Chapter 119 - I’m home, Welcome Back (1) (2/2)

That’s why we decided to clean up the house today.

My dad and I came back several times during the evacuation, and lightly wiped the floors in the living room and hallway.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t have brought the twins back with us.

“Well then! I’ll take the living room and the hallway! Shouhei, the kitchen and the fridge! Aoi-chan the upstairs rooms and washing the futon and stuff. I’ll take the car out later and we’ll go to the laundromat down the road to dry in time! Rouge-chan, take care of the kids while we clean up!”

“Wow, the fridge is terrible.”

Shouhei looks at the refrigerator with a furrowed brow.

The breaker was just turned up earlier, so it probably wasn’t cold inside yet.

Food that has been aged for a month would look and smell horrible.

“Laundry, I hope to finish it before lunch.”

“Hmm. The weather’s good. I can also help at times.”

Aoi and Rouge looked up at the sky from the garden.

It’s the middle of the rainy season but the skies have been clear recently.

“Hey, what about me?”

I wasn’t part of the roles that my dad just divvied.

I mean, I know I don’t have to ask.

Just in case, you know?

“Haa? Of course it’s everything except what I just said.”

“Hou? And what is that? Do you mean the bathroom, the toilet, the sink, the upstairs balcony, the garden and the front entrance?”

“Yeah. Oh, and also shopping for lunch and dinner and drying the bed mats.”

“Damn! That’s never going to end!”

I’m the only one with an unusual amount of work!

“Oh, what, my oldest son is a late rebel? You’re young and healthy, you should work ten times harder than others.”

“There are limits to what you can do!”

“Kunpei-san. I’m going to help too.”

“Hmm. When Jaja and Nana are sleeping, I’ll help too.”

Aoi smiled and Rouge was concerned about me with the same blank expression on her face.

They’re good girls.

”Dah.”

“Ah!”

Jaja and Nana, sitting on my and Aoi’s lap, found the toy box in the corner of the living and dining room.

Those are the twins’ treasures.

The animal series especially are their favorites.

They must be excited to see the animals for the first time in a long time.

“We’ll play with the toys later, okay? In the meantime, let’s clean up from where Jaja and Nana plays first.”

Aoi leaned on my shoulder as she stroked Nana’s head.

Yeah. Close.

And hot.

“In the meantime, I’ll take them for a walk in the garden. No need to worry about them getting bitten by bugs. No insect can escape my thin fire barrier.”

“…Be careful of the fire, okay?”

“Hm. There’s nothing wrong with a little burning. The flames are all under my control.”

Rouge puffed up her chest with pride.

If one didn’t know the circumstances and your capabilities, that’s the same statement as an arsonist’s.

“Then why don’t we start with Kunpei’s room on the second floor? Come on, people, let’s go to work!”

At the command of my dad, who was still strangely excited, the cleaning process began.