Chapter 38: Invited for Breakfast and Big Plans

In the morning, Shido was awakened by the alarm clock.

Turning the annoying sound off, he groaned as he sat up. He only got a few hours of sleep last night, but due to his strong body that surpassed even the Spirits, he was totally fine.

Getting up and putting on some casual clothes, he walked to the kitchen to begin basic preparation for breakfast.

"Greetings. Good morning."

Yuzuru, who was in pajamas, greeted him with a smile.

"Mo…Morning, Yuzuru."

Shido was a bit flustered, then turned his attention back to the ingredients on the board.

Last night, he slept in his own room, while Yuzuru went to sleep with Kaguya. This made him slightly worried, but now seeing Yuzuru's smile, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Conversation. Shido…"

Yuzuru asked as she blushed.

"Wh….What is it, Yuzuru?"

Shido asked in a nervous tone, so much for the relief from earlier. Since Kaguya was in the restroom, the two of them were alone.

Last night, they were going quite wildly at it, and now that they were sober and wiser, they realized how shameful it was.

"Repentance. Yuzuru has asked for things that were too far, please forgive me." She bowed her head with her eyes closed.

"No no, it was my fault! I awakened my dark desire and did …" Shido flustered as he bowed in return, "all those unthinkable things…I'm terribly, terribly ashamed of myself."

"Negative. Yuzuru was the one being unreasonable." Yuzuru shook her head. "I never considered your feelings."

"Remorse. Shido has always been gentle, so demanding you to be rough was simply unreasonable." She continued. "Yuzuru got ahead of herself and caused you to feel troubled. Please let Yuzuru make it up to you."

Now that she mentioned it, Shido realized that what the two of them did last night was kind of messed up. For example, he couldn't stick to the role that he played. In fact, she couldn't either.

"No, it's fine. I learned new things from it too." Shido chuckled a bit. "Maybe doing that kind of play isn't suitable for us. How about we take things slowly?"

Hearing his sincere words, Yuzuru smiled warmly and embraced him, to which he returned heartily. It was wholesome that they could make up for each other, since most of the couples had great difficulties with it.

"Ding dong~"

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

"Who could it be this early?"

Kaguya's cheerful voice was heard at the door, it seemed that she got it.

"Aaaaaaaahhh—!!"

Soon, a scream was sounding off loudly.

Shido and Yuzuru quickly ran to the door, checking up on their loved one.

"You are gonna disturb the neighbors, Kaguya~"

A beautiful voice came from outside the door.

….

"Have you crossed the dimensions of time and space, Mayuri?"

"Concern. Where have you been, Mayuri?"

In the living room, a girl with long blonde hair in a ponytail sat at the table. She wore the sailor suits that gave off a refreshing vibe, her legs wrapped in black silks, emphasizing her cute feet.

"I've been doing okay, thanks for asking." Mayuri smiled and stood up, patting the Yamai Sisters on the head. This gesture surprised everyone present, including Shido, since this had never happened before.

"Whoa…." Kaguya was at a loss for words, despite her usual talkativeness. Yuzuru, on the other hand, didn't even say a word out of shock.

"I'm here to tell you the breaking news: Shido has other girls outside."

"!?"

Kaguya and Yuzuru were shocked when they heard Mayuri's statement. Normally, they wouldn't believe such a thing, since Shido would never go for other girls. He had a heart of steel, and he had constantly proved throughout their time together.

What they didn't see was —The smirk on Mayuri's lips.

"—Judgment!"

Whack!

Whack!

Mayuri chopped both of them on the heads with her hands!

"Awww, what was that for!?"

"Protest. That hurt!"

Kaguya and Yuzuru rubbed their heads as they voiced their complaints. Shido, who was originally a little panicked, couldn't help but smirk now. He knew why she did what she did.

As he expected, both of the twins stopped speaking as they felt a certain memory entering their brains. A tender and warm feeling occupied their hearts, like an older sister giving them a blessing.

"Is this…"

Kaguya suddenly stood up, and looked Mayuri in the eyes, tears flowing down her cheeks.

Yuzuru, on the other hand, wasn't doing any better herself.

At the same time, they hugged Mayuri from the sides!

"Sorry for hitting you guys like this, but it's the quickest way to explain." Mayuri rubbed their heads apologetically. "Don't you agree too, Shido?"

"Ah, yes!" He reminisced about the pain in his neck not too long ago, mostly because of Mayuri's unexpected attack. But as he stated, it was necessary for Mayuri to do that to recover memories for people. "By the way, why don't you stay for breakfast? Also, where are the others?"

"Hehe~" Mayuri flashed an alluring smile at Shido. "You will find out soon."

"Itadakimasu!"

Seven happy individuals clapped their hands together.

As it turned out, Mayuri went to Shido's home to invite him and the Yamai Sisters for breakfast in the Sonogami household! While she was away, Rinne, Rio, and Marina prepared a great welcoming breakfast for the guests.

On the table, there was French toast, omelet, sausages, pancakes, bacon, fried eggs, miso soups, salad, and fruits. Perfectly balanced in nutritions.

"Kaka, this meat aggressor is so good, Rinne!"

"Admiration. Rinne is the master chef as always."

The twins showed happy expressions as they tasted the food.

Thanks to Mayuri retrieving memories for Kaguya and Yuzuru, things had become a lot easier this way. Otherwise, it would make the twins question why Shido had other girls outside of his legal harem.

"Of course, mama's cooking is the best!~" Rio ate happily as she excitedly swayed her petite body. "Rio helped too, you know~"

"Good girl, Rio. Your mama and I are so proud of you." Shido affectionately petted his daughter's head, earning a giggle from her.

Marina, on the other hand, pouted silently.

"Of course I didn't forget about you, Marina." Shido put another hand on her head, making her jump a little.

"Sh-shut up, who needs you to remember!" She was really bad at hiding her embarrassment, but she tried anyway.

Everyone else laughed as they continued the food. It sure felt wonderful to eat together, since the food tasted ten times better.

After breakfast, Shido and Mayuri washed the dishes together.

In the living room, Kaguya and Yuzuru chatted with Rinne, Marina, and Rio actively. Just like Shido, the twins had forgotten the existence of these poor heroines. Now that they had learned the truth, they couldn't help but ask more questions.

"What is this mysterious pocket dimension of the restless angels?"

"Question. Why are we trapped here?"

"Will the battered villainess return with a million evil dragons?"

"Concern. Can we defeat evil for real this time?"

"Is there any way to stay here longer?"

"Suggestion. Let Shido stay home with us—"

—Rinne blocked the blabbering mouths of the twins with her both hands.

"Please wait! I can't answer when you are all over me. One at a time at least!"

She had tears in her eyes as she cried out.

"Mama, my head is so dizzy…"

Rio was feeling a little headache as well.

"Jeez, you two sure are loud, maybe throwing you out will be quieter."

Marina folded her arms and approached the twins.

"Sorry, we will behave!"

Kaguya and Yuzuru quickly held up their hands to apologize.

Now that the twins were behaving, Rinne breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I will explain the most important things." She fixed her hair and looked at them. "First of all, we need to find Ren and make her cancel the effects of the wish. With that, Shido will return to your world."

"Reasoning. This seems logical, so how do we find her?" Yuzuru nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, that's second." Rinne continued. "Let Shido continue attending school, but this time, make sure to stand out!"

"!?"

This time, not just Kaguya and Yuzuru were surprised, Shido himself was blown away too.

"Why? Attending school is basically useless now, since we now know Ren is on the run."

His reasoning made sense, since attending high school again was already making him feel inferior, not to mention that the villainess might hold hostages of the classmates. He would only endanger everyone at school.

"That's exactly the reason why you need to go." Rinne said.

"No matter how hard we searched for her hideout, we never succeeded." Marina followed up. "Even if we did find her outside your home, she managed to escape anyway."

Before Ren made a move on the innocent Mukuro, she lurked around Shido's house, only to be detected by Marina. They had a fight, but Ren was very cunning. Even with Rinne present, who was still her "master", she still managed to escape without a trace.

The reason was simple: She had ear plugs on!

If she couldn't hear Rinne's voice, then her so-called master's command would be useless!

Rinne was annoyed when she realized this back then, and she felt dumb for thinking that she could succeed.

But with Mayuri's resurrection, their chance of success had increased significantly! If they could detect Ren lurking outside of school, they would be able to corner her at least.

"And third, Shido…" Rinne looked Shido in the eyes, with the most serious expression she had ever had. "Please save Ren, our older sister, and make her yours!"

"I know what she had done was almost unredeemable, but please, she's also your sister, at least your sister-in-law, so please...at least detain her to be trialed."

— At the same time —

In a pocket dimension.

A girl with bandages and shackles on her limbs was floating.

Around her was a huge sphere of purple energy, emitting an aura of wickedness.

With a wave of her hands, a part of the magnificent energy flew toward her, becoming several portions of small objects, before condensing into tiny balls.

"Hehe, how cute, thinking that you can save me~"

This girl was undoubtedly Ren, and an exquisite book was floating on her hands. She smirked as she read the pages.

"Maybe try saving others first."

A/N:

The School Cultural Festival Arc will officially begin. How will things turn out for the hero and heroines? Hopefully no one will suffer, I guess.