["Big sister, you cannot push the door open."]
[Kitahara Rei looked at her sister, who was itching to move.]
["But.. but, Mom sounds like she is in pain… wuu, I have to save her." Kitahara Shio was frantic, spinning around in place several times.]
[She heard her mother's breathing become rapid.]
[And she kept shouting "help," "let me go," "slow down."]
["The heavens have their cycle of karma. You spank my butt every day, now the retribution is here." Kitahara Suzune crossed her arms and tilted her little head up.]
[Usually the naughtiest one, she was also the one who got spanked the most, and never learned her lesson.]
["Big sister, do not worry, I will go save her right away."]
[Kitahara Amane took a few steps forward, her cheeks flushed red.]
["Stop."]
[Kitahara Rei knocked her on the head with the book in her hand.]
[She did not dare imagine what kind of punishment awaited anyone who barged into their parents' battlefield.]
["Little Rei is bullying people." Amane covered her head, feeling wronged.]
[She just wanted to split the mountain and save her mother. What was wrong with that?]
[Kitahara Yui, who was pressed up against the door, suddenly widened her eyes. "Big sister, Dad has started bullying Blue Mama."]
[Because there were too many moms.]
[The children had privately given several of their mothers nicknames.]
[Yellow Mama No.1: you.]
[Yellow Mama No.2: Ijichi Seika.]
[Blue Mama: Yamada Ryo.]
[Pink Mama: Gotoh Hitori.]
[Red Mama: Kita Ikuyo.]
["Good, bully her hard." As a most filial daughter, Kitahara Suzune hurriedly leaned closer to the door, listening to her own mother being bullied.]
[From inside the room came Yamada Ryo's lazy voice.]
["Husband, did you not eat? This is hilarious, trash husband. Can you put in a bit more strength?"]
[Outside the door.]
[Kitahara Suzune's little head was filled with question marks. Why was her mom so brave?]
[Just now, Yellow Mama No.1 had been bullied to the point of crying.]
["Wow, Blue Mama is amazing." Kitahara Yui showed an expression of admiration.]
[In her heart, Father was the strongest of all.]
[But she did not expect Blue Mama to be even stronger.]
[She had thought Lü Bu was already invincible under heaven. She never expected someone even fiercer. Whose general was this?]
[After listening for a few more minutes.]
[Blue Mama gradually could not suppress her gasps.]
["This is boring, you did not even reach the deepest part. Husband, are you even capable… ah~"]
[Outside the door.]
[The little ones looked at each other.]
[Why did it feel like Dad was not bullying Blue Mama at all?]
["Little Rei, is making babies very comfortable?" Kitahara Yui asked, full of curiosity.]
["I do not know."]
[Kitahara Rei felt like going back to her room to sleep with her mom. Accompanying her sisters to listen to their parents being affectionate was just asking for suffering. She might as well sleep early, stockpile more knowledge, and invest in the future.]
["Little Rei, can we make babies with Dad?" Little Shio looked innocent.]
["Of course we ca—" Before Kitahara Suzune could finish, a book smashed into her head.]
[She looked at the culprit with teary eyes.]
["You cannot." Kitahara Rei liked her father, but she knew this kind of thing was absolutely not allowed.]
["Why not?" Kitahara Suzune was unconvinced.]
["Suzune, do you want to help Father create a pile of dark history?" Kitahara Rei's expression turned frightening. Her usually half-lidded eyes suddenly opened wide. She rarely showed emotions, only becoming like this when angry. "Father is now a leading figure in artificial intelligence, a world-class scientist. Do not ruin his reputation."]
["I…"]
[Kitahara Suzune hesitated, then muttered with her head lowered, "I am clearly your big sister. What are you acting so smug for?"]
[Still, she knew the road to conquering Father was very long.]
[It might even be impossible for a lifetime.]
[That was fine. She was only eight years old. Life was still long.]
["Does Father really care about his reputation?" Kitahara Amane asked back.]
[Kitahara Toru never put on airs. In the past, when Father took her out to play, whether it was a street-side shop owner or a big figure in society, his attitude was always strikingly consistent.]
[He was neither arrogant nor self-deprecating.]
["He might not care, but we need to. If you truly like Father, do not let him feel troubled."]
[After saying this, Kitahara Rei ignored her sisters' thoughts, hugged her book, and walked back to her room.]
[Seeing her younger sister leave, Kitahara Suzune lost interest in continuing to eavesdrop. "Shall we go back?"]
[As the words fell.]
[She saw Kitahara Yui show an expression as if the sky were falling.]
["It is, it is over…"]
[Only then did little Suzune hear.]
[Blue Mama, who had been as valiant as Lü Bu just moments ago, could no longer even speak words of resistance.]
["Wuu, do not do this, I just went once a moment ago…"]
["Husband, go find Bocchi, stop bullying me~"]
["Nijika, Ikuyo, save me. Do not hold back laughter at the side…"]
[Facing Blue Mama's cries for help, the little ones at the door exchanged glances, fear flashing in their eyes.]
[If even Blue Mama could not defeat Father, would going in not be courting death?]
[After a fierce internal struggle.]
[The children went back to sleep.]
[From that day on, they never dared to eavesdrop again.]
[Another two years passed.]
[Gotoh Hitori's second child.]
[Kitahara Yuu had also reached elementary school age. Her talent was no less than Kitahara Rei's, and she learned things very quickly.]
[By comparison, Kitahara Yui was much more airheaded. You privately joked that little Yui absorbed Gotoh Hitori's silly genes, while little Yuu absorbed part of Kitahara Toru's intelligence. Of course, both little ones were beautiful and adorable, inheriting their parents' strengths.]
[That year.]
[Japan passed a polygamy law, with extremely strict limitations. Currently, only Kitahara Toru met the requirements.]
[You all knew this was the return given after the politician Kitahara Toru supported in his early years became prime minister.]
[At the same time.]
[A large number of intelligent products appeared on the market, and many industries underwent reform and reshuffling.]
[No matter how fierce the winds and waves.]
[As the center of the storm, Kitahara Toru still maintained his usual pace, accompanying his wives and daughters.]
[Recently, you began to consider the issue of parents.]
["Our parents are getting on in years. In a few years they will retire. Should we bring them closer?" Toru asked.]
[You were nearing forty, and your parents had long passed sixty. Their bodies had accumulated many inconveniences.]
["They do not want to." Ryo wished she could be as far from her parents as possible.]
[When she first married Toru, her parents were extremely opposed. It took years before they accepted her sharing one husband.]
["My father likes quiet places. He should agree. He mentioned a few days ago that he wanted to see little Shio and little Rei. I will talk to him tomorrow," you replied.]
["My parents have been traveling around the world recently. They cannot settle down." Kita Ikuyo said.]
[In the end.]
[Only Mr. Ijichi moved nearby, often helping to look after his two granddaughters when he had time.]