Chapter 31

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“The people I want you to meet are already inside.”

The people I need to meet, huh…

Apparently, the other person has a child.

If the mother is around the same age as the father, is the child around the same age as me?

I hope it’s a boy, but if it’s a girl, it’s going to be awkward…

“Okay, I’m ready for this.”

“I’m sure you are. Are you okay with this, Yomi-san?”

“Hmm, of course.”

Dad, for some reason, checked with Yomi-san.

I had heard that they had talked about it, but I didn’t think he was really going to let them meet…

Could it be that my dad is thinking of Yomi-san as my partner?

–No, as expected, that is not possible.

Yomi-san and I are like childhood friends who are together, but we are in completely different positions.

I don’t think anyone would consider such a partner as a marriage partner.

I guess they want to introduce her early because she’s someone they’ll have a relationship with in the future.

As I was concluding this, my father’s hand slowly opened the sliding door.

Inside was a Japanese-style room with two women sitting on cushions.

One of them was a beautiful woman of about 20 years old with long black hair.

The other was a petite girl with bobbed hair, but her forehead was concealed by her bangs.

No, I mean, the girl with the bob hair is…

“Saotome-san…?”

“–!?”

When I called out her name, the girl’s face, which had been frozen stiff as if she was nervous, turned to look at me.

Then she stood up and approached me as if she was surprised.

“Wh-why…? Why is Kazehaya-kun here…?”

Just as I was surprised, Saotome-san seemed to be surprised as well.

I had no idea that Saotome-san was the daughter of my father’s second marriage partner…

“Um, did you not see the nameplate at the front?”

When I asked her about it, Saotome-san swung her head from side to side.

Perhaps she was too nervous to look.

“Yorito.”

“Ah, sorry…”

My dad called my name, and I realized that I had gotten the order wrong.

So I decided to step away from Saotome-san and wait for the introduction.

“Haruka-san, this is my son, Yorito.”

Dad put his hand on my head and introduced me to a young woman of about twenty.

No, I mean… this is the person my dad is remarrying…?

No matter how you look at it, she seems very young…?

So it’s not Saotome-san’s mother, but her sister who’s getting remarried…?

Dad, how young is the person you are messing with…

“Hey, Yorito. Why don’t you say hello?”

“S-sorry. My name is Yorito. Haruka-san, thank you for taking care of my father.”

My father warned me, and I hurriedly bowed to Haruka-san.

She smiled back at me.

“Nice to meet you, Yorito-kun. I’m Saotome Haruka. I’m not sure how much you’ve heard about me… but I’m dating your father.”

As I thought, this person was my father’s lover.

I wondered how he could have caught such a beautiful person, but at the same time, I was a little worried about the future.

While I was thinking about this, Haruka-san grabbed Saotome-san with both hands and brought her in front of me.

“And this is my daughter, Kaori. There’s a reason why she hides her eyes and can’t speak for herself, but please get friendly with her.”

“Ah, I understand that–or rather, your daughter?”

I already had a general idea of what was going on with Saotome-san, so I tried to tell her that, but I was surprised to hear that she was Haruka-san’s daughter.

“Is that strange? I think we look very similar…”

It is true that Saotome-san and Haruka-san look a lot alike.

Although Saotome-san’s face is hidden, Haruka-san has a trace of Nekoto-chan in her.

But that’s not what surprised me.

“No, you seem very young…”

“Why, thank you…! I used to be very concerned about my baby face because people teased me so much about it, but now I feel like I’m getting a bargain because I can look young no matter how many years have passed.”

Yeah, apparently looks and age don’t seem to be in balance.

Being Saotome-san’s mother, she seems to be pretty close in age to my dad.

Well, Nekoto-chan looks a lot younger than her age… I guess that’s the way it is.

It’s a good thing I didn’t say anything rash.

“We all want to stay young, after all.”

“Hey, are you trying to pick a fight with me?”

“How could that be…? Of course not.”

I chuckled and shook my head as my dad looked at me with a murderous look in his eyes.

This was a complete misunderstanding, as I would never agitate my father.

“But more importantly, I’m actually acquainted with Kaori-san.”

“Oh, that’s right. I heard that you two were in the same class.”

Ah, she knew that?

“From who would that be?”

“Of course–“

When Haruka-san said that, she looked not at Saotome-san, but at her father.

Yeah, how come my dad knows about this?

“You are good friends with her, right?”

Haruka-san looked at me expectantly.

Dad, what on earth did you tell her…?

“Well… that’s right.”

I’m not sure if I’m on good terms with either Saotome-san or Nekoto-chan, to be honest.

However, if I gave an ambiguous answer here, I might hurt Saotome-san, so I affirmed it.

Perhaps that was a good thing, because Saotome-san’s expression, which had been on the edge, lit up.

Even though I could only see her mouth, I could tell she was happy.

“It’s about time we proceed with the talk.”

As we were talking, Yomi-san, who was standing silently behind me, interrupted us.

“Ah, I should introduce Yomi-san.”

“No, it’s probably not necessary.”

She said this while staring at Saotome-san.

“Ah… Yomi-san is quite shy, right?”

Yomi-san is not very good at socializing, as you can see from her usual attitude.

That’s why she usually keeps someone she trusts by her side and gives all the instructions to that person.

Well, if that’s the case, then she shouldn’t have followed me… I think.

However, when Yomi-san heard what I said, her mood suddenly turned bad.

She tilted her head to look up at me and stared at me with eyes that had lost their light.

“Do you want to be punished?”

The tone of his voice was a few notches lower than usual.

“I-I’ll refrain from that…”

“You’ve gotten quite cocky during the time I haven’t seen you. Looks like I’m going to have to remind you of that.”

“Um, please don’t say anything disturbing. Saotome-san is frightened…”

Saotome-san was trembling and squeezing the sleeve of my outfit as Yomi-san said something threatening with killing intent.

Perhaps from now on, Yomi-san and Saotome-san will have to deal with each other, but the future is too worrisome.

“Don’t worry, Yomi is kind to everyone but Yorito.”

“What..?”

“Hmm?”

I reflexively shouted at Yomi-san, who smiled at Saotome-san, and she looked up at me with a very nice smile.

It’s a secret that I saw something very dark and sinister behind it.

TN: Yeah, nobody saw that coming…

And I’m back… But I’ve gotten even lazier hence it took me half day to do this chapter…

IMPATIENT MTL READER

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