As Kazuya pointed the stick at the two kids, the door behind him was suddenly pushed open, and an angry voice exclaimed, "Why did you close the door? Do you think our family's business is not bad enough?!"
Kazuya turned to look and saw no one but a big paper bag filled with fresh vegetables. Below the bag were two short legs, black over-the-knee socks, and round-toed leather shoes.
The bag shifted a bit, revealing half of Haruka Sakura's face. As soon as she saw Kazuya, she was stunned. Glancing at the stick in his hand and the three trembling sisters underneath, her eyes immediately turned red. She shouted angrily, "How dare you! You beat me up, and now you come to my house to beat my sisters! You... you're despicable! Today, I'll fight you!"
Vegetables rained down on Kazuya's head, causing him to be in a state of confusion. Just as he was about to fend off the flying tomatoes, eggplants, and round-headed cabbages, Haruka came charging at him like a cannonball.
Kazuya hesitated and didn't swing down his stick. In that short delay, Haruka had already crashed into him, pressing against his chest and forcing him to retreat several steps. She grabbed his tie with one hand, preventing him from escaping, and attempted to strangle him with the other.
Due to her height, she couldn't apply much force, but in her anger, she yelled, "You despicable guy! How dare you lay a hand on my sisters! Today, only one of us can leave this door alive!"
Kazuya struggled to reclaim his tie by tilting his head backward, simultaneously grabbing Haruka's wrist to prevent her from scratching him. He pleaded, "Don't go crazy! I didn't intend to hurt them!"
He felt unlucky and wondered how he ended up in the lair of this Little Radish. However, Haruka paid no heed. She was like a mother tiger returning home, finding that her cubs had been cooked.
The wolf by the pot was brandishing cutlery, and saliva was dripping all over the floor. Kazuya found himself in a impasse with Haruka. He had to lift her up, flip her over, and then clamp her neck while using his knee to restrain her squirming legs. he said angrily, "Enough, stop!"
As soon as he said this, he felt a weight on his leg. He discovered that Ayaka was grabbing one of his legs, and Chika was hanging onto the other. Both of them shouted in unison, "Big sister, quickly!" Meanwhile, Akiho had picked up a stick and was holding it up, ready to strike him on the head.
Kazuya was truly fed up. The Sakura family members were all lunatics, without a single rational person among them. If you fought one, the others wouldn't distinguish right from wrong and would immediately turn hostile. You didn't know that your sister was cunning to try to drug someone first?
Moreover, Haruka was not a match for him in swordsmanship. He could easily defeat her.But she launched a series of wild attacks, making it difficult for him to defend.
The door was abruptly pushed open, and a powerful voice shouted, "Stop! Cough... stop it! What's going on inside?"
Although the shout sounded imposing, it seemed a bit lacking in energy. Kazuya turned around and saw a man standing at the doorway. Due to the backlight, his face wasn't clear, and Haruna was behind him, anxiously asking, "What's happening? What's happening? Dad, move aside, let me see too!"
The commotion outside momentarily halted the farce inside. However, Kazuya suddenly felt a pain in his hand. Looking down, he saw that Haruka was biting his wrist, and her two small fangs had sunk in. With an angry glare, she continued biting him.
"Haruka, no biting guests!" The man shouted again, then took a couple of deep breaths and turned to Kazuya, "I apologize for this. Can you please release my daughter now?"
Kazuya hesitated for a moment and then carefully put Haruka down. The man, presumably the head of the Sakura family, seemed reasonable from his speech.
However, even though he had let Haruka go, she continued biting his wrist. Kazuya shook his hand, but she stubbornly clung to him. He suspected she might have been a turtle in her past life. He endured the pain and looked at the man in front of the door, waiting to see what he would say. The man seemed angry, "Haruka!"
Akiho stepped forward and pulled Haruka away. Haruka finally let go of Kazuya's wrist and spit. Akiho quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped her sister's mouth.
The man walked in, bowed slightly to Kazuya, "I apologize sincerely for the matter. I am Naotaka Sakura, the owner of Pure Flavor House."
Kazuya still rubbed his wrist and bowed in return, "Mr. Sakura, I am Kazuya Matsuoka, a classmate of your daughter. Nice to meet you."
Naotaka bowed again and then glanced around, "What happened here?"
Just as Kazuya was about to answer, Ayaka and Chika preempted him, "We were doing our homework when this person suddenly burst in and attacked us!"
Kazuya was speechless. Was he really so idle that he came here to attack them?
Naotaka's gaze shifted over the faces of the twin sisters. He didn't believe them and sternly said, "If you're lying, you won't get any pocket money this year!"
Ayaka and Chika exchanged a glance, then both pointed at Akiho, betraying her, "Third sister told us to fight. We don't know anything else!"
Naotaka looked surprised as he turned to Akiho, but she remained expressionless, offering no defense.
Kazuya sighed and explained, "Mr. Sakura, I originally came here to apply for a job. However, I didn't expect this to be Haruka's home... There were some minor conflicts between us at school, and perhaps because of that, your third daughter misunderstood and tried to drug me. As for the conflicts between me and your eldest daughter..."
He found it difficult to explain the complex relationship between him and Haruka. Just then, Haruna finally squeezed through, carrying a large bag of rice and a huge bundle on her back. Seeing Kazuya, she was stunned for a moment, then looked at the stick in his hand, and her eyes lit up. She exclaimed, "Wow, it's you! Did you come here to challenge our family? Are you planning to annihilate us all? Truly a man I admire, so bold."
Kazuya glanced at Haruna, feeling speechless. Dealing with this retarded was indeed challenging.
Naotaka walked over and picked up the tea on the table, sniffing it lightly. Then he asked Akiho, "Akiho, what did you put in the tea?"
Akiho didn't speak. Haruna, seemingly afraid that her sister would be punished, cheerfully admitted, "It was given to me by a friend. I found it interesting, so I brought it home... This medicine is quite powerful. I took a sip and spent the whole day in the bathroom."
Naotaka glanced at his second daughter, unsure how to deal with this foolish daughter. He turned to Haruka and asked, "Haruka, do you have any conflicts with your classmate? What have you been doing at school?"
Haruka tilted her head, hummed, and remained silent. Seeing Kazuya now only fueled her resentment. Today at school, she felt like everyone was looking at her with mocking eyes.
Naotaka turned to Haruna and asked, "Do you know?"
"Of course! Big sister wanted to take me to school for free. Since Matsuoka got a better grade, she couldn't get a full scholarship. Then, during kendo class, they somehow ended up fighting. Sister couldn't match him, running around like a pig, tears streaming down, but she seemed happy. That's probably it... Oh, I'm honest and reliable, why is sister looking at me like that?"
Haruna happily finished, only to see Haruka glaring at her, eyes filled with a look ready to devour her. She awkwardly shrunk back behind her father.
Naotaka fully understood. He knew his eldest daughter's nature quite well. He turned to Kazuya, bowed deeply with an apologetic tone, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Matsuoka. My daughter caused you trouble."
Naotaka had a square face, thick eyebrows, a wax-yellow complexion, wearing a blue fine silk kimono. He was gentle but with a hint of sharpness. Occasionally, he would cough softly, indicating some weakness in his body. His height was relatively tall for a Japanese person, but he was quite lean and looked like a skeleton. When he lowered his head, his hair even showed signs of graying.
Kazuya wasn't accustomed to elders apologizing directly to him like this. He politely said, "It's not a big deal, Mr. Sakura, no need to apologize."
He didn't accept the apology and sighed. To be honest, he had beaten the girl thoroughly. He said, "The misunderstanding is cleared up, Mr. Sakura. I'll take my leave now." He looked at Akiho, "Miss Sakura, can you return the document to me?"
Akiho remained silent, searching her school uniform pockets. Meanwhile, Naotaka straightened up and coughed lightly, "Thanks for your understanding. However, Matsuoka, are you looking for a job?"Kazuya had a favorable impression of this middle-aged man. After all, he was reasonable and didn't blindly defend his daughter. He replied, "Yes, I am."
Naotaka pondered for a moment and suggested, "Then, why not work at our Pure Flavor House? What do you think?"