Chapter 72: Are You My System?
In the morning, Yuta took Sasha to his factory. The plastic basin factory had now completely transformed into a primary distributor of plastic basins featuring anime merchandise.
Thanks to the promotion of the book KonoSuba God Blessings on this Wonderful World!, the plastic basin factory was selling a large number of washbasins every day.
While the factory only made a modest profit, it primarily thrived on Yuta's reputation and the influence of his novels, as there weren't any significant technical requirements or features involved.
After handling some business at the factory, Yuta returned home with Sasha. At that moment, the house was just the two of them.
Naturally, they took care of their needs, and after that, they could have a proper conversation.
"Sasha, what kind of work are you doing now?" After sharing his own situation, Yuta was also curious about hers.
As Sasha picked up the clothes they had just changed out of, she replied, "I'm currently working as a fashion designer. Since I used to be an idol and I love beautiful clothes, I've been doing this for a living for the past few years. It pays okay, but it can't compare to what you make."
"A fashion designer?" Yuta mused, then added, "Once I have enough money, we should start a clothing company that specializes in designing and selling beautiful clothes!"
"That sounds great~" Sasha smiled at Yuta, appreciating his ambition.
He was a capable man, both during the day and at night.
"You'll be starting school soon, so will you have time to juggle all this?" Sasha asked with concern, remembering that Yuta was still a student.
Yuta nodded, getting to his feet and organizing his clothes. "I have plenty of time. With your help, I can handle my family's business a bit more easily, so don't worry about other issues."
More than his own matters, Yuta was worried about Sora and Miu. He turned to Sasha and said, "I'll head to school now; can you please pick up Miu later?"
"Of course! I'll also prepare dinner!" Sasha felt that taking care of these things was her responsibility.
After leaving home, Yuta headed to Kaoruko's place.
Kaoruko was home and welcomed Yuta inside. She stood with her arms crossed, watching him intently as he approached. "What do you need?"
"I have something to discuss, specifically about women!" Yuta said, confident that Kaoruko could help him.
Kaoruko frowned. She noticed that Yuta's gaze was slightly averted, almost glancing at her before focusing elsewhere, not paying much attention.
While this seemed normal, Kaoruko could tell from Yuta's serious demeanor that something was off.
Without saying anything, she moved closer, standing just ten centimeters from him, squinting slightly.
"You smell like a woman, but not like Aoi. The scent is quite strong and seems to belong to an older foreign woman, right?"
Damn!
Yuta was stunned, thinking how sharp Kaoruko was!
Seeing his reaction, Kaoruko sighed and furrowed her brow.
This situation had exceeded her expectations; she hadn't anticipated Yuta would so easily reveal such a secret.
"I thought your first time would be with me or at least you would come to discuss it with me, but I didn't expect…"
Kaoruko sighed again, feeling disappointed not only in Yuta but also in herself.
If I had known, I would have made my move sooner!
Kaoruko had assumed Yuta was a gentleman and thus had not rushed into things. However, she didn't expect him to surprise her like this without any prior warning.
Yuta looked at Kaoruko with a bit of helplessness. He had indeed intended to celebrate his graduation with her.
But with Sasha's unexpected involvement, Yuta's boyhood days had come to a rapid end.
"Come on, tell me, what's the matter?" Kaoruko quickly composed herself, curious about why Yuta sought her out.
Seeing that Kaoruko wasn't probing further, Yuta decided not to mention those other issues. "It's about Miu—the girl who was with me last time. I think she might like me, and I wanted your advice on what I should do."
Kaoruko casually settled onto the sofa, responding nonchalantly, "What's there to do? You don't need to do anything. At her age, it doesn't matter what you say; in a few years, it'll all be normal."
"Just like that? So simple?" Yuta trusted Kaoruko's understanding of women, but he still found it hard to believe. Could it really be this simple?
Kaoruko looked at Yuta and explained, "As long as you act normally, there won't be any issues. Aoi's problem isn't her father—she herself has issues. In society, everyone has problems to some degree, it's just a matter of how severe they are and whether they show it."
"To put it even more simply, everyone has something important to them. As long as it doesn't affect others, what does it matter what they do?"
After finishing, Kaoruko moved closer to Yuta. "Now tell me about that woman. I want to know what kind of person she is. Why did you choose her over me and Aoi?"
Yuta didn't know how to respond. He looked at Kaoruko, who had both hands on his shoulders. She didn't seem jealous—more like she was angrily demanding answers.
"I wanted to stop being just a boy. I was planning to come to you, but yesterday at noon, Sasha returned from abroad. She's Miu's mother. After coming back, she immediately showed concern for the three kids, but none of them wanted to leave me."
"Sasha and I talked, and she felt I wasn't bad. If the two of us got married, we could all stay together as a family. After that, well, things just happened between us."
Yuta's explanation was simple, but Kaoruko already understood. She knew exactly what Yuta's current issue was.
Kaoruko smiled and said, "So, your current problem is that the two kids are against you and Sasha being together, right?"
Yuta didn't hold back, "That's not entirely it. Sasha and I both believe we have enough time to convince Sora and Miu. For now, we're just pretending everything's normal. When they're not around, we'll... well, you get the idea."
Kaoruko took a step back, standing where Yuta could see her entire figure. She calmly asked him, "Alright, I understand. Now, let me ask you a question. Would you like to repeat what happened last night, but this time with me?"
Of course, Yuta wanted to say yes!
"If you don't mind, I don't care either," Yuta replied, trying to sound calm.
Kaoruko smiled and continued, "I think it's absolutely necessary. You should bring Aoi too. She wouldn't mind joining us, but you have to be assertive when you call her over, or else she won't pay any attention to you."
Th-three... three... three people?!
Yuta was shocked. He had never considered such a thing and found it hard to believe. "How could Aoi possibly agree?"
"If you don't believe me, try speaking to her with an assertive tone and see if she comes," Kaoruko responded, clearly understanding Aoi's nature. Aoi was the kind of person who would dominate when someone was weak, but become submissive when someone was strong.
Aoi didn't care if Kaoruko was around; what she valued was the mental reward—whether she felt like a victor or a failure in a given situation.
"If you can't earn Aoi's concession by acting weak, then face her with a strong attitude. Aoi is drawn to someone who can overpower her, someone capable of breaking through her facade," Kaoruko continued.
Listening to her, Yuta realized how spot-on Kaoruko's assessment was—Aoi was exactly that kind of woman. Every time he acted dominant, Aoi happily called him "Daddy." But when he showed weakness, she would maintain her cool, commanding demeanor, speaking to him in an authoritative tone.
It was clear that Kaoruko truly understood women. Yuta couldn't fathom why Kaoruko was was so in tune with women, but he suddenly wasn't surprised that she'd consider recreating something like The Tale of Genji. She was simply that capable of a person.
And with that kind of capability, her thoughts naturally expanded.
Yuta knew he couldn't fall for Kaoruko's schemes, and Aoi wouldn't either.
But at that moment, Yuta looked at Kaoruko and couldn't resist the urge to ask, "Are you my system?"
Why did it feel like this woman was more helpful than his actual system?
Just as Yuta was lost in thought, a familiar sound rang in his ears.
[Ding!]
[A main quest had appeared!]
[Main quests were mandatory—if he failed or refused to complete the task, the system would disappear.]
[Main Quest 3: Within three days, spend the night with Sasha, Kaoruko Fujiwara, and Aoi Kiriyama together.]
[Reward: One point of luck!]
What the heck! System, don't be so high and mighty! I wasn't criticizing you, so why are you throwing me such an insane main quest out of nowhere?
Not completing a side quest was one thing—there were no consequences. But if he failed a main quest, the system would vanish, making it a mission he had to accomplish!
But this task... was simply beyond words!
Yuta had no idea how to handle this. Why did this system have to issue such an impossible mission?!
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