Anime Heart

Then we'll have to go with the softer approach.

That's why Ako gets up early to go into the kitchen and prepare breakfast for her family.

You see, even though Ako is very good at housework, whether it's washing clothes, cooking, or sewing, she's just too lazy!

Doing it is one thing, but not doing it is another.

If she didn't need to use sugar-coating to confuse the "Mom Demon King," she wouldn't bother getting up early at all!

Ako has a perfect score in housekeeping, which only happened after she met Arima Kento in the game.

She used to be a lazybones and didn't want to learn to cook. Fortunately, her mother paid attention to her life, which prevented her from starving to death.

Now, in her view, since she already has Lucien, there is no doubt that she will marry him in the future.

But if you're worried that Lucian won't want you, then you have to show your best side. Besides, isn't it the most basic thing for a bride to be able to cook?

So ever since she married Lucian in the game, Ako has always taken the initiative to learn cooking, except during game time.

Risa Taneda, seeing that her daughter finally had a hobby, naturally wouldn't object. Since she herself was quite good at cooking, she personally taught her daughter how to cook.

Ako studied diligently and also had some talent, so she quickly reached half of Taneda Risa's level.

Even with only half the skill level, it's easy to prepare a simple breakfast; bread, fried eggs, bacon, and cheese are not difficult to make.

With Ayako's careful preparation, she finally finished making breakfast for the three of them around 7:30.

Toast, fried eggs, bacon, and a simple bowl of white porridge.

It's not difficult, but the sentiment is great.

After getting up and washing up, Risa Taneda went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. When she saw the food on the table and her daughter sitting beside it, she was moved to tears.

The lazybones who usually doesn't get up before eight o'clock actually got up on her own to make breakfast for the whole family, and he would satisfy any requests she made.

This thoughtful gesture is what pleases her the most. After all, this is the first time her daughter has prepared breakfast for her!

Arima Shiki came out and saw this scene as well, and he was also very happy and gratified.

After spending so much time together, he had already come to regard Ayako as his own daughter. How could he not be happy to see his daughter getting up early to prepare food for the family?

Furthermore, he knew that there must be a reason for the unusual situation, but he was already planning to help persuade Risa if she disagreed with Ayako's request later.

After all, it wasn't easy for this child to come out of this situation. Whatever her purpose may be, we should try our best to fulfill it if possible!

At the dinner table, seeing that her uncle and mother had finished the breakfast she had prepared, Yako slowly spoke up: "Mom, Uncle, I want to start a club at school!"

"Establish a club?? What kind of club?" Although somewhat surprised, Risa Taneda decided to ask first.

"Um...it's basically a group of like-minded friends who get together to discuss and research things!" Ako was a little hesitant to speak at first, but she got more and more comfortable as she spoke.

"Yes! That's right, it's an interest club. There are many students in our school who share the same interests as me, but there isn't a corresponding club, so I wanted to create one!"

Risa Taneda couldn't help but twitch her lips. Her daughter's interest? Needless to say, it was definitely gaming! So, her daughter was going to start a gaming club at school?!

Subconsciously, Risa Taneda wanted to refuse, because Ako was now suffering from some kind of digital-real-world confusion, all because of the game!

If we establish a gaming club, wouldn't that just make Ako get even more involved?

That's why she wanted to refuse, but then she thought of what her daughter had just done for her, and the pleading look in her eyes right now.

It seems like she would shed tears if she said "no".

At this point, she had no choice but to ask her husband for help, something she was now quite adept at.

Arima Shiki felt his wife's gaze, immediately straightened his back, and then looked at Ayako and said, "Actually, I agree. Everyone knows what Ayako's situation is like at school."

"So instead of letting her be idle, it's better to find her something to do. A gaming club would be fine. As long as we find a reliable teacher to be the club's advisor, he can keep an eye on things and nothing will happen."

"Are you really okay?" Risa Taneda was still a little worried. Although Ako didn't seem to have the symptoms she used to have now that she wasn't playing that RPG game, she was still her daughter.

Arima Shiki looked at Ako's hopeful gaze, nodded heavily, and said, "Don't worry! There won't be any problems. I believe Ako will get better and better."

“Alright then! I’ll tell the principal when I take Aya to school today,” Risa Taneda said.

When Yako heard this, she was so excited that she almost jumped up. She didn't expect that her "big devil mom" would agree so easily.

"However, I also have two conditions."

Yako pouted and whispered, "I knew she wouldn't agree so easily."

"What did you say?" Risa Taneda glared at her daughter. She didn't really like this habit of making small gestures, so she always had to scold her daughter.

"Ah! It's nothing! I'll agree to whatever the request is!" Ako quickly replied.

Chapter 101 Club Activities in Progress

"You said it!" Risa Taneda blinked and said, "Don't go back on your word, or I'll look down on you!"

"Don't worry! Mom is a great... great person!" Yako almost blurted out the title she had given her mother in her heart, but luckily she corrected herself in time, thus avoiding a big mistake.

Risa Taneda glanced at her daughter, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "I told you, you have to agree to everything!"

"First of all, I really enjoyed this morning's breakfast. I wish I could have breakfast like this every day in the future."

Yako patted her chest, causing a slight ripple of excitement, but she herself didn't realize it. "No problem, I'll get up earlier to make breakfast for everyone from now on!"

“Yes, that’s good. The first condition has been met,” said Risa Taneda. Seeing that her daughter’s expression remained unchanged, she continued, “The second and final condition.”

"That means you can't be late for home because of club activities. You have to be home by six o'clock at the latest. I'll pick you up around six o'clock. There's no room for negotiation on that."

"Ah! What?! This won't do, I don't agree!" Ako immediately stood up to object, which was precisely why she wanted to start the club.

Now that even this most important reason is being restricted, how could she possibly agree?

Seeing her daughter get angry, Risa Taneda waved her hand dismissively and said, "Don't rush me, I haven't finished yet!"

He reached out and pressed his hand on his daughter's shoulder, helping her to sit down.

Risa Taneda then continued, "I can give you one opportunity to extend your club activities for five days this week, but you must be home by six o'clock at other times!"

Yako pouted in dissatisfaction. Her mother's actions were really giving her a headache. She used to be able to play games with Lucien every day, but now it was only once a week.

Of course, except for Saturdays and Sundays. I suppose Lucien will have time on Saturdays and Sundays too!

"Okay! I agree! Then I'll use this week's extended club activity time today, and I'll go home after seven o'clock!"

Ayako thought her mother would agree immediately. She knew her mother valued promises the most, so there shouldn't be any problem!

"No, not today, or rather, not even this week." Risa Taneda directly rejected the request.

"Why?! Mom, didn't you just say that?!" Yako immediately bristled and questioned her mother.

Today, her mood was like a rollercoaster, going up and down, leaving her breathless.

When faced with her daughter's question, Risa Taneda calmly explained her reasons.

"You only just had the idea of ​​starting a club today, and you're already thinking about holding club activities tonight? Get your act together, get the club up and running first, and then for the next two days this week, you'd better manage the club properly."

"If the weekend doesn't satisfy me, then I'll be disbanding your club next week. So, work hard to build your club!"

"Mom really is a devil!" Aya thought to herself.

Faced with these extremely unfair conditions, Ayako finally agreed. After all, there were many things that would require her mother's help, and she couldn't afford to offend her "Mother Demon King."

Of course, this sense of unfairness is only Ako's perspective. Arima Shiki, on the other hand, thinks it's quite reasonable; since Ako has decided to do it, she should do it well.

This reflects Arima Shiki's expectations and requirements for his children.

After breakfast, Risa Taneda took Ako to her school and met the principal.

After Ayako expressed her thoughts, the principal smiled obsequiously and looked at Risa Taneda behind Ayako, asking, "Do you agree to this?"

Risa Taneda understood what the middle-aged man meant and said, "I agree, but don't give me any special treatment, just normal treatment is fine."

"Understood." The principal nodded, took out a document, signed his name, and then respectfully handed the pen to Risa Taneda.

Risa Taneda took the pen, casually drew her signature on it, and then asked Ako to write her signature as well.

Taking the documents from Ayako, the principal said, "That's fine. Next, Ayako Arima needs to come up with a name for the club, and then find five club members besides yourself by next Wednesday."

"What if we can't find them all?" Ako asked curiously.

The principal looked at Risa Taneda and then said, "If you can't find them all, the club will automatically disband, so Ayako-san, good luck!"

"Understood! I'll find five members before then!"

Afterwards, the principal took Risa Taneda and Ako to see the club activity room he had assigned to Ako.

They said it would be fine to treat her normally, but the activity room assigned to Ayako was the one in a very good location and the largest in size.

Yako is very satisfied. All she has to do is recruit people, and next week she can play games with Lucian! How exciting!

"You can handle the recruitment yourself, Principal, please don't interfere!" Risa Taneda reminded the principal as she left.

"Don't worry, I know this is to train Miss Ayako's abilities, so don't worry!" the principal assured her.

It was almost time for class, and Yako was getting ready to go back to the classroom. She had promised her mother that she would pay attention in class, even though she couldn't concentrate.

"Ahem, Ayako!" The principal called out to Ayako as she was leaving. Under Ayako's puzzled gaze, the principal explained, "There are two pieces of news that I inadvertently mentioned."

"From now until next Wednesday, there seems to be an empty board on the bulletin board at the school gate. I wonder if it's for any other purpose."

"Also, the school's print shop is usually not crowded at lunchtime."

"Oops, I accidentally said something outrageous. Anyway, I'm going back to my office. Ayako, you should hurry up and go to class!"

Yako's eyes lit up. She hadn't actually thought of any good ways to recruit people, but after hearing what the principal said, she had an idea.

"Thank you, Uncle Principal!"

Watching Yako's retreating figure, the principal nodded in satisfaction. He had gone to great lengths to curry favor with her. These were all minor matters, and it didn't matter if he did them.

When Aya returned to the classroom, she tried to listen attentively for a while after class started, but then she gave up.

She took out a piece of paper and started writing and drawing. The teacher breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it didn't disrupt the class.

What Yako needs to do now is figure out how to design an eye-catching recruitment poster.

Since classes are boring anyway, I might as well think about that.

This is a crucial factor in whether I can enjoy playing games with Lucian!

Chapter 102 Black Cat and Black Charcoal