You call this a love game?

When I returned to the balcony, Homura Akemi was already asleep in the recliner, holding a comic book she used to keep herself entertained.

The moonlight shone on the girl's lovely face, and her newly braided pigtails hung down in front of her chest, making her look exceptionally serene.

Mami gently covered her with a blanket, and couldn't resist poking her cheek. The girl's delicate skin was very elastic, and it felt surprisingly nice to poke.

In her sleep, Homura unconsciously rubbed against her hand, like a docile kitten.

Mami Tomoe paused for a moment, then gently patted her head. "Honestly, falling asleep so easily...you're too trusting..."

"As expected of Mami-nee, she's so gentle." Bai Yu appeared behind her at some point, carrying two cups of hot milk.

"Stop nagging!" Mami hurriedly withdrew her hand. "I was just worried she'd catch a cold!"

Bai Yu smiled and handed her the milk, "Yes, yes, yes~"

The two stood side by side on the balcony, the night breeze carrying a faint fragrance of flowers.

Mami Tomoe sipped her milk slowly, then suddenly spoke: "Shiroha."

"Ok?"

“If you dare to let that idiot down…” Mami Tomoe’s golden eyes gleamed in the moonlight, “I’ll hang you on a ribbon from the tallest building in Mitakihara and make you perform a trapeze act.”

Bai Yu nearly choked on her milk. "So ruthless?"

“There’s something even tougher,” Mami Tomoe said with a sweet smile. “Want to try it?”

"No need, no need!" Bai Yu hurriedly waved his hand, but his heart softened when he saw the desolation in Mami Tomoe's eyes. He gently took her hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't let anyone down."

Mami Tomoe turned her face away, her ear tips turning red.

"......Fool."

Chapter 81 The Girl Who Grew Up Abnormally

Xiaozhu's observation diary about her older brother Baiyu (please remember the following rules):

Rule 1: You must listen carefully to everything Shiraha-nii says, even if it's wrong, you must still follow it.

Rule 2: Shiraha-nii is the most important person; Mami-nee, Masaya-san, and Kenichi-san can only rank second.

Rule 3: When observing Brother Baiyu, whatever you see, you must not tell anyone what you see.

Rule 4: Brother Baiyu loves her, and she loves Brother Baiyu too.

"February 26th, sunny. Today, Mami-nee drugged Shiro-nii again and did *that* kind of thing. Although I was a little shy, Nagisa pretended to be asleep and watched the whole thing. Hmm... how should I put it, Mami-nee's technique seems to be getting more and more skilled. I wonder if she noticed that Shiro-nii woke up once in the middle. If she did, she would definitely explode on the spot, right? But Nagisa definitely won't remind Mami-nee, after all, Shiro-nii seems to be enjoying it quite a bit, right? ... But I'm really a little envious. Nagisa also wants to taste what Shiro-nii's mouth tastes like."

"March 8th, light rain, the weather isn't very good. Today, Brother Baiyu didn't take her out to play, but he stayed home with her and read storybooks together. Xiaozhu is already very happy."

"March 15th, sunny. Today, Nagisa secretly kissed Shiraha-nii while he was asleep. His lips were so soft and smelled so good. My body felt tingly and strange. So this is what kissing feels like. No wonder Asami-nee likes it so much. It tastes better than cheesecake."

"On March 22nd, the weather was overcast. Brother Baiyu brought Sister Xiaoyuan and Sister Sayaka, who had come before, to play again. However, Sister Sayaka doesn't seem very bright. She tripped and fell even on flat ground and broke Sister Mami's porcelain cup. Although she apologized properly, Sister Mami didn't seem happy. Was it because Sister Sayaka took the opportunity to hug Brother Baiyu?"

"April 1st, cloudy then sunny. Today, Mami confessed to Shiraha-nii on April Fool's Day, but Shiraha-nii didn't seem to notice? But Nagisa thinks it's probably on purpose. Hmm... Shiraha-nii is so naughty, she likes him so much!"

"April 16th, sunny turning cloudy. Today, Brother Baiyu brought back another female classmate, I think her name is... Akemi Homura? Anyway, the name doesn't matter. But this girl seems a little different from the previous girls who came, and Brother Baiyu's attitude towards her seems to be much closer, like... when he's with Mami-nee. Is Brother Baiyu going to abandon Mami-nee?"

"April 17th, cloudy, !!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!! Luckily, she secretly hid a video camera on Baiyu-gege's balcony, otherwise she would have almost missed such a wonderful scene. When she checked the video this morning, she found out that Xiaomei-jie and Baiyu-gege had already confirmed their relationship! She didn't even know! It seems that she didn't observe carefully enough. Should she consider putting a listening device on Baiyu-gege? But it was so easy to be discovered... However, Mami-jie didn't get angry with Xiaomei-jie. She's so gentle."

"I only found out after asking Brother Baiyu that Sister Xiaomei is also a magical girl. No wonder Xiaozhu thinks she's special. But Sister Xiaomei doesn't seem to be very good at using magic. So let Xiaozhu help her! Help her become a qualified magical girl, and ah, she can also better integrate into this family."

Closing her diary, Hyakue Nagisa skipped and hopped into the living room, where Akemi Homura was sitting awkwardly on the sofa, her hands neatly placed on her knees, like a primary school student being called on by the teacher.

Mami Tomoe left early in the morning, even though it was the weekend, she still had extracurricular tutoring classes to attend.

Mami Tomoe keeps herself busy with classes in classical dance, piano, flower arranging, and more. Even though her mother doesn't require these things from her, she still does them with great self-discipline.

In her view, being a qualified wife is not difficult, but to be a perfect wife who is even better than her mother, she is not yet capable enough and needs to improve herself.

With only three years left until then, she had to do her best before then.

Even the appearance of Homura Akemi couldn't stop her determination to work hard. She was very confident and firmly believed that she would not be abandoned.

In contrast to Mami Tomoe's confidence, Homura Akemi is completely lacking in confidence.

She stayed overnight at Mami Tomoe's house last night.

However, she was sleeping in Bai Yu's bed, and what frightened her was that Bai Yu was also lying next to her. Fortunately, the boy did not do anything to her while she was asleep, but that was not the most important thing.

She saw that on the other side of Shiraha, Mami Tomoe was also lying there.

!!!

Speaking of which... isn't Mami-senpai Shiraha-kun's older sister?

When will siblings be able to share a bed?

Although she knew that Mami-senpai paid extra attention to Shiraha-kun, and even had a strong desire to control him, otherwise she wouldn't have been so serious when she learned about her relationship with Shiraha-kun.

But isn't it a little... a bit much for the siblings to sleep in the same bed?

This isn't elementary school; this is middle school! A middle school student in their teens!

People of this age may have already had several boyfriends, and quite a few may have even crossed that line in their relationships.

But Homura Akemi could only attribute it all to their close relationship; perhaps that's what family is all about...

"Akami-neechan~" Seeing Akami Homura sitting on the sofa in a daze, Hyakue Nagisa pounced on her lap, looking up with an innocent smile, "Want to play magic training with Nagisa?"

Homura Akemi pushed up her glasses. "Special...special training?"

Homura Akemi only knew the name of this little girl who had suddenly appeared.

I introduced her last night at dinner; her name is Nagisa Momoe. But she was too shy at the time, and her mind was full of thoughts about meeting the parents so soon, so she didn't pay much attention to this girl. It wasn't until this morning when she accidentally bumped into Nagisa Momoe transforming and blowing a bubble, and then using that to wash her face, that she realized she was also a magical girl.

“That’s right!” Bai Jiangzhu pulled out a toy water gun from behind her back. “Xiaomei-neechan doesn’t have a weapon, right? You can use this as a substitute for now. It’s also great for practicing aiming.”

Bai Yu had just finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen. "Xiao Zhu, you're not allowed to play in the living room—"

"boom!"

The water gun hit Bai Yu squarely on the forehead, and Bai Jiangzhu blinked her big eyes, "Oops, it went off!"

Bai Yu couldn't help but let out a row of black lines on his forehead. He clenched his fist again and again, but finally let go. "Just don't get the sofa or carpet wet, or Aunt Ya Dai will come back and cause you trouble. This time, I won't take the blame for you."

"Roger that!" Nagisa Hyakue saluted, then handed the water gun to Homura Akemi.

"Sister Xiaomei, you should try it too, it's a lot of fun."

"Fun? But aren't we supposed to practice aiming?" Homura Akemi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ahem..." Bai Jiangzhu coughed guiltily, then earnestly lied, "Practice can be fun too, which makes you want to practice more."

Homura Akemi suddenly realized what was going on and solemnly took the water gun. "I see!"

Looking at the water gun in her hand, Homura Akemi raised it and aimed it at an empty spot without a sofa or carpet, randomly choosing a reference point.

However, as soon as Shiraha wiped the water off his face, he saw Homura Akemi aiming intently at the vase and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Wait, that's Aunt Yayo's favorite—"

"Time stops!"

The world turned gray and white. Homura Akemi held her breath and pulled the trigger. The jet of water flew in an arc towards the vase.

The moment the time stop ended, Bai Yu had already dashed to the vase.

"Wow!"

The vase was unharmed, but Bai Yu's chest was completely soaked.

Xiaozhu exclaimed in amazement, cupping her face in her hands, "Wow! Brother Baiyu is so amazing, he can even react to that!"

"Nagisa, come here." Bai Yu tugged at his damp clothes and looked at Nagisa Hyakue with a forced smile. "I promise I won't spank you."

"Hmm... It was clearly Akemi who fired the shot, so what does it have to do with Nagisa?"

Nagisa Hyakue pointed to Homura Akemi, who was holding a water gun and looking flustered, and then said with an innocent expression.

"But if Brother Baiyu insists on spanking Xiaozhu, then go ahead and spank her. Xiaozhu won't fight back anyway. Even if you spank her so badly she can't walk anymore, I'm sure Brother Baiyu wouldn't do that, right?"

"..."

Bai Yu's lips twitched. Looking at Bai Jiangzhu's shameless 'do whatever you want' attitude, he didn't know whether to be angry or amused.

He reached out and pinched her soft cheeks, gently pulling them apart. "You little rascal, you're getting more and more disobedient."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" Bai Jiangzhu cried out dramatically, but her eyes blinked mischievously. "Little Zhu has always listened to Brother Bai Yu!"

Homura Akemi stood awkwardly to the side, her water gun still raised in mid-air, her cheeks flushed as she apologized, "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to..."

"It's alright, Xiaoyan." Baiyu released Baijiangzhu and helplessly shook his soaked clothes. "Blame this little rascal."

Bai Jiang stuck out her tongue and quickly hid behind Akemi Homura. "Akemi-neechan, save me! Shiraha-nii is bullying me!"

"You still said that!"

As he spoke, Bai Yu reached out to grab Bai Jiangzhu.

"Waaaaah, help!" Hyakue Nagisa giggled and darted around the living room, as agile as a rabbit. She deliberately circled around Akemi Homura, making her dizzy and disoriented. The water gun in her hand was also accidentally fired again, spraying water all over the floor.

The three of them chased each other around the living room, making a ruckus.

Bai Jiangzhu suddenly slammed on the brakes and ducked behind the sofa.

"Cease fire! I surrender!"

Bai Yu put his hands on his hips. "Now you know fear?"

Bai Jiangzhu peeked half her head out from the edge of the sofa, her eyes sparkling, "No, it's Aunt Masayo who's back."

The electronic door lock beeped as the password was entered, and Bai Yu and Xiao Meiyan froze at the same time. One's chest was soaked, and the other was still holding a water gun. The ground was covered with spilled water.

"It's over..."

Bai Jiangzhu had already skipped and hopped to open the door. "Auntie Yadai, Brother Bai Yu made water everywhere! He was going to get it on me too, but luckily I ran fast!"

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Yu was getting a little exasperated.

Baya stood at the door, looked at the soaking wet Shiraha, then at Homura Akemi holding a water gun, and finally her gaze fell on the smug Nagisa Hyakue.

"It seems..." she said slowly, "that I missed a really exciting water gun fight?"

Homura Akemi's face instantly turned red to her ears, and she hurriedly hid the water gun behind her back.

Shiraha sighed, rubbing his forehead, while Hyakue Nagisa had already thrown herself into Hayayo's arms and began to vividly 'complain' about the situation.

Of course, the discerning Lord Baya wouldn't just believe Hyakue Nagisa's side of the story.

In the end, the culprit was successfully identified and rewarded with a few beats of the Ansai waist drum, which were performed by Bai Yu. Then, the three of them were successfully kicked out of the house.

The reason given was: "You've made a mess of the house, so go out and stay out this afternoon. I'll let you know when to come back after I've cleaned it up."

Without the protection of her parents, the weak and pitiful Bai Jiangzhu was grabbed by Bai Yu as soon as she stepped out of the house and her chubby cheeks were pinched hard for half an hour, until her whole face was swollen to almost the size of a circle.

The powerless and weak Hyakue Nagisa could only submit to Shiraha's tyranny and endure his fierce retaliation.

After tidying up Baijiangzhu, Bai Yu looked at the beautiful weather outside and decided to find a shady lawn to sleep on, and go back for dinner.

However, the boisterous Hyakue Nagisa didn't want to be so bored.

"Brother Baiyu, shall we go find the witch? We can also help Sister Xiaomei practice her magic while we're at it. Xiaozhu learned a lot of techniques from Sister Mami!"

Overwhelmed by the annoyance, Shiraha had no choice but to agree to Hyakue Nagisa's suggestion.

Looking at the cheering girl, he increasingly felt that adopting Hyakue Nagisa was a mistake. He had lived with them for almost two years, so why was the child growing up to be more and more crooked?

They were so cute at first, calling each other "brother" so sweetly.

Now, just hearing that title gives him a headache; he's either about to cause trouble or on his way to doing so.

He had lost count of how many times he had taken the blame for the girls, not only for Aunt Ayayo, but also for Mami Tomoe.

At first, he thought it was just a child being ignorant, but as the incidents occurred more and more frequently, he realized something was wrong.

But it was too late. The girl seemed to have already formed her own set of values, and it seemed unlikely that he could forcibly correct her.

There's no way around it; I have to finish what I brought on myself, even if I have to kneel down.

In the training ground.

Nagisa Momoe is standing on tiptoe, helping Homura Akemi adjust her hairband.

The girl's long black hair was tied into a neat ponytail, making her look much more energetic than usual.

"Homura Akemi-neechan~ You should hold it like this."