In a parallel-world Tokyo, inside a certain mansion.
Chihaya Airi, a young woman with noble red eyes and long, silky black hair, strode gracefully through the long entrance corridor on slender legs clad in black stockings.
Her breathtaking face, curvaceous figure, and queen-like, commanding presence formed a striking yet unexpectedly harmonious contrast with the refined young man waiting at the end of the corridor to welcome her home.
The handsome young man was her fiancé, Ito Kiyoharu. Since deciding to marry into the Chihaya Family, he had changed his name to Chihaya Kiyoharu.
"Welcome home, Young Lady."
"Help me change," Airi ordered lazily, leaving no room for refusal.
Kiyoharu skillfully hung up her coat, brought over a chair, and prepared to remove his wife's fashionable, exquisite short boots.
He deliberately avoided physical contact with Airi as he smoothly took off her boots and set them aside. Yet Airi's right foot deliberately settled into his hand.
The expensive black stocking wrapped around a pair of flawless feet. Her rounded toes carried a faint blush, while the elegantly curved arch of her foot, as it fell into Kiyoharu's palm, resembled a black swan landing upon a tranquil lake.
"Young Lady?" Kiyoharu asked in confusion.
"Ever since we met, it seems you've liked staring at my feet."
"That isn't true."
"Since you like them, and since I happen to be in a good mood today, I'll grant you an opportunity—I'll allow you to use this foot to do something you've wanted to do but never dared to."
As she spoke, Chihaya Airi parted her cherry lips slightly and ran her tongue across them. A hint of ambiguity entered her gaze as she looked at Kiyoharu.
The foot resting in Kiyoharu's hand curled its toes inward, the stocking fabric rubbing repeatedly against his palm.
The scene looked remarkably like a certain special game between husband and wife.
Yet Kiyoharu did not take the bait. Maintaining his calm demeanor, he placed his wife's foot into a slipper.
"Please rest for a moment, Young Lady. Dinner will be ready shortly."
As she watched Kiyoharu's retreating figure enter the kitchen, Chihaya Airi's aura changed instantly. The alluring wife from moments ago became a dangerous beast... and one somewhat disappointed at having failed to catch her prey.
"Tch... He didn't show a single opening," she muttered.
Chihaya Airi had been born with an aversion to men, but her traditional, old-fashioned parents had constantly pressured her to marry. Forced by the pressure, she began looking for a suitable candidate.
After a long period of observation, she chose Kiyoharu as the perfect collaborator.
He was an outstanding Todai student, excellent in both character and academics, with a gentle temperament.
More importantly, he had no improper thoughts toward her and aspired to a life of idling away his days.
Airi could fulfill her parents' demands without risking being "tainted" by a man, while Kiyoharu could enjoy the superior material conditions of a zaibatsu household.
The two immediately hit it off and reached an "agreement."
Three years ago, Kiyoharu officially decided to marry into the Chihaya Family. He held an engagement ceremony with Chihaya Airi and became her fiancé.
To this day, Kiyoharu continued to uphold their "agreement," playing the role of a good fiancé while serving as a mathematics teacher at Chihaya Academy, the prestigious school under the conglomerate. The students he taught achieved outstanding results.
Airi's parents were both very satisfied with Kiyoharu.
However, Airi herself harbored a faintly subtle dissatisfaction.
It was only recently that she finally understood the reason for it—
Kiyoharu was a healthy adult man living under the same roof as her, yet in three years he had never once made an inappropriate move toward her... No, he probably had not even entertained improper thoughts. Those slightly narrow peach-blossom eyes should have been the hallmark of a passionate handsome man, but Kiyoharu's eyes were exceptionally clear. That clarity gradually began to irritate Airi.
Chihaya Airi was the universally acknowledged little devil of Tokyo's upper-class circles. Her willful, violent, prank-loving temperament made people pale at the mere mention of her.
Even so, men pursued Airi in an endless stream. Naturally, Airi regarded them as trash, but this was undoubtedly one of the sources of her pride—everyone loved Chihaya Airi. Her immense charm required no further explanation.
Yet Kiyoharu seemed to be an exception, immune to her.
This practically overturned Airi's worldview. In her eyes, every man's heart was filthy; the only difference was whether they showed it openly or hid it deeply. How could Kiyoharu truly have no designs on her?
Her competitive nature had prompted Airi to begin "testing" Kiyoharu from time to time lately, teasing and tempting him with both words and actions.
If Kiyoharu took the bait, Airi would turn hostile on the spot and harshly reprimand him! She would severely punish him by making him lie on the floor and lick her shoes!
In the end, Kiyoharu's responses were flawless—or rather, he simply ignored her tests altogether.
Back in the kitchen, Kiyoharu checked on the simmering soup. Fortunately, his wife had not delayed him for too long, and he had time to turn off the heat at the perfect moment.
As he ladled the rich, savory broth into bowls, Kiyoharu hummed a cheerful tune, his mood bright.
In his previous life, when he had been called Li Qingyou, he had relied on his handsome looks to greedily and almost without restraint demand girls' love. He maintained relationships with multiple women at once, driving them all toward becoming Yandere. On a snowy Christmas night, they conspired to send him to hell.
After experiencing the terror of near death, Kiyoharu was reincarnated in a parallel-world Tokyo.
Having learned from his previous life, Kiyoharu resolved to reform completely. From this day onward, he would abstain from lust!
Cherish life. Stay away from women.
However, he quickly discovered that this did not seem easy.
Perhaps the gods were punishing him for his former promiscuity. This world was the setting of a Yandere romance game, and its numerous heroines all had a tendency to become unhinged. One careless misstep could bring about a miserable Hacked to Death Ending, while Kiyoharu was the protagonist of this world, destined to become entangled with a whole host of Yandere girls.
Kiyoharu had heard of the game, but he did not know it well enough to feel confident about handling every heroine with ease.
Faced with the aggressively approaching heroines, he made a decision—
He would marry into the Chihaya Conglomerate and wed the conglomerate's young lady, Chihaya Airi.
Who was Chihaya Airi?
She was the only daughter of the head of one of Tokyo's Four Great Zaibatsu, a beloved jewel in her parents' palms. Combined with her forceful methods and vile personality, she could practically be called a being at the top of the food chain.
Kiyoharu remembered that, in the original game, she had been an unromanceable NPC. By design, she possessed an innate physiological aversion to men.
In other words, Chihaya Airi had absolutely no chance of developing feelings for him and then becoming unhinged.
The two could each get what they needed. He would help Airi deal with her parents, and in return he received an easy, high-paying job, a luxurious zaibatsu lifestyle, and, most importantly—
The identity of "the Chihaya Family's live-in son-in-law" would naturally deter many potential heroines who might otherwise have formed bonds with him.
Seriously, what blind woman would dare steal a man from Tokyo's infamous "Red-Eyed Devil"?
Even if she had the nerve, she would not have the power.
The facts proved that Kiyoharu's strategy had been exceptionally effective.
Ever since moving into the Chihaya Family home, he had hardly been harassed by women again.
His life was peaceful and prosperous—simply the perfect life Kiyoharu had dreamed of!
If there was anything troubling him, Airi's unusual behavior lately might count as one.
At times, she gave him little benefits and hinted that he could make more intimate advances.
She probably wanted to see him overcome by lust, then mock him mercilessly.
It was such an obvious lure that Kiyoharu could not be bothered to indulge her.
Still, after it happened too often, it became a little annoying. After all, Chihaya Airi had been rated as having maxed-out charm in the original game, and Kiyoharu was at least a healthy adult man. Suppressing the urges of his physical instincts was difficult too!
Glancing at Airi in the living room, whose expression was impossible to read, Kiyoharu silently sighed.
Oh well.
After all, Kiyoharu had already gained enough benefits from Airi. He could endure her occasional madness. It was not as though it was anything serious; at worst, when the night was quiet, he could open a browser and empty the chamber, avoiding the risk of embarrassing himself.
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