When I opened my eyes, Nia was somehow on top of me, breathing in her sleep.
「 Oh, Kotori-san’s awake. It’s cooler now, but we’re going shopping, right? 」
I was staring at Nia’s cute sleeping face, then I heard someone from the side.
Turning my head to the side, I saw Mirai with her phone in hand, and Euphy standing a short distance away, holding the same phone.
「 What are you two doing? 」
「 Teaching Euphy-chan how to use a phone. She’s able to make a call now. Here, hold my phone 」
Mirai stretched out and handed me her phone, which I accepted, and immediately after, the screen brightened, showing an incoming call with my name on it.
I pressed the answer button, held the phone to my ear, and a familiar voice came out.
「 Daiki-sama? Can you hear me? I can use smartphones now! 」
「 Yeah. I hear you. Good job Euphy 」
「 Yes! I did my best! It’s all thanks to Mirai 」
She sounds full of energy.
It’s adorable because it feels like she can finally use it after training.
But I hear her voice in person louder than the phone.
By the way, Nia also was taught how to make phone calls and operate it in one session.
Therefore, Euphy was so happy to be finally able to use it.
I returned the phone to Mirai and got my phone back in exchange.
Euphy looks pleased with herself as she turns off the screen.
Then, I noticed.
「 Huh? How did you unlock it? 」
「 Nia-chan used fingerprint authentication 」
「 Oh, that 」
Seems like the sleeping Nia on my chest is the culprit.
She stares at me when I do something, so I guess she learned how to unlock my phone.
Usually, I get the reputation of someone who’s not so careful, but from Nia’s point of view, she doesn’t find that bad.
It’s not a problem for me if she sees it anyway.
I guess I had some video where I had bareback sex with Euphy.
Well, they won’t find it as it’s complicated to operate.
Checking the time on my phone when I returned, I found that the sun was just starting to set.
The plan was to do some shopping and have dinner, so now’s a good time to leave.
I shook Nia, who still had not woken up even under this situation, sitting her on the sofa, I stood up and stretched myself. Then Mirai speaks out as she notices something.
「 Oh yeah. I have to call Ryo since we’re going out. Give me a second 」
Are you coming too? I stopped myself from saying that, but I remembered that we were also shopping for clothes that evening.
Then, it won’t be weird if she comes with us.
I was thinking that as I watched Mirai, she released her phone and held it to me.
「 Kotori-san, Ryo wants to talk to you 」
「 Me? 」
Is there something that Mirai shouldn’t hear?
I took the phone while feeling suspicious.
「 What’s up? 」
「 Bro, I’m sorry to say but I can’t go back yet. I’m sorry but can you watch over Ojou? 」
「 Sure, I don’t mind. But you’re saying that you can’t because you’re outside, right? I’ll have to punish you on your boss’s behalf 」
「 N-No! Stop that. I’ve been summoned! 」
「 Summoned? By your company? What happened? 」
「 It’s got nothing to do with you bro, but I’ll tell you. The truth is the Naito group has come to our territory and we have a problem. A lot of people got hit, and so I got called to deal with it 」
「 So you’re still at it? Also, damage? Are you guys losing? 」
「 Not really, but you know… They hired a lot of strong bouncers 」
「 Hmm, bouncers? You guys don’t use weapons? 」
「 Aside from bats, it’s hard to get pistols and other stuff compared to the past. If we’re pulled over holding that, even the boss would get crazy. Besides, cops aren’t going to be there 」
「 I see. As you have heard, I’m out, so I’ll be a little late to pick Mirai back, but I’ll drive her back home. Just do what you’re doing there 」
「 Sure. Please do. My intuition says that she’ll be safe with you 」
Seems like they’re still at war.
The cause of it was an attack on a member of the rival Naito clan, who they thought was related to Mirai’s disappearance.
Seems like they would’ve done it sooner or later even without that reason, but it’s a seedy thing.
Well, it doesn’t matter to me even if I know Mirai and her father, so there’s nothing to do.
I’m a peace-loving citizen, all I can hope for is for the conflict to be settled quickly.
Okay, let’s move out.
The four of us go outside with the car keys on the bar counter.
I walk towards the SUV, unlock the door, and put my hand on the driver’s door, then Nia’s face shows a slight hint of surprise and she speaks up.
「 Daiki-nii’s moving this? 」
「 Yeah. I’ll show you my brilliant driving technique 」
「 Ooh! I want to sit in front of Daiki-nii 」
「 Front? You’re sitting on my legs? That’s dangerous so you can’t. Seats are only for one person 」
「 Ugh, I see. Okay, next to you then! 」
Nia, who for some reason was very excited to learn that I would be driving, seemed to want to sit in the passenger seat.
I was about to open the passenger door to give her a ride when a voice called from behind.
「 Wait, Nia-chan. I won’t give up that seat. That’s called the passenger seat. It’s a seat occupied by someone who can help the driver, so it should be me since I know my way around this world 」
Sure, it’s called a passenger seat, but why Mirai wants it?
The only thing she could do was give directions, but this car has a GPS, so I’m pretty sure I know the way better than she does.
I mean, what’s with her?
I’m more stunned than surprised by her sudden assertion, but then Euphy speaks up.
「 Please wait! If that’s the case, then I’m the most suited for it! I don’t know anything about the vehicle, but if it’s helping Daiki-sama, then I’m the best! Daiki-sama, I’ll do anything 」
Why is Euphy panicking now?
If it’s Nia, she’s fine and would even smile at it, but if it’s Mirai, it’s different.
「 Eeeh? But I want to sit in front 」
「 I’m sorry you two, but can you let me take this? You can do whatever you want with Kotori-san on that side anyway 」
「 I will not give up such an important seat! I’m the one who will always assist Daiki-sama the most, whether here or there! 」
Seriously, why are you three fighting over the passenger seat?
I’m confused by this strange situation, but the three of them are staring at me.
「 Daiki-nii, it’s got to be me, right? I’m the first one to say it 」
Nia held her hands in prayer in front of her chest, and she looked at me with teary eyes, giving me a pleading look.
Kuh….Nia’s making that face, I didn’t do anything wrong and yet the guilt is so painful.
「 This is in Japan so it has to be me, right? You know, I know a lot of good shops with delicious desserts! Kotori-san, you want to eat good food, don’t you? 」
For some reason, she’s making a face that it’s obvious that she’s the choice.
I mean, I know how to look for shops.
「 Daiki-sama, please choose me! I’ll protect you from any hardships with my all! 」
Hey, Euphy? Who are you fighting?
Don’t take the sword out of the magic bag!
The three of them are taking small steps to get closer to me.
Damn, I can’t pick only one.
I mean, why am I in this troublesome situation?
「 You all are noisy! You all stay in the back 」
「 Eeh? No way! 」
「 Hey, don’t get angry over something so little 」
「 Eh? Daiki-sama, are you angry? W-What’s wrong?! 」
I just spoke with a little angry expression on my face, and the girls stopped their momentum and reacted in different ways.
Only one, Euyphy was timid to see me that way, so I’m giving her some mental care because she looks like danger if left alone.
I don’t usually get angry at all, so she doesn’t have resistance.
We got everyone in the back seat, so the first thing we did was head to the electric town, which was less than thirty minutes away.
There are a lot of tourists there, so two people who look foreign don’t stand out that much.
Still, I look at the three in the backseat through the rearview mirror several times while driving, and Nia’s sitting in the middle, looking with a sparkling gaze.
Do I look cool while driving?
We arrived at our destination, got out of the car, walked a bit, and noticed something.
「 What? With the sunglasses. The setting sun is strong, but is it that glaring? 」
「 I’m still missing. It’s been a while so not many people remember my face, but it was a big story so I have to hide just in case 」
「 Oh, now that you mention it. Then, let’s not call your name as much as possible. Hmm, how about Mii-chan? 」
「 Too childish, stop 」
She instantly rejected it.
If she accepted it now, she would’ve been a bit cuter.
Still, Mirai doesn’t like it
I already decided in advance that I was going to make some purchases here, and it only takes a few minutes to pay for the items that are available at the electronics store.
After that, we enjoyed the attraction of large electronics retail stores with two cute otherworldly girls who showed a lot of curiosity in this place full of things they had never seen before, then Mirai asked me to buy her a hairdryer, saying that it was the latest thing.
I mean, there are so many other things, not just appliances, that I had to shop for this and that, hundreds and thousands of dollars have disappeared with room to spare
W-Well, I have no issues with money.
Dinner was at a sushi place Euphy wanted to go to.
They seem to be hungry for the taste of raw fish, that they have learned because they bought dried fish and ate it at the other side.
She usually looked at me when talking, but now her gaze kept darting around the spinning sushi.
You can eat as much as you want.
「 The store is there. The first floor of this building 」
「 This is spacious 」
「 The owner of the building is an acquaintance of Father’s I don’t know much, but I guess he said something about a system? 」
After dinner, the time was almost 9 o’clock.
It was past the closing time for the apparel store, so I hurriedly followed the navigator’s direction to the location, but surprised to see the store when I arrived.
What a surprise, it occupied the ground floor of a small, but commercial building.
The location is good, it would be a substantial property for a private apparel store.
I mean, this is too big.
Mirai’s sunglasses were adding to the ambiance, and when I mentioned Mirai’s last name, Ose, to the lady clerk getting ready to close the store, she looked a bit freaked out and offered me the key to the store.
Normally, Ryo would be taking this role, but he’s not here so I have no choice.
I mean, if she’s already terrified of me, she would’ve cried if Ryo came.
After a short wait in the huge, empty store with the clerk gone, I brought three of them toward the parking lot.
Mirai quickly picked out a few clothes she wanted, then started looking for something that would suit Euphy and Nia.
「 I’ll take care of you two, Kotori-san, sit here and wait 」
「 Yeah. You got this 」
It’s more of a scramble rather than hand-picking.
She just fills her hands with things she’s interested in.
From then on, it was try-on time with this and that.
At first, I was grinning as I watched them change clothes, but after an hour, I was so bored that I started using my phone to pass the time.
While I can watch them wear cute clothes as much as they want, there are so many clothes…
I’m going to make the selection so I’ll let them have fun for now.
It was already 22:00 when we left.
Euphy and Nia had closed their eyes and let the car shake them as they were already sleeping in that world at this time.
Seeing their situation in the rearview mirror, I noticed that Mirai was looking at me.
She smiled gently when her eyes met mine.
「 I had fun today. It’s been a while since I went outside 」
「 I see. Sounds like you had a nice change of pace 」
「 Yeah. I’ve been cooped up since I’ve been home, so it has been a while. Besides, these two are such good girls that they heal me. I imagine this is what it feels like to have little sisters 」
They’re already sisters in a sense, but I didn’t say that out loud.
I stepped on the gas pedal to drive her home.