Chapter 121: The Bond of Parent and Child / Mother-Daughter Bowl (1/2)

Chapter 120: The Bond of Parent and Child / A Man’s Profile Chapter 122: The Bond of Parent and Child / Astonishing Power

Translator: Reflet

「Come to think of it, why did Aoba-chan come along?」

「Eh?」

「Everyone at the other place said this, you know? They said that they wanted to travel with Aoba-chan.」

「I see, so you were with everyone earlier.」

「That’s right.」

Aoba gave a faraway look as if thinking of something faraway.

「Well there’s…no particular reason.」

「Really?」

Hera made a shocked face.

「Yeah…」

「But but, Kohaku-tan was grinning, you know?」

「Kohaku-san was? Hoh, did she say something else?」

She had looked melancholic just earlier, but now Aoba was just a bit disordered. The young girl with rich life experience; the Natsuno household’s leader. Her perception was recognized by everyone, therefore・・・Aoba had no choice but to be interested in what she had said.

「Well let’s see…」

While crossing her arms, the buoyant Hera put a finger against her cheek, making a pensive expression.

「She said――that “Youth’s a good thing”. Is Aoba-chan enjoying her youth?」

「Oof…」

Aoba groaned; Kohaku’s words were quite roundabout, but the words that she had directed toward the person in question were enough to be carved straight into her chest.

「H, Hera-chan.」

「What is it?」

「Don’t say that to Natsuno-kun.」

「Why not?」

「I’m begging you!」

Aoba clasped her hands together and lowered her head. To the side, Taiyou was still concentrating on levelling up without taking notice of their conversation.

Hera also stared at him.

「But I can’t hide anything from Taiyou-chan. If I’m asked then I have no choice but to answer.」

「I understand that, but I don’t want Hera-chan to initiate it.」

「……Understood, in that case I can do that.」

Hera thought a bit, then smiled in her usual carefree manner.

「Really? Thanks!」

「Mmph!」

Sensing bloodlust, Taiyou immediately twisted his body. Right afterward, Hera’s body shot past the area where his crotch had been like a bullet.

「The hell are you doing!」

As expected, Taiyou protested; it was perfectly reasonable to protest when someone attempted to target the crotch area whilst someone is concentrating.

「Because if I don’t do this then Taiyou-chan won’t come backー」

「I will! If you just talk to me like a normal person I’ll return!」

「Huhー, but you do realize that you didn’t return?」

「I’ll return.」

Hera drooped with a sour face. Taiyou raised a further objection to her pretext.

「And you aim for the crotch area every single time; at least aim for the solar plexus or something.」

「If you’d come to your sense that way, I would…」

「Do it.」

「……I did.」

She seemed to mutter something at the end, but it didn’t reach Taiyou’s ears. He assumed she was making some sort of complaint and let it go through one ear and out the other.

「In any case, what is it?」

「Ah yes, we should be reaching the destination very soon.」

「Really?」

He lifted his head and looked in the direction of the ocean; upon doing so, just like Hera had said, he saw land and a facility that seemed to be a port.

「The recent announcement said that there are thirty minutes remaining.」

「Thirty minutes huh, and how’s that levelling up?」

「Incomplete.」

「Is that right.」

Hearing that it would take time, Taiyou completely gave up and put the smartphone away in his pocket. Initially, levels wouldn’t raise quickly, but levelling up was exactly the process of getting those points, so the boy who had experienced many a game levelling to max wasn’t particularly surprised.

「Now then, guess I’ll return to where Aoba and the rest are.」

Saying to no one in particular, he motioned to return to the guest cabin.

「Yo.」