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Chapter 13 - "Forced Shopping"

One day ago, in a dark room filled with swirling smoke, several figures sat cloaked in red robes that covered their entire bodies. A tense atmosphere hung between them, as if a dark secret was lurking.

"So, one of you suddenly disappeared," a heavy voice echoed, breaking the silence.

"That's right, he suddenly vanished last night, and he never showed up again," one of them replied hesitantly.

"Is that so? I think he might be dead," another voice added, deepening the darkness of the situation.

"What? Dead? Who killed him?" asked another.

"Hmm, I don't know, but he seems to be no ordinary person. It seems that someone intriguing has just appeared," said another member, his voice full of mystery.

"Because you dared to disturb one of us, I will make sure you regret it." A dark aura began to emanate from his body, with cold eyes. He was the boss of the red-robed figures.

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"In the house of Kazuki's parents, in Kazuki's room...

Rin slowly opened her eyes, feeling warmth around her. She turned and found Kazuki sleeping beside her, their faces almost touching. "Hah?! Rin can see Kazuki's sleeping face; it's so close to her," she thought, her heart racing.

"So, have you woken up? Can you let go of your hold on me?" Kazuki said with a flat expression...

Suddenly, Kazuki opened his eyes. "Hah?! When did you wake up?" Rin immediately stood a bit away from him, her face flushed.

"Two minutes ago," Kazuki replied casually, as if nothing was odd.

"So he's been awake all this time?!" Rin thought, her embarrassment growing.

The sound of the bedroom door suddenly opened, and Kazuki's mother appeared with a mischievous smile. "Ara-ara, you two look just like a married couple, even sleeping in the same room."

"What does Mom want here?" Kazuki looked at his mother in confusion.

"Oh, I just remembered, Kazu-kun, let's—"

"No!" Kazuki interrupted.

"Hey, I wasn't finished talking!" his mother retorted, slightly annoyed.

"Ah, I know what Mom wants. You want me to go shopping, right? You just want me to carry all your shopping bags," Kazuki said with a flat expression.

His mother's face suddenly became very frightening. "You!!!"

A few hours later, the three of them were at a shopping place. Kazuki was forced to accompany his mother, his face clearly showing discontent.

"Hmm, Kazuki's face looks completely unhappy right now; the aura emanating from him could make people keep their distance," Rin thought.

"Wow, look at that, that girl is very beautiful..." People's eyes were focused on Rin beside Kazuki. Rin was now wearing her mother's high school clothes, her hair neatly tied back.

"Hey Kazuki, you should compliment her, you know," his mother whispered close to his ear.

"Why should I do that again? Just do it!" "Fine," Kazuki replied with a flat expression.

Kazuki looked at Rin and started to speak, "You look very beautiful today."

"Hah?!" Rin was taken aback, her face turning red. "Thank you," she replied with a sweet smile.

"Somehow, I feel like his cold demeanor is gradually fading away," Kazuki thought to himself. That smile might mean something to others, but for him, it was just a normal thing.

"Okay, let's start shopping now," his mother said. They moved from the clothing store to the cake shop, then to a café filled with cats.

As they sat in the café, suddenly a female cat with white fur jumped onto Rin's lap, surprising her. "Wow, it seems that cat really likes you, Rin-chan."

Rin stroked the cat, a sweet smile adorning her face. "Kazuki, you should be like Rin-chan. She has such a gentle aura."

"What's the point? From the beginning, I had no interest in getting close to anyone, whether it be a cat or a person," Kazuki replied in a flat tone.

"You're really something!!!"

"A while later, their food arrived at the table. As they were about to eat, suddenly a black cat sat on Kazuki's lap.

"Hah!!!" Kazuki looked slightly surprised, but he remained seated and started eating. He didn't care about the cat.

"Hmm, it's getting dark; let's go home now. Akira might be waiting at home for dinner," his mother said.

"This is all your fault, Mom," Kazuki replied, and the three of them got into his mother's car.

Inside the car were many things, including groceries for cooking.

In the car, Rin fell asleep on Kazuki's shoulder, her face peaceful. She seemed very tired from the day.

"Huhu, Rin-chan's sleeping face is really cute, isn't it, Kazu-kun?" his mother asked, teasing a bit.

"Watch the road; you're driving right now," Kazuki replied sternly.

"By the way, Kazu-kun, do you have feelings for Rin-chan?"

"What do you mean?" Kazuki frowned, confused.

"Don't pretend not to know. Love! Do you have any feelings of love for her?"

"We just met, and I don't care about love or anything," Kazuki replied, his face remaining flat.

"If you keep this up, you'll die without a woman," his mother insisted.

"I prefer it that way," Kazuki answered while looking out the car window.

A few minutes later, they finally arrived home.

"Hey Rin, we're home now, wake up," Kazuki said.

Rin opened her still sleepy eyes. "Hmm?"

Kazuki gently held Rin's hand, helping her to stand. After they entered the house, "We're back," his mother said with a smile.

"Mom, you took so long," Akira complained. Kazuki saw his little sister, Akira, sitting on the sofa with their father.

"Forgive me, my children," his mother replied in a pleading tone.

"This time I forgive you, Mom," Akira said with a sweet smile.

"My children are so good," his mother hugged her daughter. "Okay, I will cook now," his mother said before heading to the kitchen.

Kazuki and Rin went upstairs to Kazuki's room. Kazuki waited outside while Rin changed clothes inside.

"I'm done changing, you can come in," Rin called from her room.

After Kazuki entered, Rin stood in front of the door and left her room, heading downstairs.

"Why didn't she change clothes in my sister's room? Why did it have to be in my room?" Kazuki thought.

A few minutes later, Kazuki went down for dinner.

After they finished eating, they returned to their room. Rin still wanted to sleep on the same bed as Kazuki.

Kazuki and Rin lay on the same bed. As they were about to sleep, suddenly the door to their room opened.

The person who entered was Akira, Kazuki's little sister. "What's wrong, Akira?!" Kazuki sat up in bed, followed by Rin.

"Brother, I want to sleep with you too," Akira said with a sad face.

"Why suddenly?!" Kazuki was a bit surprised.

"Well, I haven't slept with you in a long time, and you haven't lived here anymore..." Akira replied sadly.

"Okay then, I will sleep in Akira's room, and she can sleep with you," said Rin.

As Rin was about to leave Kazuki's room, suddenly Akira pulled her hand. "What's wrong?!"

"I also want to sleep with sister Rin..." Akira replied, with pleading eyes.

"Eh?!" Rin and Kazuki looked at each other, confused.

"Just do whatever you want," Kazuki replied, giving in.

They all slept on the same bed, with Akira in the middle, hugging Kazuki.

"Brother and sister Rin, you both will go home tomorrow, right?" Akira asked with a sleepy voice.

"More or less," Kazuki replied.

After a while, Akira fell asleep with a cute face.

"Your little sister falls asleep very quickly," Rin said, looking at Akira's face.

"Are you still not asleep?" Kazuki asked.

"For some reason, I can't sleep; maybe I'm not used to sleeping with two people," Rin replied, staring up.

"By the way, your little sister is very spoiled with you and your mother," she continued.

"Yeah, but thatHere's the translation of your text into English:

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One day ago, in a dark room filled with swirling smoke, several figures sat cloaked in red robes that covered their entire bodies. A tense atmosphere lingered among them, as if a dark secret was lurking.

"So, one of you suddenly disappeared," a heavy voice echoed, breaking the silence.

"Yes, he suddenly vanished last night, and he hasn't shown up since," one of them replied hesitantly.

"Is that so? I think he might be dead," another voice added, deepening the darkness of the atmosphere.

"What? Dead? Who killed him?" asked another.

"Hmm, I don't know, but it seems he wasn't an ordinary human. It looks like someone interesting has just appeared," said another member, his voice full of mystery.

"Because you dared to disturb one of us, I will make sure you regret it." A black aura began to emanate from his body, his eyes cold. He was the leader of the red-robed figures.

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At Kazuki's parents' house, in Kazuki's room...

Rin slowly opened her eyes, feeling warmth surrounding her. She turned and found Kazuki sleeping beside her, their faces almost touching. "Hah?! Rin can see Kazuki's sleeping face, it's so close to hers," she thought, her heart racing.

"So, are you awake? Can you let go of me?" Kazuki said with a flat expression...

Suddenly, Kazuki opened his eyes, "Hah?! When did you wake up?" Rin quickly stood a bit away from him, her face flushed.

"Two minutes ago," Kazuki replied casually, as if nothing was unusual.

"So he has been awake for a while?!" Rin thought, her embarrassment deepening.

The bedroom door suddenly swung open, and Kazuki's mother appeared with a mischievous smile. "Ara-ara, you two are starting to look like a married couple, even sleeping in the same room."

"What do you want, Mom?" Kazuki stared at her in confusion.

"Oh, I just remembered, Kazu-kun, let's—"

"No!" Kazuki interrupted.

"Hey, I wasn't finished talking!" his mother replied, slightly annoyed.

"Ah, I know what you want. You want me to go shopping with you, right? You just want me to carry all your groceries," Kazuki said with a flat expression.

His mother's face suddenly became very frightening. "You!!!"

A few hours later, the three of them were at the shopping place. Kazuki was forced to accompany his mother, a clear displeasure on his face.

"Hmm, Kazuki's face looks really unhappy right now, the aura coming from him makes people want to stay away," Rin thought.

"Wow, look at that girl, she's so beautiful..." The attention of the crowd was on Rin beside Kazuki. Rin was now wearing her mother's high school outfit, her hair neatly tied back.

"Hey Kazuki, you should compliment her, you know," his mother whispered close to his ear.

"Why should I do that again? Just do it!" "Fine," Kazuki replied with a flat expression.

Kazuki looked at Rin and began to speak, "You look very beautiful today."

"Hah?!" Rin was startled, her face turning red. "Thank you," she replied with a sweet smile.

"Somehow I feel his cold demeanor is gradually fading," Kazuki thought to himself. That smile might mean something to others, but for him, it was just a normal thing.

"Okay, let's start shopping now," his mother said. They moved from the clothing store to the pastry shop, then to a café filled with cats.

As they sat in the café, suddenly, a female cat with white fur jumped onto Rin's lap, startling her. "Wow, it seems that cat really likes you, Rin-chan."

Rin petted the cat, a sweet smile gracing her face. "Kazuki, you should be like Rin-chan. She has a very gentle aura."

"What's the point? From the beginning, I had no interest in being approached by anyone, whether it's a cat or a person," Kazuki replied in a flat tone.

"You really are something!!!"

A little while later, their food arrived on the table. Just as they were about to eat, a black cat sat on Kazuki's lap.

"Hah!!!" Kazuki looked slightly surprised, but he remained seated and started eating. Kazuki did not care about the cat.

"Hmm, it's getting dark, let's go home now. Akira might be waiting at home for dinner," his mother said.

"This is all your fault, Mom," Kazuki replied, and the three of them got into his mother's car.

Inside the car were many groceries for cooking.

In the car, Rin fell asleep on Kazuki's shoulder, her face peaceful. She seemed very tired from the day.

"Huhu, Rin-chan's sleeping face is so cute, right, Kazu-kun?" his mother asked, teasing a little.

"Watch the road, you're driving," Kazuki replied sternly.

"By the way, Kazu-kun, do you have feelings for Rin-chan?"

"What do you mean?" Kazuki frowned, confused.

"Don't pretend you don't know. I mean, love! Do you not have any feelings for her?"

"We just met, and I don't care about love or anything," Kazuki replied, his face still flat.

"If you keep this up, you'll die without a woman," his mother asserted.

"I'd rather be like that," Kazuki said while looking out the car window.

A few minutes later, they finally arrived home.

"Hey Rin, we're home now, wake up," Kazuki said.

Rin opened her sleepy eyes. "Hmm?"

Kazuki gently held Rin's hand, helping her stand. After they entered the house, "We're back," his mother said with a smile.

"Mom, you took so long," Akira complained. Kazuki saw his younger sister, Akira, sitting on the sofa with their father.

"Forgive me, my child," his mother said in a pleading tone.

"This time I'll forgive you, Mom," Akira replied with a sweet smile.

"My child is so kind," his mother hugged her daughter. "Alright, Mom will start cooking now," she said before heading to the kitchen.

Kazuki and Rin went upstairs to Kazuki's room. Kazuki waited outside while Rin changed clothes inside.

"I'm done changing, you can come in," Rin called from her room.

After Kazuki entered, Rin stood at the bedroom door, stepped out of her room, and went downstairs.

"Why didn't she change in my sister's room? Why does she have to change in my room?" Kazuki thought.

A few minutes later, Kazuki came down for dinner.

After they finished eating, they returned to their rooms. Rin still wanted to sleep on the same bed as Kazuki.

Kazuki and Rin lay on the same bed. Just as they were about to sleep, the door to their room suddenly opened.

The person who entered was Akira, Kazuki's younger sister. "What's wrong, Akira?!" Kazuki sat up in bed, followed by Rin.

"Brother, I want to sleep with you too," Akira said with a sad face.

"Why suddenly?!" Kazuki was a bit surprised.

"Well, I haven't slept with you for a long time, and you haven't lived here for a while..." Akira replied sadly.

"Okay then, I'll sleep in Akira's room, and she can sleep with you," Rin said.

As Rin was about to leave Kazuki's room, Akira suddenly grabbed her hand. "What's wrong?!"

"I also want to sleep with big sister Rin..." Akira said, with pleading eyes.

"Eh?!" Rin and Kazuki looked at each other, confused.

"Whatever you both want," Kazuki replied, giving in.

They all slept on the same bed, with Akira in the middle, hugging Kazuki.

"Big sister and big brother, you both will go home tomorrow, right?" Akira asked with a sleepy voice.

"More or less," Kazuki replied.

After a while, Akira fell asleep with a cute face.

"Your little sister falls asleep so quickly," Rin said, looking at Akira's face.

"Are you still not asleep?" Kazuki asked.

"Somehow I can't sleep; maybe I'm not used to sleeping with two people," Rin replied, staring at the ceiling.

"By the way, your little sister is very spoiled with you and your mom," she continued.

"Yeah, but that won't last long. Once she grows up like me, that attitude might disappear," Kazuki replied flatly...

"As every human ages, their attitudes will change. That's humanity," he added.

"What are you really talking about?" Rin asked, puzzled.

"Nothing, you're really strange," Rin replied, and then they finally fell asleep in the silence of the night.