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#76 Let's Pretend
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2024-10-26 07:02:51"I've already chosen the most beautiful one. You should be satisfied with my choice."
Ryu tried to sound enthusiastic and cheerful when Kenji called him. It was meant to lessen Kenji's annoyance.
"This is the time you'd wish you were really a cat, so you'd have nine lives," Kenji said.
"Don't be like that. It's just a trial," Ryu complained.
Of course, Kenji once again ignored the file containing information on women his father had deemed suitable to be his wife, which had been sent by his father.
So, it was Ryu who ended up picking and setting up a meeting. If Masaki found out that Kenji hadn’t followed his orders again, it wouldn’t only be Kenji who’d be in trouble, but Ryu as well.
Ryu was going through the trouble for his own peace of mind, too. He 'forced' Kenji to set aside time that afternoon to meet a woman—Ryu's choice.Kenji, of course, strongly disagreed, but he only found out about the schedule
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