Chapter 109: Showing You with a Disgusted Look!
Ignoring the dark resentment practically pouring from Annie's eyes, Luke looked toward Mikasa, who had finally changed and emerged from the bedroom.
"H-how do I look?"
Mikasa's voice trembled slightly. She wore the same maid outfit as Annie, though her mesh gloves were black instead of white, and both hands nervously gripped her white apron.
Unlike Annie, Mikasa was still rather innocent. Even an outfit that was not especially suggestive made her naturally shy.
Luke sometimes enjoyed teasing her at home precisely because she could still show this girlish embarrassment even now.
"It suits you."
He looked her over and answered honestly.
Mikasa had left her dark hair loose over the flower-shaped collar.
The black-and-white uniform matched her hair and fair complexion perfectly.
The fitted bodice gently emphasized the soft curves of her chest, while the dark stockings wrapped her long legs in a smooth, matte sheen that drew the eye.
She shyly lifted the edge of the skirt just enough to show that the inner lining differed from Annie's, revealing a glimpse of delicate black-and-purple lace beneath.
"The shoes are a little small."
Mikasa looked down at the black shoes, rose onto her toes, and lightly tapped them against the floor twice.
Luke admired the complete outfit.
Mm.
Purely admired it.
The golden-haired cat on his lap started moving again.
"I never told you to get up, so stop moving."
Honestly, the three of them had lived together for a long time, but they could still feel embarrassed when doing certain things like this.
It was not shame caused by acting differently from ordinary people.
It came from giving someone wholehearted love without seeking anything in return, only to receive the same amount of love—or even more.
"…I can do that too."
Annie's muffled voice came from where she had been pressed into the sofa.
Luke took a deep breath and lowered her black dress back into place.
"Then try it. If I'm satisfied, I'll let you go."
Annie rolled off his lap and stood before him.
Remembering her study material, she calmed her heartbeat and carefully controlled her expression.
Her eyebrows knitted tightly, while the corners of her eyes drooped and formed deep creases. Her lips turned downward, and her nose twitched as though she were struggling to suppress intense displeasure.
"Ew!"
She made a disgusted sound.
'Is that supposed to be a look of disgust?'
Luke watched Annie in confusion, waiting for her next move.
"It seems Master truly has reached the age when he enjoys bothering maids like this…"
Annie stared at him as though looking at an insect.
Maintaining her disgusted expression, Annie slowly lifted the hem of her skirt just enough to display how the uniform and stockings looked together.
She continued raising it higher, revealing the delicate white lace-patterned underwear beneath the gartered stockings.
Her expression grew even harsher as she repeatedly made small "hmph" and "ew" sounds, raising her chin and looking down at him with narrowed eyes.
Luke stared blankly.
Mikasa also watched Annie's expression and performance in stunned silence.
'This move…'
Luke pressed down on his knees, which had already reacted by trying to stand.
"How was it?"
Annie sat on his lap again, her gaze still fixed on him.
As expected, he truly did keep a golden cat at home.
A graceful, elegant cat that could capture both his attention and his heart while soothing his daily exhaustion.
Luke could not resist stroking her golden hair.
But with her graceful figure and enticing eyes, how could that alone satisfy him?
However…
"What a per—vert!"
Annie pouted. Her face was red, yet she still spoke with disgust, pulling Luke's wandering thoughts back to reality.
Luke released her now-messy golden hair and straightened her clothes.
Looking into Annie's blue eyes, he said, "Enough. Stop doing things like this. I already gave you my button."
"Are you trying to dig out my actual heart next? Also, stop learning useless things online."
Annie immediately returned to her usual expression, as if nothing interested her. She sat on his right and pressed her hand over the back of his.
"But we can't stop here either."
"Otherwise, buying the maid outfits would be pointless."
Mikasa cooperated with Annie.
This was their daily rebellion against the natural order.
"Fine, but let me make this clear. No matter how tired you become, you still have to prepare dinner afterward."
Luke warned Annie.
"Okay."
Annie leaned against him and tried another playful attack, pressing the delicate arch of her foot against him through the thin fabric. Mikasa joined from the other side, leaning in close and blowing lightly near his sensitive ear.
"Fufu~"
The alternating warm breaths made Luke shiver.
Naturally, he could not remain passive. With his current attributes, Annie felt almost weightless in his arms. She struggled briefly, but his arms were too strong. Annie soon gave up resisting, closed her eyes, and held his recently shortened hair.
"Mmm~"
After a while, Annie was the first to surrender and quietly withdrew from the contest.
...
"What are we eating tonight?"
Mikasa swept the long hair she had kept for him over her back and asked about dinner.
"Anything is fine…"
Luke dressed while glancing at Annie, who had already closed her eyes and withdrawn from the battlefield.
'Even when she's hopelessly weak, she's still adorable.'
As he placed one necklace after another back around his neck, he remembered that he had not asked whether Yumiko had awakened a trait from [A Maiden's Prayer].
Compared with Miko, Yumiko was also quite likely.
Once one possessed the answer, every step naturally became simpler. However, her attack had been too sudden, catching his small heart completely unprepared.
Mikasa picked up the mop and began cleaning the floor.
Luke placed a cushion beneath Annie, then picked up his phone.
[Miko: Sensei, are you coming out tomorrow?]
The message had arrived eighteen minutes ago.
[Luke: Sure. I'll come find you tomorrow. Remember to call that little Niguredo kid too.]
Miko replied "OK" almost instantly.
It seemed she had been staring at her phone.
"Right, Mikasa."
Luke lowered his phone and called to her.
"What is it?"
Mikasa returned the freshly rinsed mop to the bathroom.
"Do you and Annie have any wishes?"
He wanted to test whether [A Maiden's Prayer] worked on his two summoned maids.
"A wish…"
Mikasa murmured.
Something came to mind, and she answered, "I don't want anyone else to enter your heart…"
"Ah…"
Hearing her words, Luke opened his mouth but did not know what to say.
He was not sure whether Miura Yumiko and Yotsuya Miko were included among those people.
Even though no one else was present, Mikasa still leaned close to his ear and secretly whispered the rest.
"…only to leave you in the end."
"Because I don't want to see you heartbroken and crying."
...
"Ah~ He replied!"
Miko tossed her raised phone beside the pillow, hugged the pillow tightly between her legs, and rolled happily across the bed.
Although she needed to invite Yuria, she was still delighted. After spending so many days alone with Sensei inside dreams, this would be the first time they went out together in reality.
'Ah~ Why am I suddenly so excited?'
She rolled one way, then the other, pressing the pillow firmly against herself.
"Cough, cough."
Yotsuya Touko looked at her daughter rolling across the bed and asked in confusion, "Um… Miko? What's wrong?"
"Eh—?"
Miko abruptly stopped and rolled over to look at her mother.
Touko resembled her daughter greatly, sharing the same delicate features and fair skin.
It was easy to imagine what Miko might look like when she grew older—the same gentle curves and graceful lines already beginning to show.
Only her hairstyle carried the oddly dangerous feeling of a mother from a tragic anime.
"Did you… get a boyfriend?"
Seeing her daughter so excited, Touko naturally reached that conclusion.
"N-no."
Miko's expression instantly calmed, and she hurriedly shook her head.
"I've already called you to dinner three times."
Touko looked suspiciously at her daughter.
This rolling-around state looked almost identical to how she herself had acted when falling in love.
"Dinner is ready, Miko~ There's pudding."
Miko saw her father appear from behind her mother. She shoved her phone beneath the pillow and took a deep breath.
"I'm coming."
...
At their usual dessert shop, Miko held a warm matcha milk tea.
Even though dark clouds covered the sky outside, they had still agreed to meet.
[Luke: Almost there.]
Miko put away her phone and idly swept her gaze around the shop.
As she brought it back, her eyes accidentally met those of a boy sitting at a distant table.
He had messy blond hair, a handsome face, pale skin, and carefully matched clothes. He was precisely the kind of boy most high school girls liked.
Noticing Miko's gaze, he listened to something on his phone, turned toward her, and gave her a practiced flirtatious smile.
"Ugh—"
Miko's expression stiffened, and she looked away in disgust.
She also stopped looking at the female long-tongued evil spirit in a dress beside him, whose entire body released black energy.
"Don't look at him! He's mine—!"
The evil spirit had already noticed her. Its long tongue trembled in the air, producing muffled noises, while drops of black energy fell from its mouth to the floor.
'Ugh—it still noticed me. What a pain…'
Miko tilted her head aside in frustration, looking as though she could not be bothered to move.
'If I slash her with the dagger, people will think I'm insane. I'll pretend I can't see her and spare her this once.'
Miko sighed helplessly.
"Don't look at him, you vixen!"
"Ew!"
Miko turned away even more sharply, unwilling to look at the approaching evil spirit.
"You came pretty early."
Luke's voice sounded behind her.
"Sensei!"
Miko raised her head and looked delightedly at Luke as he arrived.
"Ugh!"
Because of the power radiating from him, the evil spirit hastily retreated and stared closely at his face.
Luke sensed something strange in the air.
It seemed an evil spirit was nearby.
He tightened his clothes and looked at Miko, who was also dressed somewhat warmly.
It really was a little cold today.
"Is there something beside me?"
He asked curiously.
"Uh… how should I describe it…"
Miko watched the evil spirit's suddenly strange behavior and struggled to explain.
The spirit that had been roaring at her moments earlier was now repeatedly looking between Luke and the pretty boy.
No one knew what she was doing.
She seemed to be performing a divination with only two options and a fifty-percent success rate.
After hesitating for a while, her gaze finally stopped on the pretty boy.
"I don't want him anymore."
Her tongue curled as she spoke, and she cautiously approached Luke, whose spiritual power burned like flames.
"This type isn't bad either."
Sizzle—
"Hoo, hoo, hoo!"
After being burned by his leaking power, she hurriedly blew on her blackened arm.
'She changed her affection rather quickly…'
Miko looked at her speechlessly, then picked up the shoulder bag containing her dagger.
Noticing Miko's movement, the evil spirit turned toward her again and roared, "Don't look at him! You vixen!"
Smack!
Sensing that an evil spirit had foolishly approached him, Luke was about to use the [Empty] Mirror to inspect the area when Miko suddenly planted both hands on the table and stood.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the strangely behaving Miko, he lowered his clenched hand.
"I'm going to the restroom."
Miko glanced at the female evil spirit and slung the bag over her shoulder.
"Yes, yes! Get away from him, you rotten woman!"
"I'll have strawberry cake and freshly squeezed orange juice."
Luke ordered his usual meal.
That little Niguredo kid would probably take some time to arrive, so he could eat brunch first.
As Miko passed Luke, she glanced at the evil spirit spreading both arms and sticking out her tongue while shouting, "Get lost! Get lost!"
"You're the one who needs to stay away from him, you ugly monster."
After saying that softly, Miko quickly fled into the restroom and opened her small bag.
'Destroy her!'
Miko raised her dagger and aimed it at the evil spirit rushing after her.
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