Suddenly, the ringing of the doorbell left everyone in the house stunned. Since no one was expecting any visitors in the morning, they all wore expressions of confusion.

Only Xiao Mei happily waved her fingers, mumbling, "Guests~ Guests~."

"Ding dong-!"

The doorbell rang again.

"It might be salespeople." (Dojou Kazuaki)

Saying so, Dojou Kazuaki put down his laptop to answer the door.

It was only then that Katagiri Mai realized and quickly got up to rush towards the door, saying, "Ah, I remember now, I invited Sugi-san to come over!"

Before opening the door, Katagiri Mai nervously gestured an apology to Dojou Kazuaki for not informing the family in advance about having friends over.

Then she opened the door.

Standing at the doorway were Sugi Yui, Sugi Yuki, and Koga Mizuo.

Their expressions varied.

Sugi Yui looked stiff, with her facial muscles tensed in a guilty manner.

Sugi Yuki, on the other hand, wasn't as rigid and remained shyly hiding behind Sugi Yui.

Koga Mizuo, on the other hand, stood confidently with hands on her hips (despite lacking a bosom), looking down at Katagiri Mai due to her height difference but giving off an air of superiority.

"Mai, we've come to disturb~." (Sugi Yui)

Sugi Yui almost squeezed these words out from between her teeth.

"Sure, come in." (Katagiri Mai)

Influenced by Sugi Yui's tension, Katagiri Mai was also a bit nervous. She opened the door for everyone, then turned back to go inside. Remembering that she's the host and shouldn’t just turn around, she quickly turned back to guide everyone on where to take off and place their shoes before leading Sugi Yui and her friends inside.

"Sorry for the intrusion~." (Sugi Yui)

"Sorry..." (Sugi Yuki)

"Hi there~!" (Koga Mizuo)

The three following Katagiri Mai into the house, after entering the living room from the entrance hall, greeted Dojou Kazuaki quickly.

Ironically, Dojou Kazuaki was also extremely nervous, mirroring the tension of Sugi Yui and her friends.

As Katagiri Mai and Kurashige Yui had never brought friends home before, they were inexperienced in such matters.

Now that Mai suddenly brought three friends home without prior notice, everyone was in a state of chaos, not knowing what to do.

The result was: Dojou Kazuaki stood stiffly holding his laptop, and Kurashige Yui was doing the same with Xiao Mei by his side.

It was like two soldiers standing at attention with rifles.

"W-welcome, please come in!" (Dojou Kazuaki)

Dojou Kazuaki still looked somewhat adult-like, realizing the situation, he placed the laptop directly on the sofa and walked towards the group of girls with Usugi Yui.

This subtle movement was immediately noticed by Usugi Yui.

Her target was the laptop that had been casually placed down, most likely not in lock screen mode, still accessible for operation.

"Oh my, Mai didn't inform us early enough, there's nothing prepared to eat, what would you like to drink? Sencha? Matcha? Freshly ground tea?" (Dojou Kazuaki)

Dojou Kazuaki's question left the three girls at a loss for a moment.

Sencha? Matcha? Freshly ground tea?

Their minds were filled with question marks.

Katagiri Mai, who was nearby and couldn't stand the indecision, but also disliked speaking, was about to pour juice for everyone herself. However, at that moment, Kurashige Yui, who was standing nearby in a tense state, recovered and said,

"Dad, that's what your uncle likes to drink, I'll go pour everyone some juice." (Kurashige Yui)

Upon hearing the voice, Usugi Yui noticed that Kurashige Yui was also present.

And then...

“Wait, ... Dad? Dad?” (Usugi Yui)