Chapter 740 - Leave It To Me, Husband

Returning home to see two, no, three women waiting for me by the door was something any man would be jealous of. Especially if all of them were this lovely.

Akane and Nao wore an apron over their clothes. They probably ran out of the kitchen as soon as they heard the sound of the door opening. On the other hand, Miwa-nee was in her everyday attire, a dress that’s sticking closely to her figure.

I knew I had to be fair here but she’s the one exuding the most sexiness among the three. It’s probably intentional on her part since she started to be more forward with her affection for me and I love every minute of that. Unlike before wherein she always let the other girls approach me, the way she’s taking initiative now would always be a welcome one.

I just wish I could be with her longer… or she didn’t need to go back there. Unfortunately, that’s wishful thinking.

When Akane and Nao noticed that I was more mesmerized with Miwa-nee, the former pouted her lips while the latter knowingly shook her head helplessly. The both of them then sandwiched me before dragging me inside our house or specifically to the dining table.

Miwa-nee followed behind us while beaming a victorious grin.

Really… With all of them acting like this, I couldn’t stay passive, right? Before we entered the living room where Minoru should be, my hand grasped Akane and Nao’s behind, making them stop on their tracks, their expression bordering on elation and embarrassment.

Following that, I did what I always do, taking their lips and showering them with my unending affection. Akane had to hold onto me to keep herself from sliding down while Nao, used the nearby wall to lean on as I hungrily attacked her luscious lips and hickey-filled neck.

Naturally, I didn’t forget about Miwa-nee. There’s no way I would pass up on the chance to be all over her. I even got to the point of raising her dress and sticking my head in to nibble on her juicy bosom.

But I cut it short. Just enough for them to be a little red and turned on since we still have to eat our dinner. There’s more time for that later.

Talking about our day with them at the dinner table, I got to hear about Nao not doing her studies diligently. Before my questioning gaze fell on her, she had already begun explaining. Apparently, she could only hold onto studying until lunch. The afternoon was spent with her helping Miwa-nee look after Minoru and taking a nap.

Well, hearing that reason, I let it pass. Besides, this one week off should be her time to relax. I could only imagine the burden in both her mind and body from dodging that groomer and stalker…

Apparently, my parents didn’t visit today but I received a message from them concerning what they said last night… They had begun exercising whatever position they held in the government. And reading about its progress, I could only sigh in amazement at how swift they could move. It hasn’t been 24 hours yet since they met Nao and mentioned that…

When will I be as capable as them, I wonder? After high school? Will I even go to college and set on a specific career? I don’t know. Even though I planned on trying almost everything, I still couldn’t find a definite path for me that would allow me to build that future.

Ah. Shizu’s remark earlier got to my head… Anyway, there’s no use being envious of them. They wouldn’t be that capable without working for it after all.

I just need to do what I have to.

For now, my mother told me not to tell Nao or Shio first about the progress they made. To not keep their hopes up in case they failed.

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The night passed by quickly and a new day welcomed us. This time, I woke up with Nao curled up inside my embrace while Akane was at my back, mischievously nibbling on my nape. Yup. She’s the reason why I woke up.

Nao, on the other hand, was still asleep. She had the same peaceful and satisfied expression. Ever since I brought her home, her beautiful smile remained on her lips whether she was awake or asleep.

Well, I’m also relieved that she’s here with me… I might not regret cutting her off and forgetting about her, however, the more time I spend with her, the more my urge to time travel and beat myself up grows. As if that’s possible.

All I can do now is to keep making it right for her and all the girls…

Anyway, we had a productive and fulfilling night. Although it was the same routine after dinner, we set aside an hour or so for our studies. Being a 3rd year, Nao happily helped us understand some confusing topics that she already studied before.

While we’re at it, she also brought up her progress on her pastry-making skills by baking bite-sized apple pies. Akane loved it so much that she asked Nao to teach her how to make it.

Well, that silly girl was always finding ways to improve her housewife skills and Nao gladly taught her. Due to that, after we wrapped up studying, I got to watch the two work together in the kitchen. I didn’t see them when they made our dinner so… that’s at least a sweet and memorable thing to watch.

For the second half of the night until we fell asleep, it became my turn to dote on them, Miwa-nee included.

Uh… I could detail all of what happened but better save that for next time… Akane finally noticed that I was awake, stopping her early-morning mischievousness.

After we both silently greeted each other good morning, Akane and I carefully got out of bed. Well, it’s a bit late and I didn’t want to disturb Nao’s sleep.

I kissed her forehead before leaving with Akane to prepare for our day.

When I got the time to check on my phone, I first sent morning greetings to all of my girls whether they were already awake or not before checking on the important messages.

There’s Shio who’s missing me again, to which I replied, “Come and eat breakfast with us.”. Her reply came in a heartbeat saying ‘OTW.’ along with a cute GIF sticker of an anime schoolgirl running with a bread clamped by her lips.

Uh… I guess I was wrong at labeling it as an ‘important’ message, every reply from each of them was important for me.

Unfortunately, there’s still no response from either Hitomi or Otoha… Akane and the others also told me that they hadn’t seen her at school yesterday which meant she's still grounded.

Should I come and sneak into the Kaneko Estate again? Is her grandfather already discharged? Or not yet?

… The hospital would be my best bet to check on the situation but there’s no way for me to come and sneak in there. I had Hitomi’s help before so it went fairly smoothly. Besides, I couldn’t just come in and interrogate her grandfather, right?

I better think of another way to check on her. A safer one.

“What’s wrong, husband? You’re frowning again. Worried about something?”

Ah… I was overthinking again, huh?

Looking up, I saw Akane arranging the dinner table for our breakfast. Her eyes were on me though, or specifically at my forehead. I frowned without me noticing again.

“A little. I haven’t heard from Otoha yet.”

“I see… Leave it to me then. I’ll go and visit her after school.”

Ah… I’m really an idiot.. Of course, there’s that option.