Volume 9 Chapter 7 (1/2)

Episode 7Triad Chapter - The Chore Prince's Rest Day

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Part 1

「Please wake up, master──」

There was the sensation of his body being shaken

The indifferent voice of a girl and her breathing were gently tickling Lux's ear

「……It's quite hard to wake you up I heard fro up early though」

(Eh……?)

Lux was harboring a small doubt inside his warm drowsiness

Frolanced, he didn't knoho this girl was

But, the girl's tone had a trait that was familiar to him

「Perhaps it'sAiri Onii-chan, please wake up」

It was a quiet voice that sounded calm and had no intonation

Lux had recollection of this peculiar way of talking in roundabout way that was somewhat different fro lady

When he slowly opened his heavy eyelids, he could see that girl's face

Lux felt relieved and his tension slackened, but at thatassaulted him

「So is different Please wake up, Lux-san──」

「……Wait, Noct! What are you doing here-!?」

Lux leaped up in a flash froirl in front of him

His consciousness instantly woke up

The girl as his junior in this Academy──his little sister's best friend, and a member of the fa there as though it was only natural

The girl with black hair and deep green eyes slightly opened her eyes wide, but her usual composure immediately returned and she quietly took a step back

「Yes Good , master」

Noct softly closed her eyes and bowed toward Lux

「Ah, that, goodhere!?」

「Just as Lux-san see, I only cah?」

「No, that's not what I meant More importantly your appearance──?」

Yes,

He didn't notice that the girl before him was Noct for a moment was caused by her outfit

She earing a maid headdress and a cotton dress with black basic tone

The ave a sense of cleanliness really suited her

Even though her figure was enveloped with graceful elegance, her sex appeal could also be vaguely felt, causing his heart to spontaneously skip a beat

However Lux stared fixedly at her, wondering just why she was dressing like that

「No Unfortunately, I cannot answer the wish of the perverted th to be shortened」

「you're wrong!? What kind of person Noct is setting me up inside yourlike that──」

「Yes Before explaining, first I recommend master to wash your face The breakfast will still be so outside」

Noct obstinately didn't answer Lux's question and she prompted him indifferently

「Eh……?」

When Lux opened his roo his sleepwear, he could see Tillfur beloearing casual clothing in front of the dormitory's door

When she noticed Lux, she looked up at hiht smile and,

「Lux-chi, !」

She waved her hand at him cheerfully

Lux responded to her with an aard smile and he recalled the plan for today He turned around

「Noct, you see」

「Yes What is it, master」

「I co like that」

Incidentally, it was also a puzzle why she was calling him master instead of the usual 「Lux-san」

「Yes Could it be,clothes?」

「I cannot change clothes in front of a girl who is et out for now please!?」

After Lux yelled with flushed cheeks, Noct listened to his order with a slightly disappointed face

Lux let out a long sigh at the ave him the premonition of a flurried day

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Part 2

「──Then in the end, today the requests froone?」

Ten-oddup

Lux who changed into his unifor shaken inside the small coach

As expected, the ether with him

The oldest one and the leader, the third year student, Sharis

The bright mood maker, the second year student, Tillfur

And then, the calm and quiet best friend of his little sister, Noct These three people

「Sorry to spring this to you out of nowhere Perhaps you are taken aback because the chores requests are suddenly disappearing, but we too wanted to surprise you」

Sharis as sitting beside Lux chuckled at his question

Today was a rest day for hi

In the Acadehts, the daily schedule could caused fatigue to pile up easier than expected

Thus, in the case the students used Drag-Ride consecutively over and over, sometimes a rest period that was called as rest day would be especially prepared for the students

At present, Lux was receiving various requests from the students and staffs in the Academy, but norreat number

Thus today Lux pro up requests fro the requests from the students, but──

「Yes The works that are the portion for today had been done beforehand altogether by us Triad Of course, we avoided the requests that can only be done by Lux-san and collected it for you to be done later」

It seemed that they had planned and carried it out from before this

「I have talked a bit with Tillfur, but it appear that you are working a bit too much everyday You planned to work even at this rare rest day right? That's why today as your close friends, we formed a plan so that Lux-kun can properly rest──that's how it is」

「……That's, I' that But, everyone, your appearance──?」

Lux nodded in understanding at Sharis's words while asking

Lux was in his uniform like usual, but the appearance of the Triad ere acco him was all over the place for some reason

Sharis earing a dashi+ng butler unifor

Tillfur earing a cute casual clothes with high exposure rate for autumn

Noct was in chic and straight maid appearance the same like before

「This is for the amusement after we arrive at my villa」

「Ha, haa……」

Sharis's smile was filled with implication Lux could only respond with an expression that was completely at loss for words

She was fundaood with looking after other people, but she was strangely a festival lover and tended to act theatrically, or so like that

She formed the team called Triad and purposefully volunteered to act as the Acadeood tiether with Lisha she planned the welcome party for him

「But, why are we going as far as going out?」

A simple question suddenly surfaced in his mind

「If it's for me to rest, then isn't it fine even if do it in the Academy──?」

Sharis smiled proudly when he asked her that

「Fufuh It looks like we know about Lux-kun better than you know yourself」

「Lux-chi Even if it's a rest day you won't have anything to do after all, and when a request from someone came to you, you will surely accept it Not just the dorirls will also come to you with requests for sure」

「Yes Master need to learn the option called 『I refuse』 for a bit more, and then please actually apply it」

Sharis smiled wryly, while Tillfur and Noct turned a fixed stare at him and muttered that

(I, I cannot deny it……)

Honestly, he are of that himself

It appeared, these girls ere being considerate of Lux seeing how ht

The coach the four were riding was running along with gentle rocking

Aotten waking up, Lux was being shook by the coach's rocking while feeling a subtle guilt as though he was skipping off work

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Part 3

「──We have been waiting for your arrival Thank you for your work, Sharis-ojousama」

The residence district of Cross Field's second block

In front of the pure white big uards andtheir arrival

「This is the house used by my family members like my father or relatives when they come to Cross Field But today it's completely reserved for you and us」

Lux reconfirirls in the Acade ladies as expected

Especially Sharis, even ahter of the vice codom's military, so perhaps this was only natural

「Sorry for the trouble Leave the rest to us We only need one guard for the outside」

「Yes Please take care」

The uards bowed in respond to Sharis's thanks, then they left

「Eh──?」

The servants of the house where they were going to spend their ti home early for some reason

Lux tilted his head wondering as thebutler uniform walked ahead and opened the door for him

「Noelcome Lux-dono, please take a rest peacefully for today here」

Lux sesture

「Could it be, everyone is dressed like that because……」

「Yes For this whole day, ill take care of Lux-san as your servants」

「Waaa, how envious To be able to be acco like that, that's why, Lux-chi too don't hold back at all okay?」

Noct who nodded indifferently and Tillfur who gave him a thumb up cheerfully

「We are finally inviting you for a break after ht? You are a forht that this kind of idea won't be bad occasionally」

「……Because of that, Sharis-senpai dressed as butler like that?」

「Well yeah There was that servant of missy Krulcifer, Alterize wasn't it? I also want to try dressing like her at aleast once Does it suit me?」

「Then, Noct is──」

「In the first placeSharis's family──the Baltshi+ft house This is my primary appearance outside the Academy」

「…………Why is it only Tillfur who is wearing casual clothes?」

It was only his girl class that consisted of black innerwear that was covered with sleeveless tunic

Her short pants had two stylish belts coiling around, and her wrists were adorned with slender rings

It was an appearance that was fitting for the lively Tillfur, but her healthy shoulders and thighs that were boldly exposed felt defenseless somehow It made his heart beat really fast

「It won't be fun even if there are two people dressed aslady who is Lux-chi's playmate, how's that?」

Seeing Tillfur winking at hiht, Lux was convinced

「In the end, everyone is si whatever you want isn't it!?」

After gathering breath for a moment, he retorted with his all

「Fuu, it can't be helped that we got found out」

Sharis shrugged and responded with a cheerful laugh

Really, this trio was really interesting and troubling

However, so a bit amused

This kind of 『playing』 with friends of the sa he had never done until now after all

Until now, Lux had no friend ould do so like this for him

「But, our feeling that wish to entertain you is the real thing That's why, right, ill give you the coht to make one request to each of us Just say any demand that you like」

「Coht, ……is it?」

「By the way, it's a right that is only for today You have to use it up properly okay?」

These girls ere his friends would accept Lux's personal command

Honestly speaking, it was an act that Lux found it thealong with it was only proper

While Lux was thinking of what he should request, Sharis as standing beside him suddenly smiled mischievously and whispered into Lux's ear

「……But, please be moderate with perverted wish okay? After all we too are still innocent virgin It doesn't feel like ill be able to respond to your expectation well」

「What are you saying right in thethat kind of request, I'm not even think──」

Lux went red until his ears instantly and yelled

「You heard that both of you! It seems Lux-kun is still pure at heart you know? Let's entertain him without any worry!」

Sharis showed a congenial smile and said that toward Tillfur and Noct

「Wait, just what are you ascertaining from me!/」

「Aa, I'irl after all, so recently I' a bit uneasy you knooow」

For so relieved from the bottom of her heart

「Yes I think I can also ood report to Airi」

「Why are you taking memo like that!? Stop it!」

Lux spontaneously yelled seeing Noct writing s feather pen on the paper in her hand

「Now, let's quickly prepare breakfast Lux-kun, after choosing coffee or tea, just relax easily there」

「Please don't behave like a servant as though you only just remember about it!」

Lux was escorted inside the villa with such lively mood

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Part 4

After the four finished their breakfast, they enjoyed a light after meal rest

Lux proposed to help out with tidying up like washi+ng plates and so on, but Noct as in charge of the housework denied hiently

「Master, please rest at ease」

「No, it's fine to callin this role distribution?」

So for Lux if they interacted with him like usual, so he spontaneously said that

「There is Lux-kun was chosen as princess Lizsharte's knight It doesn't matter even if you are a former imperial family of the old empire or a criminal──when you obtained that title, in the future there is a high possibility that you too will have subordinates It will be fine if you think of this as rehearsal for that」

Sharis in her butler uniforht behind the sofa where Lux was sitting

Her words theht be indeed correct

But……, somehow it also felt like it was only the surface reason

「Thaat's how it is, it's fine to use us without reservation for killing tiards to playing I'm more able than any other」

Tillfur puffed up her chest proudly Lux s that

In the end, it seemed like this was a really loose master and servant relationshi+p

「I guess, thank you But, right now I have no request yet I think」

「Lux-chi, nor in your holiday? Like when you were still a prince, or before you came to our Academy」

「Hmmmm……」

Lux hesitated to answer Tillfur's question

Honestly speaking, he couldn't really remember

When he was still living at i with Philuffy, after that he stretched hi

In his life of chores after the coup d'etat, he had no ue in his holiday

Speaking of holiday for Lux, his i in service business

「Then, how about you spend your time today for your hobby?」

Sharis gave an advice while Lux was crossing his ar

But, Lux could only smile stiffly

「I, cannot re for odd job's tool or so──」

「……Uwah, so you used even your free time for your chores」

Tillfur showed a twitching expression at Lux's answer

「Yes It seems that Lux-san is ill The chores nature has been completely instilled into your very bone」

「Cruel-!?」

「Pardonunconsciously slipped out」

'What's going on with the thing about these three entertaining me……?'

While Lux was hurt by Noct's words, Sharis suddenly talked from behind Lux

「Lux-kun What is called hobby is so that attract your personal interest while you were playing or working in the past?」

「Eerrr……」

Even if she told hi

「Uwaa…… So like that but──, could it be you have never thought about your own enjoyment at all?」

「N, no such thing──but」

Even though he tried to deny it in panic, he was shocked of himself who couldn't deny it somewhere inside

「Master The cleaning up is finished」

While they were talking like that, the maidNoct who finished the clean up came to his side

In the end they couldn't decide what to do The three sat together on the sofa

When Lux was falling silent with a troubled look, the Triad began discussing in whispers

Before long it appeared they reached a conclusion Sharis clapped Lux's shoulder lightly

「Yosh, the schedule today is decided」

「Eh……?」

「Let's sti spare tiotten ──And so, ill have you accompany us in our hobby today Is that fine?」

「Ye, yes!」

Lux spontaneously nodded at Shari's confident invitation

After that the four ied their appearance and departed to the center of second block's center

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Part 5

「──Then first, will you accompany me with my hobby?」

The place they were heading with Sharis's reco up even in the commercial district

There was a shop there that although s When they entered, atheir way

Colorful glass jars were lined up on the shelves Even just the containers looked fairly pricey

「This shop, could it be──?」

「Oh, have Lux-kun came to a similar shop like this before?」

Sharis who said that took one of the small jar and opened the lid

She lightly soaked a paper strip inside it and then presented it to him Lux immediately understood what it was

「──Is this, perfume?」

「Perfume, then there is also pomade I like the rose aroma, but it's quiet expensive, and if you aren't careful with the aaudy, so there is also a trick in using it」

「Syvalles's training willis really useful you knoow?」

「Yes I and Tillfur also have Sharis to choose different perfume and pomade for each of us」

「Hee……」

Lux though it unexpected inside his heart

He knew that Sharis liked rose, and because of that she preferred perfurance, but he didn't know that Tillfur and Noct also received theirs from her

「Well, we aren't using it as frequently as Sharis thouugh But hen ant to dress up occasionally」

「Is that so……」

He felt a bit embarrassed that he had never noticed until now

Perhaps the other girls who so about it in the back

(It's really hard for girl huh)

Lux was in admiration, at the sairls and approached near them There Tillfur took distance from him in panic