"Eriri-chan! We have guests!"
"Ugh! I know!"
In the girl's room, a blonde girl holding a drawing board and brush, constantly writing and drawing, heard the voice from downstairs. She responded toward the door, then got off the bed and locked the room door.
The girl is named Eriri Spencer Sawamura. She is a student at Toyonosaki Private School, a prestigious girls' academy in Tokyo, and also the ace of the school's art club. She is known as one of the "Two Great Beauties of Toyonosaki Private School" and is a popular mixed-blood beauty.
Of course, these are only the external impressions of Eriri. Privately, Eriri has her own special little habits, such as drawing comics that satisfy her personal preferences. She has even developed this habit into a profession, and currently has a small reputation throughout the H-industry.
But such things are also Eriri's secret. In public, she is still a perfect and outstanding beautiful girl.
Because of this, whenever guests came, Eriri's mother, Sawamura Sayuri, would remind her, and Eriri would decide whether to come out of her room or lock the door from the inside.
Of course, the lock on her door could not shut her mother's mouth.
"Hmm, it seems that girl doesn't want to come down. Well, Eriri is very curious about Reina and really admires your and Maruo's love story!"
Downstairs, a beautiful woman who resembled Eriri by seventy percent, dressed in a dark purple kimono with long black hair, saw that there was no movement upstairs, pouted, and turned toward Nakano Reina, who was sitting on the sofa behind her.
"It's fine. I just came to see Sayuri. After we stay in Japan for a while, Maruo and I will go traveling."
Nakano Reina naturally didn't mind such a small matter. She smiled gently and revealed her plans after being revived.
After her revival, she had been with Maruo. Over the past two days, they had been exploring areas around Tokyo. Having just been revived, Nakano Reina was not in a hurry to return to her best friend. After all, everything had changed dramatically over the past ten years, and she needed time to adapt.
Speaking of which, shortly after giving birth to the Five Sisters, Sayuri followed Spencer to Britannia and did not return until Nakano Reina became seriously ill and passed away.
In fact, Sayuri never knew about Nakano Reina's serious illness. Nakano Reina did not want her sudden death to bring more sadness to others.
People look better when they smile. Nakano Yu told her that.
"A long-awaited reunion, huh? How about leaving Maruo behind and taking me instead?"
Sayuri said, sitting opposite Nakano Reina, changing the topic, wanting to go on a trip with her best friend.
She only learned about Reina's serious illness at the very end. When she hurriedly returned to Japan from Britannia, she only attended Reina's funeral. She didn't even get to see Nakano Reina one last time.
At that time, Sayuri was depressed for quite a long time because of it, until little Eriri needed to start middle school and she had to return to Britannia to accompany her. Her attention shifted, and only then did she begin to feel better.
But... she truly never expected that Reina would appear before her again, alive and well.
When she received Nakano Reina's call yesterday, she thought she had seen a ghost and immediately dropped her phone.
Only after Nakano Maruo called their home phone and explained everything did her heart calm down a little.
Actually, if it had been earlier, Sawamura Sayuri's first reaction to Nakano Reina's call would not have been that she saw a ghost, but that someone was joking. The main reason was that Onmyoji and monsters had appeared over the past two days, shaking her firm materialism.
If monsters and such exist, then ghosts are completely normal, right?
Sayuri thought this, and because of that, she was frightened by Reina's call. Even now, she still found it hard to believe the fact of Reina's revival.
"Haha, if Maruo knew you thought that, Sayuri, he'd probably go complain to Spencer. But Sayuri, you moved back to Tokyo, didn't Spencer return?"
Seeing that Sawamura Sayuri immediately wanted to kick Nakano Maruo out, Nakano Reina seemed to return to the past, chatting with friends like Sawamura Sayuri.
"Who cares about him? Reina still hasn't told me how you... came back. Thinking about it now, it's still a bit unbelievable!"
Hearing this, Sawamura Sayuri pouted and, as she spoke, her curious gaze fell on Reina.
Even though monsters and such exist, Sawamura Sayuri truly found it hard to accept what happened to Reina!
After all, Nakano Reina had died. To put it directly, she had been dead for ten years!
She had already accepted the fact that Reina had left this world forever, but now Reina had come back to life! This was resurrection!
It was like gaining another life. If resurrection could happen infinitely, wouldn't that be the same as eternal life?!
"Actually, all of this is because of Yu. Thanks to Yu, I can see Sayuri again."
Taking a sip of the flower tea prepared by Sawamura Sayuri, Nakano Reina said. Even she did not know how Nakano Yu revived her. From the descriptions of Itsuki and Maruo, it was far too abstract!
Something like Yu's hand glowing green, and then with a light wave, she came back to life. Every time Reina listened to Itsuki and Maruo talk about it, she felt like she was dreaming. This was resurrection, and for Yu it was just a single motion of the hand. A bit too... easy.
Nakano Reina knew that her revival must have cost Nakano Yu a lot. The ease that Itsuki and Maruo saw was only Yu pretending so they wouldn't worry.
Thinking about it now, Yu was still just as gentle as ever. Adopting Yu back then was probably the most correct decision she had ever made in her life.
"So it was because of Yu, huh? I didn't expect that child to have such terrifying abilities. Oh, by the way, Eriri has been very interested in Yu lately. How about arranging for the two children to meet? We've known each other for so long, and our children don't know each other."
After listening to Reina, Sawamura Sayuri nodded thoughtfully. She knew Nakano Yu. She had seen him from afar at Nakano Reina's funeral, and he left a deep impression on her.
That day, the sky was overcast, Reina's coffin was placed in front of the cemetery, and the Nakano family cried over Reina's death. Only little Nakano Yu, with a serious expression, stood behind the Nakano Five Sisters, standing upright like a shield trying to protect them.
At that time, Nakano Yu looked very adorable in Sawamura Sayuri's eyes. Even though he was so small, he was already so protective.
Unfortunately, she didn't bring Eriri back to Japan at that time, otherwise little Eriri and Nakano Yu could have met. It was a pity she didn't interact much with little Nakano Yu back then.
She never expected that after so much time, upon returning to Japan, the boy who wanted to protect his family would already be showing his brilliance, becoming "Lord Nakano" who sits at the top of power, and now standing at the forefront, becoming the "Yin-Yang Twin Stars," a popular figure in Japan.
"As for Yu... he's a bit of a womanizer. Although I won't say much, but... it's probably better not to introduce Eriri to Yu. Spencer would cry to death if he found out his daughter fell in love with Maruo."
Facing Sawamura Sayuri's proposal, Nakano Reina politely refused. If Eriri and the Five Sisters had grown up together since childhood, it would be fine, but if not, then forget it...
As a teacher, she had a relatively traditional mindset, but she also knew what kind of privileges Nakano Yu had. Therefore, Nakano Reina wouldn't say anything about Yu and the girls who liked him; on the contrary, she would be very supportive.
But for Sawamura Sayuri, who clearly intended to match them, this allowed her to refuse. Feelings between children should not be decided by elders. Maruo didn't like that, and she even less.
However... if Yu and Eriri naturally developed a relationship, she wouldn't say anything. After all, that would mean expanding the family, just like Fujimaru Chika, going from best friend to family member. Wasn't that good?
Speaking of which, she still hadn't gone to Kyushu Island to check on Fujimaru Chika's condition, and didn't know how her body was. Should she... ask Yu to go see her?
"Is that so? It's normal for Yu to be a bit of a womanizer. If I weren't already married and didn't know you, Reina, I might have dressed up and offered myself to Yu."
Understanding Nakano Reina's refusal, Sawamura Sayuri said jokingly. For such an outstanding young man like Nakano Yu, could she say she wasn't tempted?
It was just a pity he was born when she was already older, and there was also Nakano Reina. If she had to call her best friend "mother," she absolutely couldn't accept that.
"You're talking nonsense. Yu wouldn't be interested in an older woman like you."
Hearing this, Nakano Reina rolled her eyes at Sawamura Sayuri and said.
"Eh?! I'm very young, and maybe Yu likes women like me?"
"What about Spencer?"
"I'm just joking."
Upstairs, Eriri, who was drawing in her room, heard her mother and another woman talking downstairs, and her thoughts had already drifted away from the drawing.
Nakano Yu, huh…
Eriri murmured, lightly tapping her brush against her drawing board.
She had heard that name from Sayuri and her father when she was little. Her mother and father both thought highly of him, and now, from what her mother hinted… was she trying to match her with that boy she had never met?
How could that be possible?! She, Eriri, known as Teacher Kasumi Shiko in the H-industry, would never accept an arranged marriage!
"Hmph, anyway, no matter what, I won't have anything to do with that guy."
Eriri pouted and snorted, speaking with a hint of tsundere charm.
As for Nakano Yu, after leaving the Caucasus Mountains, he returned the two Moon God Envoys to the materialized Moon and returned home himself.
Of course, he returned to the villa where he currently lived with the Five Sisters and Tsurara. It wasn't enormous, but it had enough rooms for all of them, along with several guest rooms that were still empty.
After choosing a suit that fit him well from the wardrobe, Nakano Yu looked at his handsome reflection in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
He was already handsome; normally, dressed in casual clothes with a faint smile, he always gave off the impression of a gentle young man. Now, in a suit, an aura of authority radiated from him, making Nakano Yu appear more dominant than usual.
Nakano Yu didn't particularly like wearing suits. First, they were uncomfortable, and second, they weren't as comfortable as casual clothes. If he weren't going to Kasumigaoka Utaha's award ceremony, he wouldn't be wearing this suit.
After changing into the suit, Nakano Yu's figure flickered, and in an instant, he appeared at the hotel where Undying River Publishing was holding its award ceremony tonight.
Looking at the hotel entrance, just as Nakano Yu was about to go in, a voice suddenly called out to him:
"Yu? What are you doing here?"
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