75 04 Huuta spent a fun day! (1/2)

--Yoru. Futa's room.

Ruri was very happy after eating so much steak.

Futa is also sitting on the sofa, feeling the passage of time.

In short, he is bored.

He had heard that Lilac was busy with visitors today.

In other words, there were no plans for a meeting.

That's why I thought it would be a good idea to talk to the Lord Treasurer, but when I visited him just before noon, he already had a pale face and was pointing at a ledger with a lot of white space left.

He said he had to finish everything by the end of the day.

Futa doesn't have the skills to help him with his work.

Unable to help him, he left Richter's office.

Futa left Richter's office, unable to help him. He didn't care about the diapered Lancaster, who ran into him in passing, saying, ”Richter-kun, play with me!

In fact, I have a feeling that retrieving her was the best thing I could have done for her, although I don't think that's the case now. It was an after-party.

”Well, Ruri, I think I'll take a shower...

”Oh... I'm with Coro!

Yes, yes, yes.

”Yes, yes, yes!

”Yes, yes, yes!

”So, Master Futa. Please have mercy on Ruri.

”What kind of room owner is stingy with the shower room? I don't even know if I have the right to do that in the first place.

I'm a pimp.

I'm going to take a shower, Ruri.

Oh.

Corona tried to back out, but was met with unexpected defiance.

I'm going to take a shower, Ruri.

”Do you want to join us?

”Well, I'm going to wash Ruri.

”Yeah. You're coming too.

”Hmm.

A distracted, troubled voice.

Is there any reason for such reluctance?

Because it's cold?　That doesn't change much when you put Ruri in the shower. She'll probably curl up in front of the fireplace later anyway.

I thought about it and suddenly realized.

”Uh, ......, do you want me to go in with Ruri?

”Huh?

Huh?

Oh, even the voice there is the same.

The timing of the nodding of the head was also the same.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. There is no deep meaning to this.

--I'm sure Corona was just... I'm sure Corona was uncomfortable with the idea of her skin being seen.

Her body was covered with scars, even if they were only visible from her neck on the execution table that day.

She wondered if it would be good for her children to see her like that.

I'm sure that's what Corona's problem is.

”Why are you looking away?

”Well, uh, .......

It's a good thing I suggested that.

But it's a little embarrassing. It's not only the suggestion itself, but the fact that it was made with her body in mind that makes it even more embarrassing.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

If it was really a proposal with no deep meaning, Futa would have declared it straightforwardly and honestly. Ruri and I will go in together. This could have been a misleading statement.

Even Corona trusts Futa. She didn't think he would be so careless as to suggest bathing with Ruri.

No, but... But I can't help but feel suspicious when he turns away from me like that.

Do you have such a hobby by any chance?

But I don't think he was paying that much attention to pasta.

If you're not sure what to make of this, you can always ask your doctor.

”Uh, no, I mean...

Because .

It doesn't matter if your body is covered in scars or how painful your appearance is.

It didn't matter to Futa.

It's just her (Corona's) body.

That's all that mattered.

”When I think of you...

”......

The room fell silent.

The only sound was the occasional crackling of wood.

Ruri, bored with her work, threw a pine cone into the fireplace and began to play with it, making a loud noise.

Whoa. ......

”Oh?

Corona's cheeks gradually blushed, and her lips trembled as she spun a small word.

When Futa tilted his head at that which made no sense at all.

What's the time?

What time is it?

What time is it?” With a swoop, Corona jumped into Futa's bed and covered him with a blanket, disappearing from sight. After that, her shoes were thrown out with a poof.

”...... Well...

He scratched his cheek and called out to Ruri, who was playing with pine cones in the fire.

You want to come in with me?

Yes!

”Rump, rump, rump, rump. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.

I rinse off her beautiful cherry-red hair. The water is cold this time of year.

With the hot and cold water I had prepared, I now washed her body.

”Brother Fou?　What's wrong?

”Oh, nothing. It's nothing.

Every family has its own situation.

As long as Wind didn't explain it, there was no need to mention it.

The black pattern on her back. It looks as if it was drawn with a single stroke, and it looks like a tattoo, but it could be magical, and that's something Futa can't tell.

It's just that the letters are reasonably large.

If you're careless, you might be able to see it through your neck, just like Corona.

Oh, and remember.

That's why Wind was making her wear heavy clothes.

”Okay, that's it.

That's it!　I'll get you cleaned up too.

”Oh, oh. Thank you.

Daddy loves it when I do that.

...... He seems to be happy with anything Ruri does.

With a small chuckle, I let Ruri take a shower for me.

The shower was extremely cold, but it wasn't so painful if you thought it was like being hit by a waterfall.

I didn't want to tell her that I had already taken a shower in the afternoon.

That's fine, because Ruri is doing her best to wash me.

...... I wonder if this is what I'll be like when I have kids.

”Huh?　Brother Fou, are you going to have a baby?

I don't know if I can have a baby.

If I had a baby, Ruri would be my sister Ruri.

You can't have a baby.

I could have told him that it was impossible for a man to have a baby, but I couldn't disagree with him on education policy.

I laughed it off, but then I thought.

Having a child means that you have a partner.

A partner, a partner.

Thinking about this, I smile a little.

It's too convenient for me.

I want you to be happy, but...

But I'm not foolish enough to let my own greed get in the way.

So if someday.

I'm not foolish enough to add my own greed into the mix. So, if someday there comes a man who is crazy enough to think that being with me is the best thing for him, then you can think about it again.

In any case, my priority is still low.

Seize the happiness of your benefactor.

”Aim for a world where you can live a decent life without a job.

At least, later than those two.

”Sorry, Ruri.

”Huh?

It'll probably be a while before I'm Luli's big sister.

Oh, yeah. That's sad.