But after graduation, she had been persuaded by Norihiko to become a housewife not long afterward, so her connections were actually quite limited.
There were only a handful of people who could lend her money, and there was not a single one who could lend a large amount.
But just when she was about to give up and agree to Kamezo Gozou's proposal, sacrificing herself to be with him, Hikari suddenly came to mind.
Back when she had run into him in the hallway before going to the company, the scene of him telling her that she could come to him if she had any difficulties suddenly surfaced in her mind.
He seemed unexpectedly wealthy, and he was also a good person.
She did not know why, but perhaps because she saw a small glimmer of hope. At that moment, hope suddenly rose inside her, and she gathered the courage to reject Kamezo Gozou.
But now that she was really standing in front of Hikari and personally asking him for money, Hisato realized just how hard it was to say.
After all, they were not actually that close.
Yet she had come right out and asked to borrow such a large amount of money.
It was shameless.
Even relatives and friends would not be willing to lend that much.
There was no way Hikari would agree.
And Hisato knew that, after asking a high school student much younger than herself for money, it would be hard for her to ever hold her head up again.
The relationship of aunt and nephew would never be the same, and a sad barrier would stand between them.
But just as Hisato's face grew hot from shame and she lowered her head deep into her chest like an ostrich, Hikari suddenly said, "Auntie wants to borrow ten million? Okay."
"Sorry, Auntie was shameless. I've bothered you...", Thinking she had been rejected, Hisato covered her burning face with both hands and instinctively stood up to leave.
But after getting halfway up, she suddenly came back to her senses and realized what Hikari had actually said.
"Hikari-kun, what did you just say?"
"Okay?"
"Y-you agreed?"
Because she was so shocked, Hisato stared blankly at Hikari while still frozen halfway between standing and squatting, making her look very strange.
She had been facing Hikari while talking.
Combined with that awkward posture, a deep pale cleavage and a glimpse of pink beneath her bodycon dress became slightly visible.
After politely looking away, Hikari nodded, "Yeah, I agreed to lend you the money. Auntie must have her reasons for asking me."
"R-really?", Even after hearing him agree again, Hisato still found it hard to believe. She was overwhelmed with excitement.
She quickly moved beside Hikari and grabbed his hand tightly.
"Hikari-kun, are... are you serious?"
"You're really willing to lend Auntie that much money?"
Looking at the soft hands wrapped around his, the ring still visible on her ring finger, Hikari quietly pulled his hand back and nodded again.
"It's true. I'm willing to lend Aunt Hisato ten million."
"Natsuha and I are close, and you've always been kind to me. I believe you must be dealing with something serious if you're asking to borrow money, so I'm willing to help."
"However, Aunt Hisato, how do you plan to repay it?"
Hisato had been overjoyed after receiving another confirmation from Hikari.
But when she heard the word "repay," her beautiful face stiffened slightly.
It was not that she did not want to pay him back.
The problem was that once repayment came up, she suddenly remembered that she was still a housewife.
Even if Hikari was really willing to lend her the money, she had no idea when she would be able to repay such a debt.
She was someone who kept her promises and would never think of borrowing money without paying it back.
Yet because of Norihiko's situation, she genuinely needed this money.
Hisato lowered her head again until it rested against her chest.
After a while, she quietly said with some embarrassment,
"Um... I can't give you a very specific time."
"Auntie can only promise to repay it little by little."
"It's just... it might take a long time because I'm still a housewife."
"Once I find a job, I'll definitely work hard and pay you back, Hikari-kun."
Hearing her words, Hikari nodded and did not seem bothered.
"Aunt Hisato, your bank account is linked to your phone number, right?", Hikari asked.
"Mm," Hisato nodded instinctively.
"Okay. I've already transferred the ten million. Check if it's correct."
Hikari tapped on his phone a few times before speaking directly to her.
Hearing that, Hisato froze.
Under Hikari's gaze, she instinctively raised her wrist and looked at her phone screen.
When she saw that ten million had really been transferred into her account, Hisato remained stunned.
It felt unreal.
She suddenly pinched her butt hard.
The pain brought her back to reality.
Only then did Hisato fully realize
that Hikari had not only agreed to lend her the money, he had already transferred it into her account immediately.
This was a full ten million.
Hisato was deeply moved by the trust Hikari had shown her.
Her eyes stung, and her eye sockets became wet.
"Th-thank you, Hikari-kun..."
"Really... really thank you..."
Her lips trembled as she stammered out the gratitude filling her heart.
She knew Hikari had money.
But she was not the kind of person who believed that just because someone had money, they were obligated to lend it to her or help her.
When she had asked to borrow money, almost all of her relatives and friends had refused.
Several of them had even blocked her contact information outright.
At the time, Hisato had not cried.
She had only smiled helplessly because that was normal.
But when Hikari said he would lend her the money and immediately transferred it without hesitation, Hisato could no longer hold back.
Large tears kept falling from her wet eyes, quickly soaking the front of her clothes.
Hisato wanted to express her gratitude to Hikari, but she could not get the words out.
So she knelt on the floor and bowed to him several times.
Seeing what she was doing, Hikari paused for a moment before quickly grabbing her fair arm and helping her up.
"Aunt Hisato, that's not necessary. You don't need to do this..."
Hikari looked helplessly at the tearful Hisato.
The reason he had hesitated just now was not because he was enjoying her bowing to him.
He had been checking the system notification in his mind.
[Ding! The host has helped Hisato ease her financial difficulties, prevented the first step of her fall into the abyss, partially saved her tragic fate, reduced the possibility of her being NTR'd, and successfully promoted the spirit of pure love!]
[Reward received: Pure Love Points +100!]
Hikari was not surprised by the system reward notification.
Because he really had prevented Hisato from being NTR'd.
Receiving a reward from the system was only natural.
That was also one of the reasons he had been willing to lend her the money so decisively.
In fact, before leaving to help Yoshida Saki earlier that day, when he had run into the troubled-looking couple in the stairwell, Hikari had already noticed that their luck looked dark, making it likely that an NTR event would be triggered.
That was why he had specifically reminded Hisato that she could come to him if she ran into any difficulties.
Later, through the information delivered by items such as the Pure Love Paper Crane, and through observing Hisato's words, expressions, and behavior, Hikari had already gained a general understanding of the situation.
Hisato and Norihiko's soon-to-be-established family was currently facing a threat from their president, Kamezo Gozou, an NTR villain.
Their situation was already very precarious.
As the God of Pure Love, he naturally had to help them.
Besides, for the current Hikari, tens of millions really was not much.
One luxury car in the Munakata residence cost that much.
He could even ride Munakata Rurie, the top-tier luxury car with two premium headlights, whenever he wanted.
Naturally, he could freely drive the other cars in the Munakata residence as well.
So compared to tens of millions, a few hundred Pure Love Points were more useful to him.
Of course, Hisato knew nothing about what Hikari was thinking.
All she knew was that someone who was not even especially close to her was willing to lend her such a huge amount of money.
That was already incredibly kind.
When she had first met Hikari, the young friend Natsuha had talked about, she had only thought he was a handsome young man and was surely Natsuha's boyfriend, though they were too embarrassed to admit it.
After meeting and interacting with him several times, Hisato felt that Hikari was much more mature than an ordinary high school student.
He was like an adult.
And after borrowing money from him this time, Hisato became even more convinced that Hikari was a truly kind person.
After all, if someone was not kindhearted, who would lend that much money to a neighbor they had only met a few times?
He was handsome, came from a wealthy background, and had a gentle and kind personality.
To be honest, even Hisato felt a little envious that her niece, Shinomiya Natsuha, had found such a good boyfriend.
Of course, more than envy, what she felt now was gratitude.
After Hikari helped her up from the floor, her body still shook from emotion.
"Hikari-kun, thank you..."
"Auntie is truly, truly grateful..."
"I'll remember this kindness..."
Hisato held onto Hikari's arm with both hands and kept expressing her gratitude.
Only after Hikari comforted her for quite a while did her emotions gradually settle down.
Hisato had already thanked him many times.
But she still felt as if something was stuck in her throat.
Words alone did not seem enough to express her gratitude.
As her eyes wandered around, Hisato suddenly noticed that Hikari's home was somewhat messy.
Dirty clothes were draped over the sofa, there was dust and paper scraps in the corners of the room, and various items had been placed around carelessly.
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