Diyan let out a helpless sigh, forcing a gentle smile onto his face as he extended a hand toward Guang.
"Silly girl, how could big brother not like you? Come here…"
Although Uchiha Guang was still sulking, her dependence on Diyan made it impossible for her to resist his call. She hesitated for a moment, then took small, reluctant steps toward the bed.
Diyan pulled her petite, soft body into his arms and seated her on his other leg, forming a symmetrical "scene" with Uchiha Mikoto, who sat beside them adjusting her kimono with a complicated expression.
One refined, mature beauty. One innocent little girl.
"Big brother likes Guang the most."
Diyan's voice carried deliberate indulgence as he gently tapped Guang's pert little nose with his finger. "It's just that earlier… big brother had something to discuss with Sister Mikoto."
He lied through his teeth.
"Hmph!"
Guang buried her small head into Diyan's chest and rubbed against him like a kitten seeking comfort, though her lips remained pouted.
"Then why did you have to take off Sister Mikoto's clothes to discuss things?"
"I could smell it! Big brother is lying!"
Diyan: "…"
(This nose is way too sharp.)
Mikoto: "…"
(Embarrassed, she turned her face away.)
Diyan knew that at times like this, words were powerless. Only the most direct method of "equal attention" could soothe this ancient being—this seemingly innocent girl who possessed world-destroying power—and calm the insecurity in her heart.
He wrapped one arm around Guang's slender waist and the other around Mikoto's soft shoulder, drawing the two women—so different in temperament yet equally captivating—into his embrace.
Lowering his head, he first pressed a gentle kiss to Guang's smooth forehead, then turned and lightly brushed a kiss against Mikoto's flushed cheek.
…
By the time the sun tilted westward, Diyan stared up at the ceiling and let out a long sigh.
"My back is going to give out…"
As expected, the system granted another boost to his ocular power.
Becoming an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan user was still a long road ahead.
"Alright, alright. You're not angry anymore, right?"
Diyan's voice carried the patience of someone soothing a child as he helped Guang straighten her clothes.
"Big brother promises you—next time… next time I'll definitely call Guang to join us, okay?"
Satisfied, a faint blush spread across Guang's cheeks as she nodded firmly.
"Mm!"
Though her little face was still puffed up in lingering indignation, the mist of grievance in her eyes had finally faded. She reached out and pinched Diyan's cheek in mock retaliation.
"Big brother has to keep his word! Otherwise… otherwise I'll…"
Her large eyes darted around as she searched for the most effective threat, then she muttered softly,
"Otherwise I'll blow up that annoying place called Konoha!"
"Just like when you let me practice last time!"
She did not truly understand what Konoha was. But she knew that the three people closest to her—Diyan, Mikoto, and Izumi—did not like that place.
The childish threat made Diyan and Mikoto stiffen simultaneously.
They remembered clearly—during a recent "power test," Guang had merely glanced toward an uninhabited stretch of wilderness. A strange glint had flashed through her otherwise pure-looking eyes.
In an instant, a distant hill had been erased as though wiped away by an invisible force, leaving behind a massive, bottomless crater.
Diyan quickly tightened his hold around Guang, his tone turning even gentler—though edged with subtle warning.
"I will, I will. Big brother always keeps his promises."
"Guang is the best girl. That kind of dangerous 'game' can't be played casually. You have to listen to big brother, alright?"
Mikoto leaned in as well, smoothing Guang's hair.
"That's right… our Guang is the best."
"Mm!"
Guang's face brightened with the innocent delight fitting her appearance. Spending time with big brother and her sisters every day was her favorite thing in the world.
Diyan and Mikoto, however, exchanged helpless smiles as they continued soothing the extremely unstable, human-shaped nuclear weapon in their arms.
"Alright, if we don't go out soon, Izumi will come looking for us."
After a moment of warmth, Diyan urged the two women to rise.
"I asked Izumi to prepare hot pot. The meat from ninja hounds is especially firm—we'll go have a taste together."
"Mm."
Uchiha Mikoto nodded lightly.
Guang, true to her childlike nature, clapped her hands.
"Wow, more delicious food!"
…