All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 124: "Guardian, Please Love Me a Little More"

Seeing her daughter skillfully serving the meal to the young boy, Mrs. Kurokawa seemed to want to say something but decided against it.

Fortunately, recently, Kurokawa Akane had been gradually adjusting the level of pampering she gave to Yukima Azuma.

The two had stopped the feeding game.

If they hadn't, the atmosphere of this meal would have definitely become ten times stranger.

"Thank you for the meal."

After finishing eating, Yukima Azuma thanked Mrs. Kurokawa.

Kurokawa Akane took the plate into the kitchen.

Mrs. Kurokawa hurriedly tried to stop her, saying she would wash the dishes.

But Yukima Azuma raised his hand to stop her.

Once Kurokawa Akane entered the kitchen, Yukima Azuma spoke up:

"Mrs. Kurokawa, please consider letting Kurokawa Akane transfer to a new management company."

Hearing this, Mrs. Kurokawa fell silent.

Although the artist was not of legal age, every contract in the entertainment industry required the signature of a guardian.

But Mrs. Kurokawa truly didn't understand these things.

She always let Kurokawa Akane decide on her own.

This was also the reason why, despite the serious situation, she only found out about her daughter's suicidal intentions after the event had occurred.

After the incident, Mrs. Kurokawa naturally held some resentment toward her daughter's current management company.

However, when it came to switching companies, Mrs. Kurokawa still had no understanding of it.

She feared her lack of knowledge might cause trouble for her daughter.

"As for this... let Akane decide."

In the end, Mrs. Kurokawa gave such an answer.

Yukima Azuma nodded.

That was enough.

Earlier, he hadn't lowered his voice when speaking.

The girl in the kitchen surely heard it.

"I will persuade Akane."

Yukima Azuma said.

As long as Mrs. Kurokawa didn't object to this, that would be sufficient.

.....

After lunch.

Kurokawa Akane and Yukima Azuma left.

The two returned to the vacation house.

The sky was again covered with gray clouds.

It seemed like it was about to rain.

But this was the end of the storm.

It was like throwing a stone into the water—drops of water splashing up, then falling back down, creating the last ripples.

On the way, Kurokawa Akane seemed silent.

Yukima Azuma made a phone call, instructing Laplace Corporation to prepare the necessary arrangements.

Around 3 p.m.

A contract was sent to the vacation house.

Laplace Corporation had negotiated with Akane's current company.

Laplace would pay a considerable penalty for breaking the contract.

Kurokawa Akane only needed to sign, and she could leave her old company and join Laplace's new company.

Placing the contract in front of Kurokawa Akane.

Kurokawa Akane, who had been obedient in the past few days, still didn't sign.

"Guardian, don't worry about your manager, she won't be affected."

"In fact, she will start managing more profitable artists, and her salary will increase."

"These details are specified in other contracts, as part of the deal."

Yukima Azuma didn't beat around the bush, directly addressing things that Kurokawa Akane might care about.

"Why... do we have to do this?"

Kurokawa Akane didn't look up, her voice a bit hesitant, not clearly expressing her emotions.

But Yukima Azuma knew she just needed one reason.

"If you stay with the old company, after the storm, there will definitely be a lot of work that will be handed over to the guardian."

"In that case, the guardian won't be able to take care of me anymore, right?"

He spoke with extreme arrogance.

And Kurokawa Akane.

After receiving the reason, immediately signed the contract without hesitation.

Even if this could cost her entire acting career.

After signing the contract.

Life in this house continued.

It seemed as though nothing had changed.

Yukima Azuma edited the manuscript, and Kurokawa Akane sat beside him reading a light novel.

She had started reading "The Metronome in Love."

During breaks, Kurokawa Akane would go wash some fruit.

The two ate and chatted about light novels.

For dinner, they had pork bone ramen.

As night fell, Yukima Azuma rested his head on Kurokawa Akane's neck.

He noticed that the smell of blood around Kurokawa Akane had faded significantly.

His head was buried in her neck, and now he could only sense a light fragrance.

The fragrance of a high school girl.

Yukima Azuma drifted into vague thoughts and eventually fell asleep.

.....

The next morning.

As usual, Kurokawa Akane woke up early.

She got up and prepared to make breakfast.

But as she sat up, she noticed that Yukima Azuma had already woken up, and he pulled her back down onto the bed again.

Kurokawa Akane looked at Yukima Azuma in confusion, bewildered as to why this "mischievous child" was doing this.

Yukima Azuma had woken up early but had simply been gazing out the window.

Since he was lying down, he couldn't see the street outside or the lush trees on either side.

He could only see the vast sky.

The sky was clear, without a cloud, and the sunlight shone brightly from above in the morning.

Golden light streamed through the window, shining on the floor and reflecting off the two pairs of slippers inside the room.

A crow flew over the roof, its sound inaudible through the glass.

Speaking of which, there were really a lot of crows in Tokyo.

Kurokawa Akane followed Yukima Azuma's gaze.

She looked outside, the sky was bright, but her heart tightened.

Even though the sky was so beautiful.

To Kurokawa Akane, it wasn't as safe as the black clouds that would soon come, and the heavy rain that would pour down.

During those days of raging winds.

Time in this room seemed to have pressed the pause button.

But the storm would eventually pass.

And time could never truly stop flowing.

"Guardian, I'm going out for a while."

"Running away from home? Is it a rebellious age?"

"It's just going out to work and travel."

"Pretending to work and travel, actually running away from home?"

Kurokawa Akane pressed her forehead against his, her forehead touching Yukima Azuma's.

Her small white nose was right before his eyes.

The soft breath from one person was exhaled, and then absorbed by the other.

"You need to behave, be a good boy, don't be rebellious."

She reminded him.

If this had been before, Yukima Azuma would have remained calm.

Because he only thought of treating Adolescence Syndrome.

Using the girl in front of him as an experimental case, accumulating experience.

But now.

Yukima Azuma's breath began to become disordered.

After looking through the box full of diaries, it seemed he started to see the girl in front of him, from childhood to adulthood, piece by piece.

That beautiful face, when filled with various emotions and past experiences, became clearer and more vivid.

Her charm increased many times over.

"It's not really rebellion. After all, 'children' should occasionally go out for a walk."

"They need to have things to do, friends, social interaction, that's what makes you healthy, right?"

He blinked once.

His long eyelash tips lightly brushed against her skin.

Perhaps feeling itchy, she slightly lifted her head and distanced herself a little.

"Don't think about things you shouldn't be doing, okay?"

She was worried that he would start thinking negatively after leaving and then quietly disappear somewhere she couldn't see.

"As long as you give me a little more love, fill my heart, I won't have the mind to think about anything else, Guardian."

He smiled softly.

Yukima Azuma's gaze flickered with a hint of mischief.

Clearly, he was up to no good.

"What should I do?" Kurokawa Akane asked without hesitation.

"Hmm... give me a kiss?" Yukima Azuma hesitated again as he spoke.

Even though he was deceiving this girl, he had to think of a clever way, slowly and gradually.

But in reality, he didn't need to do anything.

Kurokawa Akane bowed her head, closing the small distance just now in an instant.

And that distance kept shrinking.

Eventually, there was no distance left.

Then, that distance even crossed into the space itself.

Her kiss was naive and inexperienced, just a light touch.

As for him, the fraud, he was extremely skilled.

But she didn't push him away, on the contrary, she learned from him and gradually fell into rhythm.

After a long while, they had to separate.

Kurokawa Akane was panting.

Since it was her first time, she didn't know how to breathe in this situation.

"Is this… okay?"

Her breathing became disordered.

"I'll be leaving for a few days, is that all? At least, you should fill this space up first."

Yukima Azuma pointed to his chest.

So, Kurokawa Akane kissed him once again.

By midday, the two finally had to part ways.

Kurokawa Akane looked at the smile curling on the teenager's lips.

Just like that, he surely wouldn't think of anything else anymore.

She raised her hand, lightly touching her lips.

"Then, my guardian, I'm going now, I'll be back very soon."

Yukima Azuma waved at Kurokawa Akane.

"What's your name?"

Kurokawa Akane suddenly realized she didn't know his name yet.

"Arere~, aren't you my guardian?" Yukima Azuma teased with a smile.

Kurokawa Akane awkwardly lowered her head.

That action caused Yukima Azuma to freeze for a moment.

"My name is Yukima Azuma, like 'snow will fall from the sky in the east.'"

"My name is…"

"Kurokawa Akane, my foolish guardian, I already know."

"Um… just call me Akane."

This time, Yukima Azuma was surprised.

"Alright, Akane-san, goodbye."

He smiled and replied.

"Remember to come back soon, be careful on your way."

Kurokawa Akane didn't forget to give thorough instructions.

Just like a good guardian.

Yukima Azuma nodded.

After Yukima Azuma left.

Kurokawa Akane stood motionless by the roadside.

She felt a little lost.

During this time, all her thoughts had been focused on the young man.

Worrying for his safety, paying attention to his every need.

After he left, she didn't know what to do anymore.

She looked toward one side, where cars were speeding down the road.

The desire for liberation she once had was no longer there.

The day he appeared, he brought back her fear of death once again.

When seeing the prospect of death from a third-person perspective, Kurokawa Akane lost the courage to liberate herself easily.

Moreover, now, she couldn't truly liberate herself.

Currently, standing next to the overpass guardrail, she would surely think, if she died, what would happen to him?

If no one took care of him, he definitely wouldn't be able to make it through.

Even if it was just to continue filling his heart, she had to survive.

Kurokawa Akane returned home.

After a not-so-tasty lunch.

That afternoon, someone visited the Kurokawa house.

The visitor claimed to be an employee of Laplace Corporation, inviting Kurokawa Akane to participate in filming a promotional MV for the movie, taking on the role of voice acting.

Kurokawa Akane intended to decline.

But the other party said that it was because Yukima Azuma, the President of the company, had sent them.

Thus, Kurokawa Akane, unsure of what else to do, went to Laplace Corporation to continue helping the young man fulfill his wishes.