"Really?"
Even more beautiful than Seele and Bronya? How could he possibly believe that?
He picked up the teapot and refilled Cocolia's cup, then poured one for himself. After talking for so long, he was a bit thirsty.
"It's not easy to explain directly; you should just see for yourself."
With that, Cocolia opened her leather bag on the sofa and took out a photo from the inner compartment.
"Here."
Cocolia handed it over, and Nangong Yu reached out to take it.
First, he took a sip of water to moisten his throat, then Nangong Yu examined the photo in his hand.
Against a Japanese-style room background, a young woman wearing an elaborate jūnihitoe kimono knelt quietly on the tatami mat.
Her smooth black hair cascaded like a waterfall, and beneath her hime cut hairstyle, her exquisitely delicate face wore a dignified smile.
With just one glance, Nangong Yu felt a bit surprised. The girl in the photo seemed to embody all the Eastern impressions of beauty. For a moment, he didn't even know what adjectives to use. To put it simply, this face was enough to be the dream lover of most Asians.
Moreover, looking at this photo, he was inexplicably reminded of a Fantasy Township character he quite liked in his previous life.
Although ZUN's art was abstract, a general image had been established through numerous fan works, and the girl in the photo was quite similar to her.
But this was just a fleeting thought; such attire was traditional in the Far East, and there were simply too many young ladies dressed in this manner.
"What's her name?" Nangong Yu asked casually, without looking up from the photo.
"Name? I think it was Houraisan Kaguya, the daughter of the Moon Capital Group chairman."
"Pfft!!!!"
Nangong Yu, who had just taken a sip of water, couldn't help but spit it out. He looked up in astonishment, asking in disbelief, "What did you say her name was?"
"Houraisan Kaguya ? Why, do you know her?"
Know her? More than just know her, she was his favorite character in his previous life's Touhou Project.
If this world didn't have the characters from Honkai, or the protagonists from slice-of-life anime, Nangong Yu might have dismissed it as a coincidence.
But now, he had to believe this was the character he knew.
Moon Capital Group, chairman's daughter—it all matched up, everything matched up.
"Do you have her information?"
"There's an electronic version; I'll have someone send it to your email later. What, are you interested?"
"A little, I guess."
If a Fantasy Township really popped up in this world, his head would truly ache. Besides, with Honkai energy gone, there couldn't possibly be other supernatural abilities, right?
Sighing, he silently put the photo into his pocket.
He would see how things were when the time came; thinking about it now was useless.
"I've set your meeting time for the night after tomorrow. The address isn't far from here; I'll send it to you later."
"Mm."
Noticing Nangong Yu's somewhat absent-minded look, Cocolia couldn't help but frown: "You weren't really captivated by a photo, were you?"
"That's not it."
Shaking his head, Nangong Yu said with certainty.
"That's good. Such a person is only for fun. Your true affections should still be for Seele and Bronya. If I ever find out you've bullied them in the future, you understand the consequences, right?"
Feeling Cocolia's suddenly rising aura, the somewhat dazed Nangong Yu shivered, immediately became alert, and nodded like a pecking chick.
"Hmph~ That's good then."
The atmosphere returned to its previous ease. Nangong Yu no longer thought about Kaguya and began chatting with Cocolia about daily trivial matters. She seemed to enjoy listening to Nangong Yu talk about those mundane little things, her eyes sparkling, listening very attentively.
Not long after, the two smelled the rich aroma of food. Seele and Bronya also came out at this time, carrying the freshly prepared lunch.
"It's been a long time since I tasted my daughters' cooking. It seems I'll be in for a treat today~"
Sitting at the dining table, looking at the exquisite dishes, Cocolia said with some anticipation.
"Seele's cooking skills have improved so much. Now I feel like I couldn't live without Seele."
Nangong Yu's teasing earned a playful glare from Seele. She gave him an adorable eye-roll, then looked at Cocolia and whispered like a spoiled child: "Mother Cocolia, don't listen to Brother talking nonsense. Seele isn't that amazing."
"I think Yu is right. Without Seele, we'd probably just starve."
Bronya also laughed and added, making Seele even more shy.
"Even Sister Bronya… really, you're praising me too much."
The two seemed to have forgotten the scenes that had just transpired, not mentioning anything about the fiancée.
But the more this happened, the more nervous Nangong Yu felt. It was like a hidden whirlpool beneath a calm sea, and he didn't know when it would pull his small boat in.
As for taking it as implicit consent?
No, no, how could that be? Seeing the person you like having a fiancée, no one could possibly not care.
If he thought that not speaking meant everything was fine and then acted recklessly, he would probably be met with a storm-like assault. If he angered Seele and Bronya, they might tie him up and lock him in a basement in Siberia, and then he truly wouldn't be able to call for help from heaven or earth.
"Oh, by the way, Little Yu, I played that game you made last time, and I thought it was pretty good."
"Really?"
During their casual chat at dinner, Cocolia suddenly said as if remembering something.
"Why would I lie to you? I just didn't expect you to be able to write such a story. I thought you could only write the crude scripts from those erotic games."
"????????"
Noticing Cocolia's teasing gaze and Bronya's barely suppressed laughter, Nangong Yu started to curl his toes in embarrassment.
What to do when your mom finds out you make eroge? Waiting online, it's urgent.
Even Seele lowered her head, blushing. That girl, don't think he couldn't see her secretly smiling!
"What erotic games? I never do those."
Gritting his teeth, Nangong Yu absolutely refused to admit it.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Actually, after playing your game, I contacted the Anti-Entropy Aerospace Bureau and had a simple chat with them. They are willing to fund a public welfare foundation to help people with general autism worldwide. They will include you and your game in the promotion."
"Such a good thing?"
"What's so special about it? For those capitalists full of maggots, they are very happy to do this kind of charity that only costs a little money but can improve their reputation. Don't underestimate the popularity of your game."
Her sneer was full of disdain for those people.
Although Nangong Yu really wanted to retort, "Aren't you also a capitalist, Cocolia?", his survival instinct made him swallow the words and instead said:
"The purpose doesn't matter, as long as it can truly help people."
Understanding Nangong Yu's hint, Cocolia smiled: "I'll arrange it myself; they won't dare to pull any tricks."
"Dominant!"
He gave Cocolia a thumbs-up, and then Nangong Yu said without much hesitation: "Since that's the case, I'll donate half of the profits from 'to the moon' to it."