Chapter 111: Compared to the Eldest Daughter Haruno, Daniel Still Prefers the Second Daughter (Patreon)

With the sisters working together, the cream was done in no time. Neither of them bothered to dodge the mess. They were already so covered in flour that it hardly mattered.

"Cough, cough... Satisfied now, Daniel, you bastard?" Yukino rubbed her throat uncomfortably and shot him a sour look.

"Yukino!" Haruno hurriedly clapped a hand over her sister's mouth to stop her from provoking him any further.

"Daniel-kun, my sister's just a little sharp-tongued. Don't take it to heart, okay?"

Hearing her own sister run her down like that, Yukino Yukinoshita pulled the hand away from her mouth and glared at them both.

Neither of these two was any good. Haruno especially. She'd covered Yukino's mouth without washing her hands first. Disgusting!

"Hmph. I'm going to take a bath. You two awful people can chat."

Yukino Yukinoshita slapped Haruno's backside without ceremony, leaving a red mark. Ignoring her sister's startled expression, she stood up and walked straight into the bathroom.

"Yukinon's a lot bolder than she used to be, isn't she?"

The old Yukino would never have dared to smack her on the butt like that.

Daniel lounged back on the sofa, unbothered. "Isn't that a good thing? Better than Yukinon bottling everything up and wrecking herself like you did."

"Look at you. You've barely regained your senses and you've already put that fake smile back on. Doesn't it get tiring?"

Haruno's mouth stiffened at his words. She sighed helplessly. "Can't be helped. The whole Yukinoshita family used to rest on my shoulders. It's become instinct."

"As for right now, I'm afraid you'll turn my sister and me into those brainless women from anime who do nothing but cry out."

Daniel's mouth twitched. This woman had watched quite a lot, if she knew even that kind of thing.

"Relax. What's the difference between a woman with no self-awareness and a toy? I don't like that sort of thing."

"But aren't you angry?"

Haruno gave a bitter smile. "What good would being angry do? Even Yukino was subdued by you. I doubt I could resist, either."

"Go on, then. Hypnosis or whatever else, put your shackles on me. Just promise you won't bully Yukinon afterward."

Looking at Yukinoshita Haruno's grand, self-sacrificing expression, Daniel chuckled and stamped the Mark of the Beast onto her.

Surging vitality and power rose from within her and spread through her whole body, drawing a soft moan from her lips.

"Huh? My body?"

Yukinoshita Haruno had never felt so refreshed and energized in her life. She opened her eyes in astonishment.

"Forget Hypnosis and all that. With a personality like yours, give you some benefits and you'll know what to do."

Daniel explained to the stunned Haruno, "The power I've given you is enough to hold down a whole country single-handedly. As long as you don't take a nuke head-on, you can do whatever you like."

"I only have one demand: come whenever I call."

Yukinoshita Haruno experimented by lifting the coffee table. It felt weightless as she raised it over her head, and it was the same even with just one finger.

"Wow, you're really serious, aren't you, Yoru-kun?"

Stars sparkled in her eyes. Haruno set the table down and pounced on him.

Daniel hurriedly used Vector Manipulation to wipe the grime off her, and only then caught the clean, fresh, fragrant, soft Haruno in his arms.

Haruno wrapped her arms around his back and said happily, "Do you want a wife or not? Or how about I introduce you to Mother?"

Now that was what you called going above and beyond for family, folks.

"The thought is enough. We'll talk about it later. I'm not someone who thinks about only this sort of thing every day."

Seriously?

Haruno wore a look of disbelief. His entire skill set was made of skills like that. Who would believe him?

"All right. Tell Yukinon I'll come back to see her later. You two sisters can have a nice chat."

Daniel patted Haruno's back, stood up, and changed into his clothes, preparing to go pick up Ryo Yamada.

By his count, his kept little girlfriend should be getting out of school about now.

Having said that, Daniel used Teleportation and left Yukino's apartment.

"He's gone to see another woman, hasn't he?" Haruno said, her eyes taking on the gleam of a master detective as she guessed his destination at once.

After bathing a second time, Yukino came out of the bathroom to find her sister lying blissfully on the sofa, looking perfectly peaceful.

"Where is that guy?"

"Yoru-kun left, you know."

Hearing the reply, delivered without Haruno even opening her eyes, Yukino's face darkened. He'd trashed her home like this and run off without cleaning up?

"As expected, he's scum!"

"Yukino, don't talk about your brother-in-law like that!" Haruno shot up from the sofa to scold her.

Yukino Yukinoshita blinked in disbelief. "Sister, did he hypnotize you? And if we're going by titles, I came first. You should be the one calling him your younger sister's husband, shouldn't you?"

"Hehe, I just made the right choice. I wasn't hypnotized. And Yukinon, this isn't a matter of who got there first, you know."

Haruno put on a smug expression, then rolled up her sleeves, ready to teach this sister who'd dared to lay hands on her a lesson.

I just got superpowers. There's no way I'll let a mere Yukino bully me, right?

"Hmph. Prepare yourself, Yukino!"

Haruno charged in!

Haruno went down~

Pinned to the floor in a single exchange, Haruno wore a tragic look. "Why? Didn't I turn into a superhuman? Why can't I still beat you, Yukino?"

Yukino had struck back on instinct just now. She hadn't expected her sister to have received power from that guy, too.

But judging by this, even power given by him came in different strengths.

The corners of Yukino Yukinoshita's mouth curled up like a kitten's. "Looks like you were wrong, Sister."

"I'm the one he likes more after all. It can't be helped. Who told me to be so cute? Nobody can stay calm in front of the cute me."

Haruno protested indignantly, "That's not fair!"

"Hmph. Give up, Sister. When it comes to cute, you can't beat me."

"But it's about time we had a proper discussion about you installing cameras in my home."

Yukino Yukinoshita said this to Haruno on the floor with a dangerous smile.

"Heh... Little sis, can we settle this peacefully?"

"Not a chance!"

"Stoooop! Yoru-kun, save me!"

Daniel was walking through Shimokitazawa High School, wandering all over the school building to see if he might catch a glimpse of Ms. Ikuyo Kita while he was at it.

Haruno's cry for help suddenly rang in his ears.

"Haruno? Whatever. Forget it." His expression didn't change. He sensed her situation briefly and spoke with indifference.

Letting Yukino vent a little was fine. Haruno had bullied her plenty in the past anyway, so call it payback.

After all, between the two sisters, if it came down to it, Daniel still preferred the icy, tsundere, sharp-tongued second daughter.

"Ikuyo~ Didn't you say you joined a band? How come I haven't seen you go lately?"

"Ahaha, it's gotten a little complicated. I was planning to go in a few days."

"I see~ I don't know what happened, but it must be rough. Your fingers are all taped up with band-aids."

As Daniel passed one classroom, he overheard two girls talking, and his steps came to an abrupt halt.

"Oho, found you, Ms. Ikuyo Kita."