Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Eat it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it's cold."

"Okay, Aunt Qiu, don't bother with anything else, come and eat with us first."

"Okay, I'll bring the pickled cucumbers over, and then breakfast will be ready."

After preparing breakfast, Akira Kuroba and Aunt Akiko sat facing each other and ate breakfast quietly.

Neither of them spoke, but neither of them felt awkward.

Kuroba knew that this was a rare tacit understanding; the fact that they could be together in silence without feeling awkward meant that their relationship had developed to the point where they no longer cared about each other and were in a stage where they could get along easily.

Occasionally, when he looks up, he can meet Aunt Akiko's caring gaze. She will smile and ask Kuroba Akira if he wants more rice, and remind him to eat more vegetables.

These familiar, everyday words made Kuroba Akira feel, for a moment, that she was like his mother... but actually, she was more like his wife.

In their previous lives, Kuroba Akira and Takanashi Akiko were eight years apart in age. Although there was a significant age gap, it was within the normal range if it was less than ten years. According to the saying that "a woman three years older brings good fortune," this was roughly equivalent to 2.6 gold bricks.

In fact, Akiko Takanashi is very well-maintained. Judging from her appearance alone, she doesn't look 38 at all, but rather 28. Her daughter is exactly 28 years old (referring to 15 to 16 years old).

If I had married and had such a caring and beautiful wife in my past life, I probably wouldn't have been so focused on work. Instead, I would have been thinking about going home as soon as possible to my beloved wife, thus avoiding the tragedy...

Unfortunately, in his past life, he didn't have anyone around him who could make him put on the brakes... Even if he did, their presence wasn't as important as his wife's, so he ignored them all.

However, when Kuroba Akira thought about his past life before, he only felt regret. But now he felt a sense of relief. He had the opportunity to experience the feelings he had never had in his past life, and they were exceptionally rich in this life.

Having a family now makes up for the regrets of my past.

At this time, Mirai hasn't woken up yet, so breakfast time is a private moment just for Akira and Akiko.

After breakfast, Aunt Akiko skillfully poured a cup of hot tea for Akira Kuroba.

The tea was slowly poured into the cup, creating tiny ripples.

The tea stalks standing upright are a good omen, symbolizing success in one's career, a happy family, and a blissful marriage.

Kuroba Akira picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and the aroma of the tea spread in his mouth, with a hint of sweetness.

Aunt Akiko across from me looked at me with a smile, her eyes full of love.

The winter sun shone brightly on the table and onto Qiu Zi's face, making her eyes sparkle. She held a matching teacup in her hands, gazing affectionately at him across from her, the air filled with the faint aroma of tea.

A gentle breeze rustled the curtains outside the window, bringing a touch of coolness, but the atmosphere around the dining table was warm and comforting.

At this moment, Aunt Akiko began to hum a folk song with a slightly dated feel, the melody melodious and soothing, with a Showa era flavor.

Her voice mingled with the sound of the wind outside the window, creating a natural symphony.

Kuroba Akira closed his eyes, savoring the tranquility and beauty, his heart filled with warmth.

On this ordinary morning, Akira Kuroba felt a different sense of belonging than he felt at Kobayashi's house; it was more like the feeling of complete relaxation one gets when returning to one's hometown for vacation.

He enjoys this long period of leisure, even if he does nothing, there is a wonderful sense of tranquility in it.

After enjoying her morning at the tsukiyaki house, Mirai finally woke up around noon.

Upon seeing Kuroba Akira appear in her home, Mirai, as if welcoming her busy working father who only had time to play with her on weekends, happily rushed into his arms, hugged his neck, and started acting spoiled.

At this point, Aunt Akiko would helplessly nag her daughter, "In the future, at least go wash up before rubbing against Kuroba-kun. You haven't brushed your teeth, aren't you afraid of having bad breath?" Then Mirai would stick her tongue out at her mother, indicating that her father wouldn't mind her.

The originally peaceful family atmosphere became lively after the future woke up, and her vitality also infected Kuroba Akira, making him cheer up as well.

After spending some time with Akira Kuroba, Mirai Takanashi reluctantly went to wash up and change her clothes.

Actually, at home, she prefers to wear loose pajamas, but because of the adhesive patches, she had to change the inner lining of her undershirt, which felt sticky...

Although girls don't see Uncle Chen or Aunt Meng in the morning like boys, they occasionally see Teacher Chen. Takanashi Mirai was looking forward to Saturday and had a wonderful dream last night about playing happily with Kuroba Akira. When she woke up today, the dream came true, which is why she got her panties dirty so quickly.

After quickly washing up and changing, Mirai, back in the world, started clinging to Kuroba Akira again, whining and asking him to dry her hair, her reward being a fresh pink and white bowl she had just changed out of.

Regardless of whether Kuroba Akira wanted it or not, she shoved it into his pocket and urged him to dry her hair quickly, as she still needed to eat lunch.

As for why she had to urge Kuroba Akira to eat, it wasn't because she couldn't eat without drying her hair, but because she wanted Kuroba Akira to serve her while she ate.

Knowing that Kuroba Akira would have breakfast with her mother, Mirai would usually watch her eat alone at lunchtime. So Mirai decided to have Kuroba Akira, who was doing her own mukbang (eating broadcast), feed her instead.

Therefore, from the moment she leaves her room, except for washing up and using the toilet, Takanashi Mirai spends all her time in Kuroba Akira's arms, evolving from a neet into a super spoiled brat.

When Akira Kuroba was at Takanashi's house, he was Takanashi's future personal massage chair.

In return, Kuroba Akira will be allowed to use her as a 'stress-relieving toy' in the future. When she is being relieved of stress, she also feels quite relieved. The only downside is that she will have to ask her mother to help her wash more clothes.

This actually went beyond the boundaries of friendship; they were already lovers, and the kind of intimate gestures that only occur between couples who live together and know each other inside and out. But both of them ignored the prerequisite of their relationship and just did whatever felt comfortable.

Under the influence of Shion and the class president, Kuroba Akira has gone from a complete novice who didn't know where to start to a skilled player who can do it with ease. Moreover, he usually holds a controller when he is with Mirai. Only when he sees Mirai playing single-player games will Kuroba Akira play a little prank out of boredom to make Mirai more difficult to play.

After completely opening up to Kuroba Akira last time, Mirai has also completely let go of her reserve. She is very outgoing and unladylike in front of Kuroba Akira, and has even fallen in love with him and begun to enjoy the 'more real-life fun' that the game cannot bring her.

In Akiko Takanashi's view, the two children already felt like a daughter and son-in-law.

However, when she had breakfast with Akira Kuroba in the morning, she would also feel that she was his wife.

Then, remembering the fake relationship between the three of them...

An indescribable thrill would arise in Akiko Takanashi's mind.

Reason told her that this feeling was wrong, but she couldn't resist the smell of the satin.

After all, none of it is real...

But... is it really not true?

When falsehood is taken for truth, even truth becomes falsehood...

At least Akiko Takanashi believed that her feelings were real, like a thin thread wrapped around her heart, tightening more and more, creating a contradictory feeling of being bound yet incredibly open...

Looking at Takanashi Mirai and Kuroba Akira, Takanashi Akiko knew she was sinking deeper and deeper into an abyss from which there was no turning back...

But she did it willingly.

The perfect mom is starting to decline (fall) towards failing.

……

Then in the afternoon, it was playtime for the father and daughter, who were the same age.

However, Akira Kuroba first checked Mirai Takanashi's 'homework'.

The previous horror game gameplay videos garnered a lot of views, not only trending but also appearing on the website's homepage.

Kuroba Akira hasn't contacted Nishimura-senpai yet, so she hasn't received any special attention in the future. This shows that she achieved this result through her own abilities, and it also shows that the initial video content direction arranged by Kuroba Akira is not a big problem.

By building an initial fanbase based on games, and then transforming into character suit owners, the overlap between game fans and character owners becomes quite high.

Furthermore, several more gameplay videos were released afterward. It wasn't just the first video that had high viewership; subsequent videos also garnered approximately 100,000 views, indicating that a fan base had been established.

Kuroba Akira was very satisfied and praised the future highly. The fans now are different from the fake fans in the future. These are all real 'active fans' who will become the foundation of the VUP career in the future.

Perhaps when Ziyin becomes famous, she will also become a celebrity on the internet at lightning speed, no less famous than Ziyin.

Top celebrities and top internet celebrities... wouldn't it be a double delight for fans if they collaborated?

This has great potential!

Manga by Moe and novels by Shiori can also be promoted through this channel!

The future is the future's super amplifier!

Thinking about this, Kuroba Akira wanted Mirai to go back to school, but this time not for her diploma, but to let her get to know her future partners better.

Getting them to know each other, connect with each other, and then collaborate will create even more positive interactions.

The only thing to worry about is whether I might cause a major conflict...

If not only do we fail to reach an agreement, but we also break off relations and start a war on the spot, that would be no fun at all.

Thinking about this, Kuroba Akira suddenly realized that he had started worrying again. Enough already. He should just do what needs to be done first and let the rest take its course.

The natural thing to do is to ask the future how to exhibit at the Winter CM.

However, we should first extend an invitation to allow future participants to join in.

"Let's go shopping at Winter CM together at the end of the year."

"Oh? Sure, I was planning to invite you next month, but you told me first, Ming."

Takanashi Mirai wiggled her little feet and readily agreed, then suddenly looked up at Kuroba Akira's chin and asked.

"Wait a minute, let me confirm first. You didn't just contact me, did you?"

Takanashi Mirai didn't think Kuroba Akira would invite her on a date; she assumed everyone would be going, so he just casually invited her along with everyone else.

It wasn't that she looked down on herself, but Kuroba knew perfectly well that she preferred staying at home and that dating at home was better than going out on dates... which could be considered a date now, once a week.

Kuroba Akira nodded and said.

"Yes, the members of the Literature and Art Department will also go, but they'll be setting up a stall."

"Oh? Setting up a stall? Are you guys publishing doujinshi? Novels or comics?"

"It's a comic, and an original comic at that. The class monitor came up with the story, I designed the storyboard, and Meng Hui was in charge of the artwork."

"It's an original comic! Wow, you guys are really daring..."

"Well, I'm just giving it a try, so I wanted to ask if you have any online friends who have exhibited at CM and could give me some guidance."

"Haven't you applied for a booth with the organizers yet?"

"Yes, this is the first time for me and everyone in the Literature and Art Department to participate."

"Newcomers probably won't be able to participate."

"I wouldn't call myself a newbie. The illustrations for my light novel were done by Moe Artwork."

Knowing that Kuroba Akira had published a light novel with the help of members of the Literature Club, she asked her mother to buy it after its release. After reading it all night, she praised Kuroba Akira, saying that he was truly one of her kind and that the novel had such a great feel to it.

Furthermore, in the future, she feels that her position is similar to that of Akira Kuroba's younger sister, and she even likes to imitate the younger sister's actions in the show.

Occasionally, when Kuroba Akira imitates a behavior from a novel, he immediately understands and feels a little embarrassed. In the future, he will take the opportunity to tease him even more.

You're always the one teasing me, but I finally got the chance to make you blush!

The novel "Imouto" became material for Akira Kuroba and Mirai's interactions at Takanashi's house.

"Oh right, now that your light novel is selling like hotcakes, her fame as the illustrator will also skyrocket... It shouldn't be too hard to get the qualification to participate in the exhibition. I'll go and help you apply. I'll let you know if it goes well."

Thank you.

Kuroba Akira patted her head and chin to express his gratitude.