After they had fun moving around Karuizawa with their bicycle, they returned to the villa.

Unlike the young ones, their age was slightly older, so their stamina was hardly there.

Except for Shishio, Roberta, and Hiratsuka, Hina and Ayaka had already slumped on the sofa, feeling tired after they had their fun.

Still, fortunately, they were able to buy many things, and one thing was for sure, they should be able to make a good dinner tonight.

On the other hand, Shishio sat on the rattan chair, looking at Hiratsuka and Roberta, who still wanted to move around. Still, he must admit the physical ability of Roberta and Hiratsuka was amazing since even if he brought them to the toilet before, they could still move around after a moment of break.

While their legs were quite weak, their upper body was quite lively, especially the two masses on their chest. Even if they weren’t Ayaka’s opponents, their bodies were tighter and lean.

On the other hand, the bodies of Ayaka and Hina were softer. Yet this body was also the most dangerous since if they weren’t careful, they might get fat so easily. Fortunately, someone helped them to work at night, so they could maintain their weight.

“Hey, let me join!”

In the end, he decided to join Hiratsuka and Roberta, who played on the lake together before the three played together on the lake like a child, but in an adult way.

—

Playing all day, the night quickly came.

They were all hungry, but only a few people in this place could cook.

Hiratsuka could only cook a simple and instant meal, but she was far better than Hina and Roberta, who could only make a mess in the kitchen.

Naturally, the only one who could handle the kitchen was Shishio and Ayaka.

The two stood next to each other and prepared dinner together.

“Shishio-kun, can you boil the spaghetti?”

“Do you want it to be al-dente?”

“No, let it be a bit tough.”

Shishio nodded and started to prepare the spaghetti before he asked, “So what do you think of this trip?” If Ayaka didn’t ask him, he wouldn’t think of this trip, which he was kind of looking forward to.

Frankly, many of his girlfriends also wanted to go on this Karuizawa trip since they had never gone to Karuizawa.

Karuizawa was, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful places in this country during the summer, so it was natural for them to be curious, especially when this was also the favorite place for the Emperor and the Empress.

However, leaving the Emperor and the Empress aside, he wanted to know what Ayaka thought about this trip.

“It’s fun.”

Ayaka smiled since she had to admit that she could befriend Hiratsuka, Hina, and Roberta and might even become a good sister.

Hiratsuka, who was the oldest, was mature and kind. She watched everyone out, yet she might be the most childish among all of them, which was kind of cute in her opinion.

Ayaka also understood how Shishio could fall for her, but she didn’t understand how this woman could stay single for the past 30 years.

Hina, on the other hand, might seem the most childish among them. She was full of smiles, bright, like a sunflower.

Yet Ayaka could see that Hina might be the most mature among them.

Hina was good at masking her emotions with a smile so no one would worry about her.

Frankly, Ayaka was quite jealous at how Hina could show such a smile.

Lastly, Roberta was the quietest, but without a doubt, she was the kindest. She might not say much on this trip, but she watched over everyone and was so loyal to Shishio.

Ayaka sighed and somehow understood how wonderful all of them were and didn’t feel surprised by how they had taken his heart.

Still, it might be weird for her to be able to say all of this.

After all, shouldn’t she feel jealous and want to own all of him by herself?

If possible, she wanted to do such a thing, but she didn’t think that she could do that. It would be easier if she could say something hurtful to him and clean up the relationship between them. Unfortunately, she had fallen too deep with him.

She had fallen in love with him, and she didn’t think that she could part away from him even if the future around him was still ambiguous.

Future.

This is what she worried about the most.

Shishio might have money, and there was no need to worry about taking care of all of them.

However, because of this, Ayaka could see the difference in status between them, and with his relationship with all of the women around him, could he marry them?

While many people have a hard time marrying because of economic reasons, they might not be able to marry because it is illegal to marry more than one person in this country.

Marriage was, without a doubt, the dream of every woman in this world.

However, could she marry him?

Would he marry someone?

Would he still love her in the future?

She wasn’t sure, but she knew if she kept thinking, there wouldn’t be an end to it.

After all, unlike his younger girlfriends, his older girlfriends were thinking about many things in their lives. They weren’t young anymore, and naturally, they wanted to settle down and have a child.

Ayaka was sure that she wasn’t the only one who thought about this problem. Instead, Hiratsuka, and Hina, especially Hiratsuka, thought about this problem a lot. However, no one dared to question him openly since they were afraid of the truth.

The cruel truth about what he planned to do with them in the future.

After all, unlike a man who had never thought much about marriage so early, a woman naturally had to think about this matter quickly since the longer they waited, the older they would become. They wouldn’t have their previous beauty, and they would become old.

By then, would he be interested in her?

Still, if Shishio knew her worry, he would confidently say that he loved an older woman.

Unfortunately, no one in this place had the ability to read minds, so it was natural for them not to know what each other was thinking.

The only thing they could do was to talk about this matter together.

Yet, they could talk about that matter later since what mattered the most was this trip now.

Shishio took them out to play, so they should go all out to play this summer.

Ayaka glanced at Shishio for a moment before she smiled since she felt this was enough. As long as she was by his side and could stay by his side, she felt it was enough. She loved him, and having him by her side now was something that she loved the most.

“Do you want to rest for a while?”

Shishio asked since he thought this woman wanted to tempt him, considering she kept lightly hitting him with her soft butts.

“….”

Ayaka stared at him for a moment before she nodded.

“Un.”

The two stopped cooking for a moment before they left to visit a room they hadn’t visited. The room was spacious, and the bed was comfortable.

Ayaka was satisfied with this trip, without a doubt.

—

While the dinner was a bit late, everyone was still cheerful, eating and talking to each other.

Their dinner was quite a simple dish, with only two dishes, pasta and a salad.

“By the way, what are we going to do with breakfast?” Ayaka suddenly asked.

After all, they had only bought ingredients for dinner. They didn’t buy anything for breakfast.

“How about bread? I have heard there is a good bakery nearby.”

“Bread?”

They somehow felt their mouths slightly watery when they heard Shishio’s description of the bread.

Most of the people who lived in Karuizawa were rich, so naturally, the food quality was better.

The bread was especially good since, unlike the bread in Tokyo or another city, the bread in this city used the water from the Alps, which was cool, clean, and crisp.

However, there was one big problem.

It only opened early in the morning.

“Can you wake up?” Hina asked curiously.

“I have a habit of doing a morning run, so naturally, I will wake up in the morning.”

While Shishio had the confidence to run in the morning, the rest didn’t have the confidence to do so. After all, they were on the trip, so they wanted to be lazy.

“Why did you even run in the morning here?”

Still, they were quite speechless when they heard Shishio wanted to do a morning run.

“Do you like a morning run that much?” Ayaka asked curiously.

“No, if I have to say, I hate it.”

Frankly, even if he did a morning run, it wouldn’t improve his physical ability or other things. Even if he didn’t do a morning run, it also wouldn’t do anything to his body.

“Then, why did you do it?”

They couldn’t help but cast a curious gaze.

“A morning run is like a ritual or routine for me, so I can overcome the mentality of “I don’t want to do this.” It also makes me feel spirited.”

If he didn’t do a morning run, it would make him lazy, and he procrastinated many things during the day. However, if he did a morning run, he wouldn’t do such a thing.

It might be a strange habit, but this is how it was.

“…….”

Everyone was in silence since they didn’t expect to hear such an answer.

“You have good enough emotional intelligence, your head is bright, and you are forcing yourself to do things you don’t like.” Hiratsuka sighed and said, “I am worried all the girls in the school will be eaten by you.”

Somehow, Ayaka, Hina, and Roberta also nodded since they must admit this guy was dangerous.

“By the way, how about wine?”

Shishio suddenly said and took out a bottle of wine from the cellar.

They looked at each other and thought that they were going to go all out tonight.