After both of them redeemed their reward, Yanagi went to a pizza store, ordered some takeout, and went home, while Akari followed him from behind

" I'm home " [Yanagi]

" I'm back!" [Akari]

*Slam*

Yanagi close the door, goes to the dining room, take the Pizza from his inventory and put it down on the table, his sisters walks in and eat the pizza, While Akari

"U.....uhm...Partner! I'm still outside!" [Akari]

She yells and knocks the door many times, only to get ignored by Yanagi and Katsura, the only one that pays attention to her is Sakura, but the power of delicious warm pizza clearly stronger than Akari importantness

"....Hey.. partner!! .....ehm... oh! i see... you need someone to guard the house right!? since you must be tired from bounty hunting! don't worry! I'll guard the front door!" [Akari]

Even when Akari yelled like this no one paying attention to her.

Yanagi is watching a movie, Katsura playing with her phone, and Sakura sits in Yanagi lap and watching the movie with his brother, while Akari faithfully guards the door until they go to sleep.

At midnight, the sound of thunder comes down from the sky, the sound is close to their apartment, Sakura walks to Yanagi room and says

"....Nii-san, i can't sleep, the storm is scary" [Sakura]

"Hrm... what storm... there's no sound of rain" [Yanagi]

"But... there's a loud thunder!" [Sakura]

*GRUUUUUUK*

"see! i told you! a storm is here!" [Sakura]

Yanagi.... doesn't want to admit it, but he feels familiar with that sound, he stands up, while Sakura goes into his bed. Yanagi starts walking to the front door and find

*GRUUUUUUK*

"...........you still here?" [Yanagi]

Akari, sitting in front of their door, faithfully guarding the house, she covers herself in a blanket that Yanagi gave to her yesterday and another thunderous sound come

*GRUUUK*

"...oh! partner! is it the time to change the guard duty?" [Akari]

While she's saying this with a smile. her eyes are red, her face is pale, and some snot coming from her nose, Yanagi sighs at her appearance and says

"seriously, i thought you already went home" [Yanagi]

"Khu, khu my home is anywhere the wind takes me! *snort*....... partner.. can i go in already? it is cold outside here" [Akari]

Akari says that. Her body is shivering, even though she's already covering herself in a blanket

"Who told you that you can go in?" .... is what Yanagi wanted to say in his mind, but in reality

" ... just go in already" [Yanagi]

He gives up, sighs really hard, and welcomed Akari to his house, Akari gives a really big smile when Yanagi says that.

"th....then excuse me" [Akari]

*GRUUUUUUUUUUUUUK*

Another loud noise coming from her stomach.

"*sigh* just sit on that chair, I'll make some food for you, is bread enough? " [Yanagi]

Yanagi heart finally melt when he sees the girl appearance but

"bread is fine! oh! and i want some warm milk! and oh, oh, i want some sausage too!" [Akari]

But his heart became cold again when Akari open her mouth. still, he made all of Akari request. After she ate all of her food. both of them start talking

"....hey, partner, i know it! you're a hero! *slurp* ah.. this is warm" [Akari]

Said Akari while she covering herself in a blanket and drinking her milk

"hm? nope, I'm just your everyday lackey" [Yanagi]

Yanagi, talk to her while he cleans up the dishes

"partner... where is your parent?" [Akari]

"somewhere far away" [Yanagi]

"....oh sorry *slurp* " [Akari]

Akari, gone quiet after she said that. and when Yanagi finished cleaning the dish, he starts to talk

"no.. they are still alive, maybe... well they are somewhere far away from what i know" [Yanagi]

"hee~ hey, I've been wondering for a while, but where do you get your power?" [Akari]

Seeing that her glass already empty, Yanagi offers another round, Akari nods in silence, while Yanagi pouring another glass of milk, he starts to talk

"I was born with it" [Yanagi]

"You're born with it? uhm... how nice, mine was given by someone" [Akari]

Hearing her word, Yanagi responded with

"is that so? must be nice right, when someone gives you a power" [Yanagi]

"......it isn't nice at all, every day they inject me with a big needle, and gave me many weird candies that taste bad" [Akari]

When Yanagi hears this, he stops his movement.... he can't believe of what he hears just now, the milk that he pours overflowed from the glass

"hey, partner it overflows!" [Akari]

"Oh, sorry i just have something on my mind" [Yanagi]

Yanagi takes a cloth and cleans the table, he brings the milk to Akari, sits in front of her, and waiting for her to finish, Yanagi didn't expect that kind of answer, he thought that Yptune or some other god is the one that gave her the Job System

" *slurp* ah~ it's warm~" [Akari]

"................" [Yanagi]

" *slurp* ah~ it's warm~" [Akari]

"...." [Yanagi]

" *slurp* ah~ it's warm~" [Akari]

" do you need to keep saying that!?" [Yanagi]

"whoa~ chill out partner, hey! want to hear a story?" [Akari]

"......another urban legend from your "Informant"? [Yanagi]

"noo, this is about Red Rider, see i like the first season the most and- [Akari]

"Alright, good night, you can sleep in my room, i take Sakura out and sleeps with her inside her room, and don't touch anything" [Yanagi]

Don't want to hear any nonsense, Yanagi cuts her word and starts going to bed, he takes Sakura from his bed, gives Akari his clothes, and goes to Sakura's room and sleeps with her

"..............hehehe~ i knew it that he's a nice person........ Zzzz" [Akari]