"You may have some misunderstandings about Tianming, Ms. Himeko. Although you came to Tianming with a debt, that is not the reason why you are treated differently in Tianming. It is your father who made the mistake, not you."

"Therefore, you don't need to worry about being persecuted or targeted in any way in Tianming. Until now, only a very small number of people know about Mr. Wuliangta's affairs, and no one will know about your debt problem. So you can just treat yourself as an ordinary doctor invited by Tianming and start your life in Tianming without any pressure."

"As for your debt... well, can we talk about the rent part after dinner? You must be hungry after sitting on the plane for so long, right? I don't believe that the airplane food on the plane is very delicious, why don't you try our cooking?"

us?

Muliangta Himeko looked at the cake that Bianca was holding up, and then glanced at the dining table not far away: "These...are all prepared by everyone?"

"Well, after learning from the bishop yesterday that you were coming, we decided to welcome you. Well~~~ it's said that everyone prepared it, but in fact, most of it was prepared by me. After all, compared with my cooking skills, these people at home are really a bit..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Mmmmm! Mmmmm!"

Siegfried and Vita coughed a few times, as if to defend their cooking skills, but Xia Chuanhu had no intention of saving their face: "You can drink water if your throat is uncomfortable, or... you, a kitchen destroyer of the Kaslana family, a parasite who has eaten my rice for five years, have a problem with my cooking?"

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Siegfried smiled and said, "I know your cooking skills best, Xia Chuan, but it can't be said that it was all yours. We also contributed a little... At least I made the toast pizza over there!"

"If I hadn't confiscated your Heavenly Fire Judgement, would you have been able to serve this dish properly? You're not going to prepare a plate of coke for the guests and the new family."

Puff!

Siegfried clutched his chest.

"But I made mine myself, Tiger~~~"

Vita picked up a handful of fried skewers from the table and said, "Ms. Jizi, I made these carefully. They are absolutely delicious!"

"Well, if I hadn't reminded you, you almost stuffed a whole chicken directly into the microwave. You have an oven at home but you don't use it, but you insist on using the grill mode of the microwave."

"Hey~~~ Tiger! Don't ruin our show in front of the newbies!"

"Stand? Do you have any stunts in your cooking skills that I can ruin?"

Phew!

After another sincere word sunk Vita, Xiachuanhu brought Wuliangta Himeko to the dining table: "Please take a seat, Miss Himeko. You don't need to worry too much about the two comedians over there. I supervise and taste every dish they make. Don't worry about eating yourself into the hospital."

(.....Eh? Hospitalization?)

This is probably an exaggeration, right? After all, the dishes on the table look delicious and normal, so they shouldn't be enough to put you in the hospital, right?

but......

(They actually prepared so many dishes for me since yesterday...are these people really welcoming me to Tenmi and letting me live in this place?)

Wuliangta Jizi still couldn't understand why she was welcomed in this way by these strangers she met for the first time.

But she didn't hate this kind of welcome.

"...Then I'll start eating without hesitation?"

"Of course, feel free to do so. If it's not enough, feel free to tell me."

9. I was the one who sent your father to prison

It can be said to be a pleasant surprise.

Himeko Murata originally thought that she would face a more depressing living environment and future, but with the fights between Siegfried, Vita, and Natsukawa Tora, as well as the table full of delicious food, her mood gradually relaxed, and soon she was led by Vita to play together.

Although Vita has been staying at home for the past five years and rarely goes out, she has an inexplicable affinity and an incredible ability to make friends. She can often become familiar with people in just three or four sentences.

Under Vita's guidance, Himeko Muliangta quickly started playing with her, Bianca and Kiana.

Or rather, Vita was playing with one adult and two children.

The two grown men, Xia Chuanhu and Siegfried, paid close attention to the atmosphere and did not interfere with the girls' interaction. They stayed on the periphery of the dinner party, only joining in a word or two from time to time.

And it was in the cheerful atmosphere led by Vita that the happy time passed by unknowingly.

Time passed quickly and it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"Hehehe~~~ I, I can still.....Guuuu! I can still drink~~~"

Vita was lying on the sofa with an empty bottle of wine in her arms and her belly exposed, looking very ungraceful. Her cute face was flushed from drinking too much. Her whole body reeked of alcohol, and she looked like a drunk woman.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Because Bianca and Kiana were both minors, Xiachuan Hu only prepared fruit juice as drinks. But halfway through the dinner, Vita took out a box of wine from somewhere and dragged Siegfried and Wuliangta Himeko to drink.

When Xiachuan Hu sent Bianca and Kiana to Siegfried's house next door to do homework, the first thing he saw was Siegfried who had already started bragging under the influence of alcohol - that is, the thing that he had now rolled into a ball and thrown in the corner of the living room.

As for Wuliangta Jizi...

"Woo~~~~Huh~~~I feel much better..."

Coming out of the bathroom, with a pale face, Muliangta Jizi leaned against the wall, covered her mouth, and limped back to the dining table.

She is the only one still alive.

But this does not mean that she is very capable. Even in Xiachuan Hu's memory, Muryota Himeko should be a female drinker who can drink a lot, but that should only be limited to the human range. No matter what, she can't compare with Siegfried and Vita.

The only reason she was still awake was that she hadn't drunk as much as Vita and Siegfried.

"I'm really sorry, Miss Himeko. I didn't expect Vita to have hidden a whole box of wine... If you still feel uncomfortable, I can make you a hangover soup."

"No... no need, I'm much better now..."

After covering her mouth for a while, the rosy color returned to Wuliangta Jizi's face, and it seemed that the situation had improved a lot: "Huh~~~~ I'm sorry for making you worry about me, Mr. Xiachuan."

"It's not a big deal, as long as you're okay. If you get into trouble because of drinking too much on the first day you move into my house, I'll feel bad." Xia Chuanhu said as he sat down opposite Wuliangta. "I'm already preparing hot water in the bathroom. You can take a shower in about three or four minutes. I've also put your luggage in your room for you."

"Thank you, please."

After taking a few deep breaths, Wuliangta Jizi bowed her head to Xiachuanhu and said, "Also, this dinner is delicious. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for all the hard work you put in for me."

"That's great. After all, we'll be living together from now on, and it would be best if our cooking skills can suit your taste."

"Living together..."

Hearing what Xiachuanhu said, Wuliangta Jizi couldn't help but glance at Vita lying on the sofa, and then lowered her voice and asked: "Um... Mr. Xiachuan, can I ask a question? If I'm wrong, I will apologize, but... is it really okay for me to live here? You and Miss Vita should be... lovers or something, right?"

"No, it's not."

"......Eh?"

Natsukawa Tora's quick answer left Wuliangta Himeko stunned.

No?

Isn’t it?

"Vita is indeed a very beautiful woman. If I must say anything, she doesn't have any major flaws except for her lifestyle. As a romantic partner, it would be more difficult for the man. But she and I are not in that kind of relationship. How should I put it... I think I should be her [owner]."

"...Owner?"

乯 (Does this mean that Miss Vita is treated as a pet?)

Wuliangta Jizi couldn't help but glance at Vita again.

"So you don't have to worry about whether living here will cause any trouble to us. Although this was arranged by Otto, I know your father, and his experience has something to do with me. It is reasonable for me to take care of you. Speaking of which, Mint, why don't you come out?"

[…Tsk, why are you looking for me? ]

The one who jumped out of Wuliangta Jizi's pocket, holding a piece of mint candy in his hand, asked unhappily.

Xia Chuanhu chuckled and said, "I haven't seen you for more than five years, and you have this tone. I thought you had left a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to be with Miss Jizi."

"She is Ryusuke's daughter. Can't I help take care of her? Besides, you have driven away those guys. There is no need for us to leave this planet. It can even be said that it is much safer here because you are here."

"Then why are you still talking to me like this?"

[I was scared by you when we first met! ]

Although five years have passed, when he thinks back now, Mint still feels that he was really brave back then, to be able to get along so normally with a monster in human skin like Xiachuanhu.

Looking at Peppermint and Natsukawa Tiger who seemed to be chatting happily, Wuliangta Himeko blinked: "Peppermint, you and Mr. Natsukawa... know each other?"

[We said hello at the airport before, why did you just remember it now? ]

The peppermint candy bounced onto the dining table.

[This guy named Xiachuanhu went to the United States with your father five years ago as his bodyguard, and then——]

"——In a sense, he was the one who captured your father, Ryusuke Muryota, and sent him to prison."

Xiachuanhu said with a smile, which made Wuliangta Jizi's expression freeze.

What did he say just now?

"What are you talking about? Mr. Xiachuan, my father..."

"You heard me right. I caught Mr. Ryusuke. Although someone else was actually in charge of escorting him, if you were to ask who realized that he wanted to betray his destiny and steal the secrets of his destiny, it was me."

In front of Wuliangta Jizi, Xiachuanhu slightly adjusted his expression.

"I agreed to Otto's request and let you live in my house. In fact, there are some factors in this regard."

"You're welcome, but I don't like to hide anything from my family. Five years have passed since then, so I think it's better to tell you about your father from the beginning."

"——The real reason why your father was arrested."

10. Because we are family

Muliangta Himeko always believed that her father was wronged.

In other words, he was definitely not arrested for those reasons on paper, but for deeper reasons. Her encounter with Mint made her believe it even more. Dad knew an alien like Mint, and he would definitely not be arrested so easily.

And now what Xia Chuanhu said -

"What's the real reason why dad was arrested? And...it was you, Mr. Xiachuan, who arrested dad?"

"This is...what is going on?"

She came to Tianming with a nervous mood and was invited to the home of the seemingly enthusiastic Xiachuanhu. She was told that she could live in such a high-end villa in Tianming with peace of mind in the future. She also received a very sumptuous dinner. Wuliangta Jizi's mood and impression of Xiachuanhu were actually quite good.

Especially after realizing that Xiachuanhu and Mint are acquaintances, since they are friends of my father's friends, they should be trustworthy, right?

However......

"If I remember correctly, the reason you were told was only about theft and betrayal, right? Mr. Ryusuke stole the secrets of Destiny and was ready to betray Destiny, and even planned to launch some dangerous plan against the friendly organization Anti-Entropy - right?"

"Hmm...So, there really is something behind this, huh? I think so."

"There is indeed some inside information, but it has nothing to do with your father's arrest."

Xia Chuanhu drew a circle casually.

"Let's just take this as the reason for your father's arrest. What I just said and what you know are almost 90% of the reasons for his arrest. Even without what I'm going to say next, the things he has done are enough to convict him."

"He stole the key to the most important scientific research satellite of the Destiny and used it as a bargaining chip to trade with Anti-Entropy. At the same time, in order to increase his own credibility, he prepared a trap in advance, which almost caused a disaster for Houston. You should still remember the news five years ago? The incident in Houston."

Five years ago, Houston.

"...Hurricane?" Himeko Muliangta answered uncertainly.

But if we talk about the major events related to Houston five years ago, it seems that this is the only one. However, the weather forecast said that there was a hurricane that could cause huge losses, but in the end it did not happen. No one knows why. According to rumors, someone stopped the hurricane, but that is really unbelievable and hard to believe.

"Dad did that?"

"Murata Ryusuke's original job was to use one of the many high-tech devices owned by Tianming to repair the ecological environment in the Siberian region. Among them, there is a device that can interfere with the climate. Although it takes some time, it is not a problem to create a hurricane in a designated area."

Wuliangta Jizi couldn't believe her ears.

(Dad, he...)

"If you need to know more details, I can lend you my ID privileges in Tianming. My privileges allow me to retrieve any information in Tianming's database. Even if Mr. Ryusuke's relevant information is confidential, it is not confidential to the extreme extent, so I can still find it with my privileges."

"But like I said just now, only 90% of it can be recorded. The biggest secret for him will not be recorded. Well, judging from your reaction, I know that Peppermint has definitely not told you, right?"

(Eh?)

Hearing this, Wuliangta Jizi quickly looked at the mint on the table: "Mint, you......"

[…I didn’t want to tell Himeko so early, why did you just reveal it like that? ]

Peppermint glared at Natsukawa Tora, who just chuckled and said, "Because Ms. Himeko will be living in my house from now on."

"Even if we live under the same roof, it's normal for us to have our own secrets or things we can't tell others. Bianca has grown up recently and started to have her own thoughts. Vita is the same. I even have secrets that could fill the entire Mariana Trench but I've never told them."

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