Chapter 116: Mystery of the Girl / GUILTY (1/2)

Chapter 115: Mystery of the Girl / Pride Chapter 117: The Bond of Parent and Child / Bustling One-Room

Translator: Reflet

「「「「Achoo!!」」」」

In the hospital room, the sound of huge sneezes resounded. As though they had conspired together, the girls sneezed all at once.

「You too, Miyagi-san?」

Kotone made a strange face. It wasn’t unusual for the sisters to sneeze at the same time, but now for Aoba to join in, it was a little unusual.

「Yeah, the interior of my nose suddenly started itching. I wonder if someone’s gossiping about us?」

「It’s Taiyou-san, undoubtedly.」

「Natsuno-kun isn’t really like that, I think; besides, he’s probably doing his best to save Pochi.」

「I don’t think that’s the case.」

Kazane grinned. That was the face of someone who didn’t think in the slightest that Taiyou was having a rough fight, and the sisters・・・・・・made the exact same faces.

「You guys are impressive.」

「Taiyou-san is the one who’s impressive.」

「No, you guys are impressive. To the point where me sneezing with you makes me feel a little apologetic.」

「Miyagi-san, have you begun to dislike Taiyou-san?」

「No, that sort of thing is impossible・・・・・but」

「In that case, I think that’s fine.」

Suzune said, and the three of them gazed at Aoba.

The girls were talking about the only definitive guiding principle of justice.

「Yeah…」

Aoba said with nostalgic eyes, smiling calmly.

「I wonder if Mom and the others also felt this way.」

「Miyagi-san, your house is like ours, right?」

「Yeah, although it is a little more snug.」

「Ours is going to increase more and more. By four more people.」

「Wasn’t it two more…」

Kotone, who was in a good mood, was corrected by Aoba’s hoarse voice.

「So they left…」

After watching from beginning to end the helicopter that Anna was riding on disappear far into the sky, Taiyou finally relaxed his guard. Sighing with a phew, the exhausted Taiyou was filled with a sense of relief that the situation had been managed.

As a result of acting out a scuffle by mowing down some ten people with one fist, he had somehow gained a temporary state of tranquility.

「Master…」

That product, Pochi, called his name, making an apologetic face. Her constant downcast eyes were like that of a child fearing getting scolded by their parents.

「I’m sorry; that I could, do such a thing…」

「Are you alright?」

Taiyou asked that, disregarding her statement.

「Eh?」

「Show me real quick…for someone who was continuously tied up, there aren’t any marks. This rope…did they seal it with wax?」

Taiyou took Pochi’s hand and took the rope that had tied her up until earlier in his hand, taking a long hard look at it.

He could somehow feel Anna’s consideration there.

Looking at the rope and Pochi in turn, he asked her.

「Could it be that you wanted to go together with her?」

「Huh?」

「If you did, then I’ve done something bad; from my point of view she’s an enemy, but for you she’s a relative after all. If you by any chance have begun to want to go together with her, then――」

「I!」

Pochi let out a loud voice; having been despondent until just now, Taiyou was surprised at her doing this.

「I want to be together with Master. I’m Pochi, so if I’m not with Master then it’s no good.」

「Is that so. Sorry for asking you weird things; then let’s return to Master’s place, I guess.」

「Okay!」

Taiyou began to walk forward guiding the vigorously nodding Pochi, but soon remembered something, stopped walking and turned back.

「That’s right; I forgot something important.」

「Something important?」

「Yeah…」

Saying that, he stared straight at Pochi. He had softly set his hands on her shoulders…

When they returned to the hospital room, it was curiously in high spirits.

「No, the veteran beautiful girl’s name ain’t Itachi.」

「Then does it have any relation?」

「Of course it does; if one were to be deceived at this level, they’d die by the roadside before even reaching the veteran stage.」

「More importantly, Kohaku-tan, you should tell us more about your travels. I’m interested in the continuation of your camping car trip.」

「「「More so than that, I’m interested in the car’s interior kitchen.」

The three sisters, Aoba, and Hera, as well as the recently unconscious Kohaku had formed a circle and were noisily rousing. With six women, the clamor was amplified accordingly, but Taiyou felt healing in that atmosphere.

「I’m back.」

「Natsuno-kun!」

Aoba was the first to rush over.

「Was everything alright? Are you hurt anywhere?」

「Sorry for making you worry. As far as I can tell, I’m not hurt anywhere.」

「I’m glad…」