Chapter 898: The Sun Named 3 ② (1/2)

Since standing around talking here wasn't an option, I brought the three of them into the reception room and asked Illness-san to prepare tea and teacakes for us.

Incidentally, this is a different room than the one used for the meeting between my loves and my parents…… the room that had the ability to suppress Isis-san's magic power of death.

The house is just unnecessarily large, and there are many rooms…… of which almost never used……

Cento-san and Cien-san were kind of stiff and tense, sitting in their seats with their backs straight, and even from the sidelines, I could see that they were pretty nervous.

No, well, I had a feeling that they were nervous from the moment they arrived, but I think they were a little too nervous. Perhaps, it was the influence of me being Kuro's lover……

In contrast though, there was Tre-san, who was completely relaxed.

[These were nice cookies! The tea is also good!]

[……Esteemed Sister Tre, please show some restraint.]

Seeing Tre-san eating the cookies deliciously, Cento-san complained, but of course, Tre-san didn't seem to mind her.

Well, I'd rather them be as casual as Tre-san though.

[Esteemed Sister Tre, do you know exactly why we went here today?]

[Eh? Didn't we come here to play with Kaito?]

Tre-san curiously tilted her head at Cien-san's words. Unnn, well, Tre-san had consistently been saying from the beginning that she was here to play with me, looking like she was visiting a friend's house.

Holding her head lightly at Tre-san's words, Cento-san spoke.

[……We're here today to greet and apologize to Miyama Kaito-sama, remember?]

[I understand the greeting…… but apologize? What for?]

[Apologies for the inconvenience we caused when they had to help us search for Esteemed Sister Tre.]

[……Hmmm.]

Hearing Cento-san and Cien-san's words, Tre-san forcibly smiled, her expression looking complicated.

[Esteemed Sister Tre had also caused trouble for Kuromu-sama's lover, Miyama-sama……]

[That's wrong.]

[ [ Eh? ] ]

Tre-san's voice was quiet, but it wasn't as lax as before…… It sounded serious and somehow heavy, making Cento-san and Cien-san reflexively stiffen.

[……It's not ”Kuromu-sama's lover, Kaito”. It was ”my friend Kaito, who was also Kuromu-sama's lover”…… I don't think that should be something you could make a mistake on.]

[……Esteemed Sister Tre?]

[Of course, the friendships another person has are also important in estimating what kind of person they are. I'm also really grateful to Kaito for saving Kuromu-sama…… but don't you think it's a mistake to change how you interact with him for being Kuromu-sama's lover?]

After saying that much, Tre-san took a sip of her tea, and gently smiling, she admonishingly spoke.