Chapter 120: Chapter 69: Erina, I'm Marrying Her!
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"Hey! What are you talking about?!" Hisako Arato exploded upon hearing that comment. "There's no way I'd ever leave Erina-sama, absolutely not! And what the heck is 'Secretary-tan' anyway?!" Hisako glared fiercely at Renz, expressing her annoyance amidst her flustered embarrassment.
"You'll marry and leave sooner or later, so why not?" Erina fanned the flames beside her. This made Hisako even more shy, and she pouted, retorting, "Hey, Erina-sama, you're the one who's in a hurry to get married, aren't you?"
Alice, standing before them, was inexplicably force-fed a mouthful of PDA. However, after assessing the situation, she suddenly felt she had huge leverage against Erina.
"I say, Erina, does Grandfather know about this?" Alice narrowed her eyes, like a sly fox whose scheme had succeeded. She wouldn't actually reveal this—it wasn't worth it—but with this secret in her back pocket, Alice now had leverage over Erina. This way, she could order Erina around.
You stole my doll when we were kids, didn't you? You liked giving me, your little sister, attitude for no reason, didn't you? Now, Erina, there's no problem with you making me some food, running errands for me, buying me bubble tea, or serving me tea and water to repay your cute little sister, right?
As Alice spoke, Erina's heart involuntarily fluttered. Senzaemon Nakiri was the only person who could exert pressure on Erina, and she wasn't willing to deceive her grandfather if he ever asked her about this. Alice clearly caught the slight change in Erina's expression. She guessed right. The Director-General didn't know about this.
"I'll tell the old man," Renz said calmly, his hand firmly gripping Erina's, as if to calm her down.
That's right. Senzaemon Nakiri had always been a hurdle for Renz and Erina. Erina didn't want the old man to know so soon, frankly, because she was afraid he wouldn't approve. Or, even if he did, he'd only agree if Renz married into the family—which wasn't the outcome Erina wanted.
Women are emotional creatures. Erina was a bit clumsy, a bit unromantic, just like Renz, but she always had dreams and hopes in her heart. She was willing for Renz to marry her, but Erina had a small selfish desire: she not only wanted Renz to marry her, but she also wanted to receive everyone's blessings—the blessings of everyone who cared about her and everyone she cared about. These things were difficult to achieve perfectly in a short time.
So, they had to delay. Delay until Renz became famous in the culinary world, until Renz performed better than anyone else. Erina had already envisioned herself in a wedding dress, smiling, receiving everyone's blessings. She wasn't worried about the future Alice. But the current Alice had very problematic ways of doing things, and Erina was very afraid that her sister would betray her to the old man.
"How can a life without any drive be called life?" Renz mused, as if sighing. These past few days since he returned, his attitude had been lazy. He was regaining his knife skills and training himself, but he hadn't reached his limit yet. Erina had recently spoiled Renz a bit. Since they came back together, Renz could basically get anything he wanted: no money? Erina would provide. Trouble? Erina would help. Want fame? Erina was secretly supporting him.
And what was Renz doing? He had been enjoying Erina's "gentleness" because Erina was his wife. Everything was proceeding step-by-step; with his wife there, he could win even by lying down. Erina had arranged everything for him. Erina had done her best in her duties and even went beyond them. Renz was also doing things, regaining his knife skills, running a restaurant with Erina's help, and assisting Erina in looking after her cousin, Mashiro Shiina. But these were also Renz's duties, his responsibilities.
However, beyond his duties, Renz hadn't prepared well. He was just waiting for Erina to feed him: Erina fed him a bite, he ate a bite; Erina fed him another bite, he ate another. Even when Renz thought about marrying Erina, the main driving force behind that idea was actually Erina herself.
Indolence. Renz's current state was one of indolence, having grown accustomed to Erina's pampering. To this day, the best thing he had done was engage in a battle of wits with the "Cheating Simulator." This pointless struggle had consumed too much of Renz's time. Why fight it? Couldn't he just crush it? Why pay it any mind?
Besides, as long as he proved his capability, proved that he could give Erina happiness, and Erina loved him, then the matter with the old man could be resolved easily. The old man wasn't an unreasonable person. Why worry about what the old man would do if he found out? Could he really separate him and Erina?
However, Renz now needed a stage to prove himself. Otherwise, everyone's gaze would be filled with doubt—including Hisako Arato's half-believing, half-doubting expression. The reason was the vast disparity in their status. In their habitual thinking, they subconsciously felt that Renz wasn't worthy of Erina. Renz had to find a way to change this, otherwise marrying Erina would become an extremely difficult task.
Thinking this, Renz narrowed his eyes, inadvertently revealing the imposing demeanor of someone who had long held a high position. Ryo Kurokiba's initially indifferent expression suddenly became grave. The guy who had maintained a lazy and indolent attitude from start to finish seemed like a different person; an indescribable pressure suddenly appeared on his shoulders. It was... as if a majestic mountain had been placed squarely on his shoulders.
"Alice, it's actually fine if you tell him," Renz turned back, a look of absolute confidence far beyond his age appearing on his face. His current culinary skills might not guarantee him first place in the World Championships, but facing the Elite Ten of Totsuki was no problem at all. Renz still had ways to display his worth.
"Anyway, Erina, I'm marrying her for sure."
As these words fell, Hisako Arato, who thought she had a strong tolerance, was completely speechless. She... she thought they had just reached the dating stage, but unexpectedly, they were already talking about marriage?! And the person most stimulated was Alice. At least Hisako Arato already knew about Renz and Erina dating and was mentally prepared. Alice had just found out they were dating, and now not only were they dating, but they were already talking about getting married.
She had clearly just wanted to use this leverage to "threaten" Erina, wanting Erina to do some grunt work for her, her little sister. Who would have thought it would backfire? She had essentially handed them a chance, prompting someone to propose on the spot.
Wuwuwu! Same age. Erina not only had a boyfriend, but someone proposed to her on the spot. They held hands so tightly. Were they afraid people wouldn't feel envious?
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