Chapter 225 (1/2)
Chapter 225
The Inugami Clan
On his deathbed, ruthless phararown daughters, by three women he never married, as well as an outsider, Tamayo
Two of his daughters are accompanied by their husbands and sons, but the oldest, Matsuko, is alone
When he dies before identifying his heirs, the will cannot be read until all the family is present, so Matsuko sends for her son, Sukekiyo
When Matsuko’s son, Sukekiyo, arrives, his face is obscured by a skintight, white latex mask which arouses the suspicions of the other fa a horribly burned visage
Sahei unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to the attractive Tarandsons – Sukekiyo, Suketake , or Suketoainst blood If she doesn’t, she will forfeit the inheritance
Foul play ensues
Hmhmhmm~
Sitting on
During our free day in Paris the girls and I all bought one each together
While Enjou had been giving one off to look for so we could remember the trip by
In the end they ith the
When erenecklaces for the trip This tis
The proof of our relationshi+p
Wah, so happy~
I was sitting there on the bus fro as I looked at
“I just heard, but they say Kaburagi-sama visited a jeweller in Paris,” she repeated
“A jeweller!?”
What was he buying jewellery for?
“Kaburagi-sa, wasn’t it? Could it be that he bought jewellery as a present for someone special?”
“Someone special!?” I shouted
Geh!
Don’t tell me that because his date in Paris went se!?
No, no, not even that guy could be so stupid
…Right?
The terrible thing was that I couldn’t say for sure
“What do you think, Reiksama?”
“Even if you ask me that…”
“Enjou-sama was there too”
“Emjou-sama…? Then in that case, perhaps it was Enjou-saested
Like an engage for Yuiko-san
“Enjou-sama!? Please no!” cried Kikuno-chan
“Even if you tell me that…”
“Don’t you mind, Reiksama?”
“I suppose not”
“Ehhh!? Well we ht, Seriksan?!”
“Yes”
“Uwah!” I squealed
Staring out froap in the chairs was Serikchan’s eye
That’s scary, Serikchan
You’re givingflashbacks, okay!
“Could you ask Kaburagi-sama for us, please?”
“Eh!? Me!?” I exclaimed
Why me!?
No way! Ask yourselves!
“You’re the only one who could ask about so like this Pleaaaase, Reiksama”
“Ah, but…”
“Reiksama~! We won’t be able to enjoy Rome if we don’t know!”
“Kikuno-san is right”
“You think so too, don’t you, Seriksan?”
Ehhhhhhhh!?
…
And so that’s how, unable to refuse, e arrived at the hotel lobby I found i
I had to psyche myself up a little because he was literally surrounded by boys
It didn’t take long for him to notice my approach
“What’s wrong, Kisshouin?”
“Ui-sama, could I have a word…?”
“A word?” he asked
We left his group and after a reeable
“I want to say yes, but we’re about to be assigned our rooe in thirty We’ll talk then”
“Eh!? Just for a small chat!?”
“It’s not so that can be finished in a feords”
I was planning to just find so yesterday
A feords would have been fine
But before I even had a chance to stop hi of boys and headed up the elevator
Ehhh~!?
I had to coe just to hear about this pointless topic!?
Such a bother…
When I told the girls what happened, their eyes sparkled instead “An invitation for tea…!”
That’s really not it
After unpacking in e as per our one-sided agreereeting
Sitting elegantly next to him was Enjou, who had a smile and a cup in his hand
Mm? Why was he here?
“Masaya said he was having a secret rendezvous with you, and it sounded too interesting not to come,” he explained
I sighed
Even if you smile like that, it doesn’t look cute on a schemer like you
No sooner had I sat down did Kaburagi shootlook
“Kisshouin I knohat you wanted to ask ly
I was pretty sure that he didn’t
Leaning in, he continued full of confidence
“You wanted to ask ht!” he declared
“Absolutely not”
“Eh?”
See? You had no idea at all
Woas this look of shock? He looked like a pigeon knocked out of flight
Heons… My natural enemy…
“I heard that you were a patron at a Parisian jeweller yesterday”
“Eh? Yeah, I went to one but?”
“Might I inquire about your purchase?”
“Huh? Why do I have to tell that to you?”
Right~?
I’ you because I want to either But you know, Serikchan and the others told me to, so…
“Uh I do not believe it ht a present for her?”
“Her? Ohh, no, I didn’t”
“Is that so”
Haah, thank goodness
My discipline lad to see he knew at least this much
Still, if it wasn’t for Wakabchan then I wonder what it was I couldn’t exactly go back toto show for it
And so I sat there, staring at him silently
Kaburagi scowled
“Why do you even want to know?” he asked
“A rumour has spread about your visit there, so I was asked to investigate”
“What the hell? Are you the reporter for a gossip ?”
Well that’s rude Now Iwatches
“Isn’t it fine?” Enjou said “It’s not a big deal so you may as well tell her”
Oooh, good job, Enjou! …Ah, but a to owe him another favour for this?
Enjou was like an a
Kaburagi just sighed
“Fine I just went there to pick up a watch for my mother She left it there for repairs last month”
“Eh? Is that all?”
“That’s all It’s an antique, so only the main store in Paris had the experts for it”
What the heeeck~ So it was just an errand for mummy in the end?
“I see And you bought nothing else then?”
“Yeah”
“And Enjou-saht ask?”
“Me? I didn’t buy anything either”
Realllly now~? No presents for Yuiko-san~?
Uwa! The intensity from his smile just…! Okay, okay, I’ll believe you!
…But maybe I could spread a rumour about…
“Please don’t make up stories, Miss Reporter”
He read my mind!?
“Thank you veryme Well then, please excuse me”
I had what I needed so I promptly made to leave
“Wait, wait!” Kaburagi stopped me
What is it?
“This ain’t right We haven’t even gotten to the main topic yet! Don’t you want to know about it? How my Paris date went!”
“No, not particularly,” I said frankly, and was treated to a wide-eyed Kaburagi
By his side, Enjou stifled a laugh
“…Don’t you want to know? You want to know, right?”
“No, not particularly”
“You don’t have to be shy Don’t you want to know?”
“No, not particularly”
Wohat an unhappy look Did want to tell me about his fun date with Wakabchan that badly?
“…You’re ist It’s your duty to know!”
“And as I have said before, I have no recollection of accepting that role”
“…Isn’t your hair a God of love? It’s your duty to know!”
“And you have never left any offerings”
What ith that pout
Was he sulking or so?
What a gwumpy wittle boy, you are~
I wonder if he’d hit me if I said that
“Noe gave you so with Masaya for a bit?” Enjou persuaded “As for those offerings, would the desserts from this café do? Tiramisu maybe? Would you prefer panna cotta? Shall I order both?”
Tiramisu is a coffee-flavoured Italian dessert It is ers (savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped ar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa
Panna cotta is an Italian dessert of sweetened creaelatin and molded The creas
Uuu, te
But since I was in Rome, I did want to try both…
Hang in there, Reika
It’ll be dinner soon, and there are people watching
Console yourself with just the tiramisu
Enjou sazine, the host of a hair God of love You sure have a lot of titles, Kisshouin-san”
Shush, you
Both of those were just forced on my by your best friend
Oh! The tira!
Itadakimaaasu~
“Alright You’ve had your offering, right? So anyway, about my date in Paris-”
“What a sudden transition,” I said
“It’s all he’s been talking about,” said Enjou “It’s actually endless”
“Shut up, Shuusuke”
“Fine, fine Sorry foryou listen to this, Kisshouin-san”
Kaburagi clicked his tongue before continuing
“I did as you said and changed taxis to give everyone the slip, and met up with Takamichi where we promised”
“It ht be best not to mention her name here,” I advised
“…Fine Anye met and then I led the way to the patisserie I mentioned They were really happy They said that they had fun the whole time”
A gentle look replaced his normally severe expressions He seemed really happy~
And , this tiraood~
“When ere in japan they gave me a list of cakes that they wanted to try They seeo here or there while ere on the trip”
“Ohh~”
He was trying to cover it with his fist, but I could still see hi like an idiot
“We tried different flavours of macarons and talked about which one was best Then since there were still toothem…”
By now the srin
Sharing a cake between two people was a nice, sweet, romantic cliché after all
“Since the day after to to sneak off and try dessert touring again, you know Today she said to me, ‘I had so much fun Every one of the stores you recoirl”
“Ohh~”
His little date in Paris was an even better success than I’d expected
The cool E for joy I wouldn’t be surprised if he screamed ‘La vie en rose!’ at any moment
That ht, actually
“They loved the chocolat too There are so theet back…
“As for good gelato places in Rome…
“They said they wanted to try pizza too, so I could take them to…”
Since I’d finished the tira if I could head back to my room now
Next to the gushi+ng E at his cappuccino like it was none of his business
Was this what he went through last night…? Friends could be such a pain sometimes
After a while, Kaburagi had finally stopped to catch his breath so it was time to leave
Oh? You still haven’t talked enough?
Well that’s none ofalready
Just as I had gotten out of my seat, Enjou whispered into my ear