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“…No.”
Rin shook her small head right and left, refusing profusely. I looked at Rin’s face and sighed.
We siblings always took a bath before dinner.
Sometimes we would enter alone, and sometimes Father and Mom would join us. Today, Father was supposed to help the twins bathe.
However, Rin stubbornly refused.
As I stared at my sister clinging to Mom’s arms, I recalled what had happened this morning. I had forgotten about it, but if I didn’t remember wrong, Rin had been scared back then.
She was afraid of Father.
“Rin, let’s go.”
“No!”
Even when Ran, her twin, pulled her hand, Rin didn’t agree. Perhaps Mom had finally given up, since he entrusted only Ran to Father who was standing still.
And then, Mom and I shared a look.
“Ray, go take a bath together with Sig too.”
I ran up to Father, who agreed. He finally looked at me, as if he had broken free from being frozen. Although it did not show on his face, it appeared his daughter’s rejection shocked him a lot.
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Cheer up, Father…
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I asked Father about it. But it didn’t seem like he had done anything to Rin directly that would cause such a reaction from her.
“Rin, are you fighting with Father?”
Father was in a deeply depressed state, so we had a family meeting during the tea break.
I sat next to Rin and held her small hand.
We often fought as siblings, so Rin would understand more easily if I used the word “fight.”I
She shook her head, keeping silent for a while. Then she softly said, “…I don’t want Father to bully Mom.”
Mom made a puzzled face. “Bully me? Sig wouldn’t do―”
“Yeah. I would never do something malicious to Minoru. I love him.”
Mom’s face grew slightly red. My parents were really affectionate toward each other.
“But Mom was crying!” Rin stared at Father, her eyes full of blame.
…Cry.
That meant, Mom cried because Father was being mean.
As far as I could remember, I had never seen Mom cry.
At least during the day.
Both Mom and Father opened and closed their mouth in the same way, falling silent at the same time.
The room fell into silence. No excuses were made.
“…Err,” I said, raising my hand timidly.
Mom’s gaze fell upon me.
His face was pale, like when he was being kissed by an earthworm.
I saw Ran sitting next to Father. Then I turned to Rin, who was holding my hand. After some difficulty, I said, “Rin and Ran woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom…”
Everything was still fine yesterday.
We first came in contact with Rin’s new fear of Father sprang after she woke up this morning.
If something had happened, it would have happened at night.
Bullying, huh… For Rin, it’s… Well, I see…
“I-it’s a lie… Eh, I can’t believe it. It must be a lie, right?”
Mom covered his face with both of his hands while doing cap verses. Just like that, he fell face-down on the desk and stopped moving. His ears were bright red.
Father’s complexion remained the same. He placed his hand on his mouth, deep in thought.
Then, a clear voice broke the silence at the dining table. “It’s not bullying,” said Ran, who had been quiet until now. He stared straight at Rin with his big eyes.
As soon as I wondered how I should respond, Rin flared up. “But Mom was crying! Crying is no good. It’s bullying!”
“It’s not bullying. Father likes Mom,” Ran countered.
“I hate people who bully others! I hate Father!”
At the sound of the word “hate,” Father pressed a hand to his chest and groaned.
What should I do? I had clear Rin’s misunderstanding, but I didn’t know how to go about it. I was still six years old after all.
The twins didn’t stop quarrelling.
“Even if Mom cries, Mom likes Father. Even if Mom cries, Mom doesn’t dislike it.”
Father revived at Ran’s words.
“Yeah. Even if Mom is crying, it doesn’t mean that he hates it. It just that he feels so good to the point that he cr—”
“Wahhh! I beg you already, everyone shut up!” shouted Mom, springing to his feet in a flash. His chair fell down from the force, and Mel, who had been clinging to my back the whole time, jumped in surprise.
T/N: I’m back!
Thanks for the update
Pffttt
attempting to hold in before it burts into laughter
I knew it 😆😂😆😂
Ohoho so its “c aught in the act” kind of thing 👀😌
hahaha poor Rin, walked in on her parents nightly activities
Thanks for the chapter 😊😍 Gah! So awkward! I’m dying from the second hand embarrassment!!
Lollllll, I can’t believe what just happened 😂
Hahaha. I Knew it! They should lock the door!
Thanks for the chapter!
Now now, how do you tell children that it isn’t bullying (/ω＼) lmao
I see… You shall not read this type of novels while working… I am barely holding my grin since there is a camera in front of me in my worklpace… But It’s not like I can stop myself from reading this now you know? (≧∀≦)(≧∀≦)(≧∀≦)
poor mother hahahaha