Chapter 99

Later that day.

Yugen, Soichiro, and Sei were having a meal at a family restaurant.

Of course, it was Sei who was treating them.

And when three men get together... there's something they inevitably do.

That's right, they indulge in lewd talk.

"I've been thinking lately that butts are really great."

Yugen said this while sipping a grape drink from a glass, his face slightly flushed.

"Well, in primates, the buttocks are the primary sexual attraction, after all."

Soichiro said calmly. Yugen, getting his friend's agreement, nodded dramatically.

"Right? I mean, breasts are great too, but... in the end, the butt is the real deal, isn't it?"

"But there's no reason why a fake can't beat the real thing."

Soichiro said this while pouring grape juice from a decanter into his glass. Then, with a serious face, he said to Yugen,

"We are apes, but we are also humans. The difference between apes and humans... lies in the chest. So shouldn't we love the chest?"

In response to Yugen and Soichiro...

Sei, poking at a mussel, sighed and said,

"You guys don't get it..."

Yugen and Soichiro turned their gaze to Sei.

"It's the legs. Slender legs are more artistic than just having big chests or butts."

Breasts and butts might be sexual.

But Sei argued that legs had an eroticism that surpassed that, an artistic quality.

"Well... in the end, it's all of them, isn't it?"

"If you say that, it's over."

"It's more about balance, the degree of it, I guess."

Ultimately, they concluded that everyone is different, and that's what makes everyone good.

Then the conversation shifted to other hobbies.

"Yugen, what do you usually watch?"

"What do you mean?"

"Genre, genre."

"Oh... genre. Genre."

Yugen thought for a moment before answering.

"Pretty normal stuff."

"Cheating stories?"

"That's not normal."

"But it's apparently the most popular genre."

"Ridiculous."

Yugen didn't know if it was the most popular, but he certainly didn't have that kind of hobby. Still, he regretted saying "normal."

"Speaking of which, I've been watching massage stuff lately."

"Oh, like lymphatic drainage?"

"Exactly, that kind of thing."

While saying this, Yugen recalled the "massage" he had with Arisa. Of course, Yugen didn't do anything to adjust Arisa's lymphatic flow, but it was fun in many ways.

"So, what about you?"

"I've been into VR lately."

"Never seen it. Is it fun?"

"The immersion is incredible."

"Is there really such a thing as immersion?"

"You'll understand if you try it."

Hearing this, Yugen felt a bit curious. However, he had to buy a "present" for Aisara, so he didn't have time for such trivial things.

"What about Soichiro?"

"Yuri."

"You're consistent, aren't you?"

Soichiro answered immediately to Sei's question. Yugen smiled wryly at his unchanged "hobby."

"I can't get off without yuri."

"Any yuri will do?"

"I can't get off if there's a male lead."

"Man, that's embarrassing for generations to come..."

"It's embarrassing for Soichiro."

"Generations" here refers not to descendants but to the next life, meaning "embarrassing for the next life." Of course, all three of them understood this.

"By the way, are you still planning to marry into the Tachibana family?"

Yugen suddenly asked about a piece of information he had overheard. He had heard about it from his father.

"If things go smoothly, yes."

"Then what about the Satake family's succession?"

"I'll step down."

The Tachibana and Satake families were not on bad terms, but the Satake family probably didn't want to be under the Tachibana's umbrella.

It was impossible for the man who would become the Tachibana's son-in-law to also be the head of the Satake family, so it was natural for Soichiro to step down from his position as the next successor.

"Well, we have a lot of siblings. Unlike them, it's not like I have to be the one. I should step down."

Soichiro said this and then stood up, saying, "I'm going to go hunting pheasants." After he left, Sei asked Yugen,

"...I'm not as well-informed about their relationship as you are."

"What's up?"

"I've been wondering for a while, but are Tachibana and Kamisaki really... that way?"

"Well, they've been 'close' since they were young."

Yugen answered ambiguously while sipping his grape drink. Sei nodded, saying, "I see."

"So, he's giving up the Satake family's succession to make all three of them happy?"

"Seems that way."

"Surprisingly, he's a man who lives for love..."

The Satake family was a major landowner in the Kanto region and had strong connections in local politics and civil engineering. The position of successor was not something to be given up easily.

Besides...

"I heard from Tenka that Kamisaki is the one providing the seed. But Kamisaki is in Kyoto, and Tachibana is in Tokyo. How is he going to do it?"

"Well... it's a mail-order marriage, isn't it? The Linear Chuo Shinkansen is also being built."

He will likely have a life where he regularly travels between the two families. Of course, since Aya and Chiharu are "close," they won't be short of sleepovers at each other's houses.

"...Poor guy, he's losing his home."

Sei's words contained sympathy and a bit of respect for a man who would leave his home for the woman he loved.

"Yeah."

Yugen agreed with Sei...

"Actually, Tachibana and Kamisaki are richer than the Satake family."

"You're a real scumbag, aren't you?"

Just as Soichiro returned from the bathroom, Sei said to him,

"Is that the first thing you say to a friend who just came back from the bathroom? ...That's just wrong."

"That's not a joke. What's with that poop man vibe? Am I in elementary school?"

"Dirty jokes make the... ahem, juice taste bad, so stop it."

Yugen scolded Soichiro and Sei for their dirty jokes.

Chiharu has been pretty open about her "type" with Aisara from the beginning.

The first volume was released on December 1st.

As I mentioned in my activity report (https://mypage.syosetu.com/mypageblog/view/userid/430380/blogkey/2696303/), it has been decided to reprint.

Thank you very much to everyone who purchased it.

If you haven't bought it yet and have the extra money, I would be grateful if you could buy it.

There are additional parts, so even if you've read it on the web, I think you'll find it satisfying.

Also, the cover illustration by the illustrator, Kuri, has been published on pixiv.

I'll introduce it.

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If you find it interesting and want to read more, please bookmark it, rate it (change the ☆☆☆☆☆ below the table of contents to ★★★★★), and buy the first volume.

I'll continue writing about Yugen and Aisara's sweet moments.

After the guys' gathering, it's Valentine's Day.