Anime Heart

Upon hearing Kaori Miyazono's question, Ako pondered for a moment and replied, "It should be July 4th!"

"Oh, what a coincidence! I was also born on July 4th!" Kaori Miyazono exclaimed. "Just call me by my name! I feel a little uncomfortable being called 'older sister'."

Unexpectedly, Yako shook her head and said, "No, you're my brother's girlfriend, so you have to call me 'older sister'! A birthday doesn't change anything!"

"Alright, Kaoru, you can call Ako whatever you want!" Arima Kento said. "Also, don't stay outside, hurry up and go inside!"

As they spoke, the three of them went into the house and changed their shoes in the entryway. Kaori Miyazono wore Ako's slippers, as their feet were about the same size.

But when the two stand together, the difference becomes immediately apparent.

In terms of height, Kaori Miyazono is taller than Ako, but in terms of bust size, Ako is far ahead.

Seeing this, Kaori Miyazono was also a little annoyed, thinking that she would definitely be able to catch up with Ako in the future!

Besides, Xian Dong might not even like it that much!

Because of this incident, Kaori Miyazono's previous concerns disappeared. She didn't really care about family background anymore; as long as she could be with the people she cared about, that was enough.

"By the way, your birthday is March 28th. It's a pity we met a little late, your birthday has already passed!" Kaori Miyazono said to Arima Kenjiro.

"But there's always a future, isn't there!"

Entering the living room, not seeing her father and Aunt Risa, she couldn't help but ask Ako curiously, "Aren't they home? Where are they?"

Yako glanced at the stairs and said, "They're taking a nap in their bedroom on the second floor!"

"Uh, okay! I'll go upstairs and call them over!" Yu Ma Xian Dong nodded and prepared to go upstairs. This villa has three floors: the first floor, the second floor, and the attic.

"Hey, brother, wait a minute!" Ako suddenly called out to Arima Kento, saying, "When Uncle and Mom went upstairs, they said they wanted to give Ako a younger brother or sister, and told me not to go up to them, but to wait for them to come down on their own."

Arima Xian Dong was completely stunned. What the hell?! When did his father become so open-minded? Saying this to his stepdaughter?!

"Do you know what they mean, Yako?" Arima Kento couldn't help but ask.

Ako nodded somewhat flusteredly and said, "Well, I've taken science classes, so I roughly know!"

Just as Arima Kento was about to continue asking questions, Miyazono Kaoru blushed and covered his mouth, saying, "Since they are resting, let's not disturb them! Let's chat in the living room for a while."

The three sat back down on the sofa. Ayako opened her phone and started playing games, while Arima Kenji listened to Kaori Miyazono's whispers.

"Why ask your own sister that kind of question!" Kaori Miyazono complained. "Also, my image of your father has suddenly become much more detailed."

"Haha~~~" Arima Kento didn't know what to say.

Are they in such a hurry? Couldn't they wait until Aya wasn't around?

Having never experienced that kind of thing, Arima Kento naturally doesn't know what it feels like to have tasted the sweetness of life, so he naturally can't understand his father and aunt.

The two were whispering to each other. They weren't particularly familiar with Ayako, so they didn't disturb her while she was playing games.

An hour later, the clock struck three, and Arima Shiki and Taneda Risa came downstairs hand in hand, where they saw Arima Kento and Miyazono Kaoru whispering to each other.

“You must be Kaoru!” Arima Shiki said in a gentle tone. “I know about your situation. It must have been very hard for you to get to this point. Actually, you’re at a disadvantage being with that kid Xian Dong.”

"Thank you, Uncle!" Kaoru Miyazono quickly stood up and said, "I had a lot of fun with Xian Dong. I think he's the one who suffered a loss."

After some conversation, Arima Shiki expressed his gratitude to Miyazono Kaori and her family, saying that he would be happy as long as Miyazono Kaori and Arima Kento got along well in the future.

"Understood, Uncle! I will try my best!" Kaori Miyazono said.

However, Arima Shiki felt that his son's gaze was a little strange. But he didn't think much of it, assuming it was just because of his son's attitude towards his girlfriend.

"By the way, Kaoru, give me your dad's contact number. Some things need to be discussed between the parents," Arima Shiki said.

“Okay!” Kaori Miyazono quickly rattled off a string of numbers.

Seeing that Kaori Miyazono seemed a little nervous, Arima Kento reached out and took her hand to relieve her stress.

Arima Shiki stood up and went to the side to make a phone call, while Taneda Risa took out some snacks and drinks to serve Miyazono Kaoru and Arima Kenji.

After a while, Yu Ma Zhigui returned, sat down on the sofa, and said, "Xiao Xun, why don't you have dinner before you go back? Then come here tomorrow, and I'll take you to the airport. I've already booked the tickets. This is what I arranged with your dad, so don't refuse!"

"Also, don't think about anything, don't have any worries."

“I understand!” Kaori Miyazono replied.

"Also, by the way, Xian Dong, I'll allow you to go with me tomorrow, but after you've settled Xiao Xun in, you have to come back and continue your studies. There's no room for discussion on that." Arima Shiki said, looking at Arima Xian Dong.

"Why?! I want to be with Xiaoxun!"

This immediately drew opposition from Arima Kento. The two had just confirmed their relationship and naturally didn't want to separate, especially given the distance between them.

Arima Shiki was not swayed by Arima Kento's words, but he explained to his son, "Kaoru's treatment will take a long time. Are you going to stay with her the whole time?"

"Is it really not allowed?!" Arima Kento insisted.

Chapter Sixty-Seven Decision

“Of course not!” Arima Shiki said.

"After Xiao Xun recovers from her illness, she can directly enter a music-focused high school, such as 'Sumei University of the Arts Affiliated High School,' based on her musical talent. But what about you? Are you just going to continue like this and not get into high school?"

"My son can't get into high school? I can't bear the shame. You must study hard. I will decide which high school you go to based on your grades, not whichever one you want to go to!"

“Unlike your brother, Kousei, who easily got into a high school with a music department after overcoming his difficulties, what talents do you have?”

"The answer is no, at least I haven't seen any, so get back to your studies! Do you really want to be a freeloader? Or do you think you're capable of supporting yourself?"

Arima Shiki was about to say something more, but Taneda Risa stopped him, saying, "Isn't it a bit much to say these things to a child now?"

"But that's the truth. You, Ma Xiandong, have no talent at all right now, so you should think about it carefully!"

"We have some things to take care of. We'll come back to pick you up when it's time for dinner."

After saying that, Arima Shiki nodded to Miyazono Kaoru and Ako, and then left with Taneda Risa.

Watching his father and aunt leave, Arima Kento couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Even in my previous life, when piracy was rampant, I was able to support myself. In this world, where piracy is severely cracked down on, and there are so many plagiarists to choose from, I will definitely not have a bad life even if I live alone.

But the father didn't know that! He hadn't assessed his own abilities, which was why he was so worried about his future.

I didn't need to go to junior high, high school, or even university, but why did I want to go to school in the first place?

It's all so that my father won't worry about me, so I can be a good child, study hard, and at least until I'm able to support myself.

Kaori Miyazono listened to everything and was very touched to learn that Arima Kento was willing to stay with her all the time. However, what Arima Shiki said also made a lot of sense.

Yako was also somewhat indignant, saying, "I don't know anything either, but Uncle didn't ask me to do anything! Why does he have to ask you, brother!"

Kaori Miyazono held Ayako's hand and said, "That's because you're a girl, Ayako. Even if you don't know anything in the future, you'll still be such a cute girl! Uncle's requirements for boys and girls will naturally be different."

Seeing that Arima Kento was still frowning, Miyazono Kaoru forced a smile, took Arima Kento's hand, and said, "Actually, what Uncle said is not wrong. You really should come back here to study hard!"

"Xiao Xun, but I want to stay with you! I'm really worried about your illness." Yu Ma Xian Dong expressed his concerns.

"But you don't have to stay with me all the time! Transportation is so convenient now, you can come see me often! Anyway, it's wrong for you to drop out of school with me. I don't want you to have to go back to junior high after I'm in high school, otherwise I'll just go find someone else!"

As she spoke, Kaori Miyazono sniffed to show that she wasn't lying.

"You dare!" Although he knew Kaori Miyazono was joking, Arima Kenji couldn't help but get nervous. "If you dare to do that, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

"Oh dear! What are you thinking about!" Kaori Miyazono reached out and patted Arima Kenji on the head. She found herself increasingly fond of touching Arima Kenji's head, and Arima Kenji didn't object to her doing so.

"I definitely won't, but if you can't go to high school with me after I get better, I can't guarantee I won't."

"After all, it feels really embarrassing to be with a middle school student!"

Before Arima Kento could speak, Ako interjected, "Kaoru-neechan, I don't think that's right! Aren't we just middle school students? Doesn't that make us all look bad?"

“ε=(′ο｀*))) Hey, Ayako, don’t mess around!” Kaori Miyazono said angrily, “I mean, in a year, won’t we be high school students?”

"But according to what Uncle said, there's a very high chance that Aya won't be able to go to high school..."

"Don't be so pessimistic! Ayako, you're only fourteen! Keep going!" Kaori Miyazono comforted her.

Yako reluctantly shut her mouth. She did this entirely because Lucien's game profile showed that he was a junior high school student.

She was standing up for Lucien.

As Yu Ma Xian Dong watched the two girls laughing and joking, he made a decision in his heart. He knew that he needed time to become independent, and during this time he would listen to his father.

After a while, I must become independent. If Kaori Miyazono's illness is still not better by then, I will stay with her until she recovers.

"Okay, Xiao Xun, I understand. I'll come to see you often from now on."

“That’s a good boy!” Kaori Miyazono said with a smile, but her smile also hid a bitterness that Arima Kento didn’t notice.

Compared to Arima Kento, Miyazono Kaoru is truly a fourteen-year-old child who has her first love, but she has to be separated from her lover for a long time before she can't help but cry!

But she held back and instead tried to persuade Ma Xiandong, an adult.

She is a very strong and sensible girl.

Having made up his mind, Arima Kento stopped hesitating and took the initiative to talk to Ayako, after all, she was his younger sister.

Ayako put down her phone and talked to Kaori Miyazono and Arima Kenjiro, even though she wanted to play games now.

At some point, Ako developed a new ability: to act based on her surroundings.

When she plays games, she hates those AFK (away from keyboard) players the most!

Later she learned that there are many uncontrollable factors that can cause a phone to go offline, such as 'your mom taking away your phone'.

So she acquired this skill, and now that she's activated it, she clearly realizes that she can't play games properly in this environment. So it's better to appease her brother and 'sister' first, and then play games.

She didn't want to become the person she hated most.

Yu Ma Xian Dong still remembered what his father had told him: his younger sister had some confusion between the internet and reality, so now that he had some free time, he had time to take care of her.

However, after chatting for a while, Arima Kento discovered that Ayako was just not very good at communicating with people and did not take the initiative to communicate with them.

Apart from that, there doesn't seem to be anything else.

Looks like I should find some time to tell Dad that Ya Zi is doing really well!

The chat continued until 6 p.m. when my phone rang. It was my dad calling. After answering, I heard him telling me to take my sister and his girlfriend out. They were waiting in the car!

Without much thought, Ma Xiandong took the two girls and prepared to go out.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Encouragement

When he came out and saw that Ma Xiandong was startled.