Chapter 36: Muddy!

  "Meow~" Karubin was unbelievable, the master who had always been very fond of it actually abandoned it too! Its glass cat heart shattered, didn't it?!

  Ryoma Echizen glanced at Konomi Zero, who was dressed like a knight, without leaving any trace. Why were there always so many male creatures around her? Now even a male cat had to stick to her chest, and she still loved cats!

  "Stay for dinner tonight, I've got grilled fish..." Koshiro Ryoma was a bit awkward in trying to keep her around, wanting to habitually pull down his hat brim, only to find he wasn't wearing one. A hint of embarrassment mixed with expectation slipped out from the corner of his eyes.

  Kalubin: "..." Master, who would use the fact that they have grilled fish to eat to win someone's heart? Especially a female master, it's impossible for her to be a foodie.

  However, Akane Motomiya knew that Ryoma Echizen wanted her to have dinner with him and hoped she would like his favorite grilled fish. By the way, the grilled fish tastes good.

  "Okay..." Akane Hoshiho smiled faintly in response. Although it was still a long way until dinner time.

  Ryoma Echizen once again forgot that he wasn't wearing a hat, and his hand, which had instinctively risen to adjust the brim, awkwardly dropped back down. That faint, unconscious curve of his lips was caught by Akane Kinoshita's gaze.

  Ryoma Echizen's lips curled up in a scowl, inwardly annoyed at himself... what a madman!

  Koshiro Koshi in one hand stroked his chin, admiring the shy and proud appearance of his own young people, while the other hand touched his pocket, with a somewhat inexplicable expression, as if... even more lewd?

  "Hey, young ones! It's not dinnertime yet, how about a match?" Koshiro suddenly spoke up with an especially sly and mischievous grin.

  Haha, young man! Let's play a game of basketball! Let the beautiful girl see your 'heroic' appearance when you lose to old dad!

  Ryoma Echizen, how could he not know what this old man is thinking? He glared at the cat-eyed, trouble-seeking Ryota Echizen with a hint of warning, while Takeuchi Renko, who had come out from inside the house, looked curiously at the few people outside. "Ryota, are there guests?"

  "This time, Nanjiro Minamoto laughed even more, 'Ah, a young maiden has arrived!'"

  Takeuchi Riko was taken aback by his words and looked at the two people who were there with a presence that wasn't weak, Ryoma's young girls?

  Takeuchi Riko had never seen the photo, only heard from Maebara Keiichiro that she was blonde and blue-eyed, a beautiful girl. Looking at Kashiwagi Ayaka, her eyes widened slightly - is this it?

  "Old man! Don't talk nonsense!" Echizen Ryoma was afraid that Madam would not like others to say such things and get angry. Moreover, why did this old man always have those things on his lips? He glared at Echizen Nanjiroh, but was ignored by the latter's gaze.

  However, he didn't know that Akane Tsunemori was quite familiar with Kusuo Saiki's personality and didn't take his words to heart. With a faint smile, she turned to Takeuchi Rinko, "Hello, auntie, I'm Akane Tsunemori, a friend of Saiki-kun... and this is my friend Akane Rei..."

  Ryoma Echizen's eyes moved slightly... a friend... with the surname Kawamura?

  "Oh! Hello! No need to call me Aunt, just call me Rieko's mom!" Takenori Rieko looked at Katsuragi Ayaka with a satisfied smile.

  Akane Motomiya's expression froze for a moment, and Ryoma Echizen looked at Takeuchi Renko with some regret, "Mom...!"

  How can she be just like the old man?

  "What's going on? Are you already leaning towards your wife?" Tsubouchi Rieko glanced at Maebara Ryōma.

  Ryoma Echizen looked quite helpless, for the third time forgetting that he wasn't wearing a hat, putting down his hand which had been trying to adjust an invisible cap, "Madamada dane!"

  Akane Futaba was at a loss, she realized that this family really had misunderstood something. Just as she was about to speak up, she was pulled away by Ryoma Echizen on the side, "Futaba, go in and sit down for now!"

  Intuition told him not to interrupt her, she would say something he didn't want to hear.

  Kaito Akatsuki followed Kaito Aoi and passed by Takeuchi Riko, who blinked her eyes, what a cool and handsome young man!

  "Hehehe......" Koshiro stayed in place, covering his mouth with his sleeve and laughing strangely, while Takeuchi Renko, who hadn't left yet, gave him a sidelong glance, what a ridiculous guy!

  Iwao didn't enter the house either, turned around and headed towards the clock tower. Takeuchi Renko also ignored him and went back inside to entertain the guests!

  Kamado Tanjiro was lying there, occasionally hitting the clock with a lazy and languid expression, narrowing his eyes which were actually very sharp, and a sly smile creeping up to the corners of his mouth. Suddenly, he put his hand to his ear, and surprisingly, a Bluetooth earphone-like thing appeared.

  "Yo! Buddy, how's it going lately?" a lazy voice rang out.

  "It's better without you bothering me, don't come to disturb people at home if there's nothing going on!" A voice of impatience was transmitted over.

  "Ah, you're really breaking my heart with that kind of talk......" Ryoma Echizen said, covering his face as if in deep distress.

  "Really? What an honor!" The voice didn't know whether to be sarcastic or speechless, "What's the matter? Spit it out if you have something to say, fart if you need to fart!"

  "Haha, nothing much, just wondering if your baby is fully recovered, send a model over..."

  "…Bull! You think my Bubba doesn't need to eat, wear and use things? Don't even think about it!" The person on the other side got furious, "That guy, Minamoto no Tsunemori, always lets him store his treasure for free! Go die!"

  "Alright, alright, I'll give you a few thousand yen, won't let you be so miserable..." Toshiro Hitsugaya said lazily, scratching his ear on the other side.

  "...How dirty! After you die, I can give you a few tens of thousands of yen for the funeral!" The person on the other side retorted without any politeness. Listen to that, how ruthless he is! A few thousand yen to send off a beggar? That's his treasure!

  "The address is still the same as before..." Koshiro said lazily, cutting off the connection without caring if the person on the other end would jump in surprise.

  "Over there, the man in America was really furious, I'm going! How overbearing!"

  "Chirp, chirp!" The sound brought the man back to his senses. He looked at a tiny, super-shrunken version of someone he didn't know walking away and rushed over to hug it, wailing in tears. "Waaah, my dear Bubbu, don't leave me! You're still sick! Waaah, why can't I cure you?! This country's science and technology are too backward! I want to go home and find... Waaah, N years ago I couldn't find Mom anymore, but I don't want to find Dad either! He'll eat you up! Waaah..."

  The man burst into tears and carefully placed the little person in a crystal space, then opened a door behind him, where many other little people with different faces were arranged. He solemnly put it away, with a number on top: MY9328.