146 I Promise on My Virginity! (1/2)
Killing intent.
Seiji was certain that he had, for the first time, detected the legendary so-called killing intent in real life!
This was a basic instinct that humans possessed to protect themselves from danger.
How was he supposed to answer this question?
Just as he was attempting to come up with a suitable answer, three conversation options appeared in front of him—
[A: No, I didn’t see anything.]
[B: Yes, I saw it.]
[C: I felt like I just saw something… but I’ve already forgotten it.]
The correct answer was probably C.
Honestly speaking, C wasn’t exactly an ideal option; it seemed too unnatural!
But B sounded like suicide, and A was basically lying through his teeth, so by process of elimination, C was the only correct answer.
”Er… I felt like I just saw something, but I’ve already forgotten it…” Seiji averted his gaze and pretended to look elsewhere. ”Eh? Why am I standing here?”
*Ding!* [Favorability rating has increased!]
The killing intent vanished.
Yes, that was the correct answer!
Seiji inwardly praised the system for helping him out of this dangerous situation.
Across from him, Mai slowly turned around to face him.
Her face was completely red, and her expression still seemed rather awkward.
To describe it in anime terms, Mai’s current expression greatly resembled Rena Ryuuguu from Higurashi. The blank expression in her eyes indicated that she was on the verge of going crazy.
Seiji broke out into a cold sweat upon seeing the expression on his face.
If he answered incorrectly just now… what would have happened to him!?
He didn’t dare imagine it.
Just let everything he just witnessed fly away with the wind! Seal those memories! Bury them completely!!
”You… did you really forget about it?” she asked him in low, hoarse voice.
Seiji tried to act normal. ”Yep, really, I don’t even know why I’m standing here right now. Please allow me to go back to my room and consider this topic.”
He could always ask to borrow a printer tomorrow.
Mai nodded. ”Oh… please go ahead.”
Seiji turned around, walked out of the hallway, and returned to his room.
At first, he was walking at a normal pace, but he gradually quickened his footsteps.
His room was right before him.
He reached out to turn the door handle, but right at this moment… a hand was silently on his shoulder.
”Junior… actually… wouldn’t it be impossible for you to forget it?” A low and gentle female voice sounded from behind him.
Terrifying!
This is so scary!!
Seiji felt as if all his hairs were standing up on their ends.
‘Houjou-san, you’ll really scare me to death like this! Don’t use your skills as a maid to move around soundlessly like this!!’
”Junior…”
If she said a line like ”vengeance~~” right now, it would literally be like a classical ghost haunting.
”Senpai…” Seiji’s cheeks were twitching slightly. ”I… definitely won’t tell anyone. You… can relax about it and let me go.”
Seiji felt like he was about to be forcefully sent to heaven!
”How could I possibly relax…” The gentle female voice began to sound abnormal… no, it sounded abnormal from the very start. ”If Milady learns about this, I…”
Seiji’s shoulder was about to pop out from being clutched so tightly.
‘This maid’s strength sure is abnormal.’
”She won’t find out, I promise.”
”You… what do you promise with?”
Eh, he felt like he heard something similar to this before?
Oh right, last time, he… gave such an embarrassing response.
He didn’t expect to hear such a question again, but this time he wasn’t going to respond that way!
Seiji had a flash of inspiration.
”I promise on my virginity!”
This time he would answer Gintama style! Cough cough, stop going off on a tangent.
The hand on his shoulder shook at this answer.
”Virginity?” The ghost… whoops, Mai was confused at this response.
”Virginity is a gentleman’s… an otaku’s most important asset,” Seiji explained in a serious tone. ”You can understand it as something similar to a normal person’s most important moral principle.”
”Oh…”