Where would they meet this woman, who was Eri's old crush?
"Her home."
"...is that okay?" Nifuji was surprised. "You might have known her for so long, but I am just a stranger to her." Frankly, he wasn't even sure how to treat this woman, but before she was a competitor, she was a woman.
Wasn't it dangerous to lead a stranger to her place?
Moreover, as he had seen the woman's photo on Eri's smartphone, he knew how charming that woman was.
"It is." Eri nodded. "Don't worry. I have told her about the situation."
"....."
He wondered how she would explain it.
However, in the dating, he was a type that never paid much attention to her past, as he couldn't care less about them.
Anyway, those who had been cut were all losers, and he was the victor now.
Still, we once loved our former lovers, so of course, we have many memories with them, including the beautiful ones.
With all of that, he wanted to say that instead of being insecure, to ask many things about the past, trying to compete, to know how much they had done, or many others, the present was the most important.
That person has chosen you and loves you; that's the fact, so instead of being plagued by many worries, isn't it better to just enjoy?
Holding each other's hands, the two talked about many things, or rather, she was the one who asked him as she was curious about his life before, including the women that he had been with.
So, did the previous Nifuji have a girlfriend?
"No matter what, you are my girlfriend now."
Still, he didn't bother to talk about the past, but he recalled that the previous Nifuji had someone that he was in love with, but wasn't it normal?
After all, who didn't have a first love?
Unfortunately, that first love didn't bear fruit, and it was just buried, but he wasn't the previous Nifuji, so he didn't care much, yet he wondered where that woman was.
"Um, you are my boyfriend now, and I will show you that I have chosen you and not a lesbian!"
"....." Nifuji.
Even if he didn't really want to mention the past, he was a bit curious about her former lover.
"No, no. I am not dating. After all, I am a woman, so how can I confess my love? Also, she might not feel the same way as I do."
Eri knew that while she liked others more than a friend, the one she liked might not be the case, and probably only thought of her as a friend.
After all, it took courage for a woman to confess to another woman.
The lesbian relationship wasn't as beautiful or as funny in the anime, since if one didn't feel the same, everything would part ways.
Then again, wasn't it the same with a normal relationship?
After one confessed, if one was rejected, how could their relationship remain the same?
"What about you? Have you fallen in love with a man?" Eri asked curiously.
"...there should be a lot of questions that you can ask, except for that, okay?" Nifuji wondered why the feck that she asked him this question when there were many things that she could ask him for.
"But I am normal, and I have never had an urge to be with the same gender."
"I see... that's a shame.."
"....." Nifuji.
"By the way, what's the name of this woman?"
He decided to move on to the next moment.
"Hanyuu Mayuri."
"Hanyuu Mayuri? What is she doing now? An office worker or married?"
"No, no! She isn't married!"
"...why did you get agitated now?"
"Well, you suddenly said that she was married..."
If she got agitated, then wouldn't it mean that this woman, Hanyuu Mayuri, still had a place in her heart?
Somehow, it annoyed him, but he knew well that his relationship with Eri; they had just gotten to know each other in a month, yet sometimes, someone who had only known for a short moment, had entered deeper into the hearts of others than those who they had known for so long.
'It seems that I can only use the ability of Seeding Uncle...'
After all, it wouldn't be funny if Eri were taken, right?
At this moment, he felt like he was a samurai who was about to face a duel to the death, and the loser would die.
Well, it might be exaggerated, and frankly, he didn't think too much, even if he lost, since he only knew her for a month or so; his feelings weren't so strong that he would feel much emotion even if he lost her, yet as expected, he didn't want to lose.
"Still, she is a teacher now."
"Oh? A teacher?" He was surprised.
"Well, before she was a teacher... she was a cosplayer."
"Cosplayer?!" He was startled, but while Eri hesitated for a moment, she decided to show him, telling him about everything, as she didn't want to lie.
"...can I see the picture?"
"Okay."
"You sure?"
"Yup." Eri nodded. "I believe in you, after all."
As she had been with him, she knew his personality well, and she knew that she could trust him.
"...won't your friend be angry?"
"It doesn't matter as long as you don't say anything, Senpai."
"....."
He felt like... he didn't have to worry that Eri would be stolen from him, especially when she would expose the secret of her previous crush just like that, but at the same time—
"Did you do a cosplay, too?"
Instead of Eri's friend, he was more curious whether his girlfriend also did cosplay, as it was quite an interesting hobby.
"....."
Eri's face quickly turned red as they spread to her ears before she looked at him and shyly nodded.
"...."
Nifuji felt like he shouldn't ask, respecting her secret, yet he decided to move on, like a geologist who tried to seek the trace of minerals or oils by slowly understanding the surrounding environment.
Calmly and steadily.
No, he just wanted to see her in a cosplay!
"Instead of her, I want to see your cosplay. Is that okay?"
"...it's a bit embarrassing, Senpai."
"Please..."
Eri hesitated, but as she saw his expression, she felt a little helpless before she showed her picture in the cosplay costume.
"Wow..."
On the screen, it was a picture of his girlfriend dressed as an elf, displaying her slender, beautiful body. Her dress was overall green, and frankly, it was quite conservative, especially compared to many other cosplay costumes, yet without a doubt, her long blonde hair and elf-like ears were attractive.
Eri and Elf weren't they similar?
"E-Enough! Don't look so much! It's embarrassing!"
Eri felt her face and body were burning hot, as she exposed her secret.
"It's not. You are beautiful here. Let me see more."
"Geez... Senpai..."
"But..."
Yet, Nifuji was greedy. "Can... can I see you in that costume?"
"...no."
"Eh?! Come on. Don't be stingy!"
"It's embarrassing!"
"It's not, you are beautiful."
Eri was helpless, but under his persuasion, in the end, she let out a helpless sigh and said, "Later, okay? And... it will be at my place."
"Your place?"
"...yeah."
Eri realized the mistake she had made, but she couldn't take back her words as his gaze was on her, which made her slightly anticipate his visit.
"Then, I will visit your place."
"You will."
"..." 2x
Yet, as their faces reddened, they felt an excitement due to many things, especially their future together.
Still, this excitement wasn't shared with Mayuri, who got a call from her dearest friend, who wished to meet her after they had parted ways, especially after she had betrayed her.
"...why did she want to see me?"