I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"Of course, she is my mother."

Serabelle: "0_o?"

Because the news was so shocking, he even loosened his grip on the car door for a moment, and rushed to Hattori Heiji and Ikenami Shizuka as quickly as possible. His eyes quickly switched back and forth between their faces several times, and then he bit them to death.

"Fake news, you are so shady!"

"Hey, hey, hey, what you said is too hurtful. What do you mean by so dark? I'm just a little darker!" Hattori Heiji argued, "Besides, you saw my dad before in Osaka, didn't you? My dad is not white!"

"But you're darker than your father!"

"Do you know what intergenerational inheritance means? I look like my grandfather, and my grandfather is just so dark. What can I do about it?"

“Funny…”

After listening to Hattori Heiji's explanation, the expression on Serabel's face completely changed from shock to sympathy.

It's such a waste of your mother's good genes, it turns out you didn't inherit any of them!

"Oh, that's what happened anyway!"

Feeling that he would be the one who would be defeated if he continued to fight, Hattori Heiji simply stopped saying anything and just waved at Ikenami Shizuka... Oh no, he should call her Hattori Shizuka now.

"Let's go, Auntie. It's almost time to go home. We have to take a taxi back after getting off the high-speed train. If we don't leave now, it will be after midnight when we get home."

"I'm coming."

After briefly talking to her son, Hattori Shizuka smiled apologetically and bowed to Serabel.

"Because of my husband, I concealed my identity. I am really sorry about this. Please forgive me."

"I don't mind that..."

This is the truth. For Serabelle, it is nothing more than a client giving him a commission, and he will complete it. It doesn't matter whether the client is Hattori Shizuka or not.

Just like a salesperson doesn’t care what his customer’s name is, as long as he can make a deal, that’s enough.

"Thank you for your understanding."

Hattori Shizuka bowed again, then raised her hand and held her son's...ear.

"Then we'll go back today."

"Okay, see you later."

Without any unnecessary delay, as Hattori Heiji's cries of pain gradually faded away, Serabell turned around, opened the car door and got in.

buzz~

As soon as the car door closed, the phone in my pocket vibrated.

I took out my cell phone and saw that it was a call from Akai Mary.

connected.

"Hello? Miss Mary?"

"…Have you had dinner? How long will it take you to come back?"

The voice of a certain British girl came from the phone in her usual calm voice mixed with a hint of dissatisfaction.

That's right. Today he just said he was going to meet a client and ran out. He didn't even leave a message as to whether he would be back for dinner.

Serabelle looked at the time in the upper left corner of the car's navigation screen. It was almost seven fifty.

"I've already had dinner in the city center. I'm still in Saitama and am about to come back. I think I'll be home in half an hour."

"Okay, be careful on the road, drive slowly and safely."

"Understood~"

"Then that's it."

After giving a few simple instructions, Akai Mary hung up the call.

Just as Serabelle put down her phone and was about to start the car to go home, a new message was received on the phone.

I unlocked the screen again and took a look. It turned out to be a message from Hattori Heiji.

[My mom interrupted me just now and I forgot to mention that there will be a kendo tournament in Osaka in a while, and all the high schools and universities in Kansai will participate. You and Kudo should remember to come and watch! ]

Chapter 311 Yukiko: Today only one person can walk out of the Kudo House standing!

The matter concerning Hattori Shizuka has come to an end.

Time passed quickly and it was the next day.

It was Wednesday, a weekday, so Sera Masumi went to school early in the morning.

As Serabelle had no new commissions at the moment, she slept very comfortably until half past nine.

Brush your teeth and wash your face.

At 9:40, Serabelle sat down at the dining table on time. Today's breakfast was creamy mushroom pasta with black pepper steak and fried eggs.

Actually, it can’t be considered breakfast. To be precise, it was yesterday’s dinner.

Because he had dinner out last night without calling in advance, Akai Mary made an extra dinner.

The extra portion was sealed with plastic wrap and placed in the refrigerator until it was taken out this morning.

Although the taste of the food would definitely not be as good as when it was freshly made if it was simply microwaved after being refrigerated overnight, fortunately, Serabelle herself is not a picky person about food.

Some are just eaten and that’s it.

"If you had come back earlier last night, it would have tasted much better."

The British girl's calm voice came from beside him.

Serabelle, who was concentrating on slurping noodles and browsing his phone, glanced sideways and saw that Mary Akai, who had been enjoying a leisurely morning in the study room with a cup of tea and a book, had come to the living room at some point. She was wearing a loose home dress and clacking on slippers and sat down on the dining chair next to him.

The British girl turned her head and raised her face slightly.

"It looks like you two have been getting along pretty well lately?"

The so-called "you" naturally refers to Serabelle and Masumi Sera, who learned about the secret relationship between the former and her mother.

"I guess so."

Serabelle answered a little uncertainly.

He is not a master of mind reading. When Sera Masumi first learned about his relationship with Akai Mary, his reaction was quite normal. At that time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Sera Masumi was deliberately keeping his distance.

But recently the situation seems to have changed. It should be said that since the red Siamese cat hijacked the airship, Sera Masumi has returned to their previous way of getting along, hugging and laughing whenever they have nothing to do.

Maybe I have figured it out and untied the knot in my heart?

"Well, it would be good if you can reconcile and get along well with each other like before."

Akai Mari moved her chair towards Serabelle, then turned her body sideways and gently rested her head on the boy's shoulder, narrowing her dark green eyes slightly like a kitten.

This was a pose she really liked.

You have to know that in the past twenty years when her ex-husband disappeared and his life or death was unknown, Mary Akai almost took on the roles of both father and mother to support the entire family. Although the salary of MI6 was generous enough to relieve her of financial pressure, the physical and mental exhaustion still existed.

Leaning on the shoulder like this is not only a physical rest, but also a mental relaxation, as if you have found a pillar to rely on.

"…Do you have anything else to do today?"

After leaning back and resting for a while, Akai Mary seemed to suddenly think of something, raised her head and asked a random question.

At this time, Serabelle had just finished the pasta on the plate and was concentrating on dealing with the steak and fried eggs. Hearing this, she was stunned for a moment and spoke incoherently while biting her food.

"It's okay...but you still have to go out."

"Oh."

Akai Mary's tone suddenly faded, and her beautiful eyes became half-moon eyes. (The cover of the reference book)

"Are we going to Beika Town again?"

"……Um."

Serabelle nodded honestly.

He did plan to visit Yukiko today. Before that, with the incident with Aunt Eri and the near plane crash in Hokkaido, he hadn't seen Yukiko for almost a week.

Since I have nothing else to do today, it might be nice to go shopping with Yukiko.

"Humph."

The British girl snorted lightly as if she was a little unhappy, but her tone softened again in the next sentence.

"Remember to come back early. If you are not coming back for dinner, remember to send a message in advance."

……

The perspective changes to the familiar Beika-cho 2-chome.

Serabel didn't send a message to Yukiko before coming, especially after what happened last time, who knows what she would do if she had been informed in advance.

Of course, the more important point is that because he has the key, he can use the key to open the door and go in directly, so there is no need to panic even if no one is at home.

So, in the autumn sunshine at ten o'clock in the morning, when Serabelle pushed open the entrance door of the Kudo residence at No. 22 and entered the living room, she saw an older girl dressed very youthfully and beautifully sitting cross-legged on the sofa, with a plate of freshly steamed frozen dumplings next to her. She was holding the dumplings in one hand and was about to put them into her mouth, while her other hand was ungracefully tapping her toes, her eyes fixed with interest on the tablet computer playing a TV series on the coffee table in front of her.

Serabelle: "..."

Yukiko "..."

The two of them just remained in their original state and stared at each other.

After two seconds of silence, the older girl glared with her beautiful eyes, waved her arm and threw the steamed bun towards the door.

The steamed dumpling drew a perfect flight path in the air and was calmly caught by Serabelle, who put the whole thing into her mouth and savored it carefully.

“It’s a bit sweet…”

“Because xiaolongbao is sweet!”

Yukiko said viciously and patted the sofa next to her.

"Come here, sit down, and tell me honestly where you've been lately."

"This is a long story..."

Serabelle decisively followed suit and sat down on the sofa.

Two minutes later, the gloom on the older girl's face quickly dissipated, replaced by full surprise.

"Eri was kidnapped, and there was almost a plane crash in Hokkaido... Why do I feel like everything you encounter is dangerous?"

"Yeah, so I've been busy lately."

Serabelle said this with a slight embarrassment.

He selectively concealed part of it. After all, although he was very busy during this period, he did do a lot of things besides being busy.

For example, at the office and with Aunt Eri... well, that's what happened.

"That's it."

Yukiko nodded in agreement and pouted.

"Well, if that's the case, I forgive you, but——"

She changed the subject.

"The punishment that is due must be given!"

"?"

Punishment is inevitable, so what the hell have you forgiven?

Without waiting for Serabelle to say anything, Yukiko rolled sideways to the sofa and pulled out two large boxes of brand new, unopened umbrellas from the drawer of the cabinet where the vase was placed. Her beautiful face was filled with an arrogant smile that showed she had no idea of ​​the world's limitations.

"Hiahia~ Today only one of us can walk out of the Kudo House standing!"

Chapter 312: Get dressed quickly, your son is coming

I originally wanted to take advantage of my busy schedule to spend time with a certain older girl, but I didn't expect that it would turn out like this...

hmm~