"Are you too out of tune?"

"Really, Kato-kun, can I ask you something?"

"If it's a serious question, please tell me."

"Haha~ I just thought you didn't push Yinglili away when she fell on you just now."

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Why don't you push her away~? Kato-kun should be able to do it easily, right? Or do you like my Eiriri?"

Kato Yusuke was silent, and Sawamura Sayuri didn't urge her, just looked at him with a smile.

No one spoke in the living room for a while, only the sound of combing hair was softly heard.

After a while.

"……maybe."

"Ouch~~~!?"

Without paying attention to the reason why Sawamura Sayuri was excited for some reason, Kato Yusuke slowly said:

"As Aunt Sayuri, you know, I don't have any family. In this regard, I like Eiri very much, so I also like to take care of her."

"Well~ that's just family."

"Yes, I think so.

Although it may be more utilitarian to say so, the method I used to get Yinglili to agree to my application for joining the company was not very honorable in the first place.

Even so, she taught me many things without any secret. You and Mr. Leonard also accepted me, so I am very grateful."

His voice was not loud, but he was very sincere.

Sayuri Sawamura gently hugged her daughter in her arms tightly and showed a smile with ulterior motives.

"I see, Yinglili didn't tell us the inside story at first.

No wonder this kid acted so inexplicably at that time and suddenly told us that he wanted to invite a new member to join the club."

Kato Yusuke nodded and said apologetically: "I'm sorry for keeping this secret from you and causing a lot of trouble to your family."

"Well~ at least you kept your promise, didn't you? And you have always taken good care of Yinglili, so there will be no problem."

Sayuri Sawamura continued.

"I heard, it was you who found the teacher behind her back when she was teaching outside the school.

Because this child has been in poor health since childhood, we are actually worried about letting her participate in such activities... But thanks to you.

You don't need to feel guilty about this, it's even."

"Even if you say that... about teaching outside the school, in fact, anyone would do that in that situation."

"It's not just that. I think Eiriri also caused a lot of trouble for Kato-kun, right? Like forcing you to help with club work or something like that."

"I don't find it troublesome. You and Mr. Leonard have educated Yinglili very well."

"Awesome! How do you manage to give such pretentious answers one after another!?"

"I have received a lot of care from your daughter."

"Ah~ That's great! Keep talking."

Kato Yusuke's expression became stiff, "I'm sorry, can we stop this and return to the serious topic?"

Sayuri Sawamura smiled, looking a little mature.

"What I am about to say may sound a little cold, but I think as long as Yinglili can be happy, it doesn't matter even if it hurts the hearts of other children. After all, this kind of thing will happen to you in life."

"...I don't think this is an indifferent idea, but if Yinglili says...it can't be done, right?"

When he said this, the other party nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, affected by something in the past, Yinglili cannot do anything that subjectively hurts others.

Although this kid looks tough and awkward on the outside, he is actually too simple at heart, to the point where he is a little ignorant of the world."

"I understand what you mean."

"Really? I knew Kato-kun must understand. You are much more mature than your peers, and you are the only one who will always accommodate and take care of her."

Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You are praising me. In fact, I didn't do anything extraordinary."

"No~~~You have done a lot, haven't you?"

"is it a lot……?"

Seeing his puzzled expression, Sayuri Sawamura laughed softly,

"You may not understand the meaning now, but Yinglili has indeed changed since meeting you, so thank you."

"You glorify me too much, but I haven't done anything that requires you to thank me."

"Really? But you would never leave her alone, right?"

"I won't deny it, she is like to me..."

Kato Yusuke thought for a while, and then said: "It's like a sister and family."

Sayuri Sawamura lowered her eyes gently, revealing a smile that made him feel a little uncomfortable and confused.

"I feel relieved to hear you say that and be willing to stay with her forever~"

"Please don't say that. I am the one who should thank you."

"Haha, what a good boy. As expected, you should just call me mom."

"You mean another mother, right?"

Kato Yusuke looked at her face helplessly, and the two of them laughed involuntarily.

"Then -" Sayuri Sawamura turned her face slightly and suggested:

"As a reward for listening to me talk about my daughter's story, you can hug Yinglili now. This child is not only soft and fragrant, but also very comfortable~"

"No, just this is fine."

"Hey~~Why? I remember you have hugged me many times, right? Like this or that."

"I don't know what Yinglili told you, but it was under very special circumstances!"

"Oh~ you don't deny that it's soft and delicious."

"..."

Kato Yusuke turned a deaf ear to this and only focused on combing the hair on his hands.

The incredibly smooth hair flowed on his fingertips, and the sunlight shone in from outside the house, making the blond hair shine brightly and dazzling his eyes.

It's so beautiful, he whispered to himself.

At this time——

"Even if you pick it up and smell it, your mother won't treat you as a pervert? Rather, it doesn't matter if a boy is a little bit perverted."

"——I can't smell it! Enough of that joke. Can we end today's bad jokes? Aunt Sayuri."

"Hey~ Has the rebellious period suddenly come~?"

"I'm sorry, I do have to admit something."

"Huh? What is it?"

"Compared to you, Yinglili is much easier to deal with."

"I hate it, that doesn't seem like a compliment, does it?"

"So you have self-awareness, that's great."

"Eh~ But isn't there a saying that "like mother, like daughter"?"

"The difference between you is so big...I deeply realize this."

"Did you realize it deeply? Really~?"

Sayuri Sawamura looked at him with a smile and lightly opened her red lips.

"So if this kid and I were wearing the same clothes, would you be able to identify us in absolute darkness?

By the way, none of us can make a sound, so you can only rely on this and that method to tell?"

"Please stop making such strange assumptions!?"

The sound of torture echoed in the living room.

Today’s victory or defeat is Kato Yusuke’s defeat.

After that, Kato Yusuke had no intention of staying any longer.

After a cursory greeting to Eri, who had woken up, he hurriedly left the Sawamura family's mansion.
Chapter completed!