Chapter 99: No Need for Alt Accounts, Go Live!
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"Erina, if that brat ever treats you badly, just tell me. We won't tolerate that, okay?" Senzaemon Nakiri said softly.
Rebellious teenagers are hard to deal with. Senzaemon Nakiri had also raised a generation. If you confront them, it often backfires, especially with Erina's personality. If you dare to displease her, she'll likely rebel on the spot. He had to take it slowly, gradually, chipping away at her psychological defenses, letting her know that she had the chance to correct her mistakes.
If it truly was an error caused by a "rebellious phase," Senzaemon Nakiri wasn't without solutions. The crucial thing was that the media didn't yet know about Erina having a boyfriend and being married. If they broke up or divorced, Senzaemon Nakiri could even find a way to contact relevant parties to help erase the marriage record.
"Grandpa, did you just come here to say that?" Erina seemed a bit puzzled. As for Renz treating her badly? That was simply impossible to imagine. That guy was practically eager to "stick" to her and be clingy all the time.
You see, Renz was someone who loved games, and he didn't have much personal interest in cooking; he learned it for her sake. Of course, Erina didn't completely stop playing games with Renz either. To accommodate a certain someone's pathetic situation of having no one to play with, sometimes Erina would also team up with Renz to play games.
However, in-game, they often ended up arguing. Renz particularly enjoyed bickering with her in games. But, they would argue in-game, and then stop arguing after the game was over. She didn't know why. Maybe he just had a bad habit.
Erina seemed to recall an instance where Renz "teased" her during a co-op game and inwardly pouted in annoyance.
"Mm, if you're bullied, just tell Grandpa," Senzaemon Nakiri flexed his solid muscles. Besides cooking every day, he also exercised daily in the gym. Beating up a young man as light as paper would be easy.
"About that, you can rest assured, Old Man," Erina said. "It'd be good enough if I don't bully him."
? Senzaemon Nakiri immediately sensed something was off in that statement. So, that young man named Renz wasn't necessarily the one who actively pursued Erina? It was possible he was coerced into marriage by Erina? Thinking about Erina's personality, and how she would act in such matters, this was entirely plausible. Should the victim and perpetrator roles be switched?
"Haha, Erina, can you tell Grandpa how you two fell in love?" Senzaemon Nakiri gave an awkward laugh and asked softly. Beside them, Hisako Arato was also extremely curious.
"In a dream," Erina said plainly. "I dreamed of a person named Renz marrying me, and then we lived a lifetime together. When I woke up, I looked for him, found him, and we got along. It seemed like he also had the same dream as me, so we fell in love."
"What kind of nonsense plot is that?!" Hisako Arato retorted directly. "Isn't that just the trope of love at first sight?" Senzaemon Nakiri didn't believe it either. This was clearly Erina's way of avoiding telling the truth.
"So, Grandpa, you mean... you're not against me dating?" Erina asked.
"Uh, if that young man is indeed trustworthy and has good character, I won't object," Senzaemon Nakiri said, feigning thoughtfulness. He pretended he didn't know about Erina's marriage. Everything he did was based on the judgment that "Erina might be in her rebellious phase," and he made his bottom line very clear.
"It's just that you two need to be mindful of the extent of your relationship. You absolutely mustn't burden yourselves before you even go to university, okay?" Senzaemon Nakiri's words were no longer suggestive; they were explicit. He had already emphasized this repeatedly to Renz. Now, he needed to reinforce it with Erina.
They couldn't be like dry tinder and hot fire, igniting at the slightest touch and producing a great-granddaughter or great-grandson. Although he would be quite happy about such a thing, it absolutely couldn't happen before they even started university, while they were still in their third year of high school.
"NICE!" Erina was very happy to hear her grandfather's words. What did this mean? It meant she and Renz no longer had to hide their relationship. They could even live together! They wouldn't have to hide filming videos anymore either.
"I understand!" Erina said seriously. "Early childbirth is bad for the body." She was already counting on her fingers when her children would be born. That was still three years away.
"Very good," Senzaemon Nakiri felt much more relieved hearing that. If that brat tried to be dishonest, Erina would block the door, and he wouldn't be able to get away with anything.
"Hmm, speaking of which, your mother is doing a variety show to promote cuisine. She seems to want to talk to you. If you have time, gather with her," Senzaemon Nakiri also found it difficult to bring this up. The relationship between Erina and Mana was not good. Perhaps mothers and daughters were naturally at odds, or perhaps it was because Mana had abandoned Erina, who had always disliked mentioning her mother.
Erina had already prepared for this. She had known that the "Midnight Chef" program was her mother's show all along; otherwise, she wouldn't have let Renz participate in it. So, Erina also knew that she would have to meet her mother.
Originally, Erina's plan was to go online and secretly boost Renz's rankings with her alt account, because "Midnight Chef" would release a popularity ranking for each episode.
This popularity ranking could greatly help a chef promote their name within the Japanese culinary world and potentially gain fame in Japanese variety shows. In the latter half of the show, some chefs who were eliminated in the early rounds could also participate in the revival rounds through popularity votes. This showed the importance of this popularity ranking.
Now, her grandfather had uncharacteristically not opposed her relationship and was quite agreeable to it. Even if he would likely not agree to Renz marrying her and would demand Renz marry into the family or something, at least Erina no longer had to hide.
So, did she still need to use an alt account to boost Renz's ranking? The "Midnight Chef" program had a "friends and family" segment. Members of the friends and family group could also assist. Erina could directly appear on the show as his girlfriend! With her assistance, wouldn't Renz dominate the show?
After Grandpa leaves, she'll quickly call Renz. This needs to be discussed thoroughly. The two of them could figure out a way to leverage the "Midnight Chef" program to gain a huge surge in popularity and maximize their benefits.
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