The next morning!
In the living room.
Kuroka looked at Utaha, who was beaming with radiance, and said jealously, "Hmph, you're up so early."
"I thought you'd stay until the end."
The sounds from upstairs hadn't stopped, so it probably wasn't over yet.
Utaha, who was eating breakfast, smiled upon hearing this. "As the senior among the servants, I naturally need to give others a chance."
She certainly wouldn't admit it.
Without Athena and Grayfia to share the pressure...
Master was simply a monster.
Seeing the situation was bad, she had slipped away early.
Kuroka taunted, "I think you were afraid of getting too full?"
"That can't be helped."
Utaha took a bite of rice, glanced at Kuroka, and said, "It's still better than some people who can't get any even if they want to."
That bad woman, if she hadn't found an opportunity, she would have thrown herself at Master long ago. She thought she was fooling anyone.
"Hmph, we'll see about that."
Kuroka gritted her teeth, leaving behind these words, then clip-clopped up the stairs and returned to her room.
Then!
She immediately pricked up her ears.
A deep look appeared in her eyes.
A true strong person never complains about the environment but changes it.
Anyway, there were only so many people.
She would definitely catch an opportunity.
That afternoon.
Ayato had already finished his business.
Not only was he not tired, he hadn't even broken a sweat.
This was nothing for him in his own apartment.
Especially with Athena and Grayfia absent, he handled it with ease.
At this moment, Ayato casually flipped open a magic book and began to read.
[Origin: 2005]
[Origin: 2095]
[Origin: 2113]
These were all gains from the Re:Zero world.
During this time...
The Assassin's Organization had completely transformed into an intelligence-gathering organization.
Combined with the financial support provided by the liaison.
Various strange and peculiar magics and martial arts had naturally been collected.
So even though Ayato read books whenever he had time these days...
There was still a steady stream of Origin points coming in.
And even...
This was likely just the tip of the iceberg for the Re:Zero world.
"Other worlds are truly wonderful."
"I hope there are more worlds like this in the future."
Murmuring softly, Ayato put this book away and prepared to take out another.
But from outside, very clear footsteps sounded.
"???"
Ayato was somewhat puzzled.
That's not right.
Athena and Grayfia weren't here.
All the servants should have been taken care of.
Could it be that servants from other places had come over?
"Meow."
Just as he thought this, a cat's cry came from outside.
So that's it.
It was a certain black cat.
Hearing the sound, a smile curled at the corner of Ayato's mouth.
Creak.
The door was pushed open.
A figure crawled in.
Ayato looked at the twitching cat ears.
His gaze lowered to the floor, where jade legs covered in black stockings lay.
A black cat tail swayed back and forth.
Most importantly...
Ayato blinked, his gaze gathering on two curves...
Good grief!
He now confirmed that even between biological sisters, there were enormous differences.
At least between Koneko and Kuroka...
The two were completely different styles.
But that made sense. Given Koneko's age, she still had room to grow.
Sensing Ayato's gaze, Kuroka's body trembled slightly.
Even though she had already mentally prepared herself...
She was still a girl.
But remembering Utaha's smug face...
She had already returned to normal, slowly coming to Ayato's side.
"Master, what book are you reading? Can you tell me about it?"
Kuroka blinked, looking like a curious little baby.
Ayato: "..."
Watching Kuroka's hands move, his eyelids twitched.
Good grief!
The difference between her words and actions was too great.
Before he could even speak...
Ayato couldn't help but stand up.
"???"
Kuroka's eyes widened more and more.
It seemed... very dangerous.
She now somewhat admired her little sister.
Given her current state... could she really do this?
To be honest, she was a little scared.
But now that she was here, if she ran away in a panic...
She would probably become a joke not only to Utaha but to the entire servant group, right?
Ayato smiled, picked up the magic book, and said with a smile, "Since you're so interested, I'll read it to you."
"Thank you, Master. I'll listen carefully."
"Mm, this passage... hiss... this is fire magic. It records..."
"Mmph..."