ebookslot Chapter 112 Mutual Need is the Reason
Chapter 112 Mutual Need is the Reason
Chapter 112 Mutual Need is the Reason
"Thank you for your concern, thank you," Mori Shizue said sincerely. "I know a lot of道理 (principles/reasoning), but道理 (principles/reasoning) can't solve problems, and I don't know what to do."
"If a person has to think about solving all the problems while they're alive, they'll be exhausted to death in no time," Kirihara Akira said.
"Then what should I do?" Shizue Mori sighed. "So many worries."
"Does reading make you feel more relaxed?"
"I can't concentrate on reading." Shizue Mori closed the book.
"—It seems the situation is quite serious," Kirihara Akira said. "It's so bothering you that you can't even concentrate on your studies."
"bother."
Mori Shizue placed one foot on the stool, wrapped her arms around that leg, and gently rested her head on her knee.
Kirihara Akira stood beside her, her long, waterfall-like hair covering her slender legs, but unable to conceal her five toes that were fidgeting with anxiety.
"You're so tall, it's intimidating to see you standing there," she suddenly said.
"I have nowhere to sit," Kirihara Akira shrugged.
"Sit on the bed."
"oh."
Kirihara Akira sat down.
It's just regular fleece, elastic, and just the right amount of softness, nothing special.
Kirihara Akira, however, felt uncomfortable all over.
"Don't be so reserved," Mori Shizue laughed, "Is this your first time entering a girl's room?"
of course not.
Kirihara Akira didn't know how to describe this feeling.
It's like a dirty person suddenly barging into a sterile room.
This self-description sounds like Xiao Chunan's inferiority complex.
But Kirihara Akira had dealt with many women, and she had never felt this way before.
wrong.
Kirihara Akira tried to imagine replacing Mori Shizue with Mori Kiyoha or Kisaragi Shiori, but it didn't seem to lessen her discomfort at all.
Replacing it with Asahi and Kanade would make things much easier.
Kirihara Akira had never felt that her brain was so mysterious.
"Besides this, did you talk about anything else?" Shizue Mori asked.
"A little."
Mori Shizue smiled slyly and said, "Isn't that 'little flaw' of yours actually the main point of this conversation?"
'
"...Nothing can be hidden from you." Kirihara Akira said.
"Is it inconvenient to say?"
"Hmm..." Kirihara Akatsuki said, "We've touched on some personal privacy."
"Understood." Mori Shizue was intelligent and knew when to advance and retreat.
She knew that even someone like Kirihara Akira had things she couldn't say.
The two fell silent, and the atmosphere eased.
Kirihara Akira inexplicably recalled the words Mori Hayato had said.
Hayato Mori's words may sound like a lot of nonsense at first glance, but the main point is actually very clear.
He believes that Kirihara Akira's talk about family control is just throwing the problem back at the two girls, because Kirihara Akira is shirking responsibility and afraid to make a choice.
Akira Kirihara, on the other hand, believes that Hayato Mori is afraid to confront the oppression he exerts on his two daughters.
Kirihara Akira didn't think he was wrong, while Mori Hayato used cunning rhetoric to evade responsibility.
Thinking about it carefully, it all seems absurd.
Hayato Mori believes that Akira Kirihara has the right to choose freely, but that is based on the premise that both girls have feelings for him.
Kirihara Akatsuki considers her relationship with them to be quite good, and one could even say that they are slowly becoming family.
A reconstituted family, a family with no blood relation, is completely different from a relationship that leads to a lifelong love.
The direct evidence is that they would not tolerate physical contact with themselves, unlike boys and girls who are dating during their adolescence.
—Miss Qingye might be able to; she is naturally lively.
But Shizue is absolutely out of the question.
How could a well-bred young lady, still unmarried, tolerate her being transformed from a commodity with a different label into another commodity, and then accepting intimate contact from buyers?
In other words, has she already guessed that his father is treating him like a commodity again?
Kirihara Akira didn't know how to point this out. If she got angry and embarrassed, and they couldn't even be friends anymore, he would be very upset.
A strong impulse surged within Kirihara Akira.
He wanted to test whether Shizue Mori would dislike his physical contact.
This thought, like a demon, kept making its voice heard, bewitching his heart.
So Kirihara Akira took action; he stood up and went behind Mori Shizue.
Then he used the same trick again, extending two fingers and rubbing them against the back of Mori Shizue's hand, which was resting on the table.
Mori Shizue looked up, somewhat surprised, and asked Kirihara Akira, "What's wrong?"
Kirihara Akira once again brought up the theory that physical contact, which doesn't actually exist, brings emotional comfort.
Mori Shizue stared intently at him. Kirihara Akira felt guilty and coughed twice, saying, "I'm sorry, I was just making it up. I'll leave now..."
However, Shizue Mori then interrupted him with her actions.
She hooked her hand around Kirihara Akira's hand, their palms clasped together, her soft, delicate hands captivating.
How can it be so soft, so...warm?
Kirihara Akira tried to break free, but she suddenly used a lot of force to stop his attempt.
Yini's aura was like a faint electric current, flowing through their bodies and causing Kirihara Akira to tremble slightly.
This current gradually evolved into a somewhat violent form of punishment.
Yini slowly developed another emotion: fear.
Shizue Ichimori doesn't dislike him, nor does she reject physical contact with him.
What does this mean? It means she's like Kiyoha.
This means that the option Mori mentioned does exist.
Does this prove that their feelings for each other are romantic love?
He didn't know that this was only a possibility.
But that might have been enough to make him feel panicked.
Panic over the choices that may be made, panic over the problems that happiness brings.
Kirihara Akira dared not look at Mori Shizue; he had a guilty conscience.
Mori Shizue didn't dare to look at him, her ears turning red.
She said, "It doesn't seem like entirely false; it does seem to have some effect."
Kirihara Akira's hesitation melted away with those words—or rather, was forgotten.
Hayato Mori is probably right; he is indeed shirking his responsibility to make the choices he should be making.
That's not really despicable; you just need to stay away from it.
What's even more despicable is that—Kihara Akira deliberately pried open her fingers and said, "Only when I'm upset."
Mori Shizue responded softly, "Mm."
After a while, the two seemed to be startled awake, and quickly let go of each other's hands. She turned her head away so that Kirihara Akira could not see her expression.
Kirihara Akira didn't know whether to feel regret or to let out a sigh of relief first.
He paced back, intending to leave.
At this moment, Shizue Mori added, "Anyway, as long as it works, that's good."
After a moment of silence, Kirihara Akira said, "Okay."
Yes, as long as it works, that's good.
Humans are creatures that interact with each other; to be precise, they are beings that can both harm and comfort one another. This effect is needed by myself, by Mori Kiyoha, and by Mori Shizue—that is a sufficient reason.
He and they needed each other.