Chapter 66: The Third Bride / It’s hardly acceptable (1/2)

Chapter 65: The Third Bride/Family Visit Chapter 67: The Third Bride/ The Third Girl

「Oh……」

「Is that so, he’s just like us? If it’s like this, don’t we have to teach him various things as his senpai in the path? Our relationship is one of deep love with each other, so I think it would be the best reference. The kids don’t seem to understand though」

「Hah, Haaa……」

Atsuko spoke quite indifferently.

There wasn’t any malice in her voice but, Taiyou felt an uncomfortable feeling.

「It is an unavoidable thing Atsuko-sama. This kind of thing happens quite often during puberty」

「Ahh, is it at that age? At this age they are very hard to please aren’t they? I can vaguely remember that period in my life as well」

「I don’t think we have a choice….. Other than waiting for time to pass to resolve it」

The three women were talking amongst each other. Looking at the three women conversing like this, his sense of uncomfortableness changed to a whole new level.

A jovial woman, a quiet woman and a polite woman.

Without a doubt the three women in front of him were very different from each other, but there was one point in common.

They gave priority to their own relationships and the child was secondary. Seeing these things, Taiyou could not help but to inquire about something he was curious about.

「Excuse me」

Making a polite remark, the three women concentrated their gazes at him and he began to ask.

「Out of you three, is Miyagi-san’s birth mother amongst you?」

「All of us considers ourselves to be her true mothers, and all of us love her. But, I don’t think that’s the question you want to ask is it?」

「You’re asking about the……. birth mother?」

「I’m sorry but, who did you hear this from?」

「Ah, it was me who told him」

Akiha raised her hands like a primary school child and came forward with a carefree expression.

「Is that so…..?」

「There, there, Miho-san, you don’t have to make such a scary face. The things that Akiha-chan has told him are things….. that Aoba-chan has given permission for her to say」

「I also think the same. Besides, I think that Akiha-chan is a sensible and clever girl」

「I am sorry, Akiha-sama」

「Ah, you don’t have to worry about it」

Miho bows her head deeply and apologizes to Akiha. Miho was older than Akiha by at least a 12 year period and she was acting overly polite but Akiha already seemed to be used to it and wasn’t really surprised.

「Well, to answer your question, the answer would be…… YES」

「Amongst us three, one is the birth mother」

「……」

Atsuko and Nazuna spoke, while Miho was just silently agreeing.

「Can’t you just tell her which of you is the real birth mother?」

「We can’t」

Although her tone of voice didn’t change, the look in Atsuko’s eyes and her atmosphere changed.

「Even we have our own circumstances. For someone like you…… Who is still inexperienced, there is no way you would be able to comprehend our situation. Because of this, there are things that we cannot say」

「Alright, I get it」

When Taiyou nods, Atsuko seems to have lost her momentum, and the other two were slightly surprised.

「Natsuno-kun, do you really understand?」

「Yes. I don’t understand your objectives, but I do understand that in order for you to achieve those objectives, one of the things you need to do is to not tell Miyagi-san about who her birth mother is. And the fact that you are taking such an extreme measure, probably means that you have tried everything else and there is no other method. That is my conclusion」

「You are interesting, aren’t you?」

「However, I do not approve」

Completely disregarding Atsuko’s previous words of praise, Taiyou suddenly stood up. Just like that, he looked at the three women and gave them a defiant look.

「Doing something like that to your own daughter, is not something that I can approve……..Excuse me」

Taiyou gave them a deep bow, he left Akiha who had been standing there silent and departed.

「Taiyou-chan」

After turning the door knob, Atsuko called out to him. When he turned around, she was looking at Taiyou with a smile on her face.

「As your senpai in these types of matters, allow me to give you a little bit of advice」