Animania: Everyone Loves Me

"I'm digging in," The blue-haired girl at the table sat up straight, her little nose twitching slightly. Looking at the delicious dishes in front of her that seemed to faintly glow with golden light, she clasped her hands together, and at the same time, her throat involuntarily gulped.

During this period of time, she had been busy with her studies and work at the agency, and hadn't had the chance to come over to freelo—visit. Her three meals a day were always hastily thrown together. Although she was no longer short on money now and didn't have to scrimp and save like before, and could even indulge in ordering delivery without using coupons, pre-made meals that lacked any sense of life could never compare to the taste of Kaito's cooking skills.

Dinner was a very ordinary four dishes and one soup.

Aside from the mapo tofu that Mutsumi specifically requested, the other dishes all looked relatively light.

But light does not mean bland. It all depends on the chef's skills.

Kaito's cooking skills were, of course, beyond question. Not to mention, as a cultivator, it was perfectly normal to cultivate some special ingredients for cooking, right?

Although he didn't specifically set aside a small patch of land to grow vegetables, mainly because it was too troublesome, even ordinary ingredients, after being simply processed with spiritual energy, possessed magical effects.

Prolonging life and strengthening the body were just secondary; the taste to an ordinary person was no different than food enhanced with computer components.

Mutsumi was fine, after all, she ate it every day and had built up a certain resistance over time.

But it was different for the secretary Sakiko, whom they hadn't seen in a long while. Although she still maintained the elegance and grace expected of a young lady, her chopsticks moved swiftly, making one subconsciously mistake her for a soft-tentacled little blue octopus.

As the food entered her mouth, those amber eyes of hers squinted in satisfaction, happiness practically radiating from her.

'So adorable,' Kaito thought.

Sakiko always had the habit of keeping herself tightly wound, always presenting a serious expression even in front of him. It made one want to bully her hard until those slender, pink cherry lips let out a pitiful plea for mercy, revealing that soft and sweet side of hers, only then could one stop.

Fortunately, he was a gentleman and had no such weird twisted fetishes.

Lifting the cup in front of him and taking a sip of the cold boiled water inside, Kaito thought again.

Dinner time passed in this kind of atmosphere.

Kaito actually didn't move his chopsticks much, only eating a couple bites. Most of the food on the table was divided up between the two girls.

"Very delicious, thank you for the treat," Rubbing her soft little belly with satisfaction, her long-suffering internal organs finally filled, the secretary Sakiko offered to help with the dishes, but Kaito politely declined.

With a single cleaning spell, no matter how stubborn the grease, it would become as clean as new. Convenient and quick, so there really was no need to do it manually.

"The bath is already filled with hot water. Anyone want to take a soak?", Glancing at the wall clock, Kaito looked toward the two girls sitting on the sofa and issued an invitation.

Change of clothes was at home, and besides, she'd just showered that morning, so Togawa Sakiko shook her head, indicating she didn't need to.

Mutsumi, sitting beside her, hesitated for a moment before also shaking her head in refusal.

"Onii-chan should go first. I want to chat a bit more with Sakiko."

"Alright then," Kaito didn't mind, heading to the bathroom alone. He didn't notice the green-haired girl quickly glance at her childhood friend beside her, then at his retreating back, a trace of regret flashing in her amber eyes.

'Too bad Sakiko's here…'

Otherwise, she could've asked to take a bath with her Onii-chan like last time.

Feels like she just missed a billion-yuan opportunity.

But… there's always tomorrow. Living under the same roof, there'll be plenty more chances like this in the future.

Thinking that once Sakiko left later, she could still go sleep with her Onii-chan, Mutsumi didn't feel it was such a loss after all.

Togawa Sakiko had no idea what her childhood friend was thinking in her heart and was still moved by Mutsumi's words.

She had thought that after the President came into the picture, her position in Mutsumi's heart would diminish greatly. But now it seemed… Mutsumi still valued her deeply.

As expected of her other half, her dearest friend, her childhood companion who grew up with her. Their bond was unbreakable.

True friendship is always like this. Even if a small rift appears, it will soon melt away like the first snow of spring.

The two chatted harmoniously, and Mutsumi also, from Sakiko's words, learned a surprising piece of news.

"Onii-chan… wants to move?"

Secretary Sakiko nodded slightly, sighing with some worry, "But… it's hard to find a suitable house. Either the location is bad, or the price is unreasonable…"

Although the President had said there was no budget limit, the responsible little housekeeper didn't want him to waste too much money.

Tokyo was a place where every inch of land was precious. To find a property that met all conditions and wasn't overpriced, how could that be such an easy thing?

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["Move?"]

The brown-haired girl on the screen froze slightly, ["Why the sudden idea?"]

At this moment, Kaito was soaking in the bathtub, feeling the warm water enveloping his whole body while video calling Soyo, who had just called.

"I've had this thought for quite a while," He leaned his head back on the edge of the tub and closed his eyes slightly, "Although the current house is still spacious enough, rather than letting the money in my bank collect dust, I'd rather use it to improve my living environment. The only issue is that a suitable location is hard to find, so it might take a while."

Nagasaki Soyo thought for a moment and suddenly made a suggestion, ["Why not… move to my neighborhood?"]

Even though she no longer needed to use proximity tactics to win Kaito's favor, now that they were dating, if they became neighbors, they'd have more time together.

At the very least, their weekly tutoring sessions could extend from just weekends to every day.

The more she thought about it, the more excited she got. Recalling briefly in her mind, she said, ["I think I heard Mom mention recently that the unit downstairs might be for sale… I'll help you look into it over the next few days."]

Soyo's luxurious apartment was around 360 square meters, valued at about 3 billion yen. The other units in the same building might not be that expensive, but they'd still cost at least hundreds of millions.

With Kaito's current wealth, he could afford it, but the commission he'd earned since transmigrating would be nearly drained.

But to him, it wasn't a big deal. For a cultivator, there were plenty of ways to make money.

Soyo's place had a great environment, large enough in size, and aside from the high cost, it did meet his requirements.

The only issue was… if he moved, the little secretary would be left all alone here.

Kaito pondered for two seconds before quickly making a decision.

He'd ask for Sakiko's opinion later. If the little secretary was willing to come with him, having one more person in the house wouldn't be a problem.

"If nothing unexpected happens…", Thinking of this, he looked toward the brown-haired girl on the screen and smiled slightly, "Then maybe… I can introduce you to a new friend by then."

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