Shield Hero With Barrier Magic

(Hiro's POV)

Raphtalia: "Let's marry, Daddy!"

I put her down and size up Raphtalia from top to bottom. Her frock which was supposed to be full length is only till her knees. And I think the clothes can stretch, none of them tore. And here it was, even though I knew this day is going to come, my heart still can't take it. Really, they grow up too fast.

I look at Eclair and Rino who are also looking at Raphtalia with shock.

Eclair: "Who are you ?!! Where's my daughter ?!!"

It looks like she is having a hard time accepting the truth.

Raphtalia: "What are you saying, Mommy? It's me, Raphtalia!"

Eclair: "B... But my daughter's still a kid!"

Raphtalia: "Not anymore!! Hehehe... Let's talk about our promise, Mommy."

Eclair: "Hiro! Immediately lift her and turn her in reverse direction right now!"

Nah, it won't work. If it's possible, I would have rotated her thousand times by now.

Raphtalia: "Hehehe... That won't work, Mommy."

Rino: "Raphtalia! How dare you betray me ?!!"

Raphtalia: "Huh?"

Rino: "I was happy that you were also almost my size and you suddenly become that big! I am your elder sister! I look like the younger one now! And... and... your c.h.e.s.t part became even bigger while mine won't even grow! You cheater!"

Raphtalia: "Hehehe... I am sorry that I didn't tell you, Rino-nee. Well, when demi-humans level up as children, their bodies follow the suit and grow rapidly too. That's also one of the reasons demi-human are seen inhuman."

Eclair: "So, that's the reason you wanted to level up faster. Raphtalia! We are immediately resetting your level back to one!"

Raphtalia: "No! I can't fight in the Waves if I am weak!"

Eclair: "I feel that the whole world just betrayed me! To think that my own daughter became my rival... Hiro! Why don't you say something ?!!"

Once Eclair questioned me, I start crying.

Hiro: "*sniff* They grow so fast. My daughter was literally just a kid yesterday."

Itsuki: "He's broken."

I can't stop my tears. My heart really couldn't take it.

Itsuki: "Hiro, she grew up. You are acting like a father who had his daughter just got married."

Hiro: "Have a daughter and see her grow in two weeks! You will understand my pain!"

Itsuki is taken aback by my sudden exclamation. Ren advised Itsuki.

Ren: "I already told you that this family is weird. Why do you still try to involve yourself with that? Stay silent. They will deal with it themselves."

I didn't stop my crying.

Hiro: "My daughter... Just a few days back, she learned table manners. Just a few days back, she was a little girl who cried for wetting her bed in sleep."

Raphtalia's face became bright red.

Raphtalia: "Stop! You don't need to say all that, Daddy!"

Hiro: "*sniff* My daughter already started acting like a m.a.t.u.r.e woman. My heart can't take it anymore!"

Eclair: "*sniff* My heart too, Hiro! The daughter who learned sword fighting from me just a few days back became my love rival. And I can't even threaten her, Uwaahhh! I want to kill someone!"

Itsuki: "Why is she so murderous even though she is crying?"

Ren: "You already know the answer."

Itsuki: "Ah, right. This is a weird family."

Rino also started crying.

Rino: "*sniff* Just yesterday, I was proud that I have someone of my size and I can be considered as an elder sister. But now, she became m.a.t.u.r.e with bigger b.r.e.a.s.ts and I still have the stature of a small girl! People think that I am Hiro-sama's daughter but at least they would consider me as the elder sister. Now, they won't even do that! Uwaaahh!"

Itsuki: "She has... her issues. I agree."

Hiro: "I feel defeated by the world. Uwaahh!"

Itsuki: "She did the thing that Motoyasu couldn't do just by growing up huh. But seriously, I don't think you should be reacting that much."

Rino/Hiro/Eclair: "Shut up! You don't understand our pain!"

Raphtalia took us close and consoled us.

Raphtalia: "There there. Stop crying Daddy, Mommy, and Rino-nee. I will always be Daddy and Mommy's daughter and Rino-nee's younger sister no matter how big I became."

Rino/Hiro/Eclair: "Uwahh! Raphtalia!"

The three of us cried at the same time and Raphtalia kept consoling us.

Itsuki: "Umm... Ren, could you explain who are the kids and who are m.a.t.u.r.e?"

Ren: "Define maturity."

Itsuki: "*Sigh* I am sure of one thing though."

Ren: "No one can act like this. Now, I am a hundred percent sure that they are really a family."

Itsuki: "Me too... Though this the weirdest family I have ever seen."

Eclair: "Hiro! I know it! Let's just consider Raphtalia as a child for the rest of our lives!"

Hiro: "I can't do it, Eclair. We have to respect her feelings too."

Eclair: "Argh! Raphtalia! Just because you became big, don't get ahead of yourself. I just have to stop Hiro from falling for you!"

Raphtalia: "Hehehe... I would like to see you try, Mommy."

Rino: "Umm... Raphtalia, as compensation, you have to help me too."

Raphtalia: "Definitely Rino-nee!"

Hiro: "Raphtalia! You have to keep calling me Daddy!"

Raphtalia: "You don't have to tell me that. Let's do a lot of l.e.w.d things from now on, Daddy!"

My heart still needs time to adjust to this. And just at that time, I hear Motoyasu's voice.

Motoyasu: "Hiro! Fight me again!"

Oh, he woke up. His face looks normal too. I guess the medics worked well.

Hiro: "Not now, Motoyasu. I am currently not in a good state. I already won the duel. Just leave it."

Motoyasu: "No way! I am not leaving the girls like that."

Itsuki: "Stop it, Motoyasu... Hiro won it fair and square while your friend over there tried to cheat."

Motoyasu: "What? What do you mean Myne cheated?"

Ren: "She knew that you were losing and used air magic on Hiro but luckily his final move coincidentally nullified it."

Motoyasu: "No way! Myne would never..."

Itsuki: "It was already proved. She accepted it herself. You lost. And they are a family. You would have understood if you saw the scene just now."

Motoyasu: "No! He must be forcing them to act like that. Hey Hiro, Duel me again!"

Hiro: "Motoyasu, as I said, I am not in a good state. Just leave me be. I will give some of the gold I won if that's what you want."

Motoyasu: "No! I don't care about the gold! What's more important is the girls' freedom! So, duel me again!"

Immediately a huge amount of killing intent is raised at Motoyasu.

Eclair/Raphtalia/Rino: "Hey, CaN'T YoU See ThAt Hiro/Daddy/Hiro-sama Is NoT In A GooD StAtE? StoP BoTheRinG HiM Or I WiLL KiLL YoU RigHT ThiS InsTanT..."

Damn, So cute! So cute! So cute!

Motoyasu: "Aaaahhhhh!"

Immediately Motoyasu screamed and fell back and crawled back 5 meters from the girls.

Motoyasu: "Yanderes! They are Yanderes! Save me!"

Hiro: "Ah, I forgot that he is terrified of Yanderes due to his trauma. Seriously, he just can't see the cuteness and e.r.o.t.i.cism of Yanderenes."

Maybe it was because I was a little depressed, I was able to manage to not get hard. I hugged my girls and turned them back to normal. Others took Motoyasu from there as he was terrified.

Itsuki: "Umm... Hiro..."

Hiro: "Yes?"

Itsuki: "The three girls in your family..."

Hiro: "All of them are Yanderes. So cute, right?"

Itsuki: "So, that's the reason your wife is that murderous."

Ren: "I forgot that you have Yandere fetish. I can believe you are able to find one in this world, not to say three of them."

Itsuki: "Haa... No doubt. This is the weirdest family."