Three grand buildings span around with more than 40 to 50 floors, and three of them were closely structured in the form of a triangle, where the topmost floor of each building was conjoined together to make it look really dazzling.
"Look at that topmost floor; that is where our home is located, plus, you will also get a 49th-floor separate room to yourself for the time being." According to Minami, this city building was for a temporary stay, and their villa was on a different island, so they might need to wait a week before they can return to their actual home.
"This is your apartment." Minami opened the 49th-floor first room. When Harutora entered the room after it had already been assigned to him, he appeared visibly stunned by the spaciousness and quality of the furnishings, which screamed words like extravagant and luxurious to one's eyes.
"Liked it, for now you can wear your clothes from back, where we will find some time to buy some good clothes for you later on, and also you can go and take a bath." Minami was as active as before, as if she were not feeling tired at all.
But it was also granted because she belonged to a particular group of extremely strong witches who are still regarded as such by many different nations.
"Okay..." Harutora nodded, appearing as composed as ever and speaking in a monotone to Minami, who tends to be extremely active most of the time.
Due to this, Harutora was also unaccustomed to dealing with a hyperactive mother like her and was left with no choice but to make an effort to appear normal in order to appease her.
Not to mention, it was also a fact that he was being adopted by her, and by making her angry, he might lose his place inside this family too, and thinking of it made Harutora more nervous.
He was able to recall the objective that had been set by God and what would happen if he failed it. He will lose all memories of his previous existence, which is the same as passing away.
"Calm down; she is not that type of character to abandon me." Harutora entered the bathroom, shaking his head as he held the towel and outfit he would need after the bath.
Minami turned around to see him enter the bath, as she had that smile on her face.
She then entered the kitchen once more to make some coffee.
Once Harutora had a bath, he came out of the shower room and started to dry his body and wear the clothes from the closet. He then discovered a coffee cup on the table in the hallway's center and a brief note left there by his mother.
"Your sister's work is about to end; I'll pick her up, and until then, you can relax. I'll be bringing a few of your other sisters with me." Harutora grinned as he approached the sofa and sat down, sipping the excellent coffee and taking note of the sprinkler of chocolate on the side. He was reading the note as he did so.
"Wow! This coffee is really well made." Harutora closed his eyes and savored the coffee as he felt fatigue take over his consciousness. He dozed off in his seat.
"Haruto... Eh! He is already sleeping like a cat." After an hour, Minami and the other two girls who were chatting with Amelia returned to see how Harutora was doing.
But as they observed him dozing off in bliss, they could not help but find Harutora's expression endearing.
He already had a girlish expression on his face, and because he was unconscious, he was unable to adopt a stern expression that would have made him look even more girlish.
"Is he really a boy..."
"Right, isn't he just adorable? Plus, I got the feeling that your little sister Rikka will also be fine around him for sure." Minami smiled and spoke while she nodded at her daughter's words.
Mizuki, who was the eldest daughter and one of the most responsible members of the family, nodded at Minami's words. Mizuki also agrees with Minami in this account, as she found the little brother she had gotten, appear to be really adorable, but at the moment she did not want to disturb his sleep.
Mari, who shared the same age range as Harutora and Amelia, shared Mizuki's red hair color and had a similar obstinate expression on her face.
"I can't say that I will agree with that, plus, mom, why did you suddenly adopt a boy in our family, even though you knew the custom of our family, and now all the relatives are pointing their guns toward us?"
"That is not something that you guys need to worry about. I will be handling those things myself and without any problem."
Mari was filled with a variety of emotions upon hearing those words, but she did not have the courage to go and confront her mother at the time.
As a result, she chose to remain silent while shaking her head and casting a mild look of resentment at the young boy who was her age, despite the fact that he was not to blame either.
"Mari, he was also forced into this situation; just don't blame him for everything, as he was not born lucky enough to make a choice in that kind of situation, alright?" Mizuki spoke with a light tone.
"I know that..." Mari grumbled a bit about her big sister's words and looked a little deflated about it. As she walked out of the room with a little resentment prompting inside her mind.
"Mom, it is alright; I will take care of the things later on, so you should do what you wanted to do for all this time." The words Mizuki spoke made Minami smile, and she nodded to her eldest daughter before patting Harutora on the head and leaving the room.
On the other hand, Amelia also decided to stay and help Mizuki carry Harutora back to one of the rooms for sleep. Harutora would undoubtedly wake up with a sore back, given the way he was sleeping.
"Don't worry, I will be using a levitating charm to carry him, so I will be fine, and you should also go and sleep, given that you must be tired from working for all this time, right?"
Mizuki spoke to Amelia, who also nodded while walking out of the room, before turning to look at Harutora one last time and then heading out of the door.
... ... ...
Harutora, who had been sleeping for the entire night, finally opened his eyes in the morning as he felt his body fill with energy and all of the fatigue from the previous days vanish as if it had never happened.
But the moment he opened his eyes, he found a beautiful face lying right in front of him with loose clothes that revealed pure white skin that was shining with luster.
Beside them is a deep crevice. That could be peeked at if Harutora would move a little up from his position, but he still held back his sense and did not try anything funny.
Shingo Mizuki!!!
He remembered this character, given that it was the only sister who always stood beside a side character like him in the game, until that damn protagonist stole her too from him.
Harutora lost his senses along the way, disappeared from the family home, and didn't reappear until the third season, where he presided over the dark group of magicians.
"Then is this how Mizuki and Harutora's characters met for the first time? But I was too tired yesterday and slept like an idiot for all this time."
To Be continued...