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Chapter 376: [376] Hachiman's Ambition

Chapter 376: Hachiman's Ambition

"When do you plan to marry Kotonoha?"

Surprised by Manami's direct question about marriage, Kotonoha blushed.

"Mom, what are you talking about? Marriage is still too early for us."

Though shy, Kotonoha couldn't help but feel a hint of excitement. After all, as a girl, she did dream about marriage.

Ignoring her daughter's reaction, Manami continued to gaze earnestly at Hachiman sitting across from her.

Without hesitation, Hachiman shared his thoughts on the matter.

"While I do intend to marry Kotonoha, it's still too early for us. We're only high school students, after all. My plan is to get married after graduating from college. Plus, Auntie, I'm sure you wouldn't want Kotonoha to marry so soon either."

Though the government in Japan didn't oppose high school students marrying due to population decline, it was rare for couples to marry right after high school.

Graduating from high school was just the beginning. Even if they didn't plan to pursue further education and were ready to start working, how could two young individuals afford to support a household?

Basic necessities cost money, and even though they seemed trivial, they added up to a significant expense. Plus, accidents happened, especially among young couples. If they had children, it would only complicate matters further.

Despite Hachiman's financial success, he wasn't ready for marriage yet. And it wasn't just him— the girls felt the same way.

Sure, Hachiman was successful, but the girls didn't want to be mere accessories. If they married right after high school, wouldn't they just be relying on Hachiman for support? Some prideful girls didn't want that. They wanted to achieve something on their own, rather than be kept at home like pet canaries.

However, those are stories for another time.

...

Upon hearing Hachiman's words, Manami nodded.

In her mind, she had no intention of letting Kotonoha marry right after high school.

"As you said, getting married right after high school is indeed too early. It's good that you have such thoughts."

Looking at Hachiman's serious expression, Manami understood that he did indeed have the intention of marrying her daughter, at least for now.

As for the future, it would depend on whether her daughter could handle it.

Turning to look at Kotonoha, who was currently wearing a happy smile, Manami sighed inwardly.

"Furthermore, I'd like to hear about your plans for your future career, Hikigaya-kun. I know you've already achieved tremendous success in the light novel field, but do you plan to continue developing in this area?"

In response to this question, Hachiman smiled and spoke, "Rest assured, Auntie, I won't stay in the light novel field forever. Ultimately, light novels are just a hobby for me. Recently, I made an investment."

"An investment?"

Hearing this, Manami was somewhat surprised because she hadn't heard about this before. Moreover, investments were no trivial matter; one wrong step could lead to massive losses.

While Manami was surprised, Hachiman simply nodded faintly.

"Yes, recently I and the Totsuki Group each invested $150 million, totaling $300 million, in the American company Facebook."

$300 million...

Hearing this figure, Manami couldn't help but choke. While she managed a medium-sized food ingredient company, its annual profit was barely reaching a billion yen, which was less than $100 million when converted to dollars.

Although this $300 million investment also involved funds from the Totsuki Group, the amount contributed by Hachiman alone exceeded the annual profit of her entire company.

Before she could fully recover from her astonishment, Hachiman continued speaking.

"In addition, I've also ventured into the culinary industry. I collaborated with the Totsuki Group to open a restaurant, which I believe you've heard of, Auntie."

Upon hearing this, Manami nodded.

She was aware of the restaurant opened by Hachiman in collaboration with the Totsuki Group. Although it had only been open for a short time, it was highly favored by the upper class, and the prices of the dishes inside even surprised her.

"Not only that, but I also plan to enter the gaming industry in the future," Hachiman continued.

"Auntie, as you know, I've had some success in the light novel field, so I intend to adapt my novels into games."

After all, when talking about Japan, one couldn't ignore its unique ACG culture, which stood for Anime, Comics, and Games.

He had already ventured into anime and manga with his novels, so how could he overlook the gaming industry?

This idea had been on Hachiman's mind for a long time, after all, he was a transmigrator, and before his transmigrated, the gaming industry was one of the most profitable.

Moreover, he didn't aim for PC gaming but rather mobile gaming.

Nowadays, smartphones had become widespread, but there weren't many people exploring the mobile gaming market.

This was an untapped goldmine.

Hachiman had also done some research and found that some big IPs had yet to appear, such as the famous Type-Moon.

Even in his previous life, Type-Moon was a long-lasting big IP, and the mobile game "Fate/Grand Order" derived from it often dominated the top of the spending charts.

So Hachiman had already decided that the next novel series he would write would be the Type-Moon series.

As long as he firmly held onto the Type-Moon IP, then the game FGO would be within his grasp.

However, the development of mobile games still needed careful consideration. First of all, he needed to write several installments of the Type-Moon series.

"Kara no Kyoukai," "Tsukihime," "Fate/Zero," "Fate/stay night"...

So far, his "Sword Art Online" series sales were approaching twenty million, and "That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime" had nearly fifteen million in sales.

But "Sword Art Online" could still be stretched for some time, while "That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime" was about to face its conclusion.

Hachiman decided to speed up the conclusion of "That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime" in the near future and then start the serialization of the Type-Moon series.

Who knew if some unexpected event would disrupt his plans one day, so he wanted to act early.

However, Manami was taken aback by Hachiman's words.

She didn't expect Hachiman's ambitions to be so grand, actually planning to diversify.

Light novels, anime, cuisine, games...

If he could really succeed, then in less than ten years, he could build a huge business empire.

Looking at the determined Hachiman, Manami became even more worried.

Could Kotonoha really hold onto such a man?


Chapter 377: [377] Simple Happiness

Chapter 377: Simple Happiness

Could her own daughter really hold onto such a man?

As she looked at the spirited Hachiman and then at her eldest daughter, who was showing admiration, Manami's worries intensified.

Her own marriage had failed, and she certainly didn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps.

However, looking at her eldest daughter, who seemed to have already deeply rooted feelings for Hachiman, Manami silently shook her head.

Even if she forcibly separated the two, Kotonoha would probably return to his side at his mere request.

It seemed she needed to help Kotonoha.

At this point, Manami had no plans to oppose anything. She could only make more efforts to ensure her eldest daughter could hold onto such an outstanding man as Hachiman.

With this in mind, Manami lifted her head and looked at Hachiman with a serious expression.

"Hikigaya-kun, perhaps the achievements you may attain in the future are beyond my imagination, but I have one thing to request of you."

Startled by the pleading tone in her voice, Hachiman said, "Auntie, you're exaggerating, please tell me what you need."

"As a mother, I want to request that you treat Kotonoha well in the future. She's too easily hurt."

"In return, I won't oppose whatever happens between you two."

"That's my only request."

"Please!"

With that, Manami stood up and bowed slightly to Hachiman.

Because she was wearing a low-cut dress, a deep cleavage appeared in front of Hachiman.

Indeed, it was a size larger than Kotonoha's, and this grand canyon might drown the bravest sailor.

And the law of gravitational pull of breasts really existed.

Just revealing a cleavage deeply attracted Hachiman's gaze.

No, no, no, this is Kotonoha's mother. It's not the time to think about such things now.

Seeing Manami bowing in front of him, Hachiman quickly reached out and helped her up.

"Auntie, what are you doing? You are my elder."

"Even if you don't say so, I will treat Kotonoha well. After all, she's my girlfriend."

Helping Manami up, Hachiman also put on a serious look.

"Please rest assured, I promise to make Kotonoha happy for the rest of her life."

Hearing Hachiman's assurance, Manami finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was just a verbal promise, she believed Hachiman wouldn't casually say such things to deceive her.

"In that case, Hikigaya-kun, I entrust Kotonoha to you." Manami also smiled.

"Mom..."

Hearing her mother's words, Kotonoha's face lit up with a happy smile.

Seeing her sister standing there dumbly smiling, Kokoro glanced at her with some dissatisfaction, then gently pushed her on the back.

Noticing her sister's little gesture, Kotonoha hesitated for a moment, then immediately reacted and, disregarding the fact that their mother was right there, hurriedly rushed into Hachiman's arms.

"It's great, Hachiman, Mom agreed."

Holding the girl in his arms, Hachiman's face also softened into a gentle smile.

"Yeah, now you'll be mine forever, Kotonoha."

Watching the two embrace successfully, Kokoro raised her fist in a small celebration, while Manami, looking at the two hugging, felt happy but couldn't help but feel a twinge of envy.

Perhaps, her daughter's marriage would be happier than her own.

...

With the serious matters settled, it was time for some casual conversation. Manami took this opportunity to briefly learn about Hachiman's family situation.

To her surprise, Hachiman's parents were just ordinary employees, with nothing particularly special about them other than their frequent business trips.

In other words, Hachiman had achieved all of his accomplishments solely through his own efforts.

Is he really a genius?

Not only that, Hachiman doesn't have an ounce of the arrogance that often comes with genius, making him quite pleasant to be around.

As Manami watched Hachiman chatting happily with her daughters, she couldn't help but wonder what was going through her mind.

Time flew by, and soon it was evening.

Manami naturally insisted on having Hachiman stay for dinner.

Originally, she wanted Kotonoha to showcase her cooking skills, but Hachiman eagerly volunteered to take over dinner himself.

Manami was initially hesitant to let Hachiman, their guest, cook dinner. But then Kokoro spoke up.

"Mom, you're in for a treat tonight. Hachiman-onii-chan's cooking skills are really impressive."

Even Kotonoha nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Mom, Hachiman-kun's cooking is even better than some of the graduates from Totsuki."

Hearing her daughters' words, Manami was somewhat skeptical. She knew Hachiman and Totsuki had collaborated to open a restaurant, but that didn't necessarily mean Hachiman himself was skilled in cooking.

After seeing Manami's approval, Hachiman confidently walked into the kitchen, and Kotonoha naturally followed to help out.

As the sun set, casting a golden glow through the window onto Hachiman, he looked as if he were bathed in golden light.

Watching Hachiman cooking earnestly in the kitchen, Kotonoha couldn't help but admire him.

Outside, the sky gradually darkened, and neon lights illuminated the distant commercial district, casting the city's hustle and bustle onto the glass.

Watching Hachiman preparing dinner, Kotonoha felt her heart filled with happiness.

Quietly, she approached Hachiman from behind, instinctively wrapping her arms around him.

Startled by the sudden embrace, Hachiman paused for a moment before quickly understanding.

"What's wrong, Kotonoha?"

"It's nothing, just feeling like being with you like this is a dream." Kotonoha buried her head in Hachiman's back and spoke softly.

Hearing her words, Hachiman's heart stirred slightly. He turned around and pulled her into his arms, a gentle smile on his face.

"Silly girl, what are you talking about? This isn't a dream, and Auntie has already agreed, so we'll have many more days like this together in the future."

With that, he leaned down and gently kissed her on the lips.

"Alright, let's continue preparing dinner."

"Okay."

Feeling the familiar touch on her lips, a happy smile spread across Kotonoha's face. She let go of Hachiman's hand and continued preparing dinner with him.

Before long, dinner was ready.

Taking off her apron and wiping her hands, Kotonoha walked out of the kitchen and addressed her mother and sister, "Mom, Kokoro, dinner's ready."

"Yay!"

Kokoro cheered and quickly went to wash her hands, while Manami followed her younger daughter with a skeptical attitude.

Soon, with the dishes on the table, dinner officially began.

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