30: Returning

"You are dating Chelsea?!" Kana's loud shout attracted the attention of several passersby. She didn't notice them at all. She grabbed Natsuo by the shirt and demanded, "Since when?"

"Three days, I guess?" Natsuo peeled her hands away from his shirt and continued walking. "You're making a scene."

"Wait, why am I learning about this just now?!" Kana followed behind him, her head spinning as her breathing grew heavy, a sharp pain stabbing at her heart. 'Three days ago? So it was right after Natsuo lost his hand! Damn it! She made her move so quickly!'

She imagined the scene of Natsuo being weak and fragile after losing his hand, and Chelsea taking advantage of his vulnerability to confess to him. Kana felt like an idiot for hesitating all this time. She roared inwardly, 'It should've been me, not her!'

"I didn't get the opportunity to tell you. Anyways, now you know." Natsuo had no idea what was going on in her mind, nor did he care either.

"Yeah... right," Kana gritted her teeth.

No wonder Chelsea and Natsuo often disappeared. They must've been secretly getting up to all kinds of lewd stuff. Imagining all sorts of naughty things in her mind, Kana thought inwardly that they had only been dating for three days, yet they were already this far into their relationship. They were moving so fast!

'As expected of a beast who fucked his stepsister!'

...

"I am Hoshino Ai, from XXX Firm. It's a pleasure to meet you, Natsuo-sama." A woman dressed in a business suit bowed as she handed him her business card with both hands.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Hoshino." Natsuo took her business card with both hands and invited her to take a seat. He silently scrutinized her as he sat down next to Kana. She was an attractive middle aged woman with rimless glasses.

'So young!' The woman was surprised to see that her important client was actually so young.

"Based on the information you provided us, this is the plan we came up with. Please take a look."

She reached into her briefcase and took out a folder, then passed it across the table to him. At the same time, she cast a few glances at Kana, who was playing with her phone and looked completely uninterested in all of this.

Natsuo picked up the folder and began reading it silently. His assets were much larger than what he had possessed in his original world, since he had used his knowledge of the future to make large sums of money through trading. He had a large amount of liquid cash, along with only three properties that he had bought casually, as well as stocks in companies he knew would rise in the future, such as Nvidia.

The plan this firm had come up with matched his own idea of buying valuable properties and managing them, using them as real estate investments and renting them out. They would handle all the work, including sorting out taxes, collecting rent, purchasing relatively cheap buildings, and even handling construction when necessary. The plan was somewhat plain, but it was still good. Natsuo didn't want some genius plan. He only wanted someone who could manage his business while he wasn't around and, most importantly, not screw it up.

"The plan is not bad. There are some details I would like to change." Natsuo put the folder down and spoke calmly.

"Of course, Natsuo-sama. Your opinion matters the most." The woman took the folder and answered him with a bright smile.

The two of them discussed the details, and the process was surprisingly easy. Natsuo explained the changes he wanted to make to the plan, while the woman listened and noted them down. Once they had agreed on everything, including the commission, Natsuo suddenly tapped Kana on the shoulder and spoke.

"I travel a lot, and I won't be reachable very often. She will be my legal representative."

"Eh? Me?!" Kana, who had been rudely interrupted from her doomscrolling, became startled and pointed at herself.

"Yes, you." Natsuo nodded. If he had any plans in the future to expand his business into Kana's world, it would be far more worthwhile to simply tell Kana and have her ask the firm to implement them rather than waste points traveling back and forth between their worlds.

"Alright." Kana gazed at his earnest face before nodding.

After talking for a little longer, the three of them left the coffee shop. Outside the shop, the woman bowed once again.

"I hope you have a pleasant afternoon, Natsuo-sama, Kana-sama."

The two of them gave her a nod and walked away. The woman remained bowed for a moment, watching until their figures faded into the distance before finally straightening up and walking away herself. She muttered enviously, "Kana Kimishima, what a lucky woman. If only I could meet a young, handsome, and rich man like him."

...

"I didn't expect you to hand me all your wealth. Aren't you afraid I'll screw you over?" Kana's mood had visibly improved. She jokingly wrapped her arm around his shoulder and spoke with a grin.

"I trust you," Natsuo replied, then shrugged his shoulders. "It's a low-risk investment. If you really screw me over, it proves I can't trust you in the future. Losing a few hundred million isn't a big deal."

If someone were to betray him just because of some cash, who knew what they might do in the future when they were on missions in other worlds? It was indeed a low-risk investment for him.

"Tsk! Rich people are disgusting!" Kana clicked her tongue. This guy's perception of money was completely screwed up. It would take her entire family working tirelessly for multiple generations to accumulate the kind of wealth he had, yet this guy didn't seem to care about it at all.

"Well, since you trust me so much, I'll make sure to take care of it." She lightly punched his shoulder with her fist. "You'd better be grateful, will ya?"

"It's not like I'm asking you to do it for free. You can use the money to buy whatever you want. Just don't go overboard." Natsuo shrugged his shoulders. With this, he wouldn't owe her anything.

"Yeah, yeah. You sound like a sugar daddy now."

"I wouldn't want to keep a gold digger like you."

"Hmph! You have no taste. How could you not appreciate a beauty like me?"

"Uneducated, stupid, rash, vulgar. Who would want to spend money on you?"

"What did you say?!"

...

With less than seven days left before their return, everyone went on a trip around Japan. It was winter, and Kana still had school, but she skipped it to go with them.

She had never been particularly keen on going to school in the first place, and her parents were always busy with work and rarely noticed. Now that she had the Chat Group and no longer had to worry about money, she had become even less interested in going to school.

They went to Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido. Despite learning that Chelsea and Natsuo were dating, and even though Kana was still upset about it, she didn't show it openly.

During the trip, Natsuo and Chelsea spent a great time going on dates alone, leaving Hilda and Kana behind. They fucked around even more... in the onsens, love hotels, shrines, and more.

They also bought a lot of souvenirs along the way.

"You are buying all of this?" Natsuo stared at the delivery truck as the workers unloaded box after box, then looked at Chelsea speechlessly.

She had bought a large number of electronic devices, including phones, laptops, desktop computers, and solar panels. However, the items she had bought in the largest quantities were batteries. After thanking the delivery workers when they left, she turned to Natsuo and said, "I can't live without technology. Besides, this can help the Revolutionary Army with their cause."

Spending so much time in this modern world, she had become very dependent on the comfortable life that technology provided. It was a shame that she couldn't access the internet with the devices she had brought, but she hoped the scientists in the Revolutionary Army would be able to replicate these items after experimenting with them.

Though this would be very difficult to accomplish, given that even in this world, most companies relied on a single company to manufacture their chips.

'How is she going to take all of this with her?' Natsuo wondered curiously.

"I have the same idea," Hilda said at this time. She had also bought a laptop and a TV, along with a solar panel. She wanted to watch K-dramas on a large screen instead of her phone.

"You are going back tomorrow?" Kana leaned against the sofa and spoke in a depressed tone. Although she had been cucked by Chelsea, if that was even a term she could use in this situation, she had still thoroughly enjoyed their trip. Now, she was sad that everyone was going to leave her.

"We'll meet again on the next mission. Don't be too dramatic," Natsuo said.

...

The next day, everyone gathered in the living room. It was the day everyone was leaving, and Hilda hugged Natsuo tightly. "My son, I will miss you!"

"Sleep early, okay?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Don't do drugs!"

"Yes, Mom."

"Stay away from bad people."

"I will, Mom."

"Don't get close to hookers."

"...Yes, Mom."

"Eat well."

"I will, Mom."

Natsuo helplessly allowed Hilda to hug him tightly, his face buried against her breasts as she continued giving him one piece of motherly advice after another, until Chelsea couldn't watch anymore and pulled them apart.

"Alright, that's enough!"

"Natsuo, you have to come visit me. I will miss you." She hugged him and said in a slightly emotional voice.

"I will miss you too." Natsuo held her face in his hands as he spoke. She was his first girlfriend, and she had been a great girlfriend. He was reluctant to part with her, and he knew he would really miss waking up and finding her in his arms every morning.

"I love you, Natsuo!"

"Me too, Chelsea!"

Under the blank gazes of Kana and Hilda, the two of them whispered sweet nothings to each other before kissing.

"Alright, goodbye, everyone." Natsuo looked at the three women and said his goodbyes. All three of them took out their phones and pressed the button, and a light enveloped them.

"Natsuo!"

Just as the light enveloped them and they were about to teleport back to their respective worlds, Kana suddenly ran toward Natsuo, hugged him, and forcefully kissed him.

"Kana!!"

The next instant, the three of them faded away, leaving only Chelsea's astonished cry behind.

"I will not lose!" Kana touched her lips and said firmly.

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