My youth romance is always confusing

"Pepper, salt, flour, chicken stock, cucumber, carrot, red wine."

After dinner, Yukino took the things that Hachiman bought and compared them with the purchase order one by one.

"Those books are fine, but can you tell me where these Transformers toys came from?"

She pointed her white finger at the robot toys that didn't fit in with the surrounding daily necessities and asked Hachiman.

I looked back and saw that Yuna's door was tightly shut, so I said to Yukinoshita with confidence, "That's Hiratsuka-sensei's birthday present. It's too much trouble to bring it tomorrow, so bring it all here today. Don't say it too loudly or Yuna will know."

Now that she knew what this thing was used for, Yukino had a subtle expression on her face.

"What? Are you the type of parent who thinks toys will make children lose their ambition?"

It's just a toy, it shouldn't be that serious.

"No, that's not it. I was thinking, if little Yuna is studying with Hiratsuka Sensei and now has the same hobbies as Hiratsuka Sensei, will she be the next Hiratsuka Sensei when she grows up?"

"Forehead..."

That's dangerous, in every sense of the word.

After hearing what Yukino said, Hachiman's expression became a little subtle.

Sure enough, it was what that woman said.

"..."

"..."

It was clearly not an intentional action, but it was able to cause such a long silence. You are really worthy of being called that, Mr. Hiratsuka.

Yukinoshita and I looked at each other in silence.

"Really, if you knew it would turn out like this, you should have let Komachi teach you. If Yuna-chan could become as cute as Komachi, I would fully support it."

Sister or something, so cool!

"Komachi-chan was still in school, so she couldn't spare the time, but it would be nice if Yuna could learn Komachi's personality."

For Yukino, among all the family members around her, only Komachi is the most like the ideal normal person. He and his wife are two weirdos, Haruno is a black-bellied madman, Mitsuki is a lazy guy, and Hiratsuka-sensei... forget it, let's not mention her.

"But I think little Yuna is already pretty cute. This kid is quite clever and a little clingy."

Thinking of how little Yunai always follows me around and calls me "Dad" all the time, I think this child is so cute, even as cute as Komachi.

"Um...what are you doing?"

While Hachiman was daydreaming, Yukino stared at his arrogant face.

"Alas, the problem is that little Yunai is clingy, but only to you and not to me."

Does my husband have any ability to attract little girls? I only know that he has a great affinity with small animals. Does he also include children?

Yukino began to doubt her charm as a mother. If the child was always close to the father, then she should just beat the father up.

As Yukino thought about this, her eyes looked at Hachiman more dangerously.

"This kind of thing can only be said to be a matter of compatibility. You can see that I didn't have much popularity with women before. Little Yuna likes to stick to me. It can only be said that it is a personal choice. I didn't do it on purpose to please her."

Acutely sensing the danger, I waved my hands to shake off suspicion.

"Ah, that would be even more difficult. If you really have some secret to getting along well with children, that would be great. But if this continues, my self-esteem as a mother will gradually collapse."

Yukino began to become dejected and fell directly on the sofa.

This guy seems like a different person when it comes to little Yuna. This is the first time I've seen Yukinoshita in this state.

"How do you put it? Like repels like?"

"what?!"

"I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing."

Damn, Yukinoshita is such a hypocrite. I don’t remember her being like this before.

I quietly put away all the things piled on the floor, especially Mr. Hiratsuka's toys. I couldn't let little Yuna see them now, so I put them in the study and would wrap them in gift paper tomorrow.

"Um, Ms. Yukinoshita?"

I finished the work at hand and came back to see Miss Cat No. 1 lying on the sofa, looking like she didn't want to move at all.

"Ok?"

After a while, Yukino finally made a sound from the gap between the cushions that were pressed against her face.

"Little Yuna's matter is easy to deal with, but what about your sister?"

Yukinoshita Haruno is the real enemy.

"Sister? Sister, whatever you want is fine."

I looked at Yukinoshita, who still looked uninterested, and observed a second of silence for her sister.

This reminds me that when I was a kid I hardly celebrated my birthday, my pocket money was half of Komachi’s, and if I asked for it without a valid reason, I might not get it.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little sympathy for Yukinoshita Haruno.

Hmm? Wait, their family is rich, even if the elder sister's expenses are half of the younger sister's, it is still dozens of times more than mine.

Damn, this rich family.

Give me back my sympathy.

I felt stupid for what I had done.

However, the attempt to change the topic by using Yukinoshita Haruno failed, so let's get back to little Yuna.

However, this kind of thing is too tricky for me. I can't bring my parents into the situation due to my age. Even if I want to put myself in their shoes, I myself have never had the experience of being popular and having my parents not know how to get closer to me, because I am at the bottom of the ecological chain at home, even worse than Kamakula.

Should I ask Komachi?

"If you can't solve this problem yourself, why not try something else?"

"for example?"

Yukino climbed up from the sofa. Her hair was disheveled due to her previous action. She had lost her usual delicate beauty and instead looked more like a housewife.

"Look. If Yuna-chan is really attached to me, you can also try to stick to me..."

Halfway through I realized this was a really bad idea.

"Ah, after I come back, you should stay with me more. Then Yuna-chan will unconsciously stay with you."

Yukino didn't hear anything wrong, or rather, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all.

"Well, it's a method. But if companionship is useful, then it would have been a problem a long time ago. After all, you don't spend as much time at home as I do."

Huh? Really? Am I that busy?

"Ha ha..."

I laughed awkwardly a few times and quickly covered it up.

"If we don't do this, we can try other methods."

Yukinoshita signaled me to continue with my words with her eyes.

"My father used to be troubled about how to get along well with Komachi, but later I saw that he was very happy as long as Komachi acted like a spoiled child with them, so why not--"

"Not as good as what?"

"How about the other way around? I'll go and get Yunai to act cute with you a few times. If I do this many times, it'll become a daily routine, and that can be considered a way to increase your favorability."

Yukino did not continue to refute this method.

"I see, there is such a method. So, what do you want to do?"

I looked into the study.

"That's in a child's way, of course."

For the sake of family harmony, this sacrifice is necessary, Mr. Hiratsuka!

It happened that Mr. Hiratsuka was not at home today, and little Yuna was staying in the room by herself, so I knocked on the door.

"Ahh...please come in!"

Come in? This kid is really well behaved.

When I pushed the door open, I saw a flustered little Yuna.

Little Yuna was relieved to see that it was Hachiman who came in instead of Yukino.

"What? It's Dad."

She took out her hand from under the desk, holding two toys.

I see. He wasn't studying during the designated time but was playing with toys. If Yukinoshita saw this, she would probably get another lecture.

"Hey, Dad, you won't tell Mom, will you?"

Little Yunai came over and rubbed my hand with his little head.

This child is really likable.

But didn't you just turn around and tell Yukinoshita the things I asked you not to say a few days ago?

"well."

But today I am here to please the little ancestor, so I won’t mention that matter.

Come to think of it, this child really likes toy models, so it seems that the gift given by Teacher Hiratsuka should be the most suitable one. After all, she has been spending quite a lot of time with little Yuna, so it is normal for her to know this.

I carried little Yunai to the bed and then sat down on the chair in front of the desk.

"It's my birthday tomorrow, are you looking forward to it?"

"Of course, I look forward to this day every year."

Little Yunai was happily moving his feet around on the bed, not at all as quiet as he had been while eating.

Looking at her like this, I actually guessed why she didn't stick to Yukinoshita.

"Actually, I saw that Mr. Hiratsuka bought a lot of toys for your birthday."

"Really?"

Little Yunai's eyes instantly turned into flashlights, almost blinding the mirror.

"Besides, the teacher thought it was too much trouble and sent the gift here today."

Although it is a bit unethical to use the teacher's gift as bait, it was given to little Yuna anyway, so it can be said that it has achieved its due value.

"Where is it? Where is it?"

Little Yunai got out of bed and came to me, pulling my clothes and asking.

I could only make a helpless expression.

"What a pity, your mother put them all away."

"Eh~"

When she heard that her mother had taken it away, her face fell in an instant, but she quickly thought of a solution.

"Um, Dad, could you please--"

"cannot!"

Just kidding, if I agree now, all the things I said before will be in vain.

"Eh~"

No matter how cute you try, it won't work.

"How dare I go against your mother? But if you go by yourself, there is still some hope."

Little Yunai pursed his lips.

"How is that possible? Mom is so stubborn."

You old stubborn man...your mother would beat you up if she heard you say that. You are only 26.

"Ahem, to put it bluntly it's stubbornness, to put it nicely it's being reasonable. Think about it, it should have been yours, you just wanted to get it earlier. She won't say anything, as long as you have a better attitude. When your aunt Komachi was a child, she would often act like a spoiled child when asking your grandparents for pocket money. If you can learn this trick, you can make your mother obedient."

"behave in a spoiled manner?"

Little Yunai tilted his head, as if thinking about something.

OK, hooked.

"Yeah, go ahead. I just saw your mom watching TV in the living room. Go ahead before she goes home."

I finally managed to coax little Yuna out, and I picked up my phone and sent a message to Yukinoshita.

[Done. 】

I deliberately hid inside the door and didn't go out, leaving enough space for the mother and son.

Sure enough, after calling out "Mom" again and again in such a sweet way that I could hear it through the door, little Yuna took the toy back contentedly.

"Hehe~"

The kid with a silly smile on his face doesn't know that he has been tricked by his father and mother.

"Okay, go play, but remember not to play too late, you still have to go to school tomorrow."

Leaving little Yunai alone in the bedroom, I returned to the living room.

The young woman in front of me looked completely different from when I left, and her face was filled with a happy smile.

It's just like - petting a cat under the snow.

"So happy?"

All I got for my teasing was a roll of the eyes from Yukinoshita. This guy looks quite happy now and didn't even say anything back.

"But I already know from little Yunai why she doesn't get close to you."

Now it's up to me to break her unrealistic fantasy. Go ahead, it's decided that it's you, Kamijou Hachiman!

After hearing what Hachiman said, Yukino suddenly calmed down, because long-term happiness is more important than temporary happiness.

"how?"

"You are too strict in her eyes, so naturally she doesn't want to get close to you. It's the nature of children."

"Strict? But the things I asked of her were the things I thought were good when I was a kid."

Doesn't this woman realize it yet? No wonder, if she really realized it, she would have changed long ago.

"So? You have a good relationship with your mother?"

This simple question silenced Yukino.

Looking at her like this, I knew the answer.

Originally, she wanted to eliminate the many unsatisfactory ways her mother treated her when she was a child, leaving only the things she liked as a child to give to her daughter, but in the end she did the same thing as her mother did.

I don't know if this is sad or just because of the lack of parenting experience. But no matter what, every family has its own problems.

But how did the "me" of this era do it? Even the me of now can see it, there is no reason why the me of the future wouldn't know it, which means, did he do it on purpose?

"Well, you should think about how to change it."

I went into the study, leaving Yukinoshita space to think. Only the hot coffee on the table was still steaming.

Perhaps the answer won’t come too soon.

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