Chapter 317

Ashiri smiled and nodded.

"That's exactly right. Besides, when you're with me, do you feel any sense of etiquette?"

He released her cheek and patted it gently. "Just maintain basic manners and try not to swear."

"No, that won't happen~"

Hoshino Ai stuck out her pink, delicate tongue.

Her charming movements stirred something in him, and he felt a sudden urge to restrain her in another way.

"By the way, elder brother,"

Ashiri reminded her, "Is the room of love ready? If not, you can sleep with me or Mahiru tonight."

He snapped out of his reverie, cleared his throat to ease the awkwardness, and said, "Everything's ready. I had Ichiyo help clean another room last time; I'll take them to see it later..."

"Go back and rest now, Ashiri, you've had a hard day!"

"This isn't hard work at all~"

Like a young lady Ashiri covered her mouth and smiled faintly, then bowed slightly to the group.

"Well then, I'll take my leave now. Brother and Mahiru, thank you for your hard work. It's late, everyone should get some rest~"

See you tomorrow, Ashiri!

"No, no way!"

"Okay, see you all tomorrow."

After saying that, Ashiri turned and went back to his room.

After she left, Sakurakoji Talent took both of their Hands's, and they walked towards the grand staircase. "Well then, let's go back to our room too. Ai-chan wants to get to know her new room."

"Um..."

The two, trailing behind by half a step, would blush and their cheeks would flush when their eyes occasionally met.

They already knew about his past, and although today was their first meeting, they had a vague idea of his relationship with the other person.

A minute later, the three of them stood in front of a door.

"Um, Talent- onii-chan, isn't this your room...?"

Unlike Hoshino Ai, who was visiting Sakura Mansion for the first time, Shiina Mahiru, who had been there several times before, looked at his destination and weakly explained his mistake.

"Huh?!"

Hoshino Ai Aika trembled, as if she understood something. She immediately lowered her head deeply, her cheeks burning, her eyes darting around.

"That's right, this is the place."

Sakurakoji Talent smiled and released their hands, turned around and pulled Hoshino Ai in front of him, lifted her still-innocent and adorable face with his hand, and kissed her burning red ear, whispering:

"Today is Ai-chan's first time visiting the mansion, so of course she should stay with me like Mahiru-chan last time, right?"

It was unclear who he was asking, but both of them blushed, turned their heads away, and remained silent.

"Let's see your room tomorrow, for today..."

Before he could finish speaking, he gave Shiina Mahiru a demonstration of what it meant to do Nt in person...

"Hmm!"

Hoshino Ai leaned against the thick door, her eyes wide open, and raised her arm, stretching it towards Shiina Mahiru.

"Ugh~"

Shiina Mahiru covered her face with her Hands, her gaze peeking out through her slightly parted fingers, her petite body slightly bent.

After watching for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore and put her hand down, turning to walk towards her room. "Well, well... I'll go back to my room for now... Hmm~!"

Before she could finish speaking, she lost her balance and was pulled back by someone, falling steadily into their warm embrace.

"Mahiru, why are you in such a hurry?"

Sakurakoji Talent's eyes held a playful smile as he blinked his large, red eyes. "Today is also your first time meeting Ai-chan, right? Aren't you going to get to know her better and deepen your relationship?"

"To... deeper our relationship? How...?"

Shiina Mahiru tucked her slender arms in front of her and answered haltingly.

"Then of course, it'll be through playing games so you can find out about each other's lives, right?"

He tilted his head and said matter-of-factly:

"For example, Ai-chan, as an idol, trains a lot, which gives her excellent flexibility."

"And Mahiru-chan, your voice is so cute, and unlike your delicate appearance, you have surprisingly good stamina and a strong ability to endure... Ah, Ai -Ai-chan is the same way!"

"I have lots of games in my room. Whoever loses a game has to accept the winner's punishment, how about that?"

"..."

The two immediately understood what he meant, and wished they could bury their heads in their chests and never look up again.

"No, no, that won't do, Talent- onii-chan, that's too... um!"

A minute later, looking at Shiina Mahiru, who was so weak she couldn't even stand and was being supported by him, he snorted, "I told you last time, a little sister has no right to disobey her older brother."

"In order to get along well in the future, playing games together is a must!"

"Alright, let's go inside and talk first!"

Supporting her, and Hoshino Ai who didn't even know how to escape, he opened the door with a grin.

Ten minutes later, the extremely faint sound of three people talking could be heard from inside the room:

"Ai-chan, you have more experience, you go first."

"Huh?! I only have two... huh?"

"That's right, just like you imagined."

"..."

After a while.

"No way, Mahiru-chan! How can you run away in a game? I'm punishing you by making you stay offline for longer."

"Ai-chan ~ Help me~"

"..."

"Alright, you two have both lost. To show that you're on good terms, your punishment is to hug each other!"

"..."

"You two are really terrible. Alright, it's getting late, play for another half hour and then go to sleep. This time, your punishment is to kiss each other! To deepen your bond!"

"..."

"I heard that close girlfriends usually shower together, right? And there's a bathroom in the room too..."

"..."

"It's so heartwarming to see that you two have such a good relationship!"

"..."

The next day.

Ogura Asahi, who had changed her clothes first, got up and went to the living room to have breakfast.

"Huh? Father, did you make breakfast today?"

After taking a bite of the not-at-all-greasy pan-fried beef, he looked at his family across the table in surprise.

Sitting opposite them were a handsome man and a beautiful woman with dark circles under their eyes and blank expressions.

Okura Yusei managed to raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a fatherly gentleness. "Hmm, you noticed it too~ Ashiri noticed it right away just now too!"

"Since I've finally come back, I really wanted to show you all my culinary skills!"

"How's the taste? Has it gotten worse? Is it to your liking?"

"After all, I've been eating this for many years, it's hard not to recognize the taste. The flavor... is still the same, I guess."

He took a sip of milk gracefully and quickly sliced the beef, as he was looking for some protein that morning.

The subtle aroma of salt and pepper slowly stimulated his appetite. Even though he wasn't very interested in food before, objectively speaking, his father's cooking skills were still excellent. Ashiri was only slightly better than him when it came to pastries.

"But why did you decide to make pan-fried steak this morning? Did Ashiri want to eat that?"

Ogura Asahi was a little confused.

"Ah, no, I made truffle xiaolongbao and crab roe tofu soup for Ashiri... I just thought you'd probably like to eat that today..."

Okura Yusei looked away, and his voice grew softer and softer.

"Yeah?"

He tilted his head. "Well, you guessed right, I do want to get some meat, thanks!"

"You're welcome..."

Okura Yusei covered his face with one hand, "But where are Mahiru-chan and Miss Ai? Why didn't they come to have breakfast with us?"

"I don't know, they're probably still sleeping."

"Is that so...?"

"Speaking of Talent, huh?"

Sakurakoji Luna, standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore. She frowned and stared at him intently. "It's one thing normally, but why are you dressed like this this morning?"

For them, activism as women is not news; in fact, it's part of their daily lives.

Even though they initially had mixed feelings, they had to admit that their child was indeed exceptionally talented in this area, unbelievably beautiful, and had snatched the throne of the most beautiful woman in the Sakurakoji Family.

Furthermore, in pursuit of the aesthetics of yin and yang and the ideal of fully embracing the world, they could not firmly deny it. Besides, their daughter Ashiri, seemed very happy... They could simply consider it as having another daughter to raise on top of their sons and daughters.

Even if there is concern, it's at most about whether he will change his normal orientation because of this and become one of those promiscuous teenagers in the America.

Now it turns out they were overthinking it; their son has absolutely no inclination towards that kind of thing, which is undoubtedly a good thing, but...

Why would he show up like this when his partner is at home?

"Because I'm going out later to meet some friends from school, and I need to use this gesture,"

Ogura Asahi explained, "You've all heard about it from your uncle, right? About the school I went to."

He didn't ask Okura Iyo this a secret—because there was no need; they naturally knew.

"Yes, I have indeed heard my sworn brother mention it..."

Sakurakoji Luna nodded slightly. "Although I was also puzzled at first as to why you chose that school, it seems now that it was also for treatment, right?"

"As expected of Mother! She is truly wise!"

He put down his knife and fork, winked, made a heart shape with his fingers like a little dragon's "V" sign, and then continued eating.

"That's exactly right! There are about ten related individuals just at the school! And among those connected to them, there are more than double that number of potential 'doctors'!"

"So many... then it's definitely necessary to go in."

The couple expressed their amazement at the same time.

But soon, she lowered her eyelids and stared at him coldly. "So? How many of them are considered potential daughters-in-law?"

"... Well, we don't know yet. It hasn't reached that level yet."

He cleared his throat awkwardly and quickly changed the subject:

"Ahem! Speaking of which, Father, Mother, why are your dark circles so prominent? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Whose fault do you think this is?!"

X 2.

"Um?"