What is up with this room... Koutarou, just what kind of life are you living?
As Yuuichirou was stunned by the appearance of a seventh girl, yet another one appeared behind her.
“Harumi, what is it?”
Behind the first girl was another girl with black hair. She wore something similar to Japanese-styled clothing and had a calm expression and mannerisms. In her hand she was holding a frying pan, she was most likely in the middle of cooking. This girl also gave off the impression of having a good upbringing, though in a different sense of the word.
“Kiriha-san... it seems like the person who came before is back again.”
“I see, let me take over.”
The girl in Japanese clothing put down the frying pan and traded places with the first girl. Confident and calm eyes stared at Yuuichirou. When it came to mental age, she was probably the oldest of all the girls he'd seen.
“What business do you have with us?”
The girl's brisk words struck Yuuichirou, but thanks to that Yuuichirou returned to himself and explained to the girl why he was here.
“Satomi Koutarou is supposed to live here... and I would like to speak with him.”
“With Koutarou...? I see, if I'm not mistaken you're Koutarou's...”
The girl seemed to have realized something after speaking with Yuuichirou and nodded. She turned back towards the room and called out into the inner room.
“Maki.”
“Yes?”
As she did, another girl poked her face out. This too was a completely new girl, making it a total of nine girls. This new girl had soft-looking hair reaching all the way to her shoulders and had eyes giving off the impression of someone with an adamant will, yet at the same time she looked somewhat fragile, giving her a mysterious feel.
“Where is Koutarou right now?”
“Satomi-kun went out to work this morning. So he should be coming home soon.”
“I see, thank you.”
“You're welcome.”
After saying what she had to say, the ninth girl returned to the inner room. The black haired girl turned back to Yuuichirou and let him know of Koutarou's whereabouts.
“Koutarou has left for his part-time job. He works at the excavation site on the top of the hill where the Kitsushouharukaze high school is located on.”
“I've heard about it from Koutarou.”
Yuuichirou also knew about Koutarou's part-time job. Since Koutarou was still a student, he needed his parents consent to get a part-time job.
“And we are―”
Eventually the girl began telling Yuuichirou what he wanted to know the most. Right now he was more interested in learning about them than Koutarou.
“―people who have become Koutarou's friends during this past year. We now get along so well that we can come and go to each others houses.”
The girl clearly asserted herself and politely bowed. The other black haired girl who had opened the door also bowed to him. They were very amiable greetings.
“How polite. I am Satomi Yuuichirou, Koutarou's father.”
Yuuichirou responded by bowing as well. That seriousness was something the girls had seen before and the girls naturally felt familiar with Yuuichirou.
“I have heard rumors about you. It is nice to meet you, father. I am Kurano Kiriha.”
“I am Sakuraba Harumi. Me and Satomi-kun are getting along well.”
Like that, Yuuichirou met with the nine girls. It was far more quiet when compared to Koutarou's meetings with them, yet the girls were more nervous than they had been during their meeting with Koutarou. If they were disliked by Yuuichirou it would be a big minus in their future.