Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 85 Dedication
When Saori mentioned making money, Shiratori Seiya stopped eating.

'You're only dating Mio Takahashi for money, aren't you?'

He vaguely sensed this meaning from the other person's words, but looking into their clear yet foolish eyes, Shiratori Seiya felt that he was overthinking it.

As expected, meeting Shiratori Seiya's gaze, Saori said softly:
"If Saori could earn that much money, she wouldn't have to worry about going hungry."

As she spoke, she picked up a large piece of fried noodles with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth, her cheeks immediately bulging like a frog's.

Shiratori Seiya was amused by her comical behavior and looked at her with a complicated expression, saying:

"If you have a full stomach, it's fine."

I can still afford to feed you as long as you have enough to eat.

He had intended to say that, but after thinking about it, he felt it was too cheesy.

Saori Hasegawa swallowed the fried noodles in her mouth and grinned foolishly:

"Yes, Saori knows that Kiyoya won't abandon her."

"Um……"

Shiratori Seiya nodded, his gaze lowered, and waited until Saori finished eating the entire bowl of fried noodles before mentally summoning the system interface and speaking:

"Saori, will you be my girlfriend?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Saori was stunned.

The next second, her bright black eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she spoke in a pitiful voice:

"Saori, Saori wasn't Kiyozai's girlfriend all along?"

"No, it's just that we broke up before, right? I'll ask you again now, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Wasn't she your fiancée? How did she become your girlfriend...?"

Shiratori Seiya was getting a headache from her, so he rubbed his temples and said:
So, are you willing or not?

"I'm willing. If Kiyoya asks a thousand times, Saori will answer a thousand times..."

The words she spoke were so touching, but her tone clearly carried a strong sense of grievance.

Shiratori Seiya ignored her and focused his attention on the system interface.

'Ding. '

[The system has detected that the host already has a romantic interest. Please end your relationship with Mio Takahashi first.]

"..."

Is that really the case?

Shiratori Seiya stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

His idea was to exploit a bug in the system.

If I break up with Mio Takahashi first, and then start dating Shione Hojo.

Although there is a four-month cooldown period in the middle of the system, during which various system rewards such as love assistance funds and sign-in rewards will be frozen, it still takes at least three or four months for Mio Takahashi to film a TV series.

During this period, he could accumulate profits through Hojo Shione's compound interest.

Of course, since the items redeemed by the system can only be used on the corresponding romantic partner, even though Hojo Shione can't sing right now, if she does this in the future, her earning efficiency will more than double.

The reason I didn't do this before was partly to lessen my moral guilt, and partly because I thought Hojo Shione might not be able to handle the sudden changes in his attitude...

He thought that once they broke up, there would be no relationship between them, and he could date and cultivate whomever he wanted.

Of course, what's even more serious is that if Hojo Shione marries him in a short period of time, how will he make any money?
On the other hand, because the system is intelligent, it has a four-month cooldown period, and it also freezes all reward amounts for the romantic partner, not only for the next partner but also for the previous one.

But now it seems that both of these aspects are barely acceptable.

Hojo Shione clearly showed signs of compromise, while Takahashi Mio's situation also requires a long time to improve.

The money earned from exchanging songs for Hojo to sing can make up for the portion frozen by the system, and can even support Takahashi Mio, whose earnings from acting in scripts can then be used to support her as well...

This is a win-win-win situation!

Shiratori Seiya thought there was nothing wrong with this approach and decided to reaffirm their romantic relationship the next time he saw Shione...

However, just as he made up his mind, another notification popped up from the system.

'Ding. '

[Detected that the affection level of the romance target 'Hasegawa Saori' has reached the maximum of 100.] [Out of humanitarian concern, if the romance target 'Takahashi Mio's' skill level is raised to Master level and her affection level is raised to 100, the girlfriend limit can be broken from 1/1 to 1/2. (Note: Breaking up may cause the romance target's affection level to decrease, mental abnormalities, etc. Please choose carefully.)]

"..."
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In a ward at Yokohama Hospital in Tokyo.

Mrs. Hojo stared in disbelief at the two sisters wrestling on the hospital bed.

She couldn't understand why the two people, who had seemed so happy and harmonious at the dinner table just a few days ago, had suddenly become like this.

They quickly pulled the two apart and asked what happened.

However, not a single person uttered a sound.

Hojo Suzune seemed to have lost her voice as well, keeping her mouth tightly shut and not saying a word.

Even so, based on what Hojo Suzune just said, it's somewhat clear that this matter is related to Shiratori Seiya.

Knowing that her daughter had broken up with Shiratori and was suffering from depression and taking medication for a long time, Mrs. Hojo felt resentful towards him, but honestly, the breakup was quite normal, so she could only morally condemn the bastard in her heart.

But a concert is no small matter; it concerns his daughter's future, and it's not just a simple breakup due to a free-choice relationship.

She was going to call Norika Ando and demand an explanation.

However, just as Mrs. Hojo took out her phone, Hojo Shione on the bed seemed to sense something, her narrow eyes narrowed, and her gaze sharpened.

Hojo Shione abruptly threw off the covers, stepped barefoot onto the cold tiles, and snatched her mother's phone.

Mrs. Hojo was startled by her sudden movement. She looked up and met Shion's deep eyes.

"Xiyin, you..."

Hojo Shione didn't respond. She glanced down at her phone, deleted Ando Norika's number without hesitation, then opened her mouth, a dry sound coming from her throat:

"Mother."

"Please, don't, call Ando, ​​Auntie, okay?"

"Don't cause Kiyosai any trouble, okay?"

Hojo Shione's voice was broken and intermittent, but just by listening to her dry and hoarse voice, you could tell that she had tried her best.

Hearing her daughter's voice sound like a rusty, broken bellows, Mrs. Hojo's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She quickly cupped Shion's face in her hands and said:
"Xiyin, stop talking and get some rest..."

However, Hojo Shione didn't move. After coughing lightly, she stared at her mother without moving and said:
"Mom, Mom, please, promise me..."

Seeing Shion's pale face and her cracked, bloodless lips, Mrs. Hojo's tears welled up in her eyes, and she trembled as she couldn't help but say:

"Xiyin, is it worth it for you to do this for him?"

Upon hearing this, Hojo Shione opened her mouth slightly, then narrowed her eyes and smiled gently and innocently:

"It's worth it, I... cough cough..."

"Mom, loving someone is truly blissful..."

As she spoke, a wistful smile appeared on Hojo Shione's face, as if she were recalling the scene of Shiratori Seiya bustling around for her, and crystal tears slid down her cheeks:

"Before falling in love with Kiyoya, Shione had never been this happy..."

"So this is what it feels like to love someone."

"I owe all my achievements to Seiya, so, cough cough."

"Even if it is, if I can return a little bit, and if it can make him change his mind and love me again, then Xiyin will have won for a lifetime."

Hearing her daughter say this, Mrs. Hojo felt a pang of pain in her heart and couldn't help but reach out and hug Shion.

"Fool……"

"So, Mom, please don't cause trouble for Kiyoya, please..."

The girl nuzzled her chin against her mother's shoulder and whispered in her ear:
“Mom, if I make Kiyoya sad, then there’s no point in me living.”

Only I can make Kiyosuke sad.

Mrs. Hojo was startled and trembled slightly before agreeing repeatedly.

Seeing this, Hojo Shione smiled with satisfaction, then her gaze suddenly shifted to her younger sister by the bedside.

The two sisters' eyes met.

Hojo Suzune bit her thin lips tightly, her eyes glistening with jealous tears, a pang of bitterness rising in her heart.

She clearly felt that her love for Kiyoya was no less than hers, so why could Kiyoya say it so easily while she had to suffer like this...

It was obviously me first...
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(End of this chapter)