Oh, come on, that’s just cruel, Hajime’s classmates thought, glaring at him. He ignored them, though. Hajime had no intention of saying anything suggestive to someone who wasn’t one of his girlfriends.
“Oh my, does this mean our poor daughter was dumped?” Yuri said with a sigh.
“She’s got a long road ahead of her,” Hiroyuki added, looking over at Hajime.
Hajime, of course, ignored them as well. He was honestly confused about why Yuka’s parents seemed to like him so much. They knew he was dating multiple women already too. It was almost as if they weren’t capable of getting angry. That, or they just unilaterally supported their daughter.
“Mrr, damn you, Yuka... How much did you embellish events when you told your parents about what happened in Tortus?” Yue muttered.
“It probably just came out subconsciously, knowing her. We were the same way, after all,” Kaori said with a smile.
“By the way, Hajime-kun, you’ll be going out with your family for Christmas, right?” Yuri asked.
“Sort of. Mom and dad won’t be with us.”
Sumire had suggested they don’t join because she hadn’t wanted to get in the way of her son’s date. However, Yue and the others honestly would have preferred to spend more time with Hajime’s parents. And so, as a compromise, Hajime had suggested they all eat dinner together as a family on Christmas Eve.
“I see. That sounds wonderful. Where will you be going?” Hiroyuki asked, skillfully bringing out four more plates of food at the same time.
“A nearby theme park. I haven’t taken Myu to one yet.”
“My, that’s a wonderful idea! I’m sure they’ll have set up Christmas decorations to match the season!” Yuri exclaimed. Hajime could see where this was going and he smiled awkwardly. “Do you think you could take one more person with—?”
“Here’s your jasmine tea, sir!” Yuka said, running forward and slamming the glass of tea on the table to interrupt her mom.
“This isn’t a bar. You don’t need to be so violent,” Hiroyuki said with a knowing smile. Yuka glared at her parents, blushing to the tips of her ears. From how heavily she was panting, it was clear she’d sprinted back.
Hiroyuki and Yuri raised their arms in surrender and walked back to the kitchen. But just before they disappeared behind the door, they turned back around and said, “Thanks for looking after our daughter, everyone.”
“She has a hard time being honest with herself, but please stay friends with her, okay?”
They then vanished into the kitchen, and an awkward silence fell over the room. Yuka trembled in anger, looking like she was about to run after them and give them a piece of her mind.
“Umm...do you also wanna come, Yuka-oneechan?” Myu asked.
“...N-No thanks! I need to help out with the shop!”
With how long Yuka paused before saying anything, it was clear she really wanted to go. Nana and Atsushi started grinning, but before anyone could tease her, Aiko rose to her feet.
“L-Let’s share a toast, everyone! We successfully made it to the end of the semester, and Lily-san has finally joined us as well!”
Everyone raised their glasses, then started digging into the delicious food.
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