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Upon reaching the entrance hall, Nakiri Mana gracefully removed her little leather shoes.
Two tiny feet, clad in over-the-knee black stockings, stepped into fluffy bunny slippers.
"I'm back!"
Upon hearing Nakiri Mana's voice, a deep and powerful response came from the living room.
"Mana?"
"Father? What brings you here?"
Seeing her father, Senzaemon, sitting in the living room, Nakiri Mana's face lit up with surprise.
Seeing his adorable daughter's smiling face, the solemn expression on Senzaemon's face vanished.
He smiled kindly and said:
"I finished work early today because I wanted to come home and have dinner with my little one!"
"Great, Father! I'll go cook right now!"
"No need, your brother is already preparing the food... we can just wait for dinner to start!"
"Really? I didn't expect my brother to come home so early today!"
"Haha, well, it's because I forced him to come back early! I didn't want my precious daughter to go hungry!"
"Hehe, poor brother..."
Seemingly hearing Nakiri Mana's silvery laughter, Nakiri Sōe came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food.
"You're smiling so happily, did something good happen?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered some happy things!"
"Thinking of happy things?"
Nakiri Sōe then brought out several more exquisite dishes from the kitchen and placed them on the table.
"I noticed through the window just now that it looked like a boy brought you back!"
"Mana, are you in love?"
"....."
Upon hearing her brother's words, Nakiri Mana's pretty face turned bright red.
"No...no, bro, you've misunderstood!"
"Ryūga-kun is my classmate. We were talking about the school festival, and he just happened to give me a ride back."
"Tsk tsk, still saying no? I didn't see you walking back with any boy, little sister. Although the academy is quite big, it doesn't seem to have any safety issues... I don't believe there's nothing between you two, going out of your way to bring you back..."
Upon hearing his son's words, Senzaemon's eyes widened.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just focus on cooking..."
"Sigh, the difference between sons and daughters is just incomparable..."
Nakiri Sōe rolled his eyes and went back into the kitchen.
As soon as Nakiri Sōe left, Senzaemon immediately said to Nakiri Mana:
"Mana, was what Sōe said just now true?"
"Do you really date boys?"
"What's that kid's name? Is he your classmate? What does his family do? Is this kid reliable...?"
Hearing her father's barrage of questions, Nakiri Mana was on the verge of collapse.
"Father, what are you saying!"
"We're really not dating right now!"
"You're not dating now, does that mean you will date in the future?"
"....."
Hearing her father's words, Nakiri Mana was completely distraught.
She flopped onto the sofa and covered her head with a pillow.
"I'm tired. Call me when it's time to eat... I need to rest for a while..."
Seeing his daughter's shy expression, Senzaemon revealed a knowing smile.
This silly girl can't even pretend. It seems she's actually quite sincere.
But soon, the smile on Senzaemon's face was replaced by a hint of worry.
After a silent sigh, Senzaemon cleared his mind of the jumbled thoughts.
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