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The sound of thin-soled slippers briskly hitting the wooden floor was sharp and clear. Takayanagi Yūki brought a pot of tea and a plate of neatly arranged green bean cakes from the kitchen.
"Jun-chan, why hasn't Jo-chan come over to play with you in such a long time? You used to be together every day."
She placed the tea and pastries on the clean, tidy glass coffee table, then pulled over a low stool.
Her ample bosom was evident from the impressive bounce as she sat down.
The beautiful woman's smile reached the corners of her eyes, which narrowed into crescent moons. Her clear, watery eyes held the poetic, picturesque young man.
"Jun-chan, why aren't you saying anything?"
The Takayanagi family moved next door to Hoshino Jun six years ago. Her husband had passed away from illness years earlier.
Since they were both single parents raising children, Takayanagi Yūki and Hoshino Jun's aunt got along very well.
Later, through his aunt's introduction, the two adults became colleagues at the same supermarket.
This made Hoshino Jun and Takayanagi Jo inseparable throughout middle school until the incident involving the confession happened, around the time that the current Hoshino Jun had been transmigrated for nearly a year.
Since then, Hoshino Jun had rarely visited the Takayanagis. On the rare occasions he did visit, he was with his aunt.
He hadn't expected Takayanagi Yūki to ask, "Why don't you come play with Jo-chan?"
It seemed that Takayanagi Jo hadn't told his mother about his falling out with Hoshino Jun over a girl.
Therefore, Takayanagi Yūki probably still saw Hoshino Jun as the neighbor boy who used to be very close with her son.
"Aunt Yūki, I came today because I want to ask you for something."
Hoshino Jun sat upright across from her, his gaze occasionally drifting toward the "assets" resting on the table.
They belonged to Takayanagi Yūki.
'I'm sorry, Mrs. Takayanagi. It was Takayanagi Jo who provoked me first. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be here collecting the debt.'
"Huh?!" Takayanagi Yūki seemed puzzled.
It was the first time she'd known Hoshino Jun to proactively ask for something.
"What does Jun-chan want?"
Hearing this, Hoshino Jun's gaze settled on Takayanagi Yūki.
[Name: Takayanagi Yūki]
[Stamina: 6]
Intelligence: 4
[Charm: 9]
[Occupation: Supermarket Cashier]
[Favor: She currently owes you one Grade C favor. Please urge her to pay promptly.
[Payment Methods:]
[Money: 1,000,000 yen]
[Food: A year's worth of homemade bento lunches.]
[Favor: One warm hug (ten minutes)]
Noticing that Hoshino Jun was still looking at her, Takayanagi Yūki followed his gaze downward.
Hmm?
There was nothing there except... that.
"Jun-chan?" Yūki grew more confused and waved her hand in front of Jun's face.
This created another spectacular bouncing scene.
"Ahem." Hoshino Jun coughed twice. "Aunt Yūki, before you hear what I want, perhaps you should first listen to the reason why I'm doing this."
With that, he took his phone out of his single-strap bag and played the recording from the teacher's office earlier.
After listening to it, Takayanagi Yūki was stunned for a long time. She avoided Hoshino Jun's gaze, feeling ashamed.
"I'm sorry, Jun-chan. This is all my fault for not keeping a better eye on Jo. Please forgive him."
The words "forgive him" were spoken lightly.
Hoshino Jun put his phone back in his bag and got straight to the point. "Aunt Yūki, I need one million yen. Can you give it to me?"
"One million?!" Takayanagi Yūki froze, her slender, pale fingers trembling slightly.
It wasn't hard to see that, while one million yen wasn't an enormous sum, she couldn't produce it.
She might not even have a fraction of that amount.
However, Hoshino Jun had anticipated her financial situation from the beginning. He added, "Or, Aunt Yūki, you could make me a year's worth of homemade bento lunches as compensation instead."
Upon hearing this, Takayanagi Yūki's expression softened considerably, though she still hesitated.
"Jun-chan, you know my work schedule. I have an early shift every other day. Could I make them for you every other day instead?"
System, is that acceptable?
[Not charging interest on the debt repayment is already very kind. There is no room for negotiation.]
[Please complete the collection promptly.]
"It's the system being inflexible, not me."
Hoshino Jun shook his head. "Aunt Yūki, this makes things very difficult for me."
Takayanagi Yūki bit her glossy red lip and lowered her head. Her hands rested uneasily on her thighs, and her brow was furrowed with worry.
"Sigh!"
Although Hoshino Jun's relationship with Takayanagi Jo wasn't good, he had always respected Takayanagi Yūki.
But if she couldn't manage either of the first two options, only the hug remained.
Hoshino Jun took another look at Takayanagi Yūki. Her features were delicate, her face slightly rounded, and her skin smooth as ice and snow. The white T-shirt stretched taut over her impressive bust.
Her plump, shapely legs in light blue jeans didn't appear fat thanks to her height. They were long and fleshy, possessing a ripe, mature beauty.
Right now, she seemed like a prisoner awaiting judgment.
Worried.
Uneasy.
"There is one more method of compensation that doesn't require money or much effort. It's easy and simple."
Hoshino Jun leaned on the table and spoke gently.
His voice was soft.
Yet it left Takayanagi Yūki utterly bewildered.
"J-Jun-chan, I'm your aunt's subordinate and Jo's mother, you know?"
"What does that matter?!"
Time seemed to stand still.
Outside the window, the wind rustled.
She might.
"Haa~!"
Takayanagi Yūki's expression dimmed as she let out a long sigh.
Now, she finally understood why Hoshino Jun had been staring at her chest so intently earlier.
Had he already made up his mind about this?
Finally, as if steeling herself, Takayanagi Yūki clenched her hands.
The toes inside her flat sandals curled slightly from tension as her heels lifted to form a beautiful arch.
"Jun-chan, your condition...please don't make it too excessive. At most, I..."
"At most... I can use my hands to rub them."
"Anything more than that, I absolutely cannot accept."
As she spoke, Takayanagi Yūki stood up with her legs pressed tightly together and walked toward Hoshino Jun, her face flushed and her entire body radiating an aura of shame.
She stopped in front of Hoshino Jun, swallowed, crouched slightly, and reached out her hand.
Before Yūki could process what was happening, He embraced her the next second.
"Aunt Yūki, just hold me. Ten minutes is enough."
"Huh~?"
So it was just a hug?
Takayanagi Yūki felt ashamed of her earlier thoughts.
The young man's warm breath brushed against her earlobe. Blushing, she held Hoshino Jun tightly.
Jun-chan is still just a cute kid, after all.
Suddenly, Takayanagi Yūki sensed a sharp killing intent.
[Ding!]
[Collection completed.]
[Payment of one hundred thousand yen has been transferred to "Hoshino Jun's" private account through legitimate channels.]