November 11th.
This was an ordinary yet not-so-ordinary day, because it was the birthday of a certain tsundere cutie.
For this day, Ryn and Cortana had worked overtime for a long time to finally clear their schedules. Since it was a rare birthday, Kiana and the others let Sirin have Ryn all to herself for the day.
As a result, after working overtime for several days, he overslept that morning...
Bang—
A fuming Sirin kicked open the door to Ryn's bedroom. Upon seeing Ryn still sleeping like a log in bed, Sirin took a deep breath, then leaped up and delivered a precise kick.
With a cry of pain from Ryn, the beautiful day finally began.
Ryn was washing up in the bathroom, while Sirin stood by, picking out the clothes for Ryn to wear later.
"Why aren't the clothes ready in advance!"
"Hey! Why are Kiana's clothes here too!!"
"Ryn, why are you still brushing your teeth!!"
The angrier Sirin got, the more she puffed out her cheeks, her face becoming round and pouty as she stood with her hands on her hips.
"Jerk, jerk, jerk! You clearly said you'd spend the day with me! And you're only just getting up now!"
"Hahaha... I've just been too busy lately, I overslept..." Ryn could only offer an apologetic look and hurry up with his washing.
But gradually, Sirin's complaints grew fewer, and she became quiet.
When Ryn finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom, he saw Sirin holding Kiana's clothes, standing quietly in front of the mirror looking at herself.
Ryn carefully circled behind Sirin and hugged her from behind.
"Thinking about the past again? I told you..." Ryn hadn't finished speaking before Sirin's actions interrupted him.
Startled by Ryn's sudden hug, the distracted Sirin angrily grabbed his arm and bit down hard. Ryn quickly relaxed his muscles and contracted his domain to prevent her from breaking a tooth.
After biting Ryn, seeing the tooth marks she'd left on his arm, Sirin began to regret it and feel sorry for him.
"You stupid Ryn, you only know how to scare me." Sirin grumbled like a tsundere while gently rubbing Ryn's arm.
"Who could resist when little Sirin looks so cute when she's startled~" Ryn clenched his teeth, trying his best to keep the wound from healing itself. Otherwise, if it healed too quickly, Sirin definitely wouldn't feel sorry for him anymore.
Realizing something was off, Sirin huffily slapped Ryn's wound a few times, and Ryn immediately pretended to be in great pain.
"Alright, stop pretending."
"Hehe..."
Exposed by Sirin, Ryn laughed awkwardly, then picked her up and rolled onto the bed.
He kissed Sirin's lips, and she immediately turned into a steam engine, shyly covering her face.
"We're an old married couple already, why are you still so shy, Sirin~" Ryn teased with a smile. He and Sirin had been together for a long time; they had done everything they should and shouldn't have countless times.
"Get lost. Who's married to you? Go find your Kiana." Sirin turned her head away in a huff, not wanting to deal with Ryn. Being shy is being shy, it's not her fault.
"Then I'm going~ Don't you get jealous later, my little pufferfish."
Ryn got up from the bed and deliberately walked towards the door. As expected, Sirin, whose only tough part was her mouth, had already reacted physically.
"You're not allowed to go! You promised it would be just the two of us today!" Sirin, who had also gotten up and was now sitting cross-legged on the bed, tightly gripped the corner of Ryn's shirt.
Her cheeks were now bright red, which, combined with her pouty expression, made her look like a tempting apple.
Ryn turned around and looked at the now-submissive Sirin. This little pufferfish, who used a thorny exterior to disguise herself, had all her childishness written on her face.
Little pufferfish get angry easily and love to act mature, but when their bluff is called, they're full of confusion and vulnerability.
"Just kidding, my little Kiana~" Ryn turned back with a mischievous smile and pounced on the little Sirin again.
"You're so soft all over, how did you manage to cultivate such a sharp tongue~"
"Hmph, I'm not Kiana. Human, watch your words."
Smack—
"Hey, what was that for!" Sirin covered her little bottom and escaped from Ryn's embrace.
"Who needs to watch their words, my little Sirin?"
Ryn raised his hand victoriously, mimicking the spanking motion a few times.
"Have you forgotten what I taught you? What should you call me?"
"Ryn..."
Smack—
"What on earth do you want! Isn't it just Ryn?"
"Wrong, wrong. Rules are made to be broken. From now on, Sirin has to call me 'Hubby'."
"..."
Sirin gave Ryn a disgusted look, then crossed her arms and retreated to the edge of the bed.
"Hey, hey, hey, you'll really hurt my feelings if you do that." Ryn pretended to be heartbroken, wiping away non-existent tears.
"I knew you had ulterior motives for me long ago, don't even think about it!" Sirin floated up and ran straight out of the room.
"What ulterior motives... we've already done *that*, what else could..."
Before Ryn could finish, he was interrupted by Sirin again. Only this time, the interruption made Ryn immediately get dressed and prepare to escape through the window.
Sirin, who had run outside, cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted:
"Mama! Ryn is bullying me again!!"
Thump, thump, thump—
In less than two seconds, after a series of hurried footsteps, Cecilia appeared in Ryn's room, standing silently behind him. Outside the window, Hare was also blocking his escape.
Trapped from both front and back, the cornered Ryn had no choice but to climb down from the window, put his hands on his head, and squat on the spot.
"What have you done to my precious daughter this time!" Cecilia asked Ryn with a benevolent smile.
"Mom, let me explain..."
"Never mind, no need to explain, I don't want to hear it... Eat my fist first!"
After saying that, Cecilia called Hare over and they gave Ryn a tag-team beating.
Every time Cecilia thought about how she had so many daughters and should have had multiple times the happiness, only for it all to be ruined by Ryn, her blood pressure would soar. So, whenever there was a chance to teach Ryn a lesson, Cecilia would never pass it up.
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"Hmph, that's what you get for bullying me. Serves you right~"
Sirin gloated as she held Ryn's hand, walking happily down the street, occasionally poking the bumps on Ryn's head, which now resembled the Buddha's.
"If you've got the guts, don't call for backup. Let's settle this based on our own strength."
Ryn was miserable. He couldn't run or fight back when his mother-in-law hit him, and Sirin wouldn't let him heal the bumps on his head, saying he needed to suffer a bit.
"Pfft, only a fool would fight you." Sirin stuck out her tongue, made a silly face, and skipped ahead.
"Stupid Ryn, hurry up!"
"Coming, coming. Sirin, slow down, be careful not to fall."
"Hmph, who are you looking down on! How could I possibly fall?"
Ryn's warning made Sirin feel like he was underestimating her, so she ran even faster, performing all sorts of difficult maneuvers as she went.
Crash—
Clatter clatter—
"Sirin—!"
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Watching Ryn bow and apologize to the passerby, Sirin felt a pang in her heart.
Why should he apologize to these humans? If Ryn hadn't held her back, she would have torn them apart. Humans all deserve to die.
Duan—
Ryn chopped Sirin on the head with the side of his hand. He didn't need to guess to know that Sirin was definitely thinking about slaughtering all these pedestrians to cover up the fact that she hadn't been watching where she was going and had crashed into a shop's glass window, shattering the storefront.
Sirin clutched her head, looking at Ryn with aggrieved eyes. She had just been thinking about killing these people so Ryn wouldn't have to be so humble and apologize, and Ryn still hit her on the head.
"Alright, alright, don't always be thinking about killing this person or that person... We won't be able to live our ordinary lives like that."
"Hah, as long as we eliminate all of humanity and leave only us, then we can do whatever we want!"
"You idiot. If we kill everyone, what will we eat and drink in the future? Your favorite snacks and instant noodles will be gone too."
"So what... a-anyway, you can't be wronged!" Sirin retorted, without a leg to stand on but full of bravado.
Ryn smiled and reached out to stroke Sirin's little head, kissing her on the cheek.
"We were the ones who did something wrong first, so it's only natural for us to apologize. See, the shop owner didn't blame us at all. He even asked with concern if you were hurt and gave me a lot of medicine!"
Ryn used the cotton swabs and alcohol given by the shop owner to gently clean Sirin's wounds.
"Hmph, meddlesome... it'll heal on its own in a little while..."
"It's okay, it's always good to disinfect." While bandaging Sirin, Ryn had Cortana transfer money to the shop owner to compensate for the damage to the storefront.
"Hmph, it's the shop's fault for opening on the side of the road..."
Sirin continued to talk tough, but behind her back, she was secretly using the Authority of the Void to open a small wormhole in the cash registers of other shops, transferring the money to the one whose glass she had broken.
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For the rest of the time, Ryn and Sirin happily went shopping together.
In various clothing stores, the two were tricked by the salespeople into trying on almost every piece of clothing in the shops.
Finally, unable to take it anymore, Sirin pulled Ryn and ran, vowing never to go shopping again.
But Ryn just treated it as if she had never said it. After all, when Cecilia and Mei wanted to go shopping, Sirin would still eagerly tag along.
Although Sirin and Ryn's fashion sense was poor, Mei and Cecilia's was great! At least they wouldn't be fooled like the two idiots Sirin and Ryn into trying on all the clothes in a store and then buying them all.
After leaving the clothing district, the two continued on their shopping trip.
Suddenly, Sirin stopped. She tugged on Ryn's sleeve and pointed to a KFC fast-food restaurant in the distance.
"Ryn, I want a kid's meal..."
"Uh... first of all, it doesn't seem to be Children's Day right now, and second, you're not a child!"
Ryn looked at Sirin with some difficulty. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy it, but they wouldn't sell it to them...
Sirin's eyes gradually welled up with tears. She looked at Ryn with pleading eyes, then lay down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.
"I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! Buy it for me! Buy it for me!"
"Alright, alright, I'll buy it for you, I'll buy it for you!" Ryn quickly picked Sirin up, his heart aching.
Ryn didn't care about being embarrassed, but the silly Sirin still had injuries on her body. What if throwing a tantrum like this got her wounds infected?
Well... it probably wouldn't go that far, but what if? Ryn's old heart ached for her!
In the end, under the contemptuous and disdainful gazes of the KFC employees, Ryn braced himself and bought several kids' meals. After all, he and Sirin didn't look like children at all...
Although they were looked down upon by the employees, seeing Sirin eat so happily made Ryn feel content.
Then, no sooner had Ryn and Sirin left the KFC than the employees posted a sign on the door that read, "Kids' meals are for children only. Adults, please do not take advantage."
"I told you humanity should just be destroyed! Why can't adults eat kids' meals and celebrate Children's Day!" Sirin shouted angrily.
The crowd, attracted by Sirin's shouting, looked at her with expressions reserved for the mentally challenged, and many looked at Ryn with sympathy.
Being stared at by so many people at once, Sirin suddenly became extremely shy again, turning into a steam engine about to faint.
Ryn was quick-witted. He scooped Sirin up in a princess carry and ran. Then he had Cortana forge a few complaint letters to the food supervision department to investigate this store thoroughly. Although they didn't do anything wrong, it was a bit insulting.
Savior (crossed out) Bully Ryn (yes)
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At night, after a full day of crazy fun, Ryn and Sirin were ready for the final step of their plan, which was... to ride the Ferris wheel!
Although a Ferris wheel isn't actually that much fun, when two people sit together in a Ferris wheel car, experiencing the long ascent and descent together...
It's a wonderful and sweet time to be alone with a loved one, and a great help in bringing their hearts closer.
Although Sirin had soared through the sky long ago, the feeling the Ferris wheel gave her was completely different. If she had to describe what it felt like...
Sirin lifted her hand, which was tightly clasped with Ryn's, and leaned quietly against him.
It was probably the feeling of love!
When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, Ryn and Sirin smiled at each other.
"Happy birthday, Sirin!"
Ryn kissed Sirin on the forehead, offering her his heartfelt blessings.
"Birthday... I haven't celebrated my birthday in a long time..."
Sirin's tone was a little down, but then she smiled brightly and happily wrapped her arms around Ryn's neck.
"But I feel like having this one birthday in my life is enough!"
Ryn quickly covered Sirin's little mouth, signaling with his eyes for her not to say any more.
"Don't say such things, that's so unlucky! What do you mean 'having this one in my life is enough'! Although the ones in the future might not be much better, please keep looking forward to them!"
"Mmm, mmm!" Sirin smiled and nudged Ryn with her head, finally leaning on his shoulder and whispering in his ear:
"Hub~by~! What are we going to do next~"