After lunch, Kobayashi Tetsu bid farewell to Kobayakawa Rinko and headed to Minato City nearby.
There is a prestigious Japanese institution in Minato City called "Keio University," the earliest private university in Japan, which has made significant contributions to medicine.
Keio University is also the alma mater of a future renowned game producer, Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Yes, that Hidetaka Miyazaki who used to do bizarre things as a child.
Hidetaka Miyazaki's works include Demon's Souls, the Dark Souls series, and Elden Ring.
Among them, Dark Souls II was mainly handled by Yui Tanimura, but Hidetaka Miyazaki produced the DLC for Dark Souls II.
When Hidetaka Miyazaki was a child, he paid his own way to leave Oracle Kindergarten and went to FROMSOFTWARE Kindergarten to become the class monitor. As a result, he accidentally became the principal of FS Kindergarten, and because the office door could only be opened from the other side, he was sealed inside the office and couldn't get out.
Of course, Kobayashi Tetsu wasn't here to find Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Hidetaka Miyazaki was born in 1974 and is only a fourteen-year-old middle school student now. He is completely unaware of things like Keio University or Oracle Corporation.
Even if you brought Hidetaka Miyazaki here, you'd have to train him from scratch; he wasn't born knowing how to make games.
Besides, Demon's Souls nearly lost money; it was carried entirely by its sales in the West.
Kobayashi Tetsu had come to Keio to find Aika Takamine.
The girls who were once JKs had all grown into university students. Unlike Kobayakawa, Aika Takamine still had to advance through school.
And it was Keio University, at that.
When Aika Takamine arrived at the meeting spot, she spotted Kobayashi Tetsu immediately. He was leaning against his motorcycle, toying with a helmet in his hands. With his blonde-highlighted hair and a bright, sunny smile, he didn't look like a "good guy" at all.
Under her sleeves, Aika couldn't help but clench her fingers.
She couldn't describe the feeling. In normal circumstances, she would absolutely never associate with someone who looked like Kobayashi Tetsu. In her family's strict upbringing, this was a bolded, capitalized, absolutely forbidden item.
But now...
She actually felt an indescribable thrill in her heart. The thrill of secretly "going bad," of hiding something from her family.
"Mm—"
Things she had been forbidden from doing since childhood were now, like a floodgate bursting open, all pouring out at once.
Aika loosened her fingers, lowered her head, and hurried a few steps over to Kobayashi Tetsu's side.
"Here."
Kobayashi Tetsu handed over the helmet, and Takamine Aika naturally placed it on her head.
The buckle on the helmet was actually quite easy to use, but the moment her fingers touched it, Takamine Aika suddenly began to fumble with it clumsily.
"Let me," Kobayashi Tetsu said, naturally stepping forward to fasten the helmet for her.
He patted the rear seat casually. "Ready to get on?"
Takamine Aika's gaze rested on the seat.
This was Taki Kunio's own motorcycle, so the rear space wasn't particularly large. If she wanted to get on, she would probably just have to hold onto the rack behind the seat.
Or perhaps—
Takamine Aika only hesitated for a fleeting moment before grabbing the rear seat and vaulting onto it as agilely as if she were doing a vault over a pommel horse, sitting side-saddle.
As for where to put her hands, she didn't even give it a second thought before instinctively wrapping them around Kobayashi Tetsu's waist.
Takamine Aika thought to herself that it really was a different feeling. A warm heat radiated through his clothes, bringing an strange, tingling, burning sensation to her palms. If she pressed a little, she could feel that Kobayashi Tetsu's abdominal muscles were quite firm. Although there were no signs of strenuous training, he was young, and his physique was naturally good.
"Tetsu-kun, you should exercise more," Takamine Aika whispered.
Kobayashi Tetsu cast another glance at her through the rearview mirror, let out a carefree laugh from his throat, and twisted the throttle.
"Hold on tight, I'm accelerating!"
The motorcycle started at a speed of forty. This speed certainly couldn't be called fast, but feeling the wind blowing directly in one's face on a vehicle like a motorcycle, where the body is so exposed, was a completely different experience from being in a car.
Takamine Aika gripped the back of Kobayashi Tetsu's shirt tightly, the wind making it hard for her to keep her eyes open, but in the end, she let herself lean in and wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing herself completely against his back.
"His heartbeat... is so fast."
Takamine Aika murmured to herself.
It was true. This was a completely different, super-intense thrill compared to the strict upbringing from her parents!
Passersby glanced at them wherever the motorcycle went.
What a waste of such a good motorcycle! To actually be driving at such a snail's pace!
After dinner, just as Kobayashi Tetsu arrived home, he heard the sound of boiling water.
"Hiss!"
Kobayashi Tetsu sucked in a breath of cold air.
Boiling water was not a good thing! Kobayashi Tetsu felt a little afraid!
He cautiously poked his head inside. The house was brightly lit, and Anegasaki Nene was busy in the open-concept kitchen.
"Tetsu-kun, welcome back."
Seeing Tetsu Kobayashi, Nene Anegasaki gave a slight bow. As she lifted her eyes to look at Tetsu's face, there was actually something she really wanted to ask.
Did you have a good time playing out with other girls?
No, actually, she could be a bit more specific.
Did you have a good time playing out with Kobayakawa?
Nene, of course, wouldn't ask that. She simply put on her oven mitts and brought out the tray with the freshly baked cookies.
Can Kobayakawa do something like this, anyway!
Tetsu Kobayashi didn't mind the heat; he casually grabbed one, blowing on it while switching hands, and took a cautious bite.
Sure enough, homemade chocolate cookies really are sweet and fragrant.
It was just a little hot.
Nene Anegasaki handed a glass of water to Tetsu.
How was work? Did you have fun? She wouldn't ask questions like that; she just focused on doing what was right in front of her.
Even if you've eaten plenty of things outside, when you come home, you still have to have dessert, right?
Tetsu sat down, completely avoiding any mention of what he had done that day, and just casually talked about things surrounding "Red Fortress."
"—Anyway, that's the kind of person Uncle Shimayori is. You can really tell he loves games; I enjoy interacting with people like that—pure and simple."
A pair of hands rested on Kobayashi Tetsu's shoulders, kneading them naturally. Tetsu didn't turn around; instead, he closed his eyes and relaxed, enjoying it.
"That Mr. Shimayori really is a devoted person, isn't he?"
Anegasaki Nene leaned on Tetsu's shoulders.
But, Tetsu-kun is someone who isn't devoted at all.
Tetsu responded with a polite, albeit awkward, smile.
After closing his eyes and enjoying the moment for a while, Tetsu reached up and placed his hand over the one on his shoulder.
"The moon is beautiful tonight."
Nene lowered her head, resting her chin on the top of Tetsu's head.
I don't like Natsume Soseki, though.
However.
"The wind is gentle, too."
Tetsu suddenly turned his face, meeting Nene's eyes. Their hot breaths were inches apart, and there was an undisguised expression in his eyes.
For a split second, Nene felt as if her palm were trembling.
At this moment, she suddenly wanted to tell Kobayakawa one thing.
I'm going to become an adult before you.
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