Chapter 147
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 147
Chapter Title: Behind Husband's Back (1)
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A day had passed since I'd spent a steamy night with Nozomi.
During that day, I...
"Ah, I wanna eat some Umaibon."
Surprisingly, nothing happened at all.
Actually, maybe this was the more normal outcome.
Going off to impregnate women from other families was the weird part to begin with...
Thinking along those lines, I lounged there watching TV for a bit.
I'd just been admiring the stunning legs of Nurse Yuna, who was wearing those skin-tight clothes that clung perfectly to her body.
—Ring ring ring!
Suddenly, my phone started ringing.
'What's this? Did the old man call me?'
By the way, glancing at the number, it was unknown.
I answered with some suspicion.
By the way, I didn't say anything right away after picking up.
It could be one of the people involved in the messes I'd caused, after all.
This caution on my part turned out to be spot on.
[This is Yamamoto, who took on that job from before...]
The caller was the yakuza guy I'd hired to handle the kidnapper and Momi's family.
I straightened up at the yakuza's call and replied in a stern voice.
"Why are you calling?"
In response to my words, Yamamoto answered calmly.
[We took care of the man you sent over, and we've finished preparing the items you requested, so I called to let you know.]
At those words, I flashed a satisfied smile and replied.
"Impressive. You handle things quickly."
Hearing the satisfaction in my voice, Yamamoto responded with a tone of relief.
[Thank you.]
After his thanks, I told Yamamoto.
"Then, as a final step, please send that man off to America. I'll text you the address where he's being kept, so go pick him up. Oh, and feed him something since he probably hasn't eaten. Even cheap bean paste junk will do."
[Understood.]
"Alright, I leave it in your hands."
With that, our conversation ended—no more words were exchanged.
Well, it was only natural.
Who'd want to chat with a monster who could freely manipulate their underling?
Takuya ended the call with those thoughts.
—Click.
And as soon as the call ended, what came into view was...
"Oh? You're still here."
"I-I missed the timing..."
It was Nurse Yuna, who'd come to check on my condition earlier.
Looking at her, I said with a hint of regret.
"Hmm... That's a problem. If you overheard secrets here..."
At my words, Nurse Yuna's pupils shook visibly.
She must have heard my conversation with Yamamoto.
She immediately tried to drop to her knees before me, but I waved it off with a finger snap.
"Then we just make it so you didn't hear anything."
—Snap!
With those final words, the focus vanished from her pupils.
Having dealt with Nurse Yuna like that, I tried to get back to resting.
My schedule here was just lounging and watching TV anyway.
And just as I lay back down on the bed...
—Ring ring ring!
My phone rang again.
I frowned at the untimely interruption but still answered.
As I picked up, what I heard was...
[Ah, hello? Is this Takuya?~]
It was a woman's voice, completely unfamiliar.
Hearing it, I was utterly thrown off. And understandably so.
'Who the heck is this for real?'
The voice on the other end was one Takuya had never heard before.
So, though inwardly panicking, Takuya tried not to show it as he replied.
"Um, excuse me, but who is this?"
At my puzzled tone, the voice on the line properly introduced herself.
[This is Toho Aiko, the one you met at the Toho family estate yesterday~]
Hearing that, I realized who it was.
'The wife of the Toho family's second son, the one I met during lunch yesterday?'
She was the woman I'd briefly chatted with over lunch yesterday.
Her bold fashion, hardly befitting a prestigious family wife, had stuck in my mind.
Well, more than that, her being a scaredy-cat and a liar left an even stronger impression.
'Part of me wants to say, "Ah, the scaredy-cat?" but...'
That probably wouldn't fly.
Takuya smacked his lips with those thoughts.
Well, there'd be another chance later.
Suddenly calling her a scaredy-cat might seem out of nowhere, but considering her reactions to me yesterday and how she'd skipped dinner entirely out of fear from my little "prank," she definitely was one.
At dinner yesterday, it had just been me, Nozomi, and Yuzuke—the three of us.
For some reason, old man Yuzuke had spent the meal acting like a total clown on the verge of ascension.
I honestly had no idea why.
Because his daughters-in-law got screwed by me?
'Nah, no way.'
No matter how unhinged that old man seemed, he wouldn't go that far.
'Right?'
Really, who knows with him.
'Anyway, that's not the point right now.'
What mattered was why Aiko was calling me.
"Ah, yes. What can I do for you, Aiko?"
After my question, Aiko went quiet for a moment, then I heard her take a deep breath.
Definitely a scaredy-cat.
As Takuya inwardly confirmed that, Aiko spoke.
And hearing what she said, I couldn't help but be stunned.
It made sense—because the bombshell she dropped was...
[If you have time tomorrow, I was wondering if you'd meet me alone outside... so I called.]
A request to meet up with me privately.
Wait, suddenly meet outside alone?
"Pardon? What do you mean, meet alone?"
As Takuya panicked over Aiko's somewhat baffling request...
[It means exactly what it sounds like~ I have something I want to say to you tomorrow, just us.]
Sensing the ominous emotion in her words, Takuya thought.
'What could she want to say? Not a confession... some kind of shocking revelation?'
Honestly, Takuya didn't have to accept Aiko's invitation.
I mean, I wasn't here for Aiko specifically—I was just hired by old man Yuzuke to provide seed to the Toho women.
There was no reason to meet her privately to begin with.
One of the targets? According to Yuzuke, she'd agreed, so no issue.
Whatever, Yuzuke would handle it.
But even so, Takuya didn't outright reject Aiko's proposal.
Because he was curious what might come out of her mouth.
I mean, isn't that intriguing?
A prestigious family woman calling me out alone.
'If she's asking to meet privately, there must be some major reason.'
Not being curious would be weirder.
Takuya pondered inwardly for a moment.
After some internal debate, he decided to side with his "curiosity."
'Maybe I'll get a front-row seat to some ugly power struggle in a prestigious family?'
Sure, he'd seen plenty of that crap before possessing this body, but back then he was half in the judge's seat, unable to just enjoy it. Now, as an outsider, he could watch with a relaxed mind.
'This'll be fun.'
It might not be, but then he'd just brush it off appropriately.
With that, Takuya sent her the address of a quiet cafe in a back alley for tomorrow.
Miyuki had scouted it out—a place with private booths.
[Then let's meet here tomorrow~]
"Yes, got it."
With those words, the call ended, and I looked forward to tomorrow, wondering what Aiko would say to me.
The next day.
I snuck out of the hospital as usual, took a taxi to the meeting spot, and got out.
Hmm, next time I'll walk—even a few minutes cost a ridiculous amount.
Thinking that inwardly, Takuya opened the cafe door and stepped inside.
As he entered, a stylish mustachioed middle-aged man (the cafe owner) looked his way.
Meeting his gaze, Takuya ordered the owner's recommended items, then headed straight to the private booth.
And after waiting a short while...
"You got here first~"
Aiko entered the private booth, looking quite dolled up.
'She was pretty the other day, but today she's on another level.'
Of course, compared to real-deal stunners like Miyuki or Haru straight out of a monitor, she fell a bit short, but she could still crush most celebrities.
Whether she'd used extensions or not, her hair looked even longer than yesterday as she smoothed it and sat across from me.
Claiming the seat with practiced ease, she looked at me and asked.
"Did you order anything?"
"Ah, I got a few of the owner's recommendations."
From there, we kicked off some light small talk until the items I'd ordered arrived. Once the drinks and snacks were set down and we entered a time when no one could intrude on this area...
I got down to business.
"So, what's the reason you wanted to meet privately?"
Aiko, who had been quietly sipping her tea, took a steadying breath at my words and spoke in a deeply serious tone.
And the words from her earnest lips...
"I'll get straight to it. Sleep with me tonight."
Left me stunned once more.