Tokyo: The Beginning of the Gauze Female Devil

……

Adachi Ward, Ogihara House.

Covered with a blanket and leaning against the sofa, Ayako Ogiwara used a hot water bottle to warm her stomach which occasionally ached.

Having her period in winter is like adding insult to injury. Although she is in her thirties, she sometimes still suffers from stomach cramps like when she was younger.

It is normal to go to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor just told her to adjust her work and rest schedule, have a good rest, drink less alcohol, and take painkillers if the pain is unbearable.

Having been a bar manager for so many years, Ayako Ogiwara had already saved enough money for her retirement and her daughter's dowry. Now it's not that she can't leave the bar, but that the bar urgently needs her as a manager to take charge of the situation.

However, she has decided to retire at the age of 40!

Anyway, my daughter has decided on that bad boy and nothing can change her mind. As a mother, I can only stay at home and help them take care of the child.

"Ding-dong-"

I was leaning on the sofa, sipping hot tea and watching TV when suddenly a crisp doorbell rang from the other side of the door.

"You're back so soon?"

Ayako Ogiwara looked towards the gate following the sound.

"but……"

"Don't they both have the key?"

After putting on her slippers and standing up and walking towards the door, Ogiwara Ayako asked softly, "Who is it?"

The next second, a girl's crisp voice was heard from outside the door.

"It's me, Ai."

When I opened the door, a short girl wearing a warm down jacket and a plaid scarf stood in front of me.

Seeing the mature aunt opening the door, the girl's red face showed a bright smile, and she waved politely and said hello: "Hello, sister-in-law!"

"Happy New Year!"

"Another nonsensical name..."

Hearing the girl's blessing, Ogiwara Ayako sighed in her heart, as if she had become desensitized, and gave Shimizu Ai a gentle expression in return.

"Happy New Year, Ai-chan."

"Come in, there are clean slippers in the shoe cabinet."

……

"Click——"

After closing the door and putting on comfortable cotton slippers, Shimizu Ai looked left and right, but she didn't catch a glimpse of Fujii Itsuki and Ogiwara Saki.

"Sister-in-law, where are Onii-chan and Saki-nee?"

She couldn't help but ask Ogihara Ayako: "...Are you still not up?"

"They both went to the supermarket to buy groceries. They should be back soon."

Inviting Shimizu Ai to sit down, Ogiwara Ayako poured her a cup of hot tea and answered her questions truthfully.

"Have you had breakfast, Ai-chan?"

Taking out a large bag of snacks from under the coffee table, Ayako Ogiwara acted like an amiable elder.

"Here are some chips and chocolates. Eat them while you wait."

As she spoke, she took the lead in picking up a pineapple bun, peeled off the wrapping paper and took a bite.

Putting a large bag of chocolates and snacks in front of Shimizu Ai was like a mouse falling into a rice jar or a squirrel breaking into a nut warehouse. Her eyes naturally lit up, and without the slightest intention of being polite, she opened the potato chips and started chewing them "crunching".

“Haochi Haochi～” (￣～￣) chew!

"Ah, it actually tastes like honey butter!"

……

"Sister-in-law, eat this..." After opening the box of pocky sticks, Shimizu Ai took out a matcha flavored pocky stick and handed it to Ogiwara Ayako.

"Too sweet..." After taking a small bite, Ayako Ogiwara chewed it carefully and gave her own evaluation.

“It would be better if the sugar content was a little lower.”

"Xiao Aiyi, go on."

She picked up a bag of beef jerky and gave half to Shimizu Ai.

"Yeah, thank you, sister-in-law, the beef jerky is delicious too!"

Influenced by the little girl Shimizu Ai, Ogiwara Ayako felt much happier, and the hot tea in the cup was unknowingly replaced with hot cocoa.

Sure enough, junk food can make people happy.

……

On the first day of the new year, the two women, one big and one small, leaned on the sofa, eating delicious snacks and watching TV programs with relish, spending the morning in a rather harmonious way.

"Ding-dong-"

The situation continued until about 11 o'clock in the morning, when the ringing of the doorbell broke the silence in the house.

"It should be Onii-chan and the others who are back."

"Ai Yi, go open the door!" On the sofa, the girl with twin ponytails put down the beef jerky and volunteered.

"Click——"

Walk to the door and open it.

However, what caught my eye was not Fujii Itsuki and Ogihara Saki, but a girl wearing a plaid coat, a mask and a beret, acting stealthily like a private detective.

"Onii-chan, you guys..."

"Sorry to bother you..."

The moment they opened the door and saw each other, they were stunned and said in unison.

"Why is it you, a vixen?"

"Why are you here too, little brat!"

Even though she was wearing an opaque black mask, her voice and figure couldn't deceive anyone. Shimizu Ai was 100% sure that she was the vixen Matsumoto Arina!

"What are you doing?"

"I'm not in the wrong place, is this Saki-chan's house?"

"Why is Shimizu Rin's sister here too?"

Matsumoto Yuina also had question marks in her head and had three questions in her mind.

She still remembers clearly the inherently evil little devil from the Shimizu family in front of her!

"Is this Saki-chan's way of showing off her power to me?"

Her eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of Matsumoto Arina's mouth curled up imperceptibly.

"Tsk, stop looking down on me!"

"It's just a little brat!"

When she took off the mask, her eyebrows curved and a bright smile appeared on her pretty face.

"Happy New Year, Aiyi-chan!"

"It's been a long time."

She was met with a cold shoulder, and the only response she got was the girl's dry remark: "...vixen."

Matsumoto Arina acted as if she didn't hear anything, kept smiling, and raised the souvenir in her hand.

"What about Fujii and Saki-chan? They invited me to lunch."

"Vixen." With half of her body hidden behind the door, Shimizu Ai continued to utter these words like a tape recorder.

"You..." Matsumoto Arina couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

"Aiyi, little sister, let me give you a friendly reminder."

"I am a sister, but I have a black belt in karate!" she said to the girl in front of her in a semi-threatening manner.

“Oh——” With an unyielding attitude, the little brat in her eyes slammed the door shut.

The wind from the door blew her long chestnut hair, and the flying snow fell on the brim of her hat. After being rejected by Shimizu Ai, the veins on Matsumoto Arina's forehead couldn't help but jump.

"Damn you brat!"

“I’ll just…”

"Click——"

The tightly closed door opened again, and this time, besides Shimizu Ai, there was also a mature woman with bright features and outstanding temperament, who looked somewhat similar to Ogiwara Saki, standing behind the door.

"Sister-in-law, this guy said he wanted to look for Onii-chan and Saki-nee."

Public is public, private is private. Although Shimizu Ai hates Matsumoto Arina, she still notified Ogiwara Ayako.

"You are……"

After looking up and down at the beautiful girl wearing a brown retro beret and a plaid coat, Ayako Ogihara unexpectedly felt that she looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere not long ago.

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Fujii and Saki-chan's friend. My name is Matsumoto Arina."

"Please give me your advice." Holding the gifts in both hands and hanging in front of her hips, Matsumoto Arina's pretty face once again showed a bright and polite smile, and she bowed slightly to Ogiwara Ayako.

"I remembered……"

When she heard the words "Matsumoto Arina", an idea suddenly occurred to Ayako Ogiwara, and she blurted out, "You are the big star on TV!"

"I'm just a little famous, not a big star..." Matsumoto Arina responded modestly with a smile on her face, but her eyes glanced at Shimizu Ai secretly.

"Did you see that, kid?"

"That's how famous you are, Youcai-nee-san!"

"whispering sound--"

Pursing her lips, Shimizu Ai turned her little face away.

"The villain succeeds!"

If she is willing to debut as an idol, she may not be worse than Matsumoto Yuuna.

Ai Yi can sing, dance, play the piano, and play the guitar, but she neglected her skills a little bit because she was learning cooking some time ago.

"Hello, Ms. Matsumoto, I'm Saki's mother, you can just call me Aunt Ogiwara."

"Yes, Aunt Ogiwara."

"I'm sorry to bother you by visiting me on the first day of the new year." Matsumoto Arina said as she handed over the gift she bought on the way.

"A little care is not disrespectful."

"It's a waste of money..." After receiving the gift, Ayako Ogiwara gradually came back to her senses from the sudden visit of this "national girl idol".

"Please come in, Miss Matsumoto. There are disposable slippers in the shoe cabinet."

……

"Click——"

After closing the door, she led Matsumoto Arina and Shimizu Ai into the living room and Ayako Ogiwara simply cleaned up the garbage on the coffee table.

"Sit down, Miss Matsumoto." After putting down the gift and bringing a kettle from the kitchen, she whispered to Matsumoto Yuina, "I'm sorry, we only have oolong tea, black tea, and coffee at home."

"Which one would you like to drink?"

"Black tea will be fine..." Nodding her head slightly, Matsumoto Arina straightened her posture and sat on the sofa.

……

The teacup was steaming and the air was inexplicably silent for a moment.

Ogiwara Ayako and Shimizu Ai, who were enjoying their snacks just now, did not touch the things on the table. The harmonious atmosphere seemed particularly formal and restrained because of the appearance of Matsumoto Arina.

Until the host Ogiwara Ayako said to ease the atmosphere: "Ms. Matsumoto, Saki and Xiaoshu went out to buy groceries and will be back in a while."

"There are snacks and fruits on the coffee table. Eat them while you wait for them."