How to raise a random guy's wife

That's it! Sagara Mayu could certainly hear the hidden meaning in Kobayashi Megumi's words.

Low emotional intelligence: emotional instability

High emotional intelligence: Needs rest

The situation is exactly the same, but the feeling it evokes is completely different.

“Hye-sun is understanding and has a good personality, so she can understand when suddenly asked about troubles,” Mayu Sagara explained happily. “That’s why we came.”

“It’s nice for everyone to chat together,” Kobayashi Megumi blinked. “But I don’t have any worries.”

"As for Sora, since she can help with her creative work overseas, she doesn't feel troubled." Mayu Sagara stared at Sora Kobayashi. "So what are your worries?"

"I usually just deal with my problems directly," Kobayashi Sora said, shrugging. "Although I'd love to help, I really don't have anything to share."

"I see..." Hashima Izumi breathed a sigh of relief.

That makes sense when you think about it.

They've known each other for a long time. The two people who helped Bo Island go out to sea to buy notebooks back then have been married for several years now and have such grown children.

A harmonious family, a successful career, and a happy marriage.

What other worries could possibly trouble them?

Seeing that the method she had finally come up with was useless again, Sagara Mayu panicked a little and tried hard to think, "Right, what about before?"

Kobayashi Sora raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"

“Past worries are fine, or rather, past worries are even better,” Mayu Sagara added. “Because a story needs a beginning and an end, the worries that have been resolved and have troubled you for a long time will be more helpful for your creative work going overseas.”

Bo Island nodded repeatedly as he went out to sea, "That's it!"

"The troubles of the past..." Kobayashi Sora looked at Kobayashi Megumi, "...that's it."

"Mmm." Kobayashi Megumi also thought of it, "I used to have a very low profile, and I was troubled by it for a long time."

“I’ve heard you mention this before,” Mayu Sagara remarked, “but it’s still hard to imagine that you have such a low profile.”

“When I met you, I had already known Sora for a long time, and with his help, I have changed a lot.” Kobayashi Megumi took Kobayashi Sora’s hand. “In addition, I was working hard to become a secretary at that time, so I looked very different from before.”

“I see,” Mayu Sagara said, looking at Izumi Hashima. “You must have known Megumi before me, right? Was her presence really that weak back then?”

“When I met Hui…” Hashima recalled, “Back then… eh?”

The memory... has vanished.

After looking at Kobayashi Megumi from the sea, and thinking about it, he still couldn't quite picture her clearly in his mind.

"Huh?" Poshima exclaimed in disbelief, "I don't remember that!"

She remembers her time with Kobayashi Megumi, she remembers those things, but she doesn't remember what Kobayashi Megumi looked like back then.

“It’s normal not to remember.” Kobayashi Megumi waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to worry too much about going to sea from Hashima. “Most people are like that. Well, that’s about how I felt back then. It was even worse before I met Kobayashi Sora.”

“I mean…” Mayu Sagara retorted, “It feels like this isn’t just a matter of presence anymore, it’s reached the point of cognitive distortion—and then what? How was it resolved?”

Kobayashi Megumi shook Kobayashi Sora's hand. "To be honest, I don't know how it was resolved. I just spent time with Sora, and then it turned out like this."

"It's mostly due to your own efforts," Kobayashi Sora said, recalling the past. "Looking back now, I think we fulfilled our promise pretty well."

"I'm so glad I agreed to your request." Kobayashi Megumi's eyes sparkled, her smile gentle. "I've changed a lot, and I have you now."

Chapter 614 Your Troubles

That's not fair.

Mayu Sagara and Namishima were caught off guard and suddenly found themselves being bombarded with a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

But thinking about it carefully, if I were Kobayashi Megumi, I'd probably be even more impressive than her.

At the best age, I met someone who helped me get out of my troubles.

This person has always been by my side, accompanying me from youth to maturity, from school to family, and helping me grow in age and change my identity.

These days will continue indefinitely.

Just thinking about it makes me happy, let alone experiencing it firsthand.

"Ah...sorry." Noticing their expressions, Kobayashi Megumi released Kobayashi Sora's hand somewhat embarrassedly. "I just wasn't paying attention..."

"No...it's okay." Hashima Ikkai hurriedly waved his hand, blushing slightly at the intimate interaction between Kobayashi Megumi and Kobayashi Sora, who seemed oblivious to others.

"I love watching this." Mayu Sagara said, expressing the wonderful feeling of going to sea from Hashima. "Give us more."

Kobayashi Sora naturally took Kobayashi Megumi's hand, only to be met with a sidelong glance from her.

We were still discussing serious business in the office...

Kobayashi Megumi felt a little helpless. She wanted to let go of Kobayashi Sora's hand, but she was also reluctant. In the end, she could only stick out her little finger and hook it with Kobayashi Sora's finger, skillfully changing the subject, "You know a little about what happened back then. If it will help your writing, I can add some things you don't know."

Sagara Mayu's eyes lit up. "Tell me the things you don't know."

"Mayu..." Kobayashi Megumi gently advised, "Going to sea is more important right now."

“Alright…” Mayu Sagara sighed in disappointment, “How was the sea voyage? Any inspiration?”

“Although I have inspiration…” Hashima Izumi hesitated, “but hasn’t someone already written about Megumi’s story?”

"Hmm?" Mayu Sagara searched her memory. "Ah, Bunny Girl Senpai?"

“Yes, although the character design is more like Shiha, her troubles are closer to Megumi’s.” Hashima Izumi had already seen Kasumigaoka Shiha’s bunny girl series and had just come up with the idea of ​​creating a story based on Kobayashi Megumi’s troubles when he immediately realized this.

Kobayashi Megumi looked nostalgic. "And that's another story."

She was one of the few people to receive the first edition of the book.

She is also one of the few people who resonated so strongly with the story.

It's a bit strange, but even though it's Kasumigaoka Utaha's new work, she managed to sense the feelings of Kasumigaoka Utaha's editor, Kobayashi Sora, within it.

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

Kobayashi Megumi's gaze softened even more as she looked at Kobayashi Sora.

“Now that you mention it, it does have that feel to it.” Mayu Sagara had also seen it. “But it doesn’t matter, as long as the story is different.”

"But when I try to write about Megumi's troubles, Utaha's works just pop into my head." Izumi Hashima twisted her fingers together. "That makes it impossible to write my story properly, and it's very difficult to surpass Utaha's..."

“Alright.” Mayu Sagara looked at Sora Kobayashi. “What about your past troubles?”

“I used to…” Kobayashi Sora thought for a moment, “I didn’t have any worries.”

That's not a comprehensive explanation.

To be precise, Kobayashi Sora had encountered some troubles before.

However, as soon as the feeling of distress first arises, he begins to think of solutions and then takes steps to resolve it, cutting off the distress at its root.

He spent so little time immersed in his troubled emotions that he hardly remembers it.

“That’s true,” Mayu Sagara said, resting her chin on her hand. “You don’t seem like the type of person who gets bothered easily.”

In Mayu Sagara's memory, Kobayashi Sora was always either solving problems or preparing to solve them.

Oh, and there was also his lovey-dovey relationship with Kobayashi Megumi.

For someone who can handle anything, worries probably don't exist.

“Yes,” Kobayashi Megumi suddenly spoke up. “Korao has a problem that has been bothering him for a long time, or rather, a problem that often bothers him?”

Mayu Sagara: "Huh?"

Sailing off the coast of Po Island: "Huh?"

Kobayashi Sora: "Hmm?"

"A controlling nature, huh?" Kobayashi Megumi reminded her. "Haven't you always been troubled by that?"

“If that’s the case… that’s true.” Kobayashi Sora nodded. “There’s so little I can control. There are too many things that are too difficult to control. That’s my problem.”

Kobayashi Sora said he had no worries because most problems didn't bother him much, so in his opinion, they weren't really worries.

As the saying goes, an outsider's perspective is clear. In Kobayashi Megumi's view, most of the problems Kobayashi Sora encountered stemmed from his desire for control, and the root of those problems was Kobayashi Sora's troubles.

Different perspectives lead to different conclusions.

Sagara Mayu imagined a scenario where Kobayashi Sora had everything under her control.

Well, it's good to let him continue to worry.

“I hate unplanned developments,” Kobayashi Sora added, having already made it clear, “Basically, when the plan begins, I already have ample preparation and confidence in its progress. Unplanned developments negate my previous preparations and also mean that I need to do more to get everything back on track.”

"So..." Mayu Sagara asked curiously, "Where do you get such a strong desire for control?"

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Sora thought for a moment, "You live a peaceful life, falling asleep as usual, and then waking up to find yourself in a strange place—can you accept this kind of development?"

“It’s not a question of whether it’s acceptable or not,” Mayu Sagara blurted out, “it’s simply unacceptable, isn’t it?”

"Once bitten by a snake, twice shy. Once you've experienced an unexpected turn of events, you'll find other similar unexpected developments extremely unpleasant." Kobayashi Sora smiled. The great terror that once made him uneasy could now be spoken of casually. "That's exactly how I am."

“I understand your need for control,” Mayu Sagara pressed. “If you say it was a problem in the past, does that mean it’s not so much a problem now? How did you manage to make that change?”

“Hmm…” Kobayashi Sora gave another example, “You work overtime at the company until you faint, and when you open your eyes you find yourself the world’s richest person, possessing a happiness you never dared to dream of before—would you hate this kind of unexpected development?”

Of course not!

"I don't know either." Kobayashi Sora gently squeezed Kobayashi Megumi's soft little hand. "Megumi's appearance made me realize clearly that not all things I didn't expect were bad—she is the happiness I never dared to dream of."

Chapter 615 You did it on purpose

That's not fair.

Sagara Mayu was caught off guard and suddenly found herself shoved into a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

But thinking about it carefully, if I were Kobayashi Sora, I would probably be even more impressive than him.

At the best age, I met someone who helped me get out of my troubles.

This person has always been by my side... Wait, this thought process seems a little familiar.

Sagara Mayu shook her head, clearing her somewhat chaotic thoughts. The focus now was on the creative work for the voyage to Hashima. As for the sweet romance between Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi, there would be plenty of time later. "Voiceover..."

As soon as Mayu Sagara uttered a single word, she saw Megumi Kobayashi put her finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.