"Aizuwakamatsu?"
Fuji, who sat on the sofa as she munched on Nifuji's souvenirs, looked at him strangely. "Why did you go there? A trip?"
Yet, while she had thought of herself not to mind about Nifuji's relationship with others, even if she didn't show it on her face, her heart said otherwise.
Still, what would Nifuji say?
"Yup, a trip."
"...." Fuji.
Yup, Nifuji didn't hide it at all that he had gone on a trip. After all, what was the point of pretending to be a loyal and good man to this point?
Wasn't Fuji also decided to be with him despite knowing that he had a girlfriend, too?
Still, when he saw her normal expression and forced smile, Nifuji quickly said, "I am with my little sister."
"Eh? Little sister? You have a little sister?"
Along with her shock, Nifuji sighed helplessly, thinking that he was quite soft, and as the tanuki had guilt-tripped him, his attitude toward Fuji also changed slightly, but if his feelings could be changed like that so easily, or if it could be said that he was sensitive, he couldn't be in a sales position.
Being in the position of the sales made him strong in the emotions, as he also often faced rejection, anger, and all other annoying things, but after a moment of thought, he quickly discarded those emotions, calmed himself down, then moved on since what was the point of thinking all of that, when the most important thing was to take care of his women better.
With that said, this also made him realize that he hadn't visited the supermarket lately, especially when he had been so busy.
'We're not lovers, though.'
However, Nifuji's focus quickly shifted to Chika when he looked at Fuji, especially since their professions were in the creative industry and their roles were as creators, which made him quite curious. "The truth is..."
As he told Fuji about Chika's story, Fuji listened carefully as she sighed inwardly, thinking that Chika was so lucky to have Nifuji by her side.
Yet, as Nifuji and Chika were a family, it was normal, and frankly, Fuji also knew that her family was also nice and loved her so much, especially when they also supported her work as a writer.
Being a writer, no matter how people described it and how people would respect it, Fuji knew that it was a tough job, especially when no one was sure whether her next book could even be used to feed her.
Even many of the famous writers in history lived in dire straits and became poor.
If her book could give him a lot of a royalty that she had no need to work hard for the entire life, it would be different, but Fuji knew that in the most cases, only the chosen ones could be like that, and all of those people, whose books sold so much that the writers achieved a financial freedom, were all famous figures in the literature.
Still—
"I don't think that my experience can be used by her."
"Is it?"
"Yes." Fuji nodded. "After all, I only wrote a book according to the request of the publisher, so because of that, my books have always been accepted and published, which is different from your little sister, who made a manga based on what she wishes."
Yet, compared to her, Fuji felt that Chika's little sister was—
"Because of that, I think that she is better than I am in this area."
After all, she sought a safe path, but Nifuji suddenly patted her head softly.
"....." Fuji.
"Why did you pat my head so suddenly?"
It felt good, but she felt shy, and frankly, was it okay for an old lady like her to receive such treatment?!
"Because you are a good girl."
"...I am already 30 years old."
"It doesn't matter, right? You have done your best for so many years, so let me comfort you."
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Tanuki, who was on the side, also made a note and nodded repeatedly.
"Geez..."
Fuji felt her eyes a little watery as her feelings overflowed.
Meanwhile, Nifuji knew that even if Fuji lightened her words, no matter what the works were, it was difficult. Even if she had told him that she just followed the requests of the publisher, so her book was published easily, was it even easy to write those stories?
Moreover, even if the books were written according to the request, would they even sell well?
There were many unstable factors in this world, and everyone had their own problems.
Even if one's life was nice, there must be a price that they had to pay to get into that place, as no one except him had such a nice system that made him able to live in comfort.
Regardless, Fuji still said what she knew, so she could help Chika, as Chika was Nifuji's little sister.
"....." Nifuji.
"What's wrong? It's your little sister, right? Why did you show me such a strange expression?"
"No, but have you gone on a trip to a small city?"
"Hmm...." Fuji fell into a deep thought, thinking of what Chika did, and even took a look at Chika's Twitty, which she said, "To be honest, I have never thought to do this since high school. In our era, social media wasn't as prevalent as it is now, right?"
"Now that you mention it."
In many cases, every decade, the social norms of each generation born at a certain age differed from those of another.
Nifuji and Fuji were born in the 1990s, and Chika was born in the 2000s, so in many cases, their thoughts were different, but it wasn't that much different, as the worries of every person were more or less the same, which were a future, love, money, health, and all other things.
Well, to be exact, the present and the future.
Yet, whether it was Nifuji or Fuji, they decided to stop thinking about all of that and just enjoy the pleasure of being together, talking about his trip to Aizuwakamatsu, the samurai town famous for its red cow.
"...it's weird."
Naturally, Nifuji also prepared many souvenirs, including the figurine of Akabeko, the famous red cow mascot of Aizuwakamatsu, for Fuji, who made such an honest comment.
"I do think so, too."
Well, he also had to admit that the mascot was weird, as it kept shaking its head, to which the tanuki also followed and made the same attempt at movement, which made him and Fuji laugh.
"Don't mimic that, you will hurt your neck."
Fuji smiled helplessly as she picked up the tanuki, but Nifuji's eyes had always been drawn to Fuji, whose figure appeared so alluring. Her white, long nape had several red marks, which came from his and her face was also rosy after being tendered by his love (cock and semen), and as she leaned to pick up the tanuki, he could see a glimpse of her bra that slightly loosened, which made him able to see her beige pink color.
"...pervert."
"....."
Nifuji felt embarrassed as Fuji seemed to notice his gaze, but he didn't look away, and just took a deep breath before he took her lips under the stunned gaze of the tanuki.
"..." Fuji.
"Thank you."
Nifuji then wrapped her in his arms, letting her fall on his chest, as the tanuki also followed and leaned on the two.
Probably, if others saw them, they would think of the three as a family, yet that's how it was.
They were a family now, but unfortunately, the father was such a bastard since after this, he would go to his place, and have fun with Eri and Mayuri, but before that, let's comfort Fuji a lot, he thought.