How to raise a random guy's wife

“I…I thought…” Kobayashi Sora paused, “I thought it was the tongue.”

"Nonsense." Kobayashi Megumi blushed. "Don't think I don't know what you were thinking just now?"

"How did you know?"

Megumi Kobayashi gently poked the tip of Sora Kobayashi's nose, "Because your body is much more honest than your mouth."

“Hmm…” Kobayashi Sora wanted to refute, but couldn’t at all. “Since that’s the case, then I don’t need to pretend anymore.”

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi sensed something was wrong. "I'm done soaking—hmm~"

With her mouth sealed, Kobayashi Megumi could only let out a weak hum.

......

"Let me help you scrub your back," Kobayashi Sora said, picking up a towel.

Kobayashi Megumi, her face flushed, glared at her and covered her front with another towel.

"Huh? Do I still need to cover it up?" Kobayashi Sora asked, puzzled. "I just wanted to help scrub your back."

“Yes,” Kobayashi Megumi said lazily, “that’s so you’ll only want to scrub your back.”

Chapter 542 Game Time

"Focus," Kobayashi Megumi urged softly, a smile playing on her slightly flushed face.

"Even if you say that..." Kobayashi Sora's hand holding the spatula trembled slightly, "I still won't be able to concentrate, will I?"

Wearing an apron, Kobayashi Sora, who was cooking, was hugged from behind by Kobayashi Megumi.

"This is punishment," Kobayashi Megumi said, giving him a light kiss on the back. "It's because someone broke their promise just now."

“To be honest,” Kobayashi Sora argued, “at first I really just wanted to help with the back scrubbing.”

Kobayashi Megumi grumbled, "And then she started doing something naughty while she was wiping."

"This is not my fault."

"Then you should blame me?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Kobayashi Sora honestly admitted, “The wet towel looks so pretty against my skin.”

The allure of something partially hidden is even greater than the complete absence of covering.

"You still dare to say that..." Kobayashi Megumi gave him a light bite on the shoulder. "You bad boy."

"Actually..." Kobayashi Sora suddenly thought, "there's no rush to cook."

"I'm in a hurry, I'm hungry."

"Didn't we already eat bento boxes?"

"Hmm...it's different."

Kobayashi Sora chuckled, "How is it different?"

"The way they're eaten is different."

The punishment only ends when the food is prepared.

Kobayashi Sora took off her apron, put on her clothes, and finished dinner with Kobayashi Megumi.

The two snuggled on the sofa, with Kobayashi Megumi leaning against Kobayashi Sora's chest, pressing the controller to operate the game.

Even if your childhood sweetheart changes a little, you must accept it with a tolerant heart, because you are a man.

No matter how these aspects change, you must be able to accept them, because you are a man.

This level of magnanimity is essential, because you are a man.

Even if...she...

[Finals have grown!!!]

"Huh? Is this how it's going to happen?" Kobayashi Megumi looked at the mermaid's Live2D image on the screen.

"The game's name is already written down, right?" Kobayashi Sora took the game packaging. "Childhood Friend is a Mermaid."

"That's true, I thought it would be the kind of story that unfolds gradually, but I didn't expect it to start like this." Kobayashi Megumi pressed the controller, looking at the refreshed text while chatting with Kobayashi Sora. "Although it's an unexpected development, the protagonist's rational thinking and precise wit are so strong that it doesn't feel particularly out of place."

Main character: [Those tail and fins...are they real?]

Female protagonist—Ion: 【...Don't believe me?】

Protagonist: [I need some kind of proof.]

Ei-on: [...If I let you touch it...can you believe me now?]

The protagonist touched it.

“Hmm…” Kobayashi Megumi tilted her head, “I feel like this protagonist is a lot like Sora Aoi.”

"Eh?"

"Doing bad things in a serious manner."

"Is there?"

Yes.

“Since that’s what you think…” Kobayashi Sora’s hand landed on his wife’s leg, “then I think you’re right, and I have an obligation to prove you’re right.”

"Hmm... So that's why~" Kobayashi Keizai pursed her lips and pressed the controller.

In the next scene, the protagonist is knocked down by Ito's fishtail as punishment for his dishonesty.

Kobayashi Megumi silently turned her head and looked at Kobayashi Sora.

Kobayashi Sora withdrew her hand. "Actually, although they are somewhat similar, there are still differences."

Kobayashi Megumi curled her lips into a smile. "I don't have a fish tail..."

That's right.

If that's the case...

Then you don't have to worry about being knocked down by the fish tail.

In other words...

Kobayashi Sora revisited the place.

Kobayashi Megumi shifted her position, playing the game with a serious expression.

"Most visual novels nowadays use Live2D," Kobayashi Megumi remarked with some emotion. "Back when we were using it, there weren't nearly as many."

"Because the performance effect is so good. The feeling is completely different between static pictures and animations that seem to be breathing," Kobayashi Sora explained. "Moreover, with the maturity of technology, both the cost and the production difficulty have been greatly reduced, so it is naturally being used more widely."

"Even so, the decline of galgames is quite obvious." Kobayashi Megumi is very familiar with the company's business. "There are not many groups in RER that make galgames anymore. Some members have switched to other groups, while others have gone on to write light novels or become screenwriters."

"After all, we're doing the same work, but the income is completely different." Kobayashi Sora recalled the revenue situation. "For example, the mobile game team, which also draws pictures and writes dialogue, earns much more than the galgame team, which also draws pictures and writes dialogue."

Of course, the two have different revenue models. Visual novels are a one-off deal; once they're finished, they're sold.

Mobile games require long-term operation and the planning of various activities, making them more complex and involving more factors.

But from the perspective of an individual member, others write stories, and I also write stories, but the money we receive is different... which is very unfair.

Poorness leads to change, and change leads to continuity.

Taking action to change the status quo is a matter of course.

During their casual conversation, the protagonist finally noticed the beauty of Yi Yin's soaked clothes clinging to her body.

My childhood sweetheart, whom I haven't seen in a long time, has developed even better than before.

“You only noticed it now…” Kobayashi Kei said meaningfully, “Indeed, although they are somewhat similar, there are still differences.”

Kobayashi Sora: "Hmm?"

“If it were someone else, they would have noticed it immediately,” Kobayashi Megumi almost implied, “like the soaked fabric clinging to their body.”

Kobayashi Sora was very proud, saying, "I have an eye for beauty."

“And there’s also a pair of mischievous hands,” Kobayashi Megumi added.

"This is already a very honest state."

"So... what does it mean to be dishonest?"

Kobayashi Sora felt he should satisfy his wife's curiosity.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi bit her lower lip lightly, "You bad guy, how can you play games with someone like this?"

"Let me think... How did it start?" Kobayashi Sora looked on with a look of recollection. "I think you were playing games, and I was working."

So much time has passed in the blink of an eye.

Looking back now, it seems like there were very few opportunities to play games like this after Xiaolin Lan was born.

After all, even games designed for all ages inevitably contain some suggestive content, making them unsuitable for children to play in front of.

It's been a long time since the two of us stayed together like this to play games.

Thinking of this, Kobayashi Sora calmed down and hugged Kobayashi Megumi, enjoying the warmth of the moment.

"Hmm...you can work now too," Kobayashi Megumi gently reminded her, "do...your husband's work."

Chapter 543 Difficult Test

"Will we need to undergo further transformation after this?" Kobayashi Megumi lazily held the handle, a thin layer of fragrant sweat on the tip of her nose reflecting the soft light.

"Well..." Kobayashi Sora reached out and tucked Kobayashi Megumi's sweat-dampened hair behind her ear, then gently kissed her slightly reddened earlobe. "We'll have to listen to the chairman."

Kobayashi Megumi instinctively shrank back, then tilted her head slightly to make it easier for Kobayashi Sora to kiss her, her voice unconsciously taking on an alluring, melodious tone, "Eh? Will you listen to me?"

Kobayashi Sora felt even more comfortable kissing her, and she would...

“Yes, you are the chairman, and I am your secretary.” Kobayashi Sora stopped talking and explained the situation seriously, “So I only have the function of making suggestions. The one who should really make the decisions is you.”

Seeing that Kobayashi Sora didn't continue, Kobayashi Megumi bit her lower lip lightly, tilted her head slightly, and gently nuzzled his face. "So, what's your suggestion?"

My suggestion...