I Became the Must-Have Character of the Academy City-Chapter 140: Dad is Complicated

“Yui. This is the first time I’ve heard this from you,” Momo said, placing her hand back on her husband’s thigh to calm him, then turning her gaze to her daughter.

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Momo was not angry. She was simply startled by her daughter’s behavior.

"Th-that..." Uinose’s lips trembled.

Momo and Noah, along with Shion and Clara who tightly gripped Rohan's collar, shot sharp glances as if demanding to know whether it was true.

Clara, in particular, seemed on the verge of crying, and Ichinose regretted her words deeply.

“Really, at that time, the only thing I could think of was... that...” Ichinose stammered.

“Yui, I’m not angry. I just wanted to hear the story,” Momo said softly, holding Yui's trembling hand.

Momo waited for her to continue, wanting to hear more.

“I was charmed by the succubus, and that’s how it all started. It was my lack of skill that caused the problem,” Ichinose explained, her voice smaller now.

Rohan, who had regained his composure, jumped in, giving the conversation a bit of air.

“Had Yui not dealt with it as she did, I wouldn’t be here. She’s my lifesaver,” Rohan added with newfound confidence, explaining the situation to break the tension.

Everyone in the private room thought back to the two who had returned from the dungeon.

Rohan’s clothes were in a much worse state than Ichinose’s, drenched in dried blood.

The background of their experience would be enough to justify some self-rationalization for the girls trying to escape reality.

“Oh, so it wasn’t that Rohan did it first, but that he was the one who got taken...?” Momo asked.

“You’re saying it was like artificial respiration to save Rohan...?” Shion and Clara asked, desperately trying to find a way to preserve their sanity.

They had to shift from feeling like they had lost to focusing on what they could still aim for—Rohan’s first kiss had been stolen, but now they had to target the one Rohan would give.

“...” Ichinose clenched her eyes shut, dizzy from the conversation.

Momo tried to calm her husband, who was also clearly disturbed.

“Yui kissed Rohan!?” Noah, who had only just regained his senses, leaned in, his tail standing on end.

Feeling the pressure from Noah’s sudden closeness, Ichinose pushed his face away with a hand.

“It was... something I had to do...” Ichinose explained, flustered.

“Then, if I’m caught in a charm, will you kiss me too?” Noah teased.

“No! That wouldn’t work on someone of the same sex!” Ichinose protested vehemently, trying to deflect the embarrassing situation.

She had no courage to openly declare her feelings for Rohan in front of the others.

She could only try to salvage the situation by claiming it was done out of necessity.

Meanwhile, Ichinose thought to herself.

“...At least I’m lucky,” she mused.

She had kept the secret of what happened while Rohan was asleep to herself, which was a relief. If she had exposed it, she would have fled somewhere to hide.

Finally, with a calm mind, Ichinose opened her eyes and looked at Rohan.

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She felt bad for making him go through the awkward situation. She promised herself she would apologize later.

And then, her gaze met those of the two girls sitting beside Rohan.

‘...’

She had no idea what they were thinking, but it didn’t matter.

Uinose had no intention of giving up on Rohan.

Seeing Shion and Clara’s shocked expressions, she felt guilty, but she wasn’t about to lie or pretend that what happened didn’t.

Revealing that she had kissed Rohan gave her a sense of satisfaction and superiority that she couldn’t deny.

...

Ichinose left the private room to clear her mind, knowing full well that her intense gaze must have been overwhelming for the cadet.

How long had she been standing outside in the garden, trying to catch her breath?

Momo soon appeared, walking towards her.

“How are the kids?”

“They’ve calmed down a bit. I think Yui has regained her composure too,” Ichinose replied.

“Good...” Momo smiled as she walked over and stood next to Ichinose, wrapping her arm around him.

“You know, isn’t it strange?” she asked.

“Hmm?” Ichinose responded briefly, looking at her quietly.

There was a sense of wondering what was so strange about the silence between them.

“Yui really took after us, didn’t she? Half of her personality is yours.”

“Yeah...” Ichinose nodded, considering his own hardened personality. He wished Yui had inherited only Momo’s soft and gentle nature instead of his.

If Momo had not taken an active role in pursuing him back then, Ichinose knew that he wouldn’t be where he was now.

“She’s at that age, so she’ll probably pick someone who’s a bit like me, right?” Momo teased with a soft laugh.

Ichinose smiled awkwardly, knowing that his earlier words about Yui’s feelings had hit too close to home.

“Yui will know who’s right for her,” Momo reassured him.

Both of them had learned about Rohan through the information Yui and Juyeon had shared. They didn’t have a bad impression of him, though.

“Still, the fact that she took the initiative... that part’s a bit troubling,” Ichinose added.

“Really? You’re going to complain about that?” Momo teased.

“...”

Ichinose suddenly went silent, realizing he had inadvertently criticized himself.

“Well, maybe Yui likes someone who’s a bit like her dad,” he said with a smirk.

“She likes someone like me...?” Ichinose said, amused but still struggling to process it all.

“Well, there’s a lot of competition for her,” Momo added, “but I think she’ll manage.”

Ichinose was deep in thought but felt a little better now that they ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) could laugh about it.

“I’m just worried about how she’ll handle all the attention,” Momo added, watching him.

“I know. But I’m enjoying seeing you all so concerned about her,” Ichinose replied with a smile.

Momo laughed again, and they both returned to the private room together.