The door to the hospital room slowly opened, and Ren stepped in. He was immediately greeted by five pairs of eyes staring at him with various expressions—ranging from disgust and teasing to dissatisfaction.
"Hm? What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Ren asked, slightly frowning.
"Hmph! You know why." Nino replied sharply, crossing her arms over her chest and turning her face away as if she couldn't stand the sight of him. "Leaving your wife, who just gave birth, alone for a full hour."
"Ara ara~ Leaving Itsuki, who just gave birth, for a whole hour—doesn't your conscience feel guilty, Ren-kun?" Ichika teased, her faint smile loaded with meaning.
"Guilty! Seppuku." Miku commented bluntly, her narrowed eyes giving Ren a rare stern look.
"Ahahaha... Everyone, don't cause a scene in the hospital." Yotsuba tried to mediate, though her face also looked slightly tense.
Meanwhile, Itsuki—the one who should have been the 'victim'—remained calm and unbothered. Her face lit up upon seeing Ren.
"You're finally here, hubby. Let's name our child."
"Mm."
Ren gave a slight nod and walked toward the bed surrounded by Itsuki's four sisters. They shifted slightly to make room for him.
"Try holding our daughter." Itsuki requested, gently extending the baby wrapped in a soft blanket toward Ren.
Ren immediately raised his hand, politely declining. "No need. I don't know how. And I'm worried I might accidentally hurt her with improper handling."
His reasons sounded reasonable, aside from the fact that he genuinely didn't particularly like children, and was in fact completely inexperienced in this area.
Smiling gently, Itsuki wasn't surprised by Ren's response. "It's okay, I'll teach you."
Still lying in bed, she slowly adjusted her position. "Come closer. First, place your right hand under her neck to support her head, then put your left hand under her bottom."
Ren followed Itsuki's instructions awkwardly. His body was stiff, unsure of what to do. Itsuki took over, guiding his hands to properly support the baby's head and neck.
"Remember, a baby's head is still very weak. You must always support it."
"I understand." Ren held the baby carefully. He hadn't expected Itsuki to be so patient in teaching him.
Itsuki smiled. "See? Not so hard, is it? Now, let's look at our child."
The baby looked incredibly cute, with large eyes resembling Itsuki and brown hair like Ren's.
"Look at her expression. Our daughter seems so comfortable in her father's arms." Itsuki said proudly, watching her peacefully sleeping daughter in Ren's embrace.
In this moment, she felt all the pain she had endured during pregnancy and childbirth was completely worth it.
"It's time for Ren-kun to give her a name." Ichika whispered from the side, her voice soft and gentle like a breeze, careful not to wake the sleeping baby.
"Yeah."
Ren nodded slowly. His eyes remained fixed on the baby girl in his arms. He paused, deep in thought.
"..."
The room fell silent, all eyes focused on him, waiting for the name the father would bestow.
"Akari. Rokuhara Akari."
Ren explained, his gaze still on his daughter.
"Aka (明) means 'bright' or 'radiant'. Ri (莉) can mean 'jasmine', a flower symbolizing purity, elegance, and a pleasant fragrance. I hope she grows into a woman who brightens the lives of those around her with cheerfulness and kindness, while possessing the purity and grace of a jasmine flower."
"Akari… A beautiful name." Itsuki's eyes sparkled. She loved not only the beautiful meaning but also the fact that it came from him.
"Not bad." Nino tried to act indifferent, though deep down she also acknowledged it was a good choice. "If you'd given her a stupid name, I'd have given you an unexpected lesson."
"Ren has good naming taste." Miku praised with an approving nod. As someone who cherished traditional and meaningful things, she deeply appreciated Ren's choice.
While her three sisters reacted, Yotsuba remained silent, gently stroking her now-pregnant belly—the secret fruit of her forbidden love with Ren. Inside, she was filled with confusion.
(I don't know what I'll do when my child is born. Will Master give it a name? Or will my husband, Fuutarou? Who will name it?)
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After Ren and Itsuki named their daughter, Itsuki's sisters began to leave one by one.
Ichika, an international actress, had a packed schedule filled with blockbuster film shoots, TV variety shows, fashion magazine photo shoots, and countless commercials.
Nino and Miku hurried back to their café.
Besides being a housewife, Yotsuba worked as a teacher like Itsuki. The difference was that Itsuki taught math at Ohananomitsu High, while Yotsuba taught PE at Shuchi'in Academy.
Now, only Ren, Itsuki, and the peacefully sleeping baby Akari remained.
Ren—the "ordinary high school student" who was anything but ordinary—chose to stay until a replacement arrived. He didn't want to leave Itsuki alone.
Twenty minutes later, Hayasaka arrived. Trained since childhood as a maid, caring for others was second nature to her.
"Ren-sama, Itsuki-sama. I've come to take over."
"Good." Ren then leaned down, giving Itsuki a passionate kiss on the lips. "Rest well. I'll visit you tomorrow."
Then, he turned to Hayasaka. Without hesitation, his mischievous hand reached for the maid. His fingers firmly squeezed her plump rear through her apron, making her gasp slightly, then smoothly slid up to her waist, pulling her close.
"Take good care of them both." He ordered in a low voice, whispering into Hayasaka's now-blushing ear.
"Understood, Ren-sama." Hayasaka replied softly, her eyes showing no resistance—only absolute obedience.
After satisfying himself with giving orders to his maid, Ren finally turned and walked out of the room without looking back.
He left the hospital and returned home.
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In one of the rooms of the Rokuhara household.
9:20 PM.
The air in the room still felt heavy and thick with musk. The disheveled king-sized bed bore silent witness to the intense activity that had just occurred.
Ren lay on his back in the middle of the bed, his athletic body covered only by a silk sheet. On either side of him lay two women with silver and brown hair damp with sweat—Masha and Alya, biological sisters and members of his harem.
Their voluptuous, alluring bodies lay limp, rising and falling with their still-ragged, irregular breaths. After being thoroughly drained for hours by Ren's monstrous libido, they were too exhausted to even speak, only able to lie with eyes closed, trying to recover their remaining strength.
*DING!*
A special phone ringtone broke the silence of the room. Ren frowned and sat up from the bed. His muscular body was clearly visible in the dim light as he walked naked toward a desk in the corner where his phone lay.
"Natsuo? Why is he messaging me at this hour?"
His thumb tapped the screen to open the message. As the image loaded, Ren's mouth twitched.
It wasn't a text message—it was a vulgar photo. A lewd picture showing Natsuo lying naked on a bed, wearing a smug, triumphant grin on his face.
On either side of him lay two equally naked women—Ayase Akiko and Ayase Saki, mother and daughter, now both Natsuo's women.
Their faces looked satisfied and exhausted, just like Masha and Alya on his own bed. The background was messy, and what annoyed Ren the most was Natsuo's thumb, proudly extended right in front of the camera—as if showing off his oyakodon.
"Tsk. This bastard still wants to flaunt his oyakodon?"
Ren tossed his phone onto the bed in irritation. It landed near Masha's feet, startling her slightly and causing her to open her eyes.
"It's a real achievement, sure, but he keeps showing it off like I can't do the same. Like it's the greatest thing ever."
Jealous? Maybe not.
But his strong sense of competition had been stirred. He felt surpassed, as if Natsuo were indirectly challenging him.