Among the parents who had visited the Kindergarten before, there was Cheetah's mother, Kawama Ryōko.
As he had expected, after learning her name, a series of system prompts appeared.
Kobayashi Itsuki looked at the favorability that had directly jumped to green.
Kobayashi Itsuki even suspected that if he continued, if he wanted something to happen with this married woman, he probably wouldn't even need to say anything.
Things like, "Madam, you wouldn't want Cheetah..." such a Cao Thief statement.
Thinking about the numerous romance action movies he had seen in his previous life, many featured such married women or NTR plots.
Men's prime is short; perhaps many wives feel lonely and empty in their daily lives.
Kobayashi Itsuki's thoughts drifted, but he quickly snapped back to reality and continued to fulfill his duties.
Amidst his praises, Kawama Ryōko's smile grew even brighter.
Until Kobayashi Itsuki heard that familiar prompt sound.
[Ding, Kawama Ryōko's favorability has increased. You have received a blue treasure chest *1.]
[Ding, Cheetah's favorability has increased. You have received a blue treasure chest *1.]
Hearing these two familiar system prompts, Kobayashi Itsuki felt a surge of satisfaction.
Today's mission, accomplished!
Everything was so satisfying.
Two blue treasure chests! If this were before, he would have spent a lot of effort to get them.
Now, it was much simpler.
Just a good round of praise could yield two blue chests; there was nothing more profitable than this.
With the treasure chests settled, Kobayashi Itsuki didn't plan to linger here much longer.
"That's enough, Mrs. Kawama. We'll stop here for today. We don't want to disturb your rest."
"It's already this late. If Teacher Kobayashi and Teacher Matsuzaka don't mind, why don't you stay for a simple meal before heading back?"
Kawama Ryōko quickly stood up and said enthusiastically.
"Mrs. Kawama, please don't be so polite, it's getting late."
Matsuzaka Ume also stood up and spoke politely.
Seeing how firm they were, Kawama Ryōko didn't press them to stay, especially since their visit today had been rather sudden, and she hadn't prepared many ingredients at home.
"Then I will see the two teachers out."
Kawama Ryōko took Cheetah's hand and saw the two of them to the door.
"Goodbye, Teacher Matsuzaka! Goodbye, Teacher Kobayashi!"
Cheetah stood happily at the door, waving goodbye to them.
By the time they left Cheetah's house, it was almost dinnertime.
"Teacher Kobayashi, thank you so much for accompanying me on the home visit today."
"Teacher Matsuzaka, you're being too polite. It's my responsibility too."
"Oh right, since it's getting late, would you like to grab dinner together?"
"Huh? Right now?"
Hearing Kobayashi Itsuki's invitation, Matsuzaka Ume was surprised and a little excited.
"Yes. It's already mealtime. Teacher Matsuzaka, aren't you hungry?"
Kobayashi Itsuki said, looking slightly puzzled, while Matsuzaka Ume instinctively clutched her handbag.
If she had known she would be having dinner with Kobayashi Itsuki tonight, she would have done her makeup properly this morning.
Thinking this, Matsuzaka Ume desperately wished she could find a place to touch up her makeup right now.
But she certainly didn't have the opportunity for that right now.
"I am a little hungry..."
"Then let's go. Don't try to fight me for the bill today, my treat!"
Looking at the bright smile on Kobayashi Itsuki's face, Matsuzaka Ume's heart suddenly sped up, and she silently nodded.
By the time he returned after eating with Matsuzaka Ume, it was already dark.
Realizing he hadn't gone to the driving school for practice today, Kobayashi Itsuki briefly reflected on it, but only for a moment, as today's gains had been quite good.
'I wonder if these two blue treasure chests will yield anything good.'
Just as he got home, Kobayashi Itsuki was preparing to take a shower when his phone suddenly rang.
Kobayashi Itsuki picked it up and saw that it was none other than Ohara Nanako.
"Why is she only calling now?"
Kobayashi Itsuki muttered to himself and pressed the answer button.
"Moshi moshi..."
Just as he greeted her, Kobayashi Itsuki was interrupted by the faint sound of sobbing coming from the other side.
Hearing the sobbing, Kobayashi Itsuki immediately fell silent, and after listening for a moment, he cautiously asked.
"Miss Ohara, are you alright?"
The question only made things worse; the sobbing on the other end grew louder.
This crying completely threw Kobayashi Itsuki off balance.
"Miss Ohara, what happened? Please stop crying first."
Kobayashi Itsuki felt helpless; facing a crying woman is something many men feel utterly powerless against.
After sobbing for a while, Ohara Nanako's voice finally came through.
"I finished reading the manuscript you sent last night."
Compared to yesterday, Ohara Nanako's voice was slightly hoarse.
Hearing Ohara Nanako's words, Kobayashi Itsuki felt a little guilty.
"I—is that so? Are there any areas that need improvement?"
"More than that..."
Ohara Nanako said, her tone laced with a hint of gritted teeth.
"Teacher Kobayashi, were you afraid I'd figure it out, which is why you waited until the ending was finished to send it to me all at once?"
"Ahem, how could that be, Miss Ohara? You know I'm definitely not that kind of person..."
"But you never mentioned it was a tragedy before."
"You never asked me either."
Kobayashi Itsuki feigned innocence, refusing to take the blame. Judging by Ohara Nanako's voice, he knew she must have cried a lot today after finishing your lie in april.
Her voice was proof enough.
After Kobayashi Itsuki spoke, he faintly heard the sound of teeth grinding on the other end of the phone.
For the usually gentle Ohara Nanako to sound so wronged, she must have cried buckets today.
"So, is i want to eat your pancreas, which you sent me yesterday, also a tragedy?"
When Ohara Nanako saw the title of the new book last night, she had been very interested.
After all, the title was quite novel and intriguing.
She just hadn't expected that before she could start reading the new book.
She would be drawn in by the subsequent content of your lie in april.
After staying up all night to finish it, she cried throughout the night until she finally cried herself to sleep.
Consequently, when she woke up this morning, her eyes were so swollen that she couldn't possibly go to work properly and had to take the day off.
She hid in her room all day, and it wasn't until evening that she finally remembered to call Kobayashi Itsuki, the culprit.
The worst part was that while ordinary people could read this tear-jerking story once and be done with it.
Ohara Nanako, as Kobayashi Itsuki's Editor, needed to read it repeatedly several times.
Checking for typos, checking for grammatical errors, and so on... In fact, she was reading it again while calling Kobayashi Itsuki, which is why she was sobbing while on the phone.
"Uh... you could say that."
Facing Ohara Nanako's inquiry, Kobayashi Itsuki answered honestly.
Hearing Kobayashi Itsuki's reply, Ohara Nanako wiped away her tears, truly unsure whether her luck was good or bad.
She had encountered such a hardworking and prolific author.