My wife believes me; how could I be a cuckold?

However, he quickly composed himself and said with an indifferent expression, "Anyway, she's already seen us fighting. It's just that she saw a room and smelled some things, what's the big deal?"

Perhaps realizing that his words were somewhat provocative, Asano Makoto went into the bedroom first after saying those words and began to tidy up.

On the other hand, after hearing these words, Eriko Miyajima couldn't help but want to slap Makoto Asano twice and tell him not to say such strange things again.

However, seeing him take the initiative to tidy up the room, Eriko Miyajima didn't know how to start the conversation.

So in the end, she just sighed softly, then blushed and went inside to help Asano Makoto tidy up.

Since there was only one bedroom to clean, the two of them finished cleaning in just half an hour, before 5 p.m.

However, just as the two finished tidying up the room and Asano Makoto went out to the living room to get some water, something strange happened.

It turns out that when Miyajima Eriko saw the wardrobe in Asano Makoto's bedroom, considering the smell in the room, she thought of airing out the wardrobe as well, and then directly opened the closed wardrobe door.

When the wardrobe was opened, revealing countless pieces of clothing, some revealing and some not, that only women would wear, Eriko Miyajima was stunned.

Chapter 217 We anime fans are all like this (3k views)

Just as Eriko Miyajima discovered the secret in the closet, Seiya Asano walked into the bedroom carrying two glasses of water.

Then he saw Eriko Miyajima standing in front of the wardrobe, lost in thought. In an instant, he realized what had just happened and instinctively stood at the door.

To be honest, it was indeed his oversight.

Since buying these clothes, he has basically neglected them, only taking them out to wear a few times each time Yuna Kamino came over. Over time, he treated these clothes as part of his bedroom furniture, forgetting their special nature and forgetting to take care of them properly.

After all, who would think there's anything wrong with furniture that's been sitting in their home for so long?

Upon realizing that his biggest secret had been exposed, Makoto Asano's brain was already spinning at full speed as he pondered how to give Eriko Miyajima a reasonable explanation.

Should we just say it directly? Let's say these clothes belong to Yuna Kamino, and that she's temporarily storing her clothes here because she's going to stay here.

Certainly not.

Because in Miyajima Eriko's mind, Jinno Yuna usually sleeps in the guest room, so why doesn't she put her clothes in the closet in the guest room, but instead puts them here?

Isn't this implicitly telling Eriko Miyajima that Yuna Kanno usually sleeps in the master bedroom with her?

Moreover, even disregarding that, these clothes shouldn't be in Asano Makoto's house in the first place, not even in his bedroom.

If it were just clothes with relatively normal styles, it would be fine. But if it were clothes with revealing styles that were obviously not for everyday wear, but for something like that, then no matter how you explain it, you can't explain it clearly.

Even though it's a friend's daughter staying here, it's already outrageous enough that a high school girl is staying at the home of a single man like you.

And to bring so many strange clothes, their intentions seem impure.

Therefore, this reason is definitely not acceptable.

So... you're saying all these clothes are yours? And that you actually have a cross-dressing fetish?

forget it……

Putting aside whether Makoto Asano actually has a cross-dressing fetish, and even more so whether he's willing to bear the label of cross-dressing, the clothes don't even match the size right now.

Yuna Kanno is only 1.62 meters tall, so Makoto Asano couldn't possibly fit into her clothes.

For a moment, Makoto Asano felt a bit stumped, unsure of how to proceed.

Just as Makoto Asano was thinking rapidly, Eriko Miyajima also turned her head and stared blankly at him, remaining silent for a long time.

At this moment, her face began to turn pale, and even her eyes were slightly red.

She wasn't stupid. The presence of so many women's clothes, especially such revealing ones, in Asano Makoto's bedroom closet clearly signified what that meant.

“Acheng…you…you…I…”

Although she instinctively opened her mouth and made a sound, Eriko Miyajima clearly didn't know what to say, and tears were welling up in her eyes, making her look like she was about to cry.

"I'm sorry, Eriko..."

Looking at her like this, Asano Makoto apologized without even thinking.

Upon hearing his apology, Eriko Miyajima's face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't help but lower her head and cover her mouth.

After all, if there were no problems, why would Makoto Asano apologize to himself?

Honestly, Eriko Miyajima would rather he lie to her than apologize at this time.

With an expression of utter disbelief, Eriko Miyajima instinctively opened her mouth and said, "Makoto, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person—"

However, she had only spoken halfway when Asano Makoto said, "I'm sorry, Eriko, I shouldn't have bought you these clothes without asking your opinion."

"……Eh?"

Upon hearing Makoto Asano's words, Eriko Miyajima paused for a moment, then abruptly looked up at him: "You...you bought this for me...?"

At this moment, Makoto Asano's face was filled with embarrassment and shame.

As if he were embarrassed, his gaze wandered around, his face flushed, and he dared not meet Eriko Miyajima's eyes.

After a long while, perhaps unable to bear Eriko Miyajima's gaze any longer, he finally nodded slowly and whispered an apology again: "Um... I'm sorry, I actually bought these clothes for you secretly..."

Yuna Kanno is 162cm tall, while Eriko Miyajima is 160cm tall.

Although she is slightly shorter than Yuna, she is also bigger than Yuna.

So even though these clothes were bought according to Yuna's size, they will definitely fit Eriko perfectly, and might even be quite suitable.

Of course, Eriko Miyajima couldn't possibly believe it so easily, since the reason was just too far-fetched and seemed false no matter how you looked at it.

However, as soon as he said those words, Makoto Asano had already come up with a complete set of reasons.

He first walked slowly to the bedside and placed the water glass on the bedside table, then coughed lightly twice and said, "I'm sorry, Eriko, because I was afraid you would hate me, I haven't told you yet, actually, I... am an otaku..."

Eriko Miyajima was stunned again, and subconsciously repeated, "Ah... an otaku?"

Makoto Asano nodded and explained, "Well, it's what you call... anime fan, or more specifically, an ACG otaku among otaku... As you know, I don't have many friends to hang out with, so when I'm bored at home, I can only watch anime and such, and slowly I've come to like these things and become anime fan."

In truth, Makoto Asano is not an otaku at all, nor even an anime fan.

Although he watches anime and reads comics, and now that he has money and free time, he occasionally goes to comic conventions, buys things, and takes photos. He's a little better than his predecessor who only watched anime and read comics, but that's about it.

So ultimately, he doesn't really have much passion for ACG culture; he's just an anime fan, at most bordering on being a fan of anime/manga.

However, in the current situation, anime characters are simply the best scapegoat for him.

Yes, Makoto Asano is preparing to shift the blame onto anime fans.

There's nothing I can do about it; most of the clothes in my closet are cosplay outfits.

Moreover, in Japan, due to a certain crime, otaku have always been regarded as a very dangerous group, and have even become public enemies.

Although the situation has improved slightly in recent years, otaku are still demonized and are a very unpopular subculture.

Stereotypes such as sex crimes, pornography, and social anxiety have all been attached to otaku.

Therefore, in order to continue living in this society, otaku must desperately hide their identities, otherwise being discovered would mean social death.

Therefore, after Makoto Asano said that, Eriko Miyajima instantly understood why he had hidden his identity as an anime/manga fan.

However, Eriko Miyajima doesn't actually have any prejudice against the otaku community, and she wouldn't hate Makoto Asano just because of that identity.

And at this moment, what she was really paying attention to was the clothes in the closet.

Although Makoto Asano acted as if he had done something wrong and been caught, his tone of voice did not show much tension or fear. Instead, it was somewhat humble and arrogant.

After all, it's just because he concealed his anime/manga identity, not because he cheated or had an affair. It would be unreasonable for him to be overly nervous.

With the help of masterful acting, Eriko Miyajima completely believed Makoto Asano's explanation, but she still didn't quite understand what the connection was between otaku and these clothes.

Seeing her still puzzled expression, Asano Makoto's face turned even redder, looking ashamed.

After a long while, perhaps to make his reasons seem more real, he finally took out his phone from his pocket as if he had made up his mind, opened the photo album and found some photos he had taken at comic conventions in the past, as well as some group photos with cosplayers.

Fortunately, there was nothing strange in his phone's photo album, and the photos were all very normal in terms of content—the abnormal ones were all transferred to his computer and stored separately in a very private folder.

Although he has always lived alone, perhaps due to habits from his previous life, his awareness of avoiding ganks is quite good.

This wardrobe incident can only be described as a pure mistake, since in his previous life as an old magician he had no opportunity to come into contact with these things.

After showing Eriko Miyajima the photos, he hesitated before continuing, "Actually... we anime fans are all like this. Because we like the characters in anime, we hope that someone in real life can dress up for us."

For some reason, when saying this, Makoto Asano inexplicably thought of that line: It's because of awful otaku like you that we otaku are misunderstood!

After silently apologizing twice in his heart, he continued, "When I saw them, I was actually very envious. I was thinking about when someone would dress up for me. I had made up my mind before that if I got a girlfriend, I would definitely make her dress up for me too."

"I bought these clothes because I wanted you to wear them for me, but after buying them, I didn't dare to tell you about it because I was afraid that you would hate me after finding out I'm an otaku. After all, you know how malicious society is towards us, so I've been keeping it from you. I'm sorry..."

At this point, Makoto Asano stopped talking, gritted his teeth, and put on a conflicted expression before changing his tone and saying, "You probably won't like these things... Sorry, I'll get rid of them in a bit."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he walked straight to the wardrobe, making it appear as if he was going to pack up and throw away all the clothes.

Chapter 218 Chicken? Bodhisattva! (3k)

Makoto Asano's current tactic is based on the idea that those who are favored are fearless.

He knew that as long as the reasons he fabricated were reasonable enough, Eriko Miyajima would believe him.

And everything went exactly as he had predicted.

With his masterful acting skills, his words sounded like they came from the bottom of his heart, and his apology was very sincere. Eriko Miyajima hesitated for only a moment before believing and forgiving him.

After reaching out to stop him from doing anything further, Eriko Miyajima hurriedly explained, "Don't throw it, Makoto. I never said I hated these things. I just thought... just thought..."

Although she had already started speaking, she just couldn't bring herself to say the last sentence, "I just thought something had happened between you and Yuna."

Asano Makoto understood her hesitation, but after hearing these words, he still pretended to be innocent and asked with a puzzled look, "You just thought... what?"

"I thought...I thought...Ugh...No, it's nothing!"

Although it is a suspicion that any normal person would have, it is also a very reasonable suspicion based on the actual situation.

However, in Miyajima Eriko's view, if she said such things after knowing the truth, wouldn't that show that she didn't trust Asano Makoto at all?

To doubt Asano Makoto just because of something she hasn't even figured out yet—how is that any different from her previous behavior?

Oh, right. Although her suspicions were correct—Asano Makoto did have feelings for her—she was currently in a daze because of seeing a wardrobe full of women's clothes, and had no time to think about such things.