บท 1440: Approval

“Nice save there, Ruki-kun. And Hina, I believe Auntie wasn’t being mean to Ruki.” Kazuha-nee said as soon as the couple disappeared into the kitchen.

As she was instructed to accompany us, possibly to also help in cooling us down from the unexpected situation, Kazuha-nee pulled us to the nearest long couch and sat us down. There, we sandwiched Hina between us since she was the one most affected.

I opened my arms and put the girl in my embrace, rubbing her back to stop the shaking of her body. On the other side, Kazuha-nee gave me a thumbs-up as she patted Hina’s head.

Somehow, this looked like we were Hina’s parents as we consoled the upset girl.

“Mhm, Kazuha-nee is right. It just showed that she won’t hand you over to me without examining my character.” I added using the same lighthearted tone to help wash away the tension.