Even Geniuses make mistakes

"Ah, I should prepare for dinner. Dear, you must help me too."

After the warm welcome that Mike received from Hyoudous, Miki remembered that she still didn't prepare the feast for that night.

"Alright! For Mike!"

Gorou easily accepted.

"Mom! Let me help! I want to learn cooking for future purposes!"

Mike can easily guess what those future purposes are. But hearing Nozomi, Mike thought that this was the first time he heard Nozomi making efforts to be a normal wife rather than a perverted one. Mike considers Nozomi's feelings as a childish crush. But Mike decided to consider her feelings if she still has those feelings when she is of a certain age. He doesn't have the time or the need to think about things like love and he's still a child after all.

"Hmm... What kind of future purposes?" Shidou asked Nozomi curiously.

"Oh, It won't make sense if I do things like Naked Apron without knowing how to cook, right?" Nozomi said casually.

There was a moment of silence after that. Mike didn't understand why his expectations are being betrayed again and again today.

Shidou broke the silence "As expected from you."

"*sniff* To go that far for your future husband... I am proud of you, my dear daughter."Miki commented on her daughter's ways.

"*sniff* My daughter's growing... Mike, you lucky guy, take care of her." Gorou added.

"Is this something you need to be proud of?! And why are you talking like it's already confirmed that I will be marrying her!" Mike finally burst out unable to control himself.

"Hmm... It looks like Mike-chan still isn't convinced. Keep trying, my dear daughter. We will be rooting for you" Miki shot a thumbs up to her daughter to which her daughter nodded vigorously.

"Stop encouraging her!" Mike yelled at them "Miki-san! You shouldn't teach things like that to your daughter at such a young age!"

"Ara~ But Mike-chan also knows about those kinds of things even though Mike-chan is young too. Children these days know about those things easily, you know..."

"Urgh... Fair point. Even though you tell her those things to sate her curiosity, you shouldn't encourage her to do those things!"

"Ara~ But I taught her that she can only act perverted to the one she likes. And Nozomi likes Mike-chan. So, I don't see anything wrong for my daughter to act perverted just towards you."

"...I accept defeat."

And this is the first time for Mike to lose so terribly at a battle of words. Never underestimate mature women.

Having won the battle, Miki changed the topic with a gentle smile "Now now... I should start making dinner now. In the meantime, Shidou-chan and Mike-chan can take their baths. Shidou-chan, we still have clothes from the last time you stayed in here. So, you can wear them after your bath. They are beside the bathroom, by the way."

"Okay!"

"Wait, Miki-san, if it's cooking, I can cook too..."

Shidou accepted but Mike offered to help.

"What are you saying, Mike?! You are the star today! We can't let you work!" Gorou flat out refused the offer.

Mike accepted without having any other choice. So, the three left Mike and Shidou in the living room and went to the kitchen.

"Shidou, what's your opinion on this family?" Mike asked Shidou after the three left.

"A weird, perverted but good family. You will get used to it."

"I see." Mike understood that Shidou went through a lot too... "So, where's the bath?"

Shidou showed Mike the way to the bath. After they reached the bathroom, Shidou asked "Will you have a bath first, or should I?"

"Hmm... Why don't we both take a bath together?" Mike replied.

"Huh?"

"I mean, why waste the bathwater? We are both kids. So we can easily fit in there..."

Shidou's face became bright red. "What are you saying?! No! We can't! You go first! I will take a bath later!"

"Oh come on, don't make a tantrum." Mike dragged Shidou inside.

"No! Stop! No! Let me go!" Shidou tried to get away but Shidou is nothing when compared to Mike's strength. Mike pushed Shidou down.

"Oh, stop it. What the hell is your problem? What's there to be ashamed of? You are also..." Mike forcibly pulled off Shidou's shorts. "...a guy?"

Shidou's face became bright red. There was a moment of silence. Mike was the one who broke the silence.

"Hmm... Hey, Shidou, aren't you missing a thing down there?"

"KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

"Ah, so you are what they call a tomboy..."

Apparently, Mike mistook Irina Shidou as a guy. Mike is a genius. But even geniuses make mistakes, right?

***

Mike is currently kneeling in front of the Hyoudou family and is undergoing a trial.

"So, victim Shidou-chan. Please tell us what happened?" (Miki)

"*sniff* Mike took me into the bath. He pushed me down and had his way with me *sniff*" (Irina Shidou)

"Could you please not put it in a way that would cause more misunderstandings?!" (Mike)

"I am disappointed in you, Mike. You can aim for more than one girl but you shouldn't force them. You should be a man and win their hearts!" (Gorou)

"How is aiming for more than one girl fine?!" (Mike)

"*sniff* Husband, why did you try to cheat on me? If you wished for it, I would have willingly offered myself." (Nozomi)

"When did I become your husband?! And don't offer yourself like that!" (Mike)

"Mike-chan, do you have anything to say about the accusations?" (Miki)

"I mistook Shidou's gender. I didn't know that he... I mean, she is a girl. So, I pulled her to have a bath together so as to not waste bathwater. It is an accident." (Mike)

"But I am sincerely sorry about what happened" Mike apologized to Irina.

"Tsk, Shidou-kun, you lucky girl!" (Nozomi)

"Ara~ I see... There are many who mistake Shidou-chan's gender. She mostly acts like a boy. That's why Nozomi calls her 'Shidou-kun'. It looks like Mike-chan is saying the truth. Shidou-chan, can you forgive Mike?" (Miki)

"Okay." (Irina Shidou)

"So, the final conclusion is that all of this happened because Mike-chan is a lucky pervert! With this, the trial has ended!" (Miki)

***

Mike didn't know what to say about the lucky pervert comment. But he was glad that he isn't found guilty.

After the trial ended, Gorou caught Mike's shoulders and said, "Mike, you have potential. So, I want you to carry on my legacy."

"What is it, Gorou-san?"

"You must become the Harem King." Gorou sternly said.

There was a moment of silence.

"Why?!" Mike yelled as loud as he can.

"As I said, you have potential! One of the most necessary skills is 'Lucky Pervert'! So, you should achieve what I couldn't achieve, Mike! Become the Harem King!" Gorou seriously declared.

"Ara~ Ara~ Like a father educating his son... such a touching scene..."

"In what way?! And Miki-san, don't you have anything to say about this?!" Mike retorted.

"Hmm... If Mike-chan gets a lot of girls, then I get a lot of daughters. So, I am fine." Miki answered casually.

"What kind of logic is that?! What about you, Nozomi?!" Mike decided that it's a waste arguing with Miki. So, he turned to Nozomi.

"Hmm... I am fine as long as you love me. Hmm... Maybe I should help you make a harem so that you will love me seeing my efforts. Hey, Shidou-kun, let's make a harem for hubby together!"

"Huh? Why am I in it?" Shidou asked after hearing Nozomi's statement.

"I mean, hubby pushed you down and had his way with you. So, he should take responsibility, right?"

"Huh? Is that how it works?" Shidou is confused.

"No, that's not how it works! You are worse than your mother, Nozomi! Does the thing called common sense even exist in this household?!" Mike yelled out loud.

"Ara~ Let's stop this topic here for now. It looks like Mike-chan's brain is going to explode if this went any further." Miki stopped the conversation with that.

Mike sighed and changed the topic "By the way, why is she named Shidou? Doesn't that sound boyish?"

"Ah, Shidou is my surname. My full name is Irina Shidou." Irina answered.

"Ah, I see..." Mike thought for a moment. 'Hmm... Shidou as a surname?'

"Irina, what's the name of your father?" Mike asked wishing he was wrong.

"Hmm... Papa's name is Touji Shidou. Why?"

Hearing Irina's answer, Mike thought only one thing. 'Ah, I messed up...'