The one who was smiling gently beside the bed was my mom.
　I can't blame her for oversleeping, even though she had a look on her face........
　It doesn't make the smile disappear.

　It's fake or dreaming.
　I don't have any of those sensations, and I feel that my mom in front of me is definitely 'real'.

　How can you say that?　It's hard to say, but...
　I guess the answer is that I'm the son.
　I can firmly feel the parent-child bond between me and my mother.

　There's no logic to it....
　But, sure enough, it's my mom that's in front of me.

Why is she here...?
Lane?
Oh no, no, this is not...
Hey!
Ow!

　He was decapitated with a bang.

'Are you still spinning in your sleep?'
'What?　No, not really, but...

　The blow now woke me up completely.

'But there's no way my mom is here...'
I knew it. You're still sleepwalking. This is my house and my inn. You deserve to have me here, don't you?
The inn...?
Yes. Didn't you and your father open the inn a while ago?
Dad?　Is Dad there?
I'm making breakfast for you all downstairs.
Oh no...
Why are you surprised?
Because your mother and father, more than ten years ago...

　...wait.
　What was I going to say?
　I can feel the words I made up in my head rapidly falling apart like a string unraveling.

'Ten years ago?'
'Well... what?　What was I going to say?　Mom, have you heard of it?
How would I know?
Ow!

　Once again, he decoupled me.

'You're still sleepwalking, aren't you? For heaven's sake ... wash your face and come downstairs. Ladies and gentlemen, you're already awake.
All right.

　Strange...?
　What was I going to say?

　It's so easy to forget, so maybe it's not a big deal.
　But it's oddly stuck, and I feel like it's something I shouldn't forget...
　It bothers me a lot.

　But I can't put it into words.
　While I was doing this, "something" rapidly flew away from my memory, and I felt as if I would never be able to pick it up again.

Really, I don't know what it is.

　I sigh on the bed, not knowing what I want to do.
　My mom chuckles at me.

"Rain.
Yeah?
Good morning.
...Good morning.

　It's supposed to be just a greeting, but why?
　It stung me so much that I almost cried.



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Good morning.
Oh, Rain!　Good morning!
Morning, Rain.
Good morning.
It's a good morning!

　When I went downstairs, I saw Kanade, Tania, Sola and Luna.
　They each give me a cheerful greeting.

'Rain, did you sleep just now?'
How do you know that?
Because I'm still a habitual sleeper.
'What?　Where?
The one on the right.

　I put my hand to the side of my head as Tania told me to, and I felt a bobble of hair.
　I can't believe I was in front of everyone in this situation...
　It is indeed embarrassing.

'I can't help it. Just stay put.

　Tania chuckles a small smile and sits up and moves in front of me.
　As it is, she corrects my sleeping habits with a hand comb.

''~♪''

　Tania is humming a tune and seems very happy.
　I'm just fixing my sleeping habits, so what makes her happy?

Here you go. That's about as good as it gets.
Thank you, Tania.
'It's fine. It's your wife's job to take care of your husband.

　Yeah?
　I think I just heard an unfamiliar word...?

Nah Tania, that's not fair.

　I suddenly realized that Kanade was looking at Tania with a resentful look in his eyes.
　Somehow, she felt like a sulking child.

'I would have wanted to take care of Rain too. I'm Rain's wife too!
'Hmmm, there's only one Rain, so the sooner these things happen, the better. You yammering cat.
Mmmm, but, but I'm not the only one...
'Rain, your clothes are a bit disheveled. My wife, Sora, will fix it for you.
Rain, I'm going to fix you up. Now, sit down there.

　It's like being gingerly pushed and taken care of by the twins.
　I mean, I think Sora and Luna said something funny too...?

'Oh, you're late!　I mean, they beat me to it again!
You're a slow learner. You toro cat.
That sounds like a very tasty name, doesn't it?
Does that make sense...?

　While I'm doing that, Sora and Luna adjust my clothes.

'Yes, this should be no problem.
Thank you. Well, by the way.
Rayne is my husband, and I want her to be strong. If you do that, we'll be happy to have you as a wife.
"It,
Hmm?
Who's this wife you're talking about?

　When I asked the question, everyone scowled.
　Then they let out a sigh.

'Rain I'm still awake. Even I'm properly awake.
'You tell me that yourself...?　Well, Kanade's right, you'd better shang it.
'But this is just as cute as it gets. Kuhuhu, you get your husband's cute.
That being said, it's probably a valuable place to be. Rayne's always been solid.
What are you guys...?
''Oh god...Rain. No matter how sleepy you are, I'm going to get a little sad when you say things like that, okay?

　Kanade says, with an angry, sad look on his face.

'We're all married to Rain,'
What?
'And yet you say things like you don't know about it...you're too sleepy!

　No ... wait.
　Sure, polygamy is allowed and legal in this country.
　It's not a problem.

　But you're all mates, not wives.
　I can't remember ever being married to... no, no?

　When I tried to deny that there wasn't, many memories came to the surface.
　That I confessed to everyone and we were in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.
　Then that we had a successful relationship.
　And that I proposed to him, he accepted me, and we had a ceremony.

　All of those memories popped up all at once, spreading to every corner of my mind as if to overwrite the memory...
　Then you start to take that for granted.

'Well ... right?'

　Why did I think I wasn't married or something?
　It's so rude to everyone to mistake it for a dream.

'I'm sorry ... no, I'm really sorry. I guess I was still sleepwalking.
Meow, are you finally awake?
'There's no need to apologize so much. I came here to say hello to Rayne's dad and mom but it was a bit of a forced march, wasn't it? They're tired.
'Yes. If you're sleepy, then you can rest a little longer, okay?
Do you need me to sleep with you?
No yes, I'm fine.

　I think it's going to be okay.
　It shouldn't be a problem.
　This should be the correct reality.

'What, Rain's husband, is he already up your ass?

　With such a voice, Tina appeared with the sound of footsteps.
　Those feet........were firmly visible there.