Resolutely choosing her.
Telling her: "Only Yukino."
Burning fiercely in his chest, leaving behind an indelible red mark.
Now, looking back, she finally realized.
The bright moon in her heart and the red mark on her chest were the same person.
Two wishes fulfilled at once.
Yukino felt that just asking this one question made her want to cry again.
"Hehe, that's right, I remember. Because I couldn't forget. After all, Yukino is so beautifulseeing you once would definitely leave a lasting impression."
"Should I blame myself for not telling you? Or... do you want me to call you Yukino-onee-chan~?"
The boy's use of "onee-chan."
Completely shattered Yukino's defenses.
Her face flushed, and her ears turned red as the evening sky.
If possible, she wanted to hear Yukima Azuma call her that forever.
After all, she'd first listen for a hundred hours to her heart's content and then think about the rest!
However, the side effects were too great.
The feeling of embarrassment seemed unbearable for her.
It took a long time for her to calm down.
Yukino thought she had returned to normal, but her cheeks were still as red as ripe apples.
"You said you'd marry me... Is that true?"
Yukima Azuma blinked.
He did have that thought.
But whether reality would allow it was another matter.
Because he would have to marry many people.
Once he gained a large enough influence, he would nurture a few more members of parliament, then push for reforming the polygamy laws.
And the response here is:
"I really think so, but I can't guarantee if it will work. What about Yukino-onee-chan? Do you want to marry me?"
"Of course, if you don't want to marry me, it's fine. Even without marriage, the Yukinoshita family won't be able to take Yukino away."
"By next spring, I think Laplace Corporation's money will be enough to buy the Yukinoshita family."
"When it's time for marriage, Yukino might say, 'It's cold now, the Yukinoshita family will go bankrupt soon.'"
The remark about "it's cold and the Yukinoshita family will go bankrupt" made Yukino shoot a strangely glance at Yukima Azuma.
However, when she heard that Yukima Azuma genuinely wanted to marry her, Yukino felt as if she would melt.
Even if it may not be achievable.
As long as Yukima Azuma had that intention.
No, to be precise, as long as Yukima Azuma had feelings for her.
That was enough to satisfy her.
The pure moonlight!
The red lipstick mark in heart!
Loving me!
Yukinoshita Yukino showed the silly smile of a girl in love.
And at that moment, Yukima Azuma leaned toward her.
His nose nearly touched her cheek.
Yukino widened her eyes.
"What's going on?"
There was a mix of trembling and shyness in her voice.
Though she was thrilled by Yukima Azuma's sudden action, Yukino still felt a little tense due to embarrassment.
"Eh? Is it not okay?"
Yukima Azuma asked, looking confused.
Yukino looked into the boy's eyes, so close.
Finally, she chose to close her eyes.
"Okay... okay then."
In the dark world, the other senses were more strongly stimulated.
Yukino waited for the miraculous feeling that was about to come.
As a result, in the darkness, there was a light rubbing sound.
That sound was very close, just to her right.
Yukino opened her eyes.
She found that Yukima Azuma was fastening her seatbelt.
"Ahhh! You jerk, aho, bakaaa!"
Teased, Yukino immediately became angry.
But Yukima Azuma pretended not to understand.
"Eh? What's going on?"
"You still ask what's going on!"
"I already asked Yukino if it's okay to fasten the seatbelt."
"What do you think? The question was about kissing! Is kissing okay?"
Yukino pouted and stared at Yukima Azuma.
Though embarrassed, there were things that needed to be said.
Yukinoshita Yukino was not someone to back down just because she was embarrassed from being teased!
"Eh? Really, a kiss?"
Yukima Azuma leaned down again: "Did Yukino really say yes?"
"Mm, yes..." Yukino looked away and gently nodded.
This time, Yukima Azuma did not pull away but came down.
The soft feeling of his lips reached her.
Their breath gradually became longer.
She didn't know how much time had passed.
Only when Yukima Azuma finally released her did she start to pant heavily.
In the car, with each breath, the pink atmosphere spread further.
Yukima Azuma looked at his work with satisfaction.
After all, this was Yukino!
She was that person: just like her name, snow under the snow.
If you were to talk about her beauty, it was an unreachable, unachievable beauty. It only made others admire her from afar.
"We... should go home."
Yukino spoke in a low voice.
"Yeah, let's go home. Yukino probably hasn't had dinner yet, so I'll make you something to eat when we get back."
Yukima Azuma said with a smile.
Yukino nodded upon hearing this, feeling warmth inside.
The car had been silent for a long time, but it slowly started up and drove down the road in the night.
...
Back at Yukima's house.
Yukima Azuma went to cook a bowl of noodles for Yukino.
Watching the beautiful girl eat her noodles, Yukima Azuma's thoughts drifted far away.
Laplace Corporation was currently developing smoothly.
There was nothing particularly urgent to do.
Let things unfold naturally.
This means that next year, the money required to buy the Yukinoshita family is definitely not a fantasy.
Therefore, at the beginning of next year, exactly on New Year's Day, Microsoft will release the computer operating system they developed.
After the Microsoft system is launched, the stocks controlled by the Laplace Corporation headquarters will be worth enough to buy the Yukinoshita family.
It is foreseeable that in the future, Laplace Corporation's capital will never run short.
As for promoting smart home appliances, Yukima Azuma was not very optimistic.
They should sell decently, but calling it a "boom" in sales seemed unrealistic.
After all, home appliances are large items, and the market is limited.
You can't just throw away an old bed because you see an ad for a smart bed.
However, with support from Sayuri, the development of this industry just needed some time.
Of course, if there was a model promotion, the smart appliance brand could quickly gain more recognition.
But this was something Sayuri couldn't help with.
The promotion task would best involve a large hotel.
Yukima Azuma quickly thought of his young disciple, whom he hadn't officially accepted yet.
Hinatsuru Hotel was quite famous in Japan.
After all, it was the first hot spring hotel.
Even if it's only the first in the hot spring industry, it's still impressive in some regard.
Perhaps they could discuss this.
But that would come after he took Hinatsuru Ai as his disciple.
And at least after the Ryuou title tournament concluded.
When was the tournament starting again?
Yukima Azuma took out his phone to check.
Ah, mid-July.
It lasted for a month.
The final outcome would be decided at the end of August.
And Meijin wouldn't be participating in the Ryuou tournament this time.
With his current 9th level Shogi skills, Yukima Azuma could easily claim the Ryuou title.
To be honest, Yukima Azuma now hoped that Meijin would participate in the Ryuou tournament.
Would Meijin, the greatest Shogi player in history, be stronger than him? Or would his 9th level Shogi skills displayed on his system be more powerful?
He was very curious about the outcome of that match.
Moreover, facing Meijin would surely accelerate the progress of his Shogi skills.
Aside from the Ryuou tournament, there was also another important matter to handle.
That was Kurokawa Akane's adolescence syndrome.
Today, the second volume in the "Youth" series, "The Young of A Lonely Boy Won't Dream of A Bunny Girl Senpai," was officially released.
At the end of the day, the first day's sales would also be announced.
However, most of the voices on the internet were pessimistic.
The most popular heroine from the previous work didn't appear in the next volume.
This was truly a strange change.
Some even said that the heroine of this new volume was a currently low-rated actress online.
It seemed this new volume had been released hastily.
The internet was filled with opinions claiming the author was just trying to make a quick, bad profit.
While other publishers were celebrating, thinking this was the case.
That morning, the first day's sales of "The Young of A Lonely Boy Won't Dream of A Bunny Girl Senpai" were updated.
Three million one hundred thousand.
The heroine from the first story had broken the historical record, becoming the highest first-day sales record ever.
This record was held for less than a month before being broken by the second heroine in the same series.
When this number was updated online, the entire light novel industry was shocked.
They wondered, looking at the comments, why it was so different from reality.
Didn't you all say that, right?
Didn't you say that anyone who bought it was a fool?
Is this what you call a boycott? Keeping Yukimi-sensei locked in the basement?
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Chapter 139: Supplementing Love by the Mommy Guardian
"You told me, anyone who buys the new works is a fool, right? I really believed in you guys!"
"Up there, you guys are just fooling yourselves, how could anyone actually believe that? It's Yukimi-sensei, It's not bad if you buy it, okay?"
"I woke up at 6 AM this morning to queue for the first print books, I was very careful, and in the end, I only got two copies."
"LOL, I sat outside the bookstore from midnight last night, got fifty copies of the first print edition."
"Up there, do you still have any first print books left? I'll buy them at double the price."
"Are you dreaming? The first print books online have already been marked up three price, and I still aren't any available."
"Does no one care about the plot? Even though volume two doesn't have Saint-Megumi, it's still really engaging."
"You can always trust Yukimi-sensei. Akane-chan's effort is so adorable too."
"How can you still laugh, I couldn't laugh a bit after reading it, will she be saved in the end?"
"Probably... she'll be saved... I think so... Yukimi-sensei, where are you? Come here and take responsibility!"
"So, is the character in the book really Kurokawa Akane, who's being criticized online?"
"Did you all watch the video from LoveforReal? It seems like things have reversed."
...
While social media was abuzz with discussions.
A video quickly went viral.
It was the official account of MEM-Cho, a participant in the LoveforReal program.
The video content was simple, just behind-the-scenes clips from outside the main show.
In the behind-the-scenes scenes, there were warm and peaceful moments.
All the participants of LoveforReal were high school students.
(note: not MEM-Cho :v)
The tricks and calculations were much fewer compared to those of adults.
Especially the three girls participating: Sumi Yuki, Kurokawa Akane, and MEM-Cho.
In fact, they were close friends in real life.
If it wasn't for that.
When Kurokawa Akane got into trouble, Sumi Yuki and MEM wouldn't have rushed to the police station so quickly.
The behind-the-scenes video stopped at a scene in the police station.
Sumi Yuki anxiously hugged Kurokawa Akane with a sorrowful expression.
If this video had been released before the light novel was sold.
It would have been heavily criticized.
But now.
The winds on the internet had started to change.
"Is it true? Are they really that good in real life? Then why was the show so intense?"
"Clearly, they're cleaning up their reputation. What kind of background does Kurokawa Akane have to invite so many people to do this?"
"As a light novel fan, I rewatched LoveforReal from start to finish, I don't think it's fake, Kurokawa's character is really like that."
"Could you all just disappear if you're so obsessed with light novels? Can real people be as good as in books?"
"Forget the book, it was just an incident during the show, does Kurokawa Akane really deserve to die for that?"
"I also think the criticism is a bit much, Kurokawa Akane is only 17, how can people on the internet say she deserves to die?"
"LMAO, isn't this just reputation cleaning?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the people involved have forgiven her, but the netizens won't let go, they've already sentenced her to death."
The criticism was mostly one-sided.
What was being spread on the internet were mostly parts of the event used to get views.
There were people angry at those attention-seeking parts.
And they said harsh words.
They hid behind the internet, criticizing from their supposed moral high ground.
But in reality, those giving opinions often made up only a small fraction of the people who understood the event.
Most people would remain silent.
Because this didn't concern them.
Things that don't affect them, and they only hear part of, of course, they wouldn't rush to speak up.
But, Yukima Azuma's actions made everyone truly understand Kurokawa Akane.
Once they really understood.
Most people couldn't remain indifferent.
It was like a child you've seen grow up, suddenly being falsely accused.
You know full well that child isn't like that.
At this moment, even if that child isn't related by blood to you.
Could you still just calmly stand by and do nothing?
When the silence of the crowd started to erupt loudly.
People who previously had different views on the event also began to have a chance to speak out.
The one-sided views on the event would be dismissed.
Conclusions that had been finalized would be reopened and could be explored again.
This is a difficult but long-lasting method.
When the winds completely changed, the stain on Kurokawa Akane would become a special adornment.
