"Do you think it is possible?" Chizuru asked while looking at Mini.
Even if Nifuji had left, the two still stayed, or rather, the two of them often stayed together, as it was lonely to stay by themselves, and when they were together, it made them able to enjoy their life.
"It might be impossible for others, but I think it is possible for him."
Mini knew what she had said might be something that only appeared in fiction, but changing the country's law to allow polygamy was more difficult than one might imagine.
"But, living itself is difficult, so why should one think too much?"
"...." Chizuru.
This fact alone made her sigh.
Yes, living was difficult, as one had to think about many things, including bills, responsibilities, taxes, and more. Even though one tried their best, in the end, their hard work wasn't rewarded, and they could only move in the same place again and again, making them unable to do anything except keep moving, since if they stopped, they would be at a loss, or worse, dead.
Still, humans needed to take a break, so they supported each other.
Nifuji was the first person to impress Chizuru and Mini.
His face aside, they could see that despite how he was now, he was still working hard.
If this were for others, they would only say that he was kind, but they knew well that he worked hard for his own satisfaction, since he didn't want to live as a failure. He wanted to struggle, continued to show his resistance to the world that wanted to bring him down, and stood on his own.
While it might make him unable to meet many women, Chizuru and Mini knew that the reason they had the privilege to relax was because of him. Because of that, they would support him despite how many people thought they were crazy for choosing him over others who could give their all.
"But, as you said those words to him, aren't you worried that he won't have time with us, then?"
Chizuru was grateful that Mini could erase their chances of being dumped by Nifuji, yet she also had another worry: if he really could change the law, wouldn't there be more women by his side?
What would happen if he ignored them—
"Eh!"
BONK!
"IT HURTS!
Chizuru's head was hit by a large pillow!
Mini, the one who hit her, also didn't hold back and attacked her with all of her might despite her petite body, yet without a doubt, Chizuru was enraged.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! THAT'S DANGEROUS!"
"It might be dangerous, but this is necessary."
"....." Chizuru.
"Still, if you worry about those kinds so much, then why are you with him, Chizuru-paisen?"
"...." Chizuru.
"We know this part of him, and we also know that he is also treasuring us. If, in the end, the result isn't good for all of us, or even a tragedy, I won't feel regret, since this is my decision.
"I love him, and that feeling is real for both of us."
Mini couldn't deny Nifuji was a scumbag, but even so, she loved him, and he also loved her in return, even though they had a rough beginning.
Look at her, she seduced him with a slutty method, her work was also vulgar as she worked by exposing her thighs, or shoulders to the internet to make a money, and while no one thought that what she did was bad, as she was cosplaying, which was like a model made a money, she felt like she also wasn't worthy of him, who would be an elite, someone, who was above.
However, she loved him and wanted to be with him despite all the struggles, and he was okay with it and never judged her, loving her in his own way, as he also knew himself that he wasn't perfect.
Neither of them took their relationship for granted; they worked hard for it, and because of that, no matter the outcome, it was worth it, since, in the end, their relationship would be a precious memory for both of them.
Yup, Mini knew well that, in her entire life, despite how corny, unhealthy, and how people might even think of her as an idiot, she still held her belief firmly that their love was genuine, sincere, and precious.
"So, if you are regretting now, you should step back, Chizuru-paisen."
"Who is going to step back? I am just trying to test you, whether you will step back."
"Liar!" Mini looked at Chizuru with a pout. "You want to kick me out of the competition, right? Look into my eyes and tell me the truth!"
"....."
Chizuru looked away, ignoring Mini's words, but Mini told the truth.
To be by his side, there were two methods: Mini's, to believe in him, and Chizuru's, to kick away the competition.
If there are many, eliminate the competition.
It was ruthless, but Chizuru's feelings toward Nifuji were on another level than Mini's, who was silly or even an idiot, yet she would lie and say she felt little envious of Mini's purity, as she knew well that Mini wasn't a good girl as everyone imagined.
Yet, this was normal since the environment where Chizuru grew up wasn't the environment where she could live a normal and happy family.
Her real father abandoned her, and her real mother, who took care of her, died early, making her unable to properly recall her own mother, which led her to live with her grandparents.
Her grandfather was fun, and her grandmother was caring.
While grandmother was the one whom Chizuru trusted the most, as her experience and logic worked well, which made her able to learn how to live with her situation, her grandfather was the reason why she could look forward to life.
Living was painful, and sometimes, she just wanted to end it all, as she was all alone in the room, yet once again, as she met Nifuji, she met the meaning of her life again.
She wanted to make him happy, she thought.
Despite how scumbag and imperfect, this part of him that was less perfect made her love him dearly, since if he were all perfect, then she would be the same as everyone in his life, and because of that, she could support him.
Frankly, despite how beautiful and how everyone worshipped her, she knew well that compared to everyone, she didn't have that much of an advantage besides her beautiful face.
The talent for acting?
Chizuru had seen many people with better acting talent!
Then, what about her face?
Even Chizuru had to admit that all of his women had a beautiful face that didn't lose to hers.
Lastly, what was more important, her hobby, acting, couldn't be any help to him, and despite how silly Mini was, Mini was good at technology, especially video editing, and all other Gen-Z skills, and more importantly, she also understood the trends, and many other things.
Meanwhile, Chizuru knew.... she lost it.
Still, if Nifuji knew what Chizuru was thinking, he would say that Mini was an entrepreneur, but Chizuru was a worker.
While Mini was all for a challenge, Chizuru wanted more stability, despite how she appeared, wishing to be an actress, since, compared to an actress job, which she hardly had or focused on, she mostly focused on the rental kanojo gig that gave her a predictable amount of money, which showed that she was grounded enough to see reality.
Yet, this was also the reason why she was so afraid of him leaving her, as she had no leverage or ways to stop him if he wanted to leave her, especially when their beginning was far from right, considering how she practically thought to pay him, making him her rental boyfriend in front of her grandmother, and caused him many troubles, whether it was Sumi, and many others.
With her was nothing but a burden, then why was he with her?
When Chizuru thought so, she had to admit that she felt jealous of Mini's positivity.
"...did you think I was an idiot?"
"No."
"YOU LIAR!"
"Te-he~!"
"...."
Mini hated herself, thinking that Chizuru was so beautiful, when she acted so silly.
Nevertheless, while they appeared to be okay, Nifuji knew he had to talk with them later. Now, he planned to chase after Chika, who was on the trip, and based on where she was; according to her Twitter, she was in Toyama.
"Toyama, huh?"
Unlike their usual trip, which was in the north, this time Chika was in the East, which made him sigh, thinking about how random her trip was.
"This time, I won't mess up."
Nifuji knew that all the troubles had been caused by him, his indecisiveness, believing that he couldn't love them nor could he make them happy, yet this time, it was different, as he knew what he should do, and he wanted to do his best to make them happy despite how weird their relationship was.
Still, as he was on his way to him, he somehow happened to be near Wakana Kinmei's laundry shop, and as expected, when his car was just outside, Wakana directly came out and greeted him happily.
"Hirotaka-kun~!"
The white smoothness of her shirt couldn't hide the magnificence of her chest, which constantly challenged the law of gravity.
The greater the mass, the greater the gravity.
"..."
Nifuji decided to stop and came to meet Wakana since the gravity pulled him, but inside, the familiar face was dumbfounded, as she saw her boss hugged by the arms of her friend's boyfriend.
"??????"