Kawahara, after hearing Hiroshi's voice, looked behind him and smiled

Kawahara said in a cheery tone, "Welcome home, Hiroshi!"

After greeting Hiroshi, he went back to cooking

Kawahara, while cooking, said to Hiroshi, "Take a seat; I'm almost done with dinner."

Hiroshi took a seat after hearing what Kawahara said

Hiroshi, "How long are you going to stay home?"

Kawahara Replied, "Well, just for tonight. I have to go back to the ER tomorrow."

Hiroshi nodded, although it wasn't seen by Kawahara. After a few minutes, the food that Kawahara was cooking was ready. He smiled when he saw that the food that he was cooking was ready and he grabbed 2 bowls and filled them with the food he cooked. He took the food-filled bowl and put 1 of them in front of Hiroshi.

Hiroshi, "Curry?" Hiroshi asked as he got his chopsticks.

Kawahara: "Mhm, curry with rice," he says to Hiroshi with a smile as he sits down and grabs a pair of chopsticks as well.

Hiroshi and Kawahara ate in silence. Kawahara knew that Hiroshi doesn't like to speak that much ever since that incident, and Hiroshi knew that Kawahara must be tired from working in the ER 24/7. He was grateful to Kawahara since he was taken in by him. The first days that Kawahara became the legal guardian and the adopter of Hiroshi were interesting, to say the least.

*Flashback*

After they arrived at the home of Kawahara after a long trip, Kawahara saw that Hiroshi was tired, so he led Hiroshi to the room that he was going to stay in. He led Hiroshi to the second floor and to a room with just a bed and nothing else

Kawahara, in an attempt to cheer up Hiroshi, said, "I'm sorry it isn't much, but tomorrow, we will go shopping for things to decorate your room, ok?"

Hiroshi said in a monotone voice, "This is fine, sir Kawahara."

Kawahara just smiled at Hiroshi, and since Hiroshi was feeling tired, he went to the bed in the room and fell asleep. After Kawahara saw that Hiroshi was asleep, he went back to his car and got the stuff Hiroshi brought with him. He put the stuff in a corner of the room that Hiroshi is sleeping in. Kawahara saw that it was already late so he also went to his room to get some sleep himself.

Meanwhile, with Hiroshi, he was having a dream

*Dreamland*

Hiroshi was standing in the middle of a forest, a familiar forest. The forest has a majestic white color, just like the dream he had 4 years ago. He started walking, and as he walked, a cold wind started to blow against him. Hiroshi started to struggle against the wind. He was able to keep his balance, but the wind was too strong, g and he got knocked over by the wind. When Hiroshi got knocked over by the wind, it stopped. Hiroshi kept on trying to stand back up, but the wind kept on starting up again whenever he tried to do so. After a few tries, he was exhausted and tired, so he gave up. That's when a white, nine-tailed fox appeared, the same one that he had dreamed of in the past. The fox came closer to Hiroshi's face and started to lick it

Confused, Hiroshi asked, "Why do you keep appearing in my dreams?"

The fox continued to lick his face, and when the fox was done, the fox climbed on top of him and laid there. Then the fox started to sleep, and when Hiroshi saw this, he felt a sense of comfort; it was as if the fox was comforting him. The tails of the fox then started to grow larger and Hiroshi was shocked, to say the least, He would have stood up if the wind didn't make it impossible for him to. The white tails wrapped themselves around Hiroshi, tightly but comfortably.

Hiroshi asked, "What are you doing?"

The fox didn't move as it was in deep sleep and once the tails was fully wrapped around Hiroshi, he felt a sense of peace within him. Once the sense of feeling filled him, he began to sleep within the dream. His eyes slowly closed and opened as he tried not to fall asleep but it was no use; he eventually fell asleep in the dream.

*End of dream*

Hiroshi's sleeping face looked calm; the dream he had has affected him in the real world as well. This was the first night that he had slept without having nightmares about his parents' corpse. He would always wake up in the middle of the night but tonight, there was no sign that he would wake up in the middle of the night.

*Morning*

Kawahara heard his alarm ring and he woke up to turn it off. He sat up and went to the toilet to brush his teeth, once he was done, he went to cook breakfast

Kawahara, "I wonder if Hiroshi slept well." He thought to himself as he cracked some eggs and started to cook omelette for him and Hiroshi

It took him a few minutes to prepare the food he and Hiroshi would eat and when he was done, he put the food on the table and smiled at the food he cooked. He walked upstairs to the room where Hiroshi was sleeping, and he saw that Hiroshi was still asleep and he was surprised.

Kawahara said to himself while producing a genuine smile, "This might be the first time I have ever seen Hiroshi so peaceful in his sleep."

Kawahara then began to gently wake up Hiroshi, and Hiroshi slowly woke up. Once he was awake, Kawahara stopped shaking him, and Hiroshi sat up and rubbed his eyes.

Kawahara asked with a smile, "Good morning, Hiroshi. Did you sleep well?"

Hiroshi, "I… yes, I slept well sir Kawahara. Good morning. " He said to Kawahara who seemed pleased Hiroshi slept nicely

Kawahara said as he left Hiroshi's room, "Get washed up, breakfast is downstairs and wear something nice, we are going outside to decorate your room."

Upon hearing what Kawahara said, he got off his bed and got some clothes from his closet, and then went to the bathroom to take a bath. He took off his clothes and entered the shower area, he put the water on the hot side and started to wash, first applying some soap to his body and after he washed the soap from his body he put on shampoo on his head. After he washed the shampoo off his head, he stayed in the bathtub for a few more minutes to make sure that no soap remained in his body. He wiped his body with a towel after getting out of the tub.

Meanwhile Kawahara set up the table while waiting for Hiroshi to finish taking a bath. After he finished setting up the table, he heard Hiroshi come down from the stairs, he looked to the stairs and he smiled as he saw Hiroshi with clothes for going out and he also saw that he had already taken a bath.

Kawahara welcomingly said, "Take a seat Hiroshi and eat."

Hiroshi nodded and sat down at the table

Kawahara/Hiroshi, "Itadakimasu." They both said as they both clasped their hands)

They started eating, Kawahara putting food on Hiroshi's plate while eating. Both Hiroshi and Kawahara ate their breakfast silently. They both filled their stomach and once they were done, Kawahara took the dishes they used and he thought of washing them later once they came back.

Kawahara, "Wait here Hiroshi, I'll go change my clothes."

Hiroshi waited downstairs patiently, and after a few minutes Kawahara came down and he had his car keys in his hands

With a smile, Kawahara said, "Let's go Hiroshi."

Hiroshi nodded and walked out of the house with Kawahara. Kawahara opened the door and Hiroshi went to sit at the back. Kawahara once he had gotten in the driving seat, he adjusted his mirrors and once he was satisfied with the adjustment, he drove off towards a mall. In Haimamoto, even though it is a town, it has many beautiful sites and even won the title of "best province in Japan" award. As they drove towards the mall, the right cheek of Hiroshi suddenly started to sting. Hiroshi held his right cheek and started to rub it. When Kawahara looked at his mirror, he saw Hiroshi rubbing his right cheeks and his eyes looked like they were in pain

Kawahara asked, "What's the matter Hiroshi?"

Hiroshi not wanting to said to Kawahara

Hiroshi, "My right cheek started to sting all of a sudden and I have no idea why." He said as he kept rubbing his right cheek.

Kawahara, "Let me see…"

As Kawahara told him to let him see, Hiroshi removed his hands from his right cheeks, and Kawahara used the mirror again to see. He was shocked; his right cheek was glowing in the form of a skull.

Kawahara thought to himself, "Is that what I think it is? That's… a kitsune mark…"

Kawahara then began to think about each and every kitsune family, how their marks look and how they grow.

Kawahara, "It can't be from that clan; no, the Cape Foxes family clan mark looks like a diamond, and it glows red."

Hiroshi just sat there silently as he wondered what Kawahara was thinking of. As the pain in his right cheek went away,

Kawahara: "No, it's not that family as well…. That only leaves... the Yoshiko Clan".

Kawahara," Say Hiroshi, do you know the Yoshiko Clan?" He asked Hiroshi, wondering if Hiroshi has already met his soulmate

Hiroshi: The Yoshiko Clan? I don't know them. (He said he was not showing any more emotions in his eyes as the pain has subsided.)

Kawahara told Hiroshi, "That family is a family with pure talent for business. They own 40% of the company worldwide, making them the richest on the planet."

Hiroshi was shocked to hear that, as he thought it was impossible and before he could say anything, Kawahara spoke again, saying

Kawahara, in a tone of pure admiration, said, "It might seem impossible but their talent is amazing."

Hiroshi, "Why are you telling me about this?"

Kawahara told Hiroshi after he pulled up to the parking lot of the mall, "As soon as you meet one of them one day, you will know why I have told you of their existence."

Kawahara told Hiroshi as he exited the car, "Alright, enough about that; let's go shop for things you need."

Hiroshi, "What are we exactly going to buy, sir?"

Kawahara, "Notice how there's barely any stuff in your room?" He paused as he looked at Hiroshi, who nodded his head.

Kawahara: We will be shopping for things you will be using in that room like cabinets, desk and a bed that is to your liking. (He explained to Hiroshi as he led them to the sections of furniture.)

Hiroshi, "Sir I am ok with the room I have; there is no need." But before he could finish his sentence, Kawahara interrupted him, saying,

Kawahara, "Look at this cabinet, Hiroshi; it looks good for all of your clothes right or do you want to find another one?"

Hiroshi reluctantly said, "Yes, sir, it's good."

Kawahara, Alright then, next, let's look for a bed for you.

Fast forward,

After they got everything that was needed for Hiroshi's bedroom, they went to a restaurant. Kawahara parked his car in front of the restaurant. When they entered, a waitress greeted them, saying

A waitress handed them menus and said, "Hello, welcome to "Midday Bento", May I lead you to your chairs?

Kawahara replied with a smile, "That would be delightful, ma'am."

The waitress then proceeded to lead them to a table meant for 2. Once they had arrived at the table, Hiroshi and Kawahara sat down, and the waitress gave them the menus she was holding. Kawahara and Hiroshi both started to look for what they wanted to eat. After looking at the menu for a while, Hiroshi decided he wanted a "Makunouchi" bento as his order. Kawahara, meanwhile, decided to order "Kyaraben", which you can't blame the guy; it did look awesome. After they had ordered, Kawahara looked at Hiroshi

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Kawahara gravely said, "Hiroshi, about what we talked about, don't say it to anyone, alright?"

Hiroshi couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Ok, sir, but may I ask why?"

Kawahara hesitantly said, "The family I talked about; they are… quite powerful to say."

Kawahara whispered, "We don't speak of their name in public out of fear that we might offend them."

Hiroshi understood the tone that Kawahara used and decided to nod his head. After their little interaction, the bento they ordered arrived at their table and as they ate, they had little chats. This was the first day of Hiroshi, with Kawahara as his official guardian.

*End of flashback*

After they had their dinner, Hiroshi took the dishes and started washing them

Kawahara, with a yawn, said, "Hey Hiroshi, I'm heading to bed."

Hiroshi replied, "Goodnight, sir."

Kawahara also bid Hiroshi goodnight and he started to ascend the stairs to go to his bedroom. Hiroshi finished the dishes first and put the remaining food in the refrigerator to eat for breakfast tomorrow. After he did all of that, he went upstairs to his bedroom. His bedroom is really clean, as Hiroshi hates having a messy room. Kawahara and his 2 friends keep calling him a clean freak due to how clean his room is. He changed into clothes for sleeping, and then, after going to the toilet to brush his teeth, he went to his bed, laying down on it. He started to close his eyes after a few minutes.

*Morning*

After waking up from another nightmare, Hiroshi looked at his phone to check the time, seeing that it was only 5:20, which made him sigh.

Hiroshi grunted to himself, "Why do I bother setting an alarm if I wake up before it rings?"

Hiroshi sat upright in his bed. After rubbing his eyes, he got out of bed and started to do some morning stretches. After doing them, he changed into his tracksuit, going downstairs and seeing a note, then picking it up and reading, "Left to work at the ER—Kawahara". He put the note down and went to the front door. He put on his running shoes, opened the door, and started doing his morning run. As he ran, he saw many vehicles and a lot of people; some of the people were with their pets. While running, he started to put on his earbuds and started to listen to his favourite band, "Blue Dreams." The music he was playing was titled "Memories of Dreams".

*???'s POV*

As I was watching the person that my boss told me to spy on, I jotted down all of the things he does. I also wrote about the people that he has met on a daily basis, but not much is written. It is only the first day, however. As I saw him exit his house, I saw him starting to run after he closed the door. I started to run after him, following him and seeing what he does during this; he seems to be well fit since he is running fast. I do wonder, though; my radar was saying that he woke up several times at night. I have to find out what's happening; disappointing my boss is the last thing I want to do. I still remember how my superior was punished by her after he had failed her. It haunts my dreams; he was almost killed by her.

As I was being reminded of what happened to my superior, I saw him stop at the park. I took note of what he did; it... seems like he is… petting a cat. Huh, that is quite interesting. I decided to write in my notes "He likes cats" with a question mark since I am not quite certain he does like cats that much. Better safe than sorry later if it was wrong or only half true. After about 10 minutes, he started to run back to his house. I followed him to his house to see whether or not there would be any more stuff he does. After a while of running, he finally reached his house, and I absolutely learned so little about him during this trip. Well, the day only started, so what did I expect?

*End of ???'s POV*

Hiroshi unlocked the door to his house, and after entering it, he removed his shoes and put them in the shoe rack. After that, he started to cook his oatmeal by boiling some water and putting the oatmeal in a bowl. After the water boils, he pours it into the bowl of oatmeal; after that, he adds sweetened milk and some fruits. Hiroshi usually waits 30 to 20 minutes for this process to be done. While he waited, he went upstairs to his room and got his college uniform ready. After preparing it, he went downstairs and opened the TV, watching the news, to see whether or not he needed to prepare for rain or not. After about 20 minutes of watching the news, he decided that it was alright to eat the oatmeal now. He stood up from the couch and went to the kitchen to grab his oatmeal. When he returned from grabbing his oatmeal, he saw news about "Nogitsune". He almost dropped his bowl of oatmeal but he managed to hold it still

News reporter 1, "The "Nogitsune" has taken territory from "Seidō no Nezumi". People are asking whether or not a gang war will start."

News reporter 2: Until recently, the "Nogitsune" weren't doing anything. What caused the sudden change? He asked someone off-screen.

News reporter 1: "We are joined today by the leader of the police department, Tokugawa Uehara. The leader of the police department." As the camera panned to the leader of the PD

When the camera moved to the person, it showed a guy in his 40's, wearing a police uniform with many badges and a pair of wolf ears and wolf tail. Hiroshi sat down and he listened intently to what they will say, He completely forgot that he was hungry

Tokugawa Uehara said, "Hello everyone."

News reporter 2 asked him, "Mr. Uehara, what is the current situation? "

Tokugawa Uehara confidently said, "We have the situation under control; as of the moment, my men are patrolling the streets."

News reporter 1 said while pointing to a paper, "There's word that a mafia war between the 2 groups is going to happen."

With a serious face, Tokugawa Uehara answered, "That might happen; it is a possibility."

After a while of watching intensely, Hiroshi's phone rang, breaking him off from the focus. He picked up the phone, looked at it, and saw his alarm going off. It was already 6:20, and he has to go to college soon. With a sigh, he turned the TV off and ate his oatmeal, which had already turned cold. After eating his cold oatmeal, he went to the bathroom to take a quick shower. Once he was done showering, he put on his school uniform and his school shoes. He then started to sprint towards his school while listening to music.

*Time skip*

He got to his school just in time, as the time was 6:47. He was sweating and out of breath from running. Once he slowed down a bit, he went towards his class, but not before someone put their hands over his shoulder, stopping him in his tracks.

A male voice said, "No need to rush; c'mon, there's still 11 minutes till class."

A female voice replied, "Hey! Don't do that to Hiroshi! Let him go!"

After the man laughs and removes his hands from Hiroshi's shoulder, Hiroshi sighs and looks behind him. He sees his 2 best friends, Izumi and Kiyomi. Kiyomi has already started to scold Izumi about doing what he did suddenly to Hiroshi, telling Izumi that Hiroshi could have been injured

"I'm telling you! He can take it!" Izumi said as he tried to defend himself from Kiyomi's scolding.

"And I'm telling you!" He is a normal person! Kiyomi said to Izumi, believing that since Hiroshi wasn't part animal like Izumi, Izumi was stronger

Kiyomi looked back at Hiroshi

Kiyomi worryingly said, "Hiroshi, are you ok?"

Hiroshi replied in a cold tone, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Really?" Kiyomi asked, trying to make sure.

Before Hiroshi could even speak, Izumi butted in

Izumi, "He said he was fine, Kiyomi."

Kiyomi, "Shut it, Izumi, What if your strength?"

"Don't worry about it, Kiyomi; I'm used to him being like that." Hiroshi said to Kiyomi, in a deadpan way, who just sighs

"You know if he is hurting you, you shouldn't tolerate it." Kiyomi says this to Hiroshi, harshly looking at Izumi.

Izumi asked Kiyomi, "Why would I even hurt my best friend?"

Kiyomi asked Izumi, "I don't know? Aren't you always in the principal office because you fight people?"

Izumi, "Hey! That was because they started it first. I was just fighting back!"

"Yea! But that didn't mean that you needed to send them to the ER." Kiyomi says this to Izumi, scolding him.

Hiroshi, "I hate to break this couple ar- "

Izumi/Kiyomi, "WE ARE NOT A COUPLE!!!"

Hiroshi just sweated at them; he has yet to know that Kiyomi likes him

Hiroshi, "Well, we have 3 minutes till the bell rings."

Upon hearing this, Kiyomi and Izumi darted to the class, leaving Hiroshi alone. Hiroshi sighs and just starts to walk normally to his class. When he got to the class, he saw that Kiyomi and Izumi were out of breath from how fast they ran, so he went to his seat and sat down. Kiyomi and Izumi sat down at their own chairs. Kiyomi's chair was at the front, while Izumi was in the back of the class. As soon as the bell rang, the teacher entered the class.

"Alright, class, open your books and prepare your pen. We will begin our annual open book chapter test." The teacher told the class while writing on the blackboard, "Test."

As soon as he finished what he was saying, everyone, including Hiroshi, was starting. All but one, which is Izumi. Izumi preferred to sleep instead of doing it. The teacher saw this and sighed

The teacher told Izumi while she was in front of the class, "Izumi, if you don't take this test, you will fail."

Upon hearing that he might fail, Izumi took out his book and started to do the test as well. Kiyomi sighs to herself upon seeing Izumi slacking off. With everyone ready, the teacher began to write the questions on the black board. Each of the student started to

After about 1 hour and 30 minutes, the time was up

The teacher announced, "Alright, everyone, stop answering. Give your paper to my desk."

As soon as the students heard the teacher, some of the students whined. As they got up from their seats, they went towards the desk of the teacher. Once they put their test papers on the desk, they exited the classroom and went towards the canteen. Izumi was the last one to submit his paper. As he exited, he saw that Kiyomi and Hiroshi didn't wait for him and rushed to the canteen. He got his food and saw where Hiroshi and Kiyomi were waiting for him. He went towards them

Izumi: "You guys are just horrible."

"That's what you get for trying to sleep in the middle of the test." Kiyomi says in a harsh tone, scolding him.

Izumi yells, "You can't blame me!"

Kiyomi, "If you didn't stay up all night playing games every day, you wouldn't be feeling sleepy!"

Izumi said with an unemotional face, "You really love to bash me, don't you?"

Kiyomi, "Maybe if you stopped being lazy, I would stop."

Hiroshi ate silently as he watched the 2 bicker with each other. He stared at them both and when they felt like they were being stared at, looked towards the directions of Hiroshi

Kiyomi, "Why are you staring like that towards me and him?" Kiyomi asked, blushing slightly from the stare she got from her crush.

"I feel like something stupid is about to come out of your mouth." Izumi said to Hiroshi while getting stared at by Kiyomi.

"You 2 should get married." Hiroshi blankly said blankly at both of them after swallowing his food.

Kiyomi/Izumi, "WHAT!? ME?!? MARRY THAT PERSON??!!" as they both shouted at him questioningly at the time.

Kiyomi pointed to Izumi and said, "I am not marrying this dunce."

Izumi rebutted, "Like I'd want to marry a nagging girl!"

Kiyomi and Izumi then stared daggers at each other as Hiroshi just sighs and continued eating.

*Time skip*

After the school day, as Hiroshi was about to leave, He saw his 2 friends at the front gate. He was going to try to sneak past them, but since Kiyomi was part of the wolf clan, it was futile. As he got caught by Kiyomi, Izumi began to run towards them. He caught his breath after running

Kiyomi told Hiroshi, "Let's go to the café you work at! I want to order their cake!"

"If you keep eating sweets, you'll get fat." Izumi got stopped mid-sentence as his stomach was punched.

"I dare you to finish that sentence, boy," Kiyomi said to Izumi menacingly with her fist raised, ready to punch again

Izumi, decided to keep quiet, as the punch he got from her was powerful

"Note to self…. Don't insult a girl's weight." Izumi thought to himself as he held his stomach in pain

Kiyomi then continued to smile and walk as if nothing happened. As they walked, they started to talk about various things to keep themselves occupied while they walked. Hiroshi was mostly quiet, as he always was, after what happened. The 2 did their best to make him talk, but the best thing they got was a few lines here and there every now and then. But that didn't stop them from trying again and again every time they got the chance to. After a while of walking, they finally reached Hiroshi's workplace. The only weird thing was that the shop was crowded by what seemed like paparazzi. They all thought this was strange, especially Hiroshi, because this would mean either having to deal with a spoiled brat or a very choosy customer. With a wave of goodbye to his friend, he went behind the passageway for employees. As he entered the café staff room, he saw his boss and his co-workers all panicking. Well, it was mostly his co-workers, as he can see his boss was somewhat calm

Hiroshi asked his approaching boss, "Sir, what is going on?"

Upon hearing his voice, everyone stopped panicking and almost shouted from surprise. Since they were all busy panicking, they didn't see Hiroshi enter, and upon seeing him, the boss and the co-workers of Hiroshi began to calm down

Boss commanded, "Go and change quickly, then go to table 8."

Hiroshi was questioning why his boss is suddenly acting like this but decided to just follow what his boss said to him. As soon as he got changed, he went out of the employee room and went straight to table 8. The table was crowded with paparazzi and what looked like an interview crew? Whatever was going on, it looks like it was important. He approached the table and when he finally got to the table, he saw someone

Hiroshi shockingly said, "Miss Shizuko?"

Shizuko, "Ah, it seems like you are here. Does your shift usually start at this time?"

Hiroshi, "Yes, ma'am, my shift usually starts at this hour."

Shizuko thought to herself, "It seems like I'll have to take note of this."

Hiroshi took out his notepad and asked, "What would you like to order, ma'am?"

Sipping on her coffee, Shizuko replied, "No, I just came here to check on my new property."

"What?" He asked Shizuko, who was not processing this information.

Shizuko, "You see, I bought this place a while ago and was not able to visit it so since I had the time now, I wanted to visit it." She explained this to Hiroshi, who was still processing the moment.

The rest of the crowd, upon hearing it, was shocked. This was going to be breaking news. The daughter of the most powerful and richest family in the world has bought a café. A lot of the people in the crowd start talking with themselves. As Hiroshi finally processed the information, he realized something

"Wait, are you the one I'm supposed to meet tomorrow?" Hiroshi asked Shizuko, which got the attention of the paparazzi.

"You have quite the guts to say that in front of the paparazzi." Shizuko said to Hiroshi as her tails wags while she giggles

Hiroshi, upon hearing what she said, knew he messed up since paparazzi was annoying to deal with.

"Yes, I am. I want you at the location your boss told you. At the exact time, not a moment late." Shizuko said it with a strict tone.

Hiroshi immediately replied, "Yes, ma'am."

Shizuko motions for him to get closer and once Hiroshi was close, she grabbed Hiroshi's shoulder, making him much closer. She was close enough that she was whispering in his ear

Shizuko seductively whispered, "You are such a good boy."

This made Hiroshi jump slightly and he was blushing like a red tomato. Shizuko giggled at his reaction while everyone was trying to figure out what she said to him. As she continued to lightly giggle, she saw that the mark in Hiroshi's cheeks was glowing strongly white. Everyone was too focused on Shizuko to notice, however

Shizuko said to herself, "It seems like I will need to do the final step tomorrow."

She looked at her watch and saw the time. She got up from her table and got her bag

"Well, it looks like I'll have to go now. Paperwork to do." Shizuko said as she kissed Hiroshi on the cheeks quickly and proceeded to go to her car.

Hiroshi and everyone stood there, shocked and surprised. Hiroshi touched the cheek that Shizuko kissed. Everyone in the café and the one looking from the window saw that the place Shizuko kissed had red lipstick on it, which covered his mark perfectly. As soon as Hiroshi got his composure back, he went back to the staff room. However, from the crowds, someone was not happy watching his interactions with Shizuko. If she wasn't in public right now, she would be crying, or she would have fought Shizuko.

When Hiroshi finally got back inside the staff room, everyone was shocked, but especially his boss. His boss was just there, knowing the full context. Hiroshi went to the bathroom and locked the door. His co-workers just looked at the directions he gave and started to chit-chat with each other, which annoyed the boss.

The boss shouted, "All of you! Back to work! Now!"

As soon as the employees heard their boss shout at them, they immediately started to work.

Back with Hiroshi, he looked at himself in the bathroom mirror. He looked at the cheek that he was kissed on and he started to erase the kiss mark with water. Once he was done, he stared at the mirror

"What was that feeling…?" Hiroshi asked himself as he felt something he hadn't felt for a while.

What Hiroshi didn't know was that Shizuko's kiss reawakened the old him deep within himself. It would be a while until Hiroshi realized or fully got back to his old personality. As soon as he had calmed himself down, he exited the bathroom with his usual emotionless face. His co-workers saw his cold face, but they just decided to ignore him because they were scared of Shizuko.

Hiroshi continued to work normally for the rest of the day. When he was done with his shift, he was out of it. His boss saw it and decided to drive Hiroshi to his house. Once he bid his boss farewell, he entered his house. Nobody was inside, so Hiroshi decided to cook instant cup noodles for dinner as he tuned on the TV. He flipped through channels until there was a news article with the headline "Richest woman on earth kisses a guy on the cheeks!!" He was not sure how he would handle what would happen tomorrow.