I Realized I Was the Cheating Bastard in a Hentai Manga only after I Had Already Stolen the Heroine - 56

Chapter 56: One Year Goes, Another Arrives

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Kyouko and I were taking a shower. Since Sumire had passed out, I thought we should wait until she woke up, but Kyouko suggested letting her mother take a slow shower, so in the end, we decided to shower together first without waiting for Sumire to wake up.

While washing each other’s bodies, I asked about something that had been bothering me since earlier.

“Hey, Kyouko, did you notice?”

“Hmm? Nfufu! ♡ Which one are you talking about, I wonder? ♡”

Exactly as I thought. Just as Sumire had orchestrated this situation, Kyouko seemed to have noticed her mother’s intentions and played along by pretending to be drunk.

“Listen, my mom is actually super lewd.”

A mother called super lewd by her daughter… 

Well, the daughter’s just as lewd, though. She’s a hentai manga heroine, after all.

“Sometimes, I knew Mom was doing it alone. But when she’s with me, she never shows any sign of that and acts like a proper mother. Even though she’s still in her prime as a woman, she prioritizes being a mother for me.”

Kyouko spoke as if cherishing the past. Her expression was filled with kindness and love for her mother.

“I’ve grown up quite a bit too. Sure, I’m still a kid compared to Mom, but I can do a lot of things now. So from now on, I want her to sometimes forget her role as a mother and be a woman again.”

“Oh? But being a mother is something I’m proud of, you know?”

“Mom!?”

At some point, Sumire must have regained consciousness. She entered the bathroom and hugged Kyouko from behind.

“Kyouko… Thank you. You were thinking about me that much…”

Kyouko hugged her back.

“Of course… I said it before, didn’t I? I’m happy to be born as your daughter. So I want you to be happy too.”

“Ufufu, just having you is already more than enough to make me happy. But, well, since my daughter says so, I suppose I’ll want to feel happiness as a woman sometimes too.”

“Sumire, I’m here for you anytime.”

“Yes! ♡ I look forward to it! ♡”

“Well, the bathroom is not exactly the place for this, but since Sumire is already here, let’s wash up and get out before we catch a cold.”

““Okay! ♡””

The three of us washed up, changed clothes, and then the clock struck—

3, 2, 1, 0.

“““Happy New Year!”””

The new year had just begun. This marked the start of another year.

“Here’s to another year, Mom, Shuuya! ♡”

“Yes, best wishes for this year, Kyouko, Shuuya-san.”

Sumire’s face had shifted back from woman to mother as she said that.

If that’s the case, then…

“Here’s to another year, Kyouko. Sumire-san, I’m looking forward to another year with you too.”

Kyouko and Sumire-san looked a bit surprised, but they seemed to catch my intention and smiled back.

I will treat her with respect as Kyouko’s mother at times and love her as a woman at others. I will balance those roles well.

“Now, now! Time to give you two your New Year’s money!”

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

“Sure, it’s fine for you to give it to Kyouko since she’s your daughter, but it’s fine for me. You don’t need to give me one too…”’

I was already staying over at the Takanashi house. Getting New Year’s money on top of that felt way too brazen of me.

Come to think of it, what age do you stop receiving New Year’s gifts? I guess it depends on the household…

“Oh my, I’ve already prepared one for you… What should I do?”

She said it with a look that didn’t seem troubled at all.

“Then, consider this as thanks for the semen you poured into me earlier! ♡”

“Hahaha!~ It’s like sugar daddy, but Shuuya is doing sugar mommy instead.”

That’s not a laughing matter…

In the end, I was overpowered and accepted the New Year’s money.

Well, I’ll use it for Kyouko or Sumire-san’s sake.

After that, the three of us slept quietly. Since Sumire-san’s bed was a disaster, we ended up sleeping together in Kyouko’s bed.

The next morning, Rui and Miyo-san came over.

“Shuu-nii, Kyou-nee, Auntie, Happy New Year!”

We exchanged New Year’s greetings and ate osechi together. This was my first time spending the New Year with so many people.  I got New Year’s greeting messages from Yuuka and Kanae too, so I replied to them. We were meeting up later for our first shrine visit, though.

Apparently, both of them sent New Year’s cards too. Since I hadn’t gone back home since New Year’s Eve, I hadn’t seen them yet, but I was looking forward to seeing their cards. Kyouko and I didn’t write New Year’s cards ourselves.

It felt like they had one-upped us, so I was determined to write them proper New Year’s cards next year.  

Saying that now might make the demons laugh, as the proverb goes. Well, this year’s bound to be another fun one.

By the way, Kanae’s New Year’s card was a heartfelt, handwritten one, while Yuuka’s was a “breast print” made by inking her chest and pressing it onto the card. Apparently, it was an original merchandise for her live stream audience. She actually distributed printed copies of it. 

…She actually managed to get them delivered without a problem.

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