In the chat group:
Mabel: "Sothing terrible's happened! Sothing terrible!"
Sui: "Is it really necessary to get all worked up in the middle of the night?"
Mabel: "It's Yukino! She's gone missing!"
Frieren: "Didn't Yukino live right next door to Rei Ao? How could she go missing?"
Tohru: "I checked. Indeed, Yukino's aura isn't next door right now."
Mabel: "Right?! Right?! I got up for a nightti snack—went to peek at Yukino's room—her light was on, but she was nowhere to be seen! And I searched the whole place!"
Frieren: "So… Yukino really disappeared?"
Rei Ao: "No, she went ho."
Mabel: "How do you know?"
Rei Ao: "It could be that we went back together."
Back in Yukino's bedroom, she'd just climbed into bed when she felt soone on her right side. She turned and saw Rei Ao smiling at her, which made her tense.
"Y-you… My mother and sister are in the next room."
"Heh, Yukino, why are you so jumpy? I only dropped by to let Mabel, who was looking for you in the group, know that you're fine."
Rei Ao: [Image]
He sent a snapshot of him and Yukino together.
Mabel: "Huh?"
Tohru: "Ah, so Rei Ao isn't ho either."
Frieren: "I thought so. If Rei Ao's next door, there's no way Yukino would've disappeared silently."
Mikoto Misaka: "Wait, Yukino went ho, so what are you two doing right now?"
Sui: "Right, it looks like Rei Ao is with Yukino."
Frieren: "Mmm-hmm. They're clearly lying in bed."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Don't jump to weird conclusions. My sister and mother were attacked by a demon from another world earlier, and Rei Ao ca to help. He's staying at our house tonight."
Frieren: "I see."
Fubuki: "A demon?"
Erica: "Wait, so your world has beings from other worlds popping in?"
Frieren: "Their world is sowhat special; it seems to have connections to other realms, so occasionally monsters and such co through."
Erica: "I see… That sounds really troubleso."
Rei Ao: "It's nothing compared to the disasters in your worlds, with monsters and Heretic Gods. Just minor stuff."
Fubuki: "…"
Erica: "…"
Mabel: "So, will Yukino be back in the morning?"
Rei Ao: "Since she's staying over, she'll at least stick around for breakfast. It's basic courtesy."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Yes, I might be back a bit later."
Mabel: "Uuugh, does that an I'm gonna go hungry?!"
Aka: "You could go hunt sothing to grill."
Shizue Izawa: "Self-sufficiency is quite nice."
Mabel: "Waaah… I can't hunt! I can't grill anything either!"
Miko Yotsuya: "Then just fry an egg or toast so bread. That's how I manage when my mom's out."
Mabel: "…I can't do that either."
Miko Yotsuya: "Huh?"
Rei Ao: "Don't mind her. Mabel's a useless beauty who's basically a living plaything."
Mikoto Misaka: "I get the 'useless beauty' part, but what do you an 'plaything'?"
Saeko Busujima: "You didn't know? Mabel is Rei Ao-kun's… ahem… let's say, 'pet project.'"
Mikoto Misaka: "Huh?"
Mabel: "Uuugh, don't tease like that!"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "…"
Unnoticed, Rei Ao had pulled Yukino into his arms. She shot him a glare.
"So crude. Are you trying to embarrass ?"
Rei Ao only laughed, then slipped under Yukino's blanket.
"What are you doing?!"
"It's cold out. You wouldn't let freeze, would you?"
"Cold? Freeze? You…?"
Yukino couldn't connect the idea of him—powerful enough to destroy the planet—with sothing as trivial as catching a cold.
"…"
But she didn't kick him out. With her ears burning red, she mumbled:
"Don't… try anything."
"Heh, no worries. I won't do anything."
Mabel: "@Yukinoshita Yukino. Uuugh, I'm useless, so you have to co back and cook for !"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "There are snacks in the fridge. That should tide you over."
Mabel: "Nooo, but I want your cooking in the morning!"
Shiba Miyuki: "Mabel, maybe this is your chance to prove you're not useless."
Mabel: "I don't wanna!"
Hiiragi Shinoa: "Give up. She's hopeless."
Yomogawa Aya: "Yes, it seems she's only good for being Rei Ao-sama's pampered plaything… At least she's never short on food."
Aya's companions all looked exasperated. In her world, Aya was like an empress, yet in the chat group, her "kindly remarks" ca quite freely.
"Sigh…"
Watching Mabel flail about, Yukino sighed deeply. The more she treated Mabel like a child, the more Mabel used that as leverage against her.
"Yukino," Rei Ao teased, nudging her forehead. "That kind of approach won't work. If you bring up our kids this way, you'll spoil them rotten."
"…"
Hearing him casually ntion children, Yukino's breathing hitched. Flustered, she tried to make an excuse:
"I-I've never been a mother before…"
"That's no excuse. Just watch handle this."
Rei Ao: "@Mabel. Tomorrow morning, co to my place. Tohru, have Mai prepare an extra breakfast."
Tohru: "You got it!"
Mabel: "But I want Yukino's cooking…"
Rei Ao: "Mabel, when I give you an out, you don't take it. Let remind you: 'stick or carrot.' ."
He attached an image showing Mabel begging desperately for rcy in the past.
Mabel: "!!!"
She knew exactly what kind of "education" that photo implied. A chill ran down her spine.
Mabel: "Fine! I'll head to Mai's tomorrow morning! I'm going to bed now—please don't 'educate' !"
Bibi-dong: "…"
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