「Shut up and
just go home. Shoo!」
As soon as we left the hotel, Rin started to make sweet demands.
Shima-san scratched her cheek with her fingertip and smiled.
「You're
really hard on Rin-chan」
「This girl is
okay」
But Rin, who usually puffs up her cheeks, opens her mouth with an
unusual grin today.
「Well, it
looks like this kind of thing will last until Senpai graduated, so I'll put up
with it for now」
「After
graduation, we won't have any relationship anymore」
「Yes, yes, I
understand」
As I bit down on my bitterness at being rebuffed, Rin turned towards
Shima-san.
**a
「So,
Natsumi-oneechan. Senpai is a seriously lecherous monster and Okuri-okami[1],
so be careful with him!」
「What kind of
Okuri-okami who escort people back from the hotel...!?」
After watching Rin walk away with a fluttered hand, I pull
Shima-san's hand and go into the alleyway.
Then, after
summoning "the door", we stepped into "the Confinement King's
Bedroom".
Of course, we didn't intend to go straight to bed again, but instead
sent Shima-san straight home by the <Back Door>.
After all, I held Rin and Shima-san alternately all night long.
Besides, Shima-san is so exhausted that she has dark circles under her
eyes, and more than that, I can't keep a student, who is taking an exam, in
custody forever.
After all, she must pass the exam otherwise I'm in trouble.
However,
conditioned reflexes are truly frightening. Because as soon as the two of us
stepped into "the Confinement King's Bedroom", the atmosphere became
like, "Are we going to do it?". Really, I felt that it's quite bad
that the atmosphere turned into something like that.
And looking at the time display on my phone, it is just after twelve
o'clock.
It is also rare that I am alone in this bedroom.
So, taking this rare opportunity, I decided to lie down on the bed
and get some rest.
Perhaps it's because I've been consuming energy drinks from the
demon world on a daily basis, but recently I've hardly needed any sleep, but
that doesn't mean I can't sleep. If I close my eyes, my consciousness will fall
into darkness instantly.
◇ ◇ ◇
How long have I slept?
「Nn... Nnn...
I'm hungry...」
After a few hours of dozing, I got out of bed and went to the dining
room, feeling hungry.
「I wish
someone is here...」
To be honest, I don't really like to eat alone.
After all, I'm enjoying a lively lunch at school with my three
favorite princesses, but before this summer, I've been eating lunch at school
all by myself.
If possible, I would like to have someone to enjoy lunch with.
As I stepped into the dining room, two women chatting at a table at
the far end turned their heads toward me.
「Tsk...」
However, as soon as Kyoko saw me, her cheeks twisted in displeasure
and she clicked her tongue.
「Ufufu,
although you're happy until now, but when you hide your embarrassment, it's so
cute」
And as if to make fun of her, Chihiro poked her cheek.
The
president of the entertainment agency KKO -- Chihiro Kaneko （self-proclaimed
Kijima）.
「A-Are you
kidding me!? I'm not hiding my embarrassment! I-I'm just saying I don't like
him!」
「Yes, yes!」
Kyoko kicks the chair and stands up while shouting. But Chihiro
chuckles and shushes her.
「Chihiro,
huh? I see, you came」
「Yes」
When I called out to Chihiro, leaving Kyoko, who is gnashing her
teeth in disgust, she smiled at me.
Currently, Kyoko is wearing a mini-skirt maid's uniform that makes
me chuckle, while Chihiro is wearing a gray pantsuit that gives off the vibe of
a professional.
The two of them are so mismatched, but I remember that Chihiro and
Kyoko used to talk to each other a lot when Chihiro was staying here before and
after the Death Game.
And judging from their current exchange, it seems that they are
still on good terms.
「Since you're
here, have dinner with me, Chihiro. Kyoko, can you give me some food?」
When I asked, Kyoko's cheeks twisted in annoyance.
「Tsk, I'm
going to serve you something really bad! Prepare yourself!」
「Haha... I'll
take as much as I can eat」
Well, despite her words, I'm not worried about it.
Moreover, Kyoko is still in a state of [Subjugated].
And so, I sat down on the seat across from Chihiro.
「Are you off
today?」
「No, I had a
photo shoot for Aoi-san in the morning, but it ended earlier than I expected...」
「Aoi-san...
ah, Kayama-san's mother」
Regarding Aoi Umidori-san, I heard that her natural character has
become very popular and she has recently been featured in many variety shows.
I thought Fujiwara's Papa would be very happy to hear that, but he
is not.
According to what I heard from Fujiwara-san, he had a tough time
with a major comedian who made a rude comment to her, and tried to expel him
from the entertainment industry.
**b
「I came here
to ask Kyoko-san about her trip to the hot springs a while ago, and she said
she had a great time. Kyoko-san also looked so excited when she was talking to
you」
As soon as Chihiro said that, the sound of something being thrown
out echoed from the kitchen.
「N-No, it's
not! I'm not excited! D-Don't say random things like that! You idiot! Stupid!」
Kyoko leans forward from the counter and starts screaming.
She's trying to hide her embarrassment, but can't she do anything
about the fact that her vocabulary of swear words is on par with elementary
school boys?
As she rants and raves, Chihiro, who smiles mischievously, suddenly looks
into my eyes, clears her throat, and turns serious.
「By the
way... it’s about that person called Kitou, the President of the event company
you asked about the other day...」
I had asked Chihiro to investigate a man named Kitou, who seemed to
be the mastermind that Ryoko had heard about from the man named Nishida who had
hit Saori-chan, because he was said to be the President of an event company in
Tokyo.
「Did you find
out anything?」
「Yes, about
Takeru Kitou. He's the president of Frontier Pro, a small event company. They
have four employees, and they had some business dealings with KKO's former
company, First Beauty Office, when President Kurashima was in charge... 「
「That's great
Chihiro, you're so quick」
「To tell you
the truth, I didn't need to look it up, after all he had been asking me for an
appointment since the other day...」
「Is that so?」
That's quite a coincidence, but quite convenient.
「Yes, the
purpose of the meeting was to propose an event plan, so I thought I might be
able to find out something... Therefore, I took the liberty of setting up a
meeting for Tuesday night, the day after tomorrow」
「Well, then,
I'll join too. As a President's secretary, Fumijima Pheasant Man」
I guess she thought I'd say that. But, Chihiro gave a small nod. And
around the same time, Kyoko brought two platters.
「Here you go!
Sorry for the wait!」
On the plate is a large omelet with rice.
I thought it
looked unusually common for a dish served at this dining room, but on top of
the rice omelet in front of me, there is a word "Die" written in
ketchup.
As Kyoko's mouth twisted in triumph, I told her with a sigh.
「Kyoko... I'm
not looking for any more tsundere member, okay?」
「I'm not a
tsundere!!」
**c
◇ ◇ ◇
On Sunday evening.
I, Kizuna Tateoka, visited an internet cafe two stations away from
home for the first time in a long time.
Shiratori-senpai found out what I've been doing, and though I
couldn't undo what I've done, I was hoping that I could somehow cover my tracks
before the police found out.
But as soon as I entered the place...
「Aaah!! Wait,
w-what did you really do? Is everything okay? If it's okay with you, I'll help
you」
A pig-nosed clerk came running out from the counter and suddenly
said that.
「Eh? What? What
are you doing? All of a sudden!」
I retreated involuntarily, but the clerk grabbed my hand with his
sweaty hand and confronted me with his face.
「T-The other
day, the police came and asked me a l-lot of questions. D-Did you do something
wrong? I-If it's okay with you, I-I'll help you!」
「The police?」
「Y-Yes!
T-They told me to call them if y-you come」
「I-I don't
k-know... I don't know what you're talking about!」
I shake off the clerk's disgusting hand and run out of the place.
「Oh! You,
w-wait a minute! I-I'm going to c-call the police!」
I hear the sound of a smartphone shutter behind me. But that's okay.
He only took a picture of my back. He doesn't have my face.
Most likely, the clerk wanted me to do something indecent if I
didn't want him to tell the police. No kidding.
Desperately, I ran through the station gates and onto the platform,
jumping onto a train that just happened to be running into the station.
「Fuh...」
I let out a big breath, and the window in front of me fogged up a
little.
（...The
police have reached this far. The clerk will probably call the cops... and even
if it's just my back, he had taken a picture of me... I'll have to get rid of
my clothes...）
Right now, I feel as if I'm being slowly strangled with cotton. And
I feel as if my fingertips are getting cold.
（Really... I
guess I'm done hesitating... Shiratori-senpai said Kijima-san is already set
the groundwork...）
