Chapter 330

Through the opaque glass door, even through the mist, one could see the silhouette of a young woman under the light; the lines of her waist and legs were remarkably beautiful.

After a while, she heard Kazama Kiriori's voice inside:

"Mom, could you get me the towel? It should still be drying by the bedroom window."

Kazama Kiriori does sometimes forget things in strange little ways.

Haihara put down her pen and went to the bedroom to rummage through her clothes for a while. Then she saw a dog-themed towel that Kazama Kiriori really liked. She picked up the towel and glanced at the other clothes hanging there.

Here, she also saw some very cute clothes belonging to the eldest daughter.

For example, the tank tops and shorts, the sports clothes her daughter used to wear when playing basketball, made Haihara, who rarely saw her daughter wearing these things, very curious about how these clothes would look on her.

Haihara compared her own figure to the figure.

She is 1.79 meters tall, about four centimeters shorter than her daughter.

However, Kazama Kiriori has a healthier figure, clearly the type with great stamina, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she has an athletic physique; her overall figure is very well-proportioned.

Haihara glanced at her daughter's underwear again.

In this respect, her daughter clearly still has room for development; currently, she's probably only at the D level.

However, this style is a bit too mature for adults.

This made Haihara very unhappy.

For reasons unknown, she picked up her daughter's underwear and took it to the bathroom door along with a towel, then knocked on the door.

Soon after, Kazama Kiriori opened the door a crack and stretched out her hand.

Although it wasn't intentional, Haihara still caught a glimpse of the girl's beautiful figure, especially her delicate hands still glistening with water droplets.

Many of the rest are no longer visible.

After handing it over, Kazama Kiriori the door and looked at what she had received, clearly very confused.

"... Mother?"

Haihara glanced at the pajamas that Kazama Kiriori had placed in the basket of clothes to be changed into outside, and said calmly and naturally:

"I'm home today, so in addition to my pajamas, you should also put on my underwear."

When Kazama Kiriori sleeps at home, she doesn't like to wear underwear, especially even after she's grown up, which bothers Haihara a bit.

After a moment of silence, the sound of running water from the shower resumed.

Haihara went back to sit on the sofa.

It wasn't until Kazama Kiriori Haihara up and saw that the girl had changed into her pajamas, her face slightly flushed from the hot bath, but this only lasted a moment.

The girl went to the dressing table and used a hairdryer to dry her long, black hair, which took quite a while.

After all, Kazama Kiriori's hair is really long.

Moreover, it is thick and long, looking as delicate and smooth as silk, and smelling fragrant, making one very eager to touch it.

While Kazama Kiriori drying her hair, Haihara was choosing which movie to watch later.

Once everything was ready, Kazama Kiriori sat down next to Haihara.

A fragrant scent wafted from the girl's hair as she sat beside her.

If Haihara had smelled such a fragrance when she was a girl, she would probably have been quite moved, or even itchy. However, considering that this beautiful high school girl was her adopted daughter, Haihara didn't have so many thoughts.

Yes, back in her student days, Haihara thought that Kazama Kiriori would be her ideal type.

It's a pity I won't meet a girl like that when I'm young, and even if I did, we probably wouldn't have any interaction.

She glanced at Kazama Kiriori, who had sat down next to her.

How about this one?

Haihara asked.

On the television screen was a Crayon Shin-chan -chan movie called "The Adult Empire Strikes Back".

Few people may know this, but the Crayon Shin-chan movies are really good.

Although there have been many bad movies in recent years.

But the previous ones were all great for Haihara.

Adult Empire is one of her favorite movies, especially the one about her childhood.

It will be a little sad to look back on it when you're older.

"This one? It brings back so many memories. Let's look at this one then."

Meanwhile, Kazama Kiriori was chatting while applying skincare products to her face using a small bottle.

This wasn't the first time either of them had seen this movie.

Over the years they've been together, they've watched this movie many times.

After the lights were turned off, the movie started.

After the two sat down on the sofa, the only light source in the living room was the television screen. Soon, the opening sequence featuring Toho's vintage-style ocean waves appeared.

Beside her, Kazama Kiriori stared intently at the screen, and beneath her loose pajamas, the faint outline of her now-formed and rather alluring body was revealed.

Haihara felt the room was colder than she had expected, so she moved to the side.

The woman and the girl stood shoulder to shoulder.

They watched and chatted, and even though they had seen it many times before, they still had many questions for each other.

Was it like this in your mother's generation?

The exhibition begins by displaying many nostalgic and era-defining items from the past.

Shin-chan's parents lingered among these nostalgic items.

In the museum commemorating the 20th century, they did many things to remember that time, such as dressing up as tokusatsu heroes and Magic girls from that era.

What do you mean by "my era"?

Haihara was eating grapes.

"We're not more than ten years apart, and I only know a little more than you, darling."

Clearly, there isn't such a significant difference in their understanding of each era between Haihara Kazama Kiriori.

Strictly speaking, Haihara is only twenty-seven... no, she recently celebrated her twenty-eighth birthday.

However... there are quite a few different interpretations.

Next, they continued watching the movie, and the "adult empire" mentioned in the title soon became apparent.

After Shin-chan returned home with his parents, they were still unable to shake off the joy they had just experienced and were still excitedly discussing it.

All of this is perfectly normal.

When Shin-chan woke up the next morning, he noticed that his parents were behaving very strangely.

She snatched his snacks to eat for breakfast, acting willful and childish, and didn't take good care of Shin-chan and his sister like an adult.

It's like they've turned into little kids.

It wasn't just them; all the other parents in the city felt the same way.

They all seemed unwilling to grow up, reverting to the personalities and memories of their childhood.

Naturally, they also forgot about their children.

At this point, Kazama Kiriori seemed a little sad for Shin-chan. She subconsciously took Haihara's hand and squeezed it slightly.

Haihara silently took a sip of juice.

"Although this is scary for Shin-chan, when you think about it, it would be really interesting if Mom turned into a child."

Kazama Kiriori couldn't help but imagine it.

It's not just interesting.

That's absolutely fantastic.

She felt excited just imagining it, and then rubbed her head against Haihara's hair, as if wanting Haihara to respond to her.

What's interesting about it?

Haihara put down her glass, rested her chin on her hand, and continued watching TV.

"You see in the movie, when Shin-chan's parents turned into children, weren't they really mean to Shin-chan? Do you want me to be like that?"

When all the adults in the city lose their memories and become children, the following plot becomes quite interesting. The villainous organization that is the mastermind behind it all makes its appearance; they are a group of nostalgic people who want to turn the Earth back to the 20th century.

Therefore, adults must revert to being children, while real children must disappear.

**** has started arresting children in the city.

In this process, Shin-chan and his friends begin to evade various crises brought about by this organization, including the pursuit of his parents.

In fact, this part of the plot is the most interesting in the entire movie.

There are many parts that will make you laugh.

Kazama chuckled as he continued to ponder the question he had just asked:

"I don't want that."

"But would Mom do that? Just because a child likes a souvenir card, would she help someone kidnap me?"

She grabbed Haihara's arm as if questioning her.

At the same time, the rather large area was slightly deformed by the pressure on Haihara's arm.

Haihara fell into deep thought as a result.

"Probably not."

But if it's a mature and beautiful older sister, then that's a different story.

Adults don't actually want to grow up either.

Everyone felt that there were wonderful places in the past that people would want to stay.

Perhaps staying in the past is indeed a wonderful thing, after all, growing up brings so much sadness and regret.

Just like the end of a movie.

With the help of his friends, Shin-chan manages to break into the villain's stronghold, the memorial museum, all by himself.

In this process, he once again confronted his parents, who had turned into children.

Either stay in the past, or choose the present and the future.

To be honest, it's really cruel to ask a carefree child, full of hope for the future, to accept that they have become an adult, to face countless troubles, and to take on the responsibility of caring for a child.

But no matter what they think in their hearts, adults are adults. Just because they are still children at heart doesn't mean they can act like children and not have to think about anything.

Using various methods, Xiaoxin managed to bring his parents to their senses.

"What would happen if Mom turned back into a child?"

Kazama's eyes were fixed on Haihara, blinking like an overly affectionate puppy.

At that moment, Haihara saw Kazama approaching and recalled the scenes from the movie she had just watched. For some reason, some thoughts suddenly flashed through her mind.

So much so that she blurted it out unconsciously.

"Perhaps... I'll keep you by my side, so you won't leave me?"

Haihara said it as if she were joking.

In this respect, she really doesn't want to grow up and wants to be as willful as a child.

Kazama Kiriori looked confused.

Then, she wrapped her arms around Haihara's neck:

"Yes, I will always stay by your side, Mom."

Kazama Kiriori, without any shyness like a child, continued to act coquettishly towards Haihara.

She didn't seem to realize what Haihara was referring to.

In the movie "Adult Empire," the scene where Shin-chan awakens his father's past memories is very touching.