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Gathered for breakfast, everyone glanced from time to time at the father and daughter pair, acting like a pair of fools.
Javier was already dressed in his uniform, while Shio was wearing a cute red and white plaid short-sleeved button-down shirt with blue overalls that fit him perfectly. Firm straps gently fit his small shoulders.
With glances that didn't seem to bother either of them, Javier fed Shio, spoiling her with a smile when he saw how happy she was.
Just a few minutes later, when they both arrived at Shio's room, she asked him to dress her, comb her hair and, as if he couldn't resist, Javier agreed, ending up in the scene they are in now.
—Javier, Shio can eat alone—.
—Don't say that Yami, it's the first time I've done this in my life—.
—It may be a new experience for you, but it's not healthy for you to spoil Shio either.
—I think the same as Yami-san, Mr. Javier, I think you shouldn't spoil Shio—.
—Come on, you two, how can you tell me without seeing this pretty little face?
—Wow, how unpleasant to see an adult behave like that.
—It makes food taste stale.
—Hmph, you two better shut up. Just tell me when you're not laughing at me, Rinka-chan… That goes for you too, Sayaka. I'm just showing my fatherly affection that I didn't know I had to Shio.—
The matter stalling, seeing that he didn't stop feeding Shio, Yami frowned and warned.
—Eat before the food gets cold—.
—I can reheat it, so no problem.
Thud!
Skipping the plates, but without spilling anything, Javier stopped feeding Shio who got scared and everyone saw Yami with a palm on the table.
—I said, eat, now—.
—... I can't do it with you. Shio, let's do it another day, yeah—.
—Mm, okay, daddy—.
Shio obediently sat up and began to eat without making a sound. Javier turned his gaze to Yami, who was already eating her breakfast, not caring that he was looking at her.
—Ehehe, now we can say that someone has you under control.
—It was time, before it got out of control.
—And to think that that out-of-control girl you had to hold by the neck and scold every day actually put you in line. Ehehe, tell me how it feels when the roles are reversed.
With a mocking smile, Javier ate a slice of tomato.
—I don't know how much fun you're having, but you're wrong about something.
—Mm, what would Javier Onii-chan be wrong about?—.
—... They're a good listener, and since Yami told me, it's for my own good—.
—Ahahaha!!, you heard Saya-chan, ahahaha, my tummy hurts, ahahaha, how funny—.
—Ehehe, it's the first time I've heard… in person, ehehehe—.
One couldn't hold back, and the other held back her mockery in Javier's face, which was beginning to redden. He looked at Yuuna, who looked down, but couldn't help but notice her shoulders shaking from holding back laughter.
The only ones who didn't know what was happening were Shio, Asahi and Yami who pretended not to notice.
—I'll get even for this, Rinka-chan—.
—How scary, you might do it, but you'll never be able to stop Yami from putting you in your place.
—He's not putting me in line! I'm just listening to his advice. Besides, no matter how I look at it, he's a good husband... Ah, let's pretend you didn't hear anything.
—Husbands!!—. X 3
—Mr. Javier and Yami-san are married—.
—Hey, Javier Onii-chan, how come you didn't say you were married?
—You were always talking about finding your Goddess wife and it turned out to be Yami Nee-san all along. You knew that, Rinrin-chan.
—I knew they were dating and I already suspected from their past interactions, but it didn't occur to me that he was married.
—Daddy is married to Yami Onee-chan—.
Eating the salad with a bit of rice and continuing to eat the fish, Javier looked at Rinka, who had already confessed to him the previous night, when their skin remembered each other's warmth, along with the passionate kisses and suggestive caresses.
Of course, Yuuna and Sayaka were surprised, as they didn't know anything. Shio and Asahi were also astonished by the news.
Yami, seeing that they were interested in her marriage to Javier, put down her chopsticks, which she mastered. She spoke calmly, as if trying to soothe a crying baby.
—Countless eons ago, when galaxies were just emerging and chaos was the law, the Core Gods appeared. They were not created… they were the power of chaos.
Pure incarnations of uncontrolled power, whose mere existence tore apart reality around them.
The looks at the table turned serious, so much so that even Shio and Asahi stopped eating, either because it was interesting or they had been caught in Yami's lullaby whisper.
—To avoid succumbing to their own fate, they made a pact with the Coreless Gods. Entities born from stardust and primordial energy formed at the heart of each galaxy. We were more stable and serene than those born with a core, having to come to us for help controlling their own existence.
Javier, who could tell when someone was lying, just like a woman faking an orgasm to avoid making her partner feel bad, could tell that Yami wasn't lying in her story, listening to her without missing a detail.
—When the primordial hentai God found me—.
With an ambiguous smile directed at Javier, Yami continued.
—He offered me a deal, although I agreed to become his wife, it was not without conditions on both sides that still hold to this day. But don't be mistaken. Marriage between Gods is not what you know. No matter how many hentai Gods exist in the future, nor how many forms or genders... I will always be his spouse. Whether as a wife... or as a husband.—
Surprising everyone at the table with such news, Sayaka raised her hand.
—You say there were also hentai goddesses?—.
—Of course, after all, the core doesn't care about gender, only the one most compatible with its purpose of formation. Likewise, appearance is only a shell. When the Hentai God dies, it will take on another form. Whether male or female… That doesn't matter in our existence.—
Silent, no one could speak at the revelation of this married couple's coexistence. Yami stood up after finishing eating.
—I'll go finish what I have to do. Do you have anything to say? If not, I'll be busy.
—Yes, the truth is that with this outing, I need to make preparations to feed the boys on the left wing. That's why I want you to go grocery shopping; here's the list. I'll come back later to cook so I'll be ready by Sunday, in case I'm late. Yami, I want you to feed them. I don't want Yuuna getting involved with Mantiz's men, at least not now.—
—… I'll go now—.
He said, disappearing into his mist, as he took the list Javier had given him.
Now without Yami, breakfast continued without incident.
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[Monday, April 29]{7:36 Am}
While parking, Sayaka headed towards Sakaino High School.
—Fuu, let's see if things are calmer today... Now that I think about it, because of the bank robbery, nobody asked about it on Boys' Saturday, although Sekai ruined it in a way... Well, what matters is that it's better this way, !!. Because my cell phone doesn't have any battery, ah—.
Remembering that in the fight with the squid, even though it wasn't hurt, that doesn't mean that a delicate device like the Turwq cell phone, with the thickness of a leaf, could withstand such an intensity of force, destroying its circuits.
—Let's fix it for now.
He said and the cell phone shone weakly with a gray light.
—Now yes. Wow, look at all the notifications… Sekai, Kotonoha, Setsuna, Makoto, wow, almost all the girls and unknown numbers.
Checking the notifications that were arriving like a cascade, he walked towards Sakaino High School without noticing the glances of the students as he passed.
—It's him—.
—Now that I see it, if it's him, I thought he was more muscular.
—Don't be silly, muscles are just a hindrance to a martial artist—.
—H-here we go again, the martial arts movie nerd.
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—Look at him, he says I don't sweat when I catch the muggers.
—He looks so calm—.
—I couldn't even sleep—.
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—Tss, neither the posture nor the steps seem like those of a martial artist—.
—You can notice that—.
—Yes, you reach a level like the one he showed at the bank, you can see it.
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—Looks like he's a freshman.
—So handsome, he must have a girlfriend.
—He said he had a daughter—.
—She already has a daughter at a young age—.
—Sssh, according to rumors, he comes from a powerful family, but now he is the last descendant, since his entire family was murdered—.
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—They say he has ten lovers and five wives, all pregnant.
—What garbage—.
—You talk, but you feel envious—.
—… No comments, besides, could that be true?—.
—I bet. They came to pick him up in black cars the other day. Could they be yakuza? Do you have business dealings with those guys?
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Rumors circulated that kept exaggerating, even though the reality was far more than they could possibly know. Javier was only interested in seeing the notifications that came in. Some messages were from the police, others were from news interviews, and others were asking what happened and why he kept it quiet and didn't share anything.
Javier was especially interested in the latter, since the only ones allowed to ask similar questions were Setsuna, Sekai, Hikari, Manami, and Makoto. After that was Kotonoha's concerned message.
—! Sensei Tenma, what is it you offer, so early? —
—Come on, the principal wants to talk to you about the incident on Friday.
—Okay—.
Keeping the party in peace, not wanting to leave any sarcastic comments, Javier followed sensei Tenma to the principal's office.
—Please, have a seat.—
Taking a seat, Javier looks at the typical Japanese director: thin, balding, with a receding hairline, and a dark green suit. He radiated a serious director.
—Student Javier, can you explain to me what you were doing on Friday at a bank instead of coming to class?—.
Straight to the point, Javier responded relaxedly.
—Family matters, director—.
—So family matters… And that girl you mentioned is your daughter?—.
"She's the daughter of the person I hired to clean the house. She's taken a liking to me and calls me Dad. I've grown fond of her too, and I have her mother's permission, so I don't think it'll cause any problems at school or with my family."
—… It wouldn't be a problem if they stayed indoors. But you've seen the networks.
—No, sir—.
Turning the monitor, Javier reads a series of users commenting on the forum about the bank robbery and then about Shio and Javier.
[Forozai- Section: News / Sakaino General]
Topic: Bank robbery?
[Kouhaibade_01]
I took the trouble to confirm it, but I knew I remembered. This guy was the one taken away in black cars, accompanied by suspicious men.
-1:45 PM {Saturday, April 27}
[RUMORSempai]
That's not all, according to what I heard from a kohai who is in his course, he has houses in Europe and is selling them.
-1:47 PM {Saturday 28}
[D3_Structo]
You're not mistaken, Koubaide-01. Why did I bother to check with the newsreel videos and the images circulating? The guy who caught the bank robbers was the same one who was taken away the other time.
-1:47 PM {Saturday 28}
[Mika-Nouta]
I saw the news about the robbery. Oh, no one thought it was strange that that little girl called him daddy. I mean, she's the same age as us, and the little girl could be 9 at most.
-1:49 PM {Saturday 28}
[D3_Structo]
Wait, this is getting weirder:
-He has a house in Europe, as there are many rumors.
-They took him away in black cars days ago.
-There are also rumors that he has his own car.
-And it is a coincidence that he always takes refuge in the library.
-1:54 PM {Saturday 28}
[SempaiConfidential]
It's starting to sound like he has ties to some serious organizations. Yakuza? Underworld? And if not, then why all the secrecy?
-1:55 PM {Saturday 28}
[Anon_33]
But did you see how he protected the little girl? He may be a mysterious person, but you could tell how determined he was to protect the little girl. If that's not real, I don't know what is.
-1:56 PM {Saturday 28}
[AkemiLove_77]
It's still a mystery. What kind of relationship do they have? Father, er, daughter, that's absurd. And why did the mother never show up when they had him at the police station?
-13:56 Pm {Saturday 28]
[KuroMitsu]
How naive your thinking is, AkemiLove_77. Who can claim she's his daughter? Since I have nothing else to do, I asked some friends: "Hey, I did some research. You always see him taking the northern route."
-1:58 PM {Saturday 28}
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The messages continued, as we saw that the students were getting carried away with unreal things, such as the yakuza, the mafia, human smuggling, the son of an oilman, etc.
"I still don't understand what the problem is. It's just students giving their opinions without any basis. I'd say something different if it were the parents who showed up, but if that were true, they'd already be here."
—For everything, you have an answer—.
He shrugged his shoulders at me.
Frowning, Sensei Tenma intervened.
—Student Javier, do not disrespect your elders and answer—.
"Let's get to the point, what's really happening. The comments may get out of hand, but nothing that affects my daily life. The school just needs to manage the chat more, and that's it. For my part, neither the police nor the press seem to have revealed any relevant information, so why did the principal call me?"
In the eyes of the director and Sensei Tenma, the defiant attitude toward authority and the ability to speak with equal authority seemed problematic in itself. Javier saw them in the same way: they didn't get to the point, but rather liked to beat around the bush.
—You say it doesn't affect you, but since Friday we've received multiple requests for interviews.
—… I understand what you're getting at. What decision did the school make?—
Seeing the messages displayed on his monitor screen, totaling more than a dozen interview requests from different news outlets and journalists, Javier, who understood the problem, waited for a response.
Leaning back in his chair, the director simply said.
—You can rest easy.
—Mm, what are you trying to say?
—What the principal is trying to say is that the school will protect you. The same is expected of you: no videos exposing yourself, no lectures, unless ordered by an authority like the police. Since the information is being protected because you're a minor, you won't be harassed by a journalist.
—Oh. I'd appreciate that gesture.
He said, bowing his head in a show of respect, that the director and sensei Tenma accepted him, and that they realize that dealing with Javier is like a wild cat, who will paw at you and if he likes you, he will approach and grope you, but how quickly he moves away.
—You can go, that's all I had to say to you.
—Thank you, director, I'm leaving.—
Leaving the principal's office with sensei Tenma, Javier looks at him.
—Looks like I was saved by the skin of my teeth, sensei Tenma.
—I don't know how funny it is to you, you don't know the problems we had when we found out.
—Don't you think that's good, so they'll know for the next time?
—I would prefer that news were not so frequent or that the school would be targeted.
—Ahaha—.
—It's no laughing matter. I've called you a dozen times and you haven't answered.
—Mm, what number are you?
—004xxxxx—.
—Here it is, I'll schedule it. I couldn't answer any calls because my cell phone was damaged. You have no idea how delicate these things are. I remember my parents gave me a Nokia; those things were really durable.
—So you had one of those first cell phones in your hands.
—Of course, you don't know how much fun I had with him.
Javier and Sensei Tenma ended up enjoying a pleasant conversation about those times with the Nokia cell phone.