Lets just say I know her personally, I answered honestly as I told her a tidbit of my past with Yue.

Hmm... One of those who didnt chase after you. While rubbing her chin, Nami smirked.

But her smirk immediately fell upon hearing my next words.

Yes. And someone I rejected.

She stared at me as if looking at a heartless idiot who only knows how to play with womens hearts.

... This Breaker of Hearts and Destroyer of Relationships. This world cursed your existence, Dark Prince of the Stealing Void! Its Asahi! Im also her fan, idiot Ruu! Nami inhaled for a few seconds before she blurted all that out, berating me from my words.

This girl... Did she just full-on Elizabeth with me?

Wait, thats not the most important point, wont her mother be startled by her shout?

I took a quick glance at the kitchen and her mothers nowhere in sight.

She went to the bathroom, idiot Ruu. And even if shes there... mom is already used to my nagging. Because you know, were the same.

Is that how you bond?

Unfortunately, yes. most of the time.

Thats a special way to bond. Nagging at each other.

Uhh... Its making me imagine them again. Sitting on the sofa together, nagging at each other as they cheered on their favorite heroine, their hands tugging at each other.

Thats weirdly pleasant. Who knows? That actually happened at one point in time.

What can I say? Hearing about that, your level of cuteness just went up. It goes to show that... I still have a lot I dont know about you.

Its natural. Its better to hide embarrassing habits like that. Id rather you see me as the scary observer than a loudmouth.

You surprised me with your chuunibyou remarks though.

I picked that up from Risa-chan. Shes always preaching about her Dark Prince and how she wanted to be pierced by your smelting hot rod again.

This girl... Is she aware of what she meant by that?

Theres no change in her expression. Shes unaware. Surprisingly, she got saved by the last bits of innocence left with her. Shes not fully tainted yet.

In any case, lets not taint that purity she had about the smelting hot rod yet.

Youre surprisingly calling her by her name.

Uhm... Its embarrassing to say Elizabeth all the time. Also, I like how she gets flustered even if were just chatting on messenger.

Oh. I get it. But Im already too used to calling her Elizabeth that it would be weird if I changed that now. Besides, that girl was truly easily flustered if you go off script with her, tearing down her status as the Cursed Princess.

After a while, we finished our discussion about Yue, Elizabeth and her mother.

Nami then clasped my hand as she pulled me to their dining table.

At the same time as we reached it, her mother returned from the bathroom and immediately flashed a smile towards me.

Although theres nothing wrong with that smile, I somehow felt a chill down my spine as if my life suddenly felt threatened.

Dont be shy, Onoda-kun. Its the first time my daughter brought a boy home. Not even Daiki-kun or that Kazuo-kun managed to take a single step from our front door.

After finishing our rather silent dinner, Namis mother, Andou Kasumi smiled expressively as she intentionally put down that kind of information.

She didnt even wait for us to put away the dishes or even my gratitude for preparing the meal.

I dont know. It felt like a warning or a commendation. Either of the two, theres no doubt that I am currently in the hot seat.

Furthermore, she had Nami sit next to her. Perhaps to stop her from providing me subtle hints on how to answer.

I see. I can understand Ogawa but even Tadano? I thought they've been close friends since childhood, auntie.

While maintaining a respectful tone, I answered more than whats needed to carry on the conversation.

I believe not only do I need to be honest here, but I also have to sound confident.

That boy? Let me think... Hes infatuated with this girl. What do you mean friend? Hes biding his time to confess. But I doubt hell have the courage to step in here.

Mom! Nami suddenly interjected as she grabbed her moms arm to interrupt her.

What? As if you dont know about that. Doesn't he need to know about it?

This auntie... dont just give away someone elses secret easily. Moreover, to your daughters supposed boyfriend? Are you trying to incite a conflict between us?

No. Thats probably her true aim... Namis mother is quite insidious... Or Im just reading too much about this.

In any case, good thing I contained those thoughts inside my head.

I maintained my smile as I watched Nami slowly get flustered by her mothers flamboyant interrogation of us.

I kinda get what shes doing. Testing us if were truly that into each other. If we didnt pass, shed probably treat our relationship as a fleeting fling that would expire soon enough.

He already knew about it and Daiki confessed long ago.

Ara? Did you reject Daiki-kun? After all this time of waiting for you? After she dropped that last word, I noticed how she quickly glanced at me.

Shes clearly trying to incite something.

What do you want me to do, mom? I like Daiku as my friend but I love this shameless man in front of us. Nami declared as she stretched her arm and pointed at me.

However, despite that kind of answer from Nami, her mother simply smiled as their gazes returned to me.

Oh? Shameless? How shameless is he?

No comment.

With that quick answer by Nami, her mother remained unfazed. She shrugged her shoulders and pointed her chopsticks towards me, How shameless are you, Onoda-kun?

Eh? Youre asking me?

But really, this pair of mother and daughter... This is somewhat unexpected. Namis mother is more unrestrained than what she told me. Shes not holding back with her questions or rather shes not being reserved even if theres another pair of eyes watching them.

According to Nami, Im the most shameless man on Earth.

Are you, now? Come and show it to me. Let me judge if you truly are the most shameless. She clapped and urged me to stand up.

Mom?! What are you trying to do?

At this point, Nami was already strung along by her mothers whims. She would react to everything.

So, to pull her back to my side, I better show her mother that I wouldnt be discouraged easily, no matter how much she tried to pressure us.

Dont worry, Nami. I promised to give your mother a good impression of me... I can be shameless when Im expressing my affection to you, right?

I stood up and circled to the other side of the table or specifically towards Nami.

Under her mothers watchful gaze, I stopped in front of Nami, leaned forward and lowered my head to her level. I then caressed her cheek before lifting her face by her chin.

With this, its quite clear what I intended to do.

... Ruu. Nami dreamily muttered as she waited for whats about to happen.

And I didnt let her wait any longer, after a quick glance at her mother who finally had a slight change in her expression, I unhesitatingly kissed Nami. Not a quick kiss that couples our age usually do but another passionate one that lasted for more than a minute.

By the time we finished, a string of saliva stretched between us.

Ara ara~ My daughter is blushing. With a teasing tone, Namis mother clapped her hands. However, her tone instantly changed to a chilling one, You dared to kiss my daughter in front of me. And its a torrid kiss at that! How can you be so sure that I wont snap at you?

She crossed her arms and rapped her fingers on it. At this point, the demure air around her had long disappeared.

Whether shes angry or not, I had no idea.

I only followed her words, showing how shameless I was.

Honestly, I have no idea, auntie. I just dont want to embarrass Nami. Moreover, auntie enjoys seeing her daughter get flustered like this. That smile you have is genuine.

I answered as I took the chair next to Nami. To stimulate more of a genuine reaction from her mother, I endearingly wrapped my arms around her, pulling her in my tight embrace.

Lets see if she could still retain that provoking smile.