"A-Are you serious?!"
Even though Tsukiko felt like she was about to go lightheaded, she still forced herself to sit still as she faced Nifuji.
"Yes."
Nifuji nodded as he glanced at Hina, who quickly lowered her head.
Why did he look at Hina?
Wasn't it because Hina was the reason why Rui fell for him, too?
Hina orchestrated everything, making Nifuji and Rui be together, and they fell in love.
Yes, it was wrong, but frankly, if Hina didn't do so, she knew well that she would never enter his eyes again.
Many might say that the past doesn't define someone, and for men who care about the past of the women, they are just insecure, but even so, while Nifuji didn't care about her past, as with his body, he could rewrite her past, making her to submit him, when Hina was compared to the other women by his side, he had never thought of her as someone, who he should be with.
Loud, yet fun, gentle, yet chaotic.
In other words, this woman was high maintenance.
However, because Hina was beautiful, she could easily get away, and many guys were SIMPs for her.
Still, Nifuji cared more for the heart, and while he knew Hina wasn't a bad woman, he wanted someone who could complete him rather than someone he should support in life as a wife.
A mistress aside, as Nifuji felt that Hina was suitable, considering he had only needed to give her money, he kept her like a canaria; a wife was different, since instead of being taken care of when he went home exhausted, he felt that Hina would cause trouble for him.
No, before anyone mistakes him, he didn't cast a wife and a maid in the same role. After all, he had money, so he could hire a maid, and as technology continued to develop, there were many electrical devices capable of cleaning the house perfectly.
So, even if the women were lazy around, and didn't clean up the house, it was fine, but somehow, when he thought of his life with Eli and Mayuri, who always waited for him at home, he just couldn't imagine that role being taken by anyone else.
Yet, he knew well that this thought was unfair, especially for everyone who had given their hearts to him, but wasn't that how a feeling was?
It was unfair since some people loved others more than the rest.
Nifuji might take care of them, as they were with him, but frankly, he had never thought to marry them. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but it was because it was impossible to do it when he was in this country, as polygamy was illegal.
If they wanted him to marry, they might have to move to another country, such as Malaysia or Indonesia, that allowed polygamy.
'But... even if polygamy is possible... I can only marry up to four...'
Indeed, while Malaysia and Indonesia allowed polygamy, the number was limited to four, so with how many women around him, he sometimes wondered what he should do, so without a doubt, he knew that it was better not marry as it was the best way to take care of everyone.
Still, while he made up his decision, he knew well that he didn't really love Hina that much, and if there was a reason why he was with her, it was because of the benefit that came from the system.
Frankly, at the beginning of their relationship, she came to him because she felt he could soothe her heart and body when she needed him most.
Their relationship was purely physical, but while Nifuji was okay with it, Hina wanted more; she didn't just wish for his body, but also his heart.
It wasn't that he didn't like her, as he felt happy to have someone who liked him, but she came too late in his life.
If she came early, when Nifuji hadn't met anyone else, then she might be the only one.
The problem wasn't about personality, appearance, or anything else; it was simply the timing, for Hina came too late in life.
More importantly, Hina let Rui be with him; if he married Hina, what would happen to Rui?
Would Rui stay as a single woman for the rest of her life?
Still—
"Yes... Hirotakan-san isn't a married man, and the married man that Natsuo was talking about was..."
Hina took a deep breath, wishing to punch herself, wondering why she was so stupid before.
If she hadn't dated that married man, whose name she had forgotten, would everything have become like this?
Frankly, she also knew that her worth, in the eyes of those who had a choice, a value, a leeway, of choosing someone, was far lower.
Nifuji wasn't someone who was desperate, but Hina was desperate, as she didn't want to lose to him, so she even let Rui be with him, yet she had never thought that everything would become so complicated.
"Did you..."
Tsukiko seemed to guess what Hina did in the past, which made her shocked, yet—
"Regardless..."
Nifuji didn't let Tsukiko continue as he held the hands of Hina and Rui. "I am dating your two daughters, and if I marry one, the other will be left behind, so I won't marry them, but I will take care of them dearly.
"This apartment is proof, while it might seem vulgar and materialistic, but I can't think of anything to reassure you that I can take care of your two daughters at the same time."
Nifuji took his bag and showed the land deed. "The name of this apartment is written on Hina, so even if we part ways, she owns this apartment."
"....." Tsukiko.
"Rui is the same since I am preparing the next apartment for her, and if she wants to make a restaurant, I can help her with that."
"..." Tsukiko.
"..." Hina and Rui.
Yes, this was vulgar and even materialistic, yet this was the fastest way for one to show how they could take care of their partners.
Sugar Papa System.
If Nifuji had not had this system, he would have known that he was nothing, but as he had this system, he knew that he was practically invincible among the commoners. While he didn't want to say this, most of the women in the anime world were all from between the upper and lower middle classes.
The economic situation of this country was like this, and even if one had powerful parents, they were the same in his eyes, since, unlike him, their wealth could disappear in one generation, depending on how they educated their children.
"So, can you please let me take care of your daughters?"
As he bowed his head slightly, Hina and Rui did the same.
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Ahem, I might change it to one chapter a day, but I will increase the words to 1,800 words.
Thank you!