"Hmm, that was a nice bath."
"Yeah…. It was the best…"
"Ahhh…"
Yoshida followed behind the visibly elated Ichika and Miku as they returned to the living room.
Somehow, Miku and Ichika seemed to be in a state of flushed satisfaction. Meanwhile, Yoshida was completely exhausted…
"You two, that was way too long, even for you!"
"But it was just so nice~… Right, Miku?"
"Yeah… I got to enjoy a nice, slow bath…."
Just as expected, Nino voiced her complaint, but it seemed to have no effect on Ichika and Miku in their current state. Nino gave up and held her head in her hands.
Tap tap tap tap…
Suddenly, Itsuki and Yotsuba came running over and clung to him.
"That's not fair, Onii-chan! Going into the bath with Miku and Ichika without us!"
"That's right! I wanted to join too!"
As they complained, they rubbed their faces against his chest.
"Itsuki was in last night, and Yotsuba was in this morning. I haven't even gotten to go once yet."
"Hmph~… Well, then, a 'welcome home' kiss is okay, right?"
In response to Nino's words, Itsuki puffed out her cheeks as if to complain, but quickly switched gears, winking as she asked.
"Alright, alright."
"Hehe…. Nn… mwah… slurp… Hah… mwah… slurp slurp… mwah… Hah… slurp… mwah… Hah… Welcome home, Onii-chan."
"Yeah, welcome back, Itsuki."
He stroked the head of Itsuki, who was smiling contentedly after her kiss, which only put her in an even better mood.
"Onii-chan! Is that a kiss? It's different from what we did!"
"Huh? You haven't done a deep kiss with Yotsuba yet?"
"Deep…?"
"Hehe… It's a kiss where you intertwine your tongues, and it feels amazing. Here, go ask Onii-chan to do it!"
"Okay! Onii-chan, I want one too!"
After Itsuki explained what a deep kiss was to Yotsuba, Yotsuba's eyes sparkled as she made her request.
"Got it. I was planning on waiting a bit longer for this, though."
Saying that, he placed a hand on Yotsuba's cheek, and she closed her eyes and stuck out her tongue.
"Slurp slurp… slurp… Hah… That feels so good…. Slurp… slurp… mwah… Hah… More… slurp slurp… slurp… slurp… mwah… Hah…. I might get addicted…."
When she finally pulled her lips away, Yotsuba looked up at him with hazy, lust-filled eyes.
"I'm glad you enjoyed it. And welcome home, Yotsuba."
"Okay! I'm home, Onii-chan!"
As he stroked her head and greeted her, she responded with her usual sunny, bright smile.
"Oh! That reminds me. Onii-chan, teach me my homework! And then, some other studies too!"
After returning his greeting, Yotsuba, as if remembering, asked him to teach her.
"Oh? Yotsuba, you're starting to study again? What brought this on?"
"Hehehe~… He said if I study hard, he'll teach me even better stuff."
"Oh my, I can't let that slide~… I'll study too, so please, do the same for me, okay."
Hearing Yotsuba's words, Itsuki suddenly felt motivated. She winked and then took her study materials to the table.
"Well, I guess I'll study too, until Mom gets home…"
"Oh, good for you, Miku! If there's anything you don't understand, just ask."
"Okay…."
Even though Miku had already finished her homework, she said she was going to study more, so he praised her with a head pat.
"Ah! Then I'll do it too! So… Onii-channn!"
"Pfft… Alright, alright. Make sure to ask right away if you don't understand anything, okay, Ichika?"
"Okay…."
Perhaps to compete with Miku, Ichika also spread out her study materials, so he gave her a head pat too.
"Hmmph… Well, since I'm done preparing dinner, I suppose I'll do a little studying too."
Glance…
"Oh~… That's great, Nino. Don't hesitate to ask if you don't understand something, okay?"
"Okay…."
Nino, fiddling with her hair, also sat at the table and began to study. When he patted her head, she looked down happily.
"Onii-chan! I finished! Can you look it over?"
"Hmm? Let's see… Oh, Itsuki, you're good at math. Most of these are correct."
"Heheh… I can do it when I try, you know."
"Uh-huh. Keep up that good work."
"Okay."
After giving her a head pat, he explained the parts she got wrong. Humming a tune, Itsuki steadily worked through the problems.
"Here! Onii-chan, I'm done!"
"Oh, let's see. Hmm~, this problem is pretty tough since you need to properly understand the descriptive passages, but you did great! The only issues are with the kanji."
"I did great!? Okay, I'll keep it up!"
"Uh-huh. That's the spirit."
"Hehe…"
Encouraged by his praise, he patted Yotsuba's head, and she beamed happily.
After that, the quintuplets studied with unusual focus, and he helped them out here and there.
"I'm home. Oh my?"
As they were spending their time like that, Rena returned from work.
"Oh, welcome back, Rena."
"Welcome home, Mom!"
"Hehe… I'm home. What's this? I haven't seen you all studying like this recently."
"Hehe… If we study hard, Onii-chan praises us, and if our grades go up, we get rewards too."
They greeted Rena, and she returned their smiles. But upon seeing the state of the table, she asked with a surprised expression. Ichika enthusiastically explained.
"Oh dear, what pragmatic daughters I have… I'm so sorry, Yoshida-san."
"No, not at all. If all it takes is a little praise from me to get them to work hard, it's no trouble at all."
He laughed as he replied to Rena, who spoke apologetically, and she smiled back.
"Well then, I'll go get changed, and then we can have dinner."
"Okay~."
Following Rena's instruction, the quintuplets each took their study materials and headed to their own rooms. Rena also went to her room, so Yoshida set about reheating the dinner that Nino had prepared.
Once everyone was ready, dinner began.
Tonight, he was seated between Miku and Yotsuba, with Ichika across from him. Itsuki and Nino sat flanking Ichika.
"Come to think of it, it seems you've already bathed today. Where will Yoshida-san be sleeping?"
At the dinner table, Rena brought up the subject. The quintuplets looked at each other and nodded.
"Onii-chan should sleep with Mommy tonight."
"Huh?"
Yoshida and Rena were surprised by Itsuki's suggestion.
"Since you're lovers, it's fine to do that once in a while, right?"
"Yeah… I think so too…"
"Mommy loves Onii-chan the most, after all."
"If Onii-chan and Mom love each other, that's best."
After Itsuki spoke, Nino and the others chimed in.
"Everyone…"
"You girls… You know…"
Before he could finish, Rena asked in astonishment...
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