Event 103: family?

"Dear, you shouldn't scare people like that" just from Soichiro's right side appeared a mature and elegant woman with big curves "Nice chef, my name is Yuriko Takagi, Soichiro's wife"

Haruta who had already been released from Soichiro's grip soon regained her composure and made a slight bow to greet the guests "Excuse my rudeness and my manners, lately I don't have much contact with customers so I lost my label, my name is Haruta Ichijo the chef in charge during this day "

"A member of the Ichijo clan in a hotel kitchen?" Soichiro raised his eyebrows slightly showing a bit of amazement "Wasn't the only cook member of the Ichijo clan supposed to be Yoichi the renegade?"

Yuriko looked at Haruta from head to toe as if he was studying the young man, Haruta on the other hand could only rub his hundred with nerves

"About that I am Yoichi Ichijo's son, but I really don't understand much about that clan they mention"

Yuriko shuddered upon hearing Haruta's name, she covered her mouth with the palm of her hands slightly "That means he is ..."

"He is the son of Riko Ichijo or as you most knew her, Riko Ebisawa" Soichiro interrupts his wife's dialogue and completes it.

Haruta couldn't help but widen his eyes upon hearing his mother's name, his heart beating fast making it clear that the original Haruta's feelings were still alive.

While Haruta was distracted with his own train of thoughts, two slender arms covered his head and pulled him over Yuriko's breasts "You are Riko's son, I thought I would never see you again, your father left the country and not we could never find it again "Tears trickled from Yuriko's eyes to fall on the stunned Haruta's cheek.

"When your mother passed away you were very young and you did not understand what was happening around you, we thought that your father would handle the matter but we were wrong, you two disappeared and not even your grandfather knew where you were, my dear Haruta"

It took Yuriko several minutes to regain her composure and release Haruta from her grip "I'm sorry if my wife made you uncomfortable Haruta-kun, but the truth is that my wife and your mother were good friends just like I was with your father in the past "Soichiro instantly interceded in the conversation to avoid any misunderstandings.

"My parents?" Haruta asked only to then give a look to the director Sezaemon who raised his shoulders slightly in a symbol of ignorance 'I don't believe your stories old man, it is clear that I knew why now you present me in front of them' '

"To be more honest, your father helped me many times with my personal problems while your mother was a very intelligent person who helped us with business problems"

"Riko and I were like sisters, we met when we were children and we never parted ..." Yuriko spoke of Haruta's mother with a kind smile on her face but then the smile faded into thin air leaving only a grimace pain "or good until that day finally separated us"

"Well, this is not the time to be sad, nobody could imagine that we would meet again at this moment, it is as if all this was being written right now" Yuriko spoke with kindness towards the bewildered Haruta, everything that happened at this moment had it out of his boxes, before he had only come to cook but now it turns out that he is reunited with friends of his parents, people who apparently seem concerned about him.

"What's going on here?" the squeaky voice brought Haruta back to the world turning to see who it was "Haruta, what are you doing here? .... Stop, why is my mother hugging Haruta ?!"

"Saya do you know him?" Yuriko looked at her daughter intrigued

"Of course I know Haruta, he is my classmate" Takagi gave the necessary answer to his parents before turning again to look directly at Haruta pointing his index finger towards the tip of his nose "What are you doing in this place ? "

"Why shouldn't I be here?"

"Like 'why' ?!" Takagi put his hands on his hips before sighing several times "This is a private meeting where no one can enter, much less after what happened with SAO, many of the people in this room have children in that game. Although really it was a matter of time for it to happen "

"You are so hard on everyone Takagi" Haruta laughed lightly making Takagi blush in annoyance.

"Stop teasing me!" Takagi's face was completely red when she exclaimed with force surprising even her parents "You still don't answer my question"

"Ah, you're right. I'm the chef of this event" Haruta just threw the answer in Takagi's face like it was nothing.

Takagi was silent for a few seconds while looking at Haruta attentively but soon another scream echoed in the room, drawing everyone's attention "Are you that rumored Zao Shen ?!"

'Ugh ... I really don't like that damn title, maybe I should give it to Kuga' Haruta in his mind kept complaining about his title but on the outside he keeps his flawless facade proving to be an impeccable person

"Indeed I'm Zao Shen or that's what I'm trying to do, but you know me better as the chef of the cooking club, let's just get along okay, Takagi-chan?"

Hearing the prefix used by Haruta, Takagi's whole face turned red "Chan ?!"

"Don't you like it? .... do you prefer Takagi-hime or Takagi-ojou chan or maybe you just want me to call you Saya?"

Takagi's face couldn't be more red, Haruta was courting her in front of her parents and they didn't seem angry rather they seemed to enjoy seeing her nervous "mmm .... Ah!"

"Do what you want, just call me what you want, I really don't care!"

Haruta could only smile when she saw how embarrassed Takagi was, she had already seen her like this several times since she came to this world but she never saw her give in this way which made her look a bit tender "Well then from now on I just tell you I'll call Saya "