Chapter 4 The Girl’s Devotion
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
After eating all the ham and eggs and salad, and three slices of toast, they finally settled down
Maria cleaned up the mess by herself
Chihiro tried to help her, but she told him clearly, “You just sit down”. And so, while he was taking a break from eating, Maria finished the dishes by herself
Then Maria changed into her uniform, and the two of them walked out with some time to spare
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”Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be a bad idea for us to go to school together?”
Chihiro didn’t want anyone to see them and start a rumor
Although his impression could hardly be lowered any more, but Maria, who had just transferred to a new school, should try to avoid any disturbance
He thought so, but Maria tilted her head with a curious look on her face
”You care about weird things, don’t you?”
”Is it weird?”
”Because now that we are master and servant, I have no choice but to obey you if you want me to”
She said she didn’t care what happened because she is a slave
She has powerful abilities and appears to be a worldly woman, but her true nature is what she was that night. And in reality, she seems to have a rather strange sensibility
”But, thank you. I’m sure it’s easier to act that way”
Maria agreed to Chihiro’s proposal
They parted ways at the entrance to the apartment building and decided to head to the school separately
”Oh, yes. Izumi-kun”
”…Hmm?”
”Even if you don’t suddenly develop abilities, I think there are things that will change. You’re a little more comfortable looking at girls’ faces, aren’t you?”
Maria said to Chihiro as they parted
Chihiro stood still and watched as Maria walked gracefully away, her skirt waving faintly. And he spoke..
”…Am I okay now?”
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The distance from the apartment to the school was a little closer than from the dormitory
Chihiro walked alone in the corridor crowded with students. As usual, there are no students who approached Chihiro
”Still, I feel heavy”, he thought
He might have caught a cold from the rain. Today is Tuesday. There’s still a few days left before the holiday, so he should conserve his strength as much as possible
And so, he’s going to sleep
He decided to get some rest now, and rushed to the classroom. Without paying much attention to his surroundings, he got to his seat and plopped down on his desk. Fortunately, he did not run into Riko today
At the morning HR, he woke up and slept again until the class started. Repeating this, the morning class flew by
Today, he is so sleepy that he could not think about anything else
However, in his slumber, he could hear the voices of the students close by. Apparently, Maria is surrounded by people again today
Then lunchtime
Thanks to the sleep he had taken in small increments, he felt much less sleepy. However, the need for rest and hunger are about 50/50
He had a good breakfast, so there was no problem if he skipped a meal
As he pondered what to do, the pocket of his uniform suddenly trembled
”…Hmm?”
When he picked it up, there is an email notification on his phone
The sender is–Fukami Maria
[I’ll wait for you on the roof]
”…Why?”
He muttered to himself, but of course there is no reply from anyone. Maria herself is no longer in the classroom. She must have gone to the rooftop
Should he go?
After a moment of hesitation, Chihiro finally left his seat
The school’s rooftop is supposed to be closed, but when he climbed the stairs to the entrance, he found that the door is somehow slightly open
”We didn’t exchange addresses, did we?”
Maria is waiting for Chihiro on the roof
There is a leisure seat for two on the concrete floor, and a bag of some kind of convenience store
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”Yeah. I took the liberty of registering with you, did I miss anything?”
”…No problem, but next time lock the door”
”That’s probably a good idea for security reasons”
Chihiro wondered if that was something the person who had violated his privacy would say
”Anyway, shall we have lunch?”
The bag from the convenience store is filled with a variety of wrapped pastries. Maria must have bought them at the convenience store on her way to school
”Can I have some?”
”Yes. I bought it just in case something like this happened, so feel free to eat it”
”Thank you”
Even if Chihiro refused, Maria wouldn’t be able to finish it by herself
Deciding that, he took off his shoes and climbed onto the leisure seat. Then, he wiped his hands on the wet towel that Maria was shrewdly offering him, and gratefully reached for the pastries
First of all, be chose curry bread because he wanted to fill my stomach
When Maria saw this, she nodded her head
”I see”
”What’s wrong?”
”Nothing. I just thought I’d use it as a reference for the future”
So, Maria want to know what Chihiro likes
He, who saw her like that, found it hard to eat, but he gave up and bit into the bread. The aroma of the fried bread and the spiciness of the curry whetted his appetite, and he took a few bites
And just as he is thinking, “I need a drink”
”Here you go”
Maria puts a straw in a carton of milk and gently offers it to him. Chihiro then took it and took a sip. The sweetness neutralized the taste of the curry bread just right
And he exhaled
After a moment, he stopped and stared at Maria
”What?”
”…Maria is amazing. You can even think about other people while having such feelings”
Chihiro sensed that Maria’s desires and impulses are very intense. Her desires had no fixed direction, and she pursued all kinds of pleasures in an uncontrolled manner
No wonder Maria said that she would eventually be ruined if she kept it all to herself
Even at this very moment, Maria is smiling without showing any sign of being attacked by urges
Chihiro, who feel that, couldn’t imitate her
”It’s no big deal”
Maria laughed quietly as she took a small bite of her melon bread and she continued to speak
”I care about people because I need to live a long and happy life. Besides, you’re special”
”Because I made a deal with Maria?”
”Yes”
Maria proceeded to eat the melon bread. Her appearance is somewhat reminiscent of a squirrel, somehow cute
And holding the bread in both hands, she looked at Chihiro sideways,
”It seems I pushed you too hard last night, so let me do this”
It seems that Maria knows that Chihiro is not feeling well
Well, it’s not surprising, since she was taking a nap right beside him
As he was about to say thank you, Chihiro thought better of it and said something else
”It’s not that hard. I wanted to do it too”
”Oh”
Maria’s eyes furrowed
”Well, maybe I’ll give you an oral after all the bread had been eaten. In here”
”What!?”
”Just kidding”
She giggled and her smile is natural, but she must have been half serious
That’s what Chihiro thought
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