"All of you! Dinner is ready. Wash your hands before eating, and that means you! Yotsuba! Did you wash your hands?"
At the dining table, Nakano Yu, wearing thermal gloves and an apron, spoke in the tone of an old mother.
As soon as he placed the pot of soup on the table, Nakano Yu saw Yotsuba running over.
"I washed my hands! Yu, look, they're still wet."
Hearing the girl's voice, Yotsuba quickly raised her palms; on her fair, soft hands, traces of water were still visible, and Nakano Yu caught a faint scent of soap.
Seeing that Yotsuba had obediently washed her hands, Nakano Yu nodded with satisfaction and signaled for her to sit.
Nino and Miku had also already washed their hands and were sitting at the table, ready to eat.
Seeing the Five Sisters at the table, Nakano Yu slightly furrowed his brow and asked:
"Where's Ichika? Did she go upstairs?"
"Ichika said she's going upstairs to sleep."
Yotsuba looked up and said.
"That girl, as if she's been inseparable from her bed all day, really worrying."
Holding a bowl of rice, Nino said helplessly.
Miku was also chewing rice and nodded in agreement.
"You can't say that, Ichika goes out to practice every day!"
Yotsuba smiled, defending Ichika.
Hearing that Ichika had gone to her room, Nakano Yu nodded, took off his gloves, and said:
"Understood. You eat first, I'll go call her."
"All right!"
Yotsuba replied, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw that most of the eggs with tomatoes had already disappeared under Itsuki's chopsticks, so she quickly reached:
"Waa! The food is almost gone! Itsuki, save some for me!"
"Hey! Leave something for Yu and the others!"
"I want the pork with peppers, don't grab it."
Ignoring the girls' quarrel, Nakano Yu had already started upstairs from the living room.
The Nakano house was quite large, but due to the number of people, it didn't feel particularly spacious.
On the first floor, there was only the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, while the second floor had only six bedrooms and one storage room. It could be said that if guests came, they could only sleep on the sofa, because there really wasn't room for another person.
Arriving in front of the room with Ichika's nameplate, Nakano Yu stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, calling:
"Knock knock."
"Ichika, dinner is ready, come out and eat."
"All right! I'm coming right away!"
Ichika's voice was heard behind the door, accompanied by rustling as she got up. Soon the door opened and Ichika stepped out of the room.
"Dinner is already ready, so fast, and it smells wonderful! Just as expected from Yu!"
Stepping out of the room, Ichika slightly wrinkled her nose and praised him without restraint.
"All right. Ichika, are you in a good mood today?"
Smiling, Nakano Yu noticed that Ichika was very cheerful now, at least she seemed in a good mood at that moment.
"Ehehe~ I made a big step forward in my career! Come on, come on, let's go down to eat, otherwise Itsuki and the others will grab everything again."
Facing Nakano Yu, Ichika tapped her head with one hand, stuck out her tongue, and acted cute, then after a short pause, hurriedly went down the stairs.
Watching Ichika's back disappear quickly, Nakano Yu raised an eyebrow. A big step forward in her career?
That probably had something to do with things in the entertainment world. Although Ichika had never said anything, what could possibly be hidden from Nakano Yu?
Still, seeing Ichika so happy, Nakano Yu was genuinely happy for her.
Although he knew the entertainment industry was full of good and bad, if some inexperienced guy appeared, his White Horse would burn him to ashes! His Boar would crush him to mush!
Shrugging, Nakano Yu also went down the stairs after Ichika.
…
"Hahahaha~ Come on! One more glass!"
"Haha! Little lady, I'll drink one, and you drink one with me!"
"All right~"
Tokyo, Ukiyoe Town, Ichiban Street—
"Hey, did you find the women I told you to prepare? There's really a big shortage in the shop lately!"
In a private KTV room in the red lantern district, a blue-haired young man in a white suit and deep V-neck shirt lay on a sofa. Next to him was a scantily clad, heavily made-up girl who was carefully peeling grapes for him.
In front of the blue-haired young man knelt a middle-aged man with a large belly and a bald head.
"Ah! Kyūso-sama, this… the number of people you need is really too large. Lately, too many people have disappeared, and the Nura Group has noticed something is wrong, so…"
"B-but rest assured! I've already found people! I'll bring them later! And they're definitely top quality! All of them are rising stars in the industry! Here, here is the information about those women."
Faced with Kyūso's question, the bald man didn't dare stand, moving on his knees, trembling as he placed a pile of documents on the table in front of Old Rata.
Swallowing a lump in his throat, cold sweat broke out on his smooth scalp. He knelt on the floor, secretly observing Kyūso's expression; seeing him relax, he secretly exhaled.
"Hm, if it weren't that the women you bring are always of good quality, with such slow efficiency, I really couldn't resist killing you. Get lost."
Nodding, Kyūso opened his beastly eyes with vertical pupils and signaled the man to leave.
"Yes, yes! Thank you, Kyūso-sama!"
Seeing that the monster spared his life, the man quickly banged his head on the floor several times, stood up, turned, and left, not daring to linger even for a moment.
After the man left, the woman next to Kyūso brought peeled grapes to his mouth.
Seeing this, Kyūso looked to the side, and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He reached out, grabbed the woman's wrist, pulled her to him, and pressed her onto the sofa.
"Haha~ Kyūso-sama, don't be so rough~"
The woman giggled, completely unaware of the fangs and sharp teeth appearing at the corner of Kyūso's mouth. She continued to flatter him, but her seductive words soon turned into screams and pleas for mercy:
"I really like it when it's a little rough."
"Hahahahaha~ No~ Be gentler, Kyūso-sama~"
"You're hurting me."
"Ah!! No! No!! Kyūso-sama! Let me go!"
"I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong…"
The woman's moans gradually quieted. In the quiet private room, only the sounds of tearing flesh and chewing remained:
"Rip~"
"Crunch crunch~"
…
After an unknown amount of time, an older person dressed as a servant came out of the private room carrying cleaning supplies.
Inside, only Kyūso remained, lying on the sofa and looking at the documents the man had left. The women had long gone, leaving only a faint smell of blood mixed with air freshener.
"Oh? The candidates this time are really top quality."
Looking at the data, Kyūso's bloody mouth twisted into a smile.
His eyes shone slightly red, and his heart was filled with anticipation.
"This is really interesting. You'd better not disappoint me."
Carelessly throwing the documents onto the table, the pile of papers scattered, but Kyūso paid no attention, just murmuring to himself.
And at the very top of the documents were, surprisingly, two names—one was Nakano Ichika, and the other, a short-haired pinkish-red-haired girl named—
Arima Kana!