Tsuki Tsuki Vol 6 Chapter 1

Chapter 01: Before the Trip

This might come sudden, but the three-days-two-nights seaside school of the Midoriyama high school that I attend are voluntary extracurricular cla.s.ses, so by no means mandatory.
I had heard that in the past the students were taken there regardless of their opinion, but opposition was great in that time, so it became voluntary one day and since the partic.i.p.ant count dropped year by year, it was now a combined event with the affiliated middle school.
From what I heard from Minami a few days ago, the seaside school didn’t have usual stuff like swimming practice, but was merely focussing on letting the students deepen their relations.h.i.+ps.
…Reminiscing about that, I sat on the sofa in the living room and watch TV absent-minded. Then two girls showed up from the dining kitchen.
One of them was our reliable older sister, Luna. The other one was our easy to trick and then retorting freeloader, Machina Liebelei Orangelo.
On a first glance Luna and Machina looked like normal girls, but there weren’t actually humans.
The blonde beauty with melon-big b.r.e.a.s.t.s and a dynamite body—Luna emitted an aura of neatness, which didn’t suit the reality of her being a devil.
Likewise, the beautiful girl with red hair and clever features standing besides Luna, Machina was a hybrid devil. She had an excellent style that even surpa.s.sed a gravure idol and was Luna’s little stepsister.
They probably finished cleaning up the earlier dinner…
Such thought crossed my mind, when Luna sat down besides me with a smile and for no apparent reason,
“Meow”
she mimicked Nazuna and clung to me.
…Lately, Luna was seeking physical contact quite aggressive.
Well, I had an idea why. Previously, I had told her “You can act spoiled at times”, which likely triggered this behaviour.
Anyway, I was honestly happy that Luna acting spoiled like that. I was happy, but her two big b.r.e.a.s.t.s pressed onto my body and moreover a sweet fragrance hung in the air, so I was nervous.
But since I told her to was okay to act like that, I properly wanted to response to it.
Aware that my pulse was raising, I lightly patted Luna’s head. Upon that,
“Meow, meow.”
She leaked a voice, mimicking Nazuna again, and clung to me even stronger.
Mh, the sensation of her b.r.e.a.s.t.s was getting dangerous. The bouncing elasticity felt way too pleasant. I would like to touch both her b.r.e.a.s.t.s. I would like to borrow my palms into them. Such wicked emotions started to grow in my chest.
….Not good. To regain my composure, I repeated to take deep breaths in my heart. But that effort was in vain and Machina, watching over us, also sat down on the sofa.
“M- Meow…”
With a bit hesitation and her cheeks turning red, she clung onto me like Luna. But,
“Not even close to Nazuna. You need more practice. Go wash your face and try again.”
“S- Sorry. I certainly lack practice—wait, why do I have to get scolded! Actually, what’s with this indifferent reaction!? Totally different how you treated my sister!”
“My own way of hiding my embarra.s.sment. Don’t fret over it.”
As a matter of fact, I felt Machina’s voluminous b.r.e.a.s.t.s and her body temperature, which accelerated my heartbeat.
For now I somehow managed to keep my composure, but it wouldn’t last forever like this. I should make up some kind of reason to get away from these two.
When I thought of that, my cell phone signalized the arriving of a mail with the perfect timing.
“Excuse me for a bit.”
I didn’t know thanks to whom, but I was saved. I natural stood up, getting away from Luna and Machina, and at the same time took out my cell phone. When I looked at it, I saw that it was a mail from Hijiri.
Let’s see, “h.e.l.lo, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun. This is sudden, but how is your summer homework coming along? I’m having a hard time with English, since I’m bad with it. If you would like, could we study together? I’m sure we’ll make faster progress together…What do you think?”.
Mh, I was kind of happy that she suggested that, but I had already finished my homework. But well, I could still help her with hers. I was actually good with English. And since Hijiri had helped me on various occasions, I should take this chance to repay her.
I was thinking like that, when my phone rang again. This time it was a mail from Kaorun.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, Hijiri-chan was thinking about what to write you in a mail all day yesterday. I believe she merely wanted a chance to talk to you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.
She must have been lonely for not seeing you. Every night, Hijiri-chan’s wealthy body becomes hot while thinking about you. And she comforts her body with her own slender fingers <>
…For a moment I was quite surprised about the shocking contents of the mail, but it was just Kaorun’s joke anyway.
With that mindset, I dared to sent a mail with the following content: “I heard about it from Kaorun. You’re not making any progress on your homework, because you keep playing with yourself. I’ll help you with English, so cut down the perverted stuff a bit.”
I was really looking forward to Hijiri’s reaction. When I waited a bit excited for a reply,
“…You are smirking, what’s up, s.h.i.+n.o.bu?”
“Who was it from?”
Machina made a wary face and Luna showed a smile while asking so.

“Yeah, actually it was from—”
Before I could answer that it was from Hijiri, the ring tone of my cell phone cut into my words.
I faintly frowned and looked down, when I noticed that Hijiri was calling me.
“I’m going out for a bit.”
The sound of the TV was interrupting. Leaving the living room, I pressed the cell phone onto my ear and at that moment—I could hear Hijiri’s loud voice through the phone.
“Sh- s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun! Don’t get the wrong idea! Kaoru-san made up all of that! I’m not perverted!”
Raising a greatly fl.u.s.tered voice, Hijiri continued with rapid talking.
“Sure, I was lonely for not seeing you and thought of you. But! While I feel sorry for you, I’m not doing anything perverted while thinking of you! To begin with, I haven’t done so even once yet. I don’t even know how to!”
Quite shaken, Hijiri made a coming out with matters she should have kept to herself.
Honestly, I considered it cute, but I should stop her now.
I called out to Hijiri with a soft tone.
“You don’t need to be so fl.u.s.tered. That mail was just Kaorun’s joke. I know that you’re a sullen— I mean, I know you’re not perverted, Hijiri.”
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, you were about to call me a sullen pervert just now! I knew it, you consider me a perverted girl!”
“No, wait, you’re wrong! You really got the wrong idea! There’s no deep meaning behind my words!”
I hastily made a follow up to Hijiri’s tearful voice. But through the phone,
“…Speaking of, Freud said ‘You can get a glimpse of one’s true feeling through his slip of tongue’. I guess s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama really considers you to be a perverted girl, Hijiri-chan.”
I could faintly hear Kaorun’s indifferent voice. Then Hijiri raised a “Uwa~hn” cry.
…d.a.m.n. Hijiri ended up crying.
What to do? I felt a cold sweat breaking out on my forehead, when I heard Kaorun’s angry voice through the phone, as she switched with Hijiri.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, Hijiri-chan is crying now! How are you going to take responsibility!”
“…Don’t forget that part of that responsibility falls onto you too!”
“Koarun doesn’t know!”
“Owa, ouch! That coming from a maid at your age, that hurts!”
“…For some reason, I do not wish to be told that by you in particular, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
Kaorun replied dissatisfied, whereupon I made a short pause, then timidly asked.
“So, how’s Hijiri?”
“Hijiri-chan is now heading for the bed—and started to cry out her eyes into the pillow. Can you hear her, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama? This sad crying voice…”
“Yeah, I can hear it rather well.”
Replying so with a sigh, I covered my face with one hand.
…I did something bad to Hijiri. I had to apologies quickly or it would get ugly.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, I feel bad for interrupting your brute thoughts of ‘Gehehe. I want to bully Hijiri some more. I want to turn her firm snow-white a.s.s bright red with my own hands.’, but—”
“Sorry, but it’s you, who has such thoughts.”
Cutting into Kaorun’s words, I retorted sharply.
Upon that, Kaorun replied with a discontent “How rude”, then suddenly change her tone.
“Well, the jokes aside, I have a favour to ask, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Could I prompt you to come over here? I a.s.sume that Hijiri-chan’s mood will be fixed when you come here…”
“I see. Then I’ll get a gift as an apology and come over.”
“Please make the gift a cake, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. A chocolate one for Hijiri-chan and a strawberry shortcake for myself. Of course I would not mind if you brought a wedding cake either.”
Kaorun shamelessly asked for the gifts…
“Kaorun, a wedding cake is over the top. Make do with a normal cake.”
“…Eh? Uhm, are you sure? It was a joke on my part just now. Just by having you come over, Hijiri-chan and myself will be… well, happy. Please do not concern yourself so much with the cakes.”
I thought for sure she would call me “good-for-nothing”, but Kaorun leaked a rather meek voice.
Startled a bit by that voice, I declared to Kaorun with a kind tone.
“A cake is no big deal. I’ll just s.n.a.t.c.h away your long-awaited strawberry from your shortcake and merciless eat it right in front of your eyes. So you also don’t concern yourself so much with it.”
“Please wait a moment! What kind of evil thing is that to do! You are not human, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama! You brute! Heretic! Do you actually have a heart!?”
“I threw that away long ago. I’ll just greedily devour your strawberry as I desire.”
Along with my words, I raised a loud laugher. What came back was Kaorun’s weary voice.
“…Uhm, I offer my sincerest apologies for interrupting the highlight of your adolescent delusions of grandeur, but may I call you an idiot?”
“Shut up! You perverted Mai— I mean, shut up, you s.l.u.tty maid!”
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you first wanted to call me a perverted maid and then changed it into something even worse! That is too much! Do you believe I am a s.l.u.t!?”
“Yeah, I do. That’s exactly what I mean. There’s no falsity in my words.”
I declared without hesitation to Kaorun’s tearful voice.
In that instant, Kaorun mimicked Hijiri and purposefully raised a “Fueh~ s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama is so mean!” crying voice.
Our usual witty exchange was kind of enjoyable. Somehow having fun, I laughed and continued even further.
“Kaorun, the jokes— have only begun!”
“No, I am already tired of joking around. Please leave the jokes at that and come over already. If you do not give it a rest, I will launch a ultrasonic wave attack.”
“At that time I’ll send an ultra wave of abuses in opposition to sonic you in—ah, no, forget that. I’ll come over now. Just wait and look forward to the gift.”
I heard Kaorun taking a deep breath through the phone. Kaorun was quite capable of not only leaking an ultrasonic wave, but also an enchanting voice. Like she said, I stopped the jokes.
Then Kaorun gave a single warning with a somewhat low voice.
“Well then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, please do make sure to proceed alone. In case you should bring someone with you… please consider the hostage’s life as over.”
“What are you, a kidnapper? Don’t worry, I’ll come alone. I have something to ask Hijiri anyway.”
“Something to ask? If it is regarding Hijiri-chan’s sensitive spots, her ears—-Ah, please stop, Hijiri-chan! N- Not my bottom!”
Apparently Hijiri was doing something to her. Midway in her sentence Kaorun’s voice broke.
“Sh- s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama! On a rare occasion, Hijiri-chan is angry! Your beloved maid is in a pinch! Please hurry and save me!”
“I’ll a.s.sist Hijiri. So prepare yourself, perverted maid.”
“A threesome!?”
Having some kind of misunderstanding, Kaorun leaked a delighted voice.
“Oh my G.o.d. When I think that you two will tease me, my body gets all—”
Not letting her finish, I cut the call.
….Now then, I should make my way over to Hijiri’s house.
A few days ago, Hijiri had told me that “A devil might hide at the seaside school location”. At that time we had no choice but to suspend the conversation, but normal students and Nazuna were attending the seaside school. So I should ask her for some details, just in case.
Also, I had a bit to discuss with Hijiri’s father, Sougo-san.
Previously Sougo-san asked me “Any plans to become an exorcist?”, whereupon I was rather fl.u.s.tered, since I had none. But he somewhat forcefully made me listen to him, so I certainly became interested in the exorcist training.
I was still far from being strong. If learning exorcist spells made me stronger, there was no need to hesitate. I would gladly like to accept the training.
…Because I would lose something precious again if I stayed weak.
For a moment, a pain ran through my chest. But, I raised my head, regained my spirit and returned to my own room to get ready. After that I shortly told the girls “I’m going out” and headed outside with my bicycle. ….Outside it was still hot. The cicadas were annoying chirping while I put my hands on my bicycle, when I saw a girl.
s.h.i.+ning silver hair tied up in twin tails. Skin white as clouds. This adorable girl with the small and slender body was our stupid freeloader Elni.
Untrustworthy, she also seemed to be no human like Luna and Machina and claimed herself to be a G.o.ddess. Elni was playing in the garden with a pa.s.sing-by stray cat in the shadow of a tree.
She innocently called out to the cat with “Meow, meow”. Seeing her like that, I inadvertently smiled. I stopped and watched over her, when

“Oh, s.h.i.+n.o.bu.”
Elni apparently noticed me. Raising up and waving her hand with a “See you” to the cat, she came over with a smile. Then she got on the back of my bicycle while still smiling.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, I want to see the sea.”
“Sorry, but I’m busy, so some other time.”
Elni said with the tone of an elegant miss, whereupon I replied nonchalant.
Upon that, Elni once more changed her tone and said like a childhood friend.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-chan, take me to the Kous.h.i.+en.”
“I decline. As you can see, I’m going out. Hurry up and get off the bike.”
I once again denied point-blank, but Elni wasn’t discouraged and rested her hand on my shoulder.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu, the purple dawn is calling for me. Purple is the colour of desire. Let us go together.”
“Go chase your desire to wherever you want alone. I told you, I’m busy. So hurry and get off the bike.”
I said rebuking, when Elni grabbed my sleeve and pleaded with teary eyes.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san! I! want to see the hope for tomorrow!”
“…I’ll buy you an ice-cream on my way home. So please get off the bike.”
“Yay~”
Showing a satisfied smile and raising both her hands, Elni finally got off my bicycle.
“Well then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu, be careful!”
“…You also be careful of the moonless night.”
Smiling dubious along with a joke, I drove away on my bicycle.
I once before had been over to Hijiri’s house. So I knew my way.
Under the glorious blue sky, I pedalled on my bicycle with att.i.tude.

Like I had told Kaorun over the phone, I first bought some cakes at the shopping district. After that, I pedalled while being exposed to the strong summer sun, when I finally arrived at a huge j.a.panese style mansion—Hijiri’s house.
At the same time, I spotted a beautiful maid standing in front of the house’s doorplate. Almond eyes, a smooth nose bridge and soft, well-formed lips. At least appearance-wise a perfect beauty with good proportions….but sadly, it was the perverted maid Kaorun.
On a rare occasion, Kaorun seemed to be in a delighted mood and smiled faintly. But upon recognizing me, she hastily created her usual inexpressiveness, as to hide her own emotions.
“Welcome, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
Kaorun made a polite curtsey befitting for a maid, then took out a handkerchief from the pocket of her maid clothes and gently wiped the sweat from my cheeks.
“Thank you for coming through this intense heat. Please do come inside.”
“Yo, thanks, I’ll just do that. Here, the goods you requested.”
Getting of my bicycle, I handed over the cakes, when Kaorun smiled lightly.
“I know how playful you are, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, so I take that you put something into the cake box as a surprise, but what exactly is it? Is it money? Is it equities? Or is it all of your love? I do hope that it is your love, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
“That’s for you to find out—Is what I would like to say, but I prepared a surprise, where white smoke comes out once you open the box, which ages you for hundred years upon contact.”
“Uras.h.i.+ma’s box!?”
I continued further to the surprised Kaorun.
“By the way, along with the smoke, all kind of sins and calamities will spill out and throw humanity into sorrow. But don’t worry, I’m sure there’s still a bit of hope at the bottom of the box.”
I explained as such, whereupon Kaorun made a disappointed sigh.
“So it is the box of Pandora? Please stop this nonsense and get into the house already. It is quite hot outside.”
“…Hey, you brought this up, so what’s up with this reaction? If you keep s.c.r.e.w.i.n.g with me, I’ll wipe my sweat with your maid ap.r.o.n.”
“Kyaa~ s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you pervert. Lecher. Maid fetis.h.i.+st~”
A complete change from her impa.s.sive expression. Kaorun swiftly ran away with the corners of her mouth blurred to a smile. I slowly followed after her and opened my mouth with a “Reminds me…”.
“You were waiting in this heat?”
Kaorun replied to that question by lightly nodded while still having her back to me.
“I was so excited about your coming, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Certainly it was somewhat hot outside, but thinking of my beloved s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama mysteriously made me forget about the heat and time.”
“Y- You can get dreamy about me all you want, but be careful not to get a heatstroke.”
Suddenly saying such sweet stuff was against the rules. I joked around like always, but my voice was a pitch too high. Seemingly I was kind of bashful. I scratched my hot cheeks, when Kaorun suddenly turned around.
“Fufu, this was all a lie on my part, you know? I was watering the flowers in the garden, then I spotted you when I came out by chance and greeted you. That is all to it. Did I deceive you?
Kaorun smiled playful with her cheeks faintly red.
With her I couldn’t really tell if she was just hiding her embarra.s.sment or if she was telling the truth. I just shrugged my shoulders and entered the house on Kaorun’s invitation.
…The house was huge as ever. I continued to walk down the hallway in awe and when we reached the stairs, Kaorun said as a prologue “I forgot to tell you over the phone…”.
“Today, the Master and Mistress along with the idiot— I mean, along with the young master are out of the house, so currently it is just Hijiri-chan, you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, and me here.”
I thought the treatment of the young master, Hijiri’s little brother, was kind of mean, but I didn’t interject and following Kaorun, I slowly went up the stairs.
There Kaorun continued further with “Therefore, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama”.
“It will pose no problem when you start chasing Hijiri-chan with just one pair of panties and shouting ‘Hi~jiri~chan’, like the gentleman thief something the 3rd with long sideburns, upon entering her room. Please become a slave to your instincts all you want. An animally teacher that pretends to help with her studies. The beast and the beauty. The Beast to Die.”
“…Could it be, you’re dissing me?
“That is not the case at all, Mr. Lewd Beast…Ah, I made a mistake, Mr. Beast.”
“Who are you calling a beast? You’re still mistaken, s.l.u.tty maid…no, I mean, Beast Maid.”
“…You are also still mistaken, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Actually, please do not copy me.”
Frowning a little, Kaorun approached the room that became visible at the top of the stairs and suddenly opened it’s door without even knocking.
“Go ahead, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
“No, don’t give me that. Shouldn’t we at least knock?”
It wasn’t my house, but I warned her anyway while I was entered the room, urged by Kaorun.
Unlike the j.a.panese style exterior of the house, the room was western styled. Everything was kept tidy and in order and I saw cute accessories and decorative plants, but looking around the whole room once, I couldn’t see Hijiri.
“Hey, where’s Hijiri?”
“I believe she is waiting in her own room for you while her body is getting all hot.”
“…The stuff about getting hot aside, this isn’t Hijiri’s room?”
“No, this is my room. First of all, I wanted you to know me better, so I guided you to my own room. s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, I will look away for a moment, so I do not mind that you obey your desire and start sniffing my blanket.”
“I rather would like to sniff your body, but I’ll make do with your blanket for today.”
Saying monotone what I didn’t even mean, I sat down on the bed and continued with a yawn.
“…I’m kinda tired, so I’ll sleep. Wake me up for dinner.”
“Please ask Hijiri-chan for that. This is a rare opportunity, so I will sleep together with you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
Along with her words, Kaorun placed the cake box onto the floor, then reached out for her own clothes and excitedly started to unb.u.t.ton the b.u.t.tons around her chest.
“…Hey, wait. Why are you taking off your clothes?”
“Well, sleeping with my clothes would wrinkle them. And since it is so hot today, I thought about sleeping in my underwear…”
Replying nonchalant, Kaorun came closer with a bewitching smile. Moreover, a black bra.s.siere was peeking out and looking at me with upturned eyes, she said seducing.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, you can also sniff the smell of my body.”
“Oh, good maid smell, c’mon— like h.e.l.l! As if I could do something so embarra.s.sing! What are you thinking! Do you want to turn me into a pervert as well?”
For a moment I pictured a bad delusion and before I noticed it, I had spoken in weird English.
Seeing me like this, Kaorun giggled and continued teasingly.
“It was just a joke, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Hijiri-chan is waiting, so we should head to her room now.”
“…Sure, but your jokes are bad for my heart.”
Feeling my cheeks getting hot, I leaked a sigh while I suddenly thought.
That Kaorun showed a bit more expressions now.
Until not long ago, she had always been expressionless. She rarely showed a smile. But right now, this Kaorun was smiling in front of me. This little change gradually warmed my heart.
Actually Kaorun was half-human, half-devil. Because of that, she was under the control of the exorcist organisation since childhood and treated as a tool for a long time, was what I heard. She herself also thought of herself as a tool. For a long time, she didn’t fawn over her master, Hijiri.
But it was different now. You could tell by her smile. Without doubt, Kaorun thought of Hijiri as her family.
Inadvertently I smiled faintly while I walked down the long hallway again with Kaorun. We reached a room at the end of it. Kaorun knocked and immediately opened the door, where a single girl came into vision.
Glamorous long, black hair and dignified features. Voluminous b.r.e.a.s.t.s and a slender waist. Long, dazzling legs. As always, Hijiri was an attractive beauty.
Hijiri defencelessly wore a sleeveless s.h.i.+rt and a miniskirt on her curvy body, which had a high exposure rate.
“Welcome, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”
“Yo, sorry for earlier. I took the joke too far.”
“No. It was my fault for getting a weird misunderstanding. Sorry.”
After lowering her head a bit, Hijiri raised her head and showed a smile.
“But thanks for coming today. Make yourself at home.”
“Yeah, I’ll, thanks.”
Nodding, I entered the room.
Like Koarun’s room, Hijiri’s was a pretty western style room and emitted a nice smell. There were a few dog plush toys in the room, making it certainly girly.
….Reminded me, Hijiri loved dogs.
When I remembered that, Kaorun placed her hand onto my shoulder.
“Please consider yourself honoured, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama. Family aside, this is the first time Hijiri-chan let a male into her own room. A first experience. It is so exciting. Please be gentle to her.”
“…Hey, Maid, don’t avert the conversation into a weird direction midway.”
Retorting, I sat down on a sitting cus.h.i.+on near the table. There Kaorun sat down besides me and asked with a teasing tone.
“Incidentally, how many females have you lured into your room so far, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama?”
“I stopped counting after hundred.”
“You crossed the hundred mark!?”
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, you playboy!”
When I shamelessly showed off, both Kaorun and Hijiri widened her eyes in surprise. After that, Hijiri dropped her shoulders in a very depressed state.
“…I knew it, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun is popular, since he’s so handsome.”
“Eh? Hijiri-chan? That was a joke on s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama’s part, you know? Please do not take it for real. Also, please tell us the truth, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
“I stopped counting after hundred.”
“—It’s important, so I said it twice. But it were all energetic freshman girls. However, fear not. I’m an expert that comprehends even from examples. You don’t embrace a woman just physically, but mentally. So there’s no problem at all.”
“…Kaorun, stop adding any weird monologues. I actually can count the females in my room with one hand. Sadly enough, most of them are family.”
When I answered truthfully with a sigh this time, Hijiri’s eyes were sparkling for some reason.
“That’s a surprise… I thought you would get along better with girls, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”
“It is because s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama is a cute tsundere.”
Giving me a very grudging evaluation, Kaorun stood up and face Hijiri.
“Hijiri-chan, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama brought some cakes as a gift over, but… please forgive me. I forgot the cake box in my own room. I will go fetch the box and prepare some drinks as well. So I will excuse myself for a bit.”
Saying that with a weird explanation tone, Kaorun suddenly s.h.i.+fted her gaze towards me.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, coffee or black tea, which one would you like to have?”
“Green tea is fine.”
“I understand. Coffee it is.”
Completely ignoring my funny attempt, Kaorun decided on my drink on her own.
I believed that even if I had answered with “Black tea”, she would have said “Coffee it is”.
I got somewhat weary, when Kaorun seemingly made some kind of eye-contact with Hijri.
“Now then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, please enjoy your stay.”
Leaving behind these profound words, Kaorun left the room.
There Hijiri suddenly approached me and for no apparent reason, she coloured her cheeks red and gently leaned against my shoulder.
Instantly, I could feel Hijiri’s warmth through my shoulders and a refres.h.i.+ng fragrance also hung in the air at the same time. Her pretty face was really close. If I were to look down, I would get a good view on her deep cleavage and my heartbeat would raise. But,
“Mh? What’s wrong?”
I asked so, completely hiding my agitation. But Hijiri didn’t seem to mind it and rested her warm palm onto my thigh with her cheeks still flushed.
“We’re all alone, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”
Slowly brining her soft and pink lips closer, she said with a melting sweet voice.
“…Should we do, something perverted?”
For a moment, I was dangerously close to lose myself on these words, but I restrained myself by clenching my fists. I feisty aimed to forget, but—Hijiri was my fiancée.
Of course that was only decided by our grandfathers and not official. You could consider it just a formality. However, ever since Hijiri, the exorcist, came to know of it, she tried to seduce me for the sake of a yin and yang technique.
The technique she wanted to use was the bedchamber skill. It increased one‘s power by mixing the male yang energy with the female yin energy, well in other words, it was needed to do perverted stuff.
Hijiri wanted to gain achievements as an exorcists to change the exorcist organisation that treated hybrid devils like Kaorun as tools. Therefore she used all kinds of approaches to seduce me, so that she could raise her own power with the yin-yang technique.
But I was opposed to get into that kind of relations.h.i.+p with Hijiri just for that skill. I was afraid that her current action was just another attempt to seduce me. I felt a bit sorry for her, but I ignored her attempt as always.
“Hijiri, don’t act stupid in the middle of the day and let’s hurry up with studying.”
“Sh- s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun called me stupid!”
Not paying Hijiri, who dropped her shoulders, any mind, I pulled out my workbooks from the bag I brought with me, albeit a bit grieved.
Usually Hijiri stopped her seduction at this point, which put me at ease. But when I got ready to study, surprisingly enough, Hijiri pulled reserved on my sleeve.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, please listen to me, even just for a bit.”
“Say, Hijiri, today we were going to—”
“L- Look right, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun!”
Cutting into my words, Hijiri tried her best.
It couldn’t be helped, so I faced the direction she point at, when she continued further with “Now look left”.
…Just what was Hijiri making me do? Suspicious, I once again obeyed her instruction, when I heard Hijiri’s quiet voice mix with nervousness after a short pause.
“L- Lastly, look at me…”
“Well, okay.”
For now I replied and s.h.i.+fted my gaze back, whereupon Hijiri was pointed out her well-formed lips with both her eyes closed.
“…Ehm, what kind of gag is this? I don’t get this parody.”
I really was startled while I asked with a weary tone to hide it.
Instantly, Hijiri shouted with tears dwelling up in her eyes.
“Uhh…! It’s not working at all, Kaoru-san!”
At that moment, suddenly the door opened and Kaorun showed up with a tray. She approached us while tilting her head with a “That is strange”.
“I thought for sure that s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san would give in to your seduction and forget himself. Pus.h.i.+ng you down while stripping off your clothes, whereupon you pretend to resist with ‘Stop, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, we have to do the summer homework’ while blus.h.i.+ng. Upon that, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama replies ‘Summer homework? I’ll make you forget about that in bed’ with bloodshot eyes, turning into a beast…”
While saying such rude things, Kaorun placed the cakes, drinks and the gla.s.s container with sugar cubes from the tray onto the table.
Watching Kaorun with scornful eyes, Hijiri lightly puffed her cheeks.
“Kaoru-san, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun wasn’t pleased at all. I did everything you told me. but… I guess the way of my seduction is wrong after all?”
“Mh, it is truly regrettable that you doubt me. If that is how you think, I shall seduce s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama this time. You watch closely, Hijiri-chan.”
Putting the tray in her hands aside, Kaorun stood up and faced me.
“Excuse me, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, could you place face to the right side?”
I had a lot to say. But, for now I obeyed Kaorun’s words.
“Next, please face to the left, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
…Either way, she was just going to do the same as Hijiri. Getting a bit excited by Kaorun voice mixed with a sigh, I once again obeyed her words, when she continued further with a sweet voice.
“Lastly, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, face my way…”
Stopping her words once, Kaorun lifted up the edge of her skirt while colouring her cheeks crimson, when I faced her. At the same time, she shyly averted her eyes from me and said mumbling.
“…and please watch… my perverted side.”
Along with her words, Koarun lifted up her skirt even higher and exposed her pretty long legs, soft white thighs and s.e.xy black garter belt. However, while the crucial parts were nearly visible, I still couldn’t see.
….Before I noticed it, I had become troubled by that seductive short peak. But, I suddenly regained my senses and hastily averted my eyes from Kaorun’s thighs, then cladding myself in composure….I continued to add sugar cubes into my coffee.
There Kaorun let go off her skirt and faced Hijiri with her chest puffed up.
“Hijiri-chan, this is how real seduction goes. s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama is so shaken that he even forgot to retort. If you keep up seductions likes this, it will gradually cause damage to his reasoning. The opponent will not fall with just a straight right. You need to use a jab as well.”
While saying so, Koarun s.h.i.+fted her gaze towards me and smiled playful.
“Incidentally, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, how many cubes of sugar did you put in?”
“I stopped counting after hundred.”
“…s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun is really shaken.”
Hijiri widened her eyes in surprise and lowered her head towards Kaorun with att.i.tude.
“Kaoru-san, I’m sorry for doubting you. Please continue to advise me.”
No, judging by all previous incidents, Kaorun was sometimes just messing around. It would be wise not to take her all too serious. Or you would get tricked again.
I thought that, but it seemed unlikely I would be able to resist any more seduction from Hijiri right now. So I didn’t interject.
“Ehm, shouldn’t we eat our cake before the drinks get cold?”
So I took my coffee to change the topic. But when the coffee entered my mouth, it was sweeter than I had expected and I nearly chocked on it…

After finis.h.i.+ng the cake, I looked at Hijiri’s English homework, but
“You, become my slave!”
Kaorun lay on the bed reading a light novel from which she sometime would read out a line aloud, probably because she wanted attention.
“Sh- Shut up and turn into cinders!”
…I was rather interested in the story of the novel. When I thought about having Kaorun lent it to me afterwards, Hijiri talked to me with a quiet voice.
“Sorry, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun. Usually Kaoru-san doesn’t do that, but I think she’s just so happy that you came over. So she seems in a bit of high spirits.”
“I see. I thought about giving her a piece of advice since she’s interrupting our studies, but if that’s how it is, I’ll refrain from doing so. I feel sorry for Kaorun, so let’s just ignore her.”
“Ehm, isn’t that even more pitiful for her?”
“No worries. This is Kaorun we’re speaking of. She’ll misunderstand it as some kind of ignore play and be pleased. Besides, the faster we finish our studying, the more we can play with Kaorun. For now we have to control ourselves.“
“Mhm~ I don’t think Kaoru-san is that much of a pervert…”
Hijiri seemed hesitant, but followed my suggestion in the end.
So just like that, we both ignored Kaorun. While we continued our studies, Kaorun stayed quiet, so we could concentrate and get started on the homework.
However, being completely ignored had it’s effect. When we had solved the first problem, I called out to Kaorun, who pretended to wet the pillow with her crying.
“Hey, Kaorun, you said Sougo-san is out, but when will he come back?”
I just had asked casually, but
“Eh? When we will be back? In other words, you want to speak to him… That means, is it possible!? You are going to tell the Master ‘Please give me your daughter!’!?”
“Is that so!?”
In some kind of misunderstanding, Kaorun and Hijri both widened her eyes. Following, Kaorun clung to Hijiri with a smile.
“You have done it, Hijiri-chan! Congratulations!”
“Oh my gosh, I’m so happy I could cry…”
“No, no, that’s not what I meant. Hijiri, don’t play along with Kaorun’s joke. There is just something I would like to ask Sougo-san.”
“Something to ask?”
It indeed was just a joke. Kaorun immediately returned to her usual self. However,
“…It was a joke, huh.”
Hijiri, on the other hand, mumbled with a sigh.
“What’s wrong?
“N- Nothing! Anyway, what do you want to ask my father?”
“…Well, if you say it’s nothing…Actually, I’m a bit interested in the exorcist training. So I want to ask Sougo-san about it.”
“Interested in the exorcist training? Why?”
“You know, I’m weak. So I want to get stronger, even if only a bit…”
When I replied with a wry smile, Hijiri and Kaorun looked at each other.
“Ehm, I don’t think you’re weak, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”
“It is as Hijiri-chan says. To be honest, I believe you are stronger than an imprudent exorcists, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama.”
“…That’s not true. I’m lacking much. I’m still not strong…”
There were plenty of people stronger than me. So far I hadn’t been satisfied with myself even once. It was fine if someone else was weak. But I couldn’t forgive myself for being weak. The reason for it—
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun.”
I raised my head on the sudden call of my name. I saw Hijiri looking at me slightly worried.
…I might have made a more obstinate expression than I wanted to. Slowly reaching out for my face, Hijiri continued in a soft tone.
“Strength comes in all kind of shapes. Your kindness is without doubt a strength, You’re far more charming than a person that’s just strong. So you don’t need to be impatient like that, okay?”
My kindness is without doubt a strength, huh.
Having my head petted gently by Hijiri, I suddenly remembered.
“…In the past, a girl said something similar to me.”
“Mh? Is that so?”
“Yeah…”
Suddenly the image of a girl with long hair floated in my head.

—You’re not weak, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-chan. You’re really kind. You’re strong because you’re kind. I… since you’re like that, I love…

The moment the words of that girl went by in the head, I inadvertently bit my lips. …It might be better not to remember any more. It would just worry Hijiri. I forced myself to smile and opened my mouth to get back on topic.
“That aside, when is Sougo-san coming back?”
“I am afraid that the Master went far away. He will not return today.”
“Oh, is that so. Then it can’t be helped. Next time then…”
A bit dejected, I replied that to Kaorun. Hijiri raised her arm reserved.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-kun, if it’s about the exorcist training, I think I can tell you a bit too…”
“No, thanks for the offer, but I have something else I want to ask you, Hijiri. So not today.”
“You want to ask Hijiri-chan something? If it are her sensitive spots that I could not tell you over the phone— Ah, no, forget I said anything.”
When Hijiri and I glared at her at the same time, Kaorun, who had b.u.t.ted into the conversation, dropped her shoulders dejected and shut her mouth.
Kaorun might just have wanted attention, but for now we ignored her. Keeping in mind to play with Kaorun afterwards, I returned my gaze to Hijiri.
“Hijiri, you said that there might be a devil hidden at the seaside school, right? If you could, would you tell me more about it? Nazuna is going to be there as well. Please tell me anything I should be wary about.”
“Ah, I think that’s no problem.”
Hijiri replied with a smile to my words.
“I’m having Kaoru-san gather information at the moment, but the place where the devil is likely to hide seems to be a bit afar from the lodging house of the seaside school. I think there shouldn’t be any problems as long as no one approaches ruins through the nearby woodland path.”
“Yes, that is correct. According to my research, the power of the devil seems to be rather low. Moreover, the devil in question is not the type to go out hunting by himself, but rather the type that waits for the prey to approach his territory, just like a spider spans her net. So as long as no one approachs, there should not be any victims.”
Nodding in agreement with Hijiri, Kaorun continued supplementary.
“The reason Hijiri-chan was addressed for this matter is because previously a powerful devil hid at a nearby place. It happens rather often that a similar devil appears at a similar place, so they requested Hijiri-chan to investigate just in case…”
Stopping her words once, Kaorun made a small smile.
“Well, that is the official claiming.”
“Official claiming? What do you mean?”
“This job was pa.s.sed over by Tachibana-sama. She told Hijiri-chan: ‘It’s summer vacation, so please enjoy the seaside school while you’re on the job’.”
“I see…”
By the way, Tachibana-san was a tall beauty that observed the Hijiri’s test before. I had thought that she was overly strict, but apparently she was kind to Hijiri.
Having that impression, I changed my tone and called out to Hijiri.
“Hijiri, just ask me if you need any help. I’ll help you as much as possible.”
“Well then, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-sama, please play together with Hijiri-chan at the seaside school.”
“Yeah, play with me.”
…Eh? Sure I said I would help her, but not in the meaning of helping her enjoy the seaside school. I meant to help her with the investigation…oh well.
For now, I nodded to the two of them and after a bit of chit-chat, we resumed our studying.
I helped Hijiri with her homework until the sun set, then I decided to head home.
Hijiri and Kaorun sent me off with regretful expressions, waving her hands. On my way, I bought ice-cream like I had promised Elni and hurried home in the sunset….

The night before the seaside school. Together with Machina and Nazuna, I was watching TV in the living room. Elni came trotting in and naturally sat down in my lap, but I paid it no mind and looked back at the TV.
On TV— ran Machina’s favourite drama. After it ended, Nazuna looked at the clock on the wall of the living room and smiled happily.
“What to do. I know have to get to sleep already, but I don’t think I can sleep out of excitement for tomorrow.”
Upon Nazuna’s words, Machina showed a wry smile.
“Fufu, getting so excited over a simple trip, you’re still a kid, Nazuna.”
“Yeah, I’m the kitten Nazucat right now, but one day I’ll become the s.e.xy leopardess Nazucat that Brother loves so much. Just you wait, Machina.”
“Yes, I will. Let’s play together tomorrow.”
Giving a soft smile, Machina gently petted Nazuna’s head. Instantly, Nazuna happily leaked a “Meow!” and clung to Machina spoiled.
Watching these two from my lap, Elni suddenly entrusted her cheek to my left shoulder for no apparent reason. Then she started to look at me with a flirtatious glance, slowly closed both her eyes and pointed out her well-formed, glamorous lips.
“…Hey, what are you doing.”
Mentally I was quite shaken, but I right away stopped Elni’s face with my palms.
Upon that, Elni showed her special angelic smile and opened her mouth.
“Nazucat just said that you love the s.e.xy leopardess Nazucat, so I tried being a s.e.xy Dog. So you should feel like playing with me tomorrow now.”
“I’m afraid you’re staying at home tomorrow, s.e.xy Dog.”
Hiding my agitation from the close-by adorable smile, I gently petted Elni’s head and continued.
“I leave the house to you while I’m away, s.e.xy Dog aka Mad Dog.”
“s.e.xy Dog aka Mad Dog understands!”
The Nanjou Household’s personal guard stopped being s.e.xy and saluted firmly. Then she s.h.i.+fted her gaze over the other girls and whispered into my ear.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu, on a first glance Machina seems to be calm, but actually she tried on her swimsuit and blew up the swimming ring in her room yesterday.”
“…I see. So she’s just playing the big sister in front of Nazuna.”
“Yeah. So don’t just play with Nazucat, but also with Machina.”
“Yeah, the handsome gentleman understands.”
When I replied with a joke, Elni puffed her cheeks lightly, somehow dissatisfied.
“Don’t you have to answer with ‘s.h.i.+nomun understands!’ here?”
“…Elni, I told you before, but s.h.i.+nomun graduated already. I turned from an idol into a lone wolf. Please accept it.”
Saying so suited, I raised Elni from my lap and stood up.
After that I returned to my own room and when I was almost done with my packing for the trip, I heard a reserved knocking sound along with a beautiful voice like the ringing of a bell.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, are you still awake?”
“Yeah, I am.”
Replying to the beautiful voice and opened the door, my vision was filled with Luna in her pyjama.
She was holding her pillow against her chest and upon recognizing me, she opened her mouth with faintly flushed cheeks.
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, can I intrude on you?”
“Intruders will be shot. That’s all.”
“….Forgive me.”
Luna dropped her shoulders dejected and turned her back to me, so
“No, wait, I was kidding! You aren’t an intruder! Just come in!”
I hastily grabbed her at the shoulder and invited her into the room. Then I asked softly.
“So, what’s up so late? You need something?”
“Yes. I have a favour to ask of you, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san…”
“A favour? What is it? Say whatever it is.”
It was rare for Luna to ask a favour. Becoming a bit happy, I urged her with a smile. Upon that, Luna rubbed her knees against each other, blushed once more and said with upturned eyes.
“Ehm, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, you will leave for seaside school tomorrow. right?”
“…Could it be you want a souvenir?”
“No, that is not what I am here for.”
Apparently I was wrong. Luna lightly shook her head and said with her cheeks still red.
“Even if it is only for a short while, I will get lonely with you gone, so, well, could I sleep together with you tonight?”
“Of course.”
…Mh? What was I saying? Luna was so cute that I inadvertently agreed, but sleeping together wasn’t really a good idea. If my reasoning were to give in and I did something weird to Luna, it would be incorrectable. I immediately tried to take back my statement, but
“Really?”
Luna’s eyes sparkled happily and her expression was blissful… so before I noticed it, I had shut my mouth again.
…I would never be able to win against this smile.
With that prediction and unable to suppress my embarra.s.sment, I cracked a lame joke.
“Luna, sleeping together is okay, but— no perverted stuff, okay!”
“Yes, I understand. I will hold myself back.”
“…H- Hold back? Hey, hey, that’s bad for you body, Lady.”
“Eh? s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san, what do you—”
“Just a joke. Don’t worry about it too much. I’m going to sleep now.”
Cutting into Luna’s words with rapid talking, I turned to my bed.
…Aww, what stupid c.r.a.p was I saying, geez. I was sure even Luna was shocked. After sighing in my heart, I regained my spirit and swiftly crawled into the bed.
Closing my eyes and falling asleep in three seconds. If I were to do so, I wouldn’t have a chance to commit a crime. I closed my eyes.
There Luna said “I will turn off the lights” with a lively voice and in the next moment the light I felt on my eyelids vanished. After that I heard small footsteps and Luna entered under the blanket. Instantly, I felt Luna’s presence besides me, her faint breathing and a sweet fragrance. My heart skipped a beat.
For some reason my body was strangely hot. Especially my face was burning. Was the air conditioner set too high? Actually, why was I so nervous with my eyes closed?
…Incomprehensible. I should calm down quickly and sleep.
When such thoughts crossed my mind, Luna softly called out.
“Sleep well, s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san.”
“For eternity.”
“Uhm, that would mean death?”
“…If anything happens to me, I’ll leave feeding Elni to you.”
“Th- That is a death flag! Please do not jinx it! Also, that is rude to Elni-chan.”
Luna retorted to my stupid joke on a rare occasion.
For some reason, this trivial matter made me happy and my chest became faintly warm. Inadvertently I forgot my situation and opened my eyes again. For a while I chatted with Luna…but at some point, she emitted regular breathing, as she had fallen asleep.
“Geez…”
Mumbling a sigh, I lightly scratched my head.
By talking with Luna, my nervousness had perfectly faded away.
However, every time Luna was moving her body with a moan, my heart ignored my will and started to race on it’s own. It didn’t look like I would get any sleep like this. I felt bad for Luna, but I should sleep on the sofa in the living room.
With that in mind, I opened my mouth. A that time.
“…s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san.”

Suddenly Luna called out my name with a quiet voice. I might have woken her up.
A bit startled, I faced Luna. In the dim room, I saw Luna’s pleasant sleeping face.
…Oh, just sleep-talking.
I made a sigh of relief. Then I straightened up my upper body to get out of the room, when Luna reached out her hand without prior notice. And
“s.h.i.+n.o.bu-san…”
This time she called my name with a sweet voice and strongly clung onto me.
Needless to say, I was incredible agitated.
As she probably didn’t wear a bra, I could feel the softness and elasticity of her b.r.e.a.s.t.s more firmly than on her usual hugs. Her warm thighs also touched my body and a sweet fragrance was melting my brain.
…If I received any more stimulation, my reason would be blown away without doubt.
I didn’t even thought myself that I would reach my limit so fast. I would do well to swiftly move to the living room. When I moved my hand to get away from Luna,
“…Love… you… very… much…”
my extending hand stopped unmeant.
It was just her sleep-talking. It wasn’t certain for whom these words were meant. It wasn’t certain, but Luna smiled happily. She made a really happy, satisfied face.

—I want to stay by her side.

Luna was fawning over me. She was opening her heart. She was staying with the all so weak me.
Of course these thoughts might just be my conceit. But, having Luna by besides made me happy, blissful and my chest hot.
I slowly lowered my erected body again and closed my eyes.
Luna’s body was soft and warm…The warmth pleasant soaked my chest.
Strange enough, my lewd thoughts disappeared and I fell asleep while enveloped by Luna’s warmth….