On the way, Makoto temporarily entrusted Reze to Ran and took Nayuta to the Shuchi'in Academy Elementary School to handle enrollment.
Mainly, he wasn't comfortable leaving Reze with his other women.
Even though they had already accepted each other, seeing Reze still brought a lingering sense of being taken advantage of.
Ran, on the other hand, had no romantic involvement with Makoto, and her angelic personality made him feel comfortable leaving Reze with her.
"Alright, let's go. Um... is it okay if I just call you Reze?" Ran forced a gentle smile.
'The girls around Sensei are all so cute,' She thought to herself.
"Sure, then I'll call you Ran."
Reze smiled and leaned in closer. "Hey, Ran, are you one of Uncle's women too?"
"Ah?! No, no, I'm not!" Ran waved her hands in a panic.
"Oh, Ran, instead of choosing that mystery-obsessed guy, why not become our sister? Makoto definitely likes you."
Sonoko joined the conversation, reaching out to lightly pinch her friend's bottom.
Before, when they walked together, boys always approached Ran first. But ever since Sonoko let her hair down, her looks were no less than Ran's.
"Hee hee~ That's right, that's right."
"That feeling is so comfortable~" Reze licked her lips.
Ran's face turned bright red, and she quickly ran away.
'Two perverts!'
Halfway there, Ran suddenly stopped. "Sonoko, Reze, can you wait for me a moment?"
Sonoko asked curiously, "What's wrong? Forget something at home?"
Ran looked worried. "I want to go see Shinichi. I don't know how he's doing now."
Sonoko then remembered that Shinichi had lost his legs in the other world, and Yusaku had also passed away. His situation must be dire.
Worried about Ran going alone, she immediately said, "I'll go with you."
Putting herself in his shoes, after everything that had happened, Shinichi might not even be mentally stable. What if he hurt Ran?
"Who's Kudo Shinichi?" Reze interjected curiously.
Looking at Reze's blank expression, Sonoko suddenly remembered what Makoto had said at the banquet last night… this girl was extremely powerful.
She immediately grabbed Ran with one hand and Reze with the other. "Let's go, the three of us will go together!"
"Huh?" Ran was startled.
'It was just a visit, was such a big entourage necessary?'
Sonoko said seriously, "If that Shinichi guy goes crazy, we'll have Reze kill him outright."
On the other side, Shuchi'in Academy Elementary School.
Fortunately, unlike the attached middle school, high school, and university, its slightly remote location meant it hadn't been heavily affected by Makoto's previous rampage.
The campus was still intact, and classes could be held as usual.
When they saw Makoto appear, all the parents were terrified, giving him a wide berth and not daring to come near.
But what shocked them even more was that a little girl was sitting on Makoto's shoulders, completely unafraid. She steadied herself with one hand on his head and pointed forward with the other, shouting loudly: "Forward! Forward, forward, forward!"
If it weren't for Makoto's youthful appearance, from a distance, they would have looked exactly like father and daughter.
Many parents quietly noted Nayuta's appearance, repeatedly warning their own children never to provoke this little girl.
Even a fool could see she had a special relationship with Makoto. If their unruly kids angered her, they wouldn't even know how they died.
"Onii-chan, who is she?"
A sweet, childish voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone was surprised… someone actually dared to speak?
Makoto turned to look. The speaker was Katsura Kokoro, and beside her stood the girl whose figure was so exaggerated it seemed about to burst out of her school uniform. It was Katsura Kotonoha, who had attended the banquet last night.
Having spent over a decade in the other world, Kotonoha's androphobia had improved somewhat, but she still hadn't dared to speak to Makoto last night.
Mainly because there were too many people around him, and she couldn't get close.
But Makoto had been very impressed by Kotonoha last night because the twenty-nine-year-old version of her had a figure so exaggerated it was even bigger than his head.
"Oh, it's been a while, Kokoro. Kotonoha."
Hearing Makoto call her name directly, Kotonoha's cheeks flushed slightly. She lowered her head but couldn't help stealing glances at him.
Kokoro, however, stared curiously at Nayuta perched on Makoto's shoulders, a twinge of jealousy rising in her heart… she had at most hugged Makoto's leg and she'd never been treated like this.
"Onii-chan, is she..."
"Ugly girl, what are you blabbering about?"
Nayuta's opening line was a critical hit.
Makoto: "..."
Kokoro: "..."
Kotonoha: "..."
Makoto silently put Nayuta down and gently tapped her little bottom. "No being rude from now on."
He pushed Nayuta in front of Kokoro. "Unless something unexpected happens, you two will be classmates. Kokoro, please take good care of Nayuta. There's still a lot she doesn't understand."
Nayuta clicked her tongue in annoyance, looking down at Kokoro as she appraised her. "If you're willing to be my dog, I'll look out for you."
Everyone fell silent again.
Makoto massaged his forehead in frustration. "Anyway, can I leave her to you, Kokoro?"
"Mmm..." Kokoro pouted, hesitating. Honestly, her first impression of Nayuta wasn't very good.
"I, I'll agree if Onii-chan comes to play at my house next time."
"Deal."
Kokoro excitedly extended her pinky. "Let's pinky swear!"
Makoto smiled and reached out, sealing the promise with a pinky swear under Nayuta's disdainful gaze.
At the academic affairs office.
After finishing the enrollment procedures, Makoto handed Nayuta over to her homeroom teacher, who was trembling all over.
"Matsuzaka-sensei, just teach her like a normal student. No special treatment needed." Makoto said.
"Re, really?" Matsuzaka Ume looked incredulous.
Only after Makoto nodded repeatedly did she quickly respond: "Understood, I won't give her special treatment. But please rest assured, I will teach her with care."
"I'm counting on you."
Makoto patted Nayuta's head and, under her displeased gaze, asked: "Should I pick you up after school, or..."
"I'll come find you at the high school division. Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"
With that, Nayuta walked out of the office without looking back, heading towards Class 1-A, the same class as Kokoro, her movements crisp and decisive.
Makoto: "..."
'Three-year-old? Your actual age is probably less than three days.'
He walked out of the office and found Kotonoha still waiting outside. He approached and asked, "You haven't left yet?"
Kotonoha, who had been deep in thought with her head lowered, was startled. Meeting Makoto's eyes, she quickly looked away. "I, I, I remembered I didn't get to thank you yesterday, Makoto-kun, s, so I..."
"Let's walk together then."
Kotonoha looked up in surprise and gave a firm "Mm."