Girl, I Suggest You Get a Pair of Glasses

Meanwhile, a USNA flight quietly landed...

January 1st.

Happy New Year, Mahiro- gege, and Minami.

Happy New Year, Lady Miyuki.

"Ah... Happy New Year, Miyuki."

Today is New Year's Day, 2096.

Early in the morning, Miyuki, who lived next door, came to visit, dragging him back to reality from his sweet dream.

Emerging from the bedroom, I saw Miyuki gracefully ascending the steps to the entrance, dressed in a kimono with a base of glossy red fabric and white and light red peony patterns.

She put on her slippers and walked gracefully over, attended by Minami.

On that fair face, untouched by makeup, only her lips were adorned with a touch of bright red.

The hairpins dangled from her tied-up hair, swaying gently. While they gave her a slightly childlike appearance, they also added a touch of youthful charm to her mature beauty, making them a captivating highlight.

Not to mention that the traditional kimono accentuated Miyuki's slender waist and full bust, while elegantly concealing her neckline.

It is subtly alluring, yet retains a sense of propriety and elegance.

This outfit was quite stunning to Mahiro.

It's so similar, it's uncanny.

If Ayako is a smaller Maya of Maya, then Miyuki is completely a resurrected Yotsuba Clan Yotsuba Miya!

Their expressions and appearances are almost identical.

"Speaking of which, where's Tatsuya?"

He discovered that only Miyuki had come to visit, Tatsuya was not with the girl.

"My elder brother is currently at FLT Company, analyzing the gifts you sent, Brother Mahiro, with Director Ushiyama. He thinks these things are very novel, so only Miyuki came today."

"And if I had to say, it's all your fault, Mahiro -nii. If Mahiro -nii hadn't given those things to our elder brother, he wouldn't be so busy."

While smiling and defending Tatsuya, Miyuki also teased him.

Judging from her appearance, she seems to have gotten used to Tatsuya's frequent absences, and can face the New Year alone without any repercussions.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, okay?"

Mahiro put his hands on his hips, originally intending to reach out and ruffle Miyuki's hair, but when he saw her long hair tied up with a hairpin, he gave up on the idea.

Ultimately, he never expected that Tatsuya was actually a research fanatic, the kind who could even leave his younger sister at home.

You should know that since their father, Shiba Tatsurou, died in the Yotsuba Miya, he has never returned to their home. Instead, he lives with his former mistress, who is now his second wife.

Even during the Lunar New Year, it's the same.

Despite being a young lady from a wealthy family, Miyuki acts like a lonely, isolated person.

"Well, it's about time anyway, let's head to the shrine."

He took Miyuki's fair hand, which was visible beneath her kimono. Although Miyuki's face flushed red, she did not struggle and simply let him hold her hand.

Visiting a shrine is a unique way of celebrating New Year's Day in Japan, so we had already arranged to meet at the shrine today. Otherwise, even if Miyuki dragged him out of bed, he wouldn't have gotten up this early.

But there's something quite interesting about it.

Even though no one in this world believes in gods and Buddhas anymore, the tradition of worshipping at shrines during the New Year is still maintained.

"What about you, Minami? Want to come along?" Mahiro immediately turned to the girl in the maid outfit and asked.

"Me... me?"

Sakurai Minami pointed to herself, paused for a moment, and then nodded happily after receiving his affirmation:

"Please allow me to accompany you."

"Then I'll help Minami choose clothes. You wait here for a while, Mahiro- nii."

And so, Miyuki broke free from his grasp and went back to her room with Minami to change her clothes.

He went back to his room and changed into casual clothes before coming out.

A moment later, he saw a Minami in a light purple kimono, its shapely lines outlined by waves, and the pattern on it was decorated with golden ears of wheat.

While it's not quite as stunning as Miyuki, it's still captivating enough.

Come to think of it, could they be considered the Yotsuba Family's adjusted trio?

Then, when he drove the car out of the garage, Miyuki couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim in surprise:

"Brother Mahiro, your car...?"

"What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?"

Mahiro opened the car door and got out, walking around the car and admiring it carefully.

With its sky-blue exterior, smooth lines, and a prominent trident logo on the front, it exudes a luxurious, sophisticated, and high-class feel.

This was something he had specially brought back from the Black Bullet World; it was one of the few things he could actually use.

"No... Does Miyuki mean this car is safe to drive on the road?"

Miyuki recognize the logo on this car; I remember seeing it in a vehicle history book.

It is a classic car brand from the early 20th century and the late 20th century.

In the late 21st century, it would be considered museum-worthy.

Most importantly, this car runs on gasoline. Because gasoline causes pollution, it was phased out, and car dealers started to sell these new energy vehicles in a unified manner.

"Why not?"

He noticed the girl's worry, smiled, and said, "Oh, it's alright. The law doesn't explicitly prohibit driving gasoline-powered cars on the road, nor does it forbid driving old-fashioned vehicles. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let me pass the inspection even with the license plate."

Although this involved the Yotsuba Family's connections.

Since things had already come to this point, Miyuki didn't say anything more and got into the car with Minami.

Minami sat in the back seat, while she sat in the front passenger seat.

With a faint roar from the engine starting, it slowly drove toward the nearby shrine.

It has to be said that driving a gasoline car in this era, especially such a classic large car, really guarantees a 100% head-turning rate, with countless people's eyes focused on his car along the way.

While I was surprised, I was also amazed and appreciative.

After nearly half an hour of driving, they finally arrived at the meeting place.

Wow, Miyuki, you're so beautiful!

This was the first greeting they received upon their arrival.

Wearing a long dress and a fur-trimmed coat, Mizuki cast a rapturous gaze at Shin -Miyuki, and Shin-sensei felt a Mahiro sense of déjà vu at that intense gaze.

She seems to resemble Mayumi sister, Izumi Saegusa...

Happy New Year, Mahiro- chan!

Honoka, who was also wearing a kimono like Miyuki, was probably intimidated by Miyuki's beauty and powerful aura, and at first felt a little inferior?

But upon Mahiro Mahiro's gentle gaze, he immediately resumed his energetic smile.

"Happy New Year, Honoka, you look beautiful today."

"Really? That's great, thank you..."

Honoka smiled happily, but was also a little shy, looking down at her clothes.

This wasn't Mahiro polite talk; Honoka's image was indeed very striking.

The pale yellow color really complements Honoka's orange short hair and fair skin, not to mention that her bust size is even larger than Miyuki's, which is enough to fill out the fitted kimono perfectly.

However, besides him and Miyuki, the only other people who gathered here today were Honoka and Mizuki.

Everyone else is busy.

Mari -senpai went to help Mayumi receive the guests visiting Saegusa Family; Erika was also too busy taking care of her family affairs because the dojo had many disciples.

Shizuku has already gone to study abroad and can only send her New Year's greetings via video.

Finally, there's Sayaka, who went to Hokkaido with her father Mibu Yuzo, and couldn't return for a while.

"By the way, who is this...?"

Mizuki noticed the girl following behind Mahiro and asked her a question.

"Her name is Sakurai Minami, she's like my younger sister. She was arranged by the main family and lives with me, taking care of my daily life."

Mahiro introduced them, he pushed the girl following behind him forward, gesturing for her to greet the two of them.

"Yes, I am Sakurai Minami, Mahiro- sama's younger sister. Please take care of me!"

"Hello, I'm Mitsui Honoka, and I'm Mahiro's classmate."

"Hello, Ms. Sakurai, I'm Mizuki Shibata..."

Compared to the lively Honoka, Mizuki is slightly more quiet and gentle.

There's nothing I can do; she's just that kind of insecure girl.

He clearly possessed talents that would make all the ancient magic families who wield elves envious, not to mention that his enhanced strength surpassed that of most magicians.

But after getting to know each other, Honoka suddenly realized something important.

"If Ms. Sakurai is in charge of Mahiro's daily life... wouldn't that make her a maid? Like Shizuku's personal maid?"

"Ah..."

As soon as Honoka finished speaking, Mizuki immediately realized something from it and let out a small gasp, her fair face gradually turning red.

This is clearly a scenario imagined from some kind of R18 doujinshi.

Looking at Mizuki, Miyuki smiled and kindly reminded her, "Mizuki, don't overthink it. Minami and Mahiro don't have the kind of relationship you're imagining."

"Ah... I'm sorry."

Mizuki bowed her head deeply in apology, but when she looked up, a new question arose in her mind.

"But if Yotsuba Clan's family arranged for her to come, does that mean Mahiro has already returned to the Yotsuba Family?"

This wasn't just something Mizuki was curious about; Honoka was also very concerned.

"Not really, perhaps it's just that my family's attitude towards me has changed?"

"I see..."

Mizuki muttered softly, while Honoka seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Only Sakurai Minami blinked her amber eyes, staring intently at Mahiro.

She didn't quite understand.

Madam Mingming was very fond of Mahiro. During the time she worked for the main family, she often mentioned Young Master Mahiro.

Moreover, on his way here, he spoke highly of Mahiro.

Why would Mahiro Shinji say that?

Was it because of the adults who separated from the family?

Without dwelling on the matter too much, the five of them headed towards the main shrine.

The scene of various vendors lining both sides of the road to the shrine was almost identical to that of the early 20th century, which surprised Mahiro somewhat.

After all, what's the most interesting thing about Japan?

Aside from Akihabara, a mecca for anime and manga fans, and certain shady businesses, the only thing that interests him in Japan is the festival stalls.

The group didn't take any special detours. They briefly visited the surrounding vendors, bought a few candied apples, tried out the water balloon, and then climbed the long staircase, passed through the sacred gate, and entered the courtyard in front of the worship hall.

However, upon arriving here, Mahiro's steps suddenly faltered slightly.

He sensed a subtle gaze, not the curious scrutiny he had felt before, but a gaze more like a spying.

Moreover, the person giving this look seems rather clumsy, as if they have absolutely no stealth skills.