Ch 53 - Taking My 1st and 2nd Pt. 4

"Hah...FINALLY DONE!" I said after getting the headphones out and hanging it on the wall.

Finally done with the vocals. Now I gotta review all 7 songs and see what else to add, refine, change, and all that. I wanna make sure this album is as best as it can be.

"Thank you so much for letting me record the vocals, everybody!" I bowed to the staff members.

"No no, it's our pleasure. Here, the music file and the project is inside the USB. We're looking forward to the next album."

"Yup! I'll be releasing a song tomorrow, by the way. Hopefully everybody will be looking forward to it."

And so, I had to go outside, buy ice cream in the convenience store as promised, and dashed back to the Holohouse. I was sweating, but hey, I'll take a shower later.

"GUYS! WHERE IS REO AND NAGI?! ...Oh, they're here in the kitchen. Phew." I said.

Reo and Nagi were eating on the table. It looked like potato and carrot soup with an omellete on the side. They also had a banana.

"Oh? Who cooked that?" I asked them.

"Ah. Hey, Shiro-niichan! Choco-oneechan cooked this for us!" Reo said.

"Nice…" I said as I looked at the lounge, seeing Choco talking with her genmates.

"Choco! Thank you for cooking this!" I said.

"Oh? No problem! I used the ingredients and banana from your room, by the way!"

"Oh? Ah, that's why there's a banana on the table…" I mumbled.

"Reo-kun and Nagi-chan were also very cute and all, looking at me while I was cooking.~" Choco said.

"..Huh?" I tilted my head and smiled.

"...A-Ah...Shiro-kun, I think you're a bit-"

"Choco, what did you do to them while I was away? I'm asking for a friend."

"You're clearly not asking for a friend! YOU LOOK SCARY!" Choco said.

"Answer. My. Question. I'm asking for a friend."

"I WAS JUST TEASING YOU!"

"Ah, phew. Of course it was just a joke." I giggled and wiped my forehead.

I didn't notice, but all the Hololivers shivered while looking at me. Reo and Nagi were just confused and tilted their heads.

"Say, Shiro-niichan, can we eat the ice cream after this?" Reo asked.

"Sure. I'mma just store it in my freezer until you're done. That way, the ice cream stays cold."

"Okay! Are you done with work, by the way?"

"Yup. I can take care of you two now." I said.

And so, after doing that, and especially gifting Calli her birthday gift after putting their ice cream in the freezer, Reo and Nagi finally went to my room and took a bite of their own ice creams.

"MMM!!! IT'S SO TASTY!" Reo said.

"YEAH! THANK YOU SHIRO-NIICHAN!" Nagi said.

"Mhmm." I giggled, seeing the two with their eyes sparkling as they kept eating it.

'...Japan, when the fuck will you increase your damn portions? For a jumbo size, this is rather small...well, at least we ain't fat like Americans, no offense to them, by the way. Just saying...there's always the option to add another size way bigger than this. I could eat this whole container in 1 minute.' I deadpanned.

"How've you two been getting along with everybody here?"

"Oh? It's surprising to see them being friendly, despite us uh...doing bad things here before." Reo giggled nervously.

"Yeah!" Nagi said.

"What happened while I was away?"

"Well, Choco-oneechan cooked us lunch, we interacted with a few onii-chans, and Temma-oniichan was especially a bit clingy in just a short amount of time." Reo said.

"Oh yeah, Matsuri-oneechan praised me for how cute I was.-"

"Like what?" I asked immediately.

Matsuri, we may be Hololivers, but I ain't afraid to smack a bitch if it ever comes down to it. If any of y'all touch Reo and Nagi the wrong way, I won't hesitate to let the fists do the talking.

"Oh? Well...she said how cute I was and how innocent I look while also acting a bit weird like how she suddenly looks red and sweaty. She was also breathing hard. I was worried she might have asthma, but she doesn't seem to have an inhaler." Nagi said, taking a bite.

"...I see." I said, standing up from my chair.

"S-Shiro-niichan, what're you-" I cut Reo off.

"I'll be going out a bit." I said, putting my sleeves up and cracking my knuckles.

"S-SHIRO-NIICHAN, WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO?!" Nagi shouted.

"Oh, I'll just have a small talk with Matsuri as well as drinking tea with her. Don't worry."

"YOUR AURA DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT! CALM DOWN!" She said.

"Don't worry...it'll be a quick talk."

"SHIRO-NIICHAN, I SAID IT'S OKAY!" Nagi said.

"Sigh...fine. Nobody did anything weird to you two?"

"Nope!" They both said.

"Good.....nothing at all?"

"Nope!"

"Alright...well, I got a stream at around 5 PM, so do keep your voice down when I stream, okay?" I told them.

"Okay!"

I mean, I did say that it was a rest in my schedule when we planned this, but when Daijo gave me the actual final schedule, we just decided to go for no rest days instead. I planned April 5 to be one, but I have to throw a song release party after releasing "Remember When I Loved You". As for the next few days, it was accepted, so the only changed days were April 4 and 5.

And so, once it reached 5 PM, I was continuing more of Resident Evil 7.

"So uh...okay, over here is the wooden thing where I twist the statue...and boom! Unlocked! Alright, time to progress, Privates."

"You know, this kinda reminds me of when I was a kid. I used to roam around my hometown a lot, familiarizing the buildings and stuff, and I went to the woods once and found an abandoned cabin. I didn't go inside, but I checked the windows and stuff, and it was like around afternoon. It was a cool experience…"

"...'Have you made any friends while roaming around the city?' Well, some. I got into some fights before from bullies that were a tad bit older than me, and I would sort of come home beat up, but yeah. That's also how I met with my 1st ex. Can't remember if I told y'all that though."

"...'Wait, so that means you would ride the train, walk home, and buy things yourself?' Yeah. Everything I did was just by myself. Ah yeah, that reminds me...I used to be hit on by a couple onee-sans before."

"Since I was a kid and had quite a big libido, I liked it, 'cause you know...fantasies of the young teens and shit. But after I became a soldier and experienced quite a lot of things, I was disgusted at the fact I liked it as a kid. Like...why would I like pedophiles?"

"And like...I even used to fap to Onee-Shota and Onii-Loli eromanga and whatnot, and uh...I went through the arduous process of watching Boku no Pico for the sake of memes, but then after some time in my service, the only Onee-san hentai I'll watch is if the protagonist is not a shota. I just can't get my junior up anymore after all the shit that I've seen. I mean, if you're into that though, I ain't gonna stop ya."

"But yeah, essentially, I'm still horny, but at least I ain't a horny fuck like before."

"'Wait, so does that mean you actually were sexually harrassed by older women?' Yes. They got into my personal space, and even asked questions like 'Oh? Where do you live, little boy?~' and something like 'Do you like onee-san?'. I also almost lost my damn virginity when we were at a spot where not a lot of people came, but because she was called by her friends and such, I was able to escape, and it was only when I thought back to it a few years ago that I finally knew what she was doing."

"I don't fucking care if you're a shota, or an onee-san, or an onii-chan or a loli, or whatever, you're a fucking disgrace and disappointment to society if you actually harass a child. No matter your excuse, you do not want to do that. Trust me, I say this from a REALLY personal place."

"If you're just into hentai though and whatnot, that's fine, since it's fictional, but just don't bring it to life, please. Those children have a bright future ahead of them and if you mold their brains to just think about sex all day, it's plain immoral and disgusting. Besides, once they turn around 18 or so, most of them get out of being horny, so no worries. It also doesn't make sense, since if you like shotas, why the fuck do you hate 18 year olds? They're literally shotas that aged 10 years older, you fucking idiot...! THEY EVEN HAVE A BIGGER PENIS WHEN THEY TURN 18, SO WHY?!"

"...Oh shit, I realized I just ranted again. BWAHAHA! Oh fuck, I'm really sorry, guys. It's just...I just got a bit too personal with my rant there."

The chat did put their own reactions to it.

"True. You guys really don't wanna be in the shoes of those who were harassed."

"There goes our Taishou ranting again-"

"I came here for entertainment. I found wisdom instead"

"LMAOOOOO"

I kept playing through Resident Evil, and once it reached 1 hour and 30 minutes, I stopped the stream and breathed out.

"Alright…" I looked to my right and saw Reo and Nagi weren't here.

"I guess they're outside. Gotta ask them what they want for dinner." I said as I went outside and checked the lounge.

I saw the HoloID there. Moona holding Nagi in-between her legs and Reine doing the same to Reo. I would be lying if I said I didn't feel a bit protective over the two, but I'm sure they didn't plan in doing anything bad...probably...maybe...The two are still young, okay? I'm just worried. They were once almost kidnapped, I will not make the same mistake again.

"Hey, guys." I said.

"Oh? Hey, Shi!" Reine said, along with the others.

"...Huh? Da hell you got that from?" I asked, sitting beside Reine, since the others sat beside each other but there was a vacant seat at the edge.

"Calli used it in her stream celebrating the release of RED." Reine replied.

"Ah...makes sense." I sweat dropped.

"Say, d-did you...watch Calliope's stream?" Moona asked.

"Mhmm. Well...sorta. I cut in and out, but I dropped by in the stream. I was busy doing stuff, you know? But I was glad to know people liked the song. I liked it."

"Hey, Shiro-niichan, what're we having for dinner?" Reo asked.

"Oh? Reo, Nagi, anything you're craving tonight?"

"Hmm...Oh, oh! Do you remember that dish you made for us before you were gonna leave? What was that called again? Abodo...chicken?"

"Oh, you mean chicken Adobo, that Filipino dish my mom taught me. You like that?"

"Mhmm! Can you cook that for us tonight?"

"Sure. You two should also eat fruit and drink milk, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah." They said.

"Say, you're a lone child, right?" Reine asked.

"Mhmm."

"You act like a good big brother though. Normally, people would freak out or something, but you even show these two huge mercy when they don't behave properly, why?" Reine asked.

"Well...I guess I'm fine talking about this." I breathed in and out, taking my time to recollect my thoughts.

"...My best friend was about 6 years older than me. He was like a big bro, you know? ...Maybe that's why. I was just very forgiving to these two, but because of my best friend, I guess I just adopted his attitude, and that's why I act a bit more doting towards these two fellows everytime." I said, patting Reo.

"I see...say, if you uh...don't mind, what was he like?"

"Oh...he's...he's a kind guy. A crackhead like me. Japanese-American. You know, we used to mess around and play music in our free time. His girlfriend was also really beautiful and kind...very loyal too."

"It makes me a bit salty that I can't get a girl like that in Japan. It lowkey really makes me salty." I deadpanned away and crossed my arms.

"How's her girlfriend?"

"Ah, she's doing fine. Still going strong with no new boyfriend yet-E-Eurgh…" I said, holding my head and shaking a bit.

"A-Ah...okay okay okay, we're done. You can stop now." Reine giggled nervously and held my shoulder.

"S-Sorry...I just...got a sudden flashback I didn't want. I-It's okay now."

"Well...I'm sure he's looking down at you from heaven, thinking that you're doing a really good job. I mean, you did take care of them once."

"Yeah…oh?" I looked at the other HoloID members.

"Hmm?" Reine said, looking at them, to which she then slowly blushed red.

"H-Hey! Why're you all looking at me like that?!" She said.

"Oh, nothing.~" Risu said.

"Yeah, just ignore it." Moona looked away and smugged.

"You know...you two look a bit like hubby and wifey.~" Anya said.

"I can see why." I chuckled.

"H-Hey, we're not like that!" Reine said.

"Well, I guess I'll go buy some spices outside for a bit as well as some chicken and milk. See y'all later, and take good care of the two. Reo, Nagi, I'll be going out for a bit." I said the last sentence in Japanese.

"Okay!" The two said.

"See you later!" The HoloID members said.

And so, I went out, and bought the spices I needed in the convenience store, as well as more bread and some banana with 3 apples for me, Reo, and Nagi. Obviously, I bought the chicken and milk too.

Just when I got out of the convenience store, I noticed a presence walk by me, entering the convenience store.

'Oh?'

A guy about as tall as me, and his hoodie was up. The only thing I remember was seeing something blue in his eyes and a bit of blonde hair. He had this aura around him...almost like he was really young. Though, he's rather tall for that then…

"...Eh, I'm prolly just in fighting mode."

I mean, any soldier who's been deployed to imminent danger would have that for life, so I think it's just my instincts. I'm sure that was just a random guy you could find in the streets or so.

But so, I went back to the Holohouse, and once I did…

"...No! No, no, no! I'm gonna marry Shiro-niichan and have him for myself!" I heard Nagi say beside the HoloID.

"..."

I stood by at the entrance, deadpanning at the HoloID members.

"Oh? Who's there?-" Nagi said as her and Reo peeked their head over the couch.

"...Um, Nagi, Reo, I'm back."

Silence filled the lounge, but it wasn't just awkward silence. I could clearly see some Hololivers, even the Holostars at the kitchen, shaking, trying to hold in laughter. Reo and Nagi blushed very red like a tomato, though both blushed for a different reason.

'...Well, don't put me in jail. I didn't do shit, officer.' I sweat dropped and deadpanned.

"Anyway, I'll be cooking in the kitchen, Nagi, Reo. Guys, keep doing your onee-chan and onii-chan work there." I said as I made my way to my room.

"Got it!"

I went and got the chicken, sliced it up, cut some spices and cooked the adobo chicken that Nagi and Reo craved for, but while I was still heating it up just to let it heat up nicely, I got a call from the door.

"Shiro? Are you there?"

"Oh? Coming!" I said, grabbing my mask off the wall, and opening the door.

"Shiro! Reo and Nagi said they'd like to eat outside." Subaru said.

"Oh? Well, I'm fine with that. Is there a reason they'd like to, by the way?"

"Well, they said they wanna talk more with the Hololivers! Is it okay?"

"Yeah. Just need to get a tray and serve it to them. I'll take care of it. Tell them I'll send it in a bit."

"Okay!" Subaru said as I closed the door and breathed out.

"They wanna interact more with them, huh...?"

I smiled as I took off my mask and chuckled.

"That's cute...at least they're starting to warm up to them."

I looked at the time in my phone, and looked back at the pot.

"...Well, I guess I'll eat in advance and heat it up again later."

I got a plate, got some soup and chicken as well as some rice, and washed the dishes after eating. When I finally finished, I put the whole thing from the pot in a bowl, then put the bowl on a tray, and made my way to the kitchen outside.

"Ah, thank you, Shiro-niichan!" They both said.

"Mhmm, here you go...and your spoon and fork, 'cause it's hard with chopsticks. Oh, and an apple for you two. I washed it, by the way."

"Okay!"

I sat across the table, and they both put their hands together and said "Itadakimasu!"

I glanced across the whole lounge, and the Hololivers, and some of the Holostars looked at the two eating with a smile on their face.

"THIS IS SO YUMMY!" They both said.

"AS EXPECTED OF SHIRO-NIICHAN!" Reo said.

"YOU REALLY MAKE THE BEST FOOD!" Nagi said.

"Ah, nah. I'm just a home cook...Oh yeah, I got a question, Nagi, Reo."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"What was that thing earlier when you, Nagi, said you were gonna marry me?" I sweat dropped.

"Ah-" Nagi blushed red and froze up.

"...Dude, you're into that?" Temma shivered and turned blue while slightly going away from me.

"No, I'm not." I deadpanned.

"Y-You're a...l-lolicon...?" Aruran deadpanned.

"No, I'm not." I deadpanned at him.

"So? Nagi? What was it?" I asked.

"W-Well...you see, Reine-oneechan-"

"HEY! SHIRO! ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I WAS WONDERING IF NAGI AND REO LIKED WATCHING KAMEN RIDER!" Reine shouted and came to us, sitting next to me while laughing nervously.

'...You were responsible for this, Reine?' I sweat dropped.

"Anyway, Nagi, just know...I can't do that. We have about a 10 year gap."

"Eh? So what?" She pouted.

"In about 8 years, I can do it!" She added.

"T-That's not the problem, Nagi." I sweat dropped more.

"Eh? Then what is it then?"

"You see...I have a girl I like already."

"...Eh?" Nagi and Reo dropped their spoons.

"Huh?" Reine said.

"Huh?" The other Hololivers, especially Subaru said.

"Oh...?~~" Temma, Aruran, and the others smugged and put their hand on their mouth.

'...Fuck, I didn't think that through, did I?' I deadpanned at the two.

"Eh? Who is it, then? I bet it's one of the onee-sans in this building, right?" Nagi asked.

"Ah, no…" I blushed a bit and looked away.

"You know, Reine-oneechan said she likes you!" Nagi said.

"WHA-" Reine blushed hard and widened her eyes.

"Ah...I like Reine too. She's a fun person." I chuckled.

'...You idiot.' The others thought, unbeknown to me.

"Well, anyway, all you gotta know, Nagi, is that I can't think of you romantically. I like somebody else."

"Eh? Who is it then, Shiro-niichan?"

"That shall be a secret of mine." I looked away and sweat dropped.

"Eh...?~ Is that so?~" The boys said.

"Oh? Onii-chans, do you know?" Nagi asked.

"Well, your Shiro-niichan does trust us with a lot of things...~" Temma smugged.

'You snitch on me, I'mma break you apart.' I deadpanned at him.

"Eh?~ Who is it that you like, Shiro...!?" I heard behind my back, and was suddenly met with breasts at the back of my head by Subaru.

"W-WHA-"

"C'mon, don't be shy!~ A lot of the Hololivers here have confessed to having a crush on each other!" Subaru said with a giggle.

"H-Hey, get off of me, Subaru!" I groaned as I grabbed her hands.

"Ah...hmph! What a party pooper…" Subaru pouted.

'You know, I guess I should've followed the saying, "Some things are best kept secret".' I thought and sweat dropped.

"Anyway, that's all you need to know, Nagi. I can't marry you."

"Hrrngh...! Soon enough, I'll make you!"

"Well, we'll see." I giggled nervously.

'…Hehe, is that so? Now that I think about it, that can be good teasing material once she finally grows up.' I sinisterly thought.

"Hmm? Perhaps you like Subaru-oneechan?" Reo asked.

"WHA-N-No...she's just a friend. Yeah, just that." I giggled nervously.

"Ji…." I saw the bois looking at me with a smug.

'...You guys better shut the fuck up or I'mma shut y'all up.' I thought.

Reo and Nagi kept eating, and some of the Hololivers asked them questions. This was quite a sight. I originally thought some of them would just be able to befriend the two, but it seems everybody ended up doing it. And by everybody...I mean, EVERYBODY. There were no streams tonight, and the lounge was filled.

They were entertained with the two's replies and especially how Nagi and Reo were so cute being patted and cuddled while they were embarrassed and being rebellious.

Oh yeah, and don't worry. Matsuri, Noel, and the others didn't do anything, even Suisei. Why? I just made sure to monitor the two while they were near. Not like I gave them the death stare or anything. I'm just a mere onii-chan figure, not like an overprotective brother that makes sure no lolicons and shotacons come close to these two.

"Woah...! Shiro-niichan is so cool and talented!" Nagi and Reo said, looking at my phone held by Astel.

"Right? We're having high hopes for him, since his music went trending worldwide, especially how he makes all his music."

"Say, Shiro-niichan, when are you gonna appear on a TV show?" Reo asked.

"Maybe soon enough. It's almost gonna be a month since I started this Vtubing thing, so we'll see. It might be too soon right now to actually get your Old Man to find a TV program that would like to have a talk with me."

"...Oh? Ah, Shiro-niichan, it's almost 9 PM."

"Is that so? I guess it's time for your bedtime now. Give me the phone back, please." I said as they handed it to me.

Nagi and Reo both yawned and wiped their eyes.

"Hmm...did dad say anything about picking us up tomorrow?"

"Hmm...lemme check...no, nothing so far. I'll just call him after you two go to bed. Don't worry, I'm sure Old Man knows about it."

"Eh...? Well, good night, Reo-kun, Nagi-chan!" Temma said.

"Good night!" Subaru said.

Everybody followed up afterwards with their "good nights" for the two. After all, we're adults, so staying up for the whole night until the next morning is normal, while these two are still growing.

"Good niiiiight...!" They both said.

I set up the bed, got them tucked in the blankets, and gave them a kiss on the forehead before I turned off the lights and went back to the Hololivers.

"Welp, they're sleeping well." I said.

"Yup. Tomorrow, they're gonna go back to school, huh?" Temma said.

"Yeah…" I said, sitting down on the kitchen chair.

"I wish they could stay longer though. They were cute." Temma pouted.

"Yeah, agreed. Reo was cute, and Nagi was adorable." Subaru said.

"You guys got so clingy in such a short amount of time." I deadpanned.

"Well, for once, they actually behaved and were good, so I can't say we blame ourselves for warming up to it." Anya said.

"Not to mention, the two had quite a gap moe, if you get what I mean." Reine said.

"Yeah…"

"Say, will there be a time they might come back?" Noel asked.

"Why are you asking that?" I instantly looked at her with a totally not dark aura and ill intent.

"W-Why are you emitting some sort of evil aura...?" Noel shivered and sweated a bit.

"Well, if you're genuinely curious...I don't know. But whenever the two come, and Old Man's gotta let me take care of them, you best bet I'll do my dang best."

"Hm? You love them a lot, huh?" Noel asked.

"Yeah...and besides, it's my Old Man. He's taken good care of me throughout the years when we'd meet each other."

"Say, if it's not too personal, mind sharing how you and Yagoo know each other?" Temma asked.

"Oh? Well...it'll be quite a long story if I say it all in detail, so I'll just compress it as best as I can. You see...my mom and my Old Man are good friends. At that time, I think Old Man Yagoo was still having his wife as his fiancee. I was quite shy back then, so I hid behind my mom's leg when he came."

"Eh? I can't really imagine you being shy as a kid. You seem like a rowdy one, no offense."

"Heh. I can see why, but...yeah. My mom used to be very busy, and my mom's friend would take her place, but if both were really busy, my Old Man could take care of me in their stead."

"I see...and how did you two get along?"

"Oh? Well...I used to idolize my mom a lot back then, especially soldiers, in general, so we would talk about the military and all that. He even taught me all about money, bank accounts, credit cards, and all that. It was quite a first day."

I smiled and chuckled.

"Yeah...After a while, he just felt like the father I never had."

"We're quite sorry to hear that though...I mean, you really didn't have a dad to grow up with, huh?"

"Yeah...my mom's about 46 now. It's not like she didn't date multiple guys though. Just that…"

I sweated a bit and looked away.

"It didn't work out in the end. Like uh...they were all cheating sobs." I sweat dropped.

"Ah...I feel bad for your mom." Temma said.

"Who could do such a thing?!" Subaru said.

"I hope your mom is okay though." Noel said.

"Yeah, she's fine. Don't worry."

"What happened to the guys though?" Anya asked.

"...Oh, trust me, Anya. You do NOT wanna know." I sweat dropped more.

"Eh? Really? It's not that bad, is it?"

"Ever seen a person's whole body casted?"

"...Oh." Anya blinked twice.

"What? What did you say to Anya-san?" Temma asked.

I said the same thing, but in Japanese.

"...My condolences to those men." Temma said.

"Told you. I pity those men more than her." I deadpanned.

"Sheesh, is that why you're strong, Shiro?" Temma asked.

"Yeah...gotta admit, it was hell at certain times." I deadpanned at the ground.

"Like dang, who knew I had to jog 20 kilometers as a punishment for getting back home at 10 PM?" I said.

"You people are built different." They all sweat dropped.

"Oh? Wait a bit, I got a message from my Old Man...Ah, he said he'll pick Reo and Nagi up at 5 AM. I guess I have nothing better to do, so I'll just sleep now too." I said, standing up.

"Eh? Wait, how about playing some games together?" Temma asked.

"Bet." Me and Temma shook hands immediately.

And so, me and him, along with Astel, played Apex for one game. I did say I would try to not speak too much since Reo and Nagi were sleeping, so I had to keep my mouth shut throughout the whole game unless I had to communicate.

It went up to around 11 PM, and I had to tell them I should hit the hay. I turned my computer off, got rid of my glasses, and alarmed on my phone. Since I just went to sleep right after staying up till 11 pm, I would sleep a bit later since the blue light would affect my sleeping clock right now.

I stared up at the ceiling, then switched my view to Reo and Nagi. My eyes were already getting accustomed to the dark, so I was able to see their silhouette.

'Reo...Nagi...Heh, the two look so cute and peaceful while sleeping…' I thought.

It feels nice to have somebody to look after...Rushia, Shiina, Reo and Nagi...this is a bit different from doing work as a soldier. I have an obligation to protect, but instead, it's to care for them than to fight for them...I wonder what it'd be like if I had a wife and kids?

The thought was so interesting to me, I almost chuckled...but that had to be reserved for another time. No horni.

~~April 05, 2021 4:50 AM~~

"...E-Eh?" I stood up quick after hearing a knock on the door and pulled my karambit that I had on my right hand, ready to flail and cut.

I opened the door...and there he was. Old Man Yagoo.

"Hey."

"Oh...it's my Old Man. Just on time. Forgive the karambit on my hand. You know how it is when I was in the military."

"Yeah, yeah...don't worry, these are my kids." He giggled.

"Hey...Reo...Nagi...wake up." Yagoo said as I put my karambit on my desk for now.

"Hrrngh...Ah...dad…" Reo said.

"G-Good...morning...dad...!" Nagi said while yawning.

"Let's dress you up at home, okay? I bought bread already, so you can just eat while we're in the car." Yagoo said.

"Hmm...milk?"

"Yes, I bought some milk too that you can drink."

"Thank you...Shiro-niichan, thank you for everything." Reo said, getting off the bed.

"Mhmm. Take care, Reo, Nagi." I said.

"Yeah...!" They both said.

Me, Yagoo, and the two made our way to the exit of the Holohouse. It was still sort of dark outside, but the whole sky was sort of blue. The sun was about to rise in the horizon.

"We'll be going now. Tell the Hololivers they said goodbye and are excited to meet them again." Yagoo said.

"Yeah. I also got some work to do anyway, like reviewing my album." I chuckled.

"Oh? Shiro, good morning!" I heard at the stairs.

"Morning, Reine." I said.

There was also the HoloID members there beside her, except for Moona and Iofi.

Us 5 stared at the three walk off to the distance, with the father walking with his children side by side.

"That was quite short, huh...? Too bad we couldn't spend time with them for one more day." Reine said.

"Yeah...kids are quite cute." I chuckled.

"Don't you just love kids?" I asked Reine.

"Well...sometimes, they can get rowdy and all." Reine giggled nervously and sweat dropped.

"Well...they're kids. I remember being quite an annoying piece of shit when I was young. Besides…" I smiled and giggled.

"Kids like them should be having fun, making friends, enjoying life, and most of all, understand life lessons here and there until they become an adult, before they actually become one. Kids like them need to be nurtured until they become fully independent."

Kids...should really be having fun and living life to the fullest. They should not be maturing too quickly.

"I see…" Reine giggled a bit.

"I would like to have kids soon…" I sighed.

"A-Ah...well, better find a good wife then." Reine laughed nervously.

"Oh? Reine, are you 'implying' something?~" Risu asked.

"What?! Of course not!"

"Be honest with yourself...~" Ollie nudged Reine.

"Oh c'mon, guys...!"

"Well, if I'll be honest, Reine, it's quite hard to find one." I breathed out and crossed my arms.

Though...it would really be nice to have a good wife and kids. Can I even find one, or will I suffer the same fate as my mom...?