Chapter 134: The Mother’s Blessing and the Harem Declaration
For the past two days, Sayuri Sawamura remained at home, her world unusually quiet without her daughter's presence.
The luxurious smart bed gifted to her had made every night's rest feel like floating on a cloud. After each home-cooked meal, she no longer needed to touch the sink—dishes cleaned themselves as if by magic. It was convenience she hadn't realized she'd come to appreciate so quickly. This little taste of futuristic comfort, all thanks to Yukima Azuma, had given her more than just physical ease—it offered time. Time to think.
And think she did.
As Sayuri sipped her evening tea and gazed at the empty hallway where her daughter's laughter used to echo, she mulled over a question that had been growing louder in her heart.
Should she bet on Yukima Azuma?
If Yukima were a potential son-in-law—or, hell, if he were her son—Sayuri wouldn't have hesitated to pour her entire faith into him. A boy like that was a rare commodity: brilliant, mature beyond his years, and capable of managing chaos with unnerving poise. Letting a "stock" like him slip away would've been foolish.
Yet, this wasn't her life. It was Eriri's.
Sayuri never wanted her daughter to gamble with happiness. She'd shielded Eriri from that world—the risk, the heartbreak, the stakes. The Sawamura family's wealth was enough to grant Eriri a lifetime of peace and leisure, should she choose it. Why jeopardize that for romance?
But now?
Now, Eriri wasn't a passive bystander in her own story anymore.
Her daughter had clearly fallen—deeply. No matter how Sayuri tried to deny it, it was obvious that the girl was well into the quicksand called love. And this time, Sayuri saw no point in fighting the tide.