After dropping off Ellie, Lena, Maya, Amy, Fiona, and the recently-picked-up Iris at Ellie's house, Dylan immediately headed back out toward his house renovation project. While driving alone, he spoke.

"Okay, CATS, tell me about CROWS," Dylan said.

[Certainly, sir.]

CATS immediately told him everything about CROWS, detailing his grandfather's first encounter and eventual conflict with CROWS when his grandfather was about 20 years old. At that time, Dylan's father had already been born to his grandfather's first wife, who was the daughter of a wealthy businessman. His grandfather had intended to retire early to raise his son, but tragedy struck his first wife's family. The wife's company was taken over through illegal means by a mafia family that was using CROWS and intended to slowly take control of the country.

Coincidentally, the wife's father's company was a huge corporation, the backbone of business in the city and even the state where they lived. Following this, extreme stress caused the wife's parents to die close together. They willed all their remaining assets to Dylan's father, their grandson.

It turned out that CROWS ordered the mafia family to seize the inheritance because it contained an ancient gem from a mysterious kingdom of the past, said to possess extraordinary power that could strengthen CROWS.

That gem was an obsidian onyx type called the "Dark Eye." Dylan's grandfather, named Bruno or Davis, eventually returned to his former life to protect his son after his first wife was framed and murdered by the mafia family.

The rest of his struggle was the same as Elenor had recounted at the time, and explained how he eventually became friends with the grandfathers of Ellie, Amy, Lena, and Maya. The five grandfathers cut and separated the stone named the "Dark Eye" into five pieces. They each kept one and kept the location a secret.

"Hmm, that explains why there was a gem in Grandma's secret room... so the gems at the museum and in the tiara... are parts of the 'Dark Eye'?" Dylan asked.

[That is correct, sir. The gem that was in the museum originally belonged to Ellie's grandfather, and the one that was in the tiara originally belonged to Amy's grandfather.]

"So that's why CROWS is targeting the inheritance of my four wives... that's outrageous," Dylan replied.

[That is correct, sir.]

"What exactly is CROWS? Is it the same as you?" Dylan asked.

[CROWS stands for "Conquer Rule Organize World System." Its goal is to dominate the world. It is an ancient system that has existed on this earth for a long time, and if the gemstone called the "Dark Eye" falls into its hands, it will immediately seize control of this world by force because its power will become immense and can influence all human beings on this planet... and you are correct, it is the same as me, a system.]

"But it lost to Grandpa, right? That means it lost to you," Dylan said.

[That is correct, sir, but that is because I was activated before it was.]

"I see... so you can be activated?" Dylan asked.

[I can, sir. When I am activated, I can also influence the people around you.]

"Hmm... and how do I activate you?" Dylan asked.

[I will show you my secret quest.]

"Bwuuuung," a screen appeared in front of Dylan's face. Although he was driving, Dylan read the screen.

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CATS' secret quest :

- Family of seven (7/7) completed.

- Dark Eye's pieces (3/5)

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"Hmm? 'Family of seven' is completed?" Dylan asked.

[That is correct, sir. You, your four wives, your younger brother, and his future wife.]

"Huh... it involves all of them?" Dylan asked, surprised.

[Of course, sir.]

"Wait a minute... you said Aaron's future wife... my younger brother is only 13 years old... you must be joking," Dylan replied, annoyed.

[Regarding that matter, please wait five more minutes. That is why I completed the first quest.]

Dylan paused for a moment, and sure enough, five minutes later "driiing," his smartphone rang. He tapped it, placed it on the passenger seat, and turned on the speaker.

"Brother... can we talk for a minute?" Aaron asked, sounding a little panicked.

"What's wrong?" Dylan asked.

"Uh... how do I put this... first, I'm sorry, Brother," Aaron replied.

"Huh, sorry for what? Just tell me what's going on! You've got me curious," Dylan replied.

"Um... so, here's the thing, Brother... Clara's mother, Aunt Melissa... she wants to get married again," Aaron replied.

"Oh... that fast? Didn't the divorce from the previous one still need to be finalized?" Dylan asked.

"That's the thing, Brother... the marriage is waiting for the divorce to be final, but they got engaged last night... and then Clara got angry and ran away from home... last night when you and the sisters-in-law were at sister Lena's house... I did something with Clara... ugh... I'm embarrassed to say it," Aaron said, panicking.

"You slept with Clara... is that it," Dylan said.

"S-something like that... s-so I promised Clara I wouldn't leave her and... I'd marry her... can I borrow $3000 to buy a ring?" Aaron asked.

"Huh... you're only 13 years old... that's a long way off, the ring can wait... even I haven't bought a ring yet... you're a mess. This isn't about a ring... has Aunt Melissa found out about your plan yet?" Dylan asked.

"Um... Sister Amy is calling her right now," Aaron said.

"Wait, where are you exactly?" Dylan asked.

"Home... with Clara... Sisters Ellie, Lena, Amy, and Maya already know... that's why they pushed me to talk to you," Aaron answered.

"Haah... okay, and... is Clara pregnant? Oh, you'd need a week or two to even check that," Dylan said.

"Well, that's the problem, Brother... I didn't use protection, it came off inside, and Clara had just finished her period... Sister Lena said... there's a possibility she could be pregnant," Aaron replied, panicking.

"Oh my God," Dylan yelled out in frustration.

"Sorry, Brother... I am so sorry... this is my first time... and Clara's too... we honestly didn't really know how to do it... now Clara is being talked to by Sister Ellie and Sister Maya... I'm really sorry, Brother," Aaron said, panicking and slightly terrified.

Dylan was silent for a moment, trying to calm himself down. He took a long, deep breath and let it out.

"Okay... I'm on my way to check on the house renovation, but as soon as I get home, we need to talk," Dylan said.

"Y-yes, Brother... I-I'm hanging up now," Aaron replied.

The call was cut off. Dylan stared blankly at the road ahead, driving automatically.

[I was right, sir. Your total fighting family is seven people, not included your twin younger sisters.]

"Next time, try giving me a heads-up... don't just drop a bomb like this... it's giving me a headache. What about Grandpa, back then? He must have brought along Ellie's grandpa, Lena's grandpa, Amy's grandpa, and Maya's grandpa, right?" Dylan replied.

[You know your grandfather had six wives, right? His goal was to activate me.]

"Oh, so that's it... I thought my grandfather was just some womanizer who took advantage of women," Dylan said, relieved.

[That too, sir.]

"Grr... I was just starting to have a little extra respect for my grandfather... what a troublemaker," Dylan complained in his head.

Dylan began to calm down a bit, and he started to concentrate again. But then he began tracing the chain of events: from the moment he was ambushed by four girls claiming to be pregnant by him, to the quests he was running, and what had just happened.

"Wait a minute, CATS... don't tell me you set all this up from the start... starting with calling Amy... and me helping Clara and her mom... you were the one who arranged everything?" Dylan asked, immediately accusing the system.

[Hm... apologies, sir, I have an urgent matter and must depart, bye.]

"Hey, CATS... answer me first... ugh... he ran away again," Dylan shouted in his head.

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