Vol 6 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 01: Before the Trip

This might come sudden, but the three-days-two-nights seaside school of the Midoriyama high school that I attend are voluntary extracurricular cla.s.ses, so by no means mandatory.

I had heard that in the past the students were taken there regardless of their opinion, but opposition was great in that time, so it became voluntary one day and since the partic.i.p.ant count dropped year by year, it was now a combined event with the affiliated middle school.

From what I heard from Minami a few days ago, the seaside school didn’t have usual stuff like swimming practice, but was merely focussing on letting the students deepen their relations.h.i.+ps.

…Reminiscing about that, I sat on the sofa in the living room and watch TV absent-minded. Then two girls showed up from the dining kitchen.

One of them was our reliable older sister, Luna. The other one was our easy to trick and then retorting freeloader, Machina Liebelei Orangelo.

On a first glance Luna and Machina looked like normal girls, but there weren’t actually humans.

The blonde beauty with melon-big b.r.e.a.s.t.s and a dynamite body—Luna emitted an aura of neatness, which didn’t suit the reality of her being a devil.

Likewise, the beautiful girl with red hair and clever features standing besides Luna, Machina was a hybrid devil. She had an excellent style that even surpa.s.sed a gravure idol and was Luna’s little stepsister.

They probably finished cleaning up the earlier dinner…

Such thought crossed my mind, when Luna sat down besides me with a smile and for no apparent reason,

“Meow”

she mimicked Nazuna and clung to me.

…Lately, Luna was seeking physical contact quite aggressive.

Well, I had an idea why. Previously, I had told her “You can act spoiled at times”, which likely triggered this behaviour.

Anyway, I was honestly happy that Luna acting spoiled like that. I was happy, but her two big b.r.e.a.s.t.s pressed onto my body and moreover a sweet fragrance hung in the air, so I was nervous.

But since I told her to was okay to act like that, I properly wanted to response to it.

Aware that my pulse was raising, I lightly patted Luna’s head. Upon that,

“Meow, meow.”

She leaked a voice, mimicking Nazuna again, and clung to me even stronger.

Mh, the sensation of her b.r.e.a.s.t.s was getting dangerous. The bouncing elasticity felt way too pleasant. I would like to touch both her b.r.e.a.s.t.s. I would like to borrow my palms into them. Such wicked emotions started to grow in my chest.

….Not good. To regain my composure, I repeated to take deep breaths in my heart. But that effort was in vain and Machina, watching over us, also sat down on the sofa.

“M- Meow…”

With a bit hesitation and her cheeks turning red, she clung onto me like Luna. But,

“Not even close to Nazuna. You need more practice. Go wash your face and try again.”

“S- Sorry. I certainly lack practice—wait, why do I have to get scolded! Actually, what’s with this indifferent reaction!? Totally different how you treated my sister!”

“My own way of hiding my embarra.s.sment. Don’t fret over it.”

As a matter of fact, I felt Machina’s voluminous b.r.e.a.s.t.s and her body temperature, which accelerated my heartbeat.

For now I somehow managed to keep my composure, but it wouldn’t last forever like this. I should make up some kind of reason to get away from these two.

When I thought of that, my cell phone signalized the arriving of a mail with the perfect timing.

“Excuse me for a bit.”

I didn’t know thanks to whom, but I was saved. I natural stood up, getting away from Luna and Machina, and at the same time took out my cell phone. When I looked at it, I saw that it was a mail from Hijiri.

Let’s see, “h.e.l.lo, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun. This is sudden, but how is your summer homework coming along? I’m having a hard time with English, since I’m bad with it. If you would like, could we study together? I’m sure we’ll make faster progress together…What do you think?”.

Mh, I was kind of happy that she suggested that, but I had already finished my homework. But well, I could still help her with hers. I was actually good with English. And since Hijiri had helped me on various occasions, I should take this chance to repay her.

I was thinking like that, when my phone rang again. This time it was a mail from Kaorun.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, Hijiri-chan was thinking about what to write you in a mail all day yesterday. I believe she merely wanted a chance to talk to you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.

She must have been lonely for not seeing you. Every night, Hijiri-chan’s wealthy body becomes hot while thinking about you. And she comforts her body with her own slender fingers <>

…For a moment I was quite surprised about the shocking contents of the mail, but it was just Kaorun’s joke anyway.

With that mindset, I dared to sent a mail with the following content: “I heard about it from Kaorun. You’re not making any progress on your homework, because you keep playing with yourself. I’ll help you with English, so cut down the perverted stuff a bit.”

I was really looking forward to Hijiri’s reaction. When I waited a bit excited for a reply,

“…You are smirking, what’s up, s.h.i.+n.o.bu?”

“Who was it from?”

Machina made a wary face and Luna showed a smile while asking so.

“Yeah, actually it was from—”

Before I could answer that it was from Hijiri, the ring tone of my cell phone cut into my words.

I faintly frowned and looked down, when I noticed that Hijiri was calling me.

“I’m going out for a bit.”

The sound of the TV was interrupting. Leaving the living room, I pressed the cell phone onto my ear and at that moment—I could hear Hijiri’s loud voice through the phone.

“Sh- s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun! Don’t get the wrong idea! Kaoru-san made up all of that! I’m not perverted!”

Raising a greatly fl.u.s.tered voice, Hijiri continued with rapid talking.

“Sure, I was lonely for not seeing you and thought of you. But! While I feel sorry for you, I’m not doing anything perverted while thinking of you! To begin with, I haven’t done so even once yet. I don’t even know how to!”

Quite shaken, Hijiri made a coming out with matters she should have kept to herself.

Honestly, I considered it cute, but I should stop her now.

I called out to Hijiri with a soft tone.

“You don’t need to be so fl.u.s.tered. That mail was just Kaorun’s joke. I know that you’re a sullen— I mean, I know you’re not perverted, Hijiri.”

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, you were about to call me a sullen pervert just now! I knew it, you consider me a perverted girl!”

“No, wait, you’re wrong! You really got the wrong idea! There’s no deep meaning behind my words!”

I hastily made a follow up to Hijiri’s tearful voice. But through the phone,

“…Speaking of, Freud said ‘You can get a glimpse of one’s true feeling through his slip of tongue’. I guess s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama really considers you to be a perverted girl, Hijiri-chan.”

I could faintly hear Kaorun’s indifferent voice. Then Hijiri raised a “Uwa~hn” cry.

…d.a.m.n. Hijiri ended up crying.

What to do? I felt a cold sweat breaking out on my forehead, when I heard Kaorun’s angry voice through the phone, as she switched with Hijiri.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, Hijiri-chan is crying now! How are you going to take responsibility!”

“…Don’t forget that part of that responsibility falls onto you too!”

“Koarun doesn’t know!”

“Owa, ouch! That coming from a maid at your age, that hurts!”

“…For some reason, I do not wish to be told that by you in particular, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

Kaorun replied dissatisfied, whereupon I made a short pause, then timidly asked.

“So, how’s Hijiri?”

“Hijiri-chan is now heading for the bed—and started to cry out her eyes into the pillow. Can you hear her, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama? This sad crying voice…”

“Yeah, I can hear it rather well.”

Replying so with a sigh, I covered my face with one hand.

…I did something bad to Hijiri. I had to apologies quickly or it would get ugly.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, I feel bad for interrupting your brute thoughts of ‘Gehehe. I want to bully Hijiri some more. I want to turn her firm snow-white a.s.s bright red with my own hands.’, but—”

“Sorry, but it’s you, who has such thoughts.”

Cutting into Kaorun’s words, I retorted sharply.

Upon that, Kaorun replied with a discontent “How rude”, then suddenly change her tone.

“Well, the jokes aside, I have a favour to ask, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Could I prompt you to come over here? I a.s.sume that Hijiri-chan’s mood will be fixed when you come here…”

“I see. Then I’ll get a gift as an apology and come over.”

“Please make the gift a cake, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. A chocolate one for Hijiri-chan and a strawberry shortcake for myself. Of course I would not mind if you brought a wedding cake either.”

Kaorun shamelessly asked for the gifts…

“Kaorun, a wedding cake is over the top. Make do with a normal cake.”

“…Eh? Uhm, are you sure? It was a joke on my part just now. Just by having you come over, Hijiri-chan and myself will be… well, happy. Please do not concern yourself so much with the cakes.”

I thought for sure she would call me “good-for-nothing”, but Kaorun leaked a rather meek voice.

Startled a bit by that voice, I declared to Kaorun with a kind tone.

“A cake is no big deal. I’ll just s.n.a.t.c.h away your long-awaited strawberry from your shortcake and merciless eat it right in front of your eyes. So you also don’t concern yourself so much with it.”

“Please wait a moment! What kind of evil thing is that to do! You are not human, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama! You brute! Heretic! Do you actually have a heart!?”

“I threw that away long ago. I’ll just greedily devour your strawberry as I desire.”

Along with my words, I raised a loud laugher. What came back was Kaorun’s weary voice.

“…Uhm, I offer my sincerest apologies for interrupting the highlight of your adolescent delusions of grandeur, but may I call you an idiot?”

“Shut up! You perverted Mai— I mean, shut up, you s.l.u.tty maid!”

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you first wanted to call me a perverted maid and then changed it into something even worse! That is too much! Do you believe I am a s.l.u.t!?”

“Yeah, I do. That’s exactly what I mean. There’s no falsity in my words.”

I declared without hesitation to Kaorun’s tearful voice.

In that instant, Kaorun mimicked Hijiri and purposefully raised a “Fueh~ s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama is so mean!” crying voice.

Our usual witty exchange was kind of enjoyable. Somehow having fun, I laughed and continued even further.

“Kaorun, the jokes— have only begun!”

“No, I am already tired of joking around. Please leave the jokes at that and come over already. If you do not give it a rest, I will launch a ultrasonic wave attack.”

“At that time I’ll send an ultra wave of abuses in opposition to sonic you in—ah, no, forget that. I’ll come over now. Just wait and look forward to the gift.”

I heard Kaorun taking a deep breath through the phone. Kaorun was quite capable of not only leaking an ultrasonic wave, but also an enchanting voice. Like she said, I stopped the jokes.

Then Kaorun gave a single warning with a somewhat low voice.

“Well then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, please do make sure to proceed alone. In case you should bring someone with you… please consider the hostage’s life as over.”

“What are you, a kidnapper? Don’t worry, I’ll come alone. I have something to ask Hijiri anyway.”

“Something to ask? If it is regarding Hijiri-chan’s sensitive spots, her ears—-Ah, please stop, Hijiri-chan! N- Not my bottom!”

Apparently Hijiri was doing something to her. Midway in her sentence Kaorun’s voice broke.

“Sh- s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama! On a rare occasion, Hijiri-chan is angry! Your beloved maid is in a pinch! Please hurry and save me!”

“I’ll a.s.sist Hijiri. So prepare yourself, perverted maid.”

“A threesome!?”

Having some kind of misunderstanding, Kaorun leaked a delighted voice.

“Oh my G.o.d. When I think that you two will tease me, my body gets all—”

Not letting her finish, I cut the call.

….Now then, I should make my way over to Hijiri’s house.

A few days ago, Hijiri had told me that “A devil might hide at the seaside school location”. At that time we had no choice but to suspend the conversation, but normal students and Nazuna were attending the seaside school. So I should ask her for some details, just in case.

Also, I had a bit to discuss with Hijiri’s father, Sougo-san.

Previously Sougo-san asked me “Any plans to become an exorcist?”, whereupon I was rather fl.u.s.tered, since I had none. But he somewhat forcefully made me listen to him, so I certainly became interested in the exorcist training.

I was still far from being strong. If learning exorcist spells made me stronger, there was no need to hesitate. I would gladly like to accept the training.

…Because I would lose something precious again if I stayed weak.

For a moment, a pain ran through my chest. But, I raised my head, regained my spirit and returned to my own room to get ready. After that I shortly told the girls “I’m going out” and headed outside with my bicycle. ….Outside it was still hot. The cicadas were annoying chirping while I put my hands on my bicycle, when I saw a girl.

s.h.i.+ning silver hair tied up in twin tails. Skin white as clouds. This adorable girl with the small and slender body was our stupid freeloader Elni.

Untrustworthy, she also seemed to be no human like Luna and Machina and claimed herself to be a G.o.ddess. Elni was playing in the garden with a pa.s.sing-by stray cat in the shadow of a tree.

She innocently called out to the cat with “Meow, meow”. Seeing her like that, I inadvertently smiled. I stopped and watched over her, when

“Oh, s.h.i.+n.o.bu.”

Elni apparently noticed me. Raising up and waving her hand with a “See you” to the cat, she came over with a smile. Then she got on the back of my bicycle while still smiling.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, I want to see the sea.”

“Sorry, but I’m busy, so some other time.”

Elni said with the tone of an elegant miss, whereupon I replied nonchalant.

Upon that, Elni once more changed her tone and said like a childhood friend.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-chan, take me to the Kous.h.i.+en.”

“I decline. As you can see, I’m going out. Hurry up and get off the bike.”

I once again denied point-blank, but Elni wasn’t discouraged and rested her hand on my shoulder.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu, the purple dawn is calling for me. Purple is the colour of desire. Let us go together.”

“Go chase your desire to wherever you want alone. I told you, I’m busy. So hurry and get off the bike.”

I said rebuking, when Elni grabbed my sleeve and pleaded with teary eyes.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san! I! want to see the hope for tomorrow!”

“…I’ll buy you an ice-cream on my way home. So please get off the bike.”

“Yay~”

Showing a satisfied smile and raising both her hands, Elni finally got off my bicycle.

“Well then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu, be careful!”

“…You also be careful of the moonless night.”

Smiling dubious along with a joke, I drove away on my bicycle.

I once before had been over to Hijiri’s house. So I knew my way.

Under the glorious blue sky, I pedalled on my bicycle with att.i.tude.

Like I had told Kaorun over the phone, I first bought some cakes at the shopping district. After that, I pedalled while being exposed to the strong summer sun, when I finally arrived at a huge j.a.panese style mansion—Hijiri’s house.

At the same time, I spotted a beautiful maid standing in front of the house’s doorplate. Almond eyes, a smooth nose bridge and soft, well-formed lips. At least appearance-wise a perfect beauty with good proportions….but sadly, it was the perverted maid Kaorun.

On a rare occasion, Kaorun seemed to be in a delighted mood and smiled faintly. But upon recognizing me, she hastily created her usual inexpressiveness, as to hide her own emotions.

“Welcome, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

Kaorun made a polite curtsey befitting for a maid, then took out a handkerchief from the pocket of her maid clothes and gently wiped the sweat from my cheeks.

“Thank you for coming through this intense heat. Please do come inside.”

“Yo, thanks, I’ll just do that. Here, the goods you requested.”

Getting of my bicycle, I handed over the cakes, when Kaorun smiled lightly.

“I know how playful you are, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, so I take that you put something into the cake box as a surprise, but what exactly is it? Is it money? Is it equities? Or is it all of your love? I do hope that it is your love, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

“That’s for you to find out—Is what I would like to say, but I prepared a surprise, where white smoke comes out once you open the box, which ages you for hundred years upon contact.”

“Uras.h.i.+ma’s box!?”

I continued further to the surprised Kaorun.

“By the way, along with the smoke, all kind of sins and calamities will spill out and throw humanity into sorrow. But don’t worry, I’m sure there’s still a bit of hope at the bottom of the box.”

I explained as such, whereupon Kaorun made a disappointed sigh.

“So it is the box of Pandora? Please stop this nonsense and get into the house already. It is quite hot outside.”

“…Hey, you brought this up, so what’s up with this reaction? If you keep s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g with me, I’ll wipe my sweat with your maid ap.r.o.n.”

“Kyaa~ s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you pervert. Lecher. Maid fetis.h.i.+st~”

A complete change from her impa.s.sive expression. Kaorun swiftly ran away with the corners of her mouth blurred to a smile. I slowly followed after her and opened my mouth with a “Reminds me…”.

“You were waiting in this heat?”

Kaorun replied to that question by lightly nodded while still having her back to me.

“I was so excited about your coming, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Certainly it was somewhat hot outside, but thinking of my beloved s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama mysteriously made me forget about the heat and time.”

“Y- You can get dreamy about me all you want, but be careful not to get a heatstroke.”

Suddenly saying such sweet stuff was against the rules. I joked around like always, but my voice was a pitch too high. Seemingly I was kind of bashful. I scratched my hot cheeks, when Kaorun suddenly turned around.

“Fufu, this was all a lie on my part, you know? I was watering the flowers in the garden, then I spotted you when I came out by chance and greeted you. That is all to it. Did I deceive you?

Kaorun smiled playful with her cheeks faintly red.

With her I couldn’t really tell if she was just hiding her embarra.s.sment or if she was telling the truth. I just shrugged my shoulders and entered the house on Kaorun’s invitation.

…The house was huge as ever. I continued to walk down the hallway in awe and when we reached the stairs, Kaorun said as a prologue “I forgot to tell you over the phone…”.

“Today, the Master and Mistress along with the idiot— I mean, along with the young master are out of the house, so currently it is just Hijiri-chan, you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, and me here.”

I thought the treatment of the young master, Hijiri’s little brother, was kind of mean, but I didn’t interject and following Kaorun, I slowly went up the stairs.

There Kaorun continued further with “Therefore, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama”.

“It will pose no problem when you start chasing Hijiri-chan with just one pair of panties and shouting ‘Hi~jiri~chan’, like the gentleman thief something the 3rd with long sideburns, upon entering her room. Please become a slave to your instincts all you want. An animally teacher that pretends to help with her studies. The beast and the beauty. The Beast to Die.”

“…Could it be, you’re dissing me?

“That is not the case at all, Mr. Lewd Beast…Ah, I made a mistake, Mr. Beast.”

“Who are you calling a beast? You’re still mistaken, s.l.u.tty maid…no, I mean, Beast Maid.”

“…You are also still mistaken, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Actually, please do not copy me.”

Frowning a little, Kaorun approached the room that became visible at the top of the stairs and suddenly opened it’s door without even knocking.

“Go ahead, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

“No, don’t give me that. Shouldn’t we at least knock?”

It wasn’t my house, but I warned her anyway while I was entered the room, urged by Kaorun.

Unlike the j.a.panese style exterior of the house, the room was western styled. Everything was kept tidy and in order and I saw cute accessories and decorative plants, but looking around the whole room once, I couldn’t see Hijiri.

“Hey, where’s Hijiri?”

“I believe she is waiting in her own room for you while her body is getting all hot.”

“…The stuff about getting hot aside, this isn’t Hijiri’s room?”

“No, this is my room. First of all, I wanted you to know me better, so I guided you to my own room. s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, I will look away for a moment, so I do not mind that you obey your desire and start sniffing my blanket.”

“I rather would like to sniff your body, but I’ll make do with your blanket for today.”

Saying monotone what I didn’t even mean, I sat down on the bed and continued with a yawn.

“…I’m kinda tired, so I’ll sleep. Wake me up for dinner.”

“Please ask Hijiri-chan for that. This is a rare opportunity, so I will sleep together with you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

Along with her words, Kaorun placed the cake box onto the floor, then reached out for her own clothes and excitedly started to unb.u.t.ton the b.u.t.tons around her chest.

“…Hey, wait. Why are you taking off your clothes?”

“Well, sleeping with my clothes would wrinkle them. And since it is so hot today, I thought about sleeping in my underwear…”

Replying nonchalant, Kaorun came closer with a bewitching smile. Moreover, a black bra.s.siere was peeking out and looking at me with upturned eyes, she said seducing.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you can also sniff the smell of my body.”

“Oh, good maid smell, c’mon— like h.e.l.l! As if I could do something so embarra.s.sing! What are you thinking! Do you want to turn me into a pervert as well?”

For a moment I pictured a bad delusion and before I noticed it, I had spoken in weird English.

Seeing me like this, Kaorun giggled and continued teasingly.

“It was just a joke, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Hijiri-chan is waiting, so we should head to her room now.”

“…Sure, but your jokes are bad for my heart.”

Feeling my cheeks getting hot, I leaked a sigh while I suddenly thought.

That Kaorun showed a bit more expressions now.

Until not long ago, she had always been expressionless. She rarely showed a smile. But right now, this Kaorun was smiling in front of me. This little change gradually warmed my heart.

Actually Kaorun was half-human, half-devil. Because of that, she was under the control of the exorcist organisation since childhood and treated as a tool for a long time, was what I heard. She herself also thought of herself as a tool. For a long time, she didn’t fawn over her master, Hijiri.

But it was different now. You could tell by her smile. Without doubt, Kaorun thought of Hijiri as her family.

Inadvertently I smiled faintly while I walked down the long hallway again with Kaorun. We reached a room at the end of it. Kaorun knocked and immediately opened the door, where a single girl came into vision.

Glamorous long, black hair and dignified features. Voluminous b.r.e.a.s.t.s and a slender waist. Long, dazzling legs. As always, Hijiri was an attractive beauty.

Hijiri defencelessly wore a sleeveless s.h.i.+rt and a miniskirt on her curvy body, which had a high exposure rate.

“Welcome, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”

“Yo, sorry for earlier. I took the joke too far.”

“No. It was my fault for getting a weird misunderstanding. Sorry.”

After lowering her head a bit, Hijiri raised her head and showed a smile.

“But thanks for coming today. Make yourself at home.”

“Yeah, I’ll, thanks.”

Nodding, I entered the room.

Like Koarun’s room, Hijiri’s was a pretty western style room and emitted a nice smell. There were a few dog plush toys in the room, making it certainly girly.

….Reminded me, Hijiri loved dogs.

When I remembered that, Kaorun placed her hand onto my shoulder.

“Please consider yourself honoured, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Family aside, this is the first time Hijiri-chan let a male into her own room. A first experience. It is so exciting. Please be gentle to her.”

“…Hey, Maid, don’t avert the conversation into a weird direction midway.”

Retorting, I sat down on a sitting cus.h.i.+on near the table. There Kaorun sat down besides me and asked with a teasing tone.

“Incidentally, how many females have you lured into your room so far, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama?”

“I stopped counting after hundred.”

“You crossed the hundred mark!?”

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, you playboy!”

When I shamelessly showed off, both Kaorun and Hijiri widened her eyes in surprise. After that, Hijiri dropped her shoulders in a very depressed state.

“…I knew it, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun is popular, since he’s so handsome.”

“Eh? Hijiri-chan? That was a joke on s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama’s part, you know? Please do not take it for real. Also, please tell us the truth, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”

“I stopped counting after hundred.”

“—It’s important, so I said it twice. But it were all energetic freshman girls. However, fear not. I’m an expert that comprehends even from examples. You don’t embrace a woman just physically, but mentally. So there’s no problem at all.”

“…Kaorun, stop adding any weird monologues. I actually can count the females in my room with one hand. Sadly enough, most of them are family.”

When I answered truthfully with a sigh this time, Hijiri’s eyes were sparkling for some reason.

“That’s a surprise… I thought you would get along better with girls, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”

“It is because s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama is a cute tsundere.”

Giving me a very grudging evaluation, Kaorun stood up and face Hijiri.

“Hijiri-chan, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama brought some cakes as a gift over, but… please forgive me. I forgot the cake box in my own room. I will go fetch the box and prepare some drinks as well. So I will excuse myself for a bit.”

Saying that with a weird explanation tone, Kaorun suddenly s.h.i.+fted her gaze towards me.

“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, coffee or black tea, which one would you like to have?”