The door opened.
But it was opened by an annoying person.
The person who walked out of 403 was Takayanagi Jo, who had repeatedly clashed with Hoshino Jun.
What bad luck.
"Jo, where is your mother?"
"What's it to you?"
"Idiot!"
Too lazy to waste more words with him, Hoshino Jun directly bypassed Jo and barged into 403, searching for Takayanagi Yuki's whereabouts.
He swaggered in as if Hoshino Jun was the man of the house.
"Who are you calling names, baka yarou? This is my house, get out of here."
Jo followed behind Hoshino Jun, his tone furious.
He felt that Hoshino Jun was simply too rude.
"Barging in without permission, are you here to steal something? You bastard!"
"Ding!"
"Verbal abuse and malicious slander from Takayanagi Jo detected!"
"Choose not to pursue, and you will receive a C-rank Friendship Debt."
Regarding Jo's desire to give Hoshino Jun some pocket money, Hoshino Jun naturally had no reason to refuse.
He quietly watched Jo, wanting to see how much debt he planned to accumulate for his mother.
The result was disappointing; Jo, that baka, seemed to have deflated, only glaring at Hoshino Jun.
He didn't say another word.
"That's it? What an imbecile!"
"Not as effective as Saionji Ryuichi at all."
"It has been determined that Takayanagi Jo is unable to repay this Friendship Debt. The debt has been automatically transferred to his mother, 'Takayanagi Yuki.'"
Upon receiving the system's notification, Hoshino Jun casually glanced at Jo, cursed under his breath, and then headed straight for Yuki's bedroom door.
"Knock knock knock!"
As soon as the knocking sounded, Jo suddenly grabbed Hoshino Jun's wrist:
"Hoshino Jun, my mom is already asleep, don't disturb her."
???
Then why didn't you say so earlier?
Noticing Hoshino Jun's confusion, Jo's lips curved into an arc.
After a period of cold war, Jo still felt he couldn't let things get too tense with his mother; no matter what, she was still his mother.
So today, at home, Jo had spent the whole day thinking about how to improve his image in his mother's heart after these past few days.
After much thought, being a thoughtful child was the best approach.
As long as he was sensible enough, his mother couldn't possibly not forgive him, her son.
And now was an opportunity. His mother had said she was going to sleep the moment she got home, telling Jo not to disturb her. Hoshino Jun's sudden interruption, wasn't this the perfect moment to show his care for his mother?
Jo thought he was truly clever.
However.
What Jo didn't expect was that his words had barely faded, and Hoshino Jun hadn't even spoken yet.
The lock on his mother's room door clicked open.
The next second.
Takayanagi Yuki, having shed her work attire and changed into a dazzling white home slip dress, appeared in their line of sight.
The long dress was quite fitted, or perhaps, for Yuki, it was a bit small.
Her long brown braid cascaded over her left shoulder, resting on her extremely full bosom.
It seemed to be firmly bound with the straps, outlining a perfectly semicircular neckline, paired with a slightly protruding soft belly and a slender waist curve, exuding a rich, mature feminine charm from her very soul.
It was like a seemingly delicate yet heavy punch, shattering the psychological defenses of all upright men.
Even a righteous young man like Hoshino Jun couldn't help but swallow hard.
Jo heard him swallow and saw his Adam's apple bob.
Anger instantly surged.
Jo strongly suspected that Hoshino Jun, that bastard, was fantasizing about his mother.
But he had thought for a long time today and decided he absolutely had to apologize to his mother and couldn't lose his temper in front of her.
His mother, too, really, why was she dressed like this?
Was this her sleepwear?
Takayanagi Yuki also noticed Hoshino Jun's dazed look, and a feeling of shyness welled up within her. She lowered her head and asked:
"Jun-kun."
"Are you looking for me?"
Hoshino Jun's gaze remained on Yuki, not out of lust.
But because he trusted his gut feeling.
"Hoshino Jun, go home quickly. I told you my mom was sleeping, but you just had to bother her, didn't you?"
Hoshino Jun's thoughts were interrupted by Jo's voice.
He nodded sincerely.
That's right, he just had to bother Auntie Yuki, what were you going to do about it?
He merely frowned, and before he could speak, Yuki had already grabbed Hoshino Jun's wrist.
"This is between Jun-kun and me, it's none of your business."
"Shut your mouth!"
Yuki cast a slightly annoyed glance at her disobedient son, then her gaze returned to Hoshino Jun.
Jo was speechless, rebuffed by his mother's single sentence. He almost lost control and retorted again.
In the end, he held it in, let out a heavy snort, and entered his own bedroom, slamming the door shut.
He wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but Jo always felt that the way his mother had just looked at Hoshino Jun was like she was looking at some treasure.
There was always a hint of ambiguity.
"Damn it!"
"Hoshino Jun is such a hypocrite."
"Mom is so foolish. If you think he's a good person and I'm a bad person, then just let Hoshino Jun be your son."
Sulking, he flopped onto his bed.
Jo opened his phone and looked at his wallpaper.
It was a candid photo taken with Yamada Kaoru in junior high.
In the photo, Yamada Kaoru's head was tilted, and the direction of her gaze wasn't visible in the picture, but Jo knew she was looking at Hoshino Jun.
Today, his mother vaguely gave Jo a similar feeling; her eyes only had Hoshino Jun, not him.
So annoying!
In the living room, Takayanagi Yuki's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the bedroom from which a violent door-slamming sound had come, and the disappointment in her eyes deepened.
She had already entertained the thought of completely giving up on this son who only caused her anger and sadness.
The only reason she was still tolerating Jo now was to fulfill all her duties as a mother.
At least, raise him until he graduates.
"Sigh—!"
No longer paying attention to Jo's emotions, Yuki herself was incredibly sad. Taking advantage of Jo's absence, she directly threw herself into Hoshino Jun's arms.
"Jun-kun, you know, don't you? Mei and I..."
"...were both fired from the company."
"Do you think it's because I'm too stupid?"
Upon hearing this.
Hoshino Jun's guilt once again permeated his entire being. He had truly hurt the two aunties badly this time, but it was for their own good.
People who are too beautiful are not suited to be subordinates.
"Nonsense."
Subconsciously glancing at Jo's bedroom door, Hoshino Jun boldly placed his hands on Yuki's two fair and tender thighs, pulling her body tightly into his embrace.
Just separated by one wall.
Holding someone else's mother, this feeling was incredibly thrilling.
Hoshino Jun, while his large hands explored Yuki's thighs, comforted her: "Auntie Mei was also fired, do you think she's stupid?"
Yuki shook her head.
"Then that's it. It's your company's problem, not your fault."
The feeling of her plump thighs was truly too good, stirring greed in Hoshino Jun's heart. Through the faint light of the evening sunset, Hoshino Jun could look down and see Yuki's fair and delicate skin, her complexion rosy.
He gently swept her brown braid over his shoulder, and Hoshino Jun's right hand touched the white dress strap.
His left hand pressed against her soft thigh, fingertips sweeping upwards.
He opened his palm and grasped the hem of the skirt.
The white dress fabric was soft, and the thighs beneath the skirt were even more appealing, like ripe peaches.
"Jun-kun~!"
Yuki's heart, because of Hoshino Jun's actions, completely fluttered. She looked towards her son's room, her cheeks turning crimson.
Her sexy red lips were slightly parted, occasionally letting out a soft moan after brief, rapid breaths: "Uh-huh~! Not at home, the child is still here!"
It was precisely because the child was still there that Hoshino Jun found it stimulating.
His right hand gently hooked the white dress strap.
"Yuki, when you say 'child,' are you admitting that I'm Jo's father?"
Yuki felt her entire body go limp, as if scorched by a raging fire.
Gritting her teeth, Yuki knew that Jun-kun was teasing her again. If she didn't go along with Jun-kun's wishes, this scoundrel probably wouldn't let her off.
Hadn't she admitted it last time too?
It shouldn't matter this time either.
Anyway, it was just a private admission, not said in front of Jo.
As she thought, Yuki glanced at Jo's bedroom door again, then nestled into Hoshino Jun's arms, her body suddenly arching slightly.
"Jun-kun~!"
Another soft call. Yuki bit her lip, her hands tightly wrapped around Hoshino Jun's neck, her chin resting on his chest, her gentle breath exhaling with her words:
"Let's go somewhere else. We shouldn't let our son see us, that wouldn't be good."
Her voice was light and airy, like a gentle rain falling along the Qinhuai River in a Jiangnan water town, intoxicating to the very bones.
This made Hoshino Jun's blood surge, as if under a spell, he didn't care about anything else, pushing Yuki into the bedroom, closing the door, and lowering his head to bite her red lips.
"Mmm~!" Yuki's original intention was to persuade Hoshino Jun to go out and get a room.
But unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect. Not only did she fail to persuade him, but she ignited the fire in the young man's heart.
Seeing that resistance was futile, Yuki also lost the will to fight. She raised her hand and added another lock to the door.
"Jun-kun, hurry up, and be quieter. We absolutely cannot let our son hear us."
Because of her nervousness.
This was Yuki's most proactive time.
She stood on tiptoe and began to respond to Hoshino Jun's kiss.
She actively pulled down the strap of her white dress.
A colossal fortune of 3.6 billion jumped out, exposed before Hoshino Jun's eyes, startling him into gasping for a breath of cold air.
Even Hoshino Jun couldn't handle assets of such a scale.
"Yuki, don't worry, I understand our son better than you do. He's stubborn, and when he throws a tantrum and slams the door, he won't come out for a long time."
"Uh-huh, stop talking, hurry up."
Yuki gave Hoshino Jun a seductive glance, full of charm.
Perhaps it was because the weather was too hot, but delicate beads of glistening sweat seeped out onto Yuki's legs. The sweat was sticky and uncomfortable.
So Yuki stepped back two paces, fell onto her bed, and slowly peeled off the triangular fabric from her waist, bit by bit.
Then, she lifted her feet, spreading them slightly towards the ceiling.
Hoshino Jun understood; Auntie Yuki wanted him to help wipe away her sweat.
He pulled out a tissue and heavily wiped the glistening, dewy sweat on Yuki's legs.
At this moment.
Jo had already fallen onto his bed, covered by a blanket, frowning as he read a message from Yamada Tsukasa.
"You want me to ask Saionji Ryuichi out?"
"He doesn't even say why he wants me to ask him out, he's just crazy."
Jo continuously grumbled about Yamada Tsukasa, who was asking him to do things, completely oblivious to the intense battle unfolding next door.
Nor would he know that his mother, Takayanagi Yuki, had already personally admitted that he, Takayanagi Jo, was Hoshino Jun's son.
---Summer is a beautiful season.
Yet it is also an annoying season.
Even though the sun had already half-sunk into the sea, the air was still filled with heatwaves, making people dizzy.
In Yuki's room, Hoshino Jun diligently helped Yuki wipe away the sweat brought on by the heat, but it was useless; the sweat only increased.
Ultimately.
Hoshino Jun secretly sighed, thinking that Tokyo's temperature was as damned as Tokyo itself.
"Ding!"
"Friendly reminder: Two C-rank debts, collection completed."
Upon hearing the system's prompt, Hoshino Jun belatedly realized that there was indeed such a thing as debt.
He hadn't even had time to see what the collection tasks were, and they were already completed.
And it was two C-rank debts completed at once.
Indeed, as people grow, they become more arrogant.
He recalled that in the past, Hoshino Jun would diligently collect even a D-rank debt. Ever since he had over 26 million in his hands, Hoshino Jun couldn't even be bothered to look at D-rank and C-rank debts.
"People, one must still guard against arrogance and impatience, and not be too wild."
The evening breeze carried cool air through the window into the room, dispelling some of the summer heat.
Yuki heard Hoshino Jun's murmur, and her tightly closed beautiful eyes opened. Her cheeks were so red they looked like they might bleed.
Her cherry lips were slightly parted, and after a brief, rapid breathing, she complained to Hoshino Jun: "The most impatient one is you, Jun-kun."
Hoshino Jun chuckled, changing the subject: "Come on, get out of bed, let's go to 404 for dinner."
Takayanagi Yuki nodded, obediently got out of bed, and slowly followed Hoshino Jun.
Stepping out of the bedroom, she saw the still tightly closed bedroom door.
Takayanagi Yuki let out a sudden sigh of relief.
"Phew—!"
Sure enough, just as Hoshino Jun said, Jo was a stubborn person; he hadn't come out since entering the room, so he hadn't disturbed them.
Hoshino Jun boldly put his arm around Takayanagi Yuki's shoulder in the living room, teasing:
"See? Didn't I tell you, I, as a father, understand our son even better than you, as a mother."
These words were truly exasperating.
Takayanagi Yuki couldn't help but pout. She felt that little boys' hobbies were really peculiar; why did they like being their friend's father?
Because when they were intimate, Hoshino Jun always had "I'm Jo's father" on his lips, which sometimes made Takayanagi Yuki feel like...
…it was as if Hoshino Jun got involved with her entirely because he wanted to be his good friend's father.
"I really envy Yuki; she gets to have two dinners."
Reading Takayanagi Yuki's gaze, Hoshino Jun chuckled and began to change the subject.
This was to prevent the foolish auntie from seeing through his initial intentions.
"I didn't eat two dinners," Takayanagi Yuki replied honestly, "I came home with Mei, and you showed up before I even had a chance to cook."
"What I meant was, I cooked two meals for you to eat, and both times it was chicken, you know."
Walking out with his arm around the beautiful woman's soft waist, his hand began to stray downwards again, gently patting her firm, peachy bottom.
The neighbor beauty blushed, and Hoshino Jun continued with a smile: "It's something to be understood, not spoken aloud, got it?"
"Don't say it anymore."
Takayanagi Yuki lowered her head in embarrassment, her cheeks flushed crimson, and her watery eyes filled with a hazy look.
That scoundrel Jun-kun, always teasing people.
The wind in the hallway was very cool.
It finally dispersed most of the heat from her body.
Feeling the cold wind, Hoshino Jun took advantage of these few seconds to glance at his system interface.
[Name: Hoshino Jun]
[Stamina: 9]
[Intelligence: 7]
[Charm: 10]
[Occupation: Student]
[Assets: 26,470,000 yen.]
[Skills: 1. Invisibility, 2. Danger Prediction.]
Aside from his assets being impossibly high, his own stats had also improved considerably.
Most importantly, he also gained two abilities that surpassed normal human comprehension.
So, without realizing it, he had already become this powerful.
A hint of joy flashed in Hoshino Jun's eyes.
The rewards he received did not betray the toil and effort he put into completing tasks during these days, nor the series of audacious things he did.
[Don't get complacent, stay humble.]
'I know, you don't need to remind me.'
[Host, check your debts; some are about to expire.]
[Debt Statistics:]
[1. Takasaki Tamako: One A-rank debt, three C-rank debts.]
[2. Saionji Ayako: One B-rank debt, twenty-two C-rank debts.]
[3. Yamada Ran: One C-rank debt.]
[4. Hamasaki Mayu: One D-rank debt.]
[Reminder: More than half of Saionji Ayako's C-rank debts will expire the day after tomorrow at noon. Please collect them as soon as possible.]
'More than half are about to expire?'
'A bit troublesome!'
[Don't be nervous, great Host, I believe in your strength. Mere C-rank debts are a piece of cake for you.]
???
If Hoshino Jun remembered correctly, the system wasn't like this before.
Why was it so much of a sycophant now?
"Click—!"
Inserting the key and unlocking the door to 404, Hoshino Jun entered his own home one step ahead of Takayanagi Yuki.
Then,
Hoshino Jun stood frozen in place.
Immediately following,
Takayanagi Yuki, who had followed Hoshino Jun's footsteps into the living room, was also stunned.
Silence.
It was an awkwardness shared by three people.
On a summer evening, a gentle breeze swayed, and the cherry trees outside the apartment rustled, as if narrating the loneliness of twilight.
The last ray of light from the day-night transition swept across the horizon, illuminating the living room.
If he wasn't mistaken...
…Auntie Mei was braless.
Her entire body's skin appeared even whiter and tender against the low-cut nightgown.
The nightgown was made of black sheer fabric; it wasn't completely transparent, but it was close enough to that meaning.
"Oh, Yuki-nee, why did you come? Quick, sit down, sit down, we're just about to have dinner."
"You all eat first; I'll change and come out to join you, hahaha!"
Tossing her long hair and smiling slightly, Asu Mei casually greeted Takayanagi Yuki, then walked step by step towards her room.
As if nothing had happened.
If I'm not embarrassed, then others are.
"Bang!"
The sound of the door closing suddenly rang out.
Hoshino Jun's heart also jumped.
Why did he have a bad premonition?
"Is Mei usually like this at home?" Takayanagi Yuki looked at Hoshino Jun, her gaze filled with doubt, confusion, and shock.
Upholding the belief that protecting Auntie Mei's reputation was protecting his own life,
Hoshino Jun resolutely shook his head and said, "No, she might be too sad and her head is muddled."
Sorry, Auntie Yuki, I like to tell little white lies.
Actually, Auntie Mei has always been like this, but today she was particularly uninhibited.
---Five minutes later.
Asu Mei, wearing a cool white T-shirt and black hot pants, ate with Hoshino Jun and Takayanagi Yuki.
All three of them were tactful enough not to mention what had just happened.
It's just that the atmosphere remained a little too quiet.
"Auntie, are you planning to look for a job with Auntie Yuki?"
Hoshino Jun couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore, so he took a deep breath and then broke the silence.
However, the moment Asu Mei looked up, Hoshino Jun regretted it a little.
Because he felt the killing intent in her eyes.
That's right, it was the legendary murderous gaze.
"Of course we'll go together. Auntie Yuki and I have worked together for so many years; how could we just separate?"
Asu Mei's face was unruffled, but her foot beneath the table was fiercely kicking Hoshino Jun.
'Damn brat.'
'Are you bored stiff?'
'Did you get my permission to invite someone to eat at my house?'
Asu Mei was so angry. In the past, her image in front of outsiders was always very good. After what happened today, she didn't know what Yuki-nee would think of her.
Would she think she was a shameless hussy who seduced little boys?
And she seduced a child she raised herself.
Heartbroken!
Wished she could die!
Hoshino Jun also knew he had made a mistake, so when faced with Asu Mei's furious kicks, he didn't dodge at all, happily taking them.
He almost burst out laughing.
Well, how should he put it?
It was actually quite comfortable.
Because Auntie Mei couldn't bear to kick Hoshino Jun hard at all. Instead of using "kick" to describe it, it was more like a unique form of massage.
Actually, Asu Mei was overthinking it a bit. In Takayanagi Yuki's impression, besides being kind and highly capable at work,
Mei had always been a rather lively young lady.
Occasionally doing something eccentric was understandable, especially since she was fired today.
Moreover, Mei was such a proper girl; how could anything immoral happen to her?
The idea of Mei seducing Hoshino Jun had never entered Takayanagi Yuki's mind. In her consciousness,
Asu Mei and Hoshino Jun's relationship was not much different from hers with Jo.
Both were women raising a little boy.
"Thank you, Mei, for still being willing to stay with me. Let's go look for jobs together tomorrow."
"Okay, let's start working hard tomorrow!"
The atmosphere finally livened up a bit, and Asu Mei chatted and laughed with Takayanagi Yuki about job hunting.
"Mm-hmm, I still want to find a cashier job. I don't know how to do anything else besides that."
"Then we'll go to other shopping malls tomorrow to look. I can do anything; I just need to get a job quickly, otherwise my Jun-chan will have to go hungry."
Listening to the two aunties, whose moods had improved, talk, Hoshino Jun's throat moved, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curved upwards.
Silly Asu Mei, why must she work?
The afterglow of the sunset gradually disappeared.
A bright moon rose in the sky.
Asu Mei hadn't retracted her leg after kicking Hoshino Jun; instead, she placed her little foot on Hoshino Jun's thigh.
"How about, you two don't look for jobs after all!"
Hoshino Jun finished the last bite of rice in his bowl, put down his utensils, then placed his hand under the table and caught Asu Mei's pink foot.
It was soft.
He lightly tickled it with his fingertips.
"Ah!"
Asu Mei was clearly startled and subconsciously wanted to attack, but suddenly remembered Takayanagi Yuki on the other side of the dining table and forcibly held back.
"Phew!"
Asu Mei's rather full chest heaved violently, and she said faintly, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can we not look for jobs?"
Takayanagi Yuki also stared blankly at Hoshino Jun.
"You can be your own bosses. Why do you have to work for others?"
His palm caressing her delicate foot, Hoshino Jun's movements were deliberately light, yet he held her firmly, giving Asu Mei no chance to escape.
"Heh, that's why you little brat don't know anything. Being a boss, is that something you can just decide to be?"
"No capital, so take out a loan to be a boss?"
"Once an accident happens, a boss with a loan can only wait to die, you idiot!"
Asu Mei gritted her teeth, leaned back in her chair with a frown and cold eyes, exuding an aura of dominance.
Takayanagi Yuki was stunned. Except when scolding junior employees, she had almost never seen Mei make such an expression.
Could it be that Jun-kun's two sentences could anger Mei?
What Takayanagi Yuki didn't know was that at this moment, the seemingly majestic and domineering Asu Mei was actually feeling a tingling sensation that had reached the top of her head.
She was currently enduring it.
'Damn Jun-chan, just you wait.'
'When Yuki-nee leaves, you'll see how I deal with you.'
'You rebellious little brat, if I don't beat your butt raw, I'm not Asu Mei.'
Watching Auntie Mei pretend, Hoshino Jun found it amusing. He stopped tickling her and slightly increased the pressure as he massaged her pink little foot, giving the auntie a proper massage.
The auntie's feet were perfectly shaped, with clear blue veins visible under her fair skin, slender and delicate ankles, soft and smooth soles, and each toe was as cute as a candy, with a touch as gentle as a cloud.
"You two have quite a bit of severance pay, don't you? Isn't that capital?"
Asu Mei's face was somewhat flushed for some reason. She closed her eyes, and a faint breathing sound escaped her throat.
She glared at Hoshino Jun, but didn't hide anything, revealing her entire financial situation.
"I received five million yen in compensation, and your Auntie Yuki received three and a half million yen."
"If we were in the countryside or a small city, we could boldly start some small businesses."
"But this is Tokyo, you idiot Jun-chan. Even if we don't hire employees and just open a regular convenience store ourselves, it would still require a large amount of capital to maintain."
"This eight and a half million yen is simply not enough!"
Mei knows so much.
Takayanagi Yuki watched Asu Mei speak so articulately, nodding along, almost saying, "Me too."
"That's right, Jun-kun, money shouldn't be spent carelessly."
Not enough? What a joke!
Jun-kun? When did Yuki-nee change her address!
The three people's focuses were all different.
Until Hoshino Jun took out his phone and opened his account balance.
Money is meant to be spent.
Since they wanted to work so much, Hoshino Jun would support them in starting a business.
"If I add another twenty-five million yen for you two, opening a convenience store should be no problem, right?"