8:00 PM
Everyone had just finished eating not long ago. Touka had returned to her home, while Nagisa was with Lucretia and Liliana. As usual, Lucretia remained lazy and did nothing, leaving Liliana to be the only one who helped Nagisa prepare the food.
As for setting the table and washing the dishes, that task had fallen to Erica, Ena, and Asagi.
And the only man in the house?
He was rummaging through the fridge looking for something to drink — but found nothing.
"Where are you going, Kojou-kun?" — asked Nagisa as she looked at Kojou opening the door leading to the outer hallway.
"I'm going to buy some juice," — Kojou replied, glancing toward Liliana, who clearly wanted to accompany him. — "Do you want to come too, Lili?"
"Of course, Master," — Liliana nodded happily, getting up to join Kojou.
"Get me some ice cream on the way," — said Nagisa, returning to watch TV.
"Me too," — Asagi called from the kitchen, having heard Nagisa.
"Same here," — Erica added at the same time. It seemed all the girls loved ice cream.
"Alright, I'll buy ice cream for everyone," — Kojou said, noticing Ena and Lucretia also wanted some.
"Let's go, Lili," — Kojou said as he stepped out, followed by the silver-haired beauty.
"Okay," — Lili nodded cheerfully and exited with Kojou — but her joyful smile disappeared the moment they stepped outside the apartment.
"What are you doing, Touka?" — Kojou raised an eyebrow, staring at the beautiful black-haired girl standing before him.
Touka was wearing her yukata in a messy manner, her hair still wet, along with parts of her clothes. The edge of her chest was visible to Kojou — it looked like she had stopped her bath midway and rushed out.
"My apologies, Senpai," — Touka said politely. — "But could you wait a moment? I'll be accompanying you wherever you're going."
"Do you even know where I'm going?" — Kojou smirked teasingly. After all, Touka had removed her shikigami before he left and had it guarding the door from outside, maintaining her privacy. So there was no way she should know he was just heading to a convenience store.
"No, but I can't ignore my mission and let you go alone," — Touka replied seriously. While she might overlook minor things, she couldn't completely disregard her duty.
"So, do you want to come with us?" — Kojou grinned wickedly, wrapping his arm around Lili's waist. — "We're going to a love hotel. Want to tag along?"
"M-Master!! ..." — Lili was first shocked by the sudden embrace, but Kojou's words left her stunned. Her face turned as red as a tomato.
"A love hotel? I don't know that place, but I'll definitely accompany you. So please wait a bit," — Touka answered earnestly, heading back into her apartment to change.
"I forgot she seriously lacks common sense..." — Kojou sighed with a sarcastic smile and let go of Lili's waist. — "Sorry, I just wanted to tease her a little, but it looks like she didn't get it."
"Umm..." — Lili nodded, clear disappointment showing on her face.
"Are you disappointed we're not actually going to a love hotel?" — Kojou smiled again, noticing her dejected expression, and whispered into her ear: — "Don't be sad. Next time, we will go."
"..." — As Kojou's warm breath brushed her ear, Lili's body trembled slightly. She nodded submissively, unable to meet his eyes.
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"So this is what a 'Love Hotel' is, Senpai?" — Touka asked curiously, tilting her head in confusion. This was the first time she'd heard of such a thing.
(^///^) — Lili's face turned bright red with embarrassment just from hearing Touka say the words. She couldn't even lift her head.
"You don't need to know. We're not actually going to a love hotel," — Kojou said with a wry smile. He was now pretty certain that Touka had been sent to be his concubine or something.
"Then where are we going?" — Touka asked, mentally noting to search for "Love Hotel" online later. Nagisa had told her that she could find anything on the internet.
—or rather, she would ask Nagisa, since she didn't really know how to use that so-called internet yet.
"The convenience store. We're going to buy some drinks and ice cream," — Kojou said, a drop of sweat sliding down the back of his head when he saw Touka's surprised reaction. — "Don't tell me... You don't know what a convenience store is, either?"
"Don't mock me, please. I do know what a convenience store is! I've even been there twice before," — Touka said proudly, as if going to a convenience store were a major achievement. — "But I've never gone late at night, so it feels like I'm breaking curfew, which makes me a little nervous."
"I see..." — Kojou nodded and didn't press the matter further. He knew a bit about LKO from Asagi.
As they walked, Kojou noticed Lili's gaze stop on a nearby claw machine. That drew his attention.
"Do you want that cat?" — Kojou asked with a smile, noticing how Lili's eyes sparkled when she looked at the stuffed animals inside. — "Then I'll win one for you."
He didn't wait for Lili's answer. Kojou already knew that she tended to be reserved, so the moment he saw the slightest hint of desire in her eyes, he was determined to get her what she wanted.
"Master..." — Lili murmured with a happy smile, touched by how attentive Kojou was — noticing even her smallest wishes without her needing to say anything.
"You three — aren't you students at Saikai Academy?" — At that moment, a familiar voice called from behind Kojou, causing him to sigh lightly. — "Mind turning around for a bit?"
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