"Ding dong!"
"Ding dong!"
Takayanagi Sumie had recently become proficient at delivering meals.
As the front door opened and she saw that familiar face, her heart couldn't help but speed up.
[Is it my imagination? I feel like Yu-kun has become even more charming.]
As she was about to change her shoes, she froze slightly upon seeing two exceptionally beautiful girls on the living room sofa.
[There are clearly no girls' shoes by the door. Strange? Who are these two girls?]
Takayanagi Sumie told herself not to panic; they might just be relatives of Yu-kun.
Kamishiro Yu noticed Takayanagi Sumie's concern.
He took the opportunity to introduce Busujima Saeko and Takagi Saya, and likewise introduced Takayanagi Sumie to the two girls.
After a round of polite greetings among the three girls, Takayanagi Sumie, as usual, began managing dinner preparations at the dining table.
"I prepared quite a lot. Saeko and Saya, would you like to join us?"
"The dishes are all spicy, the flavor Yu-kun likes. I'm not sure if you two are used to it."
"It's fine, we ate earlier."
Takagi Saya looked at the table full of dishes prepared by Takayanagi Sumie. Even with her good background, she had to admit that this voluptuous and beautiful woman had a knack for cooking; the food presentation was excellent.
However, the implication in Sumie's words that she was quite close to Kamishiro Yu made Saya slightly displeased.
In the world of the apocalypse, everyone knew each other, or at least they stood on the same side.
But as soon as they arrived in this world, someone was already trying to compete for Yu-kun. While annoyed, she could only sigh at how overwhelmingly charming this man was.
"I feel like Sumie's cooking skills have improved again!"
Kamishiro Yu ate while making awkward small talk with the three girls to lighten the mood.
They had eaten once before setting off, but the current Kamishiro Yu was like someone going through a growth spurt; his stomach was practically a bottomless pit.
If he were to eat at an all-you-can-eat buffet, the owner would probably be weeping without tears.
Takayanagi Sumie felt extremely satisfied hearing Kamishiro Yu's praise.
Preparing delicious food for the man she loved gave her a feeling akin to married life.
This made her deeply immersed in this happiness.
Besides that, she also tried to engage the two girls in conversation, partly to probe them and partly to show her maturity as an elder in terms of age.
After all, the figures of these two girls had developed to an undeniable extent.
Especially the purple-haired girl; she could already compete with Sumie herself.
Moreover, they had an advantage in terms of age.
[Beep beep~]
"Excuse me, I need to check a message."
Takayanagi Sumie opened her phone to check the newly received text message.
However, the moment she saw the content, her face instantly changed drastically.
She didn't hold onto her phone properly, and it fell directly onto the floor.
All her previous composure vanished, replaced only by terror.
Kamishiro Yu watched Takayanagi Sumie hurriedly pick up her phone, change her shoes, and rush out, his brow furrowing.
"Something must have happened. I'm going out too."
"You two stay home and familiarize yourselves with this world for now."
...Meanwhile, at Takayanagi Sumie's house, the perimeter gate had been forced open, and a large group of people had gathered in the courtyard.
It was the head of the takayanagi family, Takayanagi Tomizo.
He was leaning on his cane when he heard the Scar-faced Samurai behind him say:
"Patriarch, look, that woman hasn't returned yet. Did she run away?"
Takayanagi Tomizo said with a smile:
"Her fiancé owes a large sum of money and pawned her off to us. If she runs, we'll drag her back."
"Then we'll deal with her fiancé. Homosexuality is disgusting to look at!"
The Scar-faced Samurai nodded. In his mind, this seemingly frail patriarch held absolute authority within the Takayanagi Family.
Moreover, the head of the takayanagi family had connections with big figures in business and politics, so taking possession of this woman was incredibly easy.
Takayanagi Tomizo specifically chose this late hour; he wasn't afraid that Takayanagi Sumie wouldn't return home.
He already viewed this woman as his possession.
Her fiancé, a stupid piece of trash, didn't deserve to have such a premium woman.
Takayanagi Tomizo only had to set a small trap, and that stupid piece of trash immediately found himself cornered, owing 30 million Japanese Yen.
All he had to do was hand Takayanagi Sumie over, and the debt would be wiped clean. Even a stupid piece of trash would know how to choose.
As for whether Takayanagi Sumie could withstand the pressure and constant begging from her fiancé's family, he believed this woman would yield.
However, what he didn't expect was that Takayanagi Sumie was no longer the woman she used to be.
"You are Takayanagi Tomizo, right?"
Takayanagi Sumie saw her home's iron perimeter gate forcibly broken open, and it was hard to suppress the anger in her heart.
She looked at the old man with an expression of intense disgust.
"Miss Takayanagi Sumie, your appearance is quite good. I am very satisfied!"
Takayanagi Tomizo saw the main person appear and thought: *That saves me some trouble.*
And the people under him moved closer toward Takayanagi Sumie.
Takayanagi Sumie took out her phone: "Come any closer, and I'm calling the police immediately!"
Hearing this, the Scar-faced Samurai reacted as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
"We are here to collect a debt legitimately!"
"Your man owes our Takayanagi Family a massive sum of 30 million. Since he can't pay, we naturally have to come to you for it."
"He even said he pawned you off to us."
"We even have a recording."
After speaking, he played a recording: *Sumie, please, save me! If you don't save me, I'm really going to die. As long as you agree, they promised to wipe out the 30 million debt! Please! Sumie! Ah!!!*
Listening to the recording, Takayanagi Sumie felt endless sorrow, both for herself and for this disgusting fiancé.
Normally, he only thought about finding men to play with, but now that he was about to die, he came running to her.
Only that tall, imposing figure occupied her mind now. As for this fiancé, whoever wanted him could have him!
With that thought, she immediately took off the ring on her hand and threw it hard onto the ground:
"Go find whoever owes the gambling debt! From now on, I have absolutely nothing to do with him!"
The Scar-faced Samurai laughed heartily:
"You say you have nothing to do with him, and that makes it so?"
Immediately, he reached out and grabbed toward Takayanagi Sumie's arm, intending to snatch her phone.
However, the scene that followed was completely unexpected.
His arm froze in mid-air, his wrist tightly gripped by a large hand.
A figure appeared in front of him!
It was Kamishiro Yu!
Kamishiro Yu said softly:
"You handled that very well, Sumie!"
"Leave the rest to me."
PS: The image is Takayanagi Sumie.