Masahiro just does not understand children. How do they work? Why do they do things? Why is this one so creepy and quiet?
Akane, meanwhile, is just completely unfazed.
(also look, another change of the time of day! I’m just getting into ALL times of day in this chapter)
It’s my birthday today! I fully intend to spend it eating loads of cake, opening presents and hanging out with my family. If you want to contribute to my extraordinarily good mood today, I would be overjoyed if you could spread the word about this comic, or maybe even back me on Patreon.
DAAAAAW<3 Cuties!
…obviously you have a plan, but with what I’m seeing, Masahiro even doing this much for Akane does not seem very in line with the character he portrays. I kind of expect him to dump her somewhere and go off.
Masahiro is a big old grump, does NOT get along with children, and Akane is NOT what he expected to deal with – but he’s also not ENTIRELY a bastard, so even if he threatens to do so, he won’t leave a brutally orphaned little girl all alone in the woods. She’s coming along for now.