443 This feels like a lovers’ quarrel (1/2)

They ended their phone call there.

Natsuya stared blankly at her cell phone with complex emotions arising within her.

”I'm sorry…” she muttered to her cell phone before putting it away.

Although she said it for his own good, she knew that her words were likely to hurt him.

She didn't dare to imagine what Seiji was currently feeling or thinking.

There was a heavy feeling in her heart that felt a little painful… but she didn't regret what she'd just said.

That was because she believed herself to be in the right. She should have done this the last time.

Seiji had an incredibly quick growth rate. As long as he didn't force himself into something beyond his current level which might cause something to happen to him, he would definitely become incredibly strong in the future! There was no need for him to force himself to deal with a person like Akatsuki Mitarai right now.

Natsuya was certain that what she had done was correct. However, she still felt pained at harming Seiji with her words and was unable to calm her emotions down.

She forced herself to get busy working in an attempt to put this matter behind her.

A while later, there was a knock on her room's door. Mai Houjou entered with some tea for her.

”Haruta-san came over just now, and is currently in the underground practice field,” the maid Mai reported to her.

This caused Natsuya's heart to skip a beat upon hearing this.

It was quite common for Seiji to come over to practice cultivation. However, with what just happened…

”Did he… ask if I was here?”

”No, he went down to the basement immediately after greeting me. His expression seemed rather grim.”

Natsuya revealed an anxious expression at this.

Mai blinked as she observed her master.

”Has something happened? Milady.”

”Nothing…”

Natsuya reflexively wanted to deny it, but when faced with the gentle look from Mai who was like an older sister figure to her, she soon caved in.

”Actually, something did happen… He wanted to do something foolish for my sake, and I told him he couldn't, and used some words that may have hurt him…”

”I see… how sweet.” Mai began smiling. ”He wanted to do something foolish for Milady's sake, while Milady said something mean to him in order to stop him. Forgive my directness, but this feels like a lovers' quarrel.”

”L… lovers…” Natsuya's face flushed red at hearing this.

”Only people really close to each other will have this type of problem. It would seem that unbeknownst to me, Milady and Haruta-san have already become more than just friends,” Mai said with a big grin. ”As a maid, I'm quite curious just how much you've developed your relationship with him. After all, depending on the circumstances, I may have to change how I address Haruta-san.”

Although she was saying so, she couldn't help but think about the intimate contact she had with him before, which caused her red face to only flush a deeper red.

”Oh my…” Mai's smile became rather deep upon witnessing her master's reaction. ”It would seem that some interrogation… whoops, I mean more questions will be necessary for me to fully understand what's going on.”

”Eh?” Natsuya didn't hear what Mai said clearly.

”I was saying that Milady, your current appearance is quite cute~”

”C… cute…”

”Yep, really cute. Please allow me to take a few pictures.”

”No! Don't take pictures of me!”

”Then, how about a video?”

”No recordings, either!”

The maid put away her cell phone regretfully as Natsuya was staring at her.

”By the way, Milady, would you like to reconcile with Haruta-san?”

”Yeah, of course.”

”Then simply go find him for a discussion,” Mai told her gently. ”Perhaps Haruta-san is a bit unhappy right now, but as long as Milady tells him your feelings, he'll definitely understand.”

”Yeah…” Natsuya nodded.

”Actually, even if you don't go talk to him, I feel that he's the type who will calm down by himself after a while and understand Milady's heartfelt intentions. However, rather than waiting for this to happen, it's probably still better to go talk to him now, which will avoid leaving any negative feelings between you. It's also an excellent opportunity to develop your relationship!”

Natsuya was rendered speechless.