Chapter 177 \n<h1>Chapter 177 â Smile, Thunder in Some Places (1)</h1>\nâIâm back.â
âWhat? Welcome back. Back already?â
Aoi, who was changing Nanaâs clothes on the big bed, turned around.
âYeah, I brought lunch. Whereâs Rouge?â
I held up the bag of lunch I had bought and looked around the room.
There was no sign of Rouge.
In fact, Jaja wasnât there either.
âShe went for a walk in the garden with Jaja because she went on a rampage and wanted to play. What happened to Shouhei-san?â
Oh, I see.
The first day she came here, she was quiet because she was scared of the unfamiliar room, but since yesterday, sheâs been getting nervous, right Jaja?
I guess she was bored from being in the same room all the time.
We couldnât let Nana out of the room, sheâs on absolute bed rest, so weâre sorry but we had to ask her to put up with it.
Iâm really glad Rouge was there.
âShouhei went to Kayoneâs to return the guidebook.â
Heâs really upright like that.
If it were me, Iâd put it off.
âNana? Papa bought lunch. Can mama eat some?â
Aoi tickled Nana under the chin, who was wearing my thin short-sleeved T-shirt.
It feels so good there, doesnât it?
Itâs so plump and springy, itâs addictive.
As long as I donât go overboard, Nana and Jaja both seem to be comfortable, so I canât help but touch them.
Also, the base of her feet, her thighs, and her stomach!
These three areas are a must! These are the three areas you canât miss when you enjoy touching babies!
âUyu!â
Nanaâs eyes narrowed and she nodded her head.
Iâm sure she doesnât understand, but she probably reacted to her momâs voice anyway.
Her eyes are half asleep.
I wonder if she woke up from sleep.
âDid Nana just wake up?â
âYes, her fever has gone down, but I was wiping her with a towel because she was having night sweats. Ah, I also borrowed Kunpei-sanâs clothes, Nanaâs clothes look too hot indoors.â
âGot it. Isnât that great, Nana.â
I stroked Nanaâs head with the hand that was not holding the bag.
Nana looks at me curiously.
âHeh.â
She laughed as if something had amused her.
Itâs so cute.
âAlright, letâs play with daddy while mommy eats.â
I put the bag on the chest next to the big canopied bed and opened my arms to Nana.
âOkay, come on.â\n
âDah?â
Nana responds to my gesture with a puzzled look on her face.
No, Iâm really going to be lonely if you donât come.
Please, princess.
âDah!â
Nana finally understood and extended her hand to me with a big smile.
Thank God! Thank you, princess!
âDah, dah, dah!â
Nana wriggled the wings on her back inside her shirt.
Oh, yes, yes, yes. I forgot.
My shirt doesnât have any holes for wings, so she canât fly even though sheâs trying to.
âThere you go!â
I put my hand under her armpit and lifted her up.
âKya!â
I lift Nana up above my head, who is laughing happily.
Sheâs getting a little heavier than before.
Will it become difficult for me to pick her up someday?
I donât like it. I wish I could hold her forever.
No, no, no.
Growth is a joyous thing.
No matter how big Nana gets, Iâll always be happy to hold her in my arms, so donât hesitate to come and act spoiled, okay?
Donât be shy, okay?
Please?
âOkay, Iâll go get Ru-anesama and Jaja and use the restroom while Iâm at it.â
âOkay. Take your time. I just bought it. Itâs still hot.â
âOkay.â
Aoi sneaks out of the room, out of Nanaâs sight.
If Nana sees her, sheâll cry and ask to be taken with her.
Nana doesnât notice because sheâs too busy dangling her hands and feet on my head right now, but just in case.
Wait, she left in her sleepwear, didnât she?
Oh well.
Atol told me not to be shy while in the house.
âDah! Aua!â
âHmm? Higher?
At Nanaâs urging, I thrust my hands out to the ceiling as high as I could.
âKyaa!â
Nana laughed loudly, as if the feeling of floating felt good.
She smiles just like Jaja.
 \nAs expected of twins.
âLook, itâs high, high!â
âKyaa!â
I continued for a while until Nana got bored.
My arms were getting a little tired from holding Nana up above my head over and over again.
I took a break.
âNana, Daddy wants some water.â
âUuh?â
Yeah, you wouldnât understand.
I sat Nana on my left arm and pulled her to my chest.
At first, I thought it was impossible to carry her with one arm, but before I knew it, I was able to do this.
I wonder if Iâm growing as a father.
Iâd be happy if I was.
I walked to the refrigerator next to the door of the room and opened it with my free right hand.
Letâs see, water, I guess.
Oh? Thereâs apple juice.
I thought the last time I gave it to Jaja was yesterday, but I guess Kayone restocked it for me.
Thank goodness. Iâll have to thank her later.
I picked up the apple juice in the small plastic container and turned the lid.
Itâs an infantâs drink, so itâs made to be sealed and a little hard.
Itâs also a little hard so that it wonât come off easily when a baby holds it in their hands.
Both Jaja and Nana are quick to grab and shake things around.
If the lid comes off easily, they will spill a lot.
âYou got this, Nana?â
âDah!â
Nanaâs eyes sparkle as she reached for the apple juice in my right hand.
You guys love apple juice, donât you?
âWait a minute. Iâll put the nipple on it.â
The nipple is not the one on my chest, itâs the one on the top of the bottle.
I donât know what itâs called officially, but when we were living in the community center, other mothers understood it, so I think itâs probably the nipple.
I walked over to the mirror stand set up against the wall.
I was looking for the baby bottles that were plugged into the sterilizer set up on top of it.
This machine is a little bulky, but I brought it from home and itâs a favorite of the Kazamachi family.
We want to use the same things as at home as much as possible when it comes to Jaja and Nana.
Itâs not that I doubt Dailanâs products, but I feel most comfortable with what Iâm used to.
I put the apple juice on the mirror table and lifted up the cover of the machine.
Two baby bottles were inserted with their mouths upside down.
The one with the dog picture on it is Jajaâs, and Nanaâs is the cat.
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The twins are very particular about these things.
They donât like it when I give them different bottles.
I take the cat bottle out of the machine.
With Nana in my arms, I canât use both hands, so I hold the bottle between my thighs and turn the lid with my right hand only.
For the same reason as the lid of the apple juice bottle, this bottle is also tightly sealed and cannot be easily removed.
With a little effort, I remove the nipple and pass it to my left hand.
I put the bottle between my thighs back into the sterilizer and put the cover back on.
âHold on for a second.â
I put the nipple on the apple juice and tightened it dexterously with one hand. The nipple was clamped with as much force as I could muster.
Now you wonât be able to remove it so easily anymore.
âHere you go.â
âDah!â
Nana grabbed the apple juice container with both hands and sucked on the nipple with the same force.
Oh, man.
You couldnât wait that long?
âGuh, guh.â
You were thirsty, werenât you?
Iâm sorry I didnât notice earlier, okay?
I smiled at Nana, who was drinking apple juice at a furious pace and went back to the refrigerator to take out a plastic bottle of mineral water for myself.
I pinched it between my thighs, just like the baby bottle, and removed the lid.
I placed the lid on top of the refrigerator and downed the water all at once.
I hadnât had anything to drink since I got back from outside, so I was thirsty too.
The water that went directly down my throat tasted very good.
Nana and I drank together.
Itâs not a big deal, but it makes me happy, and I feel like Iâve become a doting parent.
âPuh-ah!â
âPuah!â
I finished my drink and took a breath, and Nana imitated me.
Both Jaja and Nana often imitate me and Aoi.
The sight of them is so cute that it makes me writhe.
âHaha, yummy, huh?â
âDah!â
I did what Yuri-san often does.
When I asked them if it tasted good like this, both Jaja and Nana would raise their hands in reply.
Yuri-san told me that this is how they learn the language little by little.
She was absolutely right.
Even if they donât understand the words at first, they will naturally learn them if they hear them every day.
Thatâs why we started to say everything to Jaja and Nana.
\nEven if they donât understand, theyâll respond back to us.
I wonder if itâs time to read them a picture book or something.
âOh, I see. Well, drink up.â
âMmmm, mmmm, mmmm.â
She lifted the apple juice smilingly and drank it.
Itâs so cute.
Itâs really cute.
âThank you for waiting.â
The door of the room opened and Aoi appeared with a towel in her hand.
âHmm. Iâm back.â
âDah!â
It looks like Rouge and Jaja are with her.
âKunpei, welcome back.â
âYeah, Iâm back. Jaja, did you have fun outside?â
âAdah!â
Jaja, who was being held by Rouge, replied with a smile just like Nanaâs.
Your sister seems to be full of energy today.
âAh, Nana-chan, are you drinking juice?â
âGuh, guh.â
Nana was so engrossed in her apple juice that she didnât seem to notice Aoi and the others.
âDoes Jaja want some too?â
âDah?â
âYes, Iâll prepare it now, okay? Would you like some water, Ru-anesama?â
âHmm. Thanks.â
Aoi opened the refrigerator and took out water and apple juice.
âPuah!â
âOh, you drank all of it?â
Nanaâs container was already empty.
âDah!â
Nana held out the container to me with a big smile.
âAnother one? No, youâve had too much to drink, princess.â
You canât have too much, you know.
Youâll get a stomach ache.
I take the container from Nana and turn around to put it on the mirror stand.