"Then why did he fight so desperately afterward?"
"Forget it. No point thinking about it. I need to strike while the iron's hot!"
Tetsuhiro decided to keep soothing Kintaro with kind words.
"It's all over now."
"You're still in one piece, aren't you? You haven't lost any parts."
"Pull yourself together. Think about all the girls you've met. Survive a disaster, and good fortune is sure to follow. An even better life is waiting for you."
Hearing those words, along with the girls cheering him on beside him, Kintaro gradually began to rally.
Kintaro calmly thanked them again, finally showing a faint smile.
"You still haven't gotten over it."
"Come on, I'll take you somewhere nice." Tetsuhiro led Kintaro out, beckoning Kyoko to follow.
Kintaro offered no resistance and followed, still smiling.
The three of them left the company and got into the car.
"Take us to Ayako's."
"Yes, Young Master." Maya immediately drove off.
Kyoko cast a worried glance at Kintaro in the front passenger seat.
Seeing how unusually calm he was, Kyoko kept blaming herself and apologizing.
But Kintaro replied serenely, "It's all right, President. I'm fine. I've never been better. It feels wonderful to have no distracting thoughts."
"Heh..." Kyoko gave a dry laugh, her expression growing uglier.
She turned to Tetsuhiro for help.
With an arm around her slender waist, Tetsuhiro answered calmly, "It's fine. We'll talk when we get there."
"Let me try this first. Listen closely, Kintaro." With that, Tetsuhiro got to work.
"Stop it! And you, don't peek!" Feeling his wandering hand roaming all over her, Kyoko hastily pinned down the offending hand.
"Normally, I don't mind how far you go, but you've crossed the line this time!"
"There's another man here! Doing this right in front of him-what does that make me?"