Chapter 169 Am Not a Lolicon, Okay？
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”…And then… the maid who got killed by the madam… spoke from inside the mirror…”
Ayumu, Sasami, and Cocoa all stiffened, wide-eyed. “(；゜Д゜)…gulp…”
”‘Madam… would you like to join us… here?’ she whispered…”
”(So scary!!) PiiigyaaAAAAAAA!!! ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥)‧º·˚”
The three maids had decided that a round of ghost stories would be fun for the evening, and now Ayumu’s skin felt like it was made of ice.
* * *
A soft *thud thud* tapped at his door later that night. When he slid it open, Cocoa and Sasami were standing there, each clutching a pillow.
Cocoa spoke first, voice small. “Lord… ghosts are scary… Can Cocoa sleep with you, just for tonight…?”
Sasami, on the other hand, crossed her arms and tilted her chin up like a tiny general.
”I-it’s not like *Lord* is scared or anything! I just came to protect you so you don’t get all scared, okay? So be grateful I even showed up!!”
Like hell he was scared. He was seventeen. Ghosts were—he wasn’t scared. Not even a little. Probably.
”Of course! If you’re scared, I guess it can’t be helped. A kind Lord will let *only* the honest Cocoa sleep here.”
He ushered Cocoa inside and shut the door right in Sasami’s stunned face.
”Eeeeeeeeeeeeekkk!!! Lord-samaaaa!!!” came the immediate shriek, followed by furious banging. “Open this right nowww!! Where is your conscience?! Did you feed it to the dogs?! Are you really gonna abandon cute little Sasami out here to diiiieeee?! Don’t you care what happens to her at allll?!”
*You* are the horror, he thought.
And calling yourself cute didn’t make it true.
Still… the pounding—*thud! thud!*—was so relentless that, honestly, he would have happily let that infuriating little gremlin rot outside, but the noise made sleep impossible. So, grumbling, he cracked the door open and let her stomp in. She was probably not a ghost. Probably.
As a side note, the second they spotted the massive king-size bed, both of them squealed and scrambled up, bouncing like over-caffeinated rabbits. Getting them to actually lie down and sleep had been an entire battle on its own.
* * *
The Next Morning
Tragedy struck.
Something cold and damp clung to the sheets when he shifted, and a sinking feeling punched his stomach. No. No, no, no. He lifted the blanket—
—There was no mistake. It was… it was… Sasami and Cocoa’s *bed-wetting*. Their *bed-wetting*.
The worst possible way to wake up.
Cocoa burst into tears the second she realized. Sasami jabbed a finger at him and declared, “It wasn’t Sasami!! Lord-sama is the one who peed!!” which didn’t even make sense, but there it was. The morning was chaos incarnate.
And just when he thought it couldn’t get worse, he carried the soaked sheets out to the garden to dry… only for Sashima to wander over, stare at the scene, and narrow her eyes at him.
”…Sanai… you’re not… a lolicon… are you?”
”NO!!” Ayumu flailed, nearly dropping the sheets. “I was just—It’s not what it looks like, okay?! It’s not like that!! I didn’t—No!! FALSE ACCUSATION!!”
But the look Sashima gave him said she wasn’t entirely convinced. And so, that day, Ayumu found himself scrambling through the halls, desperately trying to clear his name from the entirely baseless, yet somehow stubborn, suspicion of being a lolicon.
Notes:
• Sasami – Birene girl, small and sharp-eyed with messy brown hair | First in Ch.126 | Servant maid from the slums, does chores with chaotic energy | Has many starving siblings she secretly sends wages to | Bonds with Cocoa as her junior but constantly drags her into trouble | Meets Ayumu as part of the first servant group, wakes him with flying tackles and endless pranks | Unique note: loudmouthed gremlin who hides deep loyalty and homesickness behind mischief
• Cocoa – Birene girl, tiny and round-cheeked with soft blonde hair | First in Ch.127 | Junior servant maid, clumsy but earnest | Orphan with no known family | Shadows Sasami everywhere and copies her antics | Met Ayumu as part of the first servant group, now joins Sasami’s wild wake-up attacks | Unique note: innocent copycat who causes chaos without ever realizing it
• Sashima – Family name of Hiyori. A quiet, caring girl from the library committee, empathetic toward Sanai. She followed as a Barrier Technique Adept.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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