Between Mother and Daughter

Mashiro nodded, and wasn't worried about who had just called, even though she clearly heard what was being said on the phone.

...

Return to Sakurasou.

Mashiro who arrived at the corridor gave Asahi a kiss, and obediently returned to the room to draw.

Now Asahi is in no hurry to go out, and it is still earlier than the time Youko said.

So, in the living room, Asahi accompanies Kobato who came back earlier and plays video games with Rikka for a while, then he is overpowered by the sound of two little girls attacking him, so he must be "depressed".

...

Then he went online and chatted with Ryuunosuke about game production.

Ryuunosuke: "You finished reading the book?"

Hasegawa: "There is one last book left."

Ryuunosuke: "Your speed is faster than I expected."

Then the chat room stopped.

Asahi kept typing.

Ryuunosuke: "You don't have any problems with the production of the base game, the rest is just practice. If you want to know more about it, I recommend it..."

Ryuunosuke felt that Asahi should have mastered the basics of knowledge, including advanced levels. What is needed now is to skillfully apply that knowledge to programs.

In terms of programs, Asahi spends most of its research time on these. In this case, anime movies and novels only take up three to four tenths of his daily time.

Ryuunosuke: "By the way, do you have a plan yet?"

Hasegawa: "If you talk about ideas, objects, concepts, and benefits, that's fine."

Ryuunosuke: "Very good, if there is any need for me, feel free to say hello."

Hasegawa: "What I'm planning is a turn-based mobile game with horizontal cards. I will definitely ask when I need you. I don't know how to be polite."

Ryuunosuke: "Then I'm relieved."

After he finished speaking, his vest in the chatroom turned gray, replaced by the maid's respectful reply of saying goodbye.

After closing the chat room, Asahi started typing in the game code, thinking of making his own game, this was really a challenge worth taking on.

And after half a month of busy April.

Production on the anime movie [Kotonoha no Niwa] is almost over, just waiting for Eriri and Sagiri's drawings to fill in the last part of the plot.

As soon as Asahi thought of this, the chat room lit up at the same time.

Kashiwagi Eri: "Luckily, it was finished within a month."

Hasegawa: "Oh, just in time.

Kashiwagi Eri: "Are you busy?"

Hasegawa: "Little, recently at the games, what's wrong?"

Kashiwagi Eri: "No big deal, since you're busy, I won't bother you."

Seeing his hand over the documents, and the reported materials already on their way to be delivered by the courier, Asahi replied, "Thank you for your hard work."

Eromanga Sensei : "The commission will be finished around the day after tomorrow, please pay attention to check it when the time comes."

Sagiri seemed to have just spoken, then went offline after speaking.

Asahi didn't think there was anything wrong with this little girl. Unless she could contact her at work, she basically wouldn't respond to other situations.

It was almost 6 p.m. After finishing official business, Asahi looked up at the sky and changed his clothes, then packed lightly and prepared to set off.

Before leaving, Asahi said to Chihiro in the living room: "I'm not coming back tonight. Tomorrow, Mashiro will ask Misaki to send her to school. I've emailed her what to do, she'll probably ignore it, mind reminding her."

"Got it, have fun tonight."

Chihiro waved his hand casually: "There is also insurance action, remember to take care of it. Otherwise, you will run away in a year, and I don't care if someone comes to Sakurasou with a child to make trouble."

"You don't have to worry about this…"

Asahi put on his shoes at the entrance, and left a sentence quietly: "If I don't come by 9 a.m. tomorrow, please ask me to ask for time off."

Chihiro complained: "You asked me to ask for time off and you are so arrogant, have you known your situation?"

But Asahi could no longer hear his words.

...

A big house in Tokyo.

Seeing her capable and free-spirited mother start to put on makeup uncharacteristically, the straight, black-haired girl standing outside the bedroom bit her lips tightly and asked her in a cold voice:

"Isn't work done, where did you go?"

Touma Youko drew a faint eyeliner that was barely visible, and smiled at his daughter: "Adults always have their own entertainment...'

Kazusa tried his best to hold back the anger and grievance in his heart, and pulled back the fig leaf from his speech skill: "It's another boy, right?"

Youko watched her daughter closely, and didn't shy away from the topic: "Yes."

These two words hurt Kazusa's heart, she wanted to be as strong as her mother since she was little, but her mother thought her piano level had not yet reached the level she recognized, so she left her alone in the countryside.

Mother and daughter see each other only a few times a year, and she finally heard the news of her mother's return today. Kazusa was in a very happy mood, so she played the piano for the first time during his lunch break at the new school.

But... After school, she waited patiently at home for her mother to finish her work, but after a while she had to go out again.

Could it be that the so-called secret lover outside is more important than daughters? Kazusa can't understand, she is so angry and wronged.

Youko packed a small bag and put on the lower pantyhose. She wasn't wearing a suit today, but a high-necked women's blouse with a dark blue cardigan, offered a little more temptation.

"Mama will accompany you tomorrow, okay?"

Youko came to touch her daughter's face.

"No need!"

As soon as she opened her mother's hand, the tears in Kazusa's eyes couldn't be held back anymore, and they finally fell as she turned and ran back to the room, the crying in her tone was evident.

Youko stood outside her daughter's room for a while, then shook her head and left.

Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, Kazusa couldn't hold back her whining anymore, and casually passed through the tightly closed door into the corridor.