"Sis, please calm down for now. Okay, okay."
Well, although there was a bit of a fuss...Hime stroked his back and finally Hijiri regained his composure.
"Y-yes. I need to calm down..... sigh."
"I hope everything is okay now. I'll serve dinner soon, so please come to the dining room once the Saint Lady has settled down."
"Yes. I'll take you and your sister later."
Hime might be the most calm person in this place.
Thanks to this, the chaotic situation quickly came to order.
"Sorry, Hime-chan. I was surprised to see that Mei-chan is so strict with me, but so lovey-dovey with Yohei."
"It's true that Mei-san doesn't open up to others... but Yohei-kun is a very charming boy, so it's no wonder she becomes so lovey-dovey."
"I don't think that's the case..."
I tried to interject, but I knew that a rating that was too high wouldn't go down just because of something like this.
"One of Yohei's great points is his modesty."
Hime crossed her arms and nodded with a smug look on her face.
It's as if she's saying, "As expected of Youhei, I've approved of him." It's a bit awkward to be praised so highly no matter what I say. Well, I can't say I'm not happy about it though.
Being praised by Hime simply made me happy, so my cheeks unintentionally relaxed.
...Maybe it's because I saw that exchange.
"...Yohei, is it possible that you're good at seducing young-looking girls? You may have a quiet face, but are you actually a girl-pleaser?"
Puppeteer...that sounds harsh.
Seiji was falsely accused of something.
"A girl-eater... It's a bad word, but it describes me well. I'm certainly captivated by Youhei."
Don't say it yourself.
It was as if I was in the wrong.
But he didn't do anything strange. He just gave her some sweets and we became friends... No. Well, it started to look like he was using sweets as bait to lure her in, so I quickly gave up on that idea.
"By the way, you have a niece, Yohei-kun, don't you?"
"Huh? Yohei, do you have an older brother or sister?"
"Yes. I have an older sister who is ten years older than me."
"Apparently the age difference between me and my sister is the same."
"Hmm. I see... So, does that mean there is a little girl you haven't met yet?"
"Don't say it weirdly... well, I guess I do."
I wonder if Hime had talked to him about it in casual conversation before?
We chat a lot, so I think I've probably told her most of my life story. Also, this girl has a tendency to never forget something she's heard once, so she seems to remember a lot of things.
"I think he's six now?"
"You're two years younger than me."
"...That girl and Hime are only two years apart."
In the eyes of the general public, a six-year-old is considered the youngest of children.
She's a different breed from Hime; she's a lively, active, slightly cheeky and precocious six-year-old.
Compared to the grown-up Hime, she's really just a child. It's amazing that they're only two years apart.
"So you're good friends after all?"
"I don't know if I can say we're close, but...we always hang out when he comes over to my house."
"Y-You're definitely a girl-eater."
"No, no. I'm just playing with you."
I wish you'd stop using weird language.
However, looking back... it's true that since she's my niece and I'm used to it, I might be good at communicating with young children.
...H-maybe I really am a girl-pleaser?
How should I put it... I almost discovered my own strange talent, so I quickly stopped thinking about it.
Besides, I'm normal.
It's not like I'm particularly good at seducing young girls!