Regarding my opening of the harem in the comprehensive world

At the table, the priest greeted dully with his hands on his chin. Even more silent than he was was Hime, sitting next to him, Hime's head bowed, her hands clasped deathly on her skirt.

Across from them sat two people Subaru had never seen before, a man and a woman, both of whom looked to be older. Run and Air, on the other hand, were sitting on a couch on the side, looking over here worriedly.

That was probably Simi's grandfather....

Subaru surreptitiously took a few measurements, and it did fit the traits of an Englishman.

"To introduce you to Subaru Hasegawa, this is the man I told you about, and I think he has some say in the matter as well. Subaru, sit down."

"Yes."

"Excuse me, what is Subaru Hasegawa-san's relationship to Himi." , the woman pushed up her glasses. "I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Alice Stevenson, and I'm the cousin of this Mr. Rayanne Brunel. Rayanne he doesn't speak Japanese, so I'm here to translate for him."

"Hello, Miss Stevenson. I'm Subaru Hasegawa, Himi and the others', um...band director."

"Oh?" , Stevenson was mildly surprised. "Is it the band director? From what Sado-san said, I thought you were Hiromi's boyfriend."

"Sh!" , Simi looked up sharply, then dropped her face in shame.

"You, you misunderstood." , Subaru explained evenly.

"I'll say it again, then." , Stevenson took a sip of his tea. "Rayanne wants to take her granddaughter, Simi, back to England to raise her."

As she said this, Subaru noticed that Himeji's shoulders visibly shook, while both Run and Air looked at Himeji with worried faces.

"That, may I ask if this is something that Reian-san decided on early in the morning?"

"Yes. Since the day we lost contact, Rean has been searching for Himi."

Not on a whim... Subaru looked at Himi next to him. That would also ensure that Himi wouldn't suffer after she returned, right....

"May I ask if there are any more questions?"

"No, no more. Thank you."

Stevenson looked to the priest, "So, Mr. Sado, what's your opinion?"

"My opinion is irrelevant." , the priest replied. "I think it would be better for you to ask Simi directly about this."

"In that case, Simi, would you like to come back with us?" , Stevenson asked gently.

"I..."

Simi hesitated, looking at Air and Run on the couch, then at Subaru and the priest sitting next to her on one left and one right, and then turning to Sakura, who was standing in the doorway. Without exception, everyone was silent, and everyone also looked away, as if afraid to meet her eyes.

"Hey... you guys, come on, say something." , Simi's voice was shaky. "Nah, Father, she's asking me if I want to go hey, aren't you going to say something?"

"I'm sorry, Himi. I think it's better for me to make my own decisions on such matters that concern my life, so we can't interfere."

"Interfere with what!" , Simi suddenly shouted. "There, empty! Run! Sakura! Subaru! Is that what you all think, too?! Don't even want to interfere?!"

"Simi, calm down." , Subaru gently put his hand on her head. "Consider, seriously, what it will be like to stay here, what it will be like to go to England, which one you want."

"How am I supposed to calm down?" , Hiromi slapped Subaru's hand away and tottered to her feet. "Everyone's an idiot! Stupid!!!"

With that, Simi ran straight for the door, not even bothering to put on her shoes.

"Himi!" , Subaru shouted, following behind in a hurry.

"Himi!"

Run and Air also jumped off the couch and followed them out together.

"Himi! Don't run!" , Subaru shouted after her, gradually shortening the distance between her and her.

"Don't follow me! Subaru the big idiot!"

"If you keep running, you'll hurt your foot! Will you stop for a moment and we'll talk about it?"

"Don't mind me, anyway, it's not like anyone will be sad at all when I'm gone - ahhh!!!"

"Himi!"

Hitomi suddenly fell down in front of her, Subaru's pupils shrank, and he hurried after her to help her up.

"How about it, Himi, is there anything wrong."

"Nothing's wrong!" , Himi deflated her mouth, looking like she was about to cry.

Seeing that look on her face, Subaru was busy looking at her feet - when Himi had fallen just now, she had scraped right on a small rock, cutting a not-so-small wound, and blood was pouring out nonstop.

"And you said it was fine!" , Subaru anxiously reached out to wipe it off, but stopped abruptly. "Do you have a band-aid or alcohol or something at home?"

"...there."

"Let's clean you up first." , Subaru copied Himi then picked her up.

"No! I don't want to go home! People don't care about me anyway!"

"What are you talking about! How could I not care about you!!!"

Subaru suddenly yelled angrily, then slapped Hiromi's ass. The slap went down, and Simi's entire body froze.

"Subaru, you, you, you..."

"You what you, shut up and go back to talking about these things."

"...Well."

Chapter 291 - Don't take the bassist away! (below)

"Okay."

After the poison was mostly gone, Subaru took out a large band-aid and put it on the wound on Simi's foot.

"Thanks, thanks." , Himeji's hand stroked the wound a few times.

"I say you, even if you're going to run, at least put your shoes on, you think it can be as clean outside as it is at home. The wound will get infected if you're not careful."

"I'm sorry..."

"What's the use of telling me you're sorry, it's not even you who's in pain."

Subaru put the medical kit back where it belonged, gesturing in passing to the few people standing in the doorway peeking in. Subaru looked at Simi and pointed to himself, and the priest and a few others would immediately close the door.

"How is it, does the wound still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore...", Simi shook her head, staring at the band-aid as if she was out of it.

Subaru didn't disturb her and just sat quietly next to her.

After a moment of silence, Simi spoke up.

"Subaru."

"What is it."

"Would you be sad if I left?"

"Until then, if I say I'm going to be sad, is Himi going to stay here?"

"I, I don't know..."

"No way, Himi." , Subaru smiled and ruffled her hair. "When it comes to life's events, you must make your own decisions before you can just be influenced by someone else's will. You have to make sure that you don't regret your choice."

"So Subaru also thinks it's better for me to go?" , Simi stared up at him, her eyes stubborn.

"Forget about my opinion for a moment, you say, too?"

"Yes, Run, Air, Father, Sakura. Everyone everyone! Even if I leave, people won't react at all, will they, one by one, tell me to make my own choice! It's actually telling me to go away!"

Out of doors.

Run, who had been listening to the movement inside the room, covered her mouth, tears silently streaming down her face.

"No, it's not like that. Simi..."

"Hime charcoal...", the air turned away from the others so that they wouldn't see his expression.

Subaru froze for a moment, then asked, puzzled.

"Why would you think that."

"Anti, that's why, anyway! If you really wanted me to stay here, why didn't you tell me! Why don't you talk to that guy? Goes to say it wants me to stay here. One by one...all of them let me decide for myself...isn't that just...talking...about...telling me to go faster.... "

"Anyway...anyway...Subaru is on their side too, right...?"

As she said that, Himi's voice choked up and tears crossed her cheeks, leaving a clear trail of tears.

"You've misunderstood, Himi." , Subaru took the paper and gently wiped her tears away. "Everyone wants you to make your own choices, it's not that they don't want you to stay here, but, it's not just me, Run, Air, the priest, and Sakura, who don't want to selfishly consider only their own emotions."

"What... meaning?"

"Nah, Simi, wanna stay here?"

"I...want to..."

"So, just go tell your grandfather that you want to stay here, right?"

"But!" , Simi dropped her head. "Everyone -"

"Why worry about everyone's feelings, isn't it fine if Simi does what she likes? Why does everyone have to agree if you want to stay here?"

"Hey?"

"Simi, we can't say, because, Simi's decision, could - no, is certain to change your life. Maybe, you'll have a better life after you go with your grandfather, and you'll have new friends...all of which you won't get if we make a move to keep you. So, we can't be so selfish, we have to give Himi the chance to choose for herself."

Looking at Himi's confused eyes, Subaru laughed, "For example, there's a yuzu and an orange, let Himi choose which one to eat, and both Run and Air want to eat the orange. But, they can't tell you directly that they like oranges. Because, Himi might also want to eat the yuzu, and they feel they can't be that selfish, they should have to let Himi choose for herself."

"Now Yuzu is to go back to England with your grandfather, and Orange is to stay here. How are you going to choose, Simi? What is Simi's wish, exactly?"

"My wish...", Hime repeats frostily.

Subaru smiled and touched her head, "There's no need to rush into a decision, think about it-"

"I'm staying here!"

"Hey?"

Subaru was stunned by the abrupt answer.

"Although, that's my grandfather, my family. But, I'm here, and I have family. So, my wish, is to stay here. No matter how much Run, Air, Sakura, or the priest don't want me to stay here, I sure as hell still want to stay here!!!"

"How could you not want to!!!"

The door suddenly slammed open and Run Kazuhiro burst in crying, then grabbed Himi in a hug.

"Himi! We've always been, always have been, the best family, how could we want to let Simi go!"

"Himi charcoal, it's great to be able to stay here."

"Run...kong..."

Looking at Jun and Khong, who had burst into tears, all Himi could feel was a sore nose. Then, the tears that had just stopped instantly dried up, and Himi reached out and hugged the two, and the three of them burst into tears.

"Looks like the problem is solved." , an arm was placed on Subaru's shoulder.

"Actually, I don't think Himi would have gone to England in the first place, I don't think that would have been the case if either of you had said a little bit." , Subaru said with a smile.

"That's not good." , the priest smiled heedlessly. "Simi has the freedom to decide what she wants to do with her life, how can I take that right away from her."

"That's right."

........

Moments later, Simi was escorted by everyone to the living room where her grandfather, Rayanne, was waiting.

"Ah, Simi, have you decided yet?" , Stevenson stood up. "Come with us to England?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't go to England with you."

"What?!" , Stevenson stared at him, hardly believing what he was hearing. "What did you say?!"

"What?What did she say just now?", Rayanne's face looked a little anxious at Stevenson's reaction.

"She said she wouldn't go home withus."

"Why?..."

"I'm sorry for making you and Grandpa come so far to find me." , Himeji bowed deeply. "But, I still want to stay here, because I have my family here as well. So, I can only disappoint you, I'm sorry!"

Stevenson froze for a moment, then translated what Simi had just said to Rayanne.

Raian looked at Himi for a moment, not knowing what to say.