The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legends (62) Seeing that everyone wasn't doing too well, my heart immediately felt a lot more balanced.

Luckily, little Miyuki had been distracted by the delicious grilled meat and hadn't noticed what her parents were saying.

Seeing both her father and mother staring at her oil-smeared face, the little girl became a little embarrassed instead.

"Mother's been having dinner at home a lot lately."

She had been too busy with work before. The Security Department's assignments were never exactly leisurely, so there had not been many chances for the family of three to sit around the table for dinner.

In little Miyuki's memories, she had often wanted to wait for her mother to come home so they could whisper secrets together, only to fall asleep before she ever saw her.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Tsubaki wiped the seasoning from little Miyuki's cheek with a napkin, then poured her another glass of sweet-and-sour juice.

"Don't rush. There's still plenty of grilled meat. Eat slowly!"

Children were in their growing years, and their craving for protein was instinctive. Even little Miyuki, who was not particularly fond of food, could not resist the temptation of grilled meat.

Of course, the main reason was that Mizuki was an excellent cook. His years of extensive cooking experience were no joke.

Little Miyuki swallowed the meat in her mouth and patted her slightly bulging belly. Finally taking a brief break from eating, she picked up the delicious juice specially made by Mizuki and took a big gulp.

"Of course it'd be nice if Mother could come home early!"

With more people around, even children found their meals more delicious.

"It would be nice if she could come home early every day! Is that a little too greedy?"

"No. Maybe it'll come true someday!"

Tsubaki Chie chuckled.

"Having more people around really is better, isn't it? Miyuki, would you like a little sister?"