When I picked up Akane at their house, I got scolded by Aunt Akemi for leaving in the middle of the night. That’s even when we told her that I was going to escort Fuyu home.
It was unreasonable, yes. She had this notion that any girls I got in contact with would eventually become my new girlfriend. Though she’s not entirely wrong with that, she said that in front of her daughter.
Akane, on the other hand, was enjoying herself at the side, laughing at how I tried to explain in front of her mother. That’s why when Aunt Akemi finished scolding me, I ran to the girl and carried her on my shoulder.
Aunt Akemi facepalmed upon seeing that and left us alone after saying, “You two are growing up to be the next ‘idiot couple’. In this case, you’re the more unreasonable one, Onoda-kun. Or maybe, you’re at the same level. No wonder you get along well even when you’re still toddlers.”