Synopsis.
It has been 2 years since he lost his favorite wife, Ayano, in a traffic accident. Although Kyohei lived with his wife’s three sisters under the same roof, Ayano could not disappear from his heart. However, in the midst of his worries about work and love, as well as his life with his blossoming cousins, he gradually heals the wounds in each other’s hearts, and finally… Characters: Kyohei
Kyohei Horii: A man of original ideas and bold actions. After losing his favorite wife, Lingnan, he has become Ritsuko’s right-hand man and manages the company’s operations.
Horii Ayano: The eldest daughter of the Shirakawa family. Although she married Kyouhei after a strong relationship, she died in a traffic accident two years ago.
Ritsuko Shirakawa: The second daughter of the Shirakawa family. She is a sensible person. After graduating from college, she succeeded her late father’s business and is a young CEO.
Shirakawa Mirai: The third daughter of the Shirakawa family. She is the third daughter of the Shirakawa family. She belongs to the Athletics Department and is an affectionate girl.
Shirakawa Chika: The fourth daughter of the Shirakawa family. A high school girl who loves to cry. She takes care of all the household chores, and is the joy of the Shirakawa family.
Seiji Takada: Kyohei’s colleague. He also supports Ritsuko as well as Kyouhei. He is an outstanding office worker who is desired by the female employees of the company.
Naoko Akiyoshi: Ayano’s best friend since she was a student. She is a talented woman with a brilliant mind. She is a friend of Kyouhei, and also provides Ritsuko with numerous business strategies.
Catalog.
Chapter 1: The Loss of Love
Chapter 2 2 years later
Chapter 3: The Shadow of Kurokawa
Chapter IV – Premonition of a Storm
Chapter 5: Family Matters
Chapter 6 – Corporate romance?
Chapter 7 Love and Romance are Similar but Different Things
Chapter 8: Farewell
Chapter 9: Ritsuko’s Mood
Finale The Other Side of Parting
Chapter 1: The Loss of Love
“Already… very much wanting to do the affair…”
Ayano said that while not pulling away my hands that were hugging me from behind. I, on the other hand, unbuttoned my lover’s white shirt one by one as if I were slowly savoring it.
In front of her body was Ayano’s smooth skin and the bra that encased it.
It didn’t take long to reveal that annoying tease.
“Ah, you’re really good at taking off clothes… Kyouhei!”
Ayano, who was hugged from behind, called my name with fiery eyes and was wearing tasteful cotton pants. After unbuckling the belt from the cotton pants, the bra and matching white panties were revealed.
It’s a panty with slim embroidery that makes you feel feminine. I looked at it while my left hand quickly slipped into the panties.
“┅Ah, ah!”
Ayano’s body shook slightly in the midst of her wrists.
My fingertips slid forward still, flicking Ayano’s already damp honey pot to reach in.
Ayano’s petals, soaked with love juice, let her middle finger penetrate to the end without a single obstacle. She twisted her body like an arch, her delicate hands gripping the bed sheet tightly.
“Ah… no, not so fast!”
“No? Well, then, that’s as far as it goes.”
I said that while caressing my breasts with my right hand behind my words. The moderate elasticity that comes through the thin silk cloth makes me even more tempted. I used my left hand to tease the pale pink pearls to my heart’s content, while my right hand tightly pressed down on Ayano who was full of heat.
“If you keep this up, your panties are going to get wet!”
“Kyohei… you’re so bad!”
Ayano’s snow-white skin gradually leaked into peach color.
And the middle finger, which had just been gently pumping back and forth, was also covered in love juices that had warmed up from the hot body.
“Your weaknesses are well known to me.”
“That… there…”
“Ayano’s sexiest spot is here, just rub it well…”
I started rubbing Ayano’s stamen with the index finger of my left hand, and at the same time, my middle finger, which had started to move vigorously, was also chirping and making lewd sounds in Ayano’s wet honey pot. Hearing this wet sound, Ayano buried her face in the sheet in shame.
“Uh… ah… no, no… this…”
“Why?”
“Because… it makes me… want…”
“Want it already?”
I played with the nipple as if it were a molestation. But in reality my crotch was already hard. There’s no man who wouldn’t be aroused by seeing his favorite sweetheart in his arms.
It would be beneath a man’s dignity if he couldn’t get an erection with this look.
“Because, Kyouhei… ah… attack… my weakness… as much as you like…”
“So that’s how it turned out.”
My middle finger pumped more vigorously. The air being pressed in made a plopping sound in Ayano’s wet honey pot.
“Listen, what’s that sound.”
“Ah… no, no… don’t… do this.”
“But you want to right?”
“Uh… uh…”
Although shy, Ayano nodded her head. After making sure, I slowly removed the panties around Ayano’s slender body and pushed my energetic rod up.
“Going in lo!”
“Uh… come in…”
I didn’t wait for Ayano to finish before plunging into her love pot in one gulp.
“ah… oh… oh…”
Since it’s still in the position of holding Ayano from behind, her weight is added to the excited meat cupping, and the whole bottom is fully penetrated.
Then, my rod presses against Ayano’s fleshy wall like a hammering, constantly and repeatedly.
“Ah… ah… no, don’t… move like this.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Ah… ah… Kyo… Kyohei’s… is harder… bigger… than before”
It’s not unreasonable. I’m so busy with just my career that I can’t even go out with Ayano as often as I normally would.
Faced with the scent of Ayano’s skin, which I’ve only felt once in a long time, I got excited like a wild animal.
“Because I, too, have been waiting for a long time…”
“Liar… didn’t do it… elsewhere?”
“Ah, you don’t believe me? I would do this to such a person!”
With the flavor of punishment, I thrust my rod deeper. At the same time, I also caress at Ayano’s earlobe and make chirping sounds.
As soon as the lips left the ear, a thin thread of saliva was pulled from the already moist ear.
Perhaps because of the tickling, Ayano made a pouty sound.
“Ah… no, not with the ears…”
“Then stick it deeper somewhere else this time oooh!”
I pushed my rod upwards as if I were trying to lift the petals of a flower. Either because she couldn’t bear the rhythm of her slender waist, Ayano’s hands wrapped around the back of my neck.
“AH, PUT IT IN… ah… hmmm!”
My kisses also fell like rain, on the neck and ears. In the midst of the wild caresses, Ayano looked at me with moist eyes, and the gasps of extreme sensation were intermittent due to the sharp breathing.
“Ah… uh, no… no more!”
Ayano’s breathing seemed to become more rapid. At the same time, perhaps entering orgasm, Ayano’s petals suddenly shrunk. And I couldn’t hold back and liberated all my burning passion.
“Juggle the shot, Ayano!”
“Ah, ah… ah!”
Ayano collapsed in disorientation while feeling the vibrations of the impulsive rod in her lower body. Sweat moistened her snow-white thighs. And the clear love liquid that flowed through her thighs left a small trace on the bed sheet.
“Ayano… actually, there is something I would like you to have.”
After making love, I whispered while gently stroking Ayano’s hair. However, probably because the aftermath of earlier hadn’t subsided yet, Ayano sat up with slow movements.
Ayano, who was only wrapped in a white sheet, seemed to be half asleep.
“What… what else is there now?”
“This, please take…”
I removed a small box that I had secretly prepared from under the bed. Ayano seemed curious about what was in the box. She stared straight at the small box, and it didn’t even matter if the sheets swished to the floor.
“Is this… a ring?”
“Please marry me!”
I said stiffly, too shy to even look head-on at Ayano, who was gazing at me with tears floating in her eyes.
But once you’ve proposed, you can’t back out before you’ve gotten an answer, so even though my nerves were clicking, I quietly waited for Ayano’s answer.
Ayano took out the ring and slipped it onto her finger without saying anything. The size of the ring, which was measured when Ayano wasn’t paying attention and the plastic bag of straws was wrapped around her finger during the date, was just right for her slender finger.
The moment the ring was on my finger, I knew she had agreed to the promise of marriage.
“Then it is a willingness to marry me lo!”
“That’s for sure, the only one who can be my husband is Kyouhei.”
“Really!”
Heart overflowing with joy, I hugged Ayano tightly, and I was finally able to get rid of that groundless feeling I just had.
“Seriously, I don’t know what to do if I get rejected? The heart is poofing.”
Ayano tilted her head at me with an unbelievable expression.
“Wow, is that what it looks like?”
“Yes!”
“I thought you knew I’d been waiting for you.”
“Have you always wanted to get married?”
This time it was my turn to be surprised by her words. Although up until the present, Ayano had not once shown me that she wanted to marry me, Ayano protested with a slightly angry expression.
“That’s for sure isn’t it! It’s been 5 years of dating, yo!”
“Although…”
“It usually feels like it’s time too, doesn’t it?”
“Is that what it looks like?”
“Yes!”
Ayano beamed at me who was caught up in serious consideration, but Ayano immediately surfaced a look of abandonment and tightened her grip on my hand.
“Forget it, because Kyouhei has no idea about girls’ moods…dumbass!”
“It can’t be helped, not knowing is not knowing.”
Being called a nerd, I turned to the side a bit to ruin the mood.
“That’s a look that will be hated by girls, yo!”
“Huh. I’ll be loved by other girls too?”
“This… this…”
Ayano was dumbfounded by the sudden rhetorical question. To avenge what I did earlier, this time it’s my turn to taunt Ayano.
“Huh, what’s wrong?”
“That, in general, is better than being hated…”
“That means you can cheat on your wife, what a life!”
“I didn’t say that, yo!”
The joke seemed to have gone a little too far. Ayano is angry and picks up the sheet from the floor and wraps it around her body. I smiled while gently patting Ayano’s butt, who was curled up on the bed in a small way.
“Hahaha, I’m sorry I’m sorry, don’t be so angry!”
“But if you cheat… I hate it!”
This is great, my wife is quite a jealous woman. I laughed bitterly while hugging Ayano who was wrapped in the bed sheet. Then tenderly, with love, I wrapped her who only had her head sticking out from the gap in the sheet.
“It’s no problem because I already have a sweetheart with similar interests.”
“Really?”
“Really! Aren’t our bodies sexually compatible?”
This way it reminds you of the love between the two just now again, doesn’t it? Ayano nodded shyly even though her ears were red.
“Eh!”
While saying this, Ayano and I hugged each other again. That’s how Slowano and I got married, with the blessing of many friends and family.
“I’m supposed to meet you at the reunion today… Why is this happening?”
Tears floated in the frames of Naoko’s eyes as she sat in her seat all night.
Since Ayano’s death was so sudden, it seemed to be quite a grief for her. Every bit of what she told me was trembling with grief. Naoko Akiyoshi was a friend of mine and Ayano’s since our college days.
Naoko, who was a talented girl in college, works as a director general at Morino Shoji, a company run by Ayano’s Shirakawa family.
As a result, she remained Ayano’s friend after she graduated from college.
“I’m sorry, because I was the one who invited Ayano to the reunion…”
Tears kept flowing down from the eyes of Naoko who blamed herself. However, I denied the matter on the spot.
“It’s not Nayoko, I don’t think Ayano would like to see Nayoko so sad. And Ayano went out of her own accord…”
That’s right, it’s not because of Naoko. Ayano, who attended the reunion, did so because she jumped on the little girl who couldn’t avoid the motorcycle that ran the red light. Ayano must have tried to save the girl as a reflex action.
“I’m sorry. Not only was I unable to comfort Kyouhei, but in turn…”
“Don’t take it to heart. Isn’t it a pillar of incense for Ayano!”
Naoko nodded at my words and stood up.
On the other side of the line of cigarettes swinging because of the air conditioner, only the picture of Ayano who was still smiling beside me yesterday was pasted on it, and while looking at Naoko who is on the incense, I was thinking hazily in my head.
If I hadn’t turned her down because of my busy schedule and attended the reunion with Ayano, wouldn’t Ayano have died? Perhaps the one who regretted my behavior the most for Ayano’s death was me.
“Sincerely… I’m sorry for your loss at this time!”
Takada, who had come to help with the funeral, was also worried about me. Takada was Kiyoji Takada, a colleague of mine, and an honest man who was happy about the wedding of the daughter of the company’s chairman to me as if it were his own business.
He took the place of me, who was bewildered by the loss of Ayano, and handled all the funeral formalities and other chores for me.
“It’s not right to say anything at this point in time, but it’s not right to not pull yourself together.”
“Ah, I know…”
I can’t be a mourner without returning gifts to those who come to offer condolences. But that’s a good thing for me, too.
Due to the hasty funeral and other chores, it was also possible for me to slightly forget the grief of losing Ayano for a short period of time.
Ayano’s sisters appeared in the eyes of me who staggered to my feet.
Ayano’s 3 younger sisters, beside their long ago cold sister, endure extreme grief.
“Woo… Woo…”
Chika, the youngest of Ayano’s sisters, who had always shown a lively and innocent smile, cried her eyes red.
The two strands of hair tied at the back of her head also seemed to hang down from grief over her sister’s death.
“Okay, Chika, you’re going to get a headache if you keep crying like that!”
I slowly handed the white handkerchief to Chika. On the handkerchief, which had obviously been ironed with a comforting bucket, it was also stained with Ayano’s memories. When touching that memory, my heart began to ache as well.
“There’s nothing wrong with that, Chika!”
The three beautiful women sitting next to her gently soothed Tomoya’s hair.
But the one who did so was also resisting the urge to cry, right? While comforting Tomoya, her pupils were also moist with tears.
“Then beautiful you’re still crying.”
“┅”
Both of Ayano’s parents have long since passed away.
The girls, who are also sisters, seem to be having a hard time accepting the death of Ayano, who took the place of both parents in caring for their sisters.
“It’s late, you two better go to bed!”
I said to the girls who were still crying, words of concern for my sisters of course.
But to them, it sounded like an icy sound. The two were crying while gazing at me.
“Why, Kyohei, are you so calm?”
“Yeah, Ayano’s dead!”
“This… this is…”
I was unconsciously speechless.
“Kyohei are you really in love with Aya-san?”
“Of course…”
“Liar, if it was real it would have cried more!”
Indeed, not a single tear fell after I learned of Ayano’s death.
But it is not without sadness. Sometimes people forget to even shed tears when they encounter something too sad.
“Kyohei, you really aren’t in love with Aya-chan!”
Chika blamed me while crying. But Ritsuko, the second daughter standing beside her, held onto the shoulders of the already emotional her tightly.
“Chika, get a grip! It’s not like Kyouhei isn’t sad.”
“Ruth…”
“Because it’s only been a month since we got married! If you blame Kyouhei like that… Kyouhei…”
Since she was the oldest, Ritsuko must have held back her tears as well. Since her emotions were at their peak at once, tears that she could no longer hold back slid down her cheeks. Seeing those tears, Chika and Mai also closed their mouths.
Finally notice that you’re not the only one holding back your grief.
Both slowly closed their eyes and clasped their hands.
“Ritsuko, well… thank you, but let’s all go to bed today… there’s the funeral tomorrow.”
“Kyohei… I’m sorry!”
“Where, it’s fine. I want to stay here a little longer…”
I replied to the apologetic Ritsuko with a smile. In that smile although it took little effort, it was the best effort that the current me could do. Probably noticing that, so Ritsuko also desperately wiped her tears and stood up.
“Kyohei, good night!”
“Ah, good night!”
A wide space where all the mourners have left. Late at night when no one was there, Ayano and I were finally the only ones left.
Ayano’s remains had no great trauma, as if she were asleep.
But looking at her lying in the coffin like this, the real feeling that Ayano had really died came back to her.
“Ayano… really, this is a joke!”
Ayano in the coffin answered nothing to my sigh. And tomorrow, in the crematorium’s incinerator, it will be reduced to inorganic white ash.
“I don’t believe…”
From the depths of the eyes and face, something hot welled up. I realized that they were tears because the sleeves of the mourning clothes were wet.
There is no longer any need for me to hold back tears when I become alone.
“Ayano… oo… oo… oo…”
Thus, Ayano passed away in a faraway place that I couldn’t reach…
Chapter 2 2 years later
The early morning sun’s rays pierce in. The cries of sparrows replace the alarm clock waking me from my slumber.
“It’s morning…”
Grabbing my fluffy loose hair, I stood up unexpectedly. Then looked around the room, having determined that this was not in a dream.
“Lately, I’ve been dreaming about that time…”
I was gazing at Ayano’s picture that was placed by my bedside while talking to myself. 2 years have passed since Ayano’s death.
Even though two years have passed, Ayano’s death seems like something that happened yesterday and I can’t forget it. The smile in Ayano’s photo still supports my heart.
However, one cannot always live by holding on to memories. For those who are alive, it is necessary to have a life to live.
“Ayano… Good morning!”
I did what I always do, talk to Ayano in the picture and take a hard, deep breath to quickly change my mood.
“┅Good, take out your spirit and go!”
Healthy and in a good mood in the morning! Jumping out of bed I quickly put on my suit and got ready for work.
“My important sisters are up too, right?”
I tie my tie as I walk down the stairs towards the kitchen. That’s right, even after Ayano’s death, I still live with her sisters. Originally, at the time of Ayano’s death, I was planning to leave the house.
However, this Shirakawa house was left to the daughters by the dead Ayano’s parents, and it was quite spacious. It would be unsettling to have only the 3 remaining sisters in the middle of such a large mansion, so they wanted me to stay with them.
Because I couldn’t refuse the kindness, I am still living here now. The real reason, however, is that I get scared of living alone.
“Good morning, Kyo!”
Greeting me as I enter the kitchen is the spirited voice of Tomoya. The two pigtails tied behind her back were also in high spirits today. When I saw her smile, the sadness I had seen in my dream this morning vanished.
“Hey, hey, please don’t call me… Kyo!”
I said that while biting into the toast that was placed on the table. Breakfast was prepared by Chika, and the other household chores such as cooking, washing, and cleaning were all done by Chika for the past 2 years after Ayano’s death.
“What does it matter, Kyo.”
Chika laughed as she poured the poached egg she had just fried from the pan on top of my toast.
However, only one slice of toast cannot satisfy my young stomach. If you look at the serving size, 100 grams is equivalent to 422 kilocalories, which is not insufficient but not enough to satisfy me. For me, who likes to eat a lot, I would like to have more.
“Ah, it’s okay to call Kyo, I want another slice!”
I’ve reached a compromise on the name, and bringing the plate in front of her Chika looked at the kitchen clock.
“Okay, but there’s no time to eat anymore ooh!”
“Why?”
“Because Ritsuko said there was a meeting starting this morning!”
“What! That’s no good if you don’t hurry!”
Ritsuko, this little ninny, why didn’t you say something so important!
I put a bite of toast on my mouth and ran out of the foyer, inhaling the fresh morning air into my chest… There was no more time for such leisurely activities, and I was rushing through the foyer to put on my shoes.
In such a busy foyer, and Beauty, who looked a little flustered, ran in, with short hair like a schoolboy’s Beauty.
Although she has the most honest personality of the sisters, she started out on the track team for exercise. But her grades improved rapidly, and now she seems to be a highly anticipated runner on the university’s track team.
“Ah, Kyouhei. Good morning!”
“Good morning!”
“It seems to be in a hurry today!”
“Ritsuko the brat, I can’t believe you forgot to tell me about the meeting.”
As we talked, we ran out of the foyer together.
Beauty seems to be a sleepyhead too. We ran to the station with all our might while keeping an eye on the time on our watches.
“Beautiful, you’re late today, aren’t you!”
“It’s practice day for Athletics and I overslept.”
“Hara, so it is!”
“Eh, but over running to the station is kind of practice, right?”
“┅Oh, I’m a socialite, so for track practice and stuff… it doesn’t matter if I don’t do it…”
“It’s not a good idea not to exercise once in a while!”
As if it was someone else’s business, Beauty spoke out of breath. I can’t catch my breath, but she doesn’t take it seriously at all. Well, that’s probably the difference between college track and field athletes and ordinary people.
It’s a little bit, but she and I are drifting apart.
“So… so, what was the result of the previous… transportation… assembly?”
“Well, it’s a little bit short of a new record for the conference, even though it’s setting its own record.”
“Phew… I see… What a… pity…”
“However, there will be a next assembly…”
“Ah… yes, go for it… ah… ah…”
Can’t do it! Can’t outwit the current students. Beauty easily left behind me who was already running out of breath.
In the past, I would not have gotten out of breath if I had only done this. Even though I realized that I was not exercising enough, I walked to the station at a fast pace.
Morino Business Affairs was bequeathed to his daughters by the dead Ayano’s father.
The company, which specializes in advertising and copyright agency, is now chaired by Ritsuko, the second daughter of the White family.
But Ritsuko had only just graduated from college and was still quite inexperienced.
In order to assist such a new chairman, I took over Ayano’s job and joined the company’s management as the chairman’s publicist.
The Shirakawa family is also the largest shareholder of the company, so they have a strong say in the personnel of the directors. I took advantage of this relationship to take on the position of public relations. Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m qualified for the position.
“Good morning, Mr. Horii!”
Seeing me, who rushed into the lobby of the company’s first floor sweating profusely, Takada approached me while smiling.
Mr. Takada, the president’s office manager, is a colleague who is involved in the company’s operations like me.
I’ve known Ayano since he was still alive, and I trust him quite a bit.
“Ah, I wonder if I can still make it to the meeting?”
“Oh, no problem. No need to come over in such a hurry, it’s no problem!”
It made me run so desperately… I wiped the sweat from my forehead while sitting on the couch in the hall.
“Is there a meeting about the routine Hollywood case today? Ritsuko, this brat, always forgets to inform me about the meeting time.”
“It’s been quite a busy time, it’s exhausting, isn’t it!”
“It’s a big goal related to the company’s operations, but it really hurts.”
Takada and I looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This time, the fate of the company… and ours as well, was at stake.
The voices that jeopardize the new chairman’s management skills are still spreading and burning in the company.
If Ritsuko fails, Mr. Takada and I from the Chairman’s faction will be transferred if we’re lucky, or removed if we’re not.
“There’s a thirty-minute gap until the meeting.”
Takada looked at his watch with a graceful movement to determine the time of the meeting. Takada, who is capable of working and has an outstanding appearance, is always the subject of discussion among the female employees of the company.
The counter ladies who were very sensitive to hearing his whispers immediately dropped their work and ran over.
“Mr. Takada, our work is just about over…”
“Would you like to join us for a cup of tea?”
Surrounded by the female employees of my company, who were known as beauties, his surroundings felt like a honeymoon.
But is it okay for me to ignore a female clerk leaving her job like that?
“Then Horii-san, let’s go have a cup of tea slightly!”
I’d better stop it. Takada looked at me who thought so and laughed like a criminal. While I wanted to say something, I stopped as if I understood the situation a little. Never mind, that’s actually how it is.
But perhaps feeling embarrassed to be alone, Takada said to me, “Why don’t you come along, Horii?”
“Don’t… I think it’s better!”
It was a bit hesitant, but I declined his invitation. Although it’s fine to go together, I always felt sorry for the dead Ayano. He probably noticed my feelings as well. Takada nodded silently and gently patted my shoulder encouragingly.
“I see… I’m still thinking about Ayano… but it’s been 2 years, so I think it’s time to get myself back to freedom.”
“Ah, I’ll do that as much as I can.”
It was the friendship of Takada who comforted the wounds of my heart. After thanking him for his gentleness, I left the scene.
“You can’t have a meeting without checking the information beforehand.”
In order to accomplish something, you must be prepared. In order to come up with an effective strategy for the meeting, it was necessary to conduct a thorough investigation. Ritsuko’s experience in such preparation was too little.
I had to do it as a publicist before she grew up. This is also to repay the former chairman Ayano who did me a great favor. So with that in mind, I walked towards the data room.
I think it’s the same in most companies. The data room, which has nothing to do with direct business, is the most unattractive place in the company. But why is it that a woman’s unhappy voice is coming from the data room, which is seldom visited?
“Please, please stop!”
“Well, don’t say such heartless things, I won’t do anything to you.”
“No… don’t, I don’t want it!”
The door to the data room was half open. I peered through the gap and saw what was going on.
“Don’t worry, and I think you’re going to regret it if you don’t comply, yo!”
“This, this!”
…what’s going on.
A balding, middle-aged man in the room, a dirty grin on his face, stroked back and forth across the nasty-faced female clerk’s buttocks.
The female clerk clutched her thick binder of information while desperately trying to keep her balance on the clicking and swaying treadmill.
The male seized the perfect opportunity to flip her skirt upward and press his cheek against the panties visible through the black stockings. And I remember the shiny middle-aged man’s bald head.
(That’s… Vice Chairman Kurokawa).
That’s right. Unfortunately, that man is the Vice Chairman of our company, Vice Chairman Kurokawa, who is hated by the female employees of the company as a big pervert. This Kurokawa is also the leader of the anti-Chairman faction.
And I was disgusted by his tasteless smile and his despicable disregard for others in favor of his own advancement. If he wasn’t the vice-chairman, I’d be tempted to put him in the finest cement shoes and feed him to the fishes in the sea.
“Vice Chairman… no… please don’t touch!”
The female clerk deadpanned to separate Kurokawa’s insistent hands. But taking advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the data room, Kurokawa used both hands to wrench her plump buttocks to the left and right. If this situation continues, she will take off her panties and stick her fingers in.
It’s bad for a female employee who is a valuable asset to the company to do such a thing. I deliberately coughed my staff in front of the door to get Kurokawa’s attention.
“Ahem, heh!”
“Who… who is it!”
Kurokawa, who noticed my presence, hurriedly let go of her body. The female employee who was on the verge of crying while holding the information was shaking pitifully with her shoulders shrunken. Looking at her, she looks like she’s a new employee, as if she’s not familiar with the world. For this kind of innocent girl, this bastard actually did this kind of thing, a righteous anger welled up in my heart.
“Oh, so it’s Horii, what a coincidence to meet here!”
But the shameless Kurokawa said flatly as if nothing had happened.
It’s strange to meet..!
Although the urge to punch him was running around inside me, but then again assaulting the vice chairman would be problematic.
Move while you can… I gave a wink to the female staff member who was standing and shaking in shock. I think she noticed.
Clutching her binder, she ran out of the resource room. While Kurokawa had a look of pity though chasing her back out, I ignored it as if I didn’t know.
Kurokawa finally spat out his tongue and stared at me with an unpleasant expression.
“What are you doing here?”
“There shouldn’t be anything more than transferring information when you come to the data room. Is there something else the vice chairman can do?”
“Bastard… asshole… I can’t do anything else, can I?”
Kurokawa told a random lie because he felt annoyed with me. Even if Kurokawa was shameless, he wouldn’t call it sexual harassment.
But Kurokawa is really worthy of the black hearted Kurokawa.
He feigned calmness on the outside while immediately changing the subject.
“How’s it going, Nanny?”
“Bao, Nanny… who is this, talking about?”
“Doesn’t it mean the chairman of the board? It’s hard for you, too, to be treated like a nanny when you’re so talented.”
Kurokawa set aside his own incompetence, but ruthlessly labeled Ritsuko as worthless. But that’s the same as challenging me. It’s true that Ritsuko is too inexperienced and slow because she thinks too much about the final decision. But that’s the quality of Ritsuko as a chairman.
That means Ritsuko is an uncut diamond. Whether or not she can become a successful chairman is the responsibility of me, the grinding technician, and it’s a wonder I don’t get angry when such a gem is belittled.
I, who was trying my best to suppress the unhappiness that welled up, rationally launched a rebuttal to Kurokawa.
“But there’s no such thing, yo!”
“Yeah? Well, if there’s any difficulty feel free to come and talk to me.”
…abominable! It’s unbearable to be talked to like that by this bald guy.
I tried desperately to hold back the indignation that kept surfacing. But despite that, a smile was maintained on my face.
If you get angry over something like that, you’ll just let your opponent get away with it, and that’s the kind of trick grown-ups play. Although patience is said to be a virtue, this asshole said something uncharacteristic.
“When, Horii. Want to join my faction?”
“Huh?”
“Can a big man get his fill of being made to do what that little girl does all the time?”
“┅”
“Well, if you come to me, you can quit that little girl. This way I’ll be the chairman of the board, and you won’t be treated any worse, yo!”
Don’t be a fool, this old, slippery fellow. And I don’t seem to be Taoist enough yet either.
As the limits of my patience crumbled, I pushed back flatly.
“If it’s just that kind of thing, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”
“What?”
“My job is to assist the current chairman, so I have absolutely no intention of working under you. It would be a hundred times better to hand in my resignation if I were working under you. It’s probably because the bald middle-aged man is completely outclassed by the beautiful chairman.”
Probably didn’t expect me to reject it so clearly either. Kurokawa was shivering continuously while he was bruised and angry.
“Then… then if there was something, I can’t remember what I’m saying now!”
“It doesn’t matter if you want to remember, I hate things that glow & cockroaches.”
“Well, won’t you regret what you said?”
“No way!”
“Good, I finally got it. You little brat, remember that for me!”
After leaving those words, Kurokawa walked out of the data room with a displeased face. While glaring at his departing back, I realized that after saying what I wanted to say, I felt warped and relieved instead. In short, I’m not interested in making small circles without relying on my strength.
So I, who thought I had a pretty good reputation, walked to the conference room, clutching my binder.
During this time of dawdling in the resource room, the meeting had begun.
“Kyohei, you’re late!”
Naoko grumbled a bit at me who came in clutching the binder. Naoko, who had been Morino Commercial’s military advisor since the time Ayano was alive, had been promoted smoothly afterward to become Ritsuko’s right-hand man who also assisted Ritsuko, along with Takada and me.
“I’m sorry!”
Only when she saw me apologizing by placing the folder on the conference table did Naoko show a look of forgetting about it.
“Seriously Kyouhei, I haven’t had much of a concept of time since I was a student.”
“Didn’t I apologize? Naoko’s been a rogue since she was a student.”
“What did you say?”
It seemed that he wouldn’t stop until he had a clear answer… he looked as if he had something to say.
Because Naoko and I have known each other since we were students, we know each other’s good and bad points. We were friends who didn’t hesitate to talk to each other, and we trusted each other.
“All right, all right, both of you put your quarrels aside and start the meeting!”
Takada, who had returned from the café, neatly summarized the situation. Then Ritsuko nodded her head and spoke after making sure I was seated, “Eh, let’s get started then.”
Ritsuko Shirakawa, the president of Morino Corporation, is the sister of my wife, Ayano Shirakawa. Although she is a sister-in-law to me, it’s not wrong to say that she is an outsider now after Ayano’s death, right?
But Ritsuko would ask me for advice on everything.
As a college student two years ago, she could not understand the company’s operations right away. Therefore, she relied on the strength of my performance, which had been working since the time of the former chairman. If you think about it, maybe that’s why I didn’t leave the Hakuhodo family.
“Today’s question is about the movie characters from Hollywood that have been planned from before, and what is the other side’s opinion in regards to the rights?”
“Ah, yes. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the documentation.”
Naoko, who was asked by Ritsuko about the progress of her work, answered quickly. After hearing that answer, Ritsuko’s expression also became full of confidence. The success or failure of the work this time would most likely be seen as Ritsuko’s management skill as the chairman of the board of directors, and it was a work that absolutely could not fail.
But even though I felt embarrassed for the happy Ritsuko, I nevertheless threw the information onto the desktop.
“┅Just reading the documentation won’t do it, Ritsuko!”
“So, what’s not working?”
Perhaps it was because of the cold water being thrown on her work, so Ritsuko asked back a bit unpleasantly.
So I took in my hand the information I had pulled from the data room and explained it to her.
“What is not visible in the documents are the relationships. For example, in addition to the copyright holder, there are many other people involved in publicizing this person…”
Americans are a very self-respecting people. It’s true that it’s just a matter of communicating with the copyright holder and it looks like it’s done, but there’s still the director or the on-site promoter and many others.
Their self-esteem would be hurt if they ignored these peripheral people, right?
“So, it’s better not to forget about them, right? That way they won’t be upset and things will go smoothly, right?”
I smiled at Ritsuko even as I spoke as if it was a discussion.
Because Ritsuko is still immature for a chairman and also stubborn woman who disregards others’ opinions isn’t she.
It was only after hearing my clarification that the slightly sulking Ritsuko began to turn gentle.
“Yes… indeed, it’s just as Kyouhou said.”
Admitting her mistake, she immediately corrected the plan with a red pencil. Seeing her like this reminded me of her when she first became the chairman of the board 2 years ago.
(Ritsuko was probably the one who changed the most in those 2 years.)
Ritsuko, who didn’t yet know the ways of the world, was growing up to become a successful chairman of the board with a childlike demeanor. So much time has passed. In the conference room, which was illuminated by the slanting sun at an unknown time, I sighed at the passage of time as I watched the rays of light being turned into a big red color.
Chapter 3: The Shadow of Kurokawa
“Good morning, Kyo!”
It’s Chika’s voice, calling out to me who sleepily walked to the kitchen. She, who is getting more and more in tune with her red apron, was also in a lively mood this morning, shaking the pan, and her flexible posture touched me.
“Ah, good morning, Chika!”
After returning the salute, I picked up the bento box that was sitting on the dining table. Every day, all of the Shirakawa family’s bento is made by Chika herself, and even when I’m not doing anything at home, Chika gently prepares it for me.
“Hey, doesn’t Roku like sandwiches?”
Chika said to me as she took off the apron that was over her uniform.
“It’s like this.”
“So, yesterday I was asked to please prepare sandwiches for tomorrow’s bento.”
In that case, today’s lunch will be sandwiches. It doesn’t matter if I have bread for breakfast, but if I have bread for lunch, I might be hungry by the evening… I was thinking about something boring. Chika seemed to feel the same way.
“Like sandwiches that much? Zhijia I don’t want it, or rice’s bento is better.”
“Rice’s bento has a variety of colorful dishes, which is more interesting!”
“Right?”
Agreeing, we looked at each other and smiled.
The cozy feeling of having an actual family like this is also because of the presence of Ayano’s sisters. That’s why it wouldn’t do to not cherish these cute sisters.
I thought as I stood up my seat in order to rush to work. As a publicist, I don’t have any rules about working hours, but I still have to do my work. I put my lunchbox in my briefcase and walked to the entrance.
And Beauty was putting on her shoes in the foyer, which was the perfect time for a morning hello.
“Good morning, beautiful!”
Today’s greetings were also relaxed, and my mood was really light. But Beauty, who used to return greetings with warp speed, looked a bit strange, and I couldn’t find a bit of stamina in her sagging demeanor.
“Ah… Good morning, Kyohei!”
“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you in high spirits today?”
Is something bothering you too?
At my questioning, the beautiful expression became dark. She lowered her eyes like she was trying to escape from my gaze, but it made me feel even more profound. Although I don’t know what’s troubling her, Beauty is an important sister to me, so if there’s something troubling her, I should at least put her in a happier mood.
“Beautiful, if something’s bothering you, just tell me!”
“┅”
Probably troubled by the difficulty of speaking, Beauty avoided my gaze and turned away, still not saying a word. Instead, I waited for her to start talking.
It’s like pickling something that can never be rushed.
“Actually… actually…”
She finally clenched her palms, her lips seeming to want to speak. But what bad timing.
“Kyohei, come along if you’re going to the office!”
Well Beauty was about to say something when Ritsuko came over.
Perhaps surprised at the sudden appearance of her sister, Beauty closed her mouth again.
“It’s nothing, Kyohei. Sorry.”
“Beautiful!”
Beauty swished open the door to the foyer and ran out. Although I tried to catch up after her, it was impossible to catch up with her as a track runner. As a result, all I could do was just watch her back.
“Then, that means I don’t know what’s bothering Beauty…”
“Yeah, Ritsuko you might know if you don’t come out of there.”
On my way to work, I blurted out to Ritsuko what just happened in the entrance hall. Since it was different from the usual lively beauty, I was quite worried. But Ritsuko, who heard me, was calm.
“Nothing to worry about yo. By the way, it must be about her boyfriend isn’t it?”
“Boyfriend?”
“I heard it was a recent relationship.”
This is the first time I’ve heard that Beauty has a boyfriend. But considering that she was a university student, having one or two boyfriends was not a big deal. What’s more, Beauty is as beautiful as Ayano… What brought me back to the real world from the imagination of Beauty and her boyfriends was the matter of Morino’s business.
“Without Kyohei’s opinion, I really still can’t.”
Ritsuko calmly said to me.
I guess she’s still concerned about what happened at yesterday’s meeting. Noticing this, I gently patted her shoulder and encouraged her.
“That’s not true. There is no such thing as a successful chairman right from the start. Not to mention that you have worked hard to become a successful chairman… I think it’s important not to waste that effort.”
“Well! Don’t mind too much, I know my own windfall.”
“Ritsuko!”
Has the confidence of being a chairman been lost? However, this worry seems to be unfounded.
She came forward with more energy and effort than I thought she would.
“But there is no way to lose. Make sure to make this a success so that my reputation as chairman rises upwards.”
“That’s the spirit, Ritsuko!”
True to her name, Ritsuko, who is not to be defeated, just watching Ritsuko, who has grown into a successful entrepreneur, makes me feel happy.
Instead, she stuck out her tongue and made a smiley face at me.
“I guess you’re tired of trying to help me, Kyohei!”
“Whoa! Don’t worry about that! Just don’t forget to call the meeting time!”
“I’m sorry, never forget it again, please forgive me!”
Watching Ritsuko display a smile like that of a little witch, I involuntarily smiled as well.
That’s it. As long as I’m around, I’ll never put Morino Commercial in the hands of a scumbag like Kurokawa.
Purely right to make this a successful Hollywood case.
At some point, Morino Corporation’s head office gradually appeared in front of me who had made a vow in this way.
“Here we are, Kyouhei!”
Ritsuko stood at the entrance of the company and said to me. But at that moment, I met someone I couldn’t trust in front of the head office.
“┅Ayano?”
That’s the dead Ayano. Her back was turned to me, and she disappeared into the crowd of commuters walking on the road in front of the company.
Is it… purely right? There’s no way that could happen.
“Kyohei, hey, Kyohei!”
I was frozen in place due to the overwhelming shock, so Ritsuko shook my shoulder worriedly.
“┅Ah, it’s Ritsuko!”
“What’s the matter, making people worry!”
Ayano, who was already dead, would not appear before my eyes. On a certain day 2 years ago, Ayano disappeared forever. That must be the wrong person I recognized somewhere, I shook my head and struggled to return to reality.
“Ah… nothing, nothing, it’s just someone who looks a bit alike…”
In order to reassure Ritsuko, who was filled with worry, I had a light smile on my face.
But Ritsuko who was staring at me like that, why were her pupils filled with sadness.
“Kyohei, it’s Kyohei!”
“┅Ah, Naoko.”
I was viewing the cactus potted plants when I noticed Naoko’s voice calling me.
“Isn’t… isn’t that Naoko. I kept calling you just now, but I didn’t even answer back.”
“I’m sorry, because I was just thinking about something…”
I said while facing Naoko.
In the morning, I saw a vision of Ayano in front of the office… Of course, it was definitely not Ayano, but the sight gave me quite a shock. So from that morning on, all I could think about was that incident, and I didn’t do anything.
“Kyohei, are you okay?”
Probably because she thought I looked strange, Naoko looked at my face worriedly.
“What do you mean nothing?”
“Because you’ve been looking a little mournful lately.”
“Is that so?”
I craned my neck to look at Naoko. But for Naoko, who has been a friend since she was a student, hiding it doesn’t seem to work.
As if she could read my mind, Naoko told me why.
“Is it, or is it… Ayano’s business?”
“┅Yes!”
I honestly admitted what Naoko said.
“That’s quite a lot of love for Ayano!”
“┅”
I narrowed my eyes, and Naoko, who was looking at me with a look of certainty as if she were gazing into the distance, smiled like giving up as if she were saying, “I’m really convinced…”.
“Ahhh, I don’t know how many times I’ve experienced this kind of thing since I was a student.”
“It used to be under your care.”
“Uh~ well. That’s beside the point, maybe it’s fate!”
“┅Destiny?”
The phrase destiny is not unlike the words of Naoko, a veteran of the sands of strengthism.
I, who always felt that it didn’t quite match, couldn’t help but laugh. But because of that, the mood also seemed to shift.
“Speaking of which Naoko, how are the Hollywood rights issues going?”
I took my mood back and returned to the topic of work. But I didn’t miss the look on Naoko’s face that darkened slightly as she answered that question.
“Yes, it went well, but…”
“┅Just what?”
“It’s just that… there’s always a feeling that there are strange movements within our company.”
Naoko continued with a confused look on her face.
“The Minister of Personnel and the Director of Sales seem to be getting in the way of this program…”
“You’re saying that the two ministers who are in charge of the site aren’t very cooperative with this plan, right? But both of them should be in favor of Ritsuko being the chairman, right?”
“That’s why it’s weird.”
Indeed, as Naoko said it was strange.
Even if the job is thwarted, there shouldn’t be any benefit to the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Sales.
The only one who can benefit from this is Vice Chairman Kurokawa. If Ritsuko fails, Vice Chairman Kurokawa will succeed her as Chairman.
However, as far as I can remember, the Personnel Director and the Sales Director also hated Kurokawa’s behavior, so I don’t think these two people would join Kurokawa’s faction.
“Is there a mistake somewhere?”
With a thoughtful expression, Naoko answered me who asked for further clarification.
“I’d like to think so too… but the Personnel Director didn’t choose the right people for the program, and the Sales Department was also very negative…”
“I see… There seems to be a need to investigate…”
In response to my self-talk, Naoko nodded back.
No matter how well prepared Ritsuko is as a chairman, if there is a termite-like infestation within the company, failure is inevitable.
Even if Ritsuko is the largest shareholder of the company, she will not hold more than half of the shares.
And in fact the chairman who does not have the support of the ministers who support the company will certainly be removed from office at the board meeting.
When you think about it that way, it’s not just a matter of laughing it off.
However, at this stage, there is too little information to determine whether the personnel director and sales director are Kurokawa faction members.
I don’t want to add more worries to Ritsuko, who is dedicated to this plan.
And it seems that this sentiment of mine reached Naoko’s heart, and she tacitly agreed with me.
“And lately I’ve been concerned about Kurokawa’s attitude…”
Could it be that what Naoko said has something to do with Kurokawa’s actions. I kept thinking then started biting my lips.
“I’m back!”
It was already 9pm when I returned to Shirakawa’s house after finishing work. Because I was really worried about how beautiful looked this morning, I had planned to come back even earlier. But I was also quite busy during the period of a big plan that concerned the fate of the company.
“Beautiful, in the room?”
I walked up to the 2nd floor and knocked on her door. But there was no answer, and the door seemed to be locked, as if it was out of the room.
“On the 1st floor?”
From the living room came the sound of a television set. As soon as he walked to the living room, it was Zhi Jia eating pancakes while watching a TV series.
“Back!”
As she said that, Chika swallowed the pancake she just bit down with boiling water in one gulp. Hmm, is it good to be a high school student but have the dignity of a housewife? I thought while being attracted to the pancakes placed on the table.
“Do you know where Beauty is now?”
“Seems like it just went out yo!”
Zhi Jia said that while pouring tea for me. After all, seaweed pancakes are delicious with sencha.
While savoring the Japanese-style pancakes, I also asked where the other one was located.
“In that case, Ritsuko hasn’t returned yet either?”
“Did call about going for a drink with Takada, but I think I’ll be back soon.”
“Eh!”
I answered her with a feeling that I wasn’t interested. But staying out so late with Takada… Takada is a good man, but he’s also a playboy, so would he take advantage of Ritsuko’s drunkenness?… No, no, no, nothing like that. I drank the hot tea in one gulp, and washed away the thoughts that were going through my head in one gulp.
“┅It’s hot!”
“That’s why I told you it was freshly brewed and hot!”
While wiping the tea that spilled on the table, Chika looked at me with a demented expression.
Just at that moment, a spirit-filled voice came from the foyer.
“┅That’s it!”
“I hate… that kind of thing…”
“But…”
“Hee ha ha ha ha…”
It felt like the two were bonding. Ritsuko, who had entered the living room, was completely drunk and was being supported by Takada on the couch.
And Takada, who wasn’t drunk to that extent, looked at me with a hurt look.
“Horii, excuse me!”
“Wherever, welcome!”
Takada and I replied to each other with a salute. However, at that moment the rotten drunk Ritsuko hugged me abruptly.
“Kyohei, I’m back!”
“Ritsuko, why are you… drinking so much?”
“Just a little bit!”
…lying brat! You can’t get this drunk if you’ve only had a little bit to drink. Anyway, I had to get Ritsuko, who was hugging me in her drunken stupor, away from me first.
“Ritsuko, don’t hold me, let go!”
“Hey, Kyohei, shy!”
“Not shy!”
Even though I said that, I was still nervous about being hugged by Ritsuko. The smell of Ritsuko’s perfume, mixed with the stench of alcohol irritated my nostrils.
It smells a lot like Ayano, who died 2 years ago, but Ritsuko’s nonsense in a rotten drunken stupor is getting messier and messier.
“This room is really hot… Right, undress!”
“Bastard, Mr. Takada is still here!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, dividends and dividends for Takada too!”
Ritsuko said that while starting to undress. Not only did she fool around on the couch, but she unbuttoned her white shirt.
Being a member of the family, one has to put a stop to this unseemly behavior.
“Horii, I’m going back, I’ll leave the rest to you!”
Summer’s dividends can’t be exchanged with Ritsuko’s half-nakedness. Takada quickly got up from his seat and left me to go.
“Takada, do me a favor anyway!”
“No, we’re done for the day.”
And so I had to be framed for sending the drunken Ritsuko back to her room on the 2nd floor.
“┅Anymore, don’t drink like this.”
I picked Ritsuko up and carried her hurriedly up the stairs.
Ritsuko, on the other hand, ignored my hard work and fell soundly asleep, while her weight just sank down on my arm.
It seemed to be true that unconscious people and corpses were the heaviest. So it must have been impossible for Chika to carry Ritsuko up to the 2nd floor.
Anyway, by the time Takada also cocked his head now, I’m the only one who can move it.
“Wa… Wa…”
White than it’s been so long since I’ve lifted anything heavy that my back is stiff.
“Breasts… they’re so big…”
I can’t help but dare to fantasize through her sleep.
But when climbing the stairs to Ritsuko’s room, I still gently lay her across the bed. It was at this time that Ritsuko’s cherry-colored lips quirked slightly in my ear.
“I love you!”
“Huh?”
Shocked at those words, I kept gazing at Ritsuko’s face. But Ritsuko seemed to be completely asleep.
The even breathing proved it wasn’t an act.
“┅Dreaming?”
From time to time, wine reveals a portion of one’s true heart.
I’ve often encountered this kind of scene. Ritsuko, who was regarded as her real sister, harbored these thoughts in her heart… “Is… speaking out in a dream, in love with Takada?”
I quietly looked at Ritsuko’s face while muttering to myself with a complex inner voice.
Chapter IV – Premonition of a Storm
“Good morning, Chika!”
“Ah, Kyo, good morning!”
In the kitchen, Tomoya was scrubbing pans.
Seems like it’s past time for breakfast.
Although it’s not good that I didn’t have breakfast, I couldn’t do anything about it because it was all about staying in bed. So I asked Tomoya to boil water for me, as I wanted to at least drink a cup of 3-in-1 coffee.
“That’s a late start today, yo!”
“Ah, because I’ve been thinking a lot…”
Immediately after I answered Tomoya so, I yawned heavily.
There was so much to think about last night with Ritsuko’s business and Ayano’s business, as well as Beauty’s business and Kurokawa’s business.
It’s always hard to fall asleep lying left and right.
“Where’s Beauty?”
“Uh~ It’s already out yo!”
Chika answered me while pouring the hot water from the teapot into the hot water bottle.
As Chika had said, the beautiful bento had disappeared from the table.
Though I wanted to say I’d talk to Beauty if I had time today, I had to stop when they were all out.
In that case, can Ritsuko get up? Since she was so drunk yesterday, she might still be sleeping.
With that in mind, I checked to see if there was a bento for Ritsuko.
“Is Ritsuko’s bento still… still sleeping?”
“Huh? Ritsuko’s already out!”
Ritsuko seemed to have left the bento box that Chika had made behind and left for work. Chika stared at the bento box with a look of regret.
“I’ve prepared Ritsuko’s favorite sandwiches, but…”
“Well, it happens once in a while!”
I smiled and said to the demoralized Zhizou. But there’s always a chance that I’ll meet up with Ritsuko at the office, so bring a bento for her.
I put my own and Ritsuko’s bento together in my briefcase. It’s too crowded with the documents, but I put the bento box in my briefcase.
Probably feeling relieved because of that, Chika told me about last night.
“But yesterday Ritsuko… was really drunk.”
“Ah~ But Ritsuko…”
“Hmmm~ What’s wrong with Ritsuko?”
“It’s fine… Is there someone you love?”
I’m concerned about the dream words that came out of Ritsuko’s mouth. Although it’s not good to get involved in other people’s private lives, but if Ritsuko is in love with Takada, I want to help her as much as possible. But at my question Tomoya’s eyes widened.
“Kyo, I wonder who Ritsuko likes?”
“Then… who is it?”
I think the answer to that is probably that Ritsuko likes Takada. But without explicitly hearing it from Ritsuko, it would be embarrassing for Ritsuko to tell this to Chika. Perhaps that’s what I was thinking, my tone became vague.
So Chika hung her head and sighed with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Kyo… is really slow!”
“Huh?”
“Ritsuko is also pathetic in this way… Never mind, I’m going to school.”
“Huh? Wait…”
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly walked out of the kitchen. I, on the other hand, was left behind in the kitchen with no idea of what was going on.
“┅Retarded?”
While walking down the corridor leading to the chairman’s room, I pondered over the words left behind by Tomoya.
I’ve been told that by Ayano before… as well.
I’m probably so out of touch with girl psychology, right?
It’s not very clear, but that’s what I’ve been thinking myself lately. If that’s the case, just improve the self-conscious part.
Just in the midst of my thoughts I came to the door of the chairman’s room, so I knocked on the door and went inside.
“Ritsuko, I forgot my bento!”
But unlike what was expected, the chairman’s room was not half full.
Since there was a document on the desk that had just been written, it seemed like there was no mistaking being inside the office… Ritsuko was probably going to the restroom.
“Then we’ll know if we put it on the table, won’t we?”
It would be too much of a waste of time to just wait until Ritsuko came back. So I put my briefcase on the table and was about to take out Ritsuko’s bento.
But since the briefcase was stuffed to the brim, I couldn’t get it out without pushing. So I pulled out the bento box with all my might.
But… just for a moment, the document snapped to the ground.
“Ah, crap! The document fell off, I can’t do it without organizing it.”
I hastily crouched down to the ground in order to centralize the scattered documents. The angle of the fall was probably bad, and the documents were scattered quite widely.
“It’s so scattered… Ritsuko will be angry if you leave it like this.”
What an unexpected misfortune.
I had to arch my back and turn into a sprawl and crawl on the floor.
And finally all the documents have been picked up, only the last chapter has gone somewhere. That’s just it… My back is still sore from yesterday’s heavy labor.
“Where did it go… ah, I found it!”
I slowly crawled under the table and picked up the last one. But just at the same time the cackling sound of a door opening sounded in the room.
“Huh?”
Startled by the sound, I subconsciously ducked under the table.
K..!
K… K… K… K?
It seems that Ritsuko is back. But it seems to be in a bad mood, and you can feel the agitation from Ritsuko’s footsteps.
“Really!”
Too late, Ritsuko thudded into a chair.
(Woah, I can’t get out…) How did this happen?
I, who was underneath the table, became unable to get out from here as I was obstructed by the feet of Ritsuko, who was sitting in front of me.
But Ritsuko was tapping on the table as anxiously as if she hadn’t noticed me at all. If I go out in such a state, I’ll become a victim, won’t I?
“What’s that Kurokawa bastard…? He’s got that kind of attitude, like he’s the chairman of the company.”
Ritsuko seems to be in trouble with Kurokawa.
But unfortunately, it seems that Kurokawa’s side has the upper hand.
Probably lost back, Ritsuko clenched her teeth in remorse.
（”That bastard Kurokawa is also trying to provoke Ritsuko…)
I sighed deeply as I thought about the future of my company. Before that, however, was how to solve the matter before me. For this problem, one had to think hard in the small space under the table.
(How do we get out of here?)
It was boring but pertinent. Going out now would just take over all of Ritsuko’s anger.
But my troubles were suddenly blown away.
“Uh… uh… ah…”
This was due to the incredulous gasps heard.
“Well, why is it that I… when I get excited, I can’t suppress it…”
Ritsuko unzipped her red shorts and ran her finger tips to the base of her thighs, her firm legs moving hesitantly.
(This… this kind of thing…)
Now even less can be said about being under the table. Since there was no way around it, I had to keep my mouth shut and watch from under the table.
“ah… ah…”
Ritsuko, who thought no one was around, showed even more bold moves.
After gently lifting her waist and sliding her panties down below her knees, she let her fingers delve into the completely bare panties.
“Oh… stamen… ooh… uh… ah…”
Ritsuko’s body caused small vibrations when the sensitive parts were stimulated.
Probably because of the love juices, you can already hear the sound of chirping and moistening.
Even I can’t calm down with this kind of light appearing in front of me. Is the sound of gulping hard going to be heard by Ritsuko?
I clenched my body as I lifted my heart.
“To do such things… in such a place…”
The pleasure seemed to be enhanced by the difference in position.
As her fingers thrust repeatedly, Ritsuko tried desperately to suppress her gasps so that the sound wouldn’t reach the outside of the chairman’s room.
But it didn’t even occur to her that I was underfoot.
“Uh… ah… ah… am I… very… slutty… ah…”
Ritsuko murmured while wetting her slender fingers with the love juices that overflowed without stopping. But the excited face leaked peach color without conscious control.
“But… but… it can’t be stopped… no…”
While on the other hand I watched the scene, something naturally rose upward, gradually lifting my dick upward, lifting my tight body upward like a jackhammer.
“ah… ah, ah… ah… no, no, no…”
Ritsuko’s panting gradually increased.
The half-open legs also spread wider, and the fingers, which were not moving smoothly, accelerated their rhythm because they were heading for an orgasm.
My eyes, on the other hand, stayed fixed on Ritsuko’s body.
“Already, ah… come… ah… ah… ah!”
Probably had an orgasm.
Ritsuko hung her waist high in the air as a strong spasm ran through her body.
And what felt like sticky, translucent love juice flowed out of the already soaked panty slit and down her thighs.
My body involuntarily stiffened at the sight.
Ka!
“Huh?”
I hit my head on the table and turned into a look from between Ritsuko’s snow-white thighs, looking at her expression as she looked under the table in surprise at the sound. In that very instant, Ritsuko immediately understood and her entire face leaked red.
“Ahhhhhhhh!”
Ritsuko stepped back with her chair, forgetting to even pull up her shorts.
I don’t know how to explain this to Ritsuko.
Because of this kind of thing… how can I explain it?
Things like this should ideally have been taught during national education.
“Why, why… are you here?”
“I… the… bento… with the documents… because you, Ritsuko, like to be clean…”
Probably I was nervous too. There were seven different things I wanted to say, but at this point I really wanted to crawl out from under the table sooner.
Ritsuko also seemed to have finally realized her panties.
Sitting back in her chair, she hurriedly tried to put her shorts back on. She could have put them on right away if she had stood up, but she hadn’t thought of that.
“Has it… been… here… from the very beginning?”
Ritsuko determined with a trembling voice as she refastened her belt. This is something that can’t be hidden even if you want to.
Already fully confessed, I nodded honestly to Ritsuko’s trembling voice.
“All seen?”
“┅Yes!”
“That’s nasty!”
“Yes… I’m sorry…”
No matter what, I had to apologize to Ritsuko. But Ritsuko, who had become deranged from shame, had no such leisure.
She suddenly yanked the phone cord that was sitting on the table.
“Wait, Ritsuko!”
If I had said it, I would have understood… but there was no time… A mournful sound, like the breaking of a cloth, resounded in the boardroom.
“Get out!”
This is not good. If this happens, someone will get killed. I tried my best to run away from the scene while enduring the pain of the phone and the dictionary being thrown at my back.
“Ah, that’s bad… seeing Ritsuko like that.”
Finally escaping into the conference room, I slumped my body into the chair.
Probably panicked.
Now that I’ve calmed down, the sweat is still pouring down like a waterfall. I recalled the scene in the chairman’s room while wiping the sweat with a wet handkerchief.
“This is a disaster… Why would I see masturbation?”
Because I had witnessed that kind of thing, I wondered what kind of face I would use to face Ritsuko when I ran into her from now on.
So that Ritsuko wouldn’t avoid me for this reason, it might be best to pretend that nothing happened…
But the excitement was too strong to forget.
“But it’s really fragrant…”
It’s an unconscious self-talk, but there’s no doubt it’s what I’m really feeling.
And becoming energized, my jack-in-the-box never subsided after reacting to Ritsuko’s sultry voice.
Just the mere thought of it makes the lower half of my body engorged with blood.
“Oooooh, can’t help it!”
It looks like if you ignore it, you might pass out from anemia.
And the front of my pants is so puffed up that I’m too ashamed to walk down the hall. There’s only one thing left to do in that case.
“There’s no way around it. Well, let’s settle for a little here.”
I… I… I…
I pulled my pants down and started rubbing my right hand on my rough jackhammer.
“Ah, Ritsuko’s kind of voice… ah, ah… that kind of expression…”
I didn’t want to make an object out of her either, but after seeing her in that place, I couldn’t think of anything else in my mind.
I’ve been obliviously immersed in the fact that it was right in front of me ten minutes ago.
“Kyohei, what are you doing?”
Ah!
I freeze on the spot while holding the jackhammer before I’m about to explode. Naoko’s voice suddenly came from behind.
“Huh? I… ah… no…”
“I hate, Kyohei in a place like this…”
Naoko seemed to understand what I was doing at a glance.
No, it’s not good… It’s always been a matter of keeping secrets from people… It’s a shame to be found out in a state where you can’t deny it.
Ritsuko must, must be in the same state as me.
“No… that…”
If I were myself, I wouldn’t be able to say a word. But incredibly, Naoko approached me without looking surprised.
The usual words would be shouted as perverted, but why am I disturbed by the understanding her attitude in turn.
“Yeah, I’m not seeing anyone right now, it’s been a long time!”
“No such thing…”
“But it’s lonely to do it all by yourself in a place like this!”
Naoko sounded like a mother who was teasing a small child caught in a prank. In this atmosphere, I nodded honestly.
But after that, her words don’t sound like motherly love.
“Why didn’t you tell me about it?”
“Huh?”
“If you talk to me, I’ll help you anytime ah. Look, hands away…”
Naoko said that while saying that, then without saying a word, she buried her head between my legs. My already erect rod remained undaunted even under Naoko’s sight.
Naoko took the urge, which had nowhere to go, into her mouth in one gulp.
“Whoo!”
Naoko’s tongue made a chirping sound and licked up the meat stick. In Naoko’s saliva-filled mouth, the burgeoning meat stick greatly increased the pleasure of being sucked.
Even though I feel that it’s not allowed to be like this while doing so, my waist swings along with Naoko’s tongue work.
“Mmm… mmm… Kyohei’s rod tastes so good…”
“Thank you…”
Naoko’s eyes, which glowed brightly in the depths of her glasses, gazed upward at me.
“That’s pathetic… I’ll make you feel happy now.”
Naoko once again took my rod in her soft lips.
As her head bobbed violently up and down, the blue bow tied to the back of her hair wobbled and danced across the carpet.
“Does it feel good here? Your tongue will quiver if you crawl on it, yo!”
“Na, Naoko!”
Due to the excessive pleasure, I unconsciously let out a moan. And on Naoko’s face, who was gazing at me, satisfaction floated.
Chirping lewd noises echoed through the conference room.
At this point in time, I’ve also fallen into the desire of wanting to shoot my hot semen into Naoko’s mouth.
“I’m… I’m going to cum…”
I gripped the handrail with both hands and tried my best to hold back. But Naoko noticed my patience and smiled slightly.
“I’ll drink it all down, cum all you want!”
“ah, ah… I can’t do it anymore…”
“Yes, please shoot deep down your throat. Uh… uh… uh…”
Increasingly intense fiery liquid.
I’ve also reached the limit of my patience.
“Uh… uh…”
A brief ejaculation of hot white fluid shot all the way down her throat.
My rod shakes like an explosion. Naoko swallowed all the semen that shot out from there, just like she said.
“Mmm… a lot, Kyouhei!”
I was completely liberated from my desires and my entire being was deflated.
Naoko looked at me while licking with her tongue the mixture of semen and saliva that was slightly flowing out of the corner of her mouth.
But the voice that rang out in the conference room at that moment startled us.
“┅Doing and doing what? You two!”
It was Ritsuko’s voice. Naoko hurriedly wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and of course I had to hastily put away my saliva-stained rod as well. Ritsuko furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and stared angrily at the two of us.
“This is a place to work, yo! Not a rendezvous hotel.”
“Yeah, sorry!”
As if she was being suppressed by Ritsuko’s fierce sword, Naoko quickly straightened up her clothing and grooming.
And then isn’t it time to get out of the conference room quickly?
“Ah, Naoko!”
How, how cunning… Naoko. Without even having time to call out to her, only Ritsuko and I were left in the conference room.
And Ritsuko, who had a bruise appearing on her face, approached me in a tone like a reproach.
“What have you done again!”
“No… that… I’m sorry!”
First of all, it seems like there’s only sorry. But in Ritsuko’s eyes as she looked at me who lowered her head, anger still surfaced.
“Naoko… if you don’t do that kind of thing, it’s also the best way to help!”
“I’m really sorry. But just now… seeing Ritsuko… that…”
“┅”
“Unable to endure, involuntarily…”
In response to my confession, Ritsuko’s demeanor produced a subtle change.
What had just happened in the chairman’s room was still alive in the memory. Of course Ritsuko wouldn’t be unable to recall it.
Although Ritsuko seemed confused, she finally sighed like giving up.
“Understood, and I’m in no position to talk about anyone else.”
“What do you mean…”
“Forget it, I’ll let it go this time.”
Ritsuko’s anger seemed to have dissipated.
I can’t help it… I want to talk about it, but I’m glad that the problem won’t get bigger.
“Is… is it?”
Having gotten out of the predicament, there was finally a sigh of relief on my shoulders. But Ritsuko, who saw me like this, beamed with dissatisfaction.
“But why not me but Naoko?”
“Huh?”
I was flabbergasted by Ritsuko’s words for a moment. But faster than wanting to hear the meaning of those words again, Ritsuko had already changed the subject.
“It’s nothing. I have a meeting this afternoon, so I’ll take care of everything!”
“Ah…”
After confirming that I nodded, Ritsuko swished around.
What the hell does this sentence mean? Left behind, I lit a cigarette in order to sort out this confusing memory.
It was already past about 10pm when I returned to the White House. Because it was difficult to meet Ritsuko, I deliberately worked late and came back late, and I also paid attention to the misbehavior of the personnel director and the sales manager that Naoko had mentioned.
“┅It’s been a tiring day!”
Really, a lot has happened since this morning. Worn out like a pile of slime, I put my hand on the entryway door.
At this point it felt as if there was someone in the unlit entryway, so I concentrated on watching.
“Beautiful?”
Beauty stood there with tears floating in her eyes.
“Kyohei!”
You must have noticed that I’m back. Beauty wiped her tears with her sleeve, and then smiled as if nothing had happened.
But the forced smile is still readily apparent.
“Why are you crying?”
I asked Beauty worriedly.
But she didn’t answer my question, only shook her head feebly.
“Uh, nothing!”
“So you have something to discuss with me…”
“Nothing, forget it!”
I say forget it, but it’s a fact that Beauty is crying.
I can’t leave her like this. But Beauty ran out of the entranceway as if she wanted to get rid of me.
“Okay, get off me!”
“Beautiful!”
It’s already so late… I’m worried about Beauty. Having said that, even if we find her crying, it may still not solve the problem.
Sometimes it’s more comfortable to cry alone if you want to.
“Although I’m worried… I can only look at the situation first.”
After taking off my shoes that felt heavier than ever, I walked towards the living room. But what came out to greet me was why it was Tomoya who was full of anger.
“┅Can it wait?”
“AH, AH…”
Being pressured by Zhi Jia, I unconsciously nodded my head. But why she was so angry, I on the other hand did not understand at all.
What could have made her angry that I can’t remember at all.
Even after Ayano’s death, not only have I never even peeked at them in the shower, I’ve never stolen their panties either.
If that kind of temptation could drive me, I don’t know how many times it would have happened already. But that didn’t seem to be the reason for Chika’s anger.
“I heard from Ritsuko that Kyo… did you and Naoko do that kind of thing?”
“Ah…”
Damn you Ritsuko, why did you say such a thing.
This probably had something to do with Chika’s anger. Chika also began her questioning, ignoring the fact that I had no other choice.
“Why would you do such a thing?”
“Why…”
“Kyo, you’re really slow!”
“Huh?”
Tomoya’s eyes, which were staring at me who asked rhetorically, looked even angrier.
“Have you thought about how Ritsuko and Chika feel?”
“Ritsuko’s mood?”
Even so… I guess Ritsuko’s mood had something to do with Jijou’s anger. I didn’t know how to answer.
Seeing me like this, the already emotional Tomoya spoke while semi-crying.
“I’ll never make you a bento again! People who don’t understand a girl’s mood are the worst!”
Snap Answer!
In a fit of rage, Chika quickly ran out of the living room.
How did…?
I sat down on the couch with a bewildered feeling.
“Hey, don’t be mad, I’ll have sex with anyone!”
Must have been a bad day.
It’s true that the incident with Naoko was perhaps too flippant, but it’s unreasonable to get so angry over something like that.
Did you catch a cold? How can I feel cold.
“┅Go to bed earlier!”
I muttered to myself as I got up from the couch.