The two people who had been about to come to blows stopped at once.
They shot each other fierce looks, snorted in unison, and turned away.
Kanae rubbed her forehead, then absently stroked her belly. "Just look at them. One's your father, and the other's your aunt. Somehow, even together, they don't seem as mature as you—and you haven't even been born yet."
"Hear that? She called you childish!"
Shinobu Kocho seized the chance to take a jab at Tetsu no Sosuke.
Tetsu no Sosuke couldn't even be bothered to roll his eyes. "What do you mean, she called me childish? She meant us. Us, got it?"
"Wow. You sound proud of it."
Shinobu Kocho stared at him.
"I love hearing anything my wife says, all right?" Tetsu no Sosuke snorted and went over to help Kanae up. "Come on, sweetheart. Let's not stoop to her level. We'll go back and take a nap. I'm almost recovered now, so from now on, we can go for walks together. As for that little tagalong, she can hurry back to her Butterfly Estate. She hangs around her brother-in-law's house eating his food every day without a scrap of shame. At her age, all she does is bicker with me. If she's so capable, why doesn't she find a man and fall in love?"
Shinobu Kocho's mouth trembled with anger. "What's it to you? I like eating and staying at your house. What are you going to do about it? This isn't just your house. It's my sister's too. Are you saying I can't stay here? Hmph. I'd like to see you try to stop me."
"I won't do anything!"
Tetsu no Sosuke put an arm around Kanae and headed out. "Make way!"
The two of them went down the corridor, apparently off