"Who... was that?"
Although Efnir's firm attitude left Yanase somewhat unwilling to let it go, she decided to first clarify the prerequisite—"Who was that girl?"—before anything else.
At that moment, Yanase, who had been quietly eating with his head down, also perked up his ears.
"It's Efnir." Efnir slumped her shoulders helplessly, deciding to come clean.
70, Daughter
"It's Efnir..."
Efnir decided to come clean.
She had considered this possibility long ago, but she had still been mentally preparing herself and intended to find a better time to say it. She hadn't expected to be driven into a corner so soon.
"Efnir??"
This time, both Kaoru Yanase and Takuma Yanase froze for a moment.
"You probably don't know her," Efnir said, glancing at Yukina. "Lend me one of those."
After saying that, Efnir went to the storage cabinet behind her and casually pulled out a neatly folded poster. She explained to her still-stunned parents, "It's a little casual, but if you want to see a picture, this is her."
As she spoke, Efnir shook the poster open.
"Wait!?"
Yukina suddenly remembered something. She had barely opened her mouth when the poster unfurled with a swish.
The Yanase couple instinctively looked toward it, and then they saw...
Under brilliant sunlight and a sapphire-blue sky, beside a wide swimming pool, a silver-haired girl dressed in nothing but a thin swimsuit shyly bent forward slightly, lightly touching the water's surface with one slender, delicate foot. Her eyes were lowered, her smile sweet and gentle. Her thighs, lower belly, shoulders, and neck were fair and silky, like milk poured in a stream.
The frozen image captured all her beauty and grace—youthful and captivating, yet charmingly sensual. Anyone who saw the girl in the picture would immediately fall for her.
Seeing her parents freeze again,