After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back-Chapter 230 - 229: Dad and Boyfriend Undressing in the Room

This situation...

Kagura Hikaru did a bit of imagining.

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If, just if he were a father, raising a beautiful daughter.

One day, after coming home from work, he suddenly found a boy of his daughter’s age, wearing the same school uniform as his daughter, obviously brought by his daughter, sitting in his living room.

And he was sitting in his chair, watching his brand-new TV.

As a father, what would he think?

Well, Kagura Hikaru felt that even if he could keep his cool, it would require considerable effort and restraint.

So, he felt a bit of admiration for Ryoma Ayakoji who was only scowling now and hadn’t come up to punch him or grab him by the collar demanding answers.

Ryoma Ayakoji, father of Chiyoko Ayakoji, a well-known actor.

Living in the Island Nation, many could recognize his face, as he appeared in numerous ads everywhere: on trains, on TV, and on billboards at shops.

Even the bottle of body wash at Kagura Hikaru’s house had his image on it.

Meeting him in person actually gave a stronger impression than any video or photo could.

He was very tall, over one-meter-eighty, with a V-shaped physique he must have maintained with regular workouts over many years, and a scruffy beard that added a touch of decadence and maturity. He wore a shirt and jeans, and his black hair was fluffy.

A classic handsome and rugged type.

The two stood there, one at the door and the other seated on the sofa, eyeballing each other.

Neither seemed willing to speak first.

After a long while, Ryoma Ayakoji took a deep breath, lowered his head to scratch the back of his neck, braced the doorframe with one hand and said, "...just to confirm, you are Chiyoko’s guest and not some burglar who snuck in, right?"

Although Kagura Hikaru could technically be considered a burglar, having recently committed the bizarre act of stealing some of Ryoma Ayakoji’s hair.

But of course, he wasn’t about to admit that here.

"Hello, my name is Kagura Hikaru," Kagura stood up and said, "I am Classmate Ayakoji’s.... friend."

"You hesitated at the end there, surely it’s not that simple as just friends, right?" Ryoma Ayakoji gave him a sharp glance, his gaze shifting momentarily as he scratched his head in irritation, "...tsk, daughters grow up, and it becomes difficult in many respects."

"..."

"Well, don’t be too nervous, I won’t do anything to you... anyway, sit down first."

Ryoma Ayakoji walked over, pushed Kagura back down on the sofa, then nonchalantly went to the wardrobe behind and started changing clothes.

The rustling sound of clothes could be heard from behind.

Kagura had no desire to turn around and look, awkwardly watching the TV, broadcasting international news about a war starting somewhere.

At this moment, Chiyoko Ayakoji came in carrying drinks and snacks.

The scene she saw was this:

Her father, down to gray underwear as he took off his pants.

And her boyfriend, blankly watching TV.

The chaotic scene almost made her black out and drop the tray.

With a frozen smile, she walked over and placed the tray with drinks and snacks, along with a European romantic movie DVD on the table, nodding at Kagura Hikaru.

Then she slowly shifted her dark glare toward her father.

"What are you doing.... Explain this to me."

"Huh? I’m changing clothes, can’t you see?"

Ryoma Ayakoji’s immunity to his daughter’s disdainful glare was admirable. He continued talking while nimbly changing into house clothes.

Suppressing her anger, Chiyoko said, "You said you had work today and that you’d be home late...!"

"The job was suddenly cancelled," Ryoma Ayakoji said, "What, did I interrupt something?"

"...You can go out and eat by yourself tonight, I’m not cooking for you."

"Alright, alright, don’t be mad, can we drop it now?"

"If you already know, then leave."

"This is my room though!"

"We’re watching a movie, you’re in the way here."

"Hold on, I haven’t even asked you about that boy and—"

"Get out!"

Chiyoko Ayakoji pushed and kicked her father out of the room and slammed the door shut.

Kagura Hikaru: "..."

Chiyoko Ayakoji leaned against the door in silence for two seconds, turned around, and said nonchalantly, "Let’s continue watching the movie then."

".....Okay."

Chiyoko Ayakoji tore open a disc case, inserted it into the Blu-ray player, then sat next to Kagura Hikaru, wriggled her butt closer to him, and pressed her hip against his.

The movie had already started playing on the TV. Kagura Hikaru picked up a cola from the table, took a sip, and began making casual conversation while watching, "You can cook?"

"....Yeah, you’ve seen what my father is like."

"Doesn’t seem like someone who’d cook, but don’t you guys have a maid?"

"My father actually doesn’t like eating at home. He used to take me to restaurants all the time when I was little, every day. It was his habits that drove me to start learning how to cook. Only after I got good at using the kitchen did he agree to eat at home."

Chiyoko Ayakoji clung onto Kagura Hikaru’s hand, leaning against him, "Ever since my mother left, I’m the only one left to look after things at home. Sometimes I really wish he wouldn’t rely so much on others to care for him."

"Your birth mother left?"

"Yeah, she and my father were in a political marriage, not much love. After she had me, she moved abroad to live. It’s been several years since I’ve seen her."

"What do you think of her?"

"A stranger with blood ties, I guess."

"..."

They watched the movie in silence.

The male and female lead on the TV were caught in a fantastical accident. Their day kept repeating itself, and apart from the two of them, no other person in the entire city had looping memories, as if they were trapped in the cracks of time.

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Naturally, they decided to act together and start an investigation.

Actually, by this point, Kagura Hikaru had roughly guessed the entire plot of the movie.

Next, their investigation would make some progress, during which the two’s relationship would heat up. Then, they would face a setback, falling into despair—perhaps even having a quarrel—before accidentally finding a way out and successfully escaping the time loop.

At the end of the movie, they would find each other, confirm their relationship, and embrace at the end.

He had seen similar commercial film formulas countless times.

Once a person’s attention wanders, they start to think about all sorts of things.

In Kagura Hikaru’s case, he was thinking about how to escape from the Ayakoji house.

If he directly said he wanted to go home, it would certainly seem very strange. As for revealing the truth here, the atmosphere just didn’t feel right.

Once again, Kagura Hikaru felt his own indecisiveness.

What did he really want to do with Chiyoko Ayakoji?

To simply play the villain, confess the truth, and make a clean break, or—no, there are no ors, no matter how he played with words, the fact remained that he had deceived Chiyoko Ayakoji, exploited her feelings, turning her first love into a disaster.

But Kagura Hikaru also felt, if he said it in such a cozy atmosphere, it wouldn’t be strange to get stabbed, making it very hard to remain optimistic.

Eventually, he found another excuse to delay—correct, there was another ’outsider’ in the house, Ryoma Ayakoji was at home.

If he argued or even fought with Chiyoko Ayakoji here, Ryoma wouldn’t just stand by, which could turn into a very messy situation.

These kinds of things were better kept known by as few people as possible, and Chiyoko Ayakoji would certainly not want to lose her composure in front of her father either.

Convincing himself, Kagura Hikaru refocused, and watched the movie attentively.