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"Let's go, let's head back first."
Amamiya Natsuki stood up and walked out.
The Sheltered Ojou-sama, Secretary Chika, Koyasu Tsubame, and the chuunibyou girl who traveled a thousand miles to deliver the item all followed.
Under the envious and subtle gazes of the customers in the cold drink shop, Amamiya Natsuki led the girls out of the store.
"Rikka-chan, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
Fujiwara Chika asked, ready to fulfill her duties as a host.
"I'm not hungry."
Takanashi Rikka shook her head when she heard that.
The antenna-like hair on the top of the girl's head swayed gently in the night breeze.
"Just a little." Fujiwara Chika extended a finger. "I know a small takoyaki shop that has whole octopuses in it. It's super delicious, highly recommended, and it's not far from here."
Takanashi Rikka covered her stomach: "I already ate a bag of small biscuits on the way here."
"Is that so? What a pity."
Fujiwara Chika looked disappointed.
You said so much, but you actually want to eat it yourself, don't you!
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and said:
"I'm hungry. I'll go buy a portion of the takoyaki you mentioned."
Tsubame-senpai's face showed a bright smile: "I happen to be a little hungry too."
"Then let's go eat together." Fujiwara Chika's eyes quickly brightened. She put her right hand on her hip and said, "I'll lead the way."
This Chika had a built-in food radar; she didn't even need navigation. She led them through twists and turns and soon arrived at a Commercial Street.
"This is it." Fujiwara Chika lifted her chin and said proudly, "I've eaten all the food here, and most of it is very delicious."
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the time: "Meet in fifteen minutes."
"Rikka-chan, follow me."
Fujiwara Chika pulled the chuunibyou girl and walked towards a takoyaki shop.
"I'm going to buy a crepe."
Koyasu Tsubame smiled, waved, and walked away.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and saw that only Sheltered Ojou-sama was left beside him, and said:
"Kaguya-san, what do you want to eat?"
"Me…?"
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips and curiously looked at the shops on both sides of the street, momentarily unsure of how to choose.
Amamiya Natsuki said with a subtle tone:
"Have you never been to a Commercial Street at night before?"
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest, bit her lip slightly, and turned her head to look elsewhere.
Is it strange to have never been to a night market?
There must be people like her!
Amamiya Natsuki's voice immediately rang in her ears:
"It's best if you haven't."
"Eh?"
The Sheltered Ojou-sama couldn't help but turn her head to look.
She's already sixteen, and she's never even been to a Commercial Street at night. What's so good about that!
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"The unknown makes it even more anticipated. Next is a brand new experience… Do you want to eat everything from beginning to end?"
"How could we possibly finish it all?" Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but say, "We'd burst!"
"Then let's eat a few things today." Amamiya Natsuki said, "After we clear the instance, we'll come back and eat."
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her pretty face slightly, her burgundy eyes sparkling, and she softly replied:
"…Mm."
Amamiya Natsuki walked up to a stall: "Boss, five portions of takoyaki."
"Fujiwara and them have already bought some."
Shinomiya Kaguya reminded him.
"It's not for them." Amamiya Natsuki extended his finger, "One portion for each of us, Marin and Miko are still at home, so one portion for them, and one for Maid Hayasaka, just right."
"…"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head and looked over, a smile on her pretty face, her voice echoing the night's tones:
"President is truly working hard."
Amamiya Natsuki said seriously:
"Serving my companions."
"Hmph."
"…"
After buying the items, Maid Hayasaka, who had subtly hidden herself earlier, quietly reappeared.
"Hasaka, your takoyaki."
Amamiya Natsuki handed over a portion of the takoyaki in his hand.
Hayasaka Ai blinked, her pretty face expressionless, her tone calm: "Thank you."
The few people met at the Commercial Street intersection, and then continued home.
There was no conversation along the way.
Upon reaching the doorstep, Amamiya Natsuki pressed the doorbell. The door quickly opened, and the blonde Succubus Girl peeked out half of her pretty face, her voice bright:
"You're back?"
On the way back, Amamiya Natsuki had messaged Marin in advance—if he opened the door and saw her sitting on the sofa wearing only a shirt, it would be extremely troublesome no matter how he thought about it.
So, at this moment, the Succubus Girl had changed back into her school uniform.
"Marin-chan, we're back."
Fujiwara Chika waved happily.
Amamiya Natsuki walked into the entryway and handed over the items: "I bought you takoyaki, a crepe, and yakitori skewers."
Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but show a conflicted expression: "What if I eat so much and get fat?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Getting fat is something for tomorrow's you to consider, it has nothing to do with today's you."
"…That makes sense!"
Kitagawa Marin clenched her pink fists and nodded in agreement.
"Rikka-chan, change into slippers." Fujiwara Chika opened the shoe cabinet, took out a pair of bunny slippers from it, and said in a clear voice, "Make yourself at home."
During Golden Week, she had come to live together for several days, so she was naturally familiar with the place.
"Excuse me for intruding."
Koyasu Tsubame walked in gracefully.
Although this Tsubame-senpai was visiting for the first time, she was not shy at all, showing a rather composed demeanor.
"Senpai, why don't you wear these slippers?"
Fujiwara Chika continued to entertain her guests.
"Thank you, Chika-chan."
Tsubame-senpai smiled and thanked her.
"Kaguya-chan, which slippers do you want to wear?" Fujiwara Chika asked again.
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
What! This isn't my first time here, you don't need to entertain me at all. Why are you acting like the mistress of the house entertaining guests!
"President, is there anything you need me to do?"
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest and turned her head to look over.
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head: "Nothing."
You're a Miss who's never done housework since childhood, how can you help!
Shinomiya Kaguya smiled and looked over: "President, please think again carefully."
"Now there is." Amamiya Natsuki coughed twice, "Ask everyone what they want to drink and get drinks from the refrigerator."
"Leave it to me, President."
The Sheltered Ojou-sama walked briskly towards the refrigerator.
"…"
After the girls sat down, Amamiya Natsuki took out his phone again and messaged Miko, calling her over to eat.
Not long after, Miko came to knock on the door.
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki behind the door, Miko couldn't help but bite her lower lip.
Amamiya Natsuki had already messaged her about entering the game instance that afternoon, and she naturally didn't want him to take risks, but unfortunately, she was powerless.
"Miko, good evening."
Kitagawa Marin waved in greeting.
"Good evening."
Miko nodded in response to each of them.
Everyone sat in a circle around the table, chatting and eating, with chilled fruit juice and herbal tea. If it weren't for the threat of the instance, one could say they were quite happy.
Buzz buzz buzz.
The phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
"Let me see." Fujiwara Chika put down her yakitori skewer, picked up her phone, and her eyes lit up, "Eh, eh, eh, someone else got an instance invitation letter."
Amamiya Natsuki also picked up his phone and saw that it was true. It was an item that a passing player had just drawn, fresh and hot.
"I want the invitation letter!"
Kitagawa Marin quickly raised her right hand.
"The distance is a bit far." Amamiya Natsuki said, "We probably won't make it in time."
They would enter the instance at twelve o'clock, so time was not abundant.
Hayasaka Ai quietly retreated, took out her phone, narrowed her eyes, and silently began to calculate in her mind.
"The distance is indeed a bit far, but theoretically, we can make it."
As long as the money is in place, there's no express delivery that can't be solved.
The personal maid's salary was quite high, and Hayasaka Ai was actually a veritable rich woman. Buying an invitation letter was no problem at all.
She quietly opened a private message, offered a price that the other party couldn't refuse, paid half the deposit first, and the remaining half upon arrival.
"Hanamori-sama, please rest assured, it will definitely be delivered before twelve!"
"Remember to keep it a secret."
"Yes!"
"…"
As Hayasaka Ai, with her financial power, used Fukuzawa Yukichi to overwhelm others, Amamiya Natsuki and the others in the living room soon found that the player who had drawn the invitation letter sent a message saying that the invitation letter had already been bought by someone else, and he was very sorry.
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her cheeks: "How annoying, it was bought so quickly!"
"Exactly, who stole my invitation letter?"
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip, looking very unhappy.
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the Spy Maid who silently came out of the bathroom, had a guess in his heart, and said without changing his expression:
"Since it was bought by someone, there's nothing we can do. Everyone, continue eating."
"…"
After the late-night snack.
Tsubame-senpai and Marin cleaned the living room together, while Fujiwara Chika took Takanashi to take a bath.
Amamiya Natsuki held Miko's hand, copied her ability, and whispered:
"Are you staying tonight or going back?"
"Of course I'm going back." Miko raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her crystal-clear, jade-like earlobe. "When I came over, I already greeted my mother. How could I not go back?"
Besides, there are so many people at Kitagawa's Home, so it's impossible to come over and sleep like usual.
Copy and Paste completed.
"I'm going back."
Miko got up to leave, gently biting her lower lip, "Come over for dinner tomorrow."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded:
"See you tomorrow."
"…"
A moment later.
Fujiwara Chika and Takanashi came out after their bath.
"There are many empty rooms upstairs." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Rikka, "You can sleep in the first room."
After arranging a room for Takanashi Rikka, Amamiya Natsuki turned to Tsubame-senpai and said:
"Senpai, would you like to take a bath too?"
"Okay." Koyasu Tsubame smiled and nodded, then got up and stretched. "I'm all sweaty, so I really want to take a bath."
The instance starts at midnight, and it's only ten o'clock now, so it's naturally impossible to sit and wait for two hours.
So Amamiya Natsuki suggested that if they needed to bathe, they should go, and after bathing, it would be best to choose an empty room upstairs to sleep for a while, recuperate, and rest well, so as to face the instance challenge in a better state.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and looked at the Sheltered Ojou-sama, saying:
"There's another bathroom upstairs that can be used."
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded lightly and walked upstairs, with Hayasaka Ai naturally following closely behind.
"Finally, it's quiet."
Looking at the empty living room, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Usually, when he was alone at Kitagawa's Home, he always felt the living room was a bit desolate, but today he realized that too much liveliness was also unbearable.
"I won't sleep." Kitagawa Marin sat on the sofa, hugging her knees with both hands. "Natsuki, go upstairs and sleep for a while. I'll call you down at 11:30."
"Alright."
After arranging everyone, Amamiya Natsuki also took a bath, then returned to his room upstairs, preparing to take a short nap.
One must be calm in the face of major events.
The more critical the moment, the calmer one must be.
Even knowing that the mandatory instance was about to begin, Amamiya Natsuki remained unhurried and rested peacefully.
He didn't know how long he had slept when a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
Amamiya Natsuki got up and opened the door. The Succubus Girl in a school uniform stood outside the door and whispered:
"It's already 11:25. In five more minutes, we can go downstairs."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "I'll get dressed."
"Wait, wait a minute."
Kitagawa Marin reached out to hold the door open.
"Hm?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Marin.
"That…" Kitagawa Marin turned her pretty face away. Under the hallway light, the girl's blushing cheeks were clearly visible. She lightly coughed, "Pre-consumption isn't impossible."
"What?"
Amamiya Natsuki didn't react for a moment.
"It's pre-consumption." Kitagawa Marin looked up and glared, then turned to leave, "If you didn't hear clearly, then forget it."
"I hear it clearly now." Amamiya Natsuki reached out and grabbed Marin's wrist, pulling the Succubus Girl into the room. "The Kitagawa's Home motto is to be true to your word."
Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip: "I never knew Kitagawa's Home had that motto."
"It does now."
"…"
He walked into the room and closed the door.
Kitagawa Marin sat nervously on the edge of the bed, blushing and saying, "Hurry up, everyone will be up soon."
"Am I really touching it?"
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the girl's snow-white absolute territory.
"Hurry up, boys shouldn't dawdle… Ah!"
The Succubus Girl let out a soft cry, her pretty face flushed, and said:
"You can take your hand away now!"
Amamiya Natsuki pinched the Succubus Girl's absolute territory, feeling only that her skin was delicate and silky, like congealed fat, making him reluctant to let go. "Didn't you say one minute?"
"It's not one minute, it's clearly just one touch, okay?!"
Kitagawa Marin covered her skirt, her pretty face flushed.
"It seems I misheard…"
"Since you know you misheard, why don't you hurry up and take your hand away?!"
Amamiya Natsuki used his willpower to control his right hand, not continuing to grope, and got up to go downstairs.
As soon as he reached downstairs, he heard the doorbell ring, and a spirited junior appeared at the door.
"Good evening, Senpai!"
Hayasaka Ai made a peace sign, her smile exceptionally bright.
"Eh, Hanamori-chan, why are you here so late?" Kitagawa Marin asked in surprise.
"I only remembered before going to bed that I hadn't opened today's Blind Box yet, and then I suddenly opened an instance invitation letter." Hayasaka Ai said without changing her expression, "So I came over, ready to go into the instance with Senpai."
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the serious Spy Maid and silently gave her a thumbs up.
Great acting.
When she lied, she didn't even blink, much more impressive than those stars who only knew how to greenscreen.
So that invitation letter that suddenly disappeared was actually bought by you, right?
The only truth why you came so late is that you just got the invitation letter.
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