"Narumi, we're here!" 2x
As Nifuji and Koyanagi appeared at Narumi's apartment, Narumi, who had just finished cleaning up everything, looked at the two speechless.
"What's wrong?" Nifuji asked with confusion.
"Shouldn't you be happy to quit your job, and you can embrace your BL hobby now?" Koyanagi was also confused since Narumi was liberated, Narumi should be happy, right?"
"Stop! Stop! Don't talk about BL in the hall! Come in first! Come in first!"
"I bought sushi, by the way."
"....really?"
"There are a lot of expensive ones."
"Get in!"
Narumi's expression quickly turned solemn as she pulled Nifuji inside. Naturally, Koyanagi also followed, as she didn't want to be left behind, considering she knew what would likely happen when the two were inside.
"But, I am just quitting my job and then joining yours, you know?" Narumi, who had let the two inside, couldn't help but look at Nifuji, who bought her a luxurious lineup of sushi. "Is it okay for me to enjoy that sushi?"
"It's fine. I am too lazy to get the other dishes."
"What's wrong with the other dishes?"
"Mostly, many of them are hot, and they are either cooked in oil or have a soup, but sushi is different as it can be consumed at normal temperature or even better in cold weather. Moreover, it is clean to clean up."
"....." Narumi.
Yup, this guy hasn't really changed.
In the past, Nifuji was mostly treated to eating as a burden, and instead of proper food, he would get a nutritional biscuit or jelly to fill his stomach, then continued either working or playing games.
The current Nifuji was the same, but as he had become wealthier, he bought sushi instead of a nutritional biscuit or jelly, as it was easy to clean up.
Or rather, if Nifuji knew what Narumi was thinking, he would roll his eyes since it was because in many cases, many guys were the same, as they were simple, considering how they were okay to eat mostly anything as long as it was delicious, laughing due of the funny things, and somehow spent their hours to do silly things that had no benefit at all.
Regardless, as Nifuji came in, he sighed and said, "This place isn't changing at all."
Yup, while the others thought that many women were clean and tidied up their clothes every day, it was just an illusion, as modern women were more likely even more in a mess than men—why?
It was because women had more things than men, so naturally, their things were cluttered together, and because Narumi loved BL, she practically had a mountain of BL goods, which made him sigh.
'I wonder why the previous Nifuji loved this woman so much?'
Nifuji didn't really understand, but he felt a thrill as he imagined how he might get the woman the previous Nifuji had struggled so much to have, despite his intense longing.
Yes, the others were special, but Narumi naturally had a special position within his heart despite how disappointing her hobby was.
Or rather, even Koyanagi held a special place in his heart, for he knew that, despite his outward glimmer of wealth, he was empty.
Previously, as he had been thinking about his survival, his money, future, health, and everything else, he had no time to think about anything else, given that he was working in a mid-size company in a sales position. He was thinking about how to live well, considering how dark his future was.
Yes, dark, especially after he knew the situation of his company, as he had become the largest shareholder of the company where he had worked before.
Nifuji didn't really give up, but as long as he didn't control his company completely, he knew that he would have a hard time handling everything else.
Regardless, what he wanted to say was that during his time as a salaryman, all he thought about was working, resting, and living, since his salary wasn't that great. He was expected to work till dead at night; when he returned, he could only sleep for a moment, then returned to work again and again till the weekend.
He had no time to think about anything else, as his mind had been focused on living.
But, do you happen to know why?
Nifuji had time to think about other things, and because of that, he had been thinking about many other things, especially about the useless things, such as emotional problems.
Yup, useless, the emotions were a luxury thing, especially when living was hard. If one had time to think about those things, he might as well just focus on getting more money, abilities, and just fucked many other women, but somehow, it felt like... his life would be empty.
Nifuji wanted his life to have a certain meaning, and it wasn't just about the numbers; as he had to say, it felt so meaningless when all he did was chase numbers.
Yes, it was complicated, troublesome, and even a pain in the ass. Yet, somehow, besides just many women, abilities, and money, he wanted something else, something that could give his life meaning. He wasn't sure what it was, but with some of the women he was with, he realized he wanted to stay with them, no matter how old they had become.
It was naive, funny, or might even sound sweet, especially when in the beginning, his story was just all about chasing after women, sleeping with them, and then, that's it, he spent his time with them, either just to fuck when the truth, he just wanted to walk home, as he had the ones that he truly loved to be by his side, relaxing, enjoying their night, then well... as usual.
Regardless, as he had made such a wish, something that he wished to be, he couldn't help but look at Narumi and Koyanagi.
As the three ate their sushi, having a warm tea, while also having a cheap beer, as they talked about the gossip, and the horrible things that came from their previous office, as there were many trouble, dark, and all the strange things that happened on that place despite how the story had pictured everything as a normal company where as long as one worked hard, they could get what they wished, Nifuji suddenly asked, "Say, can I ask you two something?"
"Hmm?" 2x
"Have you thought about breaking up with me?"
"..."
Yup, it was time for the deep talk.