Vol 3 Chapter 1 (2/2)

Airi stomped the floor

“M・O・T・H・E・R!Just why do you think a person who looks exactly like you is a chocolate seller!?”

“Haruha always eats chocolate duht it’s a present for a loyal customer……”

“MOTHER! Mom, Mama, Madre!”

“Aah, so… Mommy huh…”

“……Why you look so depressed after learning I’ht track now”

“Real-san’s mommy?” (TL Note: The particle の/no can also mean [ ‘s ], so “Hontou no Okaa-san” becomes “Honto’s Mother”)

“Yours!!!”

Airi shouted furiously

It see to say Because, she was tilting her head curiously

“? But Haruha’s mommy is Mommy?”

Haruha then buried her head into Miharu’s bosoed Haruha back and patted her head “Nfufu…” Haruha s Miharu smile back

Airi was taken aback upon seeing how Miharu’s bosoain she tried to convince Haruha

“T-That person is just raising you, she’s not your ht?”

Haruha lifted her head out of Miharu’s chest and once again faced Airi Airi spread open her arms

“I, with ave birth to you”

“No”

Instantaneous Not even a second asted for her to say this word of denial

“Haruha is not yours Haruha is Mommy and Daddy’s”

Not to htest Innocent and indifferent, she simply continued to smile

“Ugh ………！”

It’s not like she didn’t expect her to deny her As a ht back, she didn’tdenied by Haruha in such a fast and indifferent manner, Airi became speechless

Onthe other hand, Haruha’s response was also a shock for Miharu and Yuu Of course, they believed she wouldn’t follow Airi in the end, but they didn’t think it would end so instantaneously They thought she would have more interest in others who look like herself

Everyone in the room turned silent, all for different reasons, and Haruha looked at them with a confused face Hajime then stood up and placed her hand on Airi’s shoulder

“Well…… you hear what she said……”

Even so Airi continued to coain This ti her coe

“W-What a rude ive up you know!”

He intended to put her down as gently as possible, but possibly out of e, so he threw her out like trash The guy fro from his attitude, and how he talks to Airi once she’s inside the car, it appears that he is her older brother or soive off the impression of a rich family from a western movie where they eat steak inside the car (TL Note: Isthis even a thing?)(ED Note: Apparently, there is such a stereotype out there somewhere…)

While watching over the noisy visitor’s car go past the residential area, Miharu asked Yuu as standing by her side

“It sure is rare for you to treat wohly”

“Aah……”

Yuu let his gaze wander auously

“I ht have treated her like that because she looked like Haruha”

“Daddy, Mommy, Haruha wants to drink cola!”

“Barley tea okay”

“Here… we go” said Yuu as he lifted Haruha and carried her back into the house

Seeing such a strange sight, Miharu let out a sigh, mixed with both relief and anxiousness

And so, as she declared

Starting froical mother” starts

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◆Part 3◆

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One day she caurines fro It appears that she got it fro that coot the naestions appreciated~) (TL: You s?)

“How about this, Haruha! I’ve courine sets, up to its latest release for you Now, if you want this follow me back to my house!” (ED: Pedo bear alert~)

“Don’t need it…”

“Eh……? W-Why?? You like these, don’t you?”

“Haruha like to open the treasure box herself”

You won’t knohat’s inside till you scoop out all the chocolate; that is Choco no Egg The feeling of “excitement” from it is what she likes

In the end, Airi got a very long lecture on the exciteames

As soame, Haruha couldn’t tolerate any compromise in entertainment

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One day, after conducting through research on Haruha’s thoughts and preferences, Airi forced Haruha to sit by her side in the living roo with confidence

“Come, Haruha! Let’s talk about 『Revive! Mystical Priest Girl Rasupu-chan 5』, your favorite ani!!”

『Revive! Mystical Priest Girl Rasupu-chan 5』 is a ently watches and followed ever since she arrived in the real world It is a candy-like sweet fairy tale hellish love story about the protagonist who fights over a handsoroups of love rivals every single episode

This episodic crazy love battle story featuring one-off handso has captured the hearts of irls all over the country This series has becoeneration (By the way, the number 「5」 on the title does not mean that it’s the fifth install that features the protagonist being in a reverse-hareuys)

Judging froh Airi had sacrificed her sleep to study about that

“The hidden thely panderounds and parodies behind the characters’ costu about its staff composition and the company’s previous works The sale record of its various toys and goods, box office income for its y, and its secondary econo, I know it all!”

“……? What about it?”

Haruha showed no interest Completely uninterested

Even Miharu started to pity Airi According to Hajiot a few screws loose Seeing how much effort Airi had put in, it makes it hard for Miharu to hate her

But at the saht just be because she looks like Haruha Miharu couldn’t help but be worried as she thinks about that

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Airi meanwhile

Once, she came to the house to show a picture to Miharu It’s a printed screenshot from a video in『CtG』

The iirl with a decorated knife (ED: Cereons Glaive It’s not like they were flirting, but they looked like they were really close with each other as they looked over a ether

“Look here, Kugi nicely with this Ren girl You’ve been cheated on!”

“………”

“Now, hand over Haruha to ht away!”

“………I know her”

“Eh?”

“I know her alright She is Kasugai-kun’s childhood friend Judging froistered on the picture, it must be when I went aith Haruha to buy new clothes, so thisso wifey/mother/partner…… kek)

“A-Are you okay with this? Seeing what they’re doing—“

Airi was dumbfounded, but Miharu was as calm as always

“I’ai-kun is Haruha’s father, but it’s not like the two of us have anything going on, okay”

She was as calm and cold as ice

Now that her plan has failed, Airi returned with a dejected look on her face But judging froai’s household that day was ultra-spicy croquette that Yuu hated, you e was partially successful in a way (ED: Ok maybe not…)

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On another day, Airi ca to show her superiority over Yuu and Miharu to Haruha

“Listen well, Haruha If you come to my house, you will be able to use the library, IT roo bath as ht now, but I can even prepare you a karaoke room and a drink bar if you want!”

“You can get anything too in Payaport”

Payaport is the naai household often visit In addition to various shops, it also has a fitness club, theater and even public baths

“B-But it’s inside the house you know You can use it whenever you like!”

“Haruha likes to go out with Daddy and Mommy more”

“I’h…”

Hajinored her

Airi spread her arms wide and started a speech

“……Regardless, raising Haruha here won’t do any good in developing your skill I’her heights The needed knowledge and ideal environment, I’ll even provide you with the funds to do whatever you like

It’s ht?”

Airi pointed at Yuu and Miharu

Both Yuu and Miharu certainly felt upset by her re in protest It’s because both of the “Haruha’s parents” That’s why, they know it is better for Haruha to get a more appropriate environment to live in

But, contrary to her parents, Haruha easily answered

“Daddy is great with games you know?”

Haruha said so while hugging Yuu’s back, but Airi just snort triumphantly

“Listen and remember this, Haruha

―――A person who is coames is equally incompetent in real world”

“Ahahaha You’re right on that”

“Despite how it is, you’re a ga so much!?”

In contrast to the glasses lady who burst out laughing, Yuu turned pale in response

“Also, please stopyour tears right there, Kugimiya-san! It makes me sad!”

Miharu finally got a hold of herself and started arguing with Airi

“T-That’s right! While it’s true that Kasugai-kun a off on his dinner duty――― Can you believe he actually served refrigerated curry for three days straight? ――― , and soly in the entle father to Haruha!”

Hearing her desperate ‘defense’, Yuu ended up falling all four and froze there for few moments

Even Airi started feeling bad for hi her criticism towards Miharu

“Then what about that woman over there? Does she even deserve to be the eneration?”

Now that Yuu was down on all fours on the ground, Haruha peeled herself off hi in Seiza

“Hrreat~…”

“Hmph, how normal”

“Also, her boobs are bigger than Hidari-chan and Sakura-chan, it ※Dakkokochi (※Haruha’sit) is really good” (TL Note: Dakkokochi, or 抱っ心地 Literally “the feeling of hugging”)

Airi co as the heavens and earth itself

After a brief silent

“………Tch!”

Airi clicked her tongue

All that re Miharu and Haruha who had started her afternoon nap

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One ti It’s one of very fewsummer vacation where Yuu was alone

“H, How about it? …Let’s… m, make… pant… a deal?”

Yuu had started jogging ever since Miharu and Haruha moved in The course consisted of a few laps around the residential area Now that he’s used to it, his pacing was pretty fast While he’s indeed a gamer, Yuu didn’t hate physical activity and physical endurance was one of his strong suit

Naturally, if a girl who lacked exercise tried to follow hi out of stamina quickly

Yuu’s sweatpants was the one he used to wear since ht a new one for him

And right behind hi exhausted

She wore pretty stylish-looking jersey and sweatpants From the look alone, she’s fully prepared for physical activity but in reality, it was not what it seemed

While they were running, it appeared she’s trying toon the roadit’s weird that she would fall like that, Yuu stopped, and checked her ankle

“It doesn’t seem to be a sprain…”

“I said I’m okay”

“But it still hurts, right?”

“Ouch…! What are you doing, you sadist…!”

Airi tried to act tough when Yuu was checking her leg, but because she tried to stretch her leg in doing so, pain struck her and tears started flowing out Fatigue also started to get to her, so it didn’t seem she could move for a while

The car that Airi was driving was parked in front of Kasugai’s house, and the terminal she owned to call it had just run out of battery

Being unable to leave her alone, Yuu carried her on his back

Excluding so from work, it was a very quiet time here in this wide residential area The su Airi was made in the shape of a club

“………This is hu”

“It’s not that bad right? When I was little yback ride too”

“You’re notlike, more…… at any rate, it’s different!”

(Oh, so she calls her dad “dear father” huh…)

The vibration of her voice transh his back and into his body Even now he still couldn’t fully comprehend the individual known as Airi She was said to be a talented technician who puts adults to shaher than Yuu and others, but her childish side of her was extremely childish

In order to prevent Airi fro in his serious voice

“Regardless, I have no plans in giving Haruha away”

Ever since the day Airi appeared, Yuu continued to think over it every night while looking at Haruha’s sleeping face, but he always reached to the sao Is it really better to be in a bigger house, being taken care of by a more competent adult? He doubted it, because Yuu believed that Haruha was happy the way everything was now

“Haruhafrom the day she’s born she’s no different froimiya-san”

Based on his own experiences, Yuu believed that it’s better for Haruha to stay with her mother until she could truly be independent

But, Airi responded by shaking her head

“That’s precisely why Since she’s a new born, she can still……”

“Still what……?”

“……Nothing It has nothing to do with you”

“Of course it does, it’s about Haruha after all!”

Yuu couldn’t help but raise his voice Having to hear such loud voice so closely, Airi tensed her shoulder

Perhaps because it all happened so sudden, she reacted like that in response Feeling a bit bad over his actions, Yuu felt a little pain in his chest

But Airi refused to adhtened and instead replied with a loud voice

“How arrogant…… I know that you’re having an affair, you know!”

“Haaaah!? A-Affair… Affair!? Me?”

Out of sheer surprise, Yuu couldn’t utter a single proper word and stopped walking

“Playing duood! I’ve looked into it

―――Kozuchi Fuyufu It’s the name of the wo with!”

“Ugh………”

Yuu didn’t knohat to say Airi acted all triuhtened her body, but she al back to Yuu’s shoulder

In order to hide her embarrassment, she continued to verbally abuse him

“Kasugai Yuu Even though you already have a wife and kid, you frequently make contact with Ren in 『CtG』, and in real life you often acco!”

“Ah, well, that was just a gesture of thanks for helping us during the fight against Ikui……”

Airi’s body treot a chance to have her revenge against Yuu

“Stop with that unsightly excuse! At any rate, a ht to act as Haruha’s father!”

“Wait a sec! It’s not like I’ Fuyufu For starter, I only 《Married》 in 『CtG』 (Game), so it shouldn’t count as an affair!”

“But Haruha has appeared in the real world, and the three of you are living in the saame into real world, it’s only natural to think that your ot carried over as well!

Despite so, you continued your relationshi+p with your childhood friend It’s clearly an infidelity act! Thou hast conducted an affair!”

“B, But that… I mean……”

Absurd Airi’s claim was clearly absurd But even so, Yuu couldn’t think of a word of rebuttal

Yuu got along ith Fuyufu, not to mention their family circumstances made her a special childhood friend for him That should be just it, but ever since the incident with Ikui and the thing that happened in her roole layer of clothing had continued to remain within Yuu’s subconscious

Meanwhile, Miharu was just the player whoa Not to mention, they had only just met recently and not even a couple But to Haruha, she’s undoubtedly her one and only “Mother” While she ht be a little bit hard to deal with, the ether, the

To begin with, the reason he started this jogging routine was so he could sleep properly even when sharing the bed with Miharu After some trial and error, he concluded that the only way to subdue earthly temptations was to be physically exhausted

(C-Could it be that I’imiya-san did say she supports my relationshi+p with Fuyufu after all……)

“Somehow I don’t knohat is what anymore”

“W-Whoa, just because I guessed right, don’t stop so suddenly!”

Yuu fell flat on the ground with Airi still clinging to his back Then Airi tried to peek at Yuu’s face

―――But, suddenly

A shadow casted over both of them Reflexively, both of them raised their face

When Yuu and Airi was arguing over the affair topic, so on the bicycle basket approached them

And when both of them fell, the person looked down at thelint, and said

“………More girls, I see”

The evening wind blew pass her short black hair, reminiscence of a traditional japanese doll But as felt there was the personification of the word” danger” itself

Yuu looked at Kozuchi Fuyufu’s face with despair

Fu, Fuyufu? This is aThis person is, ermm…”

Not only had Yuu failed to for and left All he could do atch her back turn smaller as she went further away

“Well…… you kno that it coive Haruha to le!”

Not that he considered giving Haruha up, but he had certainly taken quite a lot of physiological dae

“Ahahahaha, an affair huh Now that you mention it”

“It’s no laughing matter you know……”

That night

As Yuu washed the dishes he talked about Airi’s clai on the sofa Needless to say, she burst out laughing as a result Maybe it’s because of the convenient store-bought beer she’s drinking

Even though it was night tiet drunk in so back on how busy she had been lately with soet mad at her either

By the way, Miharu and Haruha were in the bathroo a bath This wasn’t exactly the kind of story he felt co about in front of them after all

“But still, just like what Kusaka-san said An affair is bad”

Yuu wiped his hands with his personal apron and left the kitchen

“Well, it’s not like I’irlfriend To begin with, I’h to marry

And yet why a in an affair and all It’s a false accusation!”

“Calht end up being the norm, Yuu-kun”

“…? What do you mean by that?”

Haji on the corner of the sofa on the floor and fixed her posture Yuu was accidentally enraptured by her and i

“As technology continued to advance, be it a Hadzar or not, there is the possibility that artificial children would becoes would happen to the definition of family

In other words, the idea of love and fa If you can ether, then it’s possible to put ros aside and pursue a life where you two complement each other’s life as a spouse to healthfully raise your child (ED: this (Healthfully) is apparently a word, good Job Tl for using a actually relevant somewhat obscure word! :D)

“Isn’t that……”

The thing that comes to his mind was that incident over in the virtual world of 『CtG』 where he got 《Married》 to Mifa in Dragons’ Glaive The requirement for that event hen the two-player’s personality and suitability were a perfect ”

“Yes The requiree》event in 『CtG』 is precisely that

The Nephilim Computer had chosen both you and Miharu-chan as the most ideal unit to act as an incubator to raise a Hadzar”

Suitability for what— he thought at the time, but he finally understood it now

“That’s why, even if Yuu-kun dated so…… I believe”

“Leaving my circu normal”

Won’t the child feel upset if the parents had a lover outside the fah he could understand it logically, he can’t help but feel disgusted at such an idea Although, Yuu himself couldn’t really reine it

Hajied her shoulder

“Are you sure about that? Marriage that prioritizes the balance of the community is not that rare in our world If the idea of sexual relationshi+ps and blood relationshi+ps becoe easily

Well, having husband and wife love each other is the h”

It’s hard to judge just how serious she is from her mysterious smile

“Well, as a researcher, we’re paying close attention to you all As a sample of the new era of romance”

“You’re playing with me aren’t you……”

Despite what he said, Hajime didn’t deny it and just continued to sh, and moved on to another topic

“And so…… can’t you do so about Kusaka-san? Won’t you have trouble too if Haruha goes to her place, Hajime-san?”

“Nnnn…… that would be difficult We’re receiving technological investments and are very indebted to her fa her data, we can’t really do as we please anymore……”

Those kinds of stuff are none of Yuu’s concern, but if Airi did think of Haruha as her blood-related daughter, then he can’t really turn down her visit But

“……It felt to me that there is a deeper reason as to why she wanted Haruha thatdesperate”

“Nnn…… a lot happened when she was born after all”

“What do you mean by—“

Before he could finish, Haruha suddenly caun While she loves getting wiped with the towel, she hates to have her hair dried with the dryer and often runs away from it

Yuu swiftly caught her and proceed to dry her up alongside Miharu as chasing after her By the time they’re over, Haji for the night

Miharu then left to get a blanket to put on Hajiun up in the air

“Daddy, can Haruha, bring this? Haruha want to show this to Sakura-chan!”

“It’s okay, but you shouldn’t shoot it in places with a lot of people, okay?”

“Okay~”

She replied without , but there are a lot of ti Yuu then pat Haruha’s head, all while thinking he will have to scold her again tomorrow

“Co to the pool tomorrow”

—————–To Be Continued—————–