[Kitahara Toru did not act rashly.]
[Although he did not want his daughter associating with strange boys.]
[However... ]
[If the boy's character was solid, then as a father, Toru would not break up a young couple by force.]
[After settling on a course of action.]
[Toru followed his daughter all the way like a deranged stalker.]
[In the end, he discovered that Kitahara Ayase went into a dessert shop with a boy.]
Why does it feel like…
All of this is a bit too coincidental?
Japan is huge.
The probability of running into someone outside is actually quite small.
Tachibana Kanade felt that something was off.
[Toru did not alert them.]
[He quietly lay in wait at a safe spot, observing the interaction between his daughter and her boyfriend.]
[When he saw the two chatting happily, even feeding each other desserts, Toru felt a little jealous.]
[The daughter who had ignored him since childhood was actually acting so well behaved in front of another boy her age, creating a huge psychological gap for Toru.]
He is completely being played.
Kitahara-san, wake up.
She is manipulating you!
[Only after his daughter finished her dessert.]
[When Toru saw the two part ways, he finally let out a sigh of relief.]
[It should just be an ordinary friend of the opposite sex, he thought.]
[To prevent his daughter from noticing anything unusual.]
[Toru hurried back home before Kitahara Ayase returned.]
[At the dinner table that night, only you and your husband were eating. Because she had eaten dessert, your daughter took a few perfunctory bites before returning to her room.]
["Sigh, my bad feeling seems to have come true."]
["What happened?"]
["Ayase might have gotten a boyfriend. The little cabbage we raised for more than ten years is about to be taken away."]
[You think his worries are unnecessary.]
[A good child like Ayase would tell her parents immediately if she had a boyfriend, rather than hide it.]
[You quietly listened to your husband's complaints and did not take the matter too seriously.]
[Later on, you happened to learn from Ayase that she had joined the school drama club that day and made friends with the club president.]
[Along the way, she shared an interesting story with you—]
[Their club president likes to wear men's clothing, even the school uniform is the male version.]
[That's right, the boy who accompanied Ayase shopping that day was actually a girl who likes to dress in men's clothing, not a boyfriend or anything like that.]
["Ayase, your dad seems to have seen you shopping with that club president last time. He drank several cans of beer after coming home…"]
["I see…"]
[Kitahara Ayase revealed a sweet smile and murmured to herself, "That's really great."]
["Hm, what did you say?"]
[You did not hear it clearly.]
["Nothing at all∼"]
[Ayase smiled again. She had long known how much her father cared about her.]
[Things obtained too easily are not cherished. Only feelings tempered through hardship can break through worldly restraints… what Ryo-mama said makes a lot of sense.]
[If this continues, Dad will someday make a move on me!]
[Do your best, Ayase!]
Tachibana Kanade: (???)
This kind of daughter should probably not be allowed to descend into the human world in the future.
[To prevent her father from worrying, Kitahara Ayase later personally explained the whole situation. Seeing the look of relief on her father's face filled her with joy.]
[But on the surface, she still maintained a cold little expression, not revealing any flaws.]
[Of course you know your daughter is a child whose words do not match her heart. She likes her father, she just does not like to show it.]
[A better relationship between father and daughter is beneficial to family happiness.]
[You even began to think about taking more trips together as a family of three to strengthen your bond.]
Completely kept in the dark.
The other version of myself in the simulation had no guard up at all toward her daughter.
[After this incident.]
[Toru became even more doting toward his daughter and completely let down his guard.]
[Winter.]
[You took your daughter and husband to Otaru in Hokkaido, revisiting a place from the past.]
[Your daughter looked very excited.]
[You had no idea what she was calculating in her heart.]
[After arriving by plane, you rented a hot spring inn with excellent scenery and enjoyed the peaceful winter atmosphere.]
[Back in high school, troubled by heart disease, you were unable to calmly take in this beautiful seaside town.]
[On this trip, you could finally enjoy it at a slower pace.]
[Because it was peak travel season, you only booked one suite with two bedrooms. You and your husband slept in the master bedroom, your daughter in the second bedroom. From the living room window, you could admire the snowy view of Mount Tengu.]
[During the day, you walked around for a long time, the northern scenery was captivating.]
[Evening.]
[You and your daughter entered the reserved private hot spring, enjoying a warm mother-daughter moment.]
[After the bath.]
[Night.]
[You and your husband wanted some intimacy, but with your daughter right there, it ultimately came to nothing.]
["Mom, I want to sleep with you…"]
[Before going to bed, you heard your daughter's request.]
[Thinking that you had indeed not slept with Ayase for a long time, you smiled and nodded in agreement.]
[Accordingly, Toru went to sleep alone in his daughter's room. Ayase is not little anymore, sleeping together would be inappropriate.]
[A silent night.]
[Early the next morning.]
[You discovered that Ayase had somehow disappeared from your side. When you got up and went to the other bedroom, you found your beloved daughter actually hugging your husband, her fair thigh hooked around his waist, looking exactly like a koala.]
["Ayase… wake up."]
[This child, how did she sleepwalk and run into her father's bed.]
["Mo∼m∼? Good morning∼"] Kitahara Ayase groggily got up, then quickly crawled back into her father's arms again, as if she wanted to catch a bit more sleep.
Tachibana Kanade: "…"
The house was stolen.
And it was stolen by my own daughter.
[You looked helpless, holding your forehead, not knowing what to do.]
[Your daughter must have gotten up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, mistaken the bedroom, and accidentally climbed into her father's bed. You could not possibly blame her.]
I think she did it on purpose.
Combining the information above, Tachibana Kanade reached that conclusion.
It is all Yamada-san's fault. She taught little Ayase badly.
[With no other choice, you slept on your husband's other side, enjoying the shoulder that had not been taken by your daughter.]
[A winter morning.]
[Toru slowly opened his eyes and looked down at the mother and daughter lying on his chest, whose resemblance was strikingly high, falling into deep confusion.]
[What exactly happened last night?]
[He did not do anything beastly, right?]