Itsuka Residence
In the kitchen, Shido busied himself unpacking the ingredients he had bought for dinner. However, part of his attention remained on the living room, where the girls were chatting.
Mana, brimming with excitement, eagerly introduced herself to the house's residents, a bright smile never leaving her face. She didn't even question him why there were only girls in this house.
"Nice to meet you!"
"Are you also living here?"
"Thank you for always taking care of Nii-sama!"
Mana fired off a barrage of words, her enthusiasm catching Kotori slightly off guard as they shook hands. Kotori smiled wryly, feeling a bit overwhelmed by Mana's boundless energy.
"I'm surprised, Shido had another little sister." Tohka who was in the living room with Yoshino and the rest of the girls looked at Mana and Kotori with curiosity .
She was surprised when Mana introduced herself as Shido's sister. At first she was a bit guarded around her but knowing that she was just his sister, Tohka sighed in relief.
Tohka had been caught off guard when Mana introduced herself as Shido's sister. At first, she had been a bit wary of the unfamiliar girl, but upon realizing that she was just his sister, she sighed in relief.
"Not a secret lover, but a secret sister? Not bad, Shido-kun!" Yoshinon teased, her tone was full of mischief.
"Yeah, yeah." Shido replied helplessly, shaking his head. 'This rabbit really knows how to land a critical hit', he thought.
Meanwhile, Yoshino sat quietly next to Tohka, watching everything unfold with a gentle smile. It was almost like watching a TV drama, one where a twin returned to their hometown after their parents died live there with just the two of them.
"So? Why are you here?"
Tohka shifted her gaze to the opposite side of the room, where a short, white-haired girl sat silently, sipping her juice.
Origami, who was seated parallel to Tohka, spared her a brief glance before promptly ignoring her.
"Grr! How dare you ignore me, Tobiichi Origami?!" Tohka growled, frustration boiling over as she jumped up from her seat and pointed at Origami.
"I simply don't waste words on people who can't understand logic." Origami replied flatly.
"K-Kuh, you're looking down on me!" Tohka fumed, clenching her fists.
Mana then noticed Origami and Tohka bickering and thought they had a great relationship considering how close they are.
"You two are pretty close." Mana said with a smile.
"We're not!"
"We're not."
Tohka and Origami responded at the same time, though their tones couldn't have been more different.
However, Mana only laughed at this scene and thought that were really close.
Still amused, she walked toward Origami and introduced herself.
"Nee-sama is the one who guided me to Nii-sama's house." Mana said cheerfully.
"Nee-sama?" 5x
Shido, Kotori, and the rest of the girls stared at Mana in confusion. Why was she calling Origami 'Nee-sama?' But her following words cleared everything up yet Origami's face didn't even change.
"Nii-sama, you're so lucky to have Nee-sama as your girlfriend." Mana added with a bright smile, completely oblivious of their expression.
"WHAT?!"
"No! I'm Shido's girlfriend!" Tohka declared, leering at Origami.
"Eh?" Mana blinked in confusion, tilting her head.
Meanwhile, Shido shot a speechless glance at Origami, the source of this sudden chaos. Yet, she remained completely unfazed, as if Mana's claim had been the most natural thing in the world.
"But it's the truth. Right, Shido?" Origami stated calmly.
At her words, the entire room fell silent. One by one, all eyes turned to Shido, eagerly awaiting his answer.
Shido felt that he was being stared at by fierce eyes especially when he saw Kotori's sharp eyes that was focused on him, but he ignored her for now.
"Well... she's correct..." Shido admitted.
The room fell into stunned silence. Each of the girls reacted differently, but none more dramatically than Tohka, whose eyes shimmered with unshed tears.
"But Tohka is also my girlfriend." Shido firmly stood his stance causing Tohka's eyes to lit up again.
She felt sad when Shido admitted that Origami was his girlfriend but now that he also declared that she was also his girlfriend, all her worry vanished in to the air.
"Wow! You're so bold, Shido-kun!" Yoshinon cackled, clapping her tiny hands in amusement.
Meanwhile, Yoshino glanced back and forth between Tohka and Origami before finally settling her gaze on Shido who was the center of all of this.
She felt envious of the two being his girlfriend. Yoshino couldn't help but remember the scene she saw that night when they went to the Hot Spring Resort and her face couldn't help but blush.
Fortunately, the golden-orange glow of the setting sun masked most of her blush, making it nearly unnoticeable. But still, a soft whisper escaped her lips, so quiet that only she could hear it, as she wore a dreamy expression.
"...Shido-san's... girlfriend..."
...
"So basically, Nii-sama is in a relationship with both Origami-san and Tohka-san?" Mana asked, trying to clarify Shido's words. This time, she refrained from calling Origami Nee-sama, since there were now two of them.
"That's right," Shido confirmed without hesitation. He didn't particularly mind them knowing, after all, Kotori and Yoshino had already been peeking at him before, so they likely had an idea of his relationships.
"Oh! I see now!" Mana suddenly clapped her hands together, as if everything had finally clicked. "Nii-sama is planning to have a harem!"
"Pfft!"
"Ah, Nii-sama!"
Shido, who had just taken a sip of juice, suddenly choked and sprayed it out upon hearing Mana's blunt words.
"Shido, are you okay?!" Origami and Tohka immediately sprang to his side, their concern evident.
"I-I'm fine, I just choked while drinking," Shido coughed, trying to regain his composure.
"I see... thank goodness." Tohka let out a relieved sigh, patting her ample chest as if to calm herself down.
Origami on the other hand took this chance to lean into Shido's arms and rubbed her body against his.
Most of them didn't saw Origami do this. Shido on the other hand was at loss of words and thought that Origami was in heat again.
"Ahahaha, so Shido-kun is planning to make a harem?" As Shido was wiping the stain in shirt, he heard Yoshinon's playful voice again.
However, he know that what was coming from her mouth next would definitely be not good.