Chapter 263
Translator: Ranzan
Editor: ryunakama
It was night at the Miyaki home .
Mio left from Nazuna’s room, and started speaking with Atsuko in the hall .
Atsuko’s back was against the wall, which she then stepped away from . She had the look that she was worrying about someone .
「So?」
「She couldn’t sleep . She looked a bit pale, just as usual . 」
「Well, it’s fine if it’s like usual . 」
At Mio’s words, Atsuko seemed relieved .
Just after leaving Taiyou, they had taken the sickly woman home, Atsuko is always being worried and having a depressed expression .
After coming come, it seemed that Nazuna had finally stabilized .
From the three women of the Miyagi home, Nazuna was the weakest . She was usually quite ill, and so to a degree Mio and Atsuko were used to this .
If she was at her usual, then there was no reason for Atsuko to be worried .
Atsuko began walking first away from Nazuna’s room .
Mio, in a maid’s garb, walked the same direction a step behind .
「I’m very sorry . If I had noticed Nazuna’s health problems a bit earlier…」
「No reason to apologize, Mio, I’ll take care…of her today . 」
「However…」
「Don’t oppose me Mio, If one of us were to be opposed like her, then there would have been no need to go to the park . 2 to 1, with Mio being the one opposed . Well, since we decided majority rule among us three, it’s fine the way it is, though…」
「…」
She stopped momentarily, then continued .
「If we’re going to talk about who’s in the wrong here…out of the ones that joined Akiha in her request, I did so just because it would be interesting and that makes me the worse one . 」
「If you say that, then Nazuna will be angry . 」
「I know . I won’t say that to her, but I didn’t stop us from going out like we did today . Even so, I will apologize on my own . 」
「Okay . 」
Atsuko and Mio, both seemed a bit down but not gloomy .
Nazuna was sick and weak, but it wasn’t an illness that they had to worry about .
She had a weak body, so she just needed more rest than most people .
Atsuko sat in a chair while Mio stood beside her .
It was the usual way the women spent their time at the Miyagi home .
The night breeze caressed the two women .
「Mio . 」
「Yes?」
「Why didn’t you join our ploy? To go along with Akiha?」
「…」
「Mio, don’t you hate that stupid son of ours?」
「No, I don’t . 」
「Oh?」
「I despise him . 」
「Oh, that much?」
Atsuko put on a surprised face .
As she said, she expressed shock at Mio’s words .
「So then why didn’t you join us?」
「Aoba actually does love that boy, at least, she does now . I was thinking of how to separate that feeling for him . 」
「I see . 」
「And…」
「And?」
「I realized that it was impossible to separate their feelings for one another . Any difficulties they have will simply make their relationship stronger . There’s no reason to participate in something that would do that . 」
「I see . Just like you, Mio . 」
「Why did you go along with it, Atsuko? Do you like him…you call him a stupid son so much you must have some like for him . 」
「You said drive him out, after all . 」
Atsuko snickered happily .
「Mio, you should hurry and join us, it’s fun, right?」
「I’ll see when I get there . 」
「You really are Japanese . 」
Atsuko snickered again .
「Well, even with that aside…it’s half fun to mess with our stupid son, and half of it is a kind of training in a way, I think . 」
「Training?」
「Have you forgotten? After we got over our hardships, it seemed like our connection deepened . Just like the difficulties that make your relationship stronger . Maybe it’s just me, but I really think that’s it…those times felt really good . 」
「…」
「So I thought I’d make an obstacle for him . 」
「Was Nazuna thinking the same?」
「I don’t know . 」
Atsuko put her palms up and shrugged her shoulders .
「I don’t know what the woman is thinking, she’s always so secretive . Other than loving Tojiro, have you ever seen her reveal any secrets about herself?」
「…none . 」
「Right? She’s like that, so of course I don’t know . 」
「…yes . 」
Mio nodded and Atsuko continued grinning .
There was a silence between them .
After a bit, Atsuko acted as if she remembered something and clapped her hands together .
「Okay, enough of the gloominess . Did you see it Mio?」
Being forced…it seemed, but the tension between the two finally seemed to lighten .
It seemed a natural thing .
Mio had adapted herself to this, as Mio seemed to frown at the question .
She twisted her neck, and responded .
「What do you mean?」
「Our foolish son, with SIX wives . 」
「Yes . 」
「That’s double of us, right? The three girls with the same face, the one that looked very young, yeah, and that twintail, that was the first time I met her . 」
「Yes . 」
「She tried to look normal, but she’s lived a pampered life somewhere . 」
「Yes, she seemed from a noble family . Her position must be above Tojiro . 」
「Now all of them are madly in love with our idiot of a son . 」
「It seems that way . 」
「I went there with the desire to mess with him somehow, but I couldn’t do anything . It seemed there was something a bit disdainful about the place, since they all seemed they were about to get hot and heavy with each other . I was quite surprised about their…dangerous balance? Even though I thought they all had a good relationship, or rather, expected it . 」
「Yes . 」
「So, did you notice? That young looking girl? She was just standing there, observing us . 」
「Observing…?」
「Yes, observing . 」
Atsuko nodded to the questioning Mio .
「You didn’t notice . 」
「Yes . 」
「I see . But, oh well . That girl, even though the others around were laughing and surprised, she was just standing there, stoic . And then…she was watching the three of us . 」
「I see…I didn’t notice that . 」
「That stupid son of ours is doing quite well, I thought . And also…」
Atsuko continued to talk about their time at the sports festival .
Mio nodded and acknowledged with small yeses and nos .
The night continued on at the Miyagi home .
It was the same night as many before .
「Oh yea, Mio, would you make a bet with me?」
「A bet?」
The subject suddenly changed and Mio was surprised .
「Yes, a bet . 」
Atsuko again laughed, and like a woman, a mischievous look crept into that smile .
「That because of this, that Akiha girl will fall for our foolish son…」
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