Argument

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The four boys stayed in their room for a few hours, partly because of their hangovers and partly to avoid Yusho and Yoko. But at around noon, they heard the sound of what appeared to be very angry arguing downstairs. Worried that their drunk shenanigans were causing the Sakaki parents to fight, the boys opened their door to listen.

Fortunately, it wasn't their parents fighting with each other, but rather Yusho angrily arguing with an unwelcome guest. Akaba Leo was at the front door, and from the sound of the argument, it seemed he was trying to get Yusho to hand Yuri over to him.

"He needs to be punished for drinking at his age!" Leo said angrily. Yusho snapped back, "And he is! He's been grounded for the foreseeable future. Not that it's any of your business, you're not his father!"

"Neither are you!" Leo argued. Yusho glared at him. "Actually I am. Yoko and I legally adopted him along with Yuto and Yugo. In the eyes of the law, I am their legal father. And I will NOT subject any of my children to the abuse you want to put them through. Yuri is my son now! You are just a teacher. My authority over him trumps yours. I get to decide how my children are disciplined for underage drinking, not you!"

"You're not tough enough to discipline them!" Leo snarled. "Yuri's a cruel, sadistic monster and he deserves—"

SLAP!

The boys stared over the stair railing, wide-eyed as Yusho slapped Leo across the face. "Do NOT speak of my children like that!" he hissed, clearly pissed off. It was the first time any of his sons had ever seen him so angry. Even Yuya couldn't remember a time when his father was this mad. Leo seemed shaken up too, clearly shocked that Yusho could actually get this angry. He stared at Yusho with wide eyes.

"Beware the wrath of a gentle man," Yoko said from behind Yusho, glaring at Leo. Yusho stepped forward, speaking very quietly. The Yuus couldn't hear what he said, but whatever is was clearly scared Leo. Leo nodded frantically, backing away so fast that he ran into the front door.

"Now get out!" Yusho snapped. Leo bolted, running out the door as fast as he could. Yusho slammed the door shut, and Yoko wrapped her arms around his shoulder to calm him down. After a few moments, Yusho spoke.

"That man is NOT coming near our children again," he said angrily. "His idea of a suitable 'punishment' for Yuri drinking is completely inhumane! That's not a punishment, that's straight up child abuse! Torture, in fact! I can't believe he thought it was okay to even suggest such a thing to punish him!"

"I know, that's just awful what he said," Yoko said, equally upset. "I think we should get a restraining order against him so that he can't approach Yuri again, or any of our other boys."

"Agreed," Yusho said.

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