It seemed that having someone suddenly join the household had become quite routine for our family. As Lin Xue liked to put it, we had gotten used to some unreliable guy bringing home a younger sister, a daughter, or something like that every few days. Saeko and Suigintou both said that put them under a lot of pressure. But this time, the new member of the household carried a little too much weight. Even the family members who were used to such things found Xiao Xue unbelievable.
It was probably not just because of Xiao Xue's miraculous time-traveling origins. More importantly, it was because of her unique identity: among all the girls in the family, she was the only one who was truly related by blood to her guardians.
This led a certain not-so-well-behaved Girl to mercilessly mock the awkward situation between Lin Xue and me. Lilina, for instance.
Her research topic was how a young couple who had never even slept together could suddenly enter the standard roles of father and mother and learn to take care of a daughter, as well as how a couple who had suddenly lost their private world should handle their romantic relationship during that process. If she actually completed that research project, I thought Lilina could at least apply for some kind of ethics award.
Little Pao Pao seemed rather happy. Though she could not say it herself, I was still her dad, and Feminine Gilgamesh could translate Little Pao Pao's language in real time, so it was easy enough to understand what the little girl was thinking. She understood her role as an older sister and warmly welcomed her future younger sister. It made her feel that she had become quite an impressive person—an adult who could eat three slices of cake