Side story: Aoki

Ding-dong!

Ding-dong!

"Coming, coming."

The doorbell rang, Igarashi Amaha placed the fish on the table and slowly went to open the door.

" Aoki, why are you so late? I've almost finished eating." Upon seeing the visitors, Igarashi Amaha skillfully accepted the gifts and invited them into the house.

" Amaha!" Suddenly, a mischievous little girl darted out from behind Aoki and jumped directly onto Igarashi Amaha.

"Hey, Natsu-chan's here." Igarashi Amaha picked up Natsu-chan and spun her around the room, unable to hide her smile.

"You're here, Amaha! I've missed you so much!"

Amaha misses Natsu-chan very much too.

Seeing his own daughter betray him so quickly, Aoki feigned a shrug and said, " Natsu-chan, why don't you want me as your father anymore as soon as you see Amaha?"

"No, I want Amaha." The little girl hugged Igarashi Amaha's cheek and kissed him, saying in a clear voice without any hesitation.

"Can you tell Daddy why? Daddy will change."

" Natsu-chan likes Amaha Amaha because he's handsome."

Natsu-chan was right. Even though Igarashi Amaha was over 40, her face still showed no signs of aging. Coupled with her noble and mature demeanor, she remained a heartthrob for young girls.

"Oh dear." Igarashi Amaha smiled, looking at Aoki with an apologetic expression, but without a trace of embarrassment. "I'm really sorry, I have no choice but to admit I'm so handsome."

"You rascal." Aoki shook his head and chuckled. "Alright, Natsu-chan, stop bothering your Amaha. Come down and eat first. Only you have the influence to have your Amaha cook for you personally."

"No." Natsu-chan shook her head decisively, her little braids swaying slightly, making her look extremely cute.

"Hurry up, Aoki Yuka, or I'll spank you." Aoki said as he walked to the dining table and served rice.

Natsu-chan hugged Igarashi Amaha tighter upon hearing this, " Amaha, that brat Aoshi is going to beat me up."

"Hahaha, it's alright, Uncle's here. That brat Aoshi won't dare hit you." Igarashi Amaha laughed heartily upon hearing Natsu-chan's words, then looked at Aoki and said, "How can you hit a child? Do you even know how to handle a kid?"

"Why aren't you beating me up? I don't know who taught you to call me by my full name, always saying ' Aoshi, Aoshi Chuan,' you should hurry up and eat, let's have a drink, you and I."

"Okay, okay." Igarashi Amaha looked at Natsu-chan in his arms and said affectionately, "Let's eat first, okay? Uncle will play with you later."

"Okay, I'll listen to Amaha."

After several rounds of drinks...

"Time flies. You're married and have a child now, and such a lovely child like Natsu-chan." Igarashi Amaha put down his wine glass, turned to look at Natsu-chan, who was fast asleep on the sofa, his eyes full of affection.

Aoki picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. "I'm so envious. I envy you having one too."

"Forget about me. I don't even have a wife. Who would I have a child with? You?"

"You still need this? I've seen you're in pretty close contact with Mei Mei, isn't that a bit much?" Aoki said, looking at Igarashi Amaha with an expression that every man understands.

"We're just friends, don't overthink it. Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you." Igarashi Amaha waved her hand and quickly changed the subject.

Aoki was taken aback. "Talking about me? Talking about what?"

"How's the job? Students from Jujutsu High are always hard to manage, aren't they?"

"It's alright. Since Geto became the principal, he has made some changes to the Jujutsu High education policy, which has made things much easier for me as a teacher. Little Megumi is my teaching assistant and she is very responsible."

Bang.

The two clinked glasses, Igarashi Amaha smiled after hearing this, "You're very lucky. Little Megumi coming to be your teaching assistant has greatly reduced your workload."

"Yes, my luck has changed since I met you." Aoki put down his wine glass.

"Hahaha, don't you even know who I am?"

"You're getting all worked up over me for being fat." Aoki shook his head and chuckled, glancing at the clear Sky Manipulation outside and remarking, "We met in this season, didn't we?"

"Yeah, Summer, what's wrong, are you getting senile?" Igarashi Amaha dismissively.

Aoki shook his head. "I'm just feeling a bit sentimental. I had completely lost hope in life, and on such a beautiful day, I met you, who only thought about killing. Two completely unrelated people met just like that, and in the end, I was even saved by you, a 10-year-old kid."

"No, it was you who saved me." Igarashi Amaha corrected Aoki's words with a serious expression.

Aoki waved his hand at Igarashi Amaha's expression, "What's going on? Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Besides, there's no such thing as who saved whom or who thanks whom. I know you always dwell on this, but don't forget," Aoki said heartily, raising his glass and flashing a bright white smile.

"We're brothers, you know."

Aoki Yuka, just like us, we met in summer...