Chapter 85: Almost a Family Reunion in the Restaurant
That voice felt strangely familiar, but Yukinoshita Ayame wasn't certain. Moreover, her mother, as the Club President, should be even more familiar with him than she was. So why didn't she react?
Yukinoshita Ayame didn't understand, but she restrained her impulse. What if she had heard wrong? It wasn't impossible. Besides, she didn't plan to expose this relationship yet, so she decided to observe first.
On the other side, due to the seating arrangement, Aragaki Takiya had taken Aragaki Moeha to sit elsewhere. This angle was curious; Yukinoshita Yukino could just see them, while Yukinoshita Ayame's view was blocked by a screen.
Today, Aragaki Takiya had specifically brought Aragaki Moeha out to relax. After all, he spent most of his time at school, and during those long periods, Aragaki Moeha could only stay at home. Staying like that for a long time was not good, so today Aragaki Takiya specifically brought her out to eat something.
Because Aragaki Moeha often stayed at home in the previous world, she had become accustomed to that feeling of loneliness. However, this didn't mean she deep down hated crowds. After all, humans are social animals; after being lonely for a long time, one still hopes to have contact with the outside world.
Soon, Aragaki Takiya ordered the food they both wanted. During this time, Aragaki Takiya also noticed Yukinoshita Yukino sitting not far away, but she seemed to be paying attention to someone else and didn't notice him.
"Brother, when can I see Er... Sister Eriri?"
Considering what Aragaki Takiya had instructed her before, Aragaki Moeha started using this form of address outside. However, she was still a bit unaccustomed to calling her mother by her name directly.
"Probably this weekend, because there are weekly club meetings..."
Aragaki Takiya naturally heard the grievance in the Little one's voice, but he didn't have a good solution for it. Eriri seemed to be busy with something lately; she even had faint dark circles under her eyes at school, so she definitely didn't have time to come over normally. This caused Aragaki Moeha's longing to grow more severe.
"But Moeha, speaking of this reminds me, there's another difficult problem waiting for me."
Looking at Aragaki Moeha's somewhat aggrieved little face, Aragaki Takiya thought of Shiina Kaede and Shiina Mahiru. He knew this matter couldn't be hidden for long, but when the time came and Eriri and Shiina Mahiru found out, how would he solve it?
While Aragaki Takiya was lost in thought, he suddenly smelled a scent of perfume. When he looked up, he saw a short-haired beauty walking past accompanied by a man in a suit.
"Probably discussing business..."
Aragaki Takiya thought so. He never tended to judge others with the worst intentions, even if the young lady's behavior might cause misunderstandings in others.
On the other side, in sharp contrast to Aragaki Takiya, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but shudder upon seeing that short-haired beauty.
That was her older sister, Yukinoshita Haruno.
At this moment, she didn't have time to think about why such a coincidence happened. What she needed to do most now was figure out how to hide Yukinoshita Ayame.
After all, a future daughter or something sounded ridiculous. And even if Yukinoshita Haruno believed it, it wouldn't be a good thing for her. Just the thought of taking Yukinoshita Ayame to face Yukinoshita Haruno made Yukinoshita Yukino's head ache.
Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to notice them.
Should she leave now?
That was Yukinoshita Yukino's first thought, but she immediately dismissed it in the next moment.
Because Yukinoshita Haruno and that man sat down at a table near the entrance.
"If that's the case..."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked around and finally noticed Aragaki Takiya's side.
"It seems I can only do that."
Then Yukinoshita Yukino briefly explained the situation to Yukinoshita Ayame.
Naturally, Yukinoshita Ayame didn't object. She had a certain understanding of her Maternal Aunt.
A very clever woman.
After settling things with Yukinoshita Ayame, Yukinoshita Yukino immediately stood up and went over to Aragaki Takiya.
"Aragaki-san, I'm sorry to bother you, but I have something I need your help with. Is that all right?"
Looking at Aragaki Takiya before her, although Yukinoshita Yukino had only met him twice, her impression of him was quite deep.
And it seemed their first meeting was because of the Little one in front of her.
Golden hair, fair skin, and a very cute appearance.
She should be his cousin.
"But she's definitely not as cute as Ayane..."
For some reason, this sentence popped into Classmate Yukinoshita's mind.
"Um, may I ask what it is?"
Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's anxious look, Aragaki Takiya didn't plan to stand by. After all, she was Hachiman Hikigaya's club president; helping out was no problem for him.
"It's like this, my younger sister is over there. Can you help me look after her for a moment? I have something to handle..."
For a moment, Yukinoshita Yukino wasn't sure what reason to use, so she just made one up.
"I see, that's no problem."
After a few seconds of thought, Aragaki Takiya agreed directly. He was free anyway, and looking after a child wasn't a difficult task.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Having received Aragaki Takiya's reply, Yukinoshita Yukino thought of the clothes she had bought for Yukinoshita Ayame. They had cost a significant portion of the living expenses she usually saved, so she naturally couldn't abandon them.
Thus, Aragaki Takiya took Aragaki Moeha and sat over there, while Yukinoshita Yukino prepared to go out and lay low for a bit.
As luck would have it, Yukinoshita Haruno happened to notice this side.
And she even winked at Yukinoshita Yukino.
"I should be able to hide it..."
Yukinoshita Yukino wasn't sure, but thinking that she had already packed everything up, her mood relaxed slightly.
On the other side, when Yukinoshita Ayame saw the young man leading a Little Girl about her age, her brain instantly went blank.
The young man before her was her father, Aragaki Takiya. She would never forget this familiar feeling. However, she didn't remember her father ever having a golden-haired sister.
Hadn't he always been alone?
Yukinoshita Ayame felt her memories were a bit confused, but while she was still thinking, Aragaki Takiya had already begun introducing himself.
"You must be Classmate Yukinoshita's younger sister. I'm her classmate, my name is Aragaki Takiya. This is my sister, her name is Aragaki Moeha. Since your sister has something to handle, she asked me to look after you for a while..."
Aragaki Takiya spoke, but he didn't notice the look of astonishment in Yukinoshita Ayame's eyes.
"Aragaki Moeha? Why has she never heard of her?"
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