Yoruha held a large syringe, looking with clear, beautiful eyes. She tilted her head slightly and calmly asked, "Master, do you want an injection?"
At that moment, Haruto felt like hitting someone.
He had only asked her to change her outfit, not into some kind of strange, special game uniform!
*CLAP*
With no expression on his face, Haruto walked straight over and slapped her.
What should he do if he felt like hitting someone?
Then, just hit them first.
When his palm touched her backside, he could distinctly feel a soft, plump sensation.
"Master?"
Yoruha looked at him with a blank stare.
Haruto, wearing a serious face, and said, "You are not allowed to wear such messy clothes in the future."
Yoruha blinked, placed her hand on her chest, and seriously said, "Master clearly likes it a lot; I can feel it."
"Hm?"
'Is the question now whether I like it or not? The point here is why did you put on an outfit like that!'
"Wait… Could it be… Because you can sense emotional changes every night, so it's actually based on my preference? After all, Yoruha always considers herself as a maid, and the first rule of maid training centers on the Master!"
Seeing Yoruha's unsure expression, Haruto covered his forehead in frustration and then took out his phone, searching for images of a simple shirt and jeans combo.
"Change into this."
"Yes."
Yoruha glanced at the image and changed her outfit immediately.
Haruto looked twice, satisfaction appearing on his face.
How to describe it... Yoruha was created by him, like his own child, so naturally, he had a special feeling for her.
"Alright, let's go!" Haruto urged Yoruha to follow him out.
As he passed by the next door, he heard soft footsteps. After a pause, Haruto said, "I'll text you every day, don't worry."
After that, he left.
Yoruha curiously glanced at the closed door with a serious expression and then quickly followed him.
"Master, should I carry the luggage?"
"No need."
"Master, would you like a ride?"
"Quiet! Just follow me."
"..."
"Why aren't you speaking?"
"Hmm~"
"Forget it, you'd better stay quiet."
"..."
The only sound in the room was the variety show playing on TV. Mafuyu stood by the window, her left hand gently pressing against her chest.
Unease.
This was the first time Haruto had gone on a long trip in quite a while.
Unconsciously, she realized she had become accustomed to him being nearby; as long as she knew Haruto was there, her heart felt at ease.
Only now did Mafuyu fully understand how important he was to her.
"Haruto-kun, I'll be waiting for your return."
As Haruto walked away, he seemed to hear Mafuyu's murmur. He paused momentarily, glanced back, then took a step forward.
He was only going to check on things and confirm some situations.
Nothing would happen at all.
In this case, was a death flag being raised?
Like, "After this battle, I'll go home and get married." or, "I'll quit after this mission."
Haruto lifted his head and glanced at the crack in the sky, shaking his head slightly and pushing the messy thoughts out of his mind.
Now, as long as he didn't seek death, nothing would happen to him.
Because as long as one was strong enough, death flags did not exist at all.
"Let go of that cat!"
"..."
"Where did you get that hawthorn candy?"
"Hmm~"
"Alright, I've caught you at last. Officer, it's this girl. If you take something without giving me money, she must be part of the group. Just pay up, what are you staring at!"
❀❀❀
After grabbing Yoruha's wrist and not giving her a chance to run around, Haruto finally managed to reach the train station.
At this point, none of the Nakano quintuplets had arrived yet, but it was understandable as the girls packed carefully and had more items to bring.
Unlike boys, who only needed to pack a couple of clothes when traveling, and take their phone, charger, and wallet.
Haruto looked away, turning his gaze to Yoruha, whose eyes showed sadness, and sighed softly in his heart.
He finally realized that in front of him, this girl wouldn't hide her true nature, such as her strong curiosity and desire to explore.
Haruto didn't blame Yoruha, but he still had to teach what needed to be taught. After all, only with basic common sense could one live better in this world.
While he was personally explaining some daily life common sense to Yoruha, he waited for the Nakano quintuplets.
For this trip, they needed to take a high-speed train.
Hence, if they wanted to depart, they would only need to take a few trains, transfer to a bus, then board the Enoden, and change to another bus.
It was all just time-consuming.
But this was also part of life, and since he wasn't in a hurry, Haruto didn't plan to use his superpowers to teleport directly or summon a helicopter.
Because there was no need.
Of course, saving unnecessary energy was good. After all, sitting in a car for long periods was tiring.
Therefore, Haruto had already arranged for a car.
While Haruto was teaching Yoruha, a voice filled with anger and frustration carried on the wind.
"Miku, stop playing with your phone and walk faster!"
"And Yotsuba, don't run around!"
"Where's Ichika?"
"Ichika, stop running too!"
When far from home, Nino worried most about this family!
Haruto shook his head slightly, then looked up.
As he expected, Nino was leading the way.
Then there was Yotsuba.
Then came Ichika and Itsuki.
The one panting at the back was Miku.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the girl in the lead had pink hair reaching her waist, with a black swallowtail bow fluttering in the wind. She placed her hands on her hips, her discontented voice making everyone around unconsciously move aside.
But those people didn't know.
Don't look at Nino as fierce; in reality, Nino was also quite kind.
If truly connected and known, it would become clear that Nino's character was actually very cute; she loved and hated openly, was honest and straightforward.
Of course, if someone had a soft heart, it was not recommended to interact with Nino.
Haruto's eyes moved past Nino and focused on Yotsuba.
Yotsuba was a warm, angelic little girl.
She wasn't good at refusing others. Contact with her made people feel very comfortable and even easily gave others an illusion of life.
"She likes me."
Indeed.
Haruto had had this illusion from the start!
But in the end, he realized that Yotsuba was just being enthusiastic with everyone she recognized.
*JIII—*
Suddenly, Haruto sensed something and looked at the girl at the back.
The girl wore headphones around her neck as usual, with side-swept bangs covering one of her eyes, a slightly cold and gloomy temperament, and a pouty face.
"Guilty!"