My dear wife, I still love you more.

"Hasegawa-kun, you can leave breakfast to me." Mrs. Yuihama said, placing her hands on Hasegawa's chest as she tried to push him out of the kitchen.

“Mrs. Yuihama, it’s a rare weekend when you don’t have to go to school, so I’ll take care of breakfast today,” Hasegawa said to Mrs. Yuihama with a smile.

“Hmm, Hasegawa-kun has to cook every day. Now he even has to make his own breakfast. It makes me feel so useless.” Mrs. Yuihama stubbornly shook her head.

"How about this, I'll cook breakfast today, and Mrs. Yuihama can cook dinner? How about we switch?" Hasegawa said to Mrs. Yuihama with a smile.

"An exchange? Hmm, alright, if that's what Hasegawa-kun thinks." Mrs. Yuihama thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Hasegawa's idea.

Mrs. Yuigahama took off the apron she was already wearing and put it on Hasegawa. When putting the apron on Hasegawa, Mrs. Yuigahama had no taboos at all, or rather, she didn't think about anything else. She pressed her body against Hasegawa, pulled the two ropes at the back of the apron over, and tied them in front.

Hasegawa blushed slightly, especially when Mrs. Yuihama pressed against him. He was even starting to feel a little restless.

Unfortunately, Hasegawa knew that Mrs. Yuihama had no other intentions. If Hasegawa made any unusual moves, it might actually provoke Mrs. Yuihama's displeasure.

"Well then, breakfast is in Hasegawa's hands now." Mrs. Yuihama said to Hasegawa with a smile after helping him tie his apron, taking a step back.

"Okay, leave it to me."

After having breakfast prepared by Hasegawa, and taking advantage of the long weekend, Hasegawa began to teach Yui Yuigahama. Given Yui Yuigahama's current progress, Hasegawa rarely gave her special lessons during the weekdays. Most of the time, he would just offer some guidance and correct her mistakes, and then spend more time on the weekend giving Yui Yuigahama a long lesson.

"Good, Yuihama, do it like this. Don't strain your throat, and don't relax when you're doing the Hasegawa..."

While giving Yui Yuigahama a lesson, Hasegawa's phone suddenly vibrated. Hasegawa frowned slightly, but still took out his phone, and then he discovered that it was Tomoya Aki calling him. This surprised Hasegawa greatly.

After all, Aki Tomoya usually works on weekends, so he rarely calls Hasegawa.

"Rinya. What's wrong? Why are you calling me at this time?" Hasegawa didn't say anything else and asked directly.

"Kenichi, you actually asked me what's wrong. You're really something—" Aki Tomoya said in a complaining tone.

"Huh?" Hasegawa was a little taken aback, not understanding what Aki Tomoya was talking about.

"Didn't you and Eriri agree to come to Eriri's house today to discuss the plot of the Tokyo Ghoul manga? It's been so long, and you still haven't come." Aki Tomoya said with a hint of accusation.

"Uh, you, how did you know?" Hasegawa asked in surprise.

"Of course I found out from Eriri. But Kenichi, you went a bit too far. You know I care a lot about the Tokyo Ghoul manga, and you guys discussed the manga's direction over the weekend without telling me. Luckily, I overheard Eriri mentioning it casually, so I asked for leave from my part-time job in advance. Otherwise, I would have really missed it." Aki Tomoya complained about Hasegawa.

"You, you heard what Sawamura told you?" Hasegawa was speechless.

"It wasn't Eriri who told me; I overheard it by accident. Okay, it's getting late, Hasegawa, hurry up and come over," Aki Tomoya urged, then hung up the phone.

Hasegawa stared speechlessly at the phone that had been hung up. He finally understood what had happened. Eriri, so that's how she pulled this sneaky tactic. It all came down to Aki Tomoya after all.

However, Eriri's plan actually worked this time. She successfully used the plot of the Tokyo Ghoul manga as an excuse to bring Aki Tomoya to her house.

Hasegawa was also somewhat relieved, relieved that he had refused Saeko Busujima's invitation before, otherwise, who knows what might have happened.

"Hasegawa, is someone looking for you?"

"Yes, it's that guy, Tomoya. Alright, in that case, Yui, you can contact him directly today. I'll go to Tomoya's place," Hasegawa said to Yui Yui.

"Okay." Yui Yuigahama nodded. Before she knew what was going on, she was quite well-behaved.

Just then, Hasegawa's phone vibrated again. He looked down and saw that Eriri had sent him a text message.

I opened the text message; it contained an address.

Needless to say, Hasegawa knew that this was Eriri's address.

Considering Eriri's actions this time, Hasegawa was somewhat impressed. Despite being a tsundere, she went to such lengths. All of this was for Aki Tomoya. And yet, Aki Tomoya is such a weirdo, completely uninterested in real-life girls, preferring instead his two-dimensional waifus.

It's unclear whether Eriri will be able to win over Tomoya Aki in the end, but Hasegawa thinks it's unlikely.

Chapter 100: Sayuri Sawamura

Following the address in the text message, Hasegawa arrived in front of a villa. Then, raising an eyebrow, he thought, "Eri is a rich, beautiful, and wealthy heiress, huh?"

Ordinary families can't afford to live in a house like this.

Standing at the door, Hasegawa prepared to ring the doorbell.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

A soft voice sounded behind Hasegawa, startling him.

Turning around, Hasegawa saw a beautiful woman. She didn't look very old, had the same twin tails, and even a similar figure to Eriri, though she was slightly taller. Her hair was black, a full head of black hair.

"Hello, I'm here to see Eriri Sawamura Spencer. You must be her older sister. I'm Kenichi Hasegawa, her classmate at school." Hasegawa politely addressed the woman he thought might be Eriri's older sister.

"Sister? You mean I'm Eriri's sister?" The woman's eyes narrowed with laughter, looking extremely happy.

"Isn't that right?" Hasegawa was a little taken aback.

"I'm Eriri's mother. Hasegawa-kun actually mistook me for Eriri's older sister? Do I look that young?" Sawamura Sayuri gently covered her mouth, her face full of smiles. After all, for a woman of her age, being seen as so young is a very happy thing.

"Oh, it's you, Auntie. I'm so sorry. But you look really young. You seem to be only around twenty years old." Hasegawa was being quite honest. Because Sawamura Sayuri really did give off a very young vibe. Even if Hiratsuka Shizuka stood next to her, Hasegawa would think Hiratsuka Shizuka was the older one.

"Twenty years old? I'm already over thirty." Sayuri Sawamura said happily.

"You can't tell at all, Auntie looks so young. It's as if the years haven't touched you at all."

“Look, I’ve actually started getting wrinkles there too.” Sayuri Sawamura turned her head to the side and pointed to the corner of her eye.

Hasegawa looked at Sayuri Sawamura's face; her skin was fair and delicate, with no signs of wrinkles around her eyes. "I can't see any wrinkles on your face at all."

"Hasegawa-kun is so good with words," Sawamura Sayuri said with a happy smile.

"I'm telling the truth, not exaggerating at all," Hasegawa said earnestly. Hasegawa really wasn't lying. He had met many people over thirty, including Mrs. Yuihama, but none of them looked as young as Sayuri Sawamura. Hasegawa didn't know how she maintained her youthful appearance, or if she was truly naturally beautiful.

Moreover, the demeanor of this Sayuri Sawamura in front of me is completely unlike that of a young married woman. She seems too young. Her tone of voice and manner of speaking all give off a youthful vibe.

She's a completely different type from Mrs. Yuihama.

Sawamura Sayuri smiled and kept telling Hasegawa interesting things, but she seemed to have forgotten to let Hasegawa in. Hasegawa didn't know what to say, so he just went along with Sawamura Sayuri.

Furthermore, some of the things Sawamura Sayuri said were quite interesting, and even though Hasegawa knew she was Eriri's mother, he didn't feel too much pressure chatting with her. At the same time, Hasegawa seemed to vaguely notice Sawamura Sayuri glancing towards the house a few more times. Was she preventing him from going in, or what was going on?

Hasegawa was a little confused. Was he not welcome? But it didn't seem like it. Hasegawa didn't feel that Sawamura Sayuri wanted him to leave.

Although a little confused, since the conversation was going so well, relaxed, and stress-free, Hasegawa decided to chat with Sawamura Sayuri. He found it quite interesting anyway. At least, Hasegawa felt that chatting with Sawamura Sayuri was probably much easier than chatting with Eriri. After all, Eriri's personality could be incredibly difficult at times.

"Does Hasegawa-san like that novel too? Me too, I love it so much, and I've read it more than once," Sawamura Sayuri said happily.

"Really? Me too, and I think the reflections on ideas in it are particularly wonderful..."

"Yes, yes, that's what I think too. We're on the same page."

"..."

At first, Sayuri Sawamura might have had some other ideas, but as she talked with Hasegawa more deeply, she found that Hasegawa was actually quite compatible with her temperament and tastes. He seemed completely different from those sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys. Hasegawa gave off a more mature vibe, and at the same time, he was gentle and gave people a special sense of security.

Sayuri Sawamura was completely unaware of the generation gap between her and Hasegawa.

Especially when discussing novels or comics, Hasegawa's views were surprisingly similar to hers. As they talked, Sayuri Sawamura almost came to regard Hasegawa as her confidant.

Later, she forgot that the two people were still standing at their door.

Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, Hasegawa's cell phone suddenly rang.

Hasegawa paused for a moment, then looked at Sawamura Sayuri with a bit of embarrassment.

Sawamura Sayuri then realized what had happened, and blushed slightly: "I'm so sorry, we're already at your doorstep, and I completely forgot to let you in. Instead, we chatted at the door for so long. Since someone called you, please answer it and see if there's anything you need."

"Sorry." Hasegawa smiled apologetically, then took out his phone, looked at the caller ID, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "It's Tomoya calling. He's probably getting impatient."

"Huh? Is that Tomoya's call?" Sayuri Sawamura's expression couldn't help but become a little strange.

Actually, the reason she chatted with Hasegawa at the beginning and didn't let him in was to buy herself some time, giving Eriri and Aki Tomoya a little more time alone.

Sawamura Sayuri was well aware of the relationship between Eriri and Aki Tomoya. She even understood Eriri's thoughts. This time, Aki Tomoya had finally come to visit, and she had specially come out of her house so that the two of them could spend more time together. Who knew that Aki Tomoya would actually call Hasegawa at this time.

Clearly, Aki Tomoya and Eriri were not as she had imagined.

Chapter 101 The Worried Little Lily

Hasegawa followed Sayuri Sawamura inside.

As soon as Hasegawa stepped inside, he saw Aki Tomoya looking anxious.

“Auntie! Kenichi, you’ve finally arrived. I remember your place shouldn’t be this far from here.” Aki Tomoya greeted Sawamura Sayuri, then turned to Hasegawa.

"Um, well, it's my first time here, so I got a little lost," Hasegawa explained.

"Lost? How could you get lost on such an easy road?" Eriri said with a displeased look.

"It's me. I ran into Hasegawa-kun at the door and chatted with him for a bit, then I lost track of time," Sawamura Sayuri explained with a smile. At the same time, her eyes darted between Eriri and Aki Tomoya. Seeing Eriri's displeased expression, she immediately understood that the relationship between Eriri and Aki Tomoya—no, it should be said that the misunderstanding had not been resolved.

"Oh, I see. Alright, Hasegawa, come with me. Let's go to the room and have a proper discussion about the plot development of the manga." Eriri said to Hasegawa, her face still showing a hint of displeasure.

"Uh, okay. Auntie, I'll go now." Hasegawa nodded, but he didn't forget Sawamura Sayuri and told her.

"Yes. Since it's something important, let's go quickly." Sawamura Sayuri nodded with a smile, but looking at Aki Tomoya's excited face, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Sawamura Sayuri had a vague feeling that the possibility of repairing the relationship between her daughter and Aki Tomoya was really, really small.

Sawamura Sayuri frowned, wondering what she, as a mother, should do in this situation. How could she mediate? She was at her wit's end. He was perfectly fine in kindergarten, but suddenly, after starting elementary school, he became like this.

"Sigh, it seems like Eriri doesn't know any other boys besides Tomoya, and yet the two of them have ended up like this. What are we going to do?"

"Wait, it seems like Eriri has mentioned another boy recently, Hasegawa? The one from earlier? Could it be that Eriri and him... No, if that's the case, then Tomoya wouldn't be here now."

"Hmm, is it because of Tomoya that Hasegawa came to our house today?"

"However, Eriri mentioned Hasegawa a few times before, but she didn't mention Tomoya again."

"So, what exactly is Eriri thinking?"

"Tomoya is good, but Hasegawa also gives off a very good vibe. Hasegawa seems a bit more reliable than Tomoya."

"Forget it, let nature take its course and see which one Eriri will like. Honestly, Eriri is such a tsundere, she's nothing like me. Now I'm the one who has to worry about her."

Thinking this, Sayuri Sawamura seemed to relax a little, and her expression became somewhat lighter.

Hasegawa and Eriri had no idea what was going on in Sawamura Sayuri's head.

The three of them entered Eriri's room, and Hasegawa glanced around at it.

Well, Eriri's room is a bit messy, and it doesn't quite feel like a girl's room. Hasegawa thinks a girl's room should be like Yui Yuigahama's room, with some girlish pink and a touch of cuteness.

However, Eriri's room had some manuscripts scattered messily on the floor, and two closets on the wall filled with stacks of books, mostly light novels or manga. There were also some figurines, and the vast majority of them were female, dressed in rather revealing clothing; some even required a holy light to truly appear.

No matter how you look at it, Hasegawa felt that this should be a room for an otaku, not a girl.