Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

Asagiri Yuko is actually quite similar to Kawamata Kayako. In a sense, both of them are disliked, but the latter is disliked because of "Ju-on," while the former is simply not favored by fate.

Like her, her daughter was physically weak from a young age and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of four.

Although Japan's medical system is among the best in Asia, it was only the late 1980s at the time. Moreover, diabetes is incurable. Type 1 diabetes is different from the diabetes that most elderly people suffer from. It is a problem with the body's immune system and is also related to genetics.

In conclusion, the harsh reality overwhelmed Asagiri Yuko's family.

Her husband's gambling addiction only fueled her despair, and she even considered selling their assets to pay for her daughter's medical treatment.

But before she could sell the house, her daughter died from complications. From then on, Asagiri Yuko fell into deep despair. One day, in her living death, she heard a noise from the second floor and saw a little girl who looked exactly like her deceased daughter running down.

And that girl was Asagiri An, who inherited her daughter's name.

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"I see. So you saw this photo and became the person in it?"

"Mmm." Asagiri An nodded vigorously.

Tanuki's intelligence isn't actually that high. Don't be fooled by her appearance of being seven or eight years old; she's actually only four or five years old in terms of mental age. The only reason she was able to keep Kiyokawa Kiri alive was because of her tanuki instincts.

After hearing Asagiri An's explanation, Kiyokawa Kiri couldn't help but pat her head.

"Did you transform back into your tanuki form in front of Asagiri-san... who is your mother?"

"Eh?"

Asagiri An bit her finger, seemingly struggling with the situation, but quickly understood Kiyokawa Kiri's meaning and shook her head.

Since she became the image in the funeral portrait, she has hardly ever returned to her original appearance. After all, Asagiri Yuuko treated her like a treasure every day, and over time Asagiri An got used to staying in the other party's house, as if she had really become the other party's daughter.

"It seems that ghost stories aren't all bad; at least you can give Miss Asagiri a reason to live."

Kiyokawa Kiri smiled with relief.

Fortunately, Japan does not have the notion that "humans and ghost stories cannot coexist," otherwise, if Asagiri Yuko were to lose her daughter again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Of course, this matter must not be known to Asagiri Yuko's ex-husband.

After all, the ex-husband must already know that his daughter died young. If he finds out that there is a child who looks exactly like her here, it will probably cause a lot of trouble—just like if others find out that she has eaten mermaid flesh.

You know, the purpose of tanuki is to bring good luck and wealth. If word gets out, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to capture Asagiri An alive.

Kiyokawa Kiri thought about it for a while, and quickly stopped worrying about it.

He picked up Asagiri An and said in a coaxing tone, "Alright, how about we go next door to read a book, okay, Onii-san?"

Asagiri Yuko is very attentive to Asagiri An. Although she doesn't allow An to leave the house, her room is full of things that children like to play with, as well as various fairy tale picture books and textbooks for lower grades.

Kiyokawa Kiri accepted the request without hesitation, casually taking out a primary school math book and intending to teach Asagiri An some simple knowledge.

Given his experience as a top student since childhood, teaching children wouldn't be difficult for him. Moreover, although Tanuki is immature, he is still intelligent and learns very quickly; he just lacked learning opportunities in the past.

And so, time continued to pass.

Kiyokawa Kiri spent five o'clock playing and learning with Asagiri An. Seeing that it was almost time, they prepared to go downstairs to start their part-time job.

At this moment, Asagiri Yuko is preparing dinner.

Those in the food service industry either eat earlier or later than others.

After all, mealtimes become extremely busy, and people work non-stop, leaving no time to even grab a bite to eat.

Therefore, most restaurants or izakayas will have dinner in advance to avoid fainting due to low blood sugar caused by excessive work intensity later.

"Thank you for your trouble, Kiyokawa-kun... Dinner will be ready soon." Asagiri Yuko heard him coming downstairs, so she looked up and said gently, "Could you please prepare the ingredients now?"

"No problem, I'll help with the vegetables." Kiyokawa Kiri adapted quickly.

He knows a lot of dishes, but most of them are Chinese cuisine, which is not suitable for izakayas.

Aside from some set menus, most izakayas sell appetizers to accompany drinks. Local customers still prefer Japanese cuisine, while Chinese food can only be found in more specialized restaurants.

However, just as the two of them were busy preparing food in the kitchen, the curtain of the izakaya was suddenly lifted.

Asagiri Yuuko, the shop's female manager, reacted quickly, immediately raising her head and welcoming them with a smile:

"Welcome! Are you alone?"

"No...it's two people." The voice sounded somewhat familiar. After entering the store, she stared intently at Kiyokawa Kiri, who had her back to her. She said succinctly, "Kiyokawa-kun, do you have any recommended set meals?"

The other party deliberately emphasized the name Kiyokawa Kiri, and this time the latter finally understood.

He turned around in surprise, as if puzzled as to why the other person had suddenly appeared there, and asked blankly, "Tomie, how did you find this place?"

Standing before him was none other than his girlfriend, Tomie Kawakami.

But how the other person found this place was something he never told Kawakami Tomie, nor did he mention that he was going to work part-time outside.

Isn't this a little scary...?

"My boyfriend didn't come to see me at home all day, so I couldn't sit still and ran away."

Tomie Kawakami spoke with great self-righteousness, as if it were all Kiyokawa Kiri's fault.

According to her logic, when his girlfriend was sick and took leave, her boyfriend, Kiyokawa Kiri, not only did not take the initiative to visit her, but even went to see another woman and stayed in the kitchen with a married woman who was not a very attractive woman... This was obviously a despicable act.

Thinking of this, Tomie Kawakami's eyes gradually turned unfriendly, as if she were questioning Kiyokawa Kiri—what exactly was his relationship with Asagiri Yuko beside him?

"Hey, is this Kiyokawa-kun's girlfriend?"

Asagiri Yuuko completely failed to notice the hostility in the other person's beautiful eyes, and only looked at Kiyokawa Kiri with some surprise.

Before Kiyokawa Kiri could explain, she said enviously, "So that's how it is... You two have such a good relationship."

"She's my girlfriend, but not because of the part-time job." Kiyokawa Kiri stopped what she was doing, looking somewhat helpless. "Tomie, why don't you sit down for a bit? It's not time to officially open for business yet."