"Yu and Eriri are about the same age. Since they're peers, they should be able to get along easily, right?"
Looking at the withdrawn Eriri, Sawamura Sayuri spoke with a radiant smile, her gaze moving back and forth between Nakano Yu's handsome and refined face and Eriri's blushing cheeks, feeling that there was a chance.
Actually, Sawamura Sayuri had felt from the very beginning that there was a chance. After all, she knew her daughter's personality very well a complete tsundere. If she did not know that, Sawamura Sayuri would not have brought Eriri here in the first place.
When it came to Eriri, it was impossible for Sayuri not to worry. Although she knew her daughter was very popular at school because of her beauty, the problem was that it was an all-girls school.
Normally, it did not matter that Eriri did not interact with the opposite sex, and she also had some unusual little hobbies of her own. Actually, Sayuri had no problem with Eriri's hobbies; girls in puberty, after all, it was understandable.
But the problem was that just because their family did not mind it did not mean others thought the same.
If someone wanted to become Eriri's boyfriend, they would first have to accept Eriri. Sayuri did not believe Eriri would abandon her hobbies because of so-called love.
But under traditional male chauvinism in Japan, finding such a person was extremely difficult. Aside from the heirs of prestigious families who received good education from a young age, which of those heirs was not arrogant? Sayuri did not believe her silly daughter could deal with such types.
After thinking about it for a long time, Sawamura Sayuri remembered "Master Nakano." The child personally raised by Reina, Sawamura Sayuri considered extremely reliable, especially after Nakano Yu displayed that miraculous power, Sawamura Sayuri was even more tempted.
Speaking of which, she was not trying to climb through connections, but if she could achieve that along the way, it would be excellent, while also finding love and marriage for her daughter. Why not?
"Mother! T-these kinds of things, no, don't say things like that…"
Hearing her mother's words, Eriri, who was still in a state of embarrassment, immediately became like a kitten with raised fur, pulling Sawamura Sayuri's arm while speaking.
"Hahaha, I'm just joking."
Waving her hand, Sawamura Sayuri laughed carelessly, but her gaze still remained on Nakano Yu, as if waiting for his answer.
"These kinds of things still depend on whether personalities are compatible."
Nakano Yu smiled faintly, using "personality" as an excuse to elegantly avoid the topic. Hearing that, Sawamura Sayuri said nothing more; after all, since Nakano Yu said that, it was practically a rejection.
But thinking about it carefully, her silly daughter's words earlier did not sound like she opposed it at all.
Thinking about that, Sawamura Sayuri sighed inwardly, while a feeling of helplessness spread from within her.
Today she experienced what it felt like to be betrayed by a teammate; her heart truly felt cold.
After sitting in the Nakano residence for some time, through the large glass doors they could see the bustling Ukiyoe Street, where many vendors had already set up their stalls, and numerous men and women in yukatas were already walking through the street and enjoying themselves.
"It's time! Let's go out and have fun! I can't wait anymore!"
With Nakano Yu present, Yotsuba, who had initially been somewhat restrained, gradually relaxed, especially after realizing that Sawamura Sayuri got along very well with them. She became even more carefree, directly grabbing Nakano Yu's arm in front of everyone and pointing toward the street beyond the glass window.
"Indeed, it's already getting late. Let's hurry."
Another person in the living room was also urging everyone, but that person was not one of the Quintuplets, nor a member of the Sawamura family, but Nakano Maruo.
At this moment, Nakano Maruo was staying very close to Nakano Reina. Jokes aside, tonight's fireworks festival definitely should have been his alone time with Reina! How long had it been since they had been together?
"Mm, then let's go."
Seeing how impatient Maruo was beside her, Nakano Reina smiled and pinched Nakano Maruo's forearm, telling him to control himself, then stood up and spoke.
"I haven't been to a fireworks festival in a long time. Let's hurry."
Sawamura Sayuri also spoke expectantly, but as soon as she stood up, she suddenly remembered there were many people here and the elevator would probably have to go in two trips.
Wouldn't that mean she could use the opportunity to let Nakano Yu and Eriri ride together?
Thinking about that, Sawamura Sayuri's thoughts became increasingly active.
Just as Sawamura Sayuri was thinking about how to bring Eriri and Nakano Yu closer together in the elevator, Nakano Reina looked at Nakano Yu and said:
"Yuu, just transport us downstairs. Don't suddenly appear among people, it'll cause a commotion."
Hearing that, Sawamura Sayuri became completely confused. What did that mean? Transport them downstairs? Wasn't Nakano Yu planning to go with them to the fireworks festival? No, what did "suddenly appear among people" mean? Did her nephew also have teleportation abilities? But thinking about it carefully, since he could revive the dead, there was probably nothing about her nephew that could surprise her anymore.
Still, Sawamura Sayuri accepted it very easily, but Eriri did not think the same way. Her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise and curiosity as she looked at the young man. Although she had heard many stories about Nakano Yu, Eriri still found it difficult to believe them, but today she would experience it firsthand, and it could be said that she was somewhat excited.
Not paying attention to Eriri's reaction, Nakano Yu smiled and raised his hand. A trace of moonlight was drawn in from outside through the window and condensed into a glowing orb in his hand. Holding the orb, Nakano Yu kindly warned them:
"You might feel a little dizzy, prepare yourselves."
The teleportation ability of Moon Authority did not have many side effects, but a sudden change of surroundings would definitely cause slight dizziness. It was roughly like… closing your eyes and spinning around several times, then opening them again. Although they would recover quickly, it was still better to warn them.
Seeing everyone nodding and looking at the orb of moonlight in his hand, Nakano Yu smiled helplessly. With a slight movement of his finger, the orb of moonlight suddenly shattered, and moonlight scattered over everyone in the living room. In the blink of an eye, the figures of everyone present suddenly appeared in front of the apartment building.
Holding her forehead, Sawamura Sayuri's complexion did not look very good, and the same went for Eriri. After all, they were only ordinary humans whose physical condition was not particularly strong, so transportation through Moon Authority caused them dizziness.
Even Nakano Reina and Nakano Maruo's complexions did not look particularly good.
However, the dizziness and discomfort everyone felt disappeared the very next moment. When they looked around, they saw the young man's eyes glowing emerald green, and the same was true for his palms.
"Thank you, Nakano Yu."
Knowing Nakano Yu had helped them, Sawamura Sayuri quietly thanked him, and Eriri also softly thanked him.
Waving his hand, Nakano Yu did not say much. After all, their dizziness was caused by his teleportation through Moon Authority, so he was partially responsible.
"Woohoo! Let's go play!"
This was not Yotsuba's first time experiencing teleportation, so she adapted quickly, pulling Itsuki and Tsurara as she rushed ahead.
Seeing that, the others exchanged glances and followed behind them.
Ukiyoe Street was already a bustling commercial street, and because of tonight's fireworks festival, neatly arranged stalls had been set up on both sides of the street. As for the people walking around and attending the fireworks festival, there were countless of them, like surging waves.
Fortunately, Ukiyoe Street had been designed with large crowds in mind, so the streets were wide and did not feel overcrowded even with so many people.
As for Nakano Yu and his group, they did not all stay together as a group of more than ten people, but split up.
Nakano Maruo got what he wanted and walked together with Nakano Reina, but the only flaw was that Sawamura Sayuri joined them, even holding Nakano Reina's arm and appearing far closer to her than Nakano Maruo, her husband.
As for the Quintuplets, Yotsuba dragged Itsuki and Tsurara away to eat snacks. And what they were eating… with Tsurara there, there was no need to think too much about it.
Miku and Nino, on the other hand, were looking at various small decorations and desserts on the street.
Since Nakano Reina returned, they had attended extra classes at her request over the past few days. Now that they finally had a chance to relax, naturally they did not want to let it slip away easily.
However, looking at desserts was only because of Nino and Miku's future dream to open a bakery.
Ichika, on the other hand, stayed beside Nakano Yu. Besides that, there was one more person who appeared somewhat lonely: Eriri, who had been mercilessly abandoned alone by Sawamura Sayuri.
"She said we'd have fun together, and then she just left me here. Seriously, if it was going to be like this, why did she even bring me?"
Walking behind Nakano Yu and Ichika, Eriri's blue eyes looked dissatisfiedly at Sawamura Sayuri, who was walking far ahead, while she muttered to herself.
As if sensing something, Sawamura Sayuri turned her head. Seeing her adorable daughter looking at her, Sawamura Sayuri smiled and gave Eriri a thumbs up.
Seeing that, Eriri only felt her mother was somewhat unreliable. By the way, what exactly was that thumbs up supposed to mean?
Nakano Yu and Ichika, who were walking in front of Eriri, naturally noticed Sawamura Sayuri's gesture. Ichika moved closer to Nakano Yu and lowered her voice so that only she and the young man could hear:
"Hey, Yu, it seems Aunt Sawamura has some plans regarding you."
"Ha? She's a married woman, and also Dad's friend. Isn't that bad?"
Hearing that, Nakano Yu was stunned and joked with a serious face.
As soon as he said that, Ichika playfully pinched Nakano Yu's arm, and her expression was somewhat similar to Nakano Reina's expression earlier at home:
"That's not what I meant. Seriously, I feel like Aunt Sawamura wants to pair you up with Eriri."
"I know about that. She said something similar back when we first met. But what do you think about it, Ichika?"
Nakano Yu nodded faintly, then looked at Ichika.
He did not think particularly highly of Eriri, mainly because many of her actions were not very likable. But currently, aside from being somewhat quiet and shy, her personality was not bad.
"What do I think? Why don't you just ask Eriri directly about it?"
Seeing Nakano Yu ask her that, Ichika showed a mischievous smile. After saying that, she turned around to look for Eriri, but at that moment Eriri was no longer behind the two of them.
Seeing that Eriri had disappeared, Ichika was startled and turned toward the young man beside her.
Earlier she had not sensed anything strange about Eriri's aura; she had been following them the whole time. How could she disappear the moment Ichika turned around?
Nakano Yu also turned around at that moment. When he did not see Eriri, who had been following behind them, his expression darkened slightly.
Was it another Heretic God again?
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