Alex didn't intend to adopt the little Loli, as he was not Lila Okino's guardian. He was merely taking her back to shelter her for a few days, given her reluctant and dependent look.
Looking at the overjoyed little girl, Alex clicked his tongue and glanced at the blue-haired girl trailing behind him. He ended up with an entourage of two.
As for Sakura Senpai, she had gone home.
On their way home, Alex saw their new neighbor next door, Mrs. Natsumi Obata, tidying up clothes in the yard. She smiled and greeted Alex, who nodded in return before leading Lila Okino—who still refused to let go—and Rin—who maintained a subtle look—through the front door.
"Alex seems very popular. He always has a group of beautiful girls around him..."
Mrs. Natsumi watched Alex's back disappear behind the door and murmured to herself, then glanced at her own doorway with a soft sigh.
Is this Big Brother's house? Lila Okino felt a little timid and nervous upon seeing the unfamiliar house and entrance. She gripped his arm tightly. However, sensing the young man's familiar scent and touch, the little girl's initial apprehension gradually faded. This is Big Brother's house, there's no need to be scared. The eyes that had been filled with fear due to psychological trauma slowly turned curious and inquisitive.
As for Rin, she was also curiously observing her surroundings until the tap-tap-tap of slippers approached, and two seconds later, a beautiful girl with shoulder-length red hair, dressed in casual home clothes, appeared.
"Alex, you're back? Mom and I were just... Huh?" Yui Obata's lips parted in shock as she noticed the two unfamiliar girls flanking him.
"I'm back, Yui. They are..."
"Alex," Yui interrupted him with a complex expression, taking three pairs of slippers from the cabinet. Her moist, seductive cherry lips pouted slightly. "I knew you were a flirt, and bringing strange girls home is nothing new, but... isn't one of them too young?"
The look she gave Lila Okino was completely wrong. The gaze she cast on her beloved Alex also soured...
Lila: "..."
Rin: "..."
"It's a misunderstanding, okay? Even if I were to make a move on Rin, I would never do that to a little girl like her!" Alex protested. "She's just a little girl I rescued earlier, and I brought her back."
What do you mean, 'even if I were to make a move on me'? Are you disgusted by me? Rin glared at him repeatedly from the side.
Lila nearby also looked a bit hurt, her small mouth practically hanging a kettle.
"Huh? Rescued? What happened? Oh... let's go inside first. Yuki and the others are back too."
Rin had met Yuki Serizawa, Ai Kitakami, Chisato, and Makoto Himeguchi at the club and knew their relationship with Alex. But today, visiting his house, she not only saw these girls but also the unfamiliar faces of Yui and Mrs. Natsumi Obata. Especially Mrs. Natsumi...
While Lila made a call to her family to inform them she'd be staying temporarily, Alex leaned against the kitchen doorway, where all the girls were preparing dinner.
"Alex, you haven't washed your hands yet. Don't touch that, it's dirty."
The gentle wife softly slapped his hand away.
"Then feed me," Alex leaned in with a cheeky smile. "I mean, feed me with your mouth."
"Alex, you're so... Mwah~"
Though a little shy, Mrs. Natsumi was no longer the Mrs. Natsumi of the past. She had grown accustomed to the intimate behavior with Alex, even with guests in the house.
After a passionate kiss, the two finally separated. Mrs. Natsumi gently handed a cup of coffee to the expressionless Rin, then returned to the kitchen to cook.
Rin's eyes were sharp; she naturally took in the entire scene.
"I thought Yuki and Makoto were enough, but I never expected..." Rin noted Mrs. Natsumi's age, and her tone faltered. "You have women outside of school too."
Mrs. Natsumi was clearly not a student.
"Surprised? It's not just Mrs. Natsumi. I have others elsewhere too."
Alex spoke with pride.
"A married woman?" Rin's pupils contracted. The expression she gave Alex was hard to define. After a long pause, she took a sip of coffee and said, "Pervert!"
Alex didn't argue, instead agreeing wholeheartedly.
"Ah, exactly, exactly, exactly."
She's already said it, why not just agree?
Rin: "..."
The girl was speechless. "Alex, do you really live such a lewd life every day?"
"How is it lewd?"
You're all living together, aren't you? Living with so many girls, I can't believe nothing has happened. How is that not lewd?
"Rin, you're here!" Makoto, carrying a large bowl of soup, greeted Rin warmly. She placed the evening's dishes on the dining table and wiped her hands on her apron. "Stay and have dinner with us."
"Dinner looks very generous today."
The emotionless girl blinked and turned to Alex.
"She's right. Since you're already here, stay for dinner. It'll be livelier."
Hearing Alex say the same thing, she finally nodded. Makoto Himeguchi seemed to sense something, smiling and winking at Alex before returning to the kitchen to help.
Rin stared at the bustling figures of the girls wearing aprons in the kitchen. A hint of envy flickered in her eyes before quickly disappearing. "They all know how to cook?"
"They weren't good at first, but they gradually learned. Rin, can you cook?"
"Yes," the blue-haired girl brushed her bangs back, looking elsewhere and saying casually, "Next time, Alex, you can come to my house. I'll cook for you."
"I'll look forward to that then."
Hearing his response, the usually stiff-faced Rin showed a faint, almost undetectable smile.
"What? That actually happened?" A group of people was gathered around the dinner table. The twin-tailed Loli was still timid with the unfamiliar older girls, insisting on sitting right beside Alex, clinging to him even while eating.
This scene made it obvious to anyone how dependent she was on Alex.
"To think there are such perverts, that's truly too much," Chisato said, yet she recalled the outrageous things Alex had done to her during their first encounter, and her expression became strange.
Although Alex is also a bad guy, he wouldn't prey on a little girl like this. Thinking this, she looked at Lila Okino's reliance on Alex and smiled sweetly.
"Alex is really so Yasashii (kind and gentle)."
Alex: "..."
What the hell? I'm not Yasashii at all, Chisato. Did you misunderstand something? Alex's face darkened.
However, even Makoto and Mrs. Natsumi readily agreed with Chisato's words. Especially Mrs. Natsumi, this beautiful and gentle wife had given her entire heart to the young man she loved. She couldn't live without him anymore.
"Chisato is right, Alex is very gentle," the wife served him a piece of beef, then served one to Lila Okino. "Poor little Lila. But it's alright now. With Alex here, you won't be targeted by those bad people again. We big sisters will help you too."
"Mmm..."
Lila Okino's guard slowly dropped, partly because everyone present was female, and the beautiful older sisters were very kind to her. If they had been men, the Loli would probably have been more terrified and fearful.
Rin, sitting on Alex's other side, was also treated gently by the girls. There were no scenes of jealousy; the gentle, harmonious atmosphere felt like a family, causing a change in Rin's usually emotionless eyes.