“Aoi!”
I rushed up the narrow path in a hurry and reached the top.
There was flat ground as far as the eye can see.
Only one raised rock was visible near the back.
“Hey! Why did you rush all of a sudden!”
Father caught up from behind.
It was too troublesome to even answer and I moved my head to look for Aoi.
I found her.
“It"s near the end! Isn"t it okay for Jaja and Nana to meet Kunpei-san!”
“Didn"t I say no! Listen to what I tell you!”
“I can"t understand the reason! I just want to breastfeed Jaja and Nana!”
Her transparent blue hair was ruffled, her large wings stretched to they sky, her tails straightened, Aoi was enraged.
The person she was confronting was, as expected, Yule.
As usual, it was just her appearance that was like a first-cla.s.s model.
I confirmed that figure and started running straight ahead.
“H-hey! Kunpei!”
I could hear the voice of my fl.u.s.tered father, but it was not a reason to stop.
The leg guards were being lifted up by the wind and making clip-clop sounds. Annoying.
I judged that it was getting in the way, and tore it off while running.
I also don"t need the rucksack.
It "s just heavy.
“Kunpei-kun! Calm down!”
Mik.u.ma, sorry, but I cannot calm down.
“Aoi!”
“Eh?”
When I called out, Aoi turned to me with a stupid expression.
“Kunpei…san….?”
Those gla.s.s marble like eyes that I wanted to see opened wide, and large drops of tears spilled out.
“Sorry! I kept you waiting! Where are the kids!”
I finally arrived and placed my hand on her shoulder.
I adjusted my rough breathing in haste.
“U-um, inside the nest. They"ve been crying this entire time, and it seems they tired themselves out from crying.”
“Is that so. Did they cry after all.”
I can"t do this.
I have to see their faces.
“… Brat, what did you come for?”
“I have no business with you. Is the nest that large rock? Let"s feed the kids. Show the way.”
Yule quietly intimidated me, but honestly it didn"t matter.
I simply dealt with it, and pulled Aoi"s hands.
“Y-yes! Please follow me!”
Aoi, who finally caught up with the situation, happily grasped my hand back.
“Ai!”
“Mother, just wait for a moment! It"ll be over soon!”
“Wait! Ai!”
“Why ma"am! Nice to meet you!”
My father was standing in front of the angry Yule, blocking her way
“Who are you!”
“No, no, I"m the head of the family that you can kill or not kill. I"m Kazamachi Kouhei. Best regards.”
“Haa?”
Yule was bewildered and stiffened as father was beaming while holding out his hand.
Father, can I leave it to you for a bit?
My father who turned his back to me was making a gesture telling me to go quickly, with the hand that he wasn"t holding out.
I looked at that with a sidelong glance, grasped Aoi"s hand and walked towards the nest in a brisk pace.
“Kunpei-san… why did you come…”
Aoi was standing by my side, looked up at me and asked with teary eyes.
“… I came. Well, I-I"m the pa, papa…”
I realized my embarra.s.sing words and felt my face turning red.
“Y-yes…”
While looking up at me, Aoi"s face was dyed bright red.
What"s with this atmosphere!
“Kunpei-kun… did you forget that I"m listening?”
“No, I haven"t forgotten!”
I forgot!
I heard Mik.u.ma"s voice from the earphones.
“Yu, Yuuno-oneechan should also take a break while you can! There"s a pudding in the refrigerator, I"ll go get it!”
“Yuuno. Be cool, be cool. Take a deep breath, fuuu.”
Shouhei and Saeki"s fl.u.s.tered voices could also be heard.
I could easily imagine Mik.u.ma"s current expression.
“Kunpei-san?”
Aoi looked at me curiously.
Ah, that"s right, Aoi can"t hear it.
“No, although I"m here, Mik.u.ma was a great help.”
“Mik.u.msan…?”
Aoi had an expression like she didn"t believe it.
“I"ll explain inside.”
“Y-yes. Please show them your face. They"ve been crying all this time because papa wasn"t there.”
We arrived at the nest while I caressed the crying Aoi"s head.
“…Ahー”
“…Au”
A delicate voice resounded from the interior.
I could not stay still anymore.