LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 62 – Within Hoshino Family Third
Edited by The Darkest Knight#4796
"What are you doing looking so absent-minded? Are you getting some fresh air? I don't think so. Hm... A smart kid like you is probably thinking about difficult things. Ah, I hope you're not considering making a new game, movie or song! You still need to rest. Ok..." Ai told me while trying to check my temperature and the like.
"You're also recovering. It's good not to be exposed to the wind for too long." She continued her word as she worried about me.
"It feels too exaggerated, and it's not like I'm sick with the cold or stuff like that," I replied to her while letting her do what she did.
Ai pressed her forehead against mine. It was an over-the-top way of checking body temperature that had never happened in my previous life, but somehow in this world, it was common or only in this family. I remember Ai always doing it to Ruby and me. Since I often saw such things in manga and anime, I thought it was normal. Yeah, I didn't need to think too deeply.
Ai pressed her forehead against mine. Not only could I feel the warmth from her body, but I also saw Ai up close. Once again, I could clearly observe how not far away Ai looked from the one I saw when she was in the anime or when she was twenty years old, as well as the one who was currently almost two years away from turning thirty.
Ah, of course, you should never comment or say these things in front of her, as she will give you a smile that makes you shiver.
"Hm— Your body temperature is normal. Yeah, you're fine." Ai stepped back, but her purple eyes were still on me, observing me closely.
"I'm fine."
"Really…?"
It felt like she didn't believe me at all, and her purple eyes were probing deep into my heart.
She looked at me momentarily before sighing quite loudly as if she couldn't hold back anymore.
"Hah- Honestly, I know your body is fine. However, you would be mistaken to think that I didn't realize that you were suffering from something." Ai said as she patted my cheek gently before pulling me into her arms.
"Sometimes having a smart child is troublesome. Although sometimes they are simple, docile, and act more mature than other children their age. At the same time, sometimes, they choose to solve their problems independently without consulting their mother. Just like you.” Ai let her hug go and teasingly pushed her finger on my nose.
"Well, that's—"
"Did you think I wouldn't notice how you've been losing focus in the last few days and somehow always looking at an empty area? Then your face always turns pale when you look at that spot. Not only that, you always look on edge too.”
"..."
"Also, you two may have thought I didn't know about it, but I know what you two had been doing too. Honestly, as a mom, I feel complicated seeing what you guys are doing. And when I think about what I should do, I think you two are doing it for a reason. A reason that probably only you two understand as twins. It's just that I think it has something to do with the problems you're having right now. Something may make it difficult for you to tell me." As Ai spoke, her voice began to mix with sobs.
(E/D: Don’t worry Ai, Akasaka Aka already shipped them, now we’re just waiting for it to be blasted like all the other ships.)
For someone like her, who always shows a positive attitude, my sickness might have really burdened her mind, so I could see the tension and worry on her face. Or it could show how important I am to Ai. Ruby and I are arguably unusual children who might make things easier for Ai as a mother, at the same time also taking on the part of her role as a mother.
Especially when Ruby and I had secrets that we never told Ai, our mother. But still, is it really good to describe what I'm going through right now? Maybe it's good for her, but I still feel complicated about it—
"Alright, but you don't have to tell me immediately. I also know you're a smart kid and probably have a lot of things to consider. It's just that, as your mother, of course, I want to help you but without knowing what's going on with you as a whole. It would be hard for me to really help you." She said while stroking my hair relatively softly and deeply.
Even as a reincarnated person, being treated like this is very pleasant and soothing to hear such words from your mother.
"I also want to let you know that I am always there to help you, and you don't need to worry because I will help you as much as I can." She added.
"Ah, yes. Sorry about that."
"It's fine. This is all about parenting, after all." Ai gave me another peaceful smile on her face, which was a different kind of emotion than seconds ago. "Ah, how about we go inside and eat some snacks." She put her hand on my shoulder and pushed me inside the house.
"Well, if I think about it. This is maybe a good thing for you to relax for a bit." Ai added another thing since she might be worried about my working schedule.
The thing that got me was, of course, the reminder that in the past few days, I hadn't done anything as I spent my time familiarizing myself with the existence of the spirits. Well, it's been a while since I've thought about the next movie project as well as observing the progress of making the next game.
Ah, speaking of games, in the end, I only managed to make three games so far, namely FGO, Genshin Impact and still developing Honkai Impact. That's a far cry from how hard it is to build games. FGO is a game strongly related to the creator of the Fate series. The other games were constructed with concepts I saw in my past life before making games that were both similar and different at the same time.
I put a lot of different things into the game as well. There are some differences, especially in the story in the Inazuma Region and the thought of making concepts for end-game players.
In my previous life, although I loved playing games, I primarily played gacha games and some triple-A games. In other words, my knowledge of games is probably the least compared to movies and anime. Ah, I've only heard of a few indie games that were a huge success, but I never played them. Even for famous games like RDR2, I never played it to completion or played TLOU2 because I didn't have a console. Yeah, that's why I really like the concept of exclusive games, and all the games I produce in this world can be played on all platforms.
Even so, I'm starting to think it's not wrong to think and behave like Sony or a big game company by buying a small game developer with an excellent reputation to create another game franchise, especially after buying two game developers to develop two games, namely games resembling Azurlane and Uma Musume.
Yes, there is nothing wrong with making a game about horse racing with an idol concept, and of course, you also raise your own horse as a cute girl. Yes, we used a real horse racing name like Uma Musume. You can never go wrong with Japanese enthusiasm for horse racing and gacha.
(E/D: As a weeb who doesn’t need subtitles this just sounds wrong to me on all levels. Uma=Horse and Musume can mean girl or daughter. Yeah… Your Honor and respectable members of the council. I am not guilty.)
Because of this, I haven't checked on their progress, though I don't think I need to interfere too much as I only gave them the concept and green light after seeing how they wrote the story of the game. Like the other games, in the end, they were created and produced by different people. Of course, the game will be different.
Anyway, I'm getting used to the existence of spirits and not trance like before. It's good that I'm back to focusing on work, especially thinking about the two idols now performing as underground idols, Azki and Roboco. Well, because of what happened to me. I haven't done anything to them yet. Ai and Miyako told me nothing about them when I tried to talk about them, they told me to rest.
However, it will continue to be dangerous if I let them continue working in that place. They should leave the production company soon. Now that I've improved, it's a good time to plan for the two of them. Well, although first, it would be good to try taking over their contracts or poaching them from Jimina.
Even though we might need to pay a high price, it was the most reasonable plan. I didn't care about that. The most important thing is to make them safe. Or it would become worse for them if they stayed long enough— especially after I saw those memories. I need to move fast before it's too late. It makes me feel a bit guilty, but I couldn't do anything much when I had those supernatural problems. Well, for now, I get them under control. It's not like it would be worsening for a moment, right?
