“Everyone! Dinner is ready. Go wash your hands and come eat. I’m talking to you, Yotsuba! Did you wash your hands?”
At the dinner table, Nakano Yu, wearing heat-resistant gloves and an apron, spoke in a voice that sounded like a mother's.
As soon as he put the soup pot on the table, he saw Yotsuba running over excitedly.
“I washed my hands! See, Yu, they’re still wet.”
Hearing the boy's voice, Yotsuba quickly raised her hand, her white, tender palm still showing traces of water. Nakano Yu could also smell the faint fragrance of hand soap.
Seeing that Yotsuba had washed her hands obediently, Nakano Yu nodded in satisfaction and gestured for her to sit down.
Nino and Miku had also washed their hands and sat down at the dinner table ready to eat.
Seeing the four sisters at the table, Nakano Yu frowned slightly and asked:
“Where's Itsuki? Did she go upstairs?”
“Itsuki said she went upstairs to sleep.”
Yotsuba said, looking up.
“That girl, she’s inseparable from her bed all day long. It’s really worrying.”
Nino said with a helpless expression, holding her rice bowl.
Miku nodded in agreement, chewing her rice.
“You can’t say that! Itsuki goes out to exercise every day!”
Yotsuba said, smiling to defend Itsuki.
Hearing that Itsuki had gone to the bedroom upstairs, Nakano Yu nodded, took off his heat-resistant gloves, and said:
“Okay, you guys eat first. I’ll go call her.”
“Okay!”
Yotsuba responded, but when she turned her head, she saw that the tomato scrambled eggs had been snatched away by Itsuki, and she quickly rushed to grab some:
“Whoa! The dish is gone! Itsuki, leave some for me!”
“Hey! Leave some for Yu and the others!”
“I want the green pepper stir-fry. Don’t grab it.”
Ignoring the girls’ commotion, Nakano Yu had already walked up the stairs from the living room.
The Nakano house was quite large, but because there were so many people, it didn’t feel that big.
The first floor was simply the living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The second floor had six bedrooms and a storage room. It could be said that if guests came over, they would only be able to sleep on the sofa, because there really wasn’t enough space for even one more person.
Arriving at the door with Itsuki’s nameplate, Nakano Yu reached out to knock on the door and called out:
“Knock knock.”
“Itsuki, dinner is ready. Come down and eat.”
“Okay! I’m coming!”
Itsuki’s voice came from inside the room, followed by the rustling sound of getting out of bed. After a while, the door opened, and Itsuki emerged from the room.
“Dinner’s ready so fast? It smells so good! As expected of Yu!”
Exiting the room, Itsuki’s nose twitched slightly, and she praised Nakano Yu without hesitation.
“It’s alright. Itsuki, are you in a good mood today?”
He smiled, noticing that Itsuki was happy, at least she looked happy at the moment.
“Ehehe~ I had a big breakthrough in my career! Let’s go, let’s go downstairs and eat. Otherwise, Itsuki and the others will grab everything.”
Facing Nakano Yu, Itsuki tapped her head with one hand, stuck out her tongue to make a cute expression, and quickly went downstairs.
Watching Itsuki’s back as she hurried away, Nakano Yu raised an eyebrow. A big breakthrough in her career?
It must be referring to those things in the entertainment industry. Although Itsuki had never said anything, what could she hide from Nakano Yu?
However, seeing Itsuki so happy, Nakano Yu was also genuinely happy for her.
Although he knew that the entertainment industry was full of all sorts of people, if... there were any blind fools, his white horse would burn them to ashes! His mountain pig would crush them to pulp!
Shrugging his shoulders, Nakano Yu also followed Itsuki downstairs.
...
“Hahaha~ Come on! Have another drink.”
“Haha! Little girl, I’ll have a drink, you have one too!”
“Okay~!”
Tokyo, Ukiyo-e Machi Ichiban Street—
“Hey, have you finished selecting the women I asked for? The shop’s been in high demand recently!”
In a KTV box in the red-light district, a blond youth wearing a white suit and a deep V-neck undershirt lay on the sofa. Beside him was a girl wearing revealing clothes and heavy makeup, peeling grapes carefully.
Kneeling in front of the blond youth was a middle-aged man with a bald head and a big belly.
“Ah! Lord Old Rat, this... the number of people you want is really too many. There have been too many disappearances recently, and the Nura clan has noticed something’s wrong, so...”
“But... But don’t worry! I’ve already selected the people! I’ll bring them here later! And, they’re definitely high quality! All of them are little flowers in the industry! This, these are the women’s files.”
Faced with Old Rat’s questioning, the bald man didn’t dare to stand up. He knelt down and moved his body tremblingly, cautiously placing a stack of files on the table in front of Old Rat.
He swallowed his saliva, and cold sweat beaded on his smooth scalp. Kneeling on the ground, he secretly observed Old Rat’s expression. Seeing that the other party was at ease, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hm, if it weren’t for the fact that the women you provide are always of good quality, I would have really killed you for this slow efficiency. Get out.”
Nodding, Old Rat opened his vertical pupil beast eyes and gestured for the man to leave.
“Yes, yes! Thank you, Lord Old Rat!”
Seeing that this monster had spared him, the man quickly kowtowed a few times, got up and turned to leave, not daring to linger at all.
After the man left, the woman beside Old Rat handed the peeled grape to Old Rat’s mouth.
Seeing this, Old Rat looked sideways, a mischievous smile appearing on his lips. He reached out and grabbed the woman’s wrist, pulling her over and pressing her onto the sofa.
“Haha~ Lord Old Rat, don’t be so rough~”
The woman giggled, completely unaware of the sharp teeth that appeared at the corner of Old Rat’s mouth. She continued to flirt with Old Rat, but her seductive words turned into screams and pleas for mercy after a while:
“I like it when you’re a bit rough.”
“Hahahaha~ Don’t, don’t~ Be gentler, Lord Old Rat~”
“You’re hurting me.”
“Ah!! No! No!! Lord Old Rat! Spare me!”
“I know I’m wrong! I know I’m wrong...”
The woman’s pleas gradually ceased. In the silent box, only the sound of tearing flesh and chewing could be heard:
“Rip!”
“Crunching, crunching~”
......
After an unknown amount of time, an old man dressed as a servant came out of the box with cleaning tools.
The box was only left with Old Rat lying on the sofa looking at the files left by the man. The woman had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a faint scent of blood mixed with the smell of air freshener.
“Oh? The candidates this time are really good.”
Looking at the files, the bloodstained corner of Old Rat’s mouth curled upwards.
His eyes glowed faintly red, and he was filled with anticipation.
“It’s really interesting. It’s best if you don’t disappoint me.”
He casually threw the files onto the table, and the stack of files scattered immediately. Old Rat didn’t care at all, he just muttered to himself.
The top two files, one was written with the name Nakano Itsuki, and the other was a girl with wine-red short hair named—
Arima Kana!
......
Chapter two today! Daily check-in, please give me some flowers~ tickets.