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"Waiting for me?"
Bokue slowly raised a question mark.
He actually hadn't called ahead today to say he'd be coming. After all, he hadn't expected Hagoromo-Gitsune to move so quickly.
Last night before bed, he'd only heard five of the eight branch families had been eliminated. By the time he woke up, the remaining Big Three had all been wiped out too.
Calculating carefully, Hagoromo-Gitsune had speedrun through the Keikain branch families in just one night—hadn't even crossed midnight. She'd even returned to Yasaka Shrine midway for a late-night snack, then launched the rebirth ritual this morning, letting a certain thousand-year-old founder of Onmyōji go from birth to death in one smooth motion.
According to Bokue's own predictions, this should have taken at least two or three more days.
So how did La Folia and Sayaka know he'd be coming today?
"Surprising, isn't it?"
The silver-haired princess intimately looped both arms around the young man's neck, smiling as she leaned close to blow gently on his earlobe.
"Actually, we've been waiting for you to come these past days, Bokue-kun. Waiting every single day. Waiting and waiting and waiting, and today you really came~"
"Huh?"
La Folia's words left Bokue stunned for a moment.
Waiting for him every day? Like... sitting here without eating dinner just waiting?
Seriously?
"Not exactly..."
Seeing the young man's gaze fall on her, Sayaka Kirasaka's face flushed nearby.
"We've just been eating dinner later these past few days. So we'd wait to see if you'd show up, Bokue."
"Eating dinner later? Why?"
Bokue grew even more confused.
Surely they weren't really delaying dinner on purpose just to wait for him?
"Because..."
Sayaka hesitated, glancing at the certain silver-haired princess.
Not really a big deal—just that La Folia had been living too freely on Itogami Island lately. Her wake-up time got later and later each day, from initially waking at seven sharp to gradually pushing to eight, then nine.
Eventually reaching the point where even waking at nine in the morning, she wouldn't get up—had to lie in bed a while longer until almost ten.
Waking at ten, eating breakfast at ten-thirty, then the other two meals of the day delayed accordingly.
"Hehehe, some things are better left unquestioned~"
Raising an eyebrow slightly at the Sword Shaman girl, La Folia didn't release her arms from around Bokue's neck—instead tightening them further.
"More importantly, doesn't Bokue-kun plan to offer some compensation first?"
"Compensation?"
Bokue was a bit lost again.
How'd the topic fast-forward straight to compensation?
"Has Bokue-kun already forgotten?"
Seeing the young man's somewhat confused expression, La Folia's sea-blue eyes narrowed slightly as she pouted with slight displeasure.
"About how Bokue-kun agreed to have dinner together that evening but ran off to Kyoto alone, completely standing both me and Sayaka up... Though I did express forgiveness over the phone then, that doesn't mean compensation isn't required, you know?"
"So what do you want, La Folia..."
"Need you even ask?"
La Folia's wet, heated breath from between parted lips brushed the young man's ear.
"To ask such a question of a woman you've shared a bed with before—Bokue-kun really is rather cold. Or perhaps... in Bokue-kun's eyes, I'm the type of girl who'd let her guard down and be 'completely open' with anyone... mmph!"
Before she could finish, the silver-haired princess's body trembled sharply.
Looking down, Bokue's hand had somehow already circled behind the girl, unabashedly settling on her slender waist.
"Fufufu~ Just as I thought—Bokue-kun is the type who'd never miss anything offered right to his lips."
In just the blink of an eye, La Folia's sea-blue eyes had filled with thick mist.
But she showed absolutely no intention of backing down. Instead, she bravely advanced further, completely eliminating the distance between them. Just the tiniest bit closer and their lips would meet.
Meanwhile, Sayaka Kirasaka beside them had gone completely dumbfounded.
They were starting right in front of her?
This... forget that they hadn't even eaten dinner yet. Even if sleeping until naturally waking these past days had pushed their schedule back so they weren't hungry now, they wouldn't just start like this, right?
There should at least be some buildup!
Her cheeks heated rapidly. The Sword Shaman girl—who'd never witnessed such an explosive scene at such close range—instantly flushed bright red.
Was this the rhythm of diving straight into a team fight?!
Though she'd considered confessing to Bokue about what happened on that deserted island, not under circumstances like this!
Could it be they were planning to have both of them together with Bokue doing th-th-th-that tonight?!
As if already imagining the intense battle about to unfold, wisps of white steam began rising from above Sayaka's head with a hissing sound like boiling water.
"Ah, right."
As if suddenly remembering something, La Folia abruptly interrupted the proceedings. She glanced sideways at the Sword Shaman girl nearby, covering her mouth with slight embarrassment as she laughed.
"It's all because Bokue-kun's charm is just too great—I almost forgot Sayaka was still beside us. Hmm... come to think of it, I recall Sayaka has androphobia. It really wouldn't be good for us to do these things right in front of her..."
Hmm?
Yanked from imagination back to reality by the silver-haired princess's words, Sayaka stared somewhat blankly at her, not understanding what she meant by saying this now.
What did she mean by "not good to do these things in front of me"? But if not in front of her, then... wait, wasn't the plan to have her join in with Bokue...???
Having completely lost track of what La Folia was thinking, Sayaka just froze in place.
But simultaneously, La Folia had already placed both hands on the young man's chest before her, gently pushing him toward the inner bedroom.
"Alright, alright, some things really can't be done in front of Sayaka. So let's go into the bedroom first and talk slowly~"
"Huh? But..."
Bokue also seemed somewhat astonished.
Honestly, La Folia's boldness tonight had completely exceeded his expectations. His earlier hand movement had been instinctive—only realizing what he'd done after his hand was already there.
Based on La Folia's meaning, she wanted to head straight into the bedroom for the main event, but leaving Sayaka alone outside in the living room... was this appropriate?
"No buts. When a girl has already set aside all her pride to ask a boy to claim her, for the boy to refuse at a time like that would be like getting kicked by a donkey~"
La Folia said with a smile while looking up at Bokue with a "trust me" gaze.
Then she turned to give the Sword Shaman girl behind her an equally meaningful look, though her words said the complete opposite.
"Sorry, Sayaka. I have something I need to handle with Bokue-kun first. If you get hungry, feel free to eat dinner by yourself."
With that, she pushed Bokue into the bedroom and closed the door behind them.
Leaving only Sayaka Kirasaka standing there, staring blankly at the now-empty living room.
So... she'd been left behind?
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