Well-educated and polite. Highly skilled in Kendo. Those who practice the way of the sword are people who train their minds, with their hearts are steadfast and their moral character noble.
These ingrained impressions caused Shouzou's opinion of Yusei to rise sharply.
It was as if he had found a kindred spirit. Shouzou enthusiastically chatted with Yusei about various things, from Kendo to business, from daily life to the SAO.
Yusei felt somewhat helpless, but remembering this was his future father-in-law, he couldn't just walk away. In the end, he could only keep talking.
Yuuki Kyouko, seeing her husband like this, shook her head helplessly. She ignored him and instead asked Asuna about her physical condition.
She had naturally also noticed Asuna's rosy complexion, which greatly surprised her. Upon asking Asuna the reason, Asuna actually said it was medicine Yusei-kun had given her to restore her health.
This shocked Kyoko.
'A medicine that could restore a weak person to full energy in such a short time was truly miraculous. If put on the market to sell...'
But then Asuna told her that Yusei-kun was a disciple of an ancient martial arts family, and the medicine was also very scarce.
Here, the 'ancient martial arts family' naturally referred to the Shinomiya Family. She still remembered Yusei's master was Kaguya's grandfather.
She used the Shinomiya Family as a shield. For this, she could only silently apologize to Kaguya in her heart.
Seeing that Kanna had restored her to her original state, Yusei actually wanted to do something more, but with Asuna's parents present, even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
Soon, he said his goodbyes and left.
As for Yui, she stayed by Asuna's side to keep her company, saying she didn't want Mama to be lonely.
Yusei, of course, agreed. After giving Yui his home address, he left the hospital with Kanna.
Leaving the tall hospital, Yusei and Kanna planned to go back home. He had left in a hurry to find Asuna earlier, which probably made his parents worried.
Arriving at the hospital entrance, Yusei held Kanna's hand. It was then they noticed the sky had become overcast with dark clouds at some point.
He frowned slightly. It had been sunny just a moment ago.
Seeing the pouring rain that followed immediately after, Yusei said to Kanna, "Kanna, let's take a taxi back. If we fly, the rain will soak you."
"Mhmm."
Kanna nodded her little head and followed Yusei to hail a taxi at the hospital entrance.
But the heavy rain had come on suddenly, and taxis were scarce, as everyone without an umbrella was trying to hail one.
Suddenly, a taxi approached from the distance. Through the window, Yusei saw a middle-aged driver and his eyes lit up. He reached out to hail it.
"Driver!"
"Driver!"
But suddenly, this overlapping voice made Yusei pause. He looked towards the source of the other voice.
The other person also seemed to realize someone else was hailing the same taxi and was also taken aback.
Their eyes met. Yusei couldn't help his pupils contracting slightly in surprise.
It was a girl. Slightly wavy, golden blonde hair fell beside her ears and onto her chest. The delicate face revealed was exquisitely featured and soft, her small cherry lips slightly parted, releasing faint white puffs of breath in the cold.
Her slightly chubby cheeks were incredibly cute, her skin as white and tender as fine jade, with a slight rosy tint on her cheeks.
Because it was already January of the new year, the weather was cold. She wore a thick down coat, making it hard to discern her figure.
But judging by her face alone, she was no less beautiful than Asuna or Kaguya.
However, Yusei was only momentarily stunned. He then pointed at the taxi, "I called it first."
The golden-haired girl frowned slightly, about to say something, when she was suddenly overcome by a fit of coughing.
Seeing this, Yusei hesitated for a moment. Then he looked at the driver.
"Driver, can she come too? We can drop her off at her destination on the way."
"Sure, hop in! It's rare to see a young man who remains so indifferent to such a cute girl nowadays."
Yusei had already opened the rear door, gesturing for the girl to get in. The girl glared fiercely at Yusei but unceremoniously got in anyway.
Yusei didn't mind. He opened the front passenger door and sat down, holding Kanna on his lap.
Hearing the driver's words, Yusei chuckled lightly.
"Are you saying young people like me are rare? That there aren't many young men in society nowadays who won't bow to beauty?"
The driver shook his head with a hearty laugh, "No, I just think fools like you might be destined to be single for life."
The girl in the back seat couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yusei couldn't help but turn to look at her.
The blonde girl, seeing Yusei look back, quickly suppressed her smile and cleared her throat twice.
"The driver is right. Even if you're not bad-looking, if you don't know how to be gentle with girls, you won't find a girlfriend."
Yusei just shrugged at this.
'Sigh, I couldn't find a girlfriend... I just found a wife and had a cute daughter.'
Seeing the girl provoking him, Yusei naturally wouldn't back down. He looked at her with a teasing smile.
"I can't tell you're so kind-hearted. You don't blame me for fighting you for the taxi earlier!"
"Hmph, of course I blame you for not being a gentleman!" The girl said.
"But, even though you aren't very kind, you're not hopeless. Seeing you were willing to share the taxi with me when I was coughing, it shows you aren't beyond saving." The girl spoke with a familiar tone, appearing extremely cute in her lecturing posture.
Yusei found it amusing internally.
"With such a heavy cough, you can still find a boyfriend? Maybe I can help you find one?" Yusei teased.
"Of course! I am very kind-hearted," The girl nodded, quite convinced of her own kindness.
Seeing the timing was right, Yusei said jokingly, "If that's the case, then can you, this kind-hearted young lady, help me solve my lifelong matter of finding a wife?"
The girl was stunned, "How to solve it?"
"Naturally, by giving yourself to me, delivering yourself right to my doorstep..."
"Ugh! I meant help me find a girlfriend!"