Chiaki, Mika, and the landlord all arrived.
The number of people in the house doubled, and it became quite lively.
Seiji used his authority as the head of the household to tell Shika to rest while he took one of the cooking spots.
Nozomi also used her authority as the head of the household to take a cooking spot.
Mika wanted to take the third cooking spot, but Chiaki domineeringly took over.
"Let me show you the cooking skills of an unranked chef!" She made a pose as if she were a Chinese chef.
"What's an unranked chef?"
"A chef without a rank."
"Then I'm just an ordinary person!"
The two of them joked around as they worked. Nozomi smiled at this as if she was looking at her playful children.
In the living room, Shika and Ling Yang were playing a video game while Mika watched from the side.
After finishing one round, Shika handed the controller to Mika.
Mika took the controller and played against Ling Yang.
She controlled the white-haired sailor girl, but Ling Yang controlled her strong character in red briefs to hit her repeatedly. In the end, she used the ultimate ultimate skill, Gorgeous Kart!
"Uehara -san is so weak." Ling Yang chuckled.
Mika was rendered speechless.
She was currently traumatized by being abused by a female high school student in red briefs.
What the hell!
Why would a girl use such a half-naked strong character, and use it so well at that? It was too strange! Mika commented in her mind before asking directly.
"Because he seems really interesting," Ling Yang answered.
Interesting … Mika didn't understand.
As a high school girl, she now felt the generation gap between her and the female high school students.
Shika Kagura quietly sipped her tea.
She didn't dislike the lively atmosphere in the house, but the most important thing was … Brother Seiji.
She felt reassured just looking at his back. Now, she was really looking forward to the Winter Snow Festival present that he was going to give her.
She really wanted to see the picture that her brother drew so seriously.
…
The dinner was sumptuous, and the table was filled with delicacies.
Everyone sat around the table and ate happily, looking like a big family.
The atmosphere was lively and full of laughter and chatter.
It was only after the meal that the room quieted down.
Mika and Shi did the dishes, and Ling Yang offered to help.
Seiji, Nozomi, and Chiaki all sat lazily by the kotatsu in the living room without saying anything.
"Being under the stove is so comfortable … This comfortable and warm feeling is something that an air conditioner can't compare to," Chiaki said lazily as she lay on the table.
"Yeah … it's really great." Seiji also leaned on the table and echoed.
"I'll sleep here tonight. Just give me a pillow."
"Eh? You're going to sleep here? "Nozomi was surprised.
Chiaki nodded.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Come to my place and sleep with Mika."
"There's no need, Auntie. It's fine here. I want to experience the feeling of sleeping by the stove for a whole night." Chiaki giggled.
"You'll catch a cold."
"That won't happen. It's so warm."
Seiji felt like they were mother and daughter as he listened to their conversation.
It was likely that the landlord viewed Chiaki as her daughter's good friend who was also a child of a single-parent family. That was what he thought.
Nozomi tried to persuade Chiaki, but she was unable to change her mind. She turned to look at Seiji Mukai.
Seiji shrugged and made an expression that said, "Let her do as she pleases."
"I'll give her a blanket. She probably won't get cold."
Nozomi didn't have much to say after seeing how casual he was.
Seiji poured tea for her, as well as for himself and Chiaki.
They drank tea, watched TV, and watched the Winter Snow Festival special.
On the television, a beautiful black-haired girl with the title of national idol wore a white lace dress and sang a classic song passionately on stage.
Her voice was so beautiful that it made people unconsciously immerse themselves in the wondrous feeling of walking in the snow. It was the sound of nature.
Seiji wasn't that interested in idols, but he knew her name — Miyuki Sakuraku. He felt that she sang really well, as expected of a top-level idol.
"I suddenly feel that … Miyuki Sakuraku looks a little similar to Mika," Chiaki suddenly said.
"Eh?" Seiji and Nozomi both looked at her.
"It's just a sudden feeling … take a closer look. Don't you think it's the case?"
Seiji and Nozomi blinked and looked back at the TV.
As they stared at the national idol girl's face on the television, Seiji compared her face to Mika's and felt that …
"They do look a little alike."
The positions of their facial features, eyes, nose, and mouth … there was a subtle resemblance.
But it was only a subtle resemblance. If one didn't take a closer look, they wouldn't notice it at all.
"This level of resemblance is probably just a common occurrence."
It wasn't rare for an ordinary person to look similar to a celebrity, nor did it mean anything.
"That's usually the case, but what if they're really related?" Chiaki half-joked. "They could be distant relatives, or unexpectedly, they could be close relatives."
"Distant relatives are basically unrelated, and as for close relatives … I think you're overthinking things," Seiji said.
"Do you really think so?" Chiaki had a meaningful look in her eyes. "Sometimes, real life can be just as dramatic as television dramas."
Seiji knew what she was trying to say.
Before the mystery of Mika's father was solved, there was plenty of room for imagination about her background. It was also possible that she was close relatives with the national idol.
"Of course it's possible, but it's still too much to think about it."
"Think about it. Don't you think it's quite interesting if that's the case?"
"Interesting … it's a little interesting. But it's not really a big deal — it's just having a national idol relative. It's not like Mika will become a national idol. "
"Maybe she'll enter the entertainment industry under the guidance of her idol relative!"
"I don't think that's the case. Mika isn't suitable to be an idol."
"That's a little too much."
"I'm just telling the truth. Do you think that Mika is suitable to be an idol? "
"She'll be fine as long as she gains two levels!"
"What level? You're basically saying that she's not suitable. "
The two of them began chatting casually.
Nozomi remained silent, but something flashed in her eyes.
On the screen, Miyuki Sakuraku finished singing and bowed to the audience with a beautiful smile.
…
Seiji gave Shika, Ling Yang, Mika, and the landlord a Winter Snow Festival present.
Mika was delighted, and Nozomi was delighted. Both mother and daughter expressed their gratitude to him.
Ling Yang thanked Seiji and opened the present to see that it was a popular video game console that she really wanted! She instantly widened her eyes and became excited, wanting to play it immediately.
When Shika opened the present, the first thing she saw was the drawing that Seiji had drawn for her.
In the drawing, the beautiful "adopted younger sister" and the handsome "adopted brother" of Brother Monogatari were about to hold hands in a mystical and romantic setting.
The two characters were vivid and had vivid expressions. The drawing was beautiful and detailed, and it was as if they could move at any moment.
Shika was instantly fascinated by the drawing. She stared at it for a long time without blinking as she immersed herself in it.
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