"When your Aunt Nishimiya talks to Shouko, remember to comfort her."
Shizuka, noticing Tsuna was silent, picked up the teapot from the coffee table, poured another cup, drank it all, and rubbed his head before reminding him.
This action interrupted Tsuna's thoughts, and he nodded hurriedly, "Yeah."
"But I don't know whether Shouko will remember this or not."
"Why do you care so much? Just remember to pay more attention to Shouko's feelings when the time comes." Shizuka patted his head helplessly.
"I know, I know," Tsuna nodded hurriedly, perfunctorily replying. He was afraid that if he didn't nod again, she might slap him again, although it didn't hurt.
Tsuna then went back into his trance. After all, there was nothing to do, and Shouko was still sleeping in.
Seeing this, Shizuka also went downstairs to help Junko's mother and grandmother prepare lunch.
Junko, who listened to the entire incident, had no real thoughts. At most, she took it for granted and wouldn't tell anyone. After all, she'd experienced the terrifying pressure her aunt could exert when angry. Since her aunt didn't mind her listening, why would she tell anyone else?
As for Itohara, whose presence was almost invisible, his eyes never left the Ultaman cartoon on the TV.
"Everyone, get ready for dinner."
Around 12:30, Shizuka's voice urged from the stairs.
The three people in the living room began to go downstairs, turning off the TV, and calling for help.
"Wake up, Shouko, it's time for lunch." Tsuna walked back into the room and, without hesitation, began to shake Shouko, who was still asleep.
"Stop shaking me, Tsuna," Shouko was forced to turn on the side. Seeing who was waking her up, she slapped his hand away and rubbed her bleary eyes.
After she took the hearing aid from the bedside and put it on, Tsuna slowly said, "It's time to get ready for lunch."
"So late!? Tsuna, why didn't you wake me earlier?"
"Don't worry, take your time. No one's rushing you," Tsuna said soothingly, noting her apparent haste.
"It's all your fault." At that, Shouko paused from tidying up her bedding and patted Tsuna's hand.
"..." Tsuna was speechless.
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The Miyamura family of four spent five or six days in Osaka, exploring some of the city's most famous attractions: Osaka Castle Park, Shitennoji Temple, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori, and so on...
Tsuna once again witnessed the two women's shopping prowess, and this prowess didn't depend on their size.
When they left, it was Grandpa and Grandma who were most reluctant to leave.
As for Itohara, he no longer dared to have any thoughts about Shouko. Over the past five or six days, he had witnessed Shouko's complete hypocrisy.
"Come over next time you have a long vacation." Grandpa stood at the door of the hot spring hotel and looked at the four people with big bags in their eyes. He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub Shouko's head.
In the past few days, he had already seen that this little girl was Tsuna's child bride.
When he asked him privately, Tsuna shook his head desperately to deny it.
But he knew that this seemed to be the word called tsundere that was popular among young people. Because he also asked Shouko privately, although Shouko didn't react as strongly as Tsuna, she finally nodded with a blushing face.
That's why he said Tsuna was a tsundere.
"Don't worry, Dad, I will come over next time when I am free." Before getting into the taxi, Shizuka waved to the people at the door reluctantly.
Just like the way they came here, the four of them took about four or five hours to get home.
When they passed by a cell phone store on the way home, Shizuka bought flip phones for them both, a black one for Tsuna and a white one for Shouko.
When she entered the store to choose, she specifically asked the clerk about it, and they were couple models.
She had promised Tsuna about buying a phone when they were in Osaka, so why did she buy one for Shouko as well? She had already bought one for her own brat, so how could she forget about her goddaughter?
Both of them were in junior high school. It would be more convenient to buy phones for them both, since they were flip phones anyway, and at most they could just look up information online.
"Tsuna, why did you buy this for me?" Shouko asked curiously as she was sitting in the back seat holding something that looked like a flashlight.
Tsuna took the stun gun from her and demonstrated its use before slowly explaining:
"This is a stun gun. I bought it for you for self-defense. Even though I'm with you, it's still good to have one."
Bewildered, Shouko nodded and took it. Whatever the reason, Tsuna had it in her head.
She still had her new phone to play with and hadn't shown much interest in the stun gun.
Ever since she added Tsuna's contact information, even though they were face to face in the car, she'd been texting him nonstop. Tsuna had to stop her speechlessly.
She figured that even when she went home to sleep, she'd still be able to chat with him and hear his voice. Even with her hearing aids, she might not be able to hear clearly, but she was still excited in the car.
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"We're here, get out of the car." After pulling into the garage, Daisuke turned back and shook the two dozing teen.
"Okay..." Tsuna opened his eyes, glanced around, then yawned. He followed his yawn-infected Shouko, who opened the car door and got out.
"Sister!"
"Woof!"
Shouko heard Yuzuru's excited voice from behind her.
Hachiko hadn't heard it clearly...
She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl and a dog running towards her.
"Why are you running so fast? Be careful not to fall!" Shouko caught Yuzuru as she lunged at her, pinching her cheek and admonishing her.
Yuzuru grabbed her hands, then greeted Shizuka and her husband. Then, looking up at Shouko, she curiously asked,
"Did you bring me any Osaka souvenirs?"
"Yes, I bought you some elementary school exercises from Osaka," Tsuna's voice echoed softly from behind Yuzuru.
Feeling it wasn't strong enough, he added, "We have some for every class."
Yuzuru, of course, didn't believe him. He glared back at him, then looked back, cautiously looking up again to ask his sister.
"Sister, is what Tsuna-nii said true..."
Having experienced Tsuna's mischievousness before, Shouko, without any need for hints, nodded in agreement with him, confirming his statement.
"Hachiko, let's go. We've got the wrong person. My sister's still in Osaka."
Seeing this, Yuzuru hurriedly called out to Hachiko, who was wagging his tail beside him, and then ran out without looking back.
"Woof!"
Hachiko barked at the others and followed.
(End of this chapter)
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