The two of us went down. And as Marg said, lunch was already done and everyone was already at the table.


    So they were waiting for me?


    "Well, you''re the head of this household. So this was only natural," Marg whispered.


    I had no idea what to say to that though. And how the hell could she read my thoughts? Were my emotions really that transparent?


    ''But won''t mom be the head once she gets here?''


    I guess for the time being I really was the head though.


    "Sorry to keep you guys waiting." With that said, I took my seat and Marg took hers, right next to me.


    There were eight chairs and four of them were upied. The bunny girl did not sit with us. She was our maid after all.


    Marg sat next to me, while the brat next to her. Elsa sat on the opposite side.


    "We have green bean soup, beef stew, and rice for lunch. There''s also bacon and eggs as a side dish and cream puffs for dessert," the bunny maid said.


    I didn''t know if this menu was good or bad.


    ''Well, mom will be here tomorrow anyway, I guess.'' So, I''ll be back to an actual, proper diet.


    We started eating.


    It was good, not as good as mom''s cooking but pretty good.


    "So you''ll take money from the Battlesuins but do you have a backup n?" Elsa said, stuffing her face with cream puffs.


    She did not care about lunch, no.


    ''Just hurry up and get here mom.'' I kind of grimaced but- "I think I''ll hunt Mutors. I won''t need a degree to be a hunter. Of course, I''ll only do that part-time. And there''s plenty of Mutors on this ind. I could always just strike a deal with the headmaster." It was better than nothing. "So, assuming everything doesn''t go ording to n with the Battlesuins, I''ll at least have a n."


    But if things do go south, what would I do then? Honestly, I didn''t want to think about it, but I had to think about the worst-case too.


    "Fair enough I suppose." How the hell was she talking with her mouth full like that?


    And why the hell did she have to be so cute? I almost had this urge to pet he-


    Ahem! "And hey, leave some for us!" I had to distract my mind somehow, okay?


    The moment I said that Elsa grabbed the bowl of puffs and tried to protect it with her life.


    The bunny maid took all the creams puffs away from Elsa and ced it all right next to my te a secondter though.


    Elsa stared at me with teary eyes but then finally started eating her food.


    Well, this was new. Normally she''d start rebelling.


    Suddenly I felt empowered for some reason. Everybody''s fates were now in my hands. MUahahahah! ''Better not misuse power.''


    I was really tempted to though.


    ***


    With our extrate lunch over, I had basically nothing to do.


    I could have just head over to the academy and gotten my things but that felt like a drag.


    So, lying on the sofa and watching Marg do chores seemed like a good way to pass the time.


    Then there was the thing about missing sses. Then again, I was exempt from attending sses for these three days anyway. Besides, I had enough knowledge about the subjects.


    I could pass the exams as I was, right?


    Right?


    ''I guess I could always just get the instiller and buy-'' Oh yeah, I kind of already forgot that my money wasn''t something that I could use frugally anymore.


    Sigh. I still wanted to buy the course on how to use radiation for healing though.


    My Holo vibrated.


    "Merin? What''s up?" I immediately picked up.


    "Well, congrats. They''re throwing a party today. Where you at?"


    "Home?"


    "You mean, your new ce? You didn''t even invite, dude!"


    He didn''t sound that upset. If anything he was chuckling.


    "Oh yeah, I was nning to throw a small party next month." I most certainly wasn''t. "I have to do something about the Battlesuins and you know." It felt awkward to be talking about these things in the living room when my future wife was sitting right next to me, with her head resting on my shoulder. Yes, when I picked up the Holo, she came back and sat next to me, and proceeded tond her head on my shoulder!


    d this was an audio call!


    "Sounds like a handful. Anyway, the party should be around eight at the lightsaber club and even I was invited for some reason. You''lle, right?"


    "Hey, no one invited me." I was offended no less.


    I was the one who won and I wasn''t invited!


    "Who cares! You''re the winner. I''m pretty sure they''d tell you at thest moment to surprise you or something: everyone knows, you can get there ASAP with your wife- oh yeah, still a girlfriend... Anyway, be there."


    Did he really have to rub it in?


    Then again, I guess I kind of dered a bunch of times to the world that I was going to take Marg as my wife and- this wasn''t that surprising.


    "I''ll try." It wasn''t like I had anything better to do anyway.


    Then again, I didn''t really feel like going either.


    "I heard there''d be chocte syrup avable with cakes today." Merin finallyid the honeyed words.


    "Okay, count me in!" It wasn''t like I loved that stuff and was willing to go all the way to the academy for it or anything, okay?


    He chuckled loudly and cut the call.


    "Rude!" I chuckled too.


    "What?" Marg asked.


    "There''s a party tonight at the club."


    "You''ll go?"


    "Yeah, would you like toe along?"


    "I''d love to." She didn''t really show that many emotions though.


    "Can Ie?" Elsa popped out of somewhere. Where the hell was she hiding all this time? Behind the sofa?


    "I don''t think so. Can you even behave yourself?"


    "HMPH!" She puffed up her chest. "Who do you think I am!?"


    "My overly pampered little sister?" With maybe an ounce of cuteness and a sprinkle of adorableness?


    Even if she didn''t create a mess at the party, I had a feeling a lot of boys would flock around her and I did not want that, no sir!


    "Overl- What do you mean overly pampered! I''ve lived a very modest life, I''ll have you know!" She was offended and the way she puffed up her cheeks almost made me want to pet her.


    ''The hell is wrong with me today?''


    I could bet all my unwanted attention that she had no idea what modest even meant.


    But seriously something was wrong with me. My sister was beautiful and I knew that from the very moment I firstid my eyes on her as a baby. And I did pet her when we were kids but- after a certain age, I stopped touching her needlessly. I mean, she was my sister, and I wanted to maintain a healthy sibling rtionship.


    So, I shunned my urges to pet her deep inside. But- why? Why were they surfacing again?


    And why the hell was she staring at me with those puppy dog eyes?


    Arghhh…SSIGH!


    I sighed. "Fine." Keeping her unsupervised would have just caused me more trouble in the long run anyway.


    There was still about two and a half-hour before the so-called party and so far I didn''t actually receive any mention about it.


    Even the academy website had nothing about it. Oddly suspicious.


    Oh well. The Chocte syrup had me sold anyway.


    "By the way-" Marg held my cor and smiled. "What''s this party next month, I just learned about?" She made a very cute face, but there was nothing cute about it, no sir.


    I gulped!


    ''Oh boy.''


    ***


    Around six forty-five, Marg, Elsa, and I got ready to leave. I had a very hot debate with Marg earlier that it wasn''t that I kept the party from her, rather I never actually intended to throw one in the first ce. She did believe me but- yeah, the debate was hot and ended with us kissing and- well, yeah.


    The bunny maid had adjusted pretty well in the course of just a day or two. So, I didn''t have to worry about things here. Then again once momes, I wouldn''t have to worry about anything in particr. Though- ''Wait, won''t I be constantly hearing herins about me and what I should do and not?'' Just thinking about it made me want to sigh.


    I guess I just had to get my things from the dorm too.


    Marg insisted on teleporting as it would be a lot less hassle for us.


    I still needed to consult with mom before actually heading out to the doctors but- yeah, for the time being, I didn''t think teleporting this little distance would cause any severe problems. At least I hope it wouldn''t.


    So, I just epted her offer.