Under the dangerous gaze, Takayanagi Yuki released Hoshino Jun's arm and retreated half a step. The sunken hot water balloon also returned to normal as she moved away from Hoshino Jun.
Raising her hand, Takayanagi Yuki moved her long braided hair, which had been hanging in a half-circle on her chest, to behind her shoulder, her star-like eyes shy.
"Jun, what we did yesterday wasn't a kiss."
"It was just a peck between an adult and a child."
"So, Jun's first kiss is still intact."
She turned around and began to walk, her voice soft and delicate like a willow in July.
Hoshino Jun watched from behind: Mrs. Takayanagi's full moon curve, created by her body-hugging skirt, was fleshy but not bulky, and her stocking-clad legs.
And the black stiletto heels supporting her voluptuous and delicate body.
Sometimes, Hoshino Jun really worried if the slender high heel of the shoe could bear the weight of the willow branch, laden with fruit and a full moon.
If the high heels needed help, Hoshino Jun indicated that he could provide it.
But before that, he still needed to build a good relationship with their owner, Mrs. Takayanagi.
[Name: Takayanagi Yuki]
[Stamina: 6]
[Intelligence: 4]
[Charm: 9]
[Occupation: Supermarket Cashier]
[Affection: She currently owes you one C-rank Affection Debt and one D-rank Affection Debt. Please urge her to complete payment as soon as possible.]
[Payment Methods:]
[Money: One hundred ten thousand yen]
[Food: One year and two months of loving bento boxes]
[Affection: One warm hug (twelve minutes)]
System.
Why is it a hug again? Can't you give me something more intense?!
Such simple debt collection, are you looking down on Hoshino Jun, the King of Pure Love?
[System:]
[High-difficulty debt collection requires higher-level debts.]
Tch.
Useless system, it doesn't even know how to torment its host.
[You shouldn't be too arrogant. When you encounter high-level debts, you'll have a hard time.]
Are there penalties for failing a mission?
[No.]
Then why are you trying to scare me, you psychopath.
Hoshino Jun, of course, wasn't looking for abuse or a more difficult debt collection; he was just really tired of hugs. Each hug lasted more than ten minutes.
It was a waste of time.
Takayanagi Yuki's pace wasn't fast, and Hoshino Jun caught up in a few steps.
"A peck between an adult and a child?"
Hoshino Jun smiled, "Yuki Auntie, you should know, I'm not a child."
Not small at all.
As Hoshino Jun deliberately moved closer, their arms brushed together, making a faint rustling sound as they walked forward.
"Jun is someone I watched grow up, so of course he's a child." Mrs. Takayanagi pretended not to understand Hoshino Jun's words and shifted inward slightly.
However, her acting was truly clumsy; her averted head and the act of swallowing proved that she knew Hoshino Jun was not a child.
In fact, Hoshino Jun had grown to a degree that surprised her.
"Yuki Auntie, stop lying to yourself. With so much happening these past two days, Jo-kun provoked me so many times, and I chose to forgive him."
"It's all because of you."
Hoshino Jun continued to approach Takayanagi Yuki, his expression unchanged.
A happy life is something you have to fight for; waiting for others to offer it is unrealistic. If the wife wanted to avoid him, Hoshino Jun would actively move closer.
Then, he would take Takayanagi Yuki's hand, leaving her no escape.
"Don't you understand my feelings, Yuki Auntie?"
Her smooth, fair hand was clasped by Hoshino Jun's large hand. The warmth seemed to flow from his palm into her body, and Takayanagi Yuki felt an inexplicable heat in her heart.
'Jun, he means he likes me.'
'How can this be? He's Jo's good friend, and I'm Jo's mother.'
Her smooth palm suddenly felt a little ticklish; it was Jun acting up again.
Hoshino Jun used his thumb to scratch Takayanagi Yuki's palm.
The lonely widowed wife, who had been single for many years, couldn't endure such stimulation. She tried to shake off Hoshino Jun's hand, but he held it so tightly that she couldn't break free with her strength.
"Jun, we're not suitable."
Takayanagi Yuki's tone carried a hint of shame. Whenever passersby looked at her and Hoshino Jun's clasped hands, her gaze would dart away.
It was too awkward; others would definitely find it strange. She had to persuade Jun to let go.
"At your age, you should be dating pretty girls who are seventeen or eighteen."
"Not an old aunt like me. I'm already past my prime, and I've been married and had a child."
"If you like me, others will look down on you."
As she spoke, the dazed Yuki Auntie's eyes occasionally observed Hoshino Jun's expression.
Takayanagi Yuki thought, Jun is so smart, he'll surely understand.
He would definitely have an epiphany and immediately let go of her hand, no longer liking her, a woman in her thirties.
However, Hoshino Jun kept smiling at her and held her hand tightly.
"Yuki Auntie, are you an idiot?"
Being scolded by the boy she had watched grow up was an uncomfortable experience. Takayanagi Yuki pouted her rosy lips and glared at Hoshino Jun.
"Jun, how can you scold Auntie? Yuki Auntie is an elder."
So cute.
If her hand wasn't being held, Hoshino Jun suspected she would stop and ask with her hands on her hips.
"It's not scolding, it's a term of endearment."
The distance from the bus stop to the apartment was not far, and Hoshino Jun, holding Takayanagi Yuki's hand, reached it in a few steps.
The cherry blossoms in the afternoon were dazzling. Passersby included elderly people with children on their backs and walking sticks, and young people cycling through the streets.
As Hoshino Jun entered the hallway, he gripped Takayanagi Yuki's hand very, very tightly, stopping his steps and pulling Takayanagi Yuki to a halt as well.
The beautiful woman's dazzling 36E was greatly shaken as a result.
"Yuki Auntie, haven't I always known all these things you're talking about?"
"If I were to stop liking Yuki Auntie because of them, then I wouldn't have developed feelings for Auntie in the first place."
"As for what others think, I don't care at all. All I need is to get what I want."
Hoshino Jun truly didn't care about others' opinions, and he had indeed developed feelings for Auntie.
He just didn't know if Auntie was ready to accept him.
In the hallway.
Takayanagi Yuki could feel the boy's burning gaze, as if he wanted to devour her whole.
'Jun actually likes me that much?'
'Why is that, exactly?'
Evidently, the beautiful woman hadn't realized how immensely tempting she was in the eyes of an adolescent boy, not to mention her stunningly beautiful face.
Just her curvaceous figure alone was enough to drive most men wild.
"Yuki Auntie, will you be with me?"
"I will be good to you."