Madam, believe me, how can I be a minotaur?

Asano-kun is a good person; he doesn't have any other thoughts about me, he just treats me as a friend, so naturally, he wouldn't do anything that exceeds the boundaries of friendship.

In that case, wouldn't that mean there's no problem at all?

Thinking of Makoto Asano's consistently gentlemanly behavior, the fear that had been building up in Eriko Miyajima's heart, making her afraid that she would do something to betray Yuta Yamada like in her dream, instantly vanished.

She firmly believed that as long as Makoto Asano didn't deliberately approach her, she could firmly guard her bottom line and not commit any mistakes.

It was precisely because of this that she finally mustered the courage to directly confront Makoto Asano with her feelings: "That day, didn't Asano-kun suggest that he wanted to go back to our previous relationship? But why is it that after I accepted that proposal, it's now Asano-kun who's started to push me away?"

Hearing these words, Makoto Asano suddenly didn't know what to say.

He really didn't expect Eriko Miyajima's change to be so significant, and that she would ask such a sharp question.

Despite this, he couldn't help but feel happy about it in his heart.

Because it meant that Eriko Miyajima was finally willing to accept him.

And after thinking for a while, he also knew what he should do next.

He first pretended to scratch his head with a troubled expression, as if he found the following words difficult to say.

But in the end, he bit his lip as if he had made up his mind, sighed, and explained, "Eriko, actually, I didn't want to push you away. I still really want to be friends with you. You could say that my feelings have never changed from beginning to end."

"It's just that after going back that night, I thought about it carefully and suddenly realized how excessive what I did was. I not only didn't care about your feelings, but also forced you to make a choice."

"I really felt guilty about this and didn't know how to face you. I even doubted whether I was worthy of being your friend, so those days I was thinking about just listening to you, keeping my distance from you, and deliberately avoiding you..."

Makoto Asano's words stopped abruptly in the middle.

But this wasn't because he couldn't make up any more excuses, but because he noticed that Eriko Miyajima's eyes suddenly turned red without any warning, and he could even see a few tears swirling in her eyes.

So Makoto Asano quickly interrupted his words and asked with concern, "Eriko, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly crying? Is it... did I do something bad again that made you feel uncomfortable?"

After all, it happened so suddenly that he didn't react for a moment, so his flustered appearance didn't seem fake at all, because he was really a little flustered now.

And looking at Makoto Asano's flustered appearance, where he subconsciously suspected that he had done something wrong that caused her to cry, Eriko Miyajima, with her red eyes, finally couldn't help but laugh.

So, Asano-kun doesn't hate me, but is deliberately distancing himself from me because he's considering my feelings.

So, Asano-kun is also as troubled as I am because he messed up our relationship.

Eriko, Eriko, what are you doing?

It was like this when you initially misunderstood that he had ulterior motives towards you, and it was also like this when you later misunderstood that he hated you.

All along, you've only known how to misunderstand Asano-kun for your own sake.

Everything has turned out like this because of you.

Eriko, you idiot!

Seeing Eriko Miyajima suddenly burst into laughter through her tears, Makoto Asano was even more confused. He asked with a puzzled and cautious expression, "Wha... what's wrong, Eriko? Why are you suddenly laughing again?"

Eriko Miyajima didn't directly answer this question. She just wiped away her tears and then revealed a grand smile on her face.

"As expected, Asano-kun is a good person."

The strong contrast between her tear-stained face and her pure and beautiful smile made Makoto Asano unable to help but stare blankly.

He didn't even think about why Eriko Miyajima suddenly gave him a 'good person' card.

But when he reacted, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed by Eriko Miyajima's sincere praise, and for a moment he didn't know what to say in response.

Fortunately, Eriko Miyajima didn't leave the embarrassed him to fall into a predicament alone.

"Asano-kun, don't you want to be friends with me?"

Eriko Miyajima still had that big smile on her face as she said, "Then please accompany me to see a movie, as friends, starting from today."

Makoto Asano stared at her blankly for a while, then scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly.

He really didn't expect that he would one day be manipulated by a woman like this.

But since Eriko Miyajima had said so much, it was impossible for him to let go of such a great opportunity.

"Since Eriko has said so, then I'll 'reluctantly' agree."

Hearing his joke, Eriko Miyajima laughed back and said, "What do you mean 'reluctantly'? It was clearly Asano-kun who said he wanted to be friends with me first."

"But wasn't it Eriko who was just crying and making a fuss about wanting to be friends with me?"

Hearing this, Eriko Miyajima's cheeks, which were already a little rosy, suddenly turned completely red, probably because she remembered how she couldn't help but cry just now. She turned her head away and lowered her eyes, not looking at Makoto Asano.

After a little while, she finally muttered in a small voice with a red face, "Asano-kun, you're so mean."

Looking at Eriko Miyajima's cute, shy appearance, Makoto Asano's heart couldn't help but tremble.

He really wanted to get Eriko Miyajima more and more.

This wasn't because of the system's urging, nor was it to avoid the punishment of not being able to complete the task, and it wasn't even related to any other factors. It was purely the desire of him as a man that was at play.

It could be said that Eriko Miyajima was the first and only woman who had aroused this kind of feeling in him.

As for the pure love warrior and the NTR enthusiast?

In front of Eriko Miyajima, he didn't care about any of that.

Author's Note: Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month! If you don't vote now, they will expire in 30 days (funny), what a pity!

By the way, let's calculate the updates I owe from last month.

I owe 5.5 chapters for monthly ticket additions, and 1.5 chapters for reward additions, for a total of 7 chapters.

So far, I have paid back 3 chapters, and I still owe 4 chapters. I will pay them all back as soon as possible.

And then, I want to apologize to everyone.

Because I was busy with moving bricks to earn this month's rent at the end of last month, I didn't have much time to update.

Moreover, in order to pay back the extra updates, all of my originally limited manuscripts were used up, and then the daily updates were basically written and updated on the spot at dawn.

So during that time, my updates seemed to be a little later than the agreed time every day, which may have made many readers wait for a long time. I'm really very sorry!

But it won't be like this in July, because I don't have to move bricks, so there is more time to code words, and I will continue to work hard to write in the future!

I hope everyone can continue to support me!

By the way, next Wednesday is my birthday, I hope everyone can send me the best birthday gift (as long as I can see the latest chapter every day before Wednesday, it will be the best gift for me!)

Chapter 59: The Strange Smell in the Car

"Asano-kun, come in and sit for a while, I'll pack up and we'll leave right away."

As if not wanting to keep Makoto Asano waiting for too long, Eriko Miyajima said as she walked back to the guest room where she slept.

Hearing this, Makoto Asano very skillfully changed into indoor slippers at the entrance and walked into the living room, sitting on the sofa to wait.

By the way, these indoor slippers were specially prepared for him by Yuta Yamada, considering that Makoto Asano might come to his house often in the future.

Makoto Asano also has them at home, but only for Eriko Miyajima.

After waiting patiently for a while, Eriko Miyajima, who had simply tied her flaxen hair into a ponytail, had finished packing and opened the door to walk out of the bedroom.

At this moment, she had changed out of her pajamas and put on a light-colored batwing shirt, paired with an A-line skirt, and her slender, straight legs were wrapped in flesh-colored stockings.

Eriko Miyajima's dress didn't look like a virtuous wife, but rather had a youthful feeling.

In addition, she also put on light makeup on her face.

Makoto Asano doesn't understand makeup, but he doesn't know if it's an illusion, but he thinks Eriko Miyajima's makeup today is better than before.

Of course, Eriko Miyajima is also very beautiful even if she doesn't wear any makeup at all.

"Eriko."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Asano-kun?"

"You look really beautiful today."

Hearing this, Eriko Miyajima's face suddenly turned red, and she couldn't help but wave her hand and scold娇斥, "Let's go!"

After saying that, she took the lead in changing her shoes at the entrance and walked out of the house.

Behind him, Makoto Asano looked at Eriko Miyajima's back with an excited expression.

You know, it's only a little after eight o'clock in the morning now, and the movie doesn't start until two o'clock in the afternoon, but Eriko Miyajima is going out now.

He doesn't need to say more about what this means, right?

He didn't say much about this, just followed Eriko Miyajima out with a smile, then watched her lock the door, and then walked into the elevator together.

However, when Eriko Miyajima was about to press the first floor, he took the lead in pressing the "-1" button representing the underground garage.

Seeing this, Eriko Miyajima asked with some confusion, "Asano-kun? What are you doing?"

"Oh, I just bought a new car recently, we'll drive there today."

Makoto Asano's tone was as calm as if he had bought not an expensive thing like a car, but a worthless little toy.

It's good to be rich, you can buy whatever you want...

Eriko Miyajima shook her head in her heart, thinking so with some envy.

However, it was naturally impossible for her to say this in front of Makoto Asano, she just said with a somewhat envious tone, "Did Asano-kun's parents buy it for you? They're really good to you."

She thought very simply.

Generally speaking, it is basically impossible for young people around 20 years old like Makoto Asano to buy a car and a house in Tokyo by themselves, let alone have two houses.

Since he didn't buy it himself, then wouldn't it only be possible that his parents bought it?

However, Makoto Asano's answer made her freeze in place.

"No, I bought it myself. How could my parents buy me a car? They died in a car accident not long after I was born. I don't even have any memories related to them."

When saying this, Makoto Asano, who was looking straight at the elevator door, didn't have a trace of fluctuation in his tone, and even had a hint of a relaxed smile.