Chapter 113 - Kazamachi Household’s Struggle (2) (1/2)

After struggling with a large amount of laundry, Aoi and I arrived at the community center’s meeting room.

This is the living space allocated to large families with babies like us, and we are living with three other families.

The room was simply separated by a sad blue sheet, and although it is presented as a room, the sound of people talking was still audible.

“Alright, time to eat.”

“It’s pork soup today.”

I took off my shoes and stepped on the blue tarp while unrolling my long-sleeved shirt.

Aoi, who was following behind me, did the same, and we sat down next to each other towards the interior of the room.

”Thanks for your help. Shouhei-kun said he’s going to bring us something to eat.”

Yur-san handed me a slightly damp hand towel.

By the way, Yuri-san is also staying in this room with our family.

After all, her daughter, Officer Doggy, is in the middle of her official duties.

And she is very busy.

She travels around town every day and has no time to come back to this shelter.

I suggested that wouldn’t it be safer to be with us, and she agreed, overjoyed.

“Ah, thank you very much.”

I thanked her and took the hand towel, lightly wiped my hands, and handed it directly to Aoi.

”Are Jaja and the others okay?”

Aoi asked Yuri-san as she wiped her hands with the hand towel.

“Yes. They were playing energetically. Some of the kids are close in age, so they had fun. Isn’t that right, Rouge-chan?”

“Hmm. It was really fun.”

I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about Jaja and Nana.

Rouge nodded quietly as she sat cross-legged next to Yuri-san.

Jaja sat between her legs, play biting a giraffe block toy from the community center, with undivided attention.

Rouge who had red hair and was wearing my light black jacket and jeans looked like a country Yankee.

“I think Nana is finally getting used to her friends. Yesterday she wouldn’t leave me or Aoi-chan, but today she was playing with the building blocks with them.”

“Uu?”

Nana was sitting upright on Yuri-san’s lap as she looked up curiously, with her right thumb in her mouth.

“That’s good. She was crying so hard when I went to do the laundry, I was a little worried about her.”

“Well. Mother is the best, after all?”

When Aoi spread her arms out, Nana giggled and jumped up from Yuri-san’s lap.

She flapped her little wings and slowly approached Aoi. The short tail on her hips swayed side to side.

“Okay, there you go.”

“Ah.”

Flying shakily, Nana finally landed vigorously on Aoi’s chest.

“Jaja, you coming over here?”

“Hm. Jaja, you can stay here forever.”

Biting.

I spread my hands out to Jaja, and Rouge turned her body around to avoid showing it.

Jaja was too busy chewing on the giraffe block to notice me.

Hey, stop it. I want to hold Jaja, too.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Shouhei, holding a large tray, emerged from behind the blue sheet that served as a wall.

”Aoi-neechan, this is Jaja and Nana’s milk.”

Placing the tray on the blue sheet floor, Shouhei handed something to Aoi.

“Thank you. Is there also some for the other babies?”

A two-liter plastic bottle was handed to me.

The contents are probably hot water.

On top of the tray that Shouhei had placed on the floor, there were three more two-liter plastic bottles that were emitting soft steam.

Inside the medium-sized pot was pork soup. Besides that, there were also styrofoam bowls for several people and plastic fork and spoons.

“Yes, I’ll take these to our neighbors.”

He’s a considerate guy.

Holding three of the four plastic bottles, Shouhei stood up once more.

”Oh, me too.”

“Have a seat. Nana’s there.”

With that, my brother, a man of action, disappeared into the neighbor’s space.

“Ah, he’s gone.”

“He’s truly a great kid.”

Rouge nodded shallowly once and saw Shouhei off.

“Aoi-chan. I’ll make you some milk.”

‘Thank you Yuri-san. Nana? You must be hungry, right?”

Yuri-san was fishing around in Aoi’s bag that was left by the wall.

That bag was stuffed with Jaja and Nana’s milk, baby bottles, towels, and diapers.

It was the third day we’d been here, and it was all that Dad and I had brought from home.

Along with a change of clothes and stuff.

Yuri-san picked up two baby bottles, places them on her lap, and took out a milk can this time.

Aoi and Rouge were looking at the little guys.

Then I’ll get the pork soup ready.

So I took the styrofoam bowl, opened the lid of the pot and grabbed the ladle that was inside.

“Ah, I’m hungry. Time to eat, time to eat.”

“Ah, father-in-law. Good work.”

“Hmm. Welcome home, father.”