Looking at the tall man in front of her, Miya Harukiko didn't know what to say.
She just covered her mouth and chuckled softly, saying:
"You've misunderstood, Mr. Harumizu. I saw you were constantly drinking this tea and thought you must like it. I wanted to give you the remaining tea cakes from my home!"
"Ah? You mean this Pu'er tea!"
"It tastes distinctly of the East."
"I do quite like drinking Pu'er; I find the flavor excellent, and there's a faint, pleasant aftertaste."
At this moment, Fujiwara Shunsui wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
According to the usual script, shouldn't his generous help be reciprocated with a commitment to him?
He listened to her brokenness; shouldn't the next step be to comfort her injured heart?
This isn't right!
Fortunately, his skin was on the darker side.
Touching his slightly flushed cheeks, Fujiwara Shunsui could only comfort himself this way.
system prompt
side quest: Save Mrs. Miyashun
You have successfully opened Mrs. Miyashun's heart, becoming the first man she has confided in, and you have fulfilled Mrs. Miyashun's request, helping her alleviate the pressure of rent.
Mrs. Miyashun's favorability towards the Host +5.
Continuing to increase favorability may trigger hidden plotlines. We hope the Host will continue his efforts.
Miya Harukiko's favorability: 30/100
It was a good thing the system prompt successfully helped Harumizu alleviate his awkwardness, otherwise, he truly wouldn't have known how to divert his damned attention.
Accepting the tea cakes Mrs. Miyashun handed over, Fujiwara Shunsui bid her a simple farewell.
He explained that he had just been a little emotional when he said those things and hoped Mrs. Miyashun wouldn't take it to heart.
Finally, he emphasized again that if she encountered trouble again, she could also come to him.
The two parted ways.
Although it was only a ten-meter farewell.
It gave Fujiwara Shunsui a sense of vague loss.
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"In this world, will I ever meet a woman who loves her husband as deeply as Mrs. Miyashun?"
After returning to his apartment.
Harumizu simply took a cold shower and then fell into a deep sleep.
Harumizu didn't sleep well that night; he had his first dream since coming to this world.
"Please don't leave me, okay?"
"He's much stronger than you, has more income, a better family background, and higher social status. Most importantly, he won't make me wait to buy a house. I only have a few years of youth left. You can afford to wait, but I can't!"
"Then what about all the happy moments we shared?"
The man's voice in the dream roared, trying to grasp something in the chaotic mist but finding nothing to hold onto.
He only heard a phrase echoing repeatedly in the mist.
"Consider it the regret of youth."
"Consider it the regret of youth."
"Consider it the regret of youth."
...The sun was high in the sky when Fujiwara Shunsui was woken by his phone vibrating.
Harumizu squinted at the window, trying to judge the time by the light filtering through the curtains.
Perhaps it was because he had gone to bed too late last night, or perhaps it was that annoying dream.
Harumizu didn't open his eyelids immediately. Instead, he fumbled for his phone and answered the call.
"Department Head! I apologize for calling you at this hour!"
Hearing the other party's voice, Harumizu lazily hummed in response.
Harumizu originally wanted to hang up and continue sleeping, even instinctively wanting to scold the other party, but he held back.
As Nissho Taro was currently the person with the highest favorability towards him in this world, he absolutely had to treat him extra well!
Even if he was bald, even if he was a man.
"Taro, is there something important for you to call me at this hour?"
Actually, Nissho Taro didn't speak immediately after hearing that Fujiwara Shunsui was still asleep; he waited.
He waited for Fujiwara Shunsui to slowly wake up.
Even if the other party fell back into a deep sleep, he wouldn't speak first.
It was truly hard to imagine a male subordinate going to such lengths.
Hearing Harumizu's question, the man on the other end of the line breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely afraid that this esteemed person would continue to sleep.
"Department Head, there are two matters for calling you so early."
"How many times have I told you, don't use titles in private, just call me by my name."
Fujiwara Shunsui interrupted Nissho Taro's report. The other end of the line paused for a moment, then said:
"Understood, Lord Harumizu!"
"The first matter is about the investigation you asked me to do earlier, regarding your neighbor, Takahashi Kazuma."
"This kid has been very strange lately, going out to spend money everywhere with his department boss. Last night, he even got into a big fight at a casino in Shinjuku and was almost beaten to death."
"If it weren't for someone at the casino recognizing Takahashi Kazuma as someone we've been keeping an eye on, they probably wouldn't have made it out last night."
"Later, we found out this kid has lost nearly 20 million in this place in the last six months."
Fujiwara Shunsui, who was still half-asleep, slowly sat up after hearing Nissho Taro's words.
Based on his "heart-to-heart" conversation with Mrs. Miyashun last night, Takahashi Kazuma shouldn't be such a man.
From Mrs. Miyashun's description, the previous Takahashi Kazuma should have been a very hardworking, ambitious man.
There was no reason for him to suddenly frequent nightclubs and casinos, and to lose so much money.
Thinking of this, Fujiwara Shunsui felt a slight headache.
"Ugh, my rent!"
Just thinking about how he had just agreed with Mrs. Miyashun last night that the rent could be delayed, and then hearing this bad news today.
Fujiwara Shunsui's heart was bleeding.
"20 million Japanese Yen, Mrs. Miyashun, how will you repay me for this!!!"
Fujiwara Shunsui opened his system panel.
"This month's rent collection progress: 8/10"
"It seems this month's regular quest won't be completed!"
Of course, Harumizu could only grumble like this.
Because he believed that if he handed over the rent collection task to Taro, he would definitely do an excellent job.
But things hadn't reached that point yet, and didn't need to.
Interacting with his tenants was still quite pleasant.
system prompt
Side plot: The Fall of Takahashi Kazuma
The Host inadvertently came into contact with the tenant Takahashi Kazuma's downfall and successfully triggered this plot.
"Huh? This can happen too?"
Now Fujiwara Shunsui truly had a pounding headache.
"First 'Save Mrs. Miyashun,' now 'The Fall of Takahashi Kazuma.' Why do I, a landlord, always have to interfere with my tenants' private lives?"
"Where's my sweet romance?"
"Why is there only rent collection, and no romance!"
Now he could only hope the mission rewards would be a little better.
"Continue investigating Takahashi Kazuma's matter, the more detailed the better. Organize it and send it to me tonight. Go ahead with the second matter."
"Yes, Lord Harumizu!"
"The second matter is about the young man you beat in the private room, Nagasawa Kyuichi."
"Last night, the Nagasawa Family put a lot of pressure on headquarters, demanding an explanation from us."
"I have already reported all the details of the incident to headquarters, and headquarters said there's no need to worry at all."
"But I think the Nagasawa Family is coming on strong this time, and I still hope you'll be careful."
"After all, that kid is the sole male heir of this generation of the Nagasawa Family. Being beaten to that extent, who knows if they'll do anything out of line."
"I called you hoping you could be aware of this in advance."
"Okay, I understand. See you tonight."
After saying that, Fujiwara Shunsui hung up the phone and lay back down on the bed.
It seemed his feeling last night wasn't groundless; it just happened to be Mrs. Miyashun knocking on the door.
Immediately after,
Fujiwara Shunsui lay back down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep again.