thinking and slumped back in her seat with lifeless eyes.

"Oh, I see..."

Okura Yusei barely managed to stay conscious. "So Mahiru and Miss Ai are...?"

"Yes, it was because of them that I discovered this method."

He nodded in affirmation.

"... Although I've long felt Talent your health problem is unreasonable, I never expected the solution to be so..."

Okura Yusei frowned, completely at a loss.

For them, this is probably one of the few things in the world that they are completely powerless to intervene in.

"... One last question, although it's probably unlikely, you're not playing a belated April Fools' Day's joke on us, are you?"

"No, I swear!"

"Oh, is that so?"

The anxiety that had been building between them finally died completely.

The two remained in a daze until the car pulled into the mansion, and only when they got out of the car did they stiffly step out with the help of Sakurakoji Talent.

Facing the waiting Ashiri, Hoshino Ai and the others forced out a very strained and tired smile in response.

After hurriedly sending gifts to Shiina Mahiru and Hoshino Ai, they rushed back to their rooms. Without even adjusting to the time difference, they immediately began to devise countermeasures and discuss solutions.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they probably won't be able to sleep tonight—even though they slept quite well on the plane.

"Father, Mother, why did you go back so soon? Is something wrong?"

Watching her parents' backs as they went back to their room, Ashiri was filled with doubt.

"I don't know~ Maybe they're tired from the journey and want to go to sleep quickly?"

Sakurakoji Talent, oblivious to everything, held the back of his head and answered lightly.

"Yes, that makes sense, that should be it."

Ashiri agreed without much thought, then looked at his god-sister and his younger apprentice "sister-in-law".

"Are Mahiru and Miss Hoshino staying here tonight as well?"

"From now Mahiru, just call her 'Ai' directly, like you would Mahiru."

He put his arm around Hoshino Ai's shoulder, who was blushing and looking down, and said to his younger sister.

"..."

Sakurakoji Ashiri stared at him intently for a while, but ultimately said nothing, only nodding. "I understand. Well... Ai, please take care of me from now on!"

"Me too! Nice to meet you, Miss Ashiri!"

Hoshino Ai bowed repeatedly in a flustered manner, her face unconsciously displaying the same ingratiating smile she wore in public.

Chapter 346 The Most Heartfelt Five Seconds

"Ha~"

Sakurakoji Talent, unable to bear watching, pinched her bouncy little face and kneaded it hard. "What are you doing, Ai?"

"Didn't I tell you? Everyone here is your family now. Treat them the same way you treat me. There's no need to be too reserved."

"But, but, I know nothing about aristocratic etiquette, that would be very impolite..."

Hoshino Ai mumbled an explanation.

"That's alright! We won't mind any of that, right, Ashiri?"

"Hey~ As long as love can show its most natural form, I don't think anyone in the family will express any disgust."