How to raise a father who is overly controlling of his daughter

Makise frowned in displeasure: "Rena..."

Rena stuck out her tongue. "Stop showing off your love, okay? There are minors watching."

Before Makise could say anything, Itsuki spoke first, saying, "Never mind." She shook her head with a smile and patted Rena's head.

Makise thought to herself, "Tsukiya really is something else."

When we arrived at the supermarket, we pushed the shopping cart to the snack section.

Rena grabbed a few snacks, and as she was getting more, she wanted to see if Itsuki would put them down.

"Why aren't you taking any more? Take whatever you want to eat," Makise asked curiously.

Rena said, "We just bought some snacks at home the day before yesterday, and we haven't finished them yet. There are also some snacks that Mom brought back. Buying a little bit is enough."

Makise was quite surprised and laughed, "So sensible now?" In the past, Rena would not care whether there were snacks at home or not, she would just take a bunch home first.

"Hehe, Daddy taught me well." Rena stood next to Izuki and raised her little head.

"I think you're just putting on a show for Mom when she gets back," Izuki said, seeing right through Reina's thoughts. "I never see you being this well-behaved usually."

"Hehe, people always grow up, right?" Rena laughed.

"Stop being so frivolous." Yi Yue asked Yi Xue, "Yi Xue, what do you want to buy?"

“Milk,” Yixue said.

Yi Yue suddenly remembered, "Oh right, the baby formula at home seems to be almost finished. I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it." She walked to the baby formula cabinet and took out two bags of plain baby formula.

Yixue, like me, likes to drink plain milk and is used to drinking milk before bed.

They really are father and daughter; they share this habit. However, there's an exception: Rena doesn't like drinking milk.

"Actually, the truth is, I don't like drinking milk either. It's just that Dad likes it, so I like it too." Yixue recalled her childhood. Yiyue would make milk for herself before bed, and she wanted to drink it too, not because she liked it, but because she wanted to be like Yiyue.

Yi Yue likes to drink milk before bed, and so does she. Yi Yue is used to waking up early, so she wakes up early too... Whatever Yi Yue likes, Yi Xue will follow suit and accommodate her.

"I am Daddy's good daughter." Yi Xue's face flushed an unusual blush, and she instinctively grabbed Yi Yue's hand.

Izuki didn't seem to feel anything, taking it all in stride. Makise glanced at Ikki with a puzzled look, but said nothing.

On the way home, Yixue offered to help carry the bags for Yiyue.

Rena, seeing this, was also unconvinced and helped to carry it.

"No need, I can carry it myself," Yi Yue said with a smile.

Makise complained, "Why isn't anyone helping me carry this? My arms are killing me."

"I won't help Mom carry it," Rena giggled.

"Fine, you heartless bastard!" Makise feigned anger.

"Let me help Mom," Yixue said with a smile.

Makise initially wanted to say, "Never mind, I'll carry it," but then she thought that this might also strengthen the bond between mother and daughter, so she gave Yixue two bags of fruit and a bag of tissues. They weren't heavy; they were relatively light.

Yi Xue took it and walked beside Yi Yue. They chatted occasionally along the way, making Yi Yue laugh.

Makise felt uneasy, a strange feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on. It was just a normal conversation between father and daughter, yet something felt off.

Back home, after putting their things away, the whole family sat on the sofa to rest.

Makise asked, "Have you decided who to cosplay as yet?" She breathed into Itsuki's ear, "If you haven't decided yet, I can help you choose."

Rena exclaimed excitedly, "Is Daddy going to cosplay too?"

“Yes,” Makise said.

Rena exclaimed excitedly, "That's wonderful!"

"Who do you think your dad should cosplay?" Makise asked.

Rena hesitated: "Dad can cosplay anyone, since he's good-looking. There's just no character that matches his personality."

“So let’s cosplay Alphonse,” Izuki said.

Makise ignored Itsuki: "It is indeed a bit difficult to choose."

"How about we cosplay as white blood cells?" Rena suggested.

"What are white blood cells?" Izuki had never read Cells at Work.

"It's too cheap, it's not interesting at all." Makise shook his head.

"So, I think I should still cosplay Al..."

“I’ve got it!” Rena interrupted, sharing her idea.

Yi Yue twitched her lips as the two of them continued talking back and forth, completely ignoring Yi Yue.

"Hehe, let me show you your dad's old cosplays, maybe you'll get some inspiration?" Makise said with a grin, going back to her room to get her notebook.

Yi Yue panicked and was at a loss: "You, why are you still keeping it? Didn't I say I would delete it?"

“How could I possibly delete them? I’ll treasure Yue’s photos and videos for the rest of my life,” Makise laughed.

Reina asked curiously, "A photo of Dad from before?"

“Yes.” Makise glanced at Izuki.

Yi Yue's expression was strange: "If you want to see it, then see it. It's not a big deal."

Chapter 112 The Ruler

"Really?" Makise blew air into Itsuki's ear, making Itsuki's ear tickle.

I opened my laptop, pulled up the image gallery, and found it full of cosplay photos.

Many of them are female characters, including Rem, Suigintou, Izayoi, and Youmu; there are quite a few from Touhou Project alone.

“These were all taken by your dad when we went to anime conventions together,” Makise said proudly. “They’re pretty, aren’t they?”

"Hehe." Rena kept laughing. "Daddy is really handsome."

Hearing Rena's teasing, Itsuki blushed slightly, feeling ashamed of herself.

These are all his dark histories, and it must be incredibly shameful and embarrassing for him to be revealed in front of his daughters.

“What is this?” Rena pointed to one of the videos.

"What is this?" Makise couldn't quite remember either, so she clicked to take a look.

The video shows a red-curtained stage, on which stands Yi Yue, dressed in ancient-style blue and white clothing, with a sword at her waist. A banner above reads "Tsinghua University New Year's Eve Gala, 2013."

“This is a performance your father gave at a party when he was in college.” Makise smiled sincerely, as if she had just remembered something.

"Turn it off, it's so embarrassing." Izuki thought of something and tried to turn off the video, but Makise stopped her.

"Look, it doesn't really matter," Makise teased.

Rena chimed in, "That's right, be more generous."

On the screen, Yi Yue says her lines: "I see you are in turmoil, your behavior and speech are uneasy, could you be a member of the rebel army?"

The person backstage said, "Sir, please save me, please show me the way."

“This voice is…” Rena looked at Makise in surprise. Isn’t this her mother’s voice?

"Shh, look carefully," Makise said with a sweet smile, as if recalling something from that time.

In the video, Yi Yue said, "I think you have neither the courage to become emperor nor the talent of a general. At best, you are just a hero in a chaotic world."

What is the way of the emperor?

"Let me explain slowly—"

In the video, Yi Yue smiled elegantly, and Yi Xue Ling Nai was stunned, captivated by Yi Yue's smile. She was mesmerized, wondering if a smile could be so beautiful.

Yi Yue sang: "A thousand layers of mountains rise to the north and south, yet there is no path to the immortal's abode. Before encountering wind and rain, even the hidden dragons conceal their scales. In the deep forest, one hears the chirping of insects but not the fierce tigers crouching. Where the cliffs sway and thunder roars, a soaring eagle stands silently."

"The phoenix on the top of the parasol tree has sharp claws and a fierce beak, but it does not use them. When it cries out in the blue sky, all the birds fly to it."

"Look, the divine unicorn soars to the heavens, why waste so many steps? It is in accordance with the will of Heaven, and should follow its momentum..."

Yi Yue's voice was soft and gentle, neither hurried nor slow. Although she sang a little off-key, she sang quite well, and most importantly, she was handsome. Young Yi Yue had a youthful appearance, but she looked very serious, which was very alluring and attractive.

As Izuki sang the last part, her voice rose higher, and she coughed weakly twice after finishing the song, looking so endearing that even Rena was a little charmed and her heart skipped a beat.

The stage dialogue goes: "Hmph, pedantic scholar, I disdain to work with him!"

Coupled with Izuki's sickly cough, it was truly heartbreaking.

As the curtain fell, Rena watched the entire video in a daze, her eyes wide open. To be honest, Rena was truly moved. She said to Itsuki, "Dad, is it okay for you to dress up as this?"

But they didn't notice Izuki's incredibly embarrassed expression.

He felt this was a dark history, that he looked so silly, that he sang off-key, and that the shame was off the charts.

“Tsuki is indeed very beautiful,” Makise said. “That was when I was with Tsuki.”

Reina asked curiously, "Did Daddy confess his feelings to Mommy?"

“No, it was I who confessed to Yue.” Makise said gently, “I had a lot of rivals back then, but Yue still chose me.”

"Mom is very charming!" Rena flattered.

"I guess so." Makise whispered in Izuki's ear, "Now that I know about what happened with you, I have no choice but to agree to whatever you say." His voice trailed off, becoming barely audible, and he breathed softly, making Izuki's ear tickle. "On the surface, you seem like a gentle god to everyone." He drew circles on Izuki's belly button, "But secretly you're very obedient to me..."

Izuki's face grew increasingly red, and she glared angrily at Makise: "You're still bringing it up in the past? Don't you think that's going too far!"

Rena had never seen Izuki blush with a mixture of embarrassment and anger before. She realized that even when her father was embarrassed and angry, he looked so handsome.

Rena seems to have awakened some incredible attributes.

"Where's the excess? It's quite interesting, isn't it?" Makise said softly, "Moon?"

“Hmm…” Yi Yue pursed her lips.

Makise said, "Didn't you even try to resist?"

"Resist?" Rena sensed something was wrong and looked at Makise with a puzzled expression.

Yi Xue remained silent, clenched her fists, and gave Mu Se a cold look.