"Ryo-kun, were you just saying that I don't understand gentleness?"
In the kitchen, Yukinoshita Yukino, wearing an apron, walked out.
"Big Sister Yukino!!"
Shirosaki Hana, as if seeing a savior, threw away the English book without hesitation, then jumped off the sofa and ran to Yukino's side.
"Good morning Hana. Is Ryo-kun bullying you? It's okay, Big Sister will help you."
"Mn, then what is Big Sister Yukino having for breakfast?"
Yukinoshita smiled. "Steamed buns for breakfast. Eru-san and I got up early to prepare them. Do you and Rumi want to come wrap them together?"
"Are you joining too, Ryo-kun?"
Uchiha Ryo shook his head and refused. "Everyone wrapping steamed buns together? What kind of post-New Year entertainment activity is this? I'll pass, but I can help you wake up the others to help."
Chitanda Eru poked her head out of the kitchen. "Then Ryo-kun just wait in the living room. Rumi-chan~ help Big Sister check who else is awake and ask if they want to wrap buns together."
Tsurumi Rumi nodded, then glanced at Bedroom 101. Leaving aside whether Hiratsuka Shizuka was awake or not, even if she got up, she couldn't cook, so ignore her.
Knocked gently, then pushed open Bedroom 103.
Tsurumi Rumi opened her small mouth but didn't speak. Because she saw an incredibly shocking scene! Fujiwara Chika was hugging Shinomiya Kaguya like a mother, pressing Kaguya with huge cannonballs, making Kaguya's expression painful.
Neither of them seemed to have any intention of waking up. Rumi silently exited the room and headed to the second floor.
Pushing open the door of Bedroom 201, the two sisters were actually both awake.
Bocchi-chan was sitting on the balcony doing morning guitar practice, while Hayasaka Ai had opened her laptop and was watching videos. Uh... unexpectedly videos of various hydraulic presses VS various items.
"Hitori-senpai, Hayasaka-senpai, Big Sister Yukino and the others are preparing to wrap buns for breakfast. Do you want to come help?"
"Buns? Sure, I'm going! Watch me make you a steamer of Chinese Xiao Long Bao!"
Gyaru-mode Hayasaka Ai stood up, expressing that she was very good at wrapping buns!
Bocchi-chan smiled awkwardly. She actually wanted to help... but besides playing the guitar, she didn't know any cooking. Rather than being a hindrance in the kitchen, it's better to wait for food.
Walking into the adjacent Bedroom 202, Shirogane Kei seemed used to waking up early and was currently writing some notes in front of the window. But Amakusa Shino was still sleeping. However, why was the body pillow beside this sister tied up? And the tying pattern looked a bit like... tortoise shell?
"Shirogane-senpai, Big Sister Yukino and the others want to wrap buns. Do you want to join?"
"It's Rumi. Okay! I'll go down to help later."
Tsurumi Rumi successfully brought two people downstairs after completing her task. The heavy responsibility of wrapping buns grew from the initial two people to six people.
Everyone gathered in the villa's kitchen. Uchiha Ryo stayed alone in the living room and sent a message to Natsume by the way. Wait until the buns are ready and bring Shirogane Miyuki and Ishigami Yu over to eat together.
"Hana, you just watch how I wrap from the side."
Although only Shirogane Hana was clumsy in the kitchen, she was obedient and silently followed Yukinoshita Yukino to learn.
Hayasaka Ai: "Yukino-san, so you are so good at taking care of children... You will be a good mother in the future~"
Chitanda Eru: "Hehe, Yukino gives me the feeling of raising a daughter. Mn~ If I have a daughter in the future, I'll leave her to you to raise!"
Yukinoshita Yukino turned her head, her expression slightly shy. "What good mother... stop joking."
Shirosaki Hana also looked over. "I'm not a child! I'm learning seriously."
Uchiha Ryo, who was watching from the living room: "... You two plus Rumi, if three people with no blood relation go out and say they are three sisters, passersby would probably believe it."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Stop nagging. Come over and take Enyun-chan to stay in the living room. We are going to prepare the buns."
In the corner of the kitchen, Enyun-chan, who was enjoying a salmon alone, was picked up by Uchiha Ryo again.
"Meow— (Haven't finished eating!)"
"Stop yelling. Although I don't understand what you are saying, it's just half a salmon, is it worth it?"
Watching Uchiha Ryo leave with the cat, Chitanda blinked. "I feel Ryo-kun and Enyun-chan have a very good relationship."
Hayasaka Ai frowned. "Is that so? Why do I feel like the person and the cat are a bit tit-for-tat..."
Yukinoshita Yukino snorted lightly. "Because Ryo-kun doesn't know how to raise cats at all. It's really hard for Enyun-chan to be stuck with such an owner."
Chitanda Eru chuckled. "Yukino really likes cats. A staunch cat person."
Hayasaka Ai raised her hand. "I'm a dog person. I really like Pess from Fujiwara-san's house. What about you guys?"
Shirogane Kei, hearing Hayasaka Ai's question, thought for a moment. "I'm probably a cat person too. Compared to dogs, I might like cats more."
Kei's hobby is the same as her brother's, both are cats. But according to what Uchiha Ryo knows, Shirogane Miyuki seems to like animals like penguins more.
Uchiha Ryo in the living room heard the cat vs. dog discussion from the kitchen. Remembering the few times he visited the Shirogane house, he seemed to have seen their penguin body pillow. Thought it was Kei's, but didn't expect the other party to immediately explain that it was her brother's thing.
Shirosaki Hana expressed that she was a staunch cat person because she was a bit afraid of dogs...
Tsurumi Rumi thought cats and dogs were about the same. If she had to choose one of the two, she leaned more towards cats.
Uchiha Ryo: (You guys are indeed confirmed as three sisters!) "Yukino-san is not just a cat person, she is also a Panda person," Uchiha Ryo said suddenly.
Shirosaki Hana tilted her head. "Panda?"
Tsurumi Rumi reminded. "Panda, mn... indeed a very cute creature."
"Talking about that Pan-san plushie?" Chitanda Eru put her hands on her hips. "Ryo-kun should also be a staunch cat person, right? After all, you raised Enyun-chan."
Calling him a cat person was also fine. After all, maybe due to the influence of the Uchiha bloodline, he really couldn't generate feelings of disgust towards creatures like cats and younger brothers.
"Stop chatting you guys, better continue wrapping buns."
Uchiha Ryo rubbed his stomach, which was already a bit hungry.
"Also, rather than saying I'm a cat person, it's better to say I prefer O..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hayasaka Ai and Yukinoshita Yukino, who reacted the fastest, one stepped forward to cover Uchiha Ryo's mouth, and the other walked in front with an unkind expression.
"Hana and Rumi are still here, what do you want to say?"
"Ugh— cough cough, I mean, I like Orange! Which means orange person... What were you guys thinking?!"