New feelings.

Haruna was able to keep quiet as she relaxed in Rito's warm embrace because it was the first time she had ever been held so tenderly by someone her age in the middle of the road.

Despite the fact that there were no other vehicles nearby, Rito's presence made Haruna feel safe and secure.

"Okay, let's go then." Rito took her hand after a brief pause, moved slightly away from Haruna in front of him, and grinned briefly because he could feel people approaching from the other direction and did not want to display public affection in that setting.

'Wait! Wait! Did I just oked! to be with him even if he has more girls and more relationships in his life?'

As they were getting close to home, Haruna suddenly remembered what she had said and turned to face Rito, who appeared to be considering something.

'Is he really that important to me.'

Naturally, Haruna could recall the weight she felt in her chest when she first saw Rito and Lala together, and she finally understood how Rito might be very important to her right now.

She never imagined, however, that one day she might be able to consent to Rito's presence even if she had to share him with other girls.

Even so, she did not particularly dislike that sensation because she found the home welcoming and comfortable when she shared it with Mikan, Rito, Mahiru, and other people.

Not to mention, even her sister had told her that having more than one lover on a date was completely normal for someone who is successful, which is probably why her mind and heart eventually came to accept it.

"Haruna!" She shook off her inner thoughts and turned to face Rito, who was standing at the door waiting for her. Rito's voice echoed as she walked next to him.

"I am sure that there are still doubts, but Haruna, from now on, I will never let you go at all costs, so be prepared for it, alright?"

Rito whispered in Haruna's ear before they entered the house, making her blush. She turned to face Rito, who snickered before entering the living room.

'Haha! That was a success, right? Beta!'

In contrast to the normally cool expression on his face, Rito's face now had a look of relief as he patted his chest.

As he looked at blushing Haruna, he felt that Beta words were truly catchy and nice in a situation like this, as he had just learned to act like that and wanted to show his cool side to Haruna too.

Rito was not very good with ladies and girls in either world, and the fact that Haruna was like an old crush to the current Rito only made things more difficult, but Rito managed to make it nice in the end.

Thus, Rito had a new skill called acting in his skills tab even though he was unaware of it. It appeared that this skill had already attained level 2 of mastery.

Rito noticed that there was an air of awkwardness in the sitting room as all four of them sat there together after the morning kissing event and could only start a round of competition by accident by bringing out the trump game to calm the strange atmosphere.

Rito, who tended to be on the losing side back then, was now winning every game, which made Mikan sulk.

Perhaps this was due to luck or some other factor. Shiina Mahiru, another competitive person, joined the fight to defeat Rito at all costs.

This is why it was also by chance that Mikan challenged him to a competitive match.

"Huh! You girls, I give up myself!" Rito could only give up himself because if he didn't, he was confident that they would only continue to compete until late at night.

It was around the seventeenth match, but none of them had defeated a single match against him for the entire time, and it was also getting close to lunchtime.

"Rito, we will go and buy some groceries for lunch." Mahiru, who was still experiencing some unease, thought about going shopping with Mikan at the same time as she got up to go buy some items for today's lunch.

While Mikan and Mahiru were getting ready, Haruna also wanted to leave but decided against it after taking a look at Rito and realizing that she should spend some quiet time with him instead.

"Want to play a video game with me?" Rito decided to bring out a game when he noticed Haruna seated on the couch with a somewhat awkward expression. Rito did not have much experience conversing with Haruna.

"No, I think it is alright, but I hope Rito can be just him around me too. That way, it feels real and calming to me."

Haruna simply grinned as she observed Rito's nervous demeanor and his approach, reflecting on how earlier there had been little awkwardness or silence between them.

And that was also why she was able to enjoy her time beside him.

"Sure then... but I never knew what it takes to be a boyfriend with a girl, and how should I act around the girl I like?"

Haruna was a little taken aback by his candor as she struggled to avoid his gaze, but she could feel the heat rising from her face and knew that the idiot's words must be the reason she was blushing at the moment.

"You can be really direct; you know that, right?"

Haruna sulked a little as Rito observed Haruna's pouty expression and flushed face and struggled to understand how much the protagonist of a harem anime was portrayed in his words.

"Sorry, but honestly, I was just being honest with my words." Rito spoke as he looked at Haruna, who still seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his answer, but she was not averse to it.

"Hmm!" There was a brief period of silence, but Rito did not feel awkward this time as he watched television next to Haruna, whose soft skin was brushing against his arm.

Rito's attention was drawn to the girl sitting next to him as a result. However, the brief period of silence was short-lived. As soon as Mikan and Mahiru returned, Haruna stood up and walked toward them while blushing.

"Now this is not bad!"

As his mind finally began to process what Beta had said to him this morning, Rito ordered the seven shadows to defend everyone in his family as well as anyone else who was connected to him.

He also ordered the other subordinates under the seven shadows to do the same.

The guild chat room was a special function of the system, and each of the subordinates and seven shadows selected by the upper limit can have access to them, where Gamma and other shadows tend to decide who will join their guild and guild chat.

'A week is about to pass and I will be given another mission soon enough to find other companions to join the guild from a different world setting.'

Rito pondered this as he remembered the previous quest from the system and realized that the difficulty setting this time might be slightly harder than the previous one.

As a result, he was unsure of whether he should make preparations or earn guild points for it.

"If it is an anime world, then which world will be given this time around?" Rito sighed under his breath, eager to explore the new world of the quest.