We decided to go to the banditās hideout tomorrow, and ended the meeting there. I decided to give everyone else the āGood workā for after completing the quest safely.
Because tomorrow will take up too much time from me I will have to make up an excuse to tell mom. Normally I would just say that Iām going to āMonicaās houseā or āSara-sanās houseā or āMeloneās houseā.
I havenāt said to my other friends that Iām in a party with Monica-san. Although I have been with Dean when training in the forest, thatās because there is a limit to keeping a secret that Iām doing quests with the others. Itās just that Mizer forestās level of danger is high even though only weak monsters appear.
Monica-san of course, but Sera-san and Melone-san too know about my circumstances, so they allow me to go out using their names as an excuse, and they cover for me. I have been invited to their houses, so it isnāt that strange, and I spent time healthy with them. My definition of healthy may differ from the conventional healthy though.
āIām going to Monica-sanās house tomorrow. Mom, you should go to Monica-sanās house to thank her soonā
āItās alright, I know Monica-san has been helping even though she has to go huntingā
I explain to mom while eating dinner in the living room. Momās cooking skill have gone over level 50 as a result of cooking for many years. And as a her cooking goes up each year my father becomes happier.
āHiro-chan, will you go to Monica-sanās home again? You could come to Rionaās home tooā¦ā
āSorry, another time. Please say hello to Sarasa-san for meā
āNo matter how I look at Hiroto, he is way more accustomed to dealing with women than I was at his age⦠What do you think, mother?ā
āYou were like that too, that time at the banquet a lot of girls were fawning over youā
āT-That⦠I was still young, I was just promoted and so I was getting a lot of attention⦠I wasnāt doing anything weird, my heart belongs only to Remilia after allā
Although Sarasa-san stays at home almost all the time, she and Riona often come to play at our house. I learned weaving from my mom, and alchemy from Neris-san, so I could work even without leaving the town.
When Riona comes, she takes care of Sonia. So Sonia likes mom the most, then Riona and then me. Iām still quite liked even though Iām number three.
āOnii-tan, Sonia wants to play with Onii-tan too!ā
Although Sonia is just a three years old, she is a clever girl and can even speak quite skillfully for a kid of her age.
As my dad Ricardo expected, Sonia is a fast learner like me, or maybe better than me? Her growth can only be called that of a genius for a child of her age.
But for me, she is still my little sister. Her height is quite low (as expected of a kid), it hasnāt reached 1 meter yet. Because she would just recklessly run around I had to be very careful and take care of her when she was a bit younger.
Sonia has her hair tied in a two pig-tails style, a twin-tail. There was another name for twin-tail, but Iām most familiar with twin-tail. She has the same flaming hair as mom, and when they stand side by side, itās like looking at a younger mom. Thatās why dad is too fond of Sonia.
āWhen Sonia grows a bit more I will take you with meā
āOnii-tan is an idiot! Sonia wants to go now! Stupid, stupid, stupid!ā
When she was younger she was so obedient, but lately she has become somewhat of a selfish princess. Recently, when I donāt do what she wants, she jumps down from the chair and comes at me to hit me with her small hands. Since I feel no pain I just pick her up and sit her on my lap.
ā⦠Onii-tan, bring Sonia too?ā
When she starts acting like this, everyone canāt help but smile. Riona also looks at me with a face that says āIām gladā but she is putting her index to her lips, which gives out a feel of lust. Although thatās a habit of hers, itās strangely adorable coming from an eight years old girl, so itās hard to point it out.
āSonia-chan, when you grow up a bit more letās play together. You can come to my houseā
āYay~! Iāll go with Riona onee-chan!ā
āHahaha, Hiroto is quite popular. Tomorrow is Monicaās house, and next Riona-chanās. Make sure you look out for Sonia tooā
āWait- dad, thatās not going to happen for a long timeā¦ā
āHiroto, donāt be mean with Riona-chan. Please go out to play with Riona-chan next sundayā
At such timing mom decides to side up with Riona and Sonia. Dad isnāt going to help neither, itās like they are approaching their rebellious age, wait, Iām approaching it too. Well, Iām not just obedient.
Although I tend to like being with the older ones, but Riona is just too cute. Recently, she has been letting her hair down to the side, and it looks way too similar to herself in the previous life. Although itās Sarasa-san who is doing Rionaās hair, it was quite a surprise to me when I discovered that the same hairstyle exists in this world.
Her clothes too, she stopped wearing the simple clothes by young children to wearing frilly clothes for girls. Thatās partially because Stella-ane went to pick up clothes for her. Although the Padle company handles quite a variety of materials, Mizerās main business is clothing, to the point that this town imports cutting-edge clothing manufacture tools from the capital. Craftsmen who specialize in clothing are different in this world, and the clothes they make are made one by one. Of course, there is the possibility of mass-producing a simple design too.
Mom buys woven cloth from Elenaās shop and processes it into clothes. Momās clothes seem to be exported to the capital, the quality seems to be stable and itās seems to be quite popular in the capital. Thanks to that, she got a stable job, and when she feels she is unable to complete an order, she asks Sarasa-san for help.
āOnii-tan, whatās wrong?ā
āHmm⦠Ah, no, nothing. Letās finish dinner, so, Sonia, come downā
āYes!ā
Sonia gets off my lap and climbs up to her chair. Until some time ago she would need dadās or momās help to sit down on her chair, but now she can do it alone.
āDad, mom, can I enter the bath with onii-tan?ā
āAah, dad doesnāt mind. But, Sonia, you should enter the bath with dad some times too. Hiroto stopped doing it, so I have been lonely latelyā
āDearā¦ā¦ Donāt worry, why not go in together?ā
āIāll go with dad tomorrow. Today itās with onii-tan and Riona-oneechanā
āYes, with Riona⦠Eh?ā
As I was absentmindedly answering her, I noticed that I was stepping on a land mine.
ā⦠Hiro-chan, it has been a while, since we entered together. I think it would be embarrassing to enter togetherā
āā¦ā¦ W-Well, I just said that without thinking, it was like going with the flowā¦ā
āHiroto, a man doesnāt go back on his words. Donāt make excuses, just go in togetherā
āDear, thatās overdoing it a bit⦠Huhu. But, itās not that bad either, both are still childrenā
āHiro-oniitan, Riona-oneechanās chest has grown a bitā