562 Teehee, the hell! (1/2)

She never expected to receive such a high evaluation.

Mika originally expected that Chiaki would be astonished, perhaps even angered, but never expected that Chiaki would think of her like this. Mika was lost on how to respond.

”I truly applaud and express my gratitude to you, Mika.”

”Eh?”

”You obtained your position through your own efforts, and created an opportunity for me as well.” Chiaki was smiling as something flashed in her eyes. ”Truly, thank you… Let's leave it at that for tonight. Have a good night.”

She ended the phone call there.

Mika paused in surprise for a moment.

Although she was still rather confused, but… this type of development counted as good, right?

Chiaki mentally prepared herself after ending the conversation with Mika. Chiaki then called Seiji.

As she expected, Seiji picked up rather quickly.

”Chiaki…”

”Seiji, I know that you know already.” Chiaki repressed her own feelings of nervousness and tried to sound as casual and relaxed that she could. ”You must be so busy dealing with your frustrations that you can't sleep, am I correct?”

”…Indeed.” Seiji sighed. ”It's all thanks to you.”

”Ahaha, sorry. I never expected that Mika would tell you. She performed completely outside of my expectations. I feel as if I'm just getting to know her all over again.” Chiaki chuckled lightly.

Seiji didn't know what to say.

”I'd like to go over to your place and talk to you face to face… or, how about you come over to me, is that alright?” Chiaki sent him an invitation. Simultaneously, the nervousness within her was raised to the highest limit she could handle.

*Pound pound pound…* She could clearly hear the sounds of her own heartbeats. It felt as if time itself was slowing.

”Inviting a boy into your room in the middle of the night could possibly be dangerous.”

Finally, she heard him saying that after an indeterminable period of time passed. It might have been several seconds, or it might have been several minutes.

Chiaki reflexively pressed her hand against her own chest. That was because she felt that if she didn't do so, her heart would burst out of her chest!

”Having a certain boy make me drunk and then carrying me to my bed are all dangerous experiences I've had already.”

”Hey!”

”What else do I need to say? Since it's you, it'll be fine no matter what, Seiji~” Chiaki spoke in a cute voice.

Seiji fell silent for a moment.

”Honestly…” Seiji sighed. ”I'll be right over.”

He then hung up the call and looked at the person sitting across from him.

Shika who was sitting across from him also looked back at him with a calm expression.

”I'm going out, right next door to Chiaki's apartment to have a discussion with her,” Seiji explained.

Something flashed in Shika's eyes.

”Er…” Seiji felt a slightly painful and itchy sensation. ”Shika-chan…”

”Awoo…” Shika bit down slightly harder, and sucked on his neck as if she was trying to draw out his blood.

Seiji didn't dare to move. It was as if he was a human who was captured by a vampire.

Shika finally let go of him. When she saw that there was an obvious mark left behind on his neck, Shika felt immensely satisfied.

She then let go of him and sat back down across from him without saying anything.

Seiji was unable to see his own neck… but even though he couldn't see his neck, he knew that there must be an obvious bite mark left behind.

”Even if you don't do such a thing, nothing will happen regardless. I'm simply going over to have a discussion with her.” Seiji smiled wryly.

Shika turned her head away.

This action of hers caused Seiji to recall that his blood-related sister Hana liked to do such an action as well… He felt like Hana and Shika were rather similar but also quite different.

”I'll be back right away… you should go to sleep first.”

Shika didn't respond.

Seiji smiled wryly once more before he stood up, put on his jacket, and exited his apartment.

When he walked outside in the chilly night over to the apartment that Chiaki rented from Nozomi, he saw that Chiaki's door was already open.

He entered without knocking and saw that the silver-haired beautiful girl was currently pouring some tea while wearing a jacket over her pajamas.