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

Meanwhile, Eriko Miyajima, who was next to him, was completely dumbfounded. She stared unblinkingly at Makoto Asano, her eyes wide with indescribable shock.

This was the first time she had heard Makoto Asano talk about his family background since they had known each other for so long.

Because she knew Makoto Asano didn't have a job, she had always assumed he was a good-for-nothing rich kid, or even a NEET who only knew how to sponge off his parents.

It was just that the "parents" he sponged off were very rich, which made him seem not so miserable.

However, reality was completely different from what she had imagined.

Makoto Asano was actually an orphan.

And an orphan who had lost his parents shortly after birth and grew up alone.

Regarding this, Eriko Miyajima felt both admiration and pity for Makoto Asano's experience.

In addition to that, she also felt a strong sense of guilt in her heart.

As everyone knows, orphans usually grow up lacking companionship, and they are generally very sensitive to things like interpersonal relationships.

And she had actually speculated that Makoto Asano had ulterior motives towards her, and even deliberately distanced herself from him because of it.

I'm sure I caused a lot of harm to Asano-kun's heart.

Thinking this, Eriko Miyajima prepared to apologize to Makoto Asano.

However, at this moment, the elevator happened to have reached the underground garage, and Makoto Asano walked out of the elevator first, as if he was avoiding her.

Looking at Makoto Asano's departing back, Eriko Miyajima was slightly stunned, and the words that had just reached her lips could not be spoken again.

After thinking for a while, she guessed that he didn't want to hear her mention this sad thing again, so he deliberately walked out first.

Yes, that must be it.

Because he didn't let me go out first like a gentleman as he used to, but left the elevator first!

At this time, Eriko Miyajima suddenly remembered the tone Makoto Asano used when he spoke those words just now.

It was really very flat, as if he didn't care about not having parents at all.

But the more he was like this, the more Eriko Miyajima felt sorry for him.

What a strong person!

Eriko Miyajima imagined this in her mind, and once again thought highly of Makoto Asano in her heart.

On the other side, Makoto Asano, who had already walked to the car and opened the door, heard the notification sound [Eriko Miyajima's favorability +3, Pure Love Value +30] suddenly ringing in his mind, and was a little confused for a moment.

He naturally didn't know that Eriko Miyajima had thought so many things in her heart in such a short period of time.

In fact, he had just answered Eriko Miyajima's question casually, and didn't want to put on a strong appearance to win the other party's sympathy.

Because he really didn't care much about this matter.

Although he was indeed born into this world as a newborn by that young couple, because he didn't spend a few days with them, and they had been dead for a long time, he really didn't have any special feelings for his parents in this world now.

But since there was an unexpected surprise, Makoto Asano naturally accepted it smoothly, and then smiled and opened the passenger door for Eriko Miyajima, who had followed him, to get in the car.

Although Eriko Miyajima still wanted to say something, she thought of Makoto Asano's attitude of not wanting her to bring up the past, and finally said nothing.

It's just that she thought in her heart that she must be more friendly to Asano-kun in the future, and must become Asano-kun's best friend, just as compensation for hurting Asano-kun.

Thinking that saying nothing was a bit impolite, she still prepared to praise Makoto Asano's new car.

However, when she sat in the passenger seat, she suddenly smelled a strange smell in the car.

The smell was difficult to describe, it seemed a little sweet, and a little fishy, but it was not unpleasant, anyway, it was a very difficult to describe smell.

On the side, Makoto Asano, who had just sat in the driver's seat and was about to start the car, saw Eriko Miyajima constantly twitching her little nose, and knew that something was wrong.

Although he hadn't been busy these days, he only traveled between home and the gym every day.

But because he didn't think Yuna Shinno's smell was too unpleasant, he was a little lazy for a while and didn't send the car to the car wash.

He hadn't remembered this when he let Eriko Miyajima get in the car before, but now looking at her strange look, he immediately realized that the other party must have discovered something.

Sure enough, before two seconds had passed, Eriko Miyajima, who hadn't figured out what the smell was, asked curiously.

"Asano-kun, is there a strange smell in the car."

Chapter 60: Caught Cheating?

"This was given by the car dealership when I bought the car. It seems to be the latest car perfume developed by Audi. What's wrong? Does it smell bad?"

Although he was extremely flustered in his heart, Makoto Asano still fastened his seat belt while telling a lie without blushing or skipping a beat.

"Huh? Is that so? There is actually a perfume with this kind of smell, I've really broadened my horizons..."

Hearing this, Eriko Miyajima only hesitated slightly, and then believed Makoto Asano's statement.

Although it's a bit strange that the perfume is this kind of smell, but after all, it was said by Asano-kun, so it should be like this, right?

This trusting appearance made Makoto Asano feel a little guilty, and he quickly changed the subject and said, "The movie doesn't start until the afternoon, where are we going now?"

"Does Asano-kun have any place he wants to go?"

"Uh, no, you also know that I rarely go out, and even if I really want to go out, I can't find friends to accompany me, so I simply don't know where to go."

This is a lie.

Not to mention anything else, he has already taken Yuna Shinno to several places.

Hearing this, Eriko Miyajima also said helplessly, "That's right... Actually, I'm the same as Asano-kun, I haven't really visited Tokyo properly, and I've basically been staying at home since I came here."

This is the truth.

After being brought to an unfamiliar Tokyo by Yuta Yamada, she basically stayed at home every day, and only went out when she was throwing garbage and buying groceries, but that was only to the supermarket near her home.

It was also for this reason that after coming to Tokyo and losing her friends from her hometown, she now had no chance to make new friends—Makoto Asano should be the first.

Hearing this, Makoto Asano immediately felt that this was a good opportunity to poach her, pretending to be surprised and asked, "Huh? Has Yuta-kun not taken you out to play before?"

Eriko Miyajima was directly silent.

Yuta Yamada is a newbie in the company, and in the period when he just joined the company, he was basically very busy every day in order to leave a good impression on the leaders.

Even on Saturdays and Sundays, he would only take advantage of this rare rest time to lie at home to recuperate, and rarely took Eriko Miyajima out.

This time, he finally got the hang of it and decided to go out on a date with Eriko Miyajima, wanting to appease her emotions, but the company suddenly notified him to work overtime, and finally Makoto Asano cut him off.

Seeing Eriko Miyajima's gloomy expression, Makoto Asano immediately wisely changed the subject: "It's okay, I'll take you around Tokyo today."

He thought for a while, and then continued: "How about this, Eriko, search on your phone for good places to go with friends nearby, I'll drive the car out first."

After saying this, he immediately started the car and drove it out of the underground garage.

On the other side, perhaps feeling that this was indeed a good idea, Eriko Miyajima immediately nodded, and then took out her phone and started searching.

But after she typed "Places around Shinjuku suitable for friends to go" into the search box, she suddenly found that the search results were very different from what she had imagined.

It's not that there was a problem with the search results, but that some of the wording in the search results was very problematic.

Clearly, she searched for "friends", but most of the search results wrote not only "friends", but also added the prefix "male and female", or simply used words like "lovers" and "couples".

For some reason, seeing these clearly defined words, Eriko Miyajima's face turned red directly.

She subconsciously tilted the phone screen towards herself, as if she didn't want Makoto Asano to see the content above, and at the same time secretly observed Makoto Asano's reaction with the corner of her eye.

Fortunately, Makoto Asano was concentrating on driving and didn't notice the abnormality on her side.

However, just when Eriko Miyajima breathed a slight sigh of relief because of this, Makoto Asano suddenly asked, "Eriko, have you found it? Are there any suitable places."

Caught off guard, Eriko Miyajima was taken aback and almost dropped her phone.

Makoto Asano turned his head and glanced, then asked with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"

"No... nothing, my hand slipped."

Eriko Miyajima said somewhat flusteredly, while regaining her grip on the phone, pretending to be seriously looking at the guide.

Although he felt a little strange, Makoto Asano refocused his attention on the road and continued to drive seriously.

Having had this experience, Eriko Miyajima didn't dare to think about anything messy anymore, although her face was still a little red, she still seriously read the content above to Makoto Asano, seemingly wanting to ask for his opinion.

Makoto Asano also discussed it while driving.

After discussing for a while, the two decided to first go to Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome to stroll around until noon, and then go to Shinjuku Central Park for camping and picnicking, and after eating, go directly to the movie theater near Yuta Yamada.

The morning passed quickly, and the two came to Shinjuku Central Park next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government according to their original plan.

Compared to Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, which is listed as one of Japan's 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots, Shinjuku Central Park has a lower profile and relatively less traffic.

The fact is indeed the case. When Makoto Asano and Eriko Miyajima arrived here with the snacks they bought nearby, they found that there were not many people inside, only two or three couples were picnicking on the grass.

After renting picnic mats and tents from the store by the park, the two laid out a large mat on the ground next to the waterfall, and then placed the snacks on the mat.

The sun was not very strong today, and the gentle breeze brought by the waterfall gently caressed the cheeks, which was very pleasant.

It had been a long time since Makoto Asano had experienced this kind of relaxing feeling.

Whether it was an illusion or not, he would feel very relaxed every time he was with Eriko Miyajima.

He liked this feeling.

The two of them ate and chatted quietly, waiting for the movie to start.

But just then, a phone call suddenly came to Makoto Asano's picnic mat.

Makoto Asano, who was originally clinking glasses with Eriko Miyajima to drink, looked down and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the back of his head.

He quickly picked up the phone and held it in front of his chest, while looking up to observe Eriko Miyajima's reaction.

Fortunately, Eriko Miyajima looked blank and asked in a puzzled tone, "What's wrong, Asano-kun?"

Seeing that she didn't seem to have seen the name of the caller, Makoto Asano breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he said in as calm a tone as possible: "Sorry, Eriko, a friend gave me a call, please excuse me for a moment."

"Yes! It's okay, Asano-kun, you go first, I'll wait for you here."

Hearing Eriko Miyajima nod and say such understanding words, Makoto Asano made an apologetic gesture, and then got up and left here.

However, what he didn't notice was that the moment he turned his back to Eriko Miyajima, the expression on her face suddenly turned gloomy.

She had just seen it.

The name of the person calling Makoto Asano was: Obedient Little Pet.