"The mother of the Gui family's precious daughter, Gui Zhen Na Mei, came to me, saying she wanted to discuss the engagement between her daughter Gui Yan Ye and my son Nakano Yu. If it weren't for Miss Gui, I wouldn't have known about this matter at all."
On the phone, Nakano Maru O spoke word by word, his tone calm, but he felt a hint of dissatisfaction with Nakano Yu's actions.
His work was busy, and he rarely took the initiative to care about Nakano Yu and the five sisters, but that didn't mean Nakano Yu could casually decide on a lifelong commitment with a woman he didn't know.
"You don't agree?"
Hearing Nakano Maru O mention this matter, Nakano Yu frowned slightly. He didn't like being controlled by others. If it were a stranger, Nakano Yu would have already torn that person's mouth apart, but this was Nakano Maru O, his father who raised him.
So even though he felt disgusted, he didn't respond with harsh words.
"Of course I agree. Engagement is a matter for you young people; I won't interfere. Speaking of which, your mother and I also fell in love freely back in the day, and we were..."
Nakano Maru O didn't mind these things. As he spoke, he suddenly thought of himself and was about to start telling Nakano Yu about his story with Nakano Rei Na, but just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Nakano Yu:
"Stop! Since you don't mind, why ask so much?"
Having watched Nakano Maru O and Rei Na be affectionate together since he was young, the five sisters didn't have a deep impression of it, as they were too young to remember. But Nakano Yu was different; he remembered everything clearly.
At that time, Nakano Maru O was still a decent father, but after Nakano Rei Na's death, that was no longer the case.
"I want to know if you've told Ichika and the others about this?"
Interrupted by Nakano Yu, Nakano Maru O recalled his main concern and cleared his throat to ask.
When Nakano Maru O brought up this matter, Nakano Yu also remembered that he hadn't told Ichika and the others about his engagement. For Nakano Yu, the key wasn't Ichika, but Nino, who had already expressed her feelings for him.
Although Nino had said before that she didn't mind, Nakano Yu didn't believe those words.
"As for Ichika and the others, I'll find a suitable time to tell them."
After a moment of thought, Nakano Yu replied. He believed that if he directly revealed the truth to the five sisters now, it would definitely cause problems. Not to mention Nino, just a few days ago, Miku had asked if he would leave them, and he had promised her with confidence.
In less than half a month, he had come up with a fiancée; it would be hard for Miku not to feel upset, even if she didn't say anything.
"Hmm, as long as you have your own plans, that's good. But try not to hurt them. I have a meeting to attend, so I'll hang up now."
After receiving the answer, Nakano Maru O didn't ask any more questions and hung up the phone before Nakano Yu could respond.
Looking at the phone that had already been hung up, Nakano Yu smiled helplessly and put it away.
As soon as he opened the door to his room, Nakano Yu saw an unexpected figure.
It was Yotsuba, who was sneaking at the door, as if eavesdropping. The door opening startled her, and she hadn't had time to escape.
Seeing that Nakano Yu had spotted her, Yotsuba showed an awkward smile and waved at him as a greeting.
"Yotsuba, what are you doing... some strange performance art?"
Looking at Yotsuba, Nakano Yu had a complicated expression. He had sensed someone at the door long ago and initially thought it was Ichika and the others, but he didn't expect it to be Yotsuba.
Nakano Yu had always found it hard to grasp Yotsuba's personality. Sometimes she seemed a bit silly, but at other times, she was the smartest among the five sisters, often jokingly reconciling Nino and Miku when they were about to argue.
Perhaps that's why Yotsuba was called the lubricant among the five sisters.
"Ah, um... actually, I wanted to eavesdrop on what Yu was doing in the room,"
Yotsuba, realizing she had been discovered, decided not to hide it anymore. She poked her fingers and looked around, avoiding eye contact with Nakano Yu.
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Nakano Yu raised an eyebrow, momentarily unable to understand why Yotsuba was acting this way. Was he secretly doing something bad in his room? Why would that attract Yotsuba to eavesdrop?
"It was Ichika! Ichika said Yu was... doing bad things in the room."
Seeing Nakano Yu's expression, Yotsuba was afraid he would make her eat boiled green peppers for dinner, so she blurted out Ichika's name.
"Ichika, I see."
Seeing how easily Yotsuba gave up, Nakano Yu rubbed his forehead, his tone slightly helpless.
This matter dated back to half a month ago when the Gō system had just awakened. He had completed a task and rushed home to draw a lottery, only to end up with a signed H book from "Kashiwagi Eiri."
At that time, it was Nakano Yu's first attempt at the system's lottery function, and he had taken out the H book, definitely not because he wanted to see what it was about.
Then, coincidentally, Ichika came to ask where her milk tea cup was after Nakano Yu had washed it.
She walked in and saw Nakano Yu holding the H book.
In short, it was quite awkward at that moment, especially with Ichika's blushing face pretending to be "I understand," which left Nakano Yu at a loss for words.
"So, what exactly was Yu doing in the room?"
Seeing that Nakano Yu didn't intend to pursue her eavesdropping, Yotsuba breathed a sigh of relief but still asked curiously.
"Me? I was on the phone with Dad, planning to sell you off, Yotsuba."
Looking at Yotsuba, Nakano Yu pretended to scare the girl.
"Eh?! You were on the phone with Dad? But there's no way you'd sell me off; you definitely wouldn't want to!"
Yotsuba exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward to hug Nakano Yu.
"Alright, alright, let go, Yotsuba. I'm going to cook now. What do you want to eat?"
After affectionately ruffling Yotsuba's hair like a younger sister, Nakano Yu asked.
"I want to eat stir-fried pork with green peppers!"
"Okay."
...
At dinner time, Nakano Yu sat at the dining table, as usual, urging the five sisters to wash their hands and eat.
Once all five sisters were seated, Miku eagerly picked up a soup dumpling that Nakano Yu had made and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Slow down, be careful, it's hot."
Seeing Miku like this, the boy just smiled and reminded her.
As he was speaking, suddenly, Nakano Yu seemed to sense something and stood up abruptly.
"What's wrong, Yu?"
Seeing Nakano Yu suddenly stand up, Ichika asked in confusion.
But Nakano Yu just quietly gazed out the window.
Outside the window was a large city built by humanity over the years, with towering skyscrapers, bustling traffic, and neon lights flashing, giving the city a sense of vibrant life.
However, Nakano Yu wasn't looking at these things; he was searching, searching for something.
Just in that moment, Nakano Yu felt a scorching heat.
It was a familiar aura to Nakano Yu, that aura was...
Divine!
......
Last chapter of the day! Finished with a flourish!