Chapter 148: Women are truly terrifying.

"Well, that's also true, though I've never had a son or a sibling, so I honestly don't know if it's something similar or not."

Kai commented with a somewhat melancholic tone as he looked up at the stars, deeply lost in thought. However, that stopped instantly when Nejire spoke in a voice so low it sounded like a whisper, hiding her face deeply against his chest.

"Then let's have a child and find out."

"Huh? Did you say something?"

Filled with panic, Kai tried to ask, pretending he hadn't heard, but to his dismay, Nejire raised her gaze and looked him directly in the eyes, allowing him to see a deep pink color on her cheeks. Even though she was truly embarrassed, Nejire repeated her words firmly.

"I said let's have a child. I want to have a child with you, Kai."

"…"

Kai could only let out a long sigh; things truly couldn't stop getting more complicated. Because, although everything had gone well so far in their strange relationship—even with Momo added in, which in the end hadn't changed much—if this continued, it would most likely end up causing a big problem.

Nejire, for her part, seeing Kai's expression and hearing his long sigh, couldn't help feeling her heart crack, causing her tears—which had calmed a bit—to fall again, as she asked in a voice full of sadness.

"Don't you want to?"

"You're in an unstable mental state and can't make such an important decision at a time like this." Kai replied calmly, while gently stroking Nejire's blue hair. She responded in a sad, subdued voice.

"You don't want to…"

"It's not that. It's just that I'm already in a relationship." Kai spoke in a serious tone, to which Nejire responded with a small, relieved smile.

"Is that it? Don't worry, I already know. You're with Momo, Shino, Ryuko, and Onee-chan, right?"

"Huh?!"

Upon hearing Nejire's words, Kai could only let out a strange sound as he stared at her, completely stunned. That caused the beautiful girl to let out a small giggle before she spoke again in a slightly teasing tone.

"You thought I didn't know? Please, how long do you think we've been together? Even if it wasn't so obvious at first, over time it became quite evident."

"…Do you think everyone knows?"

After a moment to recover from the shock, Kai asked in a somewhat defeated tone, prompting Nejire to bring her index finger close to her lips, tilt her head—looking thoughtful and quite adorable—and then comment in a relaxed tone.

"At the very least, they must suspect something. You know, Ryuko suddenly stopped calling you her future husband and stopped fighting with Onee-chan, which is quite suspicious. Also, all of a sudden, they gained a certain mature charm, like experienced women, and for a while now, they've avoided sitting close to you when we're all together, as if they're hiding something—it's very suspicious.

"But if I had to point out the most suspicious thing of all, it would be the smell. The smell never lies, Kai-chan. You, almost every morning, carry remnants of Onee-chan's, Ryuko's, or Shino's scent. Once I even caught all three at once, which could only mean you'd been very intimate with them shortly before. And Yuyu already explained to me what men and women do at night. So even though maybe Mom and Aunt Keiko aren't as certain as I am—since I train with you so often in the mornings—they definitely suspect something.

"On the other hand, Momo's situation isn't so obvious to everyone else yet, but it is to me, since she occasionally looks at me full of guilt. At first, I was confused about it, but when I saw her whispering with the Onee-chans, I immediately knew that she had also become your girlfriend and, for some reason, couldn't tell me. Because of that, she felt guilty due to the 'pact' we have."

"Women are truly terrifying. I never noticed any of that…" Kai commented, both surprised and defenseless, then looked into Nejire's eyes and asked, confused.

"But what 'pact' did you have with Momo?"

"A very simple one, really. Momo would marry you, and we would all live together. Then, once I was satisfied with my career as a heroine, I would retire to have our children, and we would raise them together like siblings." Nejire replied in a calm tone, as if she were talking about something already decided. This left Kai speechless, and all he could do was respond in utter confusion.

"I really don't get it. Why would such beautiful women like Momo and you come to that sort of agreement? I don't think I'm that special…"

"Does it matter if you're special or not? You're going to be the father of my children, Kai-chan. That's already decided and won't change. We'll have a bunch of cute chubby babies and raise them alongside Momo's, and now with Onee-chan's, Shino's, and Ryuko's too. We could even form a full soccer team, fufu." Nejire commented with a small giggle, but quickly added with a bit of nervousness, looking Kai straight in the eyes.

"Unless you don't want to…"

"It's decided? A soccer team…?" Kai could only mutter quietly, feeling a bit lost, which inevitably made Nejire smile. She then asked in a firm tone.

"Tell me, Kai, do you want to be the father of my children?"

"… Sometimes it's hard to keep up with you. Although now that I think about it, where did everyone's common-sense go? Isn't love supposed to be a war where no one is willing to share and so on?"

Kai commented, feeling a bit tired, which made Nejire smile. She answered with a slight chuckle while settling comfortably on Kai's lap. After all, just from Kai's reactions, she knew he wasn't truly against it; he was just drawing things out to avoid it temporarily, playing hard to get—something typical of him. So she was going along with it a bit.

"Why worry about those trivialities? Common sense? What's that? Is it tasty? We're all happy this way, and we've been sharing everything for years now, so if the father of our children is the same person—someone we know like the back of our hand—it's easier. If you put up a fight, we can team up against you and defeat you single-handedly, fufu."

"…"

Hearing Nejire, Kai could only look at her almost without understanding, wearing a rather odd expression that made the beautiful blue-haired girl burst out laughing. Without saying a word, she began unbuttoning her pajama shirt, quickly revealing her large milky-colored breasts with a pair of tender pink nipples, prompting Kai to ask, almost dizzy from how things had turned out.

"What are you doing…?"

"Isn't it obvious? I decided to take your silence as a yes, so we need to practice making our children, and the sooner, the better. I only know what Yuyu explained to me and a few videos I watched online, so I need to learn to keep up with the Onee-chans."

Nejire replied in a calm tone, as if she were stating the most natural thing in the world, continuing to remove her shirt. She left the upper part of her body completely naked, revealing her sizable breasts along with her flat, toned stomach and incredibly slim waist, then brought her hands to her pants.

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Slightly panicking, Kai spoke hastily, grabbing Nejire's hands to stop her from taking off her pants. The lovely girl looked at him with a confused, adorable expression and asked.

"What's the matter? Are you cold? Do you want to go to the bedroom?"

"I'm not cold—you know my training keeps me from feeling that. I'm stopping you because we can't 'practice' like you want at this moment." Kai answered, trying not to get swept away by Nejire's strange pace. She tilted her head adorably and asked, puzzled.

"Why not?"

"What do you mean, why not? Weren't you just a moment ago in the middle of a crisis over what you learned about your father?" Kai asked, really struggling not to give in, which caused all Nejire’s cheer to vanish at once. She let go of her pants and hugged Kai, speaking in a sad tone.

"Oh, right… Do you think it's bad to 'practice' when I'm sad?"

"Not necessarily, but this is a complicated moment, so before making a decision, you need a bit of time to process everything. The worst decisions, the ones that leave the most regret, are made at times like these." Kai explained gently, stroking Nejire's hair. She then asked, dejected.

"But I've decided a long time ago to have babies with you, so it's not a bad decision and I won't regret it…"

"You decided to do it after you retired, not now that you're just starting out. That's a decision you might come to regret." Kai commented calmly, as he reached for Nejire's pajama top on the ground, leaving the beautiful girl in contemplative silence before she spoke quietly.

"… Originally, I was also planning to 'practice' a lot with you, since Yuyu explained that constant 'practice' keeps couples together…"

"And when was that supposed to be, in your original plans?" Kai asked calmly as he helped Nejire put her shirt back on. The blue-haired girl answered in a subdued tone.

"When you and Momo graduated…"

"So here's what we'll do: if you're that sure and determined, there are several things to keep in mind. First of all—and possibly the most important—though you don't seem to care about cheating, I am a possessive person, maybe too possessive, so that is extremely important to me.

"Therefore, if we get into a relationship, and then you end up doing things with someone else, that would be the end of any possible relationship between us. So you have to keep that in mind." As he finished buttoning Nejire's shirt, Kai spoke in a serious tone, to which Nejire confidently nodded.

"Don't worry about that; I don't want to 'practice' with anyone else but you, so it's not a problem!"

"That's good. Now for the second thing, which is also very important: my relationship with Momo, Shino, Ryuko, and Onee-chan is consensual, so whether there's a chance for us or not also depends on them agreeing. It's not just my decision." Kai explained calmly as he wiped away Nejire's tears from her delicate face, bringing a beautiful smile to the girl's lips. She asked cheerfully.

"So that means if they accept me, we can 'practice' as much as we want, and I can also decide if anyone else comes in or not? Sounds like a secret society! How fun!"

"Basically, but don't think of it as a game. It's serious business. Relationships between two people are already complicated—now imagine one with so many people involved. Who knows what could happen in the future? That's why you need to think carefully.

"I even think that before you decide anything, you should talk a bit with the girls about this on your own, so you can hear firsthand what you'd be getting into. There's no need to rush—we have our whole lives ahead of us." Kai spoke with a calm and serious smile, but suddenly Nejire hugged him tightly and whispered in his ear with heartfelt emotion.

"Kai… thank you… I really, really love you. No one but you can be my man and the father of my children. My mom told me everything. I know you were the first to realize she was in trouble. You organized the entire family, the funds, the strategies—everything. You're our hero, and I know you genuinely love me, too.

"You'll never be like 'that man' who could abandon his family and take everything away for another woman. You'll always be with us and always think of our well-being. You're the love of my life, and don't worry about Mom and Aunt Keiko, they won't oppose it. I'll make sure to convince the girls so we can 'practice' a whole bunch, fufu."

After speaking, Nejire quickly pulled away from Kai, catching sight of his surprised expression, which made her give him a quick peck on the lips before running back to the house with a huge smile on her face. Leaving a stunned Kai alone in the dark of the woods.

Some time passed before Kai recovered from the shock, at which point he let himself fall backward onto the ground. Then he asked his reliable assistant, who was landing on his chest, in a voice filled with disbelief.

"Sage, is it just me, or was she testing me?"

"I don't think it's just your impression, Master…" Sage replied in a complicated tone as he sat on his master's chest. Kai couldn't help but comment in a similarly complex tone.

"Women are truly terrifying…"

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