Comments are absolutely right, it's a shittily-executed ploy because the author was too much of a coward to commit to the bit. The actual path to take was have her exude the same level of authority she displayed in killing a mage by flashing her associated badge and appropriating both children at once from the parents, saving explanations for later if she felt in the mood for such at all. But doing so would make her look like a cold, calculating bitch instead of someone that the protag could eventually warm up to. Likewise, it would deny this unnecessary scene where we pretend this not-yet-a-man MC has any sense of agency in a higher realm of adulthood when he hasn't even finished the task given to him to justify his leaving home.

Should've let the magus be an actual magus. They only ask permission for contracts and for equals, and neither MC nor his parents fit in either category.

TL notes are wrong—she bathed the boys when they were younger, so Ceres has to have seen her abs.

That said, another contestent for "SHE BELONGS TO DA STEETS!". These husbands are hilarious. Anyway see y'all in six months.

That dude sat with drink in hand and straight out said "to the streets with you".

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lol coming into a milf-chasing series being afraid of a little cuckoldery

There IS an English equivalent to Yobai. It's just not as historied in terminology. "Late-night creep".

When the protagonist made it into adulthood without once going over what sex and relations are

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The sword knows the truth of the world.

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Bro really didn't catch on to the contract

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Damn. Scanslators throwing heavy shade.

"I really don't get why everyone struggles so much with his desire to just relax."

That's because it's a lie. He doesn't relax, nor does he behave like someone looking to simply relax. He's shown more impulse to acting, even if reluctantly, like a hot-headed hero. The only grace afforded to him in succeeding most times is the story sets scenarios that allow his tailor-made skills to win out over the various difficulties.

Plot? What plot? Who cares about plot? Sigh.

So basically, poor set upon parttimer in a black company vs everyone else on the bus, huh? Lame. How about an actual NATIVE threat from the world itself?

They really blew a whole chapter just to masturbate about completely unimportant stats.....

They've been traveling at least a month and he STILL hasn't bought his loli some shoes?

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The Ara Ara is intrigued

The slave collars are there only because the author wants the audience to be assured there's no NTR.

... Be a real shame if there were a way to break contracts in this world.....

Both of them are weak. Protags He can complain about a black company when he properly dies and is reincarnated from the experience like a proper protagonist.

There is a h-doujin about two bastard workers who couldn't cope with their shitty life, decide to kidnap and assault various grade schoolers, then an hero themselves after they're done via carbon monoxide poisoning. Go read that, instead.

Eh, pass. Not interested in a SI snuff bit.

I miss the days when doki doki lewd moments were entertaining.