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

This item can be upgraded. After upgrading, no device connection is required; you can view the surveillance footage simply by thinking about it. (Note: The upgrade costs 2000 Love Points. It's a one-time upgrade and you can enjoy it permanently. You don't need to upgrade again when you buy a new camera.)

Hey, I didn't expect this thing to actually exist...

Asano Makoto couldn't help but mutter to himself.

In the NTR eroge he had played in the past, this thing was basically an essential prop; almost every NTR eroge had this thing or a similar function.

Considering that the system and these little butter-like yellow-haired minotaurs were similar, he decided to give it a try and opened the system store to search for a while. Unexpectedly, he actually found it.

It can be said that this camera perfectly meets his current requirements, especially the upgraded version that does not require a device connection.

Just imagine, all he needs to do is install this upgraded camera outside the apartment building, and then spend a little time checking the surveillance footage to find out when Yamada Yuta will return.

In addition, he could place another one in Eriko Miyajima's house, so that he could perfectly monitor her every move and know whether Yuta Yamada was home, so that he could take advantage of the situation.

Unfortunately, this camera is very expensive, and he can't use the regular version, so it's not cost-effective. He might as well spend his own money to buy one.

The upgraded version requires 3000 Love Points, and his current total wealth is only 1730, which he simply cannot afford.

Fortunately, it's not like there's no chance at all.

Previously, the system issued a task to take Yuna Kanno home for a photoshoot over the weekend, and the reward for completing the task was a 50% off coupon for the store.

Furthermore, this online store has added a very user-friendly shopping cart function.

In other words, you can simply add the camera and upgrade features to your shopping cart and purchase them together, then use the 50% off coupon you get after completing the task to buy the item directly.

If I can work harder during this period and accumulate 2000 points of pure love, it would be even better to buy two cameras at once.

Thinking about this, Makoto Asano couldn't help but feel a little glad that he hadn't used his Love Points to upgrade his Stamina, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to do anything.

Having resolved one major concern, Makoto Asano began to tackle the next task: entering Eriko Miyajima's dream.

Tonight is the best time to use the Nightmare skill card.

After all, he had a significant conflict with Eriko Miyajima today, so to be on the safe side, Makoto Asano decided to enter her dream tonight to take a look and see if he could create a suitable dream to guide her perception of him.

And so, Makoto Asano waited until midnight.

Then, somewhat speechlessly, he discovered that in the list of selectable Nightmare skill cards, Eriko Miyajima's name was still grayed out and unselectable.

Why isn't she asleep yet?

Staying up late watching TV? That doesn't seem right...

Could it be insomnia?

I can't sleep because of all the things that happened today.

After much thought, this was the only answer Asano Makoto could come up with.

After all, there are no other possibilities.

He felt somewhat helpless about this, but could only continue to wait patiently.

Things are different now. He can't go next door and get Eriko Miyajima drunk again, since it's so late and Yuta Yamada is still at home.

Moreover, even if Yuta Yamada is not at home right now, this plan would be difficult to succeed.

After what happened today, Eriko Miyajima will surely be wary, and she will most likely refuse to drink with her even if invited.

So if we want to implement the plan, we can only keep waiting.

So, in order to enter Eriko Miyajima's dream, Makoto Asano relied on coffee and games to stay awake until 3 a.m.

Just when he was about to give up and almost fell asleep, the name of Eriko Miyajima in the Nightmare Skill Card suddenly turned into a bright gold option.

Noticing this, Makoto Asano immediately perked up and then invaded her dream.

Despite the fact that he was wrong about what he did and said that day, Makoto Asano, whose mind was already somewhat unclear, still blamed Eriko Miyajima for staying up all night.

Ms. Eriko Miyajima, are you aware that staying up late is bad for your health and is a very unhealthy habit?

Today I must teach you a lesson and show you what it means to go to bed early and get up early for good health.

So, while thinking this, Makoto Asano vowed to give Eriko Miyajima a good beating today.

Chapter 52 The Widow (Bonus Chapter 3/5, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

At eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, Eriko Miyajima suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and gasped for breath.

After realizing that it was all just a dream, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and patted her chest with lingering fear.

It was only then that she realized her pajamas were already soaked with cold sweat.

Feeling unwell, she took a cold shower in the bathroom to try and calm herself down.

However, the heavy and gloomy mood in her heart remained unresolved.

Unwittingly, she recalled once again the dream that had filled her with lingering fear.

As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Perhaps because of the conflict she had with Makoto Asano yesterday, her dream was related to that conflict.

Or rather, this dream was a direct consequence of that conflict.

Moreover, in her dream, she saw the ending for herself and Yuta Yamada—an ending she absolutely did not want to become reality.

It all started when, in her dream, she didn't listen to Makoto Asano's advice and instead chose to continue distancing herself from him and keeping her distance.

After making that choice, Eriko Miyajima in the dream told Yuta Yamada everything.

After discussing it for a while, the two decided to move out of here after Yamada Yuta received his salary for this month.

Up to this point, things have been developing normally.

But then, the dream started to go wrong.

After moving out of Makoto Asano's apartment, Eriko Miyajima insisted that she only needed to find a cheap studio apartment to live in temporarily, and that she would consider moving to a different place later when she had enough savings.

However, Yuta Yamada insisted on renting a house with similar conditions to Makoto Asano's apartment, trying to enable Eriko Miyajima to live a middle-class life in Tokyo.

However, the two of them only had a modest income.

After renting an apartment for 30 yen a month, the remaining money was barely enough to cover the couple's living expenses, let alone save enough to buy a house in Tokyo.

To prevent Eriko Miyajima from suffering alongside him and to earn enough money, Yuta Yamada began working endless overtime. Moreover, driven by his chauvinistic tendencies, he forbade Eriko Miyajima from going out to find a job.

Days passed by like this, and although Yamada Yuta's work was a bit tough, their lives did gradually improve.

However, accidents sometimes happen faster than anyone expects.

Not long after, Yuta Yamada was suddenly overwhelmed by the immense pressure without any warning.

Even more tragically, due to insufficient and untimely treatment, he passed away shortly after falling ill.

The dream began with Yuta Yamada's funeral.

……

The funeral hall was empty except for Eriko Miyajima, whose face was deathly still, staring blankly at Yuta Yamada, who lay peacefully asleep in the coffin.

As she looked at it, it seemed that she was recalling the beautiful memories she had with Yamada Yuta in the past. Suddenly, her eyes reddened, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

At this moment, her heart was filled with sadness and regret.

If I had agreed to Asano Makoto's request to be friends with him instead of deliberately distancing myself from him, would things have turned out differently?

If I hadn't told Yuta Yamada about this, and hadn't insisted on moving out of Makoto Asano's apartment, would things have turned out differently?

If only I had...

Eriko Miyajima kept thinking about it, wondering if she had made a mistake back then, and whether she had made a better choice.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world; what has already happened will not change the outcome.

Yuta Yamada will never come back.

Two clear tears streamed down Eriko Miyajima's face as she lay silently on the coffin, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

Just then, she was suddenly hugged tightly from behind.

Before she could even ask who it was, a familiar voice reached her ears.

"Eriko, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

"Asano...kun?"

"It's me, Eriko. I'm sorry."

Upon hearing this, Eriko Miyajima confirmed the identity of the person hugging her from behind.

She instinctively stopped crying, grabbed Asano Makoto's arm that was holding her, and pulled away, trying to break free from his embrace.

However, how could Eriko Miyajima, who had been crying for several days, be a match for Makoto Asano? Not to mention that Makoto Asano was hugging her very tightly.

"Asano Makoto, let me go."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Eriko, it's all my fault. It's all my fault for saying those things that drove you to this point. I even considered myself your friend, but I..."

Hearing Eriko Miyajima's cold voice, Makoto Asano showed no intention of letting go; he just kept apologizing to Eriko Miyajima.

Gradually, Eriko Miyajima stopped struggling and silently shed tears once again.

Feeling her trembling body, Makoto Asano turned her around and hugged her even tighter: "It's okay, Eriko, I'm here, I'll always be with you."

Upon hearing this, Eriko Miyajima seemed unable to control her suppressed emotions any longer, and she pressed her face against Makoto Asano's chest and began to wail loudly.

"Asano-kun, Yuta... Yuta... Yuta is gone, Yuta... Waaah, he's gone..."

"I know, Eriko, don't cry anymore. It's all my fault, please stop crying."

Upon hearing this, Eriko Miyajima cried even harder, shaking her head between sobs, "No, it's not Asano-kun's fault, it's all my fault, sob, it's all my fault, it's all because of me, Yuta... sob, it's all my fault..."

Makoto Asano didn't say anything more, but simply held Eriko Miyajima tightly, making her feel his presence.

Shortly afterward, Yuta Yamada's coffin was buried in the ground, and the funeral was over.

However, the dream did not end there.

After Yuta Yamada's death, Eriko Miyajima did not return to her hometown, but stayed in Tokyo alone.