He knew that this exaggerated look on Miyuri's face was, in truth, mostly an act.
She probably still saw him as that same little boy from before and just wanted to tease him a bit.
When she realized Hikari wasn't taking the bait, Miyuri rolled her eyes, just as expected.
Puffing up her cheeks, pretending to be angry, she said, "How dare you tease your auntie! Auntie watched you grow up, you know. Auntie saw you running around naked all the time back then!"
Watching her speak in a falsetto while pinching her throat, poking her own chest with her soft white finger as she spoke, Hikari couldn't help feeling speechless.
'Who exactly is teasing who here?'
Maybe because he looked good and still had that boyish high school freshness, Hikari had always been popular with older women.
Miss Mira and aunties like Miyuri just couldn't help wanting to tease him.
Though it left him a little helpless, Hikari was already used to it.
He shook his head and continued walking with Miyuri toward the village.
———
Soon, the two arrived at the house where Miyuri lived.
At that moment, there were three men standing outside the gate, talking.
As soon as one middle-aged man in a white suit saw them, he waved eagerly, "Miyuri!"
Miyuri called back, then took Hikari's hand and walked over.
As soon as they approached, the man in the suit looked at Hikari and said, "Miyuri, this must be Hikari-kun, right?"
Miyuri nodded and smiled, "That's right, he's Hikari-kun, my very, very, very dearest nephew. Kazuto, you have to treat him like your own nephew too, okay?"
Smiling cheerfully as she spoke, she wrapped an arm around Hikari's shoulders. The pose looked a bit odd, but her affection was very clear.
Seeing how much attention she gave to Hikari, Natsuki Kazuto smiled and nodded, "Of course, I will."
Then he turned to Hikari and said kindly, "Nice to meet you, Hikari-kun. I'm Miyuri's fiance, Natsuki Kazuto. You can just call me Uncle Kazuto."
With Kazuto's gentle tone, Hikari politely greeted him in return.
After a few words of small talk, Kazuto didn't linger and instead turned toward Miyuri with a smile, "Miyuri, Akito's back."
Hearing that, Miyuri rolled her eyes at her fiance, "I can see that, no need for you to tell me."
As she said this, she turned her head toward the man standing beside Kazuto, a man wearing a casual shirt, with features somewhat similar to Kazuto's. He was now her fiance's younger brother, Natsuki Akito, having become her brother-in-law-to-be.
When Miyuri and Natsuki Akito's gazes met, there was something complicated in both their eyes.
The other two men didn't seem to notice, but Hikari, who had been quietly observing, caught it clearly. That flicker of emotion in Akito's eyes as he looked at Miyuri.
That faint, complex flicker, even without recalling the events from his past life, the ever-observant Hikari could easily guess there was something fishy between them.
"Um… Miyuri-neesan," Akito greeted her in a small, hesitant voice, his eyes avoiding hers.
Miyuri was about to respond, but Kazuto spoke first, "Oh, right, let me introduce you all. This is Dr. Yoshizawa's son, Takeo-kun, he'll be staying at our house for a while."
As Kazuto made the introduction, Hikari saw the man beside him step forward.
He was a slim young man wearing a jacket, sporting an earring, with tanned skin and bleached blond hair.
"Hello everyone, I'm Yoshizawa Takeo. I'll be staying here for a bit, please take care of me," After briefly introducing himself, Yoshizawa Takeo immediately turned toward Miyuri.
"So you must be Miss Miyuri, right? My dad mentioned you before when I was at the hospital, said there's this especially beautiful and capable nurse there. So it was you, huh, Miyuri-neesan? Finally meeting you in person, you're even more stunning than I imagined."
Yoshizawa Takeo stared straight at her with a grin.
Even though his introduction was supposedly directed to everyone, Kazuto, Akito, Hikari, and the rest, his slightly lecherous eyes kept sweeping up and down Miyuri's lovely face and curvaceous figure with open boldness.
Paired with his delinquent-style clothes and cocky demeanor, it was hard not to think the wrong thing.
Yet her fiance Kazuto, ever oblivious by nature, didn't notice a thing, he was still standing there, smiling foolishly.
———
While Yoshizawa Takeo's gaze kept roaming disrespectfully over Miyuri, her dull fiance Kazuto noticed nothing, still smiling cheerfully.
In contrast, Kazuto's younger brother Akito clearly looked displeased, his fists tightening as he glared at Takeo.
Miyuri, aware of Takeo's improper behavior, subtly shifted her body to hide behind Hikari.
The blond Takeo's face darkened immediately as his view of her alluring curves was blocked by Hikari's body. He shot the boy an annoyed glance, clearly wanting him to move.
But Hikari, who looked like a naive high schooler, didn't back down.
Instead, he took a step forward, completely shielding Miyuri behind him, and met the older man's glare head-on.
Oblivious as ever, Kazuto smiled and said, "Let's not just stand here, everyone, come inside. So many guests today, the house sure feels lively, haha."
In good spirits, Kazuto led his brother Akito and Takeo into the house first.
Miyuri turned and said to Hikari, "Come on, let's go in too, Hikari-kun."
But Hikari shook his head, "Aunt Miyuri, with two more guests at your house today, there probably aren't any spare rooms, right? I'll just stay at Miss Mira's country house, she gave me a key."
A hint of worry flashed across Miyuri's pretty face, "You'll stay alone? Will you be okay?"
Hikari smiled, "I'm not a kid anymore. Besides, it's not far from here. You can come by anytime, Auntie."
"All right, then," After thinking for a moment, Miyuri nodded.
Although she was already engaged to Kazuto, they weren't officially married yet and didn't share a room, they'd only recently started living together in the same compound, each with their own quarters.
There were two empty rooms left in the yard, but with Akito and Takeo each taking one, that really did leave none free.
She had thought about squeezing in with Hikari for the night, sharing a room or something.
In her mind, he was still that little nephew from before. But now, taller even than her fiance, Hikari was clearly not a child anymore. It really wouldn't be appropriate.
He'd probably realized that too, which was why he said he'd stay at Mira's house.
Seeing her thoughtful expression, Hikari said, "Then I'll head over. Auntie, you should go back and greet your guests."
As he spoke, he picked up his suitcase to leave, but a soft hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.
Turning his head, he saw Miyuri smiling as she snatched his suitcase away, "No way. I'm taking you there myself, just to be sure. It's been so long since you've been to the village, what if you get lost?"
"I won't. I've got GPS," Hikari said with a grin, holding up his phone, "If you walk me there, won't you leave those guests unattended?"
Miyuri giggled, "Taking care of Hikari-kun is more important than entertaining guests~"
Hearing that, Hikari could only smile and nod.
Though they weren't related by blood, Miyuri truly did care for him.
———
With Miyuri helping to carry his bags, Hikari soon arrived before a beautifully furnished mansion.
It was a three-story house with front and back courtyards, practically a small country villa, no smaller than Miyuri's place.
Even though Miss Mira rarely came to stay here, the house was fully equipped and immaculately maintained.
Hikari couldn't help but sigh, 'Miss Mira really is a rich woman.'
He unlocked the door and stepped inside with his luggage.
But the moment he entered, he frowned in confusion.
"Huh? The place is spotless, like it's just been cleaned… Was it you, Auntie?", he asked, glancing around at the spotless floor.
Miyuri looked just as surprised and shook her head, "Not me. I only came to help you tidy up a bit, since it's been empty for so long."
"Then…", Hikari frowned slightly. Clearly, someone had been here. No one liked the thought of strangers entering their home without permission.
Miyuri thought for a moment, pouting, "Ah, right, I think I saw Sayako around here recently. Probably her sneaky handiwork, Hmph!"
Hikari nodded.
Now that she mentioned it, Miss Mira had said before that the spare key was with Aunt Sayako, in case he lost his.
So Sayako must've heard he was returning and came to clean up in advance.
Truly, older women were the best.
Aunt Sayako, a few years older than Miyuri, really was more considerate and caring.
Thinking of her gentle, beautiful face, Hikari smiled.
Noticing his smile, Miyuri seemed to realize what he was thinking. Though she regretted not having thought to do the same, she had to admit Sayako's thoughtfulness.
So she just pursed her lips and said nothing bad about her.
After helping him settle in and unpack, Miyuri stood up, patting her hips, "All right then, Hikari-kun, you stay here. Come eat dinner at my house later, tell me what you want, Auntie will make it for you. If you need anything, just tell me. I'll go back now and meet the guests."
Touched by her care, Hikari nodded.
Then, with a hint of concern, he added, "Aunt Miyuri, that guy Yoshizawa Takeo, the way he looked at you didn't seem right. You should be careful around him."
"Haha, really?", She smiled, brushing his hair, "Thanks for worrying, Hikari-kun, you really care about Auntie~ But Takeo's the director's son at our clinic, so I still have to be polite. He's my boss's kid, after all."
"Well, maybe I was just imagining things," Seeing that she wasn't taking it seriously, Hikari didn't push further, only smiled.
"Okay then, Auntie's heading back. If you need help with anything, call Auntie right away~", she said.
"Mm," Hikari nodded.
As he watched her graceful figure leave, he activated his Pure Love Vision Technique.
A faint red glow shimmered above Miyuri's head.
As expected, his Aunt Miyuri was very likely to trigger a dangerous "ntr" storyline.
Especially with that blond Takeo showing up today, very suspicious in this world's logic.
"Just when she's about to get married, her fiance's younger brother suddenly returns home, and the boss's flirtatious son just happens to visit."
"In the 2D World, this setup screams the start of a ntr plotline."
"Aunt Miyuri's been so kind to me. I can't let anything happen to her."
Thinking that, Hikari quietly bound a Pure Love Paper Crane to her.
With that precaution set, he finally lay down on the tatami and rested for a while.
Aunt Miyuri, Aunt Sayoko, those familiar names from his past life, combined with their beauty and alluring figures, made him think this homecoming wouldn't be boring at all.
Guys like Yoshizawa Takeo, the blond delinquent type, probably weren't rare either, after resting for a bit and thinking it over, Hikari stood up.
"I've already seen Aunt Miyuri. Aunt Sayoko's probably busy running her izakaya, so I'll visit her later."
"And Miss Mira also told me to meet Aunt Touka."
Remembering that stern-faced, expressionless woman who hardly spoke, Aunt Touka, Hikari felt a bit of a headache coming on.
Maybe because she used to be a teacher, unlike the gentle Miyuri and Sayako, Aunt Touka was always cold, her tone and demeanor distant.
He used to be a little afraid of her as a child. Now that fear was gone, but he still didn't know how to talk to her, awkward either way.
But when he thought of Touka's two daughters, Suiren and Aoi, he smiled again.
He used to get along really well with those two sisters when they were kids.
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.