Chapter 23: Asuna

insurance policies.

Besides, he was bored anyway.

He couldn't just stay home playing video games all the time.

First C language, then all kinds of code. Honestly, programming was very complicated. Even he spent a month getting started.

After all, it was the 21st century, and people kept most of their assets on the Internet, on various social platforms and digital transactions.

This also meant that the Internet was a huge stage.

The digital age made almost everything public, provided you knew the relevant knowledge.

That was why Naoki Kirigaya wanted to learn about computers.

He glanced at his phone. The current time was June 4, 2014, Saturday, 6:00 AM.

Looking outside, the living room and hallway were pitch black. Midori Kirigaya was undoubtedly a failed mother. Since learning that Naoki Kirigaya had a knack for cooking, she came home less and less often, eventually only coming home once a week, focusing all her attention on her career.

The weather was a bit cold in the morning, but he still went out for a morning run in a short-sleeved shirt.

He stopped by a breakfast shop and ate breakfast.

Then, he headed towards Asuna Yuuki's house.

Asuna Yuuki usually left home at seven o'clock. If he went at this time, he could run into her.

Asuna Yuuki's house was very large. Her mother, Kyouko Yuuki, was a university professor and was very strict with her children's education. Every weekend and holiday, she would arrange a lot of after-school tutoring for Asuna.

Today was no different.

However, Asuna Yuuki no longer resisted her mother's arrangements as much as she used to, because she had recently met a very handsome boy.

He was really handsome. She had never seen such a handsome boy.

The boy was about ten years old, a little shorter than her. He had beautiful golden short hair and soft features. Although he was still a bit young, it was clear that he would be an extremely handsome man in the future. The boy also had rare golden eyes. When he noticed her looking at him, Asuna Yuuki was subconsciously nervous.

Honestly, she had attended a girls' school since she was a child, and she rarely had the chance to interact with boys. Especially when she saw such a handsome boy, she couldn't help but take a few extra glances.

But it was those few glances that got her noticed, and that was how the two of them first met.

However, after talking to him for a few sentences, she realized that the boy was very interesting.

Although Asuna Yuuki didn't complain about her mother on the surface, she wanted to find someone to confide in about her troubles, as she had a packed schedule. Because of her long hours of studying, she didn't have many friends at school, so she kept a lot of things bottled up inside.

She casually chatted with the boy for a few sentences. After learning that the boy's name was Naoki Kirigaya, she couldn't help but complain when they talked about their recent lives.

"You don't know, my mother is really strict. She never allows me to have my own hobbies and always talks about grades, grades, grades." Asuna Yuuki complained about her mother like a little girl.

As they talked, they soon arrived at the tutoring center.

Naoki Kirigaya curiously glanced at it and casually asked the girl, "Do you take classes here, Asuna?"

Asuna Yuuki's face turned red. She was speechless at the boy's innocent eyes. Seeing that the girl wasn't saying anything, he tilted his head in confusion.

"Who calls someone by their first name when they've just met?" Asuna Yuuki muttered softly. In Japan, calling someone by their first name was often a sign of being very close.

Asuna Yuuki had never heard such a term from a member of the opposite sex. In fact, she rarely heard such a term from members of the same sex, because her social circle was very small.

Basically, only her family called her that.

Naoki Kirigaya was confused. He said, "Don't you like me calling you that?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I feel like it's a bit inappropriate to call me that after only knowing each other for a short time." Asuna Yuuki jogged to the entrance of the tutoring center, waved goodbye to Naoki Kirigaya, and said, "I'm studying English. I'm going up now, or I'll be late."

Naoki Kirigaya nodded and left.

And so, for the past few days, he had been finding Asuna Yuuki on the way to school in the morning to chat and catch up.

Asuna Yuuki was simple-minded. Aside from complaining about her family situation at the beginning, she spent more time curiously listening to the boy brag about how good he was at playing games.

Today was no different. The boy stood in front of Asuna Yuuki's house early in the morning, holding two bottles of drinks in his hand. Seeing Asuna Yuuki walk out of the house, he waved to the girl. Asuna Yuuki quickly pulled him away and whispered, "My mother's inside. Keep your voice down. She'll definitely get angry if she finds out I've made a new male friend."

Naoki Kirigaya thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I have a way to make your mom willingly let me be by your side, and you won't have to go to that tutoring center anymore."

"Huh?" Asuna Yuuki scratched her head. Honestly, she wanted to laugh, but she barely managed to hold it in and pretended to be serious. "Tell me about it."

Naoki Kirigaya looked at the girl. It was obvious that she didn't believe him.

"I can be your English tutor, and not just English, but French and German too. Of course, my specialty is Chinese." Naoki Kirigaya said with a serious face.

"Pfft." Asuna Yuuki laughed. She pointed at Naoki Kirigaya, who was a bit shorter than her, and then pointed at herself.

She wanted to pinch Naoki Kirigaya's cheeks, but unfortunately, he dodged it with a blank expression.

Naoki Kirigaya calmly said a few sentences in English, then said a few sentences in Chinese, then switched to French and German, leaving Asuna Yuuki dumbfounded.

She pointed at Naoki Kirigaya, her expression stiff. She suddenly said, "Um, where do you go to school?"

Naoki Kirigaya looked at the girl strangely and said, "Go to school? I learned all this on my own. By the way, I've already passed the college entrance exams."

Asuna Yuuki fell into deep thought. She pondered silently and suddenly realized.

No wonder this guy had so much time to play games.

It turned out that he had already done what others were supposed to do in advance.

Thinking of this, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but burst into tears.

If she had this talent, her mother would probably laugh in her dreams.

After clearing her throat a few times, Asuna Yuuki asked with a serious expression, "How can I stop going to tutoring?"