Tokyo Soft Rice King.

After much deliberation, Akiko Takanashi finally revealed a slightly shy smile, her heart filled with anticipation and a strong desire to integrate into the other person's family life.

Then Takanashi Mirai immediately realized that her mother had actually accepted her arrangements and was already thinking about what to do next.

Hmm, as expected of my mom, she's really a total sucker, completely smitten by young heartthrobs, though I'm the same way.

However, seeing how happy she was, Takanashi Mirai felt that planning this new route for her mother was worthwhile. Indeed, she and her mother should take the initiative to go to his side.

Takanashi Mirai rested her cheeks on her hands and said with a smile.

"Well, Ming and I just agreed on it, so I'm telling you the arrangements right away, Mom."

Kuroba Akira scratched his head awkwardly and said...

"I'm sorry, Aunt Akiko, I should have asked for your opinion first..."

I was tempted by the free mom and maid offer and agreed without thinking.

After calming down, Akira Kuroba realized that even if Aunt Akiko was willing to come and be a nanny, she couldn't actually wear a maid outfit.

Moreover, even if Aunt Akiko has nowhere to release her maternal instincts, she may not necessarily be willing to be someone else's free nanny.

It's not good to make decisions without even asking the person's opinion...

However, given how much Akiko dotes on her daughter, she will likely grant her request. Moreover, the condition that she can go back to school in exchange for her mother becoming a nanny is that Akiko herself becomes a nanny. So, if becoming a nanny can get her daughter back to school, Akiko is even more likely to agree.

However, the requirement to be a nanny actually contradicted her desire to raise her daughter at home.

If Aunt Akiko comes to the Kobayashi family as a maid... oh no, a housekeeper and nanny, she will spend less time at home with the future.

So Akira Kuroba felt that Aunt Akiko was hesitating about this point... and he obviously didn't understand his mother as well as he did in the future.

Akiko Takanashi slightly opened her squinty eyes, pinched her chin, and looked extremely serious as she muttered her analysis to herself.

"Hmm... If I'm in charge of making breakfast, I'll have to get there earlier. Even if I prepare the ingredients the night before, considering the time it takes to drive there, I'll probably have to leave home around 5:30... or 5:00 would be fine too, that would give me more time. I just don't know if anyone will be able to open the door at 5:00, Kuroba-kun..."

Huh? Has it already decided to come?

Kuroba Akira was completely bewildered. He thought Aunt Akiko was hesitating about whether to come or not, but it turned out she was wondering what time to come in the morning.

Seriously, 5:30 is way too early! Neither I nor Ziyin are awake yet!

At that moment, Akiko Takanashi looked up and asked Akira Kuroba.

"I wonder if your wife, Ms. Kobayashi, like most elderly people, doesn't need much sleep? Does she wake up at five o'clock? If I go too early, will I disturb her rest?"

"Uh... well, I don't know exactly what time the old lady woke up in the morning... I might have to go back and ask her."

"Well, let's ask and then decide when to go in the morning, or, well..."

Akiko Takanashi gently raised her hand, her fingertips touching her slightly flushed cheeks. She lowered her gaze, pursed her lips shyly like a young girl, and spoke.

"Hmm...it would be even better if I could have a spare key to the front door...Ah, sorry, that's a bit much of a request..."

We must take the initiative and launch an attack!

Takanashi Mirai secretly gave her mother a thumbs up. She felt that her mother was the kind of teammate who was always reliable and would never let her down as long as she provided support and created opportunities for her to deal damage.

Kuroba Akira, on the other hand, felt alright. After all, he had obtained the key to Takanashi's house and the right to freely enter and leave, as well as the permission to stay there. However, Kobayashi's house was not his personal property, and he did not have a spare key.

“I also think it would be more convenient to give you a key, Aunt Qiu. Anyway, I’ll go back and ask the old lady.”

"I will try my best to make my mother-in-law happy! I will definitely take good care of her!"

It's just like a newlywed wife wanting her mother-in-law's approval... Kuroba Akira found Takanashi Akiko strangely adorable.

Why does it seem like Akiko, the mother, is more innocent and adorable than her future daughter?

However, Akiko Takanashi is not a full-time housewife. Although she has now become a senior voice actress and her work focuses on quality, she is not as busy as before. However, she still has to do voice acting on normal workdays, so she can't work as a nanny every day.

"Ah! But Zhou and I have to go to the recording studio on Tuesday... I can still make breakfast in the morning, but I might not be able to make it for dinner..."

"Oh, that's alright. Of course, your work should take priority, Aunt Qiu. If Tuesday or Thursday is inconvenient, you can come over on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Aunt Qiu, please don't push yourself too hard, it's not good to ruin your health."

"Hmm... Also, I might occasionally get some unexpected work. Although I've asked Director Fuyumi to minimize these kinds of unexpected jobs, there are indeed some that I can't refuse. During those times, I'm afraid I won't be able to balance my nanny work well..."

Akiko Takanashi frowned slightly, her expression revealing a hint of hesitation and struggle, before finally speaking with regret.

"So if it's about taking care of the elderly... I probably can't be as readily available as those professional caregivers... unless..."

Unless he and his future wife also move into the house where Kuroba Akira is currently staying, they can go directly to their new home and save time on the road.

It doesn't matter if the room is small; even the mother and daughter can share a room. As long as they can be assigned to the same room, Akiko would be happy to move in with her daughter, and she believes she will be happy to do so in the future.

Since Kuroba Akira can't live at his house every day, he can just bring his daughter to live at his house. After all, they're all family.

In the future, she immediately understood her mother's thoughts, excitedly slapped the table, stood up, and shouted.

"Unless you let my mom and me move into your place, Ming! Hey, Ming, are there any empty rooms? Can my mom and I move in too?"

"I'm sorry, that won't work. To be honest, even Ziyin was only allowed to move in with great difficulty by the Empress Dowager..."

"I see..."

Takanashi Mirai immediately shrugged and sat down in disappointment. Since Kuroba Akira had already said no, there was no room for negotiation.

Besides, if even the goddess managed to get in with difficulty, then it would indeed be even more difficult for me and my mother to qualify.

The main reason is that I had seen some forensic evidence in some 2ch discussion threads, so I accidentally learned about the historical status of the Kobayashi family in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

This allowed her to learn how Hitomi Anri met Akira Kuroba, probably through the Kobayashi family, since Hitomi's Anri family seemed to have a marriage alliance with the Kobayashi family.

The more she learned, the more surprised she became. She had never known before that the Anrin Uprising in modern history, in which the person who proposed a number of reform plans, including abolishing the emperor system, was actually that important figure from the Kobayashi family. Anrin actually refers to the joint statement of the Anri family and the Kobayashi family!

No wonder the Imperial Palace has become a tourist attraction...

Judging from this, the person who lives in the Kobayashi family must be no ordinary person; he might even be a hidden young master!

Just like how I was able to get to know and play with the children of powerful and wealthy people like Hitomi, Makoto, Ryota, and Souji since childhood, it's because the people living around here are all big shots in the political and business world!

However, although her mother is a famous voice actress, she is still no match for the large and long-established families like the Anri family, the Saionji family, the Sumitomo family, and the Mitsui family...

Although the Takanashi family seems to have some connection with the Amau family, a large family in the north, they appear to be a disbanded branch, and the mother came to Tokyo alone to make a living, so she probably has no connection with the family.

Thinking about it this way, Mirai Takanashi felt that Fuyumi Saotome, who could arrange a house in this place that was comparable to a 'government compound', had become even more mysterious.

Is it true that money can buy anything? But these houses are probably impossible to buy even with money, right?

Even if they had the money, why buy a house in such a place and provide it to their then-unknown mother? The Shiki Studio was clearly not doing well at the time; selling this super expensive house would have made things much better, right?

Could it be... because of me?

It seems that Aunt Dong gave this house to my mother after she decided to adopt me... Could this house be related to my background?

Takanashi Mirai has some mysteries in her heart. Although she doesn't want to find her biological parents, she is still curious about her origins.

Knowing that her childhood sweethearts all came from prominent families surprised her, as she was a child who depended on her mother for survival. She felt as if she had somehow infiltrated an extraordinary circle, like a commoner who had mistakenly entered a prestigious school.

But what if I am also a fallen nobleman? Or perhaps the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman?

I feel the latter is more likely...

As his thoughts drifted into the future, Kuroba Akira continued speaking.

"And even if we hire you, Aunt Qiu, as a nanny, there's no need to provide full-time care... Actually, the old lady is in very good health and doesn't need anyone to take care of her at all."

"Ah, that's great news."

But it was bad news for her. If hiring a caregiver wasn't a necessity for the elderly, then Akiko felt that her value wouldn't be realized.

"But I think that as long as you, Aunt Qiuzi, are willing to accompany Grandma Kobayashi to go shopping and chat with her occasionally, even if you can't move in, she should be willing to give you a key to the Kobayashi house so that you can come and go more easily."

Although only transmigrators chosen by Kuroo to be resurrected can live in Kobayashi's house and be given a separate room key, it seems that anyone who comes in and out frequently could also get a key to the main gate.

Furthermore, Akira Kuroba felt that someone was indeed needed to fill Shion's vacancy.

After Shion joined Shiki Agency, she spent much less time at home, and even Hongxiang had to follow her around.

Then, Kuroba Akira also had to go to school, and Hijikata Isamu became a workaholic who even slept at the company, or he would stay overnight at Nishimura-senpai's new house. During the day, Kobayashi's house actually returned to its former quietness, even more deserted than before.

Although the old lady usually goes out to play pachinko and mahjong, she will occasionally go to the supermarket on special sales days to have a fierce battle with the other middle-aged women.

When Ziyin was around, she would bring Ziyin along as a little helper to carry things, but now there's no one to help her carry things.

Moreover, the generation gap between Aunt Akiko, who is a housewife, and Grandma Kobayashi should be even smaller.

"Really? That's wonderful! I do!"

"But is it really alright to trouble you, Aunt Akiko? Or should I just pay?"

Feeling a bit guilty about getting something for free, Kuroba Akira decided to spend money again.

However, Akiko Takanashi never gave him the opportunity to spend money.

"I don't find it troublesome at all, Kuroba-kun. You're already an important member of my family and to the future. It's my duty to take care of you. It would be wrong of me to accept money. Otherwise, shouldn't we pay you for inviting you to our home every week?"

"No, no, no, I came because I like it, how can I take money from you..."

What's more, after arriving, he was treated to the best food and drink, given all sorts of games, and even got to enjoy the latest anime and manga for free. He even had the option of bathing and sleeping with beautiful women. If he was going to charge the Takanashi family on top of all that, Kuroba Akira felt that this couldn't be called being a kept man; it was more like being worshipped like a god.

"So, Kuroba-kun, we're already family. Like I said before, Kuroba-kun, you can move in anytime you want."

Taking advantage of the situation, Akiko Takanashi once again insisted that Akira Kuroba live in Takanashi's house, in the room that had been reserved for him.

However, since Kuroba Akira has no intention of moving in completely, it is a compromise that he can move there himself.

Even without prior communication, the two kindred spirits reached a consensus on this matter.

"Hmm... I understand. I was being sentimental again, Akiko... You're right, we're family now."

Moved, Akira Kuroba omitted the slightly formal suffix "Auntie" and called Akiko by her name, making Akiko feel the warmth from the baby's room.

"That's it, Ming... darling, hehe~"

She changed her address and called him by his name just like her daughter, while once again using the name 'Anata,' which she had previously said she would only use at Takanashi's house when no one else was around, and then gave a seductive smile.

The beautiful witch took over the baton from the little witch, unleashing her full charm.

A mother would never let her daughter down! Their teamwork was flawless!

Chapter 323 Just One More Day Turns into One More Night

Since we are all family, there is no problem with letting Akiko come over. On the contrary, it would be unbecoming of a husband to refuse her.

Because Kuroba Akira put himself in her shoes, he felt that the current situation was like this: he was a husband who was transferred to work in another city and could only come home once a week to visit his wife and daughter. His wife, unable to bear the loneliness, wanted to come over every morning to make breakfast for her dear husband and at the same time get along well with her mother-in-law.

If I refuse now, wouldn't I be betraying my wife's love?