"Mom~ Can I eat it?"
Seeing Itsuki quietly swallow her saliva and look at her with hopeful eyes, Rena wanted to raise her hand to cover her face.
Because she must have heard those words before!
When Itsuki said this, the momentum that the mother had finally built up vanished in an instant!
In fact, it wasn't just Itsuki.
The other little girls also looked hopeful.
After realizing that Haruto truly knew their mother, the five little girls felt completely relieved.
So, cookies, fruits, chocolates, candies, snacks they hadn't eaten in a long time—they were all eager to eat them.
Haruto coughed: "Aunt Rena, Itsuki's saliva is about to drip."
Itsuki quickly wiped the corner of her mouth and replied with a flushed face: "I'm not drooling! Onii-chan is mean."
Nino said unconfidently: "Can I drool just because of this little food? Isn't it just some fruit cake and candy~"
Yotsuba blinked: "But, I want to eat an apple."
Ichika whispered: "I want to eat cake."
Miku said nothing, just silently stared at her mother.
Itsuki: "I want to eat everything."
Rena raised her hand to cover her face, then sighed softly, saying helplessly: "I understand, if you want to eat, just go ahead. Haruto-kun isn't a bad person."
"Wow~ Onii-chan, I want chocolate."
"Onii-chan, I want a piece of that cake."
The fastest runners were Itsuki and Ichika, then Nino and Yotsuba, and lastly Miku.
Taking care of a few little girls was like taking care of Rena.
The atmosphere in the ward finally became more harmonious.
The five sisters sat in a row, happily munching on snacks. Just seeing this scene made the hearts of those around them soften without them realizing it.
Haruto sat beside them, watching the happy smiles of the little girls, and said, "Aunt Rena, they're all fine now."
Rena glanced at him and said, "It seems that has nothing to do with you, right?"
'Wow, can you still speak properly? Itsuki said you're gentle and kind, but now you're super fierce!'
Haruto's face darkened slightly: "They won't be sad in the future."
Rena spoke calmly: "Your words surely make people doubt their authenticity."
Forget it. This topic was brushed aside.
When a fuckboy talks to his girlfriend's parents, it's good if his legs don't get broken.
Indeed, it still didn't work.
Haruto firmly changed the subject: "Actually, I'm looking for you this time. Besides confirming whether it's really you, I also want to ask a question."
Rena glanced at him again: "Ask!"
Then she added slowly: "Whether I answer or not is another matter."
Haruto couldn't find the words, but still asked: "What do you want to do?"
"Sorry, it's a secret."
Next question.
Haruto continued to ask: "There's a barrier deep inside the mezzanine of the oddity room. What's inside?"
"Sorry, I don't know."
Haruto's face darkened slightly: "Another question. Who sent the oddity creatures into this world?"
"Hmm~"
Rena seemed to be thinking. Just when Haruto thought she would say something, Rena suddenly shrugged as if nothing had happened.
"I don't know why, but my shoulder has been feeling a bit sore lately."
Haruto remained expressionless: "Based on visual inspection, the rules here, and Aunt Rena's own condition, there shouldn't be anything wrong."
"Hmm?"
Seeing Rena staring at him with a sidelong glance, Haruto stood still: "Just in time, I've learned some massage techniques."
After the massage, Rena said again: "Haruto-kun, I'm thirsty."
Haruto stood still, took a glass of water, and prepared a cup of warm water, then handed it to her.
"Hmm~"
Rena cleared her throat: "I want to eat an apple."
Haruto: "😐"
This was the question he wanted to ask: his prospective mother-in-law hadn't become a mother-in-law yet, so could he hit her?
Was that okay?
After all, even if there was a fight, they wouldn't know. Rena was too embarrassed to tell Itsuki and the others, right?
Besides, this wasn't the real world; it was Rena's solid dream.
So they were just fighting in a dream.
Was that a problem?
Haruto stared at her for a moment, until Rena turned around with a guilty feeling, then stood up.
Then she walked over to sit next to the five little girls who were peeking at them, took an apple, and started peeling it.
Peeling an apple was easy.
An ordinary person could easily peel an apple. The only difficulty was that the apple skin shouldn't be too thick or too thin.
If the apple skin thickened, then the pulp would be wasted, making it pointless. If the apple skin was too thin, it would easily break.
But this was not a problem for Haruto. He watched the apple spin at a constant speed in his hand, like a peeling machine, quickly peeling the apple.
Just as Haruto was about to stand and hand the apple to Rena, a small hand suddenly grabbed his clothes and pulled.
The little girl looked up and asked hopefully: "Onii-chan is so good at peeling apples. Can you peel an apple for me?"
Perhaps because Haruto and Rena had just been having a "happy" conversation, this little girl no longer feared him and began to get closer to him.
Especially Yotsuba.
Yotsuba blinked and turned. Although she didn't say anything, it was clear she wanted one too.
Haruto looked at the other three and saw that they were all staring at him with hopeful eyes. Even Nino was the same!
What a hassle.
What he liked was them in the future, not them now!
Even though he thought that way, Haruto still sat back down, handed an apple in his hand to Itsuki, then took another apple and continued: "Give it to your mom first."
As soon as Itsuki bit into it, she heard these words, her movements suddenly tensed, then like a robot, she turned with her neck stiff and stared at her mother.
Seeing her mother looking at her, Itsuki blushed, hesitated, and said: "Because the apple is so sweet, I unconsciously bit into it. Mom, do you want another one?"
Rena: "😐"
Haruto: "😐"
Why is Itsuki so sweet!