18 She Has to Become Hostess

"I feel uneasy," Saki says.

"About what?" Asuka asks.

"Actually, I can guess what uneasy feeling Saki is having," Yuta says.

These three children go back home as they talk about these things.

"Cuckold guy, you understand me?" Saki looks at Yuta and asks.

Yuta nods his head, "Yes, it's about Ryuki, right?"

"Umm... well, before that can you tell me what Cuckold is?" Asuka asks.

"Oh, it's a nickname Ryuki gives me, he says that name brings luck," Yuta innocently nods his head and says, looking happy to get a nickname.

"Humph," Saki snorts, "Why does he give you a nickname but not me."

"Saki-chan, you're an older sister, that's why he doesn't give you the name," Asuka says as she holds Saki's hand.

"Yes... yes, I'm an older sister, so I have to give him a nickname," Saki's mood becomes happy as her eyes sparkle.

"Hey, I also want to give him some good nicknames, let's come up with something cool like Dragon," Yuta gets excited and says.

"No, the dragon is no-no, think of something," Saki shakes her head and says.

"But where is he? For the past few days, where does he go after school?" Asuka asks.

"Yes, this is why I'm feeling uneasy. Where is he going after school?" Saki says.

"Same, I'm also worried about him," Yuta nods his head.

"Actually... Rena is also the same, she also goes somewhere after school, not like before where five of us walk back home," Asuka frowns and says.

"Hey, are the two meeting up secretly? Without telling us and playing together, just two of them?" Yuta stops walking and says.

"I really hate you, you cuckold," Asuka says, as she punches him. She looks at Saki, and senses that Saki's heart is beating so fast in anxiety.

"What wrong thing did I do," Yuta rubs his stomach and mutters, then he thinks, "How about going after them tomorrow when they leave? Although in the morning we miss Ryuki, with Rena we might not miss him."

"Cuckold, sometimes you give a good idea, my impression of you is now minus 99," Saki smiles and says.

"Minus? Just how low is my impression?" Yuta is visibly sad as he asks.

"Don't worry, don't worry, just work hard and someday it might turn 0," Saki shakes her head and says.

"What about the positive?"

"Don't ask for an impossible thing,"

"Am I that bad?" Yuta questions himself.

"Okay, it's decided that tomorrow we two are going after my brother," Saki holds Asuka's hand and says.

"Hey, I also want to come," Yuta blinks and says.

"Okay, now Asuka, let's drop me at home first," Saki says and takes her hand as she and Asuka walk back home, Yuta walks behind them, questioning himself as a human being.

Because Ryuki leaves early, he asks Yuta and Asuka to make sure that Saki reaches home without any problem.

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Inside a brightly lit convenience store, shelves are lined with an array of goods, and the soft hum of the refrigerator is heard. A middle-aged woman, wearing a neat uniform, stands behind the counter. She gracefully bows to a customer who has just made a purchase, thanking him with a sincere smile. The customer, holding a small bag, nods in appreciation and heads toward the exit. The automatic doors slide open with a gentle whoosh, and he starts walking away, blending into the bustling street outside.

The middle-aged woman is Shizimu Fumiko, who works at a convenience store.

"Shizimu-San, your work is done for today." A man with an ugly smile says.

"Thank you very much for today, manager," Fumiko nods her head with a smile and heads to the changing room to change her clothes.

When she enters the changing room, she sighs, and rubs her head, "The headache gets worse, I have to see a doctor."

Fumiko takes off the apron, and then proceeds to take off her shirt, unbuttoning; she takes off her shirt, revealing her white skin, and white sports bra.

"Before going to the doctor, I have to find a new job," Fumiko says as she takes off her pants, standing only in her panty and bra, she unlocks the locker room and takes out her clothes.

Fumiko has been having a serious headache for the past few days but she isn't getting time to go to the doctor for treatment. It's not too much of a problem since she takes headache medicine.

However, the problem is that her children are growing up, the money for their clothing, and study is also growing.

Fumiko decides to buy only one set of clothes a year for each of her children, so for clothes she can manage but for study.

For study, Fumiko needs other jobs beside this one; study is costly, the money for school fees, school clothes, books, and many other costs when school gives them projects.

The current job she has isn't enough for her to earn money for her children's study cost.

"I don't have a choice but to do that job," Fumiko wears her clothes as she says and sighs.

Fumiko is avoiding that job till now but it seems she has to do that job; she has to become a hostess.