Tokyo: Becoming the Perfect Male God Starting with a Rented Boyfriend.

Chapter 162 Childhood Sweethearts

Her identity, which allowed her to participate in the commemorative photos taken by her family to mark her graduation from university, has sparked curiosity.

Why is there such an adorable and stunningly cute little girl in the photos where even her younger sister, Shiori, isn't?

They were still holding hands, though she looked rather reluctant. You wouldn't normally do that in a relationship.

Miyazawa Itsuki's eyes flickered slightly.

He paused for a moment before carefully beginning his introduction:

"She... I guess you could say she's my childhood sweetheart."

"...?!"

"Because we were neighbors and went to the same kindergarten, we've known each other since we were little. This is a commemorative photo we took when we entered the same primary school."

Tsukimi Sakura looked dazed.

"Childhood friends... Miyazawa-kun also had that kind of thing."

Her Highness suddenly seemed to have weakened considerably.

"It's just a way of saying it."

Miyazawa Itsuki recalled distant memories:

“We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Her family moved out of Kyoto years ago, and we lost contact with them.”

Huh...?

Tsukimi Sakura felt a glimmer of hope amidst despair.

"Her family moved away in a hurry back then, and they didn't leave any reliable contact information, so we lost contact. I sometimes worry about whether that child is getting along well with people..."

Miyazawa Itsuki sighed with the air of an elder.

To outsiders, Hoshina Riko is a peer who grew up alongside him.

But for Miyazawa Itsuki, whose inner soul is that of an adult, it's more like taking care of the neighbor's little princess than a childhood friend.

He had seen his cold, awkward, affectionate, and clingy sides...

Compared to the idea of ​​"childhood sweethearts," which conveys a sense of innocent affection and ambiguity, this is a different approach.

It would be quite appropriate to describe it as a relationship between an elder and a person being cared for.

Well, if the child really called himself that, he was more shocked than anything else.

Given Rino's attitude towards him, even if he really asked her for that, she would probably say it without hesitation.

Tsukimi Sakura's eyes gradually relaxed.

So it was my childhood sweetheart whom I hadn't been in touch with for a long time...

She's just a primary school girl.

The excitement gradually subsided.

Sakura Tsukimi calmed herself down and faced the girl in the photo with a normal attitude.

"Hoshina Rino..."

She carefully examined the little girl in the photo.

So cute...

She'll definitely be a beauty when she grows up.

If my childhood friend, who has become a super beautiful girl, were still by Miyazawa-kun's side.

That was an incredibly formidable opponent, even more so than Naomi Asahina.

Fortunately, it was just a childhood connection.

Things like those in romantic comedies won't happen.

It's so strange that a childhood friend would always remember Miyazawa-kun and then fulfill a marriage promise later in life.

Tsukimi Sakura mistakenly believed that the two had lost contact during elementary school.

In fact, Hoshina Rino and Miyazawa Itsuki separated in their second year of junior high school.

It has been about three years since then.

It wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. A lot happened during those three years, which is why Miyazawa Itsuki said what he did.

They parted ways during the period when their appearances changed the most, and there is basically no possibility of them meeting again in the future.

Even if you brush past someone in a crowd, you'll most likely treat them as a stranger.

The waxing and waning of the moon, the gathering and parting of people.

The connections between people are so wonderful and unpredictable.

Miyazawa Itsuki took one last look at the photograph.

In the shot, Hoshina Rino makes a shy, awkward expression, her head slightly turned away.

But her eyes were secretly looking at him.

They had only known each other for a short time at that time.

Rino's attitude towards herself is not as... distant as Future's.

After this photo, they continued to be childhood sweethearts for eight years.

Many memories were created during this time, and their relationship grew stronger.

Including our first meeting in kindergarten, it's been nine years of our connection. We almost made it to a perfect ten years.

He gave a wistful smile.

Nine years.

The person who hopes to accompany you for the next nine years, and even for countless nine years to come, has already appeared by your side.

That way, I won't be a lonely, indifferent star anymore.

If he can overcome his psychological problems, he can communicate normally with people other than himself.

Then Miyazawa Itsuki's mission entrusted to him by Mrs. Hoshina will be completed, and he will be able to let go completely.

I looked up at the sky; there were no stars in the Tokyo night sky.

Look away.

I thought about it for a long time.

With a slight swipe of the finger, the next photo comes into view.

It was a detached house located next to an affluent area in Kyoto.

This is the Miyazawa family's residence. In the adjacent affluent area, there is a low-key old villa, which is Hoshina Rino's home.

Since that accident, the Miyazawa family mansion has become highly sought after.

Countless relatives and friends came from the countryside or far away, all wanting a share of the pie.

All their talk about raising the Miyazawa siblings sounded so hypocritical; their eyes were clearly filled with greed.

Miyazawa Itsuki had no intention of handing over the mansion to a wolf in sheep's clothing, much less hand over his beautiful and young sister.

To avoid further trouble, with the help of Ms. Chiki Ryo, he mortgaged and sold his mansion to raise money and took his sister to Tokyo.

She had not contacted any relatives, so they could not find her.

All Ms. Chiki Ryo knew was that she had gone to Tokyo and wished him well in her letter, telling him to come back to her after he came of age to formally hand over the inheritance.

Miyazawa stared at the photograph.

According to Ms. Chigi Ryo, the mansion was later bought by a mysterious client.

When she went to inspect the site, the mansion was already surrounded by a fence, but she did not find any major renovations.

Hopefully, the buyer was simply making an investment in real estate.

Some of his memories with Shiori still remain in that mansion.

If given the opportunity in the future, he will work hard to earn money to buy the mansion back.

Even if it can't be restored to its original state, I hope that the layout of the mansion can be changed as little as possible, and that some of the warmth of the past can be preserved.

……

……

Kyoto.

Arashiyama Town.

In front of a mansion.

A long, black luxury sedan glided slowly past.

The car door opened, and a female bodyguard in a suit quickly got out and bent down to open the side door.

The gracefully curved calves stepped onto the asphalt road.

Under the moonlight, the skin on her calves shone like jade.

She wore black loafers, white mid-calf socks, and a plaid pleated skirt... A girl dressed in an expensive JK uniform walked out.

The girl possessed unparalleled beauty.

She stood quietly in the moonlight, gazing at the mansion.

Since no servants were assigned to her, there were no lights or hot water prepared in advance.

It was only on a whim in Tokyo that I decided to return here by private plane.

I've returned to this resting place filled with memories...

The holiday is almost over, and she doesn't have much time left to relax.

The pressure from family and career all weighed heavily on her.

The person I long for is still nowhere to be found.

However, at least we have a clue.

Behind the girl, a woman in formal attire walked out slowly, her face bearing a bitter and troubled smile.

“Miss Hoshina, I really don’t know where he is. Even if you bring me here, I can’t give you the information you need.”

"Ms. Chiki Ryo."

Rino Hoshina took out two thin sheets of paper.

"Have you corresponded with him but don't know where he is?"

"I'm sure you know something, please tell me."

The girl bowed to her.

Ms. Chiki was startled and quickly moved away.

Only after she was captured did she learn just how powerful and influential the legendary Xingming family truly was.

They are an ancient conglomerate that controls a part of the lifeline of Japan and even the world... no, a more appropriate term would be a powerful family.

And the girl in front of me is so beautiful that she could almost be called the most beautiful in the world.

She is the only direct descendant of that family, the little princess of the Xingming family.

If word got out that the princess of the Hoshino family was bowing to her, she would probably lose her lifespan. She, Chiki Ryo, was just a commoner and could not bear such a thing.

"I really don't know much..."

Ms. Chiki smiled bitterly.

"Since Miss Hoshina has gone to such lengths, I will share everything I know."

"After the Miyazawa family's incident, Koki took his sister to Tokyo. I really have no idea where they are exactly."

"Tokyo."