Kensuke: Here we go...
Carrying stuff on my shoulder, I walked the familiar path.
And soon, I've arrived at a just as familiar mansion.
Kensuke: Pardon the...
As I was about to say it, I recalled something I got told before.
Right. I was told to stop saying "Pardon the intrusion" all the time...
Kensuke: Umm...
I still hesitate a bit. But... yeah. That's right.
#Just yell "I'm here!" at the top of your lungs#
Kensuke: I'm home.
As I said those words, I entered Kuon's mansion
without waiting for anyone's invitation.
I walked down the hallway and came to the usual room.
Kensuke: I'm home.
I felt that someone's here, so I said it again to notify of my arrival.
#Yeah, would be awkward and anime if they were changing clothes#
Yuina: Oh, welcome back. You're quite early today, aren't you?
#I have a feeling Yuina wouldn't mind, but Kuon would#
Kensuke: Ah... yeah.
Yuina's voice welcomed me in a completely natural manner.
Yeah. Beinc greeted with those words really drives in the point that
she accepted me as a family member, which makes me feel happy...
Kensuke: ...Huh?!
Kensuke: ...
#And?#
Kuon: Oh. You're early, Kensuke.
#How is that a surprising sight?#
Yuina was not alone, Kuon was in the same room with her. That's fine, but...
#This is like one of the most unsurprising sights to see#
Kensuke: ...
Yuina: Why are you just standing there in daze?
Kensuke: Ah, well...
Yuina: I won't get angry that you came in uninvited. This is your house too.
#Yuina's Yuisless, but she maxed out her "wife" class#
Kensuke: Yeah. Well, you said that before...
#It is pleasing to see someone act unreserved like a proper wife#
Kuon: Right. I haven't said "welcome back" yet. Welcome back, Kensuke.
#I still remember SKM girls getting angry over accidental fanservice#
Kensuke: Y, yeah... I'm back.
#Which is fine by itself... but not after 6 H-scenes#
I should normally feel really happy being welcomed back by Kuon.
#What's the problem? Does he somehow see this as an NTR?#
But for some reason, right now, I feel like that's not important.
Kensuke: Umm... what are you doing?
#WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE, DUMBASS?!#
Kuon: What, you ask... are we doing something?
#This reaction over a mundane thing is making me really angry#
Yuina: Kensuke, you said "I'll go hunt some prey, so leave dinner to me!".
So all I did was cut some vegetables and boiled some rice.
Dumbass: No, that's not what I'm talking about...
I said that myself, after all.
Kuon: Hmm. What, did you fail to catch anything?
Dumbass good at hunting: No, I caught some! Looke!
I brought wild vegetables and sliced meat that we can eat soon!
Yuina: Then, what's bothering you so much?
#Yeah... you wouldn't believe what it is...#
Kensuke: Umm, that's... a lap pillow, right?
Right. Yuina is sitting in a relaxed way and Kuon
has her head defenselessly on her lap...
Kuon: That's nothing strange. Right?
Yuina: It's not, right?
Kensuke: I, is that so?
How should I put it, between girls... especially two cute girls,
seeing them do a lap pillow is a somewhat exciting sight.
Yuina: We do this all the time... this is normal, right?
#The word to describe this is "comfy", not "exciting"#
Kuon: Yeah.
Kensuke: T, that's true...
#I can't describe how much I hate his reaction#
Eh. What? This heavenly sight is a daily blessing...
no, I mean, is a daily occurrence in this mansion?
Kensuke: I haven't seen this before, so it surprised me a bit...
#This comfy relaxed atmosphere between people/characters is vital#
Kuon: Is that so? You're an odd man.
#Some anime screw up by having everyone always on edge around others#
Yuina: But really, I only did things you told me to, you know?
Are you really sure there'll be no problems with the dinner?
Kensuke: Yeah. There's no problems there. Leave it to me...
#This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from Rokujouma#
Kensuke: And why are you following me...
#In that scene, protag is just sitting by the table doing homework...#
Yuina: Well, I've never seen you cook before, Kensuke.
#One of the girls comes in, starts up some games on the console#
Kuon: Yeah.
Kensuke: There's not much to do there. Just take it easy.
#She then sits behind protag and leans her back on his while playing#
And keep that wonderful sight from before going.
#And that's it... They just silently do their own things#
Yuina: Not much to do, you say. What are you making exactly then?
#Most anime would be like "IS THIS A GIRL'S WARMTH?! OH MY GOOOOOD!"#
Kensuke: That's a secret for now.
Yuina: Jeez... it bothers me. I'll come along! Are you coming too, Kuon?
#Yeah, I wouldn't want to eat a secret meal either#
Kuon: But of course.
This is clearly Yuina's revenge for me visiting in the kitchen a lot before.
#For example, I hate onions and a "surprise dish" might just have those#
Kensuke: Then, I'll do it here... there are vegetables at the kitchen, right?
Yuina: Yeah, feel free to enter it.
Kensuke: ...
Kuon: What's wrong?
Kensuke: Well, I was previously told... not to enter the kitchen.
And now she tells me to "feel free". How should I put it, small things like
this are a proof that I'm getting along with Yuina, and they make me happy.
Kuon: Now that you mention it, that happened.
Yuina: Jeez... that was so long ago.
Kensuke: Okay, I'll be back soon. Take it easy meanwhile.
Yuina: Hey, watch what you're bringing here!
Kensuke: Eh, what?
Yuina, who said "sure" earlier, yelled as she saw what I brought.
Yuina: Do you need to ask...
What I brought are the vegetables Yuina chopped
and the meat that I cut back at the residence.
And... a pot.
Yuina: Noone brings pots out of the kitchen! It's a blasphemy.
#So, he's making hot pot, I guess?#
Kensuke: It's okay.
Kuon: I see, a pot...
Yuina: Anyone can see that pot.
Kuon: No, that's not what I meant. It's a dish called hot pot.
Yuina: As I said, of course you'd use a pot for cooking...
Kuon: That's not what I... Kensuke.
Kensuke: Ah. You had one before, Kuon?
Kuon: Occasionally, I stopped at the village in when I went hunting before.
Yuina: ...?
Kuon: That's one type of cooking that people have.
Yuina: Hee... hot pot, huh.
#Didn't he make it once before in this game?#
While Kuon was explaining Yuina about hot pots, I went back to the
kitchen and brought back a secret weapon I prepared just for today.
Kuon: What's that?
Kensuke: There's no firepit in this room.
So I wouldn't want to use a brazier here.
I brought a portable stove to use in place of a firepit.
Naturally, there's a charcoal heated in a furnace inside it.
Kuon: I see. You're going to cook here.
#Just come outside#
I placed a pot on top of the calm but powerful heat coming
from embers, and after some time, it started steaming.
Kensuke: I'll start with what's hard to boil...
#It's an unnecessary fire hazard#
It's what they call, a manly cooking. I used sake and
soup stock and added a random amount of miso...
Yuina: I don't get it, but make stock thick. Kuon likes it that way.
#How come someone raised by Karin is making "manly cooking"?#
Kensuke: I know. Leave it to me.
#She'd bite his head off for not following proper procedures#
Well... if it's too thick, I'll just dilute it later.
Kensuke: Okay, it's simmering... smells good, right?
I randomly tossed meat from the deer I hunted
and vegetables that Yuina chopped into the pot.
Kuon: A deer, huh.
Kensuke: Yeah. It's nice at Inaba mountains, I can catch some easily.
#I wonder what he's hunting with. Traps or bow?#
I left most of it back at the residence, so there
should be a deer feast going on there.
Kuon: Easygoing of you, leaving all the work to Hiyo and the rest.
#I doubt Minmei's methods of hunting involved a hunting rifle#
Kensuke: I have some talented squad members, so all I can do is some trial runs.
#That said, Mao probably had a heart attack from all the modern technology#
Kuon: Rifles, you mean. How did it go?
Kensuke: West is definitely amazing. It's much easier to use than older guns.
Kuon: Older? The guns we're using are all foreign, is there some older model?
Kensuke: Stuff we had at the Kiyosu armory.
Stuff like the rifle Wakana's using.
Kuon: Ah, you mean flame dragons.
Kensuke: That's what they're called?
What's with that cool name? Sounds as if it can take down a dragon.
#It's probably because flame burst comes out of the barrel#
Kuon: Those are no good. Not many can use those.
#Yeah, having bursts of flame just means they suck#
Kensuke: Yeah. I couldn't use them.
#Probably produces a lot of smoke too#
I understand matchlock guns are hard to handle,
but those flame dragons are much worse.
Wakana's using a similar weapon, and I'm really impressed she mastered it.
#Wish he could make some modern rifles, but even for Roland it was not easy#
Kensuke: Well then. We're getting there...
Yuina: ...It does smell good, but will this really taste good?
Kensuke: You can count on it. It's quite popular at the Kensuke squad.
Yuina: I see... are you sure it's not a blasphemy of a dish?
Kensuke: No problem there too. If we eat with appetite,
I'm sure we won't offend any gods of cooking.
She clearly has some superstition, but I can't completely ignore
beliefs like that, to avoid offending people that have them...
Chatting like that, I took out some chopsticks and we're ready.
#Wasn't Nobunaga famous for not caring about beliefs and gods?#
Yuina: Eh? We're eating directly from the pot?
Kensuke: Do you dislike sharing the same pot with us?
#That doesn't sound healthy at the very least#
Yuina: I don't really mind, but...
Considering she just talked about a blasphemous disrespect to the pot...
I guess having a hot pot is pushing it a bit too far too suddenly.
Kensuke: Well, you'll get used to it fast.
Kuon: Right.
Yuina: Uu...
We'll have to rely on Yuina's adaptivity. Not that I'm too worried.
As I raised the lid, the smell of miso greeted me from
the pot, as well as the ingredients simmering in it.
Kensuke: Okay, it's done!
Kuon: Yup. Okay, let's eat.
Kensuke: Let's eat.
Yuina: Let's... eat.
Yuina: Delicious!
#Doubt#
Kensuke: That was fast!
That's from a single bite?! No, sure, I'm happy to hear it!
#That's too strong of a reaction from a master cook#
Yuina: What is this? I thought it's just a miso soup with
a bunch of ingredients, but it's absolutely not the case.
Kenuske: Well, hot pot is not miso soup, yeah.
...It's not, right?
Kuon: It's not.
Kensuke: Right. It's not.
It's a hot pot, not a miso soup with a lot of ingredients...
I ate thinking that... yeah. It tastes like a hot pot. No problem there.
Though I have no idea how it's different from a really thick miso soup.
Kensuke: It is because broth gets formed from a lot of different ingredients?
#So it's basically a derp soup or derp boiled food#
Kuon: But doesn't that also apply to miso soup?
Yuina: That's true, isn't it?
I just used miso from Kuon's kitchen, so it's not like it's a different one.
Kensuke: Well, it tastes good, so who cares.
#Yuina should#
Yuina: That's true.
#Goddamnit, Yuina!#
Kuon: Yeah. It's delicious.
Ah, even Kuon that always has a lot of questions is powerless
before the taste of hot pot... fear the power of hot pot.
Yuina: But... did you two ate something this delicious all the time?
Kuon: Not all the time. Just occasionally.
Kensuke: It's not like I eat it daily either.
Though I feel like we're having it whenever Kensuke squad gathers together.
Yuina: But that's kinda not fair... why does this
negi taste so good? You just cut and boiled it.
Kensuke: I don't know why it's tasty, but that's just how hot pots are.
#I guess that's the power of a junk food#
It's tasty for some reason. Basically, it's magic.
Kensuke: But I think it'd taste even better if you made it, Yuina.
You were watching, so I'm sure you remember how to make it.
Yuina: Well, it's not a difficult dish to remember... but things that
others cook for you taste good, so I'd want you to make it next time too.
Kuon: That's true. And this amount is a bit too big for the two of us.
#Again I'm reminded of Rokujouma. Protagonists that can cook are just better#
Kensuke: You could make less... but I guess that's not how it works.
#Specifically, male action protagonists, not cooking anime ones#
Hot pot only works because it includes a whole bunch of food...
Kuon: Guess our only option is for you to drop by. Everyday.
Kensuke: Everyday?!
Yuina: I'm okay with that... oh, this meat tastes good too.
#He'd need to work out a lot with that hot pot diet#
Kensuke: Everyday... I'd like that, but that won't happen.
#Need to devote some days for squad girls as well#
My squadmates are back at the residence, after all.
Kuon: That's true...
Kensuke: Not to mention, I want to raise unity
with Kensuke squad and become useful to you...
Our upcoming battles are going to be harder than before. And even if
Kensuke squad is unique, that just means we're going to get unique missions.
And there... most definitely, it'll all depend on the unity of my squad.
Kuon: I see...
Kensuke: Well, after we win and you unite the country,
I'm okay with moving in here completely.
Kuon: ...
Yuina: ...
Kensuke: What's wrong, Kuon?
And Yuina is not being very cheerful either.
Kuon: No... you're right, I need you to work hard for now.
Kensuke: You can count on me... also, there's still plenty of meat left.
Kuon: Right. You should eat a lot yourself.
Kensuke: Of course!
Yuina: Aah. If you moved in here, I wouldn't
mind making you miso soup with tofu on daily basis.
Kensuke: Eh. For real?!
#Just ask Hiyo to make you some#
Kuon: Kensuke?!
Kensuke: I mean, there's a famous proposal back in my world,
which goes something like "Make me a miso soup everyday!"...
Kuon: What. It's that popular...
Being able to eat Yuina's miso soup daily is a big deal!
Yuina: You don't need to propose, I'm already your wife,
but I'm okay with doing that much, you know?
Kensuke: Uu... but, being of use to Kuon takes priority...
They say fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. I always
thought it's an exaggeration, but I didn't expect it... to be this effective!
Kuon: Guh... K, Kensuke!
Kensuke: Wha... guh?!
As I turned, Kuon's chopsticks powerfully shoved "something" in my mouth.
#Considering he's being blueballed, stomach is his only organ of affection#
Kensuke: ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Eh, what?! What, it feels ridiculously hot in my mouth!
Kensuke: Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot!
Kuon: How is it, does it taste good, Kensuke?!
It's hot! All I care about is that it's too hot!
Kensuke: Guuh!
What is this, a new form of torture?!
#Why new? Molten metal torture?#
Yuina: Hey, Kuon, just what are you doing?!
Kensuke: Mguuh!
Yuina: Here, Kensuke, water!
Kensuke: Ugh... nn, kuh, kuh...
Ooooh...
Yuina: Kuon, are you trying to kill Kensuke?
#Finally, a question Koihime heroines should ask more often#
Kuon: No...
Kensuke: Puh... hey... what just happened...
#Stupidity out of passion#
We were eating a hot pot and Kuon suddenly almost murdered me.
I'm not making any sense, but that's just how little I understand here.
Kuon: ...Was it not tasty?
Kensuke: All I know is that it was lethally hot.
Yuina: Well, of you shove deer meat straight
out of a pot into his mouth, of course it'll be hot.
Eh. The hell.
Kensuke: ...Torture?
Kuon: No...
Kuon: ...Did I do something wrong?
#Even I felt pain, since I know how it feels to burn your tongue with meat#
Kensuke: I have several questions, but what were you trying to do?
#Could've been worse, it could've been a tomato or a cucumber#
I hope the answer does not include killing me.
Kuon: Yeah... I've heard before that foreign
lovers show their love by feeding each other.
Kensuke: Ah...
Now that's odd... I thought that act was supposed to be gentle...
I see... if you make a mistake while doing that with a hot pot,
it turns into a torture death-or-die game. That was educational.
I didn't want to learn that though.
Kensuke: Who told you about it?
Kuon: Blondie.
Kensuke: Ericaaaaaaa!
Kuon: So, yeah, eat, Kensuke.
Seriously, don't try to feed me with the steaming meat directly
out of a hot pot! It's hot! It's probably so hot that I'll die!
Yuina: If that's the case, I'll do it too. Here you go, Kensuke.
#He won't die, but second-degree burns to the mouth are not fun#
Et tu, Yuina?!
Yuina: What? Is it wrong?
Kensuke: Yuina, didn't you ask her if she's
trying to kill me with a hot meat earlier?
Yuina: Isn't eating it despite that a gesture of love?
Eh, what's with those deadly trials. If you're going
to give me a trial, at least make it a bit more serious one.
Kensuke: No. This is, you see...
I took out a piece of meat out of the hot pot and blew on it.
Kensuke: Okay, Kuon. Say aah.
Kuon: ...Aah?
Kensuke: Open your mouth. Aah.
Kuon: A, aah... nom...
As Kuon opened her mouth as told, I put
a piece of moderately cooled meat inside it.?
Kensuke: So? Is it tasty?
Kuon: Hmm... I see, so this is what blondie
was talking about. Yeah, it's tasty.
Kensuke: That's how you're supposed to do it. You'd die if it was still hot.
Yuina: Kensuke. Me too.
Kensuke: Yeah. Okay, you're next then, Yuina, say aah.
Yuina: Aah... nom...
Kensuke: This way it's not too hot.
#Now do it with your mouth#
Yuina: Heh. This is kinda nice.
Yuina ate the meat with appetite as well. Yeah, this is how
it's supposed to be. Not that dangerous trial they gave me...
Kuon: I see. You just have to cool it down.
Kuon: But... this is a bit embarrassing.
Yuina: Then, I'll do it to Kuon next. Okay,
I cooled the vegetables down, so say aah.
Kuon: I just said it's embarrassing.
Kensuke: It's just us here anyway.
Yuina: Kensuke is right. Say aah.
Kuon: Well, you're right... aah.
Yuina: Tasty?
Kuon: Nom, nom... yeah.
Yuina: Then, do it for me too.
Kuon: Okay. Then, will those vegetables do?
Yuina: Cool it down, okay? I don't want to get burned.
Kuon: I know. Pff, pff. Okay, say aah.
Yuina: Aah.
Aah...
Kuon and Yuina, two cute girl, feeding each other
with a hot pot, is probably quite a rare sight to see.
Gods be praised...
Yuina: Shall I do it to Kensuke next?
Kuon: I'll do that too then. Okay, open your mouth, Kensuke.
Kensuke: Aah.
Yuina: Ah, Kuon...
#Figures#
Kensuke: Hyaaaa?!
Seriously, don't forget to cool it down for me!
Kensuke: Ugh... I overate.
We kept feeding each other until we ran out of food.
A pot that used to be full of meat and vegetables
is now empty, while my stomach is filled to its limits.
Kuon: But it was delicious. Kensuke, make some again someday.
Yuina: That's true. I want to eat some again someday.
#I guess Yuina just overexaggerated her reaction to taste on purpose#
Kensuke: Yeah. Let's eat again together.
#She probably just likes the situation of them eating together#
But, I don't want to think about food right now...
Kuon: Yuina.
Yuina: Yes, yes.
Ah, they're doing a lap pillow again. Their conversation leading
to it was really casual, so I guess this is a norm for them.
Mutual feeding and lap pillow, I've seen
a lot of nice things today. Gods be praised...
Kuon: What's wrong, Kensuke?
#Doesn't this lead to some type of cancer?#
Kensuke: No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it.
#The whole lying down after eating#
Yuina: Weird guy.
Kuon: I mentioned it before, but is it really such an unusual sight?
#The question I have is, does it happen the other way around?#
Kensuke: Maybe not for you two, but yes...
#Does Kuon give Yuina a lap pillow?#
Kuon: Hmm?
Yuina: By any chance, do you want to do it too, Kensuke?
#Well, you have two thighs...#
Kensuke: Eh.
Yuina: You've been watching for a while, so I wondered if you do.
#And Kuon's lap is not taken#
Kensuke: Am I allowed to?!
Yuina: I don't mind this much. Kuon, you're okay with that too, right?
Kuon: I don't mind.
Yuina: You've heard her.
Kensuke: Thank you very much!
Yuina: Why are you being so formal about it...
Kensuke: Do you really not mind?
Yuina: I said it's okay. Is there a problem?
Kenuske: No, not exactly...
Yuina: In that case, lie down already.
Kensuke: Okay...
Oooooh...
#Well, this CG got a downgrade#
It's soft, it's warm, and it smells nice...
#It should also be sweaty from Kuon's head#
A faint scent of persimmons is probably left from Kuon's lap pillow.
Yuina: ...How does it feel?
Kensuke: I feel happy.
#I find your lack of face disturbing#
Ah, so that's where heaven was...
#And worst of all, it's this stupid outfit of his#
It's close. The heaven is so close...
Yuina: Heh. It doesn't take much to make you happy.
#If you consider prerequisites, it kinda does#
Kensuke: No, it's those little things happy close to you
that you only notice when you lose them...
Yuina: It's nothing that grand.
Kensuke: It is grand. Right, Kuon?
Kuon: Well, Yuina is precious, that's for sure.
Yuina: I appreciate you saying that... ah, right.
#Prerequisites: get isekaied, marry Nobunaga, earn trust#
Kensuke: Hmm?
Yuina: If you live here, Kensuke, it's not just miso soup,
I don't mind doing this everyday for you either.
Kensuke: Seriously!
#Again, just ask Hiyo or Koro#
Kuon: K, Kensuke?!
Yuina: Of course... so?
Whoa. If she looks at my face from this angle and ask with a gentle smile...
Bad. This is bad. My determination is wavering.
#Girls of his squad don't lose to Yuina#
Kuon: Yuina...
Yuina: Heh, just kidding... we'll put it off until Kuon conquers the country.
#Just kidding, even though she just said she is asking seriously?#
Kensuke: Ah... yeah...
Ugh... that was close. One more push and I would've given in.
Kensuke: But, in that case, we should conquer it as soon as possible...
#Oni never expected to lose to the power of boner#
Kuon: So my conquest is less important that Yuina's lap.
Yuina: Come on now, don't sulk.
Kensuke: I'll cooperate as much as I can.
Kuon: That's only natural. You're my husband, after all.
#No, no, you can't play that card, only Yuina can#
Yuina: Oh, right. There were some dried persimmon
for snacks... but you don't want them, right?
Kuon: Yeah. Not now.
Kensuke: I'll also pass for now...
I want to completely focus on this soft thigh right now...
Yuina: But I didn't expect Kuon to reject dried persimmon.
#After overeating, you'd even reject ambrosia#
Kensuke: That's true. And I often hear that
girls have a separate stomach for sweets.
Kuon: There's an organ that convenient?
Kensuke: It's just a saying. As in, girls will push
themselves a bit just to eat some sweets.
Kuon: I don't love them that much... and dried persimmon won't rot.
#And I suspect men like sweets either just as much or more#
Kensuke: Then, what if it was a dango with plenty of anko?
#At the very least, I add more sugar to coffee than my mom#
Kuon: Mm...
Kensuke: Anko would taste worse by the next day.
#Though I guess it's a matter of age, not gender#
Kuon: That's... but, with the current state of my stomach, that's kinda...
#So shove that outdated prejudiced saying up your ass#
Yuina: I actually secretly made some.
Kuon: What! In that case, letting it get worse would be a waste...
Yuina: It was a joke.
Kuon: Nn...
Eh, she looks really depressed now.
#Not just Tomonaga, Kuon's seiyuu is doing a great job too#
Kensuke: Kuon, you really love sweets, after all.
#I guess for once she doesn't have to sound like a loli#
Yuina: That's true. That's so cute.
Kensuke: Yes. She is.
Kuon: T, that doesn't make me cute. Liking sweets is a normal thing.
Kensuke: Well, maybe it is, but in your case it just feels cute somehow...
It's a cuteness coming from the gap with her usual seriousness.
Yuina: Yeah. Like how disappointed you looked just now.
Kensuke: Or how you were worried over if you could eat it or not.
Kuon: Kuh, it's not cute!
#Ah, the cliches#
Kuon: R, right, Kensuke. Back to our previous conversation!
Ah, she forced a change of topic.
Kuon: About rifle squads, if you can use rifles,
can I entrust training to you and blondie?
Kensuke: That's fine... but I only know how to use it, okay?
Kuon: I don't mind. Learning how to use them comes first.
If we can pull that off, the rest will work out somehow.
Kensuke: Well, I guess...
I know how it works. I've been using it a bit, so I more or less remember
how to shoot it. But I have a problem with doing that efficiently.
Kuon: As long as you have ammunition ready, you just need to point it
and shoot. That's what makes it so fearsome, unlike spears and bows.
Kensuke: Right...
I don't have superhuman strength like Mitsuki-san or Mori, I am not
that precise with a bow, but I can take down a wild boar with that.
And on a battlefield, and if done efficiently... no need to even question it.
#Have they seriously never heard of crossbows?#
Kensuke: What matters next is how much it costs...
#And crossbows are much cheaper and easier to make#
Kuon: I'll provide you with bullets, okay?
Kensuke: That helps a lot... but I want to avoid causing you too much trouble.
#So, make every bullet count, he probably means#
Yuina: You mean increase your fief?
Kensuke: That's not what I'm talking about.
I didn't come here to talk about that today.
#But he did earn a bigger income than for a hundred soldiers#
Kensuke: I'll find my own methods to earn money.
I have a reputation as her husband to uphold... yeah.
Kuon: Oh. Do you have some good ideas?
Kensuke: I haven't thought of any yet...
I only have some vague ideas... it's not a proper plan yet.
Kuon: Without even thinking, I'm sure you have plenty of them...
Kensuke: There's no way I would just think of...
Kuon: For example, popularize that hot pot we just had.
Yuina: I think that modified brazier would sell too, right?
#Pull a generic isekai protag, invent mayonnaise#
Kuon: Yeah. That's good enough to open a store.
Kensuke: No, it's not that unusual of a dish in town...
And there are firepits, so it won't sell that well.
Kensuke: I made it to make you two happy, and that's good enough.
Yuina: Well, I'm happy to hear that, but...
Kuon: Right. You introduced a lot of things to that
restaurant I forgot the name of. Did it have any success?
Restaurant... I guess she means Diner.
Kensuke: Why would that work?
That's just something they made on my request for fun.
And the sales they had are all thanks to Kiyo-chan and Owner.
There's no way I can act as if I had any hand in that.
Kuon: Then, make tofu miso popular and open a tofu store.
I can even give you a trade permit, do you need one?
Kensuke: Now that would be blasphemy.
Kuon: You really have no talent in making money...
#Because he calmly judged her ideas to be useless?#
Kensuke: I'll take that as a praise.
Yuina: While you might be okay with that, make
sure you can properly support Hiyo and Koro, okay?
Kensuke: That's true...
If I go bankrupt by myself, I'll be fine, but I have
a lot of people in Kensuke squad that I'm responsible for...
Kensuke: Well, I'll think a bit more about it.
Kuon: Right. Do that.
Yuina: By the way, speaking of Hiyo and Koro... Kensuke.
Kensuke: What?
Kuon: Hey, Yuina...
Yuina: Better sooner than later for things like this.
Kensuke: Is something wrong?
Kensuke: Ah. B, by any chance, do you actually hate giving me a lap pillow...
#I don't understand the leap in logic there#
Yuina: That's not it... do you like it that much?
Well, a girl this cute giving a lap pillow is a dream of any man.
#I beg to differ. I'd take a normal pillow that doesn't need to go pee#
Yuina: That's not what I'm talking about. Kensuke, did you...
Kensuke: Did I do what?
Yuina: I'm not sure how I should put it, Kuon...
Kuon: That's why I said now's not the best time to ask that...
What is it. She's not talking about a lap pillow, and I'm pretty sure
Yuina is not going to ask about Kensuke squad's situation .
It's something that... mention of Hiyo and Koro reminded her of.
Kensuke: No, wait...
Kuon: Hmm?
Kensuke: That would be a problem...
Yuina: Eh?
Kuon: What do you mean?
Kensuke: I mean, if it's something about Hiyo and Koro... is it not
something along the lines of transfering Hiyo and Koro to Kuon's force?
Kuon: I already said I'm leaving those two to you.
#And Yuina doesn't have that authority#
Yuina: But I guess you're not that wrong...
Kensuke: Eh, Yuina?!
Yuina: Kensuke, what do you think of those two and Shino?
Kensuke: What do you mean?
Yuina: Right... for example, have you ever considered
taking them in as concubines or mistresses?
Kensuke: ...What?
Sorry. I don't get what you mean.
#Seriously?#
Kuon: That's not just an example.
Yuina: Well, I didn't know how else to put it.
Kensuke: Umm... wait. Do you mean to marry them like I married you two?
#Ah, I guess he is not too familiar with those terms#
Kuon: There is no other possible way to interpret that!
Eh, and why did that make Kuon angry?
Kuon: I'm basically asking if you want more wives. Understand better!
#It shouldn't be the matter of numbers...#
As if I would understand that!
Yuina: Do you want? Or do you not?
Kensuke: I haven't even have anyone in mind.
And why would they mention Hiyo and the rest?
#But... huh? Did he get his memory wiped or something?#
Kuon: Would you get more if you had someone in mind?
Kensuke: No, I wouldn't...
Yuina: There's no way you don't have anyone
in mind... after all the flirting you've done...
Kensuke: I've said many times that I'm not flirting with anyone.
Yuina: Like with Hiyo, Koro or Shino...
Kuon: I have my doubts about Mugiho and Wanko too...
Yuina: It is possible that Hina and Wakana too...
#Break everyone's minds and marry Koyasha. ONLY Koyasha#
Kuon: Maybe even Mitsuki!
Wait. Why does this list keeps growing?!
#Apparently, being friendly is considered adultery now#
Yuina: Well, I don't know how far you've reached... but it's common
for samurai to have a lot of concubines. Kensuke, do you... want to?
Kensuke: Even though, Hiyo...
Yuina: Don't they feel that way? I'm sure if you asked
them, they'd happily become your concubines.
Kensuke: Hmm...
It's hard to believe, but... if Yuina says so. She's known everyone
in Oda for a while now, and she's more observant than Kuon in this.
But... seriously?
I slowly got up under their gazes.
Yuina: Oh. You're done?
Kensuke: I want to keep doing it, but... not during this conversation.
Yuina: I see...
Kensuke: I admit they're cute, and I hold them precious...
but they are more like my dear family members or even sisters.
Yuina: Not something I'd want them to hear about...
Kuon: Then, if Hiyo and the rest wanted it... what would you do?
Kensuke: Hiyo, huh...
If Hiyo asked for the same relationship as Kuon and Yuina...
Kensuke: In that case... right. I'd want to respond to their feelings.
I'm a man. I might be acting confident, but it's not like I feel nothing.
Kensuke: At the very least, there's no doubt I treasure them.
And if I faced their sincere feelings and could respond...
they are certainly someone I'd want to accept.
Yuina: I see...
Kuon: I see...
Kuon and Yuina both muttered, sounding a bit sad.
#Don't suggest it if you're going to feel sad about it#
It'd be easier to understand if they got angry,
and I believe it is something for them to get angry about...
Kuon normally gets jealous in a cute way, while Yuina just says
how she feels directly, but today neither of them does so.
Either they're way past the boiling point, or really just sad.
Kensuke: But if that happens, I'll talk it out with Kuon first. Don't worry.
Kensuke: No, I guess that is still something to worry about...
Kuon: Kensuke...
Kensuke: Right now, my wives are Kuon and Yuina. Even if traditions
say otherwise... if it makes you two sad, they hold no meaning.
That would make both me and girls that love me sad.
That won't make anyone happy in the end.
Yuina: ...
Kuon: ...
It seems Kuon and Yuina both cheered up a bit, but...
#This is dumb. "Make a harem! Oh, you'll consider it... okay..."#
Are they angry? Are they just shocked? I still don't understand this situation.
#Yup... me neither#
Kensuke: Is that a... bad answer?
Eventually...
Yuina: Haa...
She just sighed.
Yuina: I see... that's why they call you a casanova...
not that I'm the one to talk, as you've successfully seduced me.
Kensuke: Seriously, why is it always this punchline?
#They'll twist the facts just so they could make fun of him#
And I don't remember seducing Yuina. Though I did want to get along with her.
#I mean, sure, he's surrounded by girls. But that's because EVERYONE's girls#
Kuon: Seriously. It's even worse that he's not aware of it himself.
#Can't have male friends when there's no men to begin with#
Kensuke: Oh, come on.
Kuon: Forget it. Let's drop this topic.
Kensuke: ...You sure?
Kuon: Anyway, I'm your first wife. That's fine with you?
Kensuke: I know. And Yuina's the second one, right?
#I mean, he literally told them he's not looking for a third wife#
Yuina: Yeah. I won't forgive you if you forget.
#Is flirting with your wife considered being a womanizer?#
Kensuke: I won't forget.
Kensuke: And... if I'm going to do it with someone, it'll be my wife first.
Kuon: Wha!
I still have no idea what they even wanted to tell me.
All I can do is tell how I feel about them right now.
Kuon: W, who would bring something like that up!
#Literally anyone?#
Kensuke: Why not? It's a normal conversation between spouses.
Yuina: What about me?
Kensuke: You'll be after that... though I'm fine with both at the same time.
Kuon: You! You fool!
Yuina: Ah, together with Kuon. Well, that is fine too...
Kuon: Et tu, Yuina...
That's about all I can do.
Kensuke: Yeah. Kuon's cute when she blushes like this. Right, Yuina?
Yuina: Heh. That's true.
Kuon: You two... ganging up on me!
#Do your wifely duty already#
Yuina: Right, Kensuke. You're staying over tonight, right?
#Maybe if Kuon didn't blueball him for months, he wouldn't need other girls#
Kensuke: Yeah. I'm here already, after all.
Conquest preparations will be over soon. I'm not sure how many
opportunites to sleep here I'll get before we depart...
No, this might be the last one. That considered, I can't refuse.
Yuina: You're sleeping between us today, right?
Kensuke: Please yes.
Kuon: Wait. Why are we sleeping in Odani way today?
#Just... get a divorce already#
Yuina: Eh?
Kensuke: Huh?
Kuon: Don't look so surprised!
Kensuke: No, well... I should sleep in the middle, right, Yuina?
Yuina: Yeah. I'll be on the right, while Kuon...
#While Kuon can go sleep all by herself#
Kuon: Hey!
Yuina: Ah, you want to be on the right, Kuon?
Kuon: That's not the problem here!
Yuina: You're against it?
Kuon: I am!
Kensuke: Why?
Kuon: Why, you ask... you both know perfectly well why!
Jeez. Kuon's so cute.
As I glanced at Yuina, she's smiling in the same way.
Kensuke: Do you want to sleep in the middle then?
Yuina: Hey. Do you dislike sleeping with me so much, Kensuke?
Kensuke: Of course not. But, it seems Kuon'd feel lonely otherwise...
Yuina: Can't be helped then.
Kuon: That's not what I mean!
Yuina: Then, let's compromise and I'll be in the middle.
#Sounds good#
Kensuke: If we sleep together, I'm fine either way.
Kuon: You two!
Kensuke: Kuon, do you dislike it that much?
Kuon: I, it's not like I dislike it...
Yeah. I know she's embarrassed. But the way she panics is cute too...
Honestly, it's irresistible!
Yuina: Let's vote then. Who's for Odani style?
Kensuke: I am.
As Yuina raised her hand, I raised mine too. Majority wins.
#A good example of why voting is a flawed method#
Yuina: It's decided.
Kuon: Curse you...
Yuina: Then, let's have Kuon decide where
we'll sleep. Kuon, where do you want to?
Kuon: Ah...
Yuina: Heh. Who do you want to sleep with, Kuon?
#Go sleep with Mari, bond with your former enemy#
Kuon: ...
Kuon went silent under our gazes.
Yuina: Okay, Oda Saburou Kuon Nobunaga. Your answer!
Kensuke: It's time to answer!
Kuon: Ke...
Yuina: Ke?
Kuon: Kensuke should be in the middle...
As Kuon muttered her answer, Yuina and I both hugged her.
#So... how is lap pillow so divine compared to sleeping together?#
Jeez. Our wife is so cute!
