My dear wife, I still love you more.

Although Hasegawa has a key to this place, he doesn't actually need it because Saeko Busujima is always here on weekends whenever Hasegawa comes over.

The two practiced kendo together, and even Hasegawa himself didn't realize that his relationship with Saeko Busujima had become much closer than before.

After that, he went to school and practiced swordsmanship at the kendo club after school, but he only used wooden swords, which made Hasegawa feel that he had no sense of using a samurai sword at all. However, this was, after all, school, and samurai swords couldn't just be brought to school like that. Hasegawa sighed about this several times.

"Hasegawa, since you want to practice kendo with a katana now, why don't you go directly to the kendo dojo after school? Although it's a bit far from here, the train is very convenient and goes directly there. After practice, you can go home directly from the kendo dojo." Saeko Busujima looked at Hasegawa's sigh, understood his thoughts, and thus offered him a suggestion with a smile.

"Huh? Is this okay?" Hasegawa was pleasantly surprised.

“Of course you can. I already gave you a key to the kendo dojo, so you can go anytime you want,” Saeko Busujima said to Hasegawa with a smile.

"Thank you so much, Busujima-senpai." Hasegawa's face lit up with surprise, but then he looked at Saeko Busujima with some hesitation.

Well, Hasegawa sparred with Saeko Busujima almost every day, and each sparring session was a time when his skills improved rapidly. If he went to the kendo dojo, while Saeko Busujima stayed at the school's kendo club, it meant he wouldn't be able to spar with her anymore.

On the one hand, this would make Hasegawa feel uncomfortable, and on the other hand, without Saeko Busujima, the rate at which his kendo skills would improve would slow down.

“Although I’m the club president, I don’t really have much influence here. So, after school, I’ll go to the kendo dojo with you, Hasegawa-kun. After all, Hasegawa-kun is the only one in the kendo club I can spar with. If you leave, there’s no point in me staying here,” Saeko Busujima said to Hasegawa with a smile.

"Huh? Really? After all, you're the captain of the kendo club, Saeko-senpai." Hasegawa was pleasantly surprised, but still a little hesitant, worried that he might delay Saeko's plans.

“Of course you can. Like I said, I don’t really have much use for the kendo club normally. The kendo club is actually managed by the vice-captain and the others. So going directly to the kendo dojo after school is no problem at all,” Saeko Busujima explained.

"That's wonderful!" Hasegawa exclaimed with delight.

And so, Hasegawa and Saeko Busujima made their agreement.

However, when Hasegawa returned home and explained the situation to Yui Yuigahama, who had come from the Light Music Club, Yui Yuigahama's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Hasegawa, you, you really want to go to Busujima-senpai's kendo dojo?" Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, the kendo dojo at Busujima-senpai's house is very large and quite secluded. There are usually not many people there, so you don't have to worry about being disturbed while practicing kendo. Moreover, you don't have to consider anything else there, and you can do whatever you like to your heart's content." Hasegawa's face still showed a hint of excitement.

Yui Yuigahama's expression worsened: "The kendo dojo is secluded, there are hardly any people, and we won't be disturbed. We don't have to worry about anything else, and we can do whatever we like."

“That’s right.” Hasegawa nodded.

"With, with that, Busujima-senpai?" Yui Yuigahama murmured.

"Yes." Hasegawa nodded.

Yui Yuigahama suddenly felt dizzy, her body completely lost its strength, and she swayed as if she was about to fall to the ground.

Hasegawa was filled with excitement, thinking about practicing kendo with a real katana at the kendo dojo the next day, when he suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Yui Yuigahama. Startled, he quickly caught Yui Yuigahama before she fell to the ground.

"Yuhihama, are you alright?" Hasegawa asked with concern.

"I, I, I'm fine—" Yui Yuigahama's mind was completely blank when she suddenly found herself being held in Hasegawa's arms. Instantly, her mind went blank again, her body went limp, and she completely lost her strength. Especially breathing in Hasegawa's scent made Yui Yuigahama's body heat up, her body temperature rose, and her originally pale face turned crimson.

"Are you really alright?" Hasegawa was even more worried when he saw Yui Yuigahama's condition.

After all, she was perfectly fine, but suddenly she became weak. If it weren't for him, Yui Yuigahama would have fallen to the ground. In this situation, it might be nothing serious, or it might be very serious.

How did Hasegawa travel to Japan? Wasn't it because he had cancer?

Hasegawa didn't think anything was wrong at first and didn't pay much attention to his health. It was only after getting home from get off work that he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground. When he regained consciousness, he felt something was wrong with his body, but didn't pay much attention at the time. Later, similar incidents occurred several more times, which is when he went to the hospital for a checkup and discovered that he had already reached an advanced stage.

Now that Yui Yuigahama is suddenly in this situation, Hasegawa feels that it's somewhat similar to his own situation back then. As a result, Hasegawa panics, even becomes afraid.

"I'm fine." Yui Yuigahama regained her senses and shook her head vigorously.

"Phew. Let's go to the hospital." Hasegawa took a deep breath, suppressing his panic, and said to Yui Yuigahama.

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama was a little confused.

"Go to the hospital for a checkup."

"I'm fine."

"Just in case, it's best if nothing happens. But if your body—well, you might be lacking a certain nutrient—you can supplement it accordingly, which would be even better for your health." Hasegawa almost said "what if your body doesn't work out," but worried that Yui Yuigahama would be concerned if she heard it, so he changed his words.

"This, this isn't necessary, is it?" Yui Yuigahama knew her own situation.

"Listen to me, let's go to the hospital." Hasegawa's attitude was unusually firm. He grabbed Yui Yuigahama and turned to walk in the direction of the hospital.

Chapter 106 Mrs. Yuihama's Expectations

I rushed to the hospital in a panic and took Yui Yuigahama for a full checkup, but in the end, nothing was wrong.

This result brought Hasegawa a huge sigh of relief. Although, to put it bluntly, the money was wasted, Hasegawa was happy.

Yui Yuigahama, however, was filled with emotion as she left the hospital. She felt that Hasegawa was too good to her and cared about her too much. Even if there was only a slight problem, Hasegawa was so concerned about her. Thinking of the panicked expression on his face when he brought her to the hospital, Yui Yuigahama felt a warm glow in her heart.

"I am back."

Back home, Yui Yuigahama jumped up and down excitedly, shouting.

"I'm back," Hasegawa replied in a tone no different from usual.

"You're back! That's wonderful. You'd usually be back by now, but this time you weren't home yet, which worried me a lot," Mrs. Yuihama said, looking concerned.

Actually, Mrs. Yuihama was indeed a little worried, but she was also relieved.

After all, Yui Yuigahama is with Hasegawa, and although Hasegawa is only a high school student, he is steady and capable. Therefore, Mrs. Yuigahama trusts Hasegawa completely.

So, Mrs. Yuigahama wasn't really worried about Hasegawa and Yui coming home so late. In fact, she even had a little bit of anticipation. These two teenagers, Hasegawa and Yui, didn't go home after school, but instead came home so late—were they doing something special after school? Like, well, you know...

Therefore, the way Mrs. Yuigahama looked at Yui Yuigahama and Hasegawa actually carried a hint of ambiguity.

"It's all Hasegawa's fault! He suddenly dragged me to the hospital. Otherwise, I would have been back much sooner," Yui Yuigahama said, seemingly complaining, but actually feeling sweet inside.

"Go to the hospital?" Mrs. Yuihama's eyes widened suddenly, and at that moment, an idea immediately formed in her mind.

"You, you, you went to the hospital?"

"Yeah." Hasegawa was a little embarrassed. After all, now that he thought about it, dragging Yui Yuigahama to the hospital seemed a bit too reckless.

"So, so, I'm going to be a grandmother? I, I, I'm not ready yet, although, although I've long wanted to see you get married and have children. But, but this is too fast, isn't it? I'm completely, completely unprepared. But it's okay, the child can be born, I'll take care of him, I'll definitely take good care of him." Mrs. Yuihama was a little nervous, a little expectant, and even a little bit of approval.

"Uh, Mrs. Yuihama, what are you saying?" Hasegawa was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Mrs. Yuihama.

Hasegawa knew that Mrs. Yuigahama had been trying to match him with Yui Yuigahama, but Hasegawa didn't want that, so he had always politely refused, even deliberately acting as if he had no feelings for Yui Yuigahama. However, it now seemed that Mrs. Yuigahama hadn't given up on this idea.

Not only did she not give up this idea, she even fantasized that she and Yui Yuigahama had a child.

"Actually, there's no need to abort the child. It's fine if Yui takes a leave of absence or even drops out of school. After all, Yui's grades are so bad, continuing her studies wouldn't be very helpful. Now that she's on leave, she can take care of the pregnancy, and I can also teach her more about how to be a good wife," Mrs. Yuihama said very seriously.

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? What child? I, Hasegawa and I have absolutely, absolutely no relationship like that." Yui Yuigahama blushed, even felt a little hot, and gently stamped her little feet, showing a hint of shyness, but no anger.

"Mrs. Yuihama, there is absolutely no relationship between me and Yuihama, and nothing has ever happened between us. At least, I would never have considered such a thing before going to university. So, Mrs. Yuihama, please don't think about such unrealistic things," Hasegawa said to Mrs. Yuihama with a wry smile.

Yui Yuigahama's eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing Hasegawa's words. She clearly liked Hasegawa a lot, but his attitude was so clear. However, Hasegawa was only referring to before university. Would he consider this possibility after starting university?

"Will Hasegawa-kun consider doing 'that' with Yui after he goes to university?" Mrs. Yuihama looked at Hasegawa expectantly.

"Mrs. Yuihama, you, how could you—"

"Mom, don't talk nonsense." Yui Yuigahama was a little embarrassed that her mother had asked about such a thing. Although Yui Yuigahama herself really wanted to know the answer, it was too embarrassing, so she couldn't help but interrupt Mrs. Yuigahama.

"Well, alright then. We'll talk about it later." Mrs. Yui sighed, a little disappointed.

Hasegawa felt a pang of helplessness; his own thoughts were truly difficult to discern at this moment. After all, Mrs. Yuigahama seemed completely oblivious to the possibility of a relationship between them. She was solely focused on bringing him and Yui together. In a sense, Yui was the biggest obstacle between Hasegawa and Mrs. Yuigahama. But Hasegawa couldn't say anything about it.

After all, it seems Yui Yuigahama also has some feelings for him. So the relationship is complicated. If he were to actually express his feelings, Mrs. Yuigahama might be frightened, and might even avoid Hasegawa, or even make Hasegawa leave her house.

So Hasegawa can only drag things out like this for now. Sometimes Hasegawa thinks that if he had confessed to Mrs. Yuigahama before she tried to match him up with Yui, things might not be so bad now. Of course, that's just a possibility; things could also be worse.

In short, Hasegawa was really conflicted, and even had a headache.

Hasegawa is just waiting for an opportunity, a suitable opportunity, to express his feelings to Mrs. Yuigahama. But such an opportunity is so rare. At least for now, there seems to be no opportunity at all.

However, even if there isn't an opportunity, Hasegawa can create one. But we'll have to wait.

Chapter 107 Skill Upgrade

"Yuigahama, you're already quite good at singing. Today I'll teach you some new skills to help you improve even faster," Hasegawa said earnestly to Yuigahama Yui.

"Um, okay. Thank you, Hasegawa." Yui felt that Hasegawa seemed a little... well, a little strange today. He seemed to have suddenly become more... anxious? Anyway, Yui had the feeling that Hasegawa wanted to impart more knowledge to her all at once so that she could progress faster.

"No need to thank me. After all, I think you have a really good talent in music. That's why I want to work harder to nurture you." Hasegawa said to Yui Yuigahama with a smile, his expression natural and without any abnormality, as if Hasegawa was really thinking about Yui Yuigahama's well-being.

And so, Hasegawa diligently imparted more knowledge about music to Yui Yuigahama, and at the same time, his skill as a teacher seemed to improve even faster.

……

"Has my writing skill finally leveled up?" Hasegawa was pleasantly surprised to see his writing skill had improved to level 4. He felt that his writing ability had truly become much better, and if he wanted to, he could write even more amazing things.

He even looked back at his previous work, Tokyo Ghoul, and found that he could optimize it again.

Unfortunately, the first two volumes of Tokyo Ghoul have already been published, so there's nothing that can be done to revise them. At most, the only thing that can be done is to work on the unpublished, ongoing manga to make it more complete and better. As for the content of the third volume that was previously sent to Machida Sonoko, Hasegawa decided to revise it carefully before its publication and then resend it to Machida Sonoko.

Speaking of writing, Hasegawa started leveling it up as soon as he transmigrated here. However, although he had time to write every day, he only produced about 5,000 words, with almost no improvement. So, while the acquisition of writing skill proficiency was stable, it wasn't much either. Therefore, even though he had reached level 4 in kendo for some time now, his writing skill had only just reached level 4.

There's no way around it; Hasegawa can only dedicate a limited amount of time each day. For example, with kendo, besides daily practice, he could even spar with a kendo master like Saeko Busujima. But in writing, Hasegawa simply kept writing without sparring with any masters. He didn't even bother to learn from online tutorials like he does with music. Therefore, his improvement was relatively slow.

Even in music, because of constantly learning new things, I feel like I want to catch up and surpass others. In fact, because of constantly teaching Yui Hihama and constantly reviewing what I've learned, my musical skill level is about to reach level 4.

However, writing is only compared to other skills. In fact, the speed at which writing can be improved is relatively fast. After all, it has only been a short time since I transmigrated to the present. It is really not easy to improve a skill to level 4.

I spent a few days revising the contents of the first three volumes before resending them to Machida Sonoko.

"Editor Machida, I've rethought the previous content and revised the first three volumes. I feel the reading experience is much better than before. I'm sending it to you now, please take a look," Hasegawa said politely to Machida Sonoko on the chat app.

"Huh? Hasegawa, what did you say? You revised the contents of the three volumes you had already written?" Machida Sonoko was clearly very surprised.

"Yes, I feel that my writing skills have improved a lot compared to before, so I wanted to try to revise the previous content. As a result, I found quite a few areas for improvement, so I would appreciate it if Editor Machida could take a look."

"..." Machida Sonoko responded with an ellipsis, indicating her speechlessness.

"Okay, I'll take a look now, but Hasegawa-sensei, you really are just making trouble for yourself. What you wrote before was already very good and excellent, it didn't need any revisions at all," Machida Sonoko replied helplessly.

"Could you please take a look, editor Machida?" Hasegawa added a pleading emoji after the sentence.

"You're really being willful. Fine, let me see what you've revised first," Machida Sonoko replied helplessly, then fell silent for a while, clearly going to read Hasegawa's revised version.

Seeing Machida Sonoko's reaction, Hasegawa breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then found Eriri's contact information.

"Sawamura, how much of the first volume of the manga have you drawn?" Hasegawa typed this message. As for why he didn't use a phone call... well, he had just contacted Machida Sonoko, so it would be more convenient to use this chat app. Hasegawa wasn't embarrassed because he would have to speak on the phone and Eriri would have to discard the drawings she had already completed and start over.

After waiting a while, Eriri replied: "Don't worry, Hasegawa. I draw super fast. When I used to draw doujinshi, I could stay up all night the day before the deadline and finish a month's worth of content. So, I've already finished half of the first volume."

Looking at Eriri's smug words, Hasegawa's eye twitched involuntarily.

Eriri wanted to type a reply, but after typing just two words, Hasegawa deleted them. After thinking for a moment, Hasegawa simply sent Eriri the content of the first volume that he had previously revised.