"Darling? Are you okay?"

Miyuki, who was far away, ran over looking anxious.

"Ah, thankfully everything is fine."

Ryuto replied laboriously between gasps.

At that moment.

"Ugh..."

The girl lying on the ground opened her eyes, then naturally sat up, and quickly glanced around, soon spotting Ryuto beside her, who seemed to be still half-asleep, looking confused.

"Oh, are you awake?" Ryuto greeted her.

But the next moment.

"Huh?"

Ryuto couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Because...

While Ryuto was greeting her, the girl who sat up without hesitation hugged Ryuto's neck.

"Ah—"

At the same time, a loud shout came from behind, followed by.

"Thud—"

Someone came charging aggressively, the sound of footsteps, no, the sound of stomping being deafening.

Immediately, Miyuki came forward and forcefully separated the two.

"What do you mean hugging someone else's darling?"

She questioned sternly.

Startled, the girl finally seemed to wake up.

"...Sorry, I made a mistake just now."

The girl, dressed in gorgeous attire with her golden hair twisted into two bundles like spirals, apologized earnestly.

But Miyuki did not accept the apology, looking as if she wanted to devour someone.

"Huh? Made a mistake? I saved you, and you're so ungrateful."

"No, I just..."

Ryuto wanted to ease the tension, but...

"Darling, please refrain from speaking."

Met with a cold gaze, and though there was a smile, it was a smile just as cold as the gaze.

"Um..."

Not sure what was going on, but it's best not to provoke her now.

Ryuto thought he made a very correct decision.

Meanwhile, the two remained at an impasse.

At that moment.

"Miss, are you okay?"

The old man lying on the side woke up and struggled to run over.

"Ah, I'm fine, thanks to this gentleman's help. By the way, I haven't introduced myself to this gentleman."

Saying so, she shifted her gaze to Ryuto.

"Ah, I'm Amagi Ryuto."

"...Ryuto."

The girl just muttered softly with her head bowed.

"I am Ryuto's wife, Amagi Miyuki."

As if not to be outdone, Miyuki beside her introduced herself by hugging Ryuto's right arm.

"Hey, hey, wait, isn't your surname supposed to be different?"

"Why not? After marriage, isn't it normal for the wife to take the husband's surname?"

"Hey, hey, don't talk about things that don't exist."

Although Ryuto said so, he intentionally avoided using the word "married," or else this guy would probably bring that thing out again, as it seems she carries it with her at all times. Hopefully it's just an overthinking on his part.

As Ryuto was inwardly commenting, the old man approached, bending slightly forward.

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving the young lady."

Ryuto expressed his gratitude like this.

"Oh, it's nothing..."

In any case, thanks to your intervention, a major disaster was averted, so in that sense, I should be the one thanking you.

The heavy weight in Ryuto's heart finally lifted at this moment.

"Oh, by the way, here is some compensation. Please accept it, even though it may be a bit insufficient," the old man said as he casually took out a stack of money from his pocket.

"Pfft—"

Ryuto nearly choked, no, he actually did choke.

Goodness gracious...

This has got to be at least a million, and he's saying it might be a bit insufficient. Are we really living in the same world?