Chapter 83 Maria’s Revolt
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
A few minutes after receiving Riko’s call
Chihiro rushed back to the apartment and opened the front door, suppressing his nervousness
The corridor is surprisingly quiet
But there is a blonde girl standing alone in front of the bedroom, looking as if she had no idea where she was
Looking back at the door, she looked slightly relieved
”Chihiro”
”Riko, where are Aika and the others…?”
”Inside”
Riko answered and looked at the door nearby
(…I see, that’s why I couldn’t hear them)
Maybe they were worried about disturbing the next room or the room above them by their quarrel
The fact that they didn’t start a fight suggests that they are still rational. Or maybe they expected that the conversation would never end peacefully
If the latter is the case, it’s not a surprise
”Why, all of a sudden?”
”…We were just talking in the living room. But after I asked Maria what she was doing today, things got ugly…”
Aika was getting more and more heated in her questioning, but Maria kept on pushing her in an indifferent manner
They continued to argue, and eventually moved to the bedroom
Riko tried to warn them, but to no avail, and left the bedroom to ask Chihiro for help
”…Okay”
Chihiro nodded, put his things in the corridor and put his hand on the door
――This is not the kind of third party intervention he had feared at first, but in a way his fears had come true
If Maria and Aika had caused the trouble, it was Chihiro’s responsibility to take care of it
He opened the door, making sure that Riko followed Chihiro with a mysterious face,
Slap!
A dry sound echoed in the bedroom
He rushed in and saw that Aika had just slapped Maria
Maria’s cheeks are red and swollen, and Aika’s cheeks are swollen as well. It was probably the result of the damage done by the [Retaliation]
Judging from the way they’re swollen, they’ve already taken a few hits
”…”
In less than a second of analysis, the two of them make their next move
Aika tries to grab Maria, and Maria lets out a short breath and raises her right hand
Before either of their moves could reach the other, Chihiro stepped in between them
”Wait. Calm down, both of you!”
He was prepared to be attacked, but fortunately, both of them stopped their moves
They must have not expected Chihiro to come back at this moment. They looked at Chihiro with a blank expression
”Chihiro-kun”
”…Izumi-kun. Welcome back”
Aika’s excitement hadn’t waned. Maria, on the other hand, quickly changed her expression and greeted Chihiro
Riko, who had closed the bedroom door tightly, turned around and said in a dumbfounded voice
”Well, this isn’t a welcome home. Why are you even messing with each other, both of you?”
”Because…”
Aika glared at Maria
The emotion in her glare seemed to go beyond frustration and anger to loathing and hatred
Maria accepts it with a cold attitude and mutters
”It’s nothing. It’s no big deal, Izumi-kun, don’t worry about it”
”……”
Chihiro looked at Aika again
When she looked at him, she had an annoyed, apologetic look on her face, but at the same time, she couldn’t let it go
He then turns his head back
”It doesn’t work that way. At least, it doesn’t look like it’s a big deal”
If it’s just a simple quarrel, maybe he doesn’t need to intervene
After all, personal, female-on-female conflicts often don’t go well when others interfere. But not this time
It happened just as he sensed something wrong with Maria
And she’s even started to hurt other. So, he can’t just turn a blind eye to the fact that his precious girls are fighting each other
”…You’re taking Takatsuki-san’s side”
”Maria?”
”It’s nothing. Let’s go back to the living room. We can’t talk calmly in here”
When he asked her what she meant, Maria shook her head and turned herself around. He wanted to stop her and question her, but he had to deal with the fight first
(…I wonder if it’s safe to leave this room)
When he looked back at Riko, she raised her eyebrows, but nodded back
”I guess it can’t be helped. It’s still better to have a table between us than to sit on the bed”
”…Okay”
He nodded
”Aika”
”…Yeah”
He gently hugged Aika’s shoulders and urged her to sit down, and she did so with her head down
The four of them left the bedroom and went to the corridor
As they approached the living room, they heard a noise coming from the front door
The door is unlocked and Hana, a small literary girl, peeks out. She looked back at the four of them and raised her voice suspiciously
”I came here because I was curious about Izumi-kun’s story, but… what’s the situation?”
”…Ah, it’s too much. It’s too much trouble, let’s just talk about it in the living room”
Riko’s suggestion with a sigh is not rejected by anyone
***
With a slight but sharp noise
A glass of iced tea on a tray is placed on the table
Hana, who had just arrived, took care of preparing the drinks. Once she had finished setting the glasses, she put the tray away and sat down next to Maria
”…So, what happened? Even if it’s Takatsuki-san, I won’t forgive you for hitting Maria-chan. But it’s depending on the reason”
Aika and Maria are facing each other over a dining table made up of two small tables. Riko sits next to Aika, and Chihiro sits down equidistant from them
Although he wanted to do something about his girlfriend, Aika, he couldn’t favor one of them at this stage
”I haven’t heard much either. So, it would be nice if you could start from the beginning”
He called out as calmly as he could
Aika and Maria looked up and looked at each other. After an air of restraint, Aika opened her mouth first
”When I was done helping in the infirmary, I got a text from Chihiro-kun. And it’s just the right time to call it a day, so I came here”
And Maria had already come home
She was in the living room with Riko, and they were chatting normally at first. They casually talked about what Maria had been doing today
Aika didn’t press her, she just asked her
But the problem was what she replied
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