"This isn't about religious beliefs; it's just the life experience of someone who's been there."
Mrs. Sakai smiled.
"Boys in love, even if they put on a facade and say they're after a Platonic spiritual romance, are still thinking about those things in their minds. Once they've slept together, the hormones find an outlet and are satisfied, the passion will slowly begin to wane."
"You're very beautiful. But even Hollywood actresses' husbands often cheat. Being too willing to give can make you seem cheap."
Mrs. Sakai poked her daughter's cheek: "It's better to wait a little longer. What they yearn for day and night but can't have, that's the best goddess that keeps him itching in his heart."
"I'm not that kind of... loose girl..." Koizumi Katsuko's voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"Of course, my daughter is not a loose woman."
Mrs. Sakai shook her head and picked up a small black box beside her.
