" are you sure that you don't want to come ,aiko chan ? "
" yes. I have promised to help mom with the kitchen work today .."
" okay then . I may be late today .. bye .." ken waves his hand at aiko chan and boards the Mercedes.
now ken is going to the mansion of president of mayumura foods in the car he sent to pick him up from home . tomoko chan has gotten well now after the shock from the treatment she recieved when she was kidnapped has lessened a bit . so the family of 3 invited ken to their mansion in the high class area for dinner . ken thought about denying the invitation but aiko chan lectured him about social circle so he has no choice but to attend the dinner tonight .
it's not like ken doesn't like them , it's just that ken isn't used to this high class treatment. he likes the lifestyle of common people so he is feeling uncomfortable sitting in a big Mercedes and wearing a tuxedo which was ordered to wear by aiko chan . ken just cannot refuse his beloved at all .
the speed at which the car is travelling is slow so ken is feeling a little impatient . he likes the packed food which mayumura foods make and sell in convenient stores all over japan . from meat to pickles, they have almost all the products but the favourite of ken is the special pudding . it's cheap and delicious so ken ate it everyday with his dinner when he started living alone in his apartment for a long time .
finally after 40 minutes of Ken's discomfort , the car has arrived inside the mansion . ken is dumbfounded right now with the sheer size and high class of mansion . the gates which the car passed through right now are huge and the car is following a small road which reaches the mansion doors after passing a beautiful fountain . both sides of the road is a beautiful garden and there are so many plants and flowers there which ken hasn't seen before .
ken steps out of the car and finds the mayumura family of 3 greeting him in flashy high class clothes with a smile . now ken is thanking aiko chan for ordering him to wear a tuxedo as it was definitely going to be awkward if he wore casual clothes. tomoko chan rushes towards ken with her cute smile and hugs him . ken pats her head lightly and smiles while looking at her big and cute eyes.
he is glad to find that tomoko chan doesn't look traumatized by the incident as much as he imagined . ken walks inside through the door and is awed by the expensive looking painitaings and design on the walls . he is really feeling out of place right now but still follows the family of 3 upstairs .
now 4 of them are sitting on a dining table . tomoko chan is sitting on the lap of ken and looks happy . it looks like she likes him a lot .
" what's the matter ken kun? you don't look well " president asks ken ..
" it's just that I'm not used to this high class treatment. so I'm feeling a little out of place .. that's all .. " ken replies embarrassed..
" eh.. ken onii chan , are you going back already ? " tomoko chan says with tears in her eyes ..
" no no , I'm not going anywhere soon . so dont cry tomoko chan .. "
" okay .. " tomoko smiles after hearing that ..
a butler like old man serves the food . its steak which looks delicious and juicy and wine . then everyone starts eating and ken really likes the taste ..
after thanking ken once again for saving ken chan, other talks start ..
" so ken kun , congratulations on winning your title match . I watched it on tv .."
" thank you very much . I just did my best and will do the same in future . sir , you don't have to mind me at all . after that phone call , you look worried about something .. "
after finishing the dinner , ken spends a little time with mayumura family inside the beautiful garden . he then boards the Mercedes again to return home ..
sitting inside the car , ken is not feeling uncomfortable like before now . he is remembering cute tomoko chan and is feeling glad that he saved her that day . he isn't a saint or anything but has decided that he will try to help people that he encounters if he can from now on . he really enjoyed the time with the warm little family and thinks that making more friends isn't a bad choice .
he usually ignores most of the people who try to approach him so ken will try to change that first ..
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