"Eh!", Azuma Kyoko's cheeks instantly flushed bright red, then she hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head, "N-no way! Although Hikari-kun really is excellent and handsome, we might not necessarily be completely compatible."
"And Hisato-nee, didn't you say it yourself, Hikari-kun is dating Natsuha-chan, how could I steal someone's love!"
Azuma Hisato sighed, "True, Hikari-kun is dating Natsuha-chan, indeed one shouldn't interfere."
Vaguely detecting the resentment in Azuma Hisato's tone, Azuma Kyoko teased with a smile, "Oh my, Hisato-nee, don't tell me you're also moved by Hikari-kun? You're a married woman, doing this would be cheating you know~"
"Nonsense!", Azuma Hisato's heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, she hurriedly put on a stern face, but couldn't help her ear tips burning, "Hikari-kun in my eyes is like a nephew, same as you and Natsuha-chan, all children of the younger generation, how could I have other thoughts about him? Don't let your mind wander!"
"Alright alright, I was just joking!", Azuma Kyoko stuck out her tongue, and seeing that Azuma Hisato was genuinely a bit displeased, she hurriedly restrained her teasing tone.
The living room was quiet for a few seconds, then Azuma Hisato suddenly sighed softly, "Ah... if only Norihiko could be half as excellent and half as reliable as Hikari-kun."
"Exactly!", Azuma Kyoko immediately agreed, her tone full of resentment, "That Kasai Suji is the same, if only he could be half as sensible as Hikari-kun, I'd be thanking the heavens!"
Kasai Suji was Azuma Kyoko's childhood friend, the two had known each other since childhood and had a good relationship, but the other's dullness and late maturity always made her grind her teeth in frustration.
"By the way, Hisato-nee, isn't brother-in-law Norihiko always been quite reliable? Why did you say that just now, did something happen?"
Azuma Kyoko keenly noticed that Azuma Hisato's lament just now was no less than hers, but in her impression Azuma Norihiko was a mature and steady adult, who should be much more reliable than her own unreliable childhood friend, no need to compare with Hikari at all.
Azuma Kyoko's probing made the smile on Azuma Hisato's face instantly freeze, her fingers holding the teacup slightly tightening.
The matter of her family being schemed against by company president Kamezo Gozou, and thus owing a sky-high debt of one hundred million, was truly too heavy.
Azuma Hisato couldn't bear to tell her younger cousin, lest she couldn't help and just worried for nothing.
So Azuma Hisato smiled and waved her hand, "It's nothing, just a small matter, just occasional little arguments with him."
To avoid Azuma Kyoko continuing to probe, Azuma Hisato hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, speaking of Suji-kun, why are you so unhappy, did he make you angry recently? Aren't you childhood friends who've always had a good relationship?"
Azuma Hisato's words clearly had an effect, hearing her mention Kasai Suji's name, Azuma Kyoko's temper immediately flared up, clenching her fists, her face full of gnashing teeth.
She explained with great displeasure, "Here's what happened, Hisato-nee, listen to me."
"Last week when I went shopping with classmates, I ran into a talent scout!"
"He approached me on his own initiative, asking if I wanted to become an idol."
"At first I was especially suspicious, wondering if he was a scammer."
"But he showed me many credentials, and said he could take me to visit the company, and it could all be found online, so it should be real."
"But originally, regarding whether to become an idol, I was still rather conflicted."
"After all, being an idol means appearing in public, participating in many activities, and very likely having to shoot revealing photo books and such..."
"But then... a few days ago when I told Kasai Suji about this, you know what his reaction was?"
Hearing Azuma Kyoko's tone pause slightly, Azuma Hisato timely picked up, "What was it?"
Azuma Kyoko angrily cursed, "That idiot actually said I must have been scammed, that a rough and careless woman like me, a woman like a tomboy, could never possibly debut as an idol!"
"He even said I don't have an ounce of feminine charm, that even if I stripped naked he wouldn't feel a thing!"
"I got good news and the first thing I did was share it with him, and not only did he not support me, he launched all kinds of personal attacks..."
"Wuuu! Wuuu... I'm so mad!"
Seeming to recall the scene from back then, Azuma Kyoko felt so wronged her nose stung, tears swirling in her eyes, but she stubbornly held them back from falling.
Azuma Hisato hurriedly got up and hugged her, softly comforting, "How could that be, that Suji guy's emotional intelligence is way too low, simply blind!"
"Kyoko-chan, you're clearly very beautiful, and your figure is great too!"
"How are you any worse than those idols?"
As Azuma Hisato spoke, she even reached out and gently compared Azuma Kyoko's chest, adding earnestly, "Look, yours is almost as big as your sister's here."
"Uh... thank you Hisato-nee!", Hearing Azuma Hisato's comfort, Azuma Kyoko felt much better.
But seeing her earnestly gesturing and comparing their chests, she still felt a bit shy, and couldn't help turning her face away.
Azuma Kyoko didn't know that Azuma Hisato's comfort just now wasn't only sincere, but even somewhat empathetic.
After all, just like Azuma Kyoko's childhood friend Kasai Suji, her fiancé Azuma Norihiko was also a blind fool.
She had clearly told him that Kamezo Gozou was always coveting her, harboring ill intentions toward her, yet he still insisted on going himself to be Kamezo Gozou's personal secretary.
These two men, simply a matched pair of incompetents.
After Azuma Kyoko pulled Azuma Hisato to accompany her in cursing her childhood friend for a while.
She gritted her teeth angrily and said, "Hisato-nee, I've made up my mind!"
"In a few days on the weekend, I'll contact that talent scout!"
"I'm going to become an idol!"
"I'm not trying to prove how amazing or excellent I am, but to fight for my pride, I want to get the respect I deserve!"
"Clearly childhood friends, yet that Suji guy not only doesn't support me, but mocks me."
"I'll definitely achieve results, and slap that guy's face hard!"
Seeing Azuma Kyoko's spirited and fighting expression, Azuma Hisato also firmly grasped her hand, encouraging, "Mm! Sister supports you, go for it!"
Having received her sister's encouragement, Azuma Kyoko gained some more courage, and cursed her ultra-low-EQ childhood friend several more times.
Azuma Hisato quietly accompanied her at the side, occasionally chiming in with a word or two, and the atmosphere in the living room gradually livened up again.
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Meanwhile...
Separated by a single wall, Hikari was intently drawing a hexagram-shaped teleportation circle.
Actually, summoning a succubus originally didn't need to be this troublesome.
One only needed to recite the corresponding incantation.
But according to the information given by the 'Pure Love Future Diary', the key to summoning a succubus besides the incantation was also a requirement of continuous seventy-two days of abstinence.
This Hikari did not satisfy.
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