Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Wow~ So he likes this kind of playful hairstyle?

Speaking of which, it was the same thing in the bathtub just now; I acted like a cocky brat, and he couldn't stand it anymore...

It seems that the little devil style really appeals to him.

In the future, he will have mastered the hairstyle and feel that Kuroba Akira likes.

It seems that all women are born with the ability to understand men's thoughts and use this to establish their own advantage. From Hitomi to Shion to Mirai, they are all testing and grasping Kuroba Akira's preferences.

Just like making money, those who have more information can gain more favor... Love is also a kind of business battle, full of deceit and vying for attention.

Although Takanashi Mirai is unsure whether she has romantic feelings for Kuroba Akira, one thing is certain.

That is, she really likes her playmate Kuroba Akira, and she also wants Kuroba Akira to like her even more, so that he will be willing to come back to Takanashi's house more often to play with her, and they can continue to be happy.

In this way, I won't lack friends to play games with at home, and I'll also have a dad who will dry my hair and a brother who will tie my ponytail!

We must make him stay... We must make him part of the family!

Takanashi Mirai's obsession with making Kuroba Akira a member of her family deepened once again.

Meanwhile, Akiko, who was drying Kuroba Akira's hair, also felt the same way she did with her daughter.

She has always loved children; motherhood is ingrained in her soul. Now that she has a new son to take care of, she is naturally overjoyed, and he can also be a husband she can rely on at the same time...

Akiko Takanashi really wanted to be like her daughter and stick to Akira Kuroba, cuddling and acting cute to her heart's content.

Sometimes, she also wants to let go of her maternal role and return to her identity as a wife, or rather, become a woman in her purest form...

Thinking this, Akiko Takanashi's mouth started to secrete juice again, which she had to swallow carefully and silently... She couldn't be discovered yet.

When the Takanashi family gave Kuroba Akira more status and better treatment in order to accept him as one of their own, their lives revolved entirely around him. They gained a sense of novelty and warmth from him that they had never felt before, which then further transformed into an attachment to the head of the family that they had never experienced before.

This attachment continued to grow until they could no longer let go.

It's no longer 'anyone will do,' but rather 'it has to be him.'

The mother and daughter gradually became inseparable from Akira Kuroba.

After drying her hair and tying it into a single ponytail, Kuroba Akira glanced at the overall look and said with satisfaction.

"Yes, that's good."

"Wow~ Thank you Ming! Thank you Dad!"

She then expressed her gratitude and took the opportunity to pounce on him. Today, she was like a piece of chewing gum, sweet and soft, but a little too clingy.

Fortunately, at this moment, her mother spoke up to persuade her.

"Alright, Mirai, let go of Kuroba-kun for now. If you keep sticking to him like this, he won't be able to wear his bathrobe and might catch a cold. Besides, you should go change into your pajamas too, right?"

"Hmm... okay then, I'll go change into my pajamas first."

As expected, Mom's words worked. Takanashi Mirai obediently let go of Kuroba Akira and went to her room to change into her pajamas.

However, this was actually the future giving the opportunity to the mother, and the mother understood her daughter's meaning, so she launched an even more aggressive attack on Kuroba Akira.

So after Mirai left, Akiko thoughtfully picked up a bathrobe and helped Kuroba Akira put it on while apologetically saying something.

"I'm sorry, Kuroba-kun, for making you play with that future child in the bathroom..."

"It's nothing, I actually had a lot of fun."

"That's good... Hehe, she'll be happiest when she's with you in the future. The question she asks me most often at home is, 'When are you coming again tomorrow?'"

Is that so?

"Yes, but I can't answer that question either... So, Kuroba-kun, could you set a time? Like, every Saturday or Sunday, for her to come to our house..."

As Akiko was helping Kuroba Akira tie his yukata belt, she seemed to realize that her suggestion was a bit too much and quickly waved her hands to explain.

"Ah! But you should still come first, Kuroba-kun. If there's something important that prevents you from coming, then your needs should take precedence. There's no need to hold you back for the sake of my daughter and me..."

Akiko's appearance is so endearing, like a newlywed wife who wants her husband to spend more time with her but doesn't dare to interfere with his work. Her careful words and actions give people a pitiful feeling.

Kuroba Akira felt an urge to pull her into his arms and swear to her that he would put her and her daughter in the highest priority in his heart.

However, it's not very realistic to come every day; we can't really live at Takanashi's house, can we?

It's not impossible, after all, we already have the key...

However, Kuroba Akira still felt a little bit of 'rejection' in his heart. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with it, but because everything was too good, he was a little afraid that he would fall into depravity all at once.

Especially after experiencing dizziness twice, Kuroba Akira realized where the problem lay.

That's because the perfect homestead of the Takanashi family, coupled with his gentle and lovely wife and lively and adorable daughter, gave him a complete and perfect family.

Therefore, the Takanashi home has a kind of magic, like a warm blanket in winter; once you go in, it's hard to get out.

If Akira Kuroba were a person, he would actually be willing to spend all his time at Takanashi's house and be her future full-time playmate.

But now that he's slept with the class monitor and then with Ziyin, it's like he's 'having a woman outside,' so it's impossible that he's only now shifting his focus back to his home, right?

Moreover, Takanashi's house wasn't actually his own home.

However, although he can't make this place his home, he can still come here once a week, which is what he promised Takanashi Mirai.

Ziyin's career is now on track, but I can't help much with the video website project. Apart from going to the arts and literature department every day, I don't seem to have anything else to do. Moreover, I need to plan my own future career as a live streamer.

With that in mind, Kuroba Akira agreed.

"I understand. I'll come every Sunday afternoon from now on, and if I'm not too busy during the week, I'll also come after school. Is that okay?"

Akiko's face lit up with joy, and she clapped her hands happily.

"Of course! Like I said before, you're always welcome at our house, Kuroba-kun! No, now I should call you... Anada (darling)?"

"This...this isn't quite right, is it?"

"Oh, don't be nervous. I won't call you that in front of 'outsiders,' I'll only call you that at home... Is that okay?"

"It's still a bit cheesy... but since you're willing to call me that, I'll try my best to get used to it."

"Hehe~ Thank you for promising me, darling?"

Akiko did not waste the opportunity her daughter had created for her and successfully changed how she was addressed.

This is similar to how Takanashi Mirai jokingly changed her address to "Dad," starting with changing how she addresses someone and subtly altering their relationship.

The sweeter something is, the easier it is to become addicted.

The two walked out of the bathroom. Takanashi Mirai had already changed into her pajamas and returned to the living room. As soon as Kuroba Akira came out, she clung to him again.

Akira Kuroba wanted to check the time, but there was no clock in the Takanashi family's living room. He thought of using his phone to check the time, but then he remembered that his phone was in his clothes, and the clothes he had taken off were not in the dressing room. So he turned to Akiko and asked.

"Um, my clothes..."

"Ah, Kuroba-kun, I've taken your clothes to be washed. They're already hanging up to dry, but they might not be completely dry for a while..."

Akiko Takanashi tilted her head and held her cheek, revealing a troubled expression of 'what should I do?'

"We don't have any clothes that men can wear, and most of my clothes are dresses, so I don't have any that I can give you, Kuroba-kun..."

"No, I meant to ask about my phone... uh, I hope you didn't wash it with the clothes?"

"No, I remember very clearly, there was nothing in my pocket."

Akiko wasn't the kind of absent-minded wife; she checked Kuroba Akira's pockets before doing the laundry, partly to smell them.

Although Akira Kuroba's pants and most important boxer shorts had been tainted by his own daughter, Akira's clothes could still be used to absorb the scent of young men, so Akiko had already smelled them to her heart's content before taking them to be washed.

As a result, Mirai pulled out Akira Kuroba's phone.

"Your phone is here. I took it out for you before I went into the bathroom."

"Oh! Well done!"

Kuroba Akira took the phone from Mirai and realized it was already 6:30 p.m. He wondered if Shion's party should be over by now.

Just as I was about to check for missed calls, Future said...

"By the way, Ming, why don't you stay at our house tonight?"

"Huh? But Shion is still..."

“Actually, when I was getting your phone earlier, I just received a call from Sister Ziyin. She said she might be working very late and didn’t want you to waste your time and energy waiting for her, so you don’t need to wait for her.”

"Does that mean I don't need to pick her up?"

"Yes, and she also said that you didn't rest well yesterday and hoped that you could get some rest."

This is how the little devil will deceive both sides by exploiting information asymmetry in the future.

Half of the interactions in the bathroom were for winning over Kuroba Akira, and the other half were for 'buying time'.

In this way, even if Kuroba Akira doesn't believe his own story and calls Ms. Hongxiang to confirm, she will think that Kuroba Akira 'forced himself to get up in the middle of the night' and will feel even more sorry for him. From the perspective of caring about his health, she will choose to let him sleep at her house.

The plan is now complete.

In any case, Akira Kuroba must stay tonight and spend the night at Kotori's house.

The three of you must sleep together!