Looking at Kamuro Masumi's subtle expression, Shikime Natsu was slightly confused, completely clueless about what had happened.
She had just directly locked Sakayanagi Arisu outside; it seemed Sakayanagi Arisu had truly done all sorts of bad things to deserve that.
However, Shikime Natsu quickly thought of the 'innocent girl' Kamuro Masumi had just mentioned. If nothing unexpected had occurred, she was talking about Horikita Suzune, right?
"It's just a misunderstanding. I just treated her to some cuisine I made. Look, the plate is still here."
Shikime Natsu led Kamuro Masumi to the dining table and pointed to a plate in front of Horikita Suzune. After all, the young girl was also quite reserved; Horikita Suzune hadn't licked the plate clean of juices or anything, she had simply eaten all the Tamagoyaki.
Only after being told this by Shikime Natsu did Kamuro Masumi notice the plate. Initially, seeing Horikita Suzune's flushed face and her appearance of having been drugged, with blurry eyes, Kamuro Masumi's first reaction was that Shikime Natsu had done something considerably excessive to Horikita Suzune.
However, Horikita Suzune's school uniform was intact. Shikime Natsu was also fortunate that he hadn't used a strong dose. Of course, Horikita Suzune was still a bit weak; under normal circumstances, this state would only last for a tiny amount of time. But the drug's effect was unexpectedly potent on Horikita Suzune, even though he had clearly administered a reduced dose.
Listening to Shikime Natsu's explanation, Kamuro Masumi still found it hard to believe. Could one really achieve this effect relying solely on cuisine?
Horikita Suzune had also returned from the world of gourmet food at this time and noticed the gazes of Kamuro Masumi and Shikime Natsu. Looking at her current appearance again, an indescribable sense of shame crawled all over the young girl's body.
The young girl felt like dying.
But... as long as she pretended nothing had happened, then nothing had happened—just as despicable and shameless as Shikime Natsu.
Watching the young girl's face turn crimson while she forced herself to appear calm, Shikime Natsu couldn't help but find it amusing. Burying one's head in the sand—did she really think that as long as she wasn't embarrassed, the embarrassment belonged to others?
No, the one who is embarrassed is still you!
Oh right, Shikime Natsu suddenly remembered something. His little maid seemed to have been locked outside by Kamuro Masumi.
Reopening the door, he saw Sakayanagi Arisu still standing outside. Although she still wore a faint smile on her face, those violet eyes expressed all of the young girl's unhappiness.
"Ara, I thought Kamuro-san planned to spend some alone time with Shikime-san. If that were the case, I should have tactfully left."
After Shikime Natsu let Sakayanagi Arisu into the room, the young girl's crisp voice rang out quickly. Mn, this tone was filled with resentment—resentment towards Kamuro Masumi. After all, they had come together, so what was the meaning of locking her outside directly?
However, when she saw things clearly, the young girl's eyes changed slightly. Wasn't this the exchange student, Horikita Suzune, who came to their class today?
She was also the younger sister of the current Student Council President, Horikita Manabu. When did this guy, Shikime Natsu, hook up with her?
When Sakayanagi Arisu saw the rosiness on Horikita Suzune's face and the plate on the dining table, she instantly understood the situation and knew why Kamuro Masumi had intended to shut her out.
If something had really happened, this behavior would probably be called cleaning up the crime scene?
Sakayanagi Arisu's gaze fell upon Kamuro Masumi. How many days had it been? It had only been a week since school started, yet she would even help Shikime Natsu with this kind of thing?
Just what kind of charm did this guy possess to make Kamuro Masumi follow him as if she had lost her mind?
Sakayanagi Arisu completely didn't understand how this guy with such a considerably terrible personality could make people like him.
Especially when thinking about the humiliation she suffered here last night, she found this feeling even more incomprehensible.
This guy not only made her wash his feet but also took photos of her embarrassing appearance. Sakayanagi Arisu felt that calling Shikime Natsu a devil was actually praising him.
"I'm leaving first."
Horikita Suzune picked up Crime and Punishment, which had been placed to the side, and swept a glance at Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu in Shikime Natsu's room. Her gaze toward Shikime Natsu carried a strange implication.
However, the people here were all from Class A. As someone from Class D, there was no need for her to be in the way here. Anyway, Shikime Natsu's objective had already been achieved.
"Why are you in such a rush?"
Shikime Natsu blocked Horikita Suzune's path.
"What do you want to do?"
Horikita Suzune's tone wasn't very friendly. Clearly, she had just eaten his cooking, yet the speed at which the young girl changed her face was quite fast.
"We haven't done today's practice yet."
Shikime Natsu spoke slowly.
"Practice?"
Kamuro Masumi didn't know what she thought of, but two clouds of red blush involuntarily appeared on the young girl's exquisite face, and her eyes dodged slightly.
Wow, what a dirty-minded girl!
"Just making friends practice. Since Horikita isn't willing to become friends with me, then... try making friends with these two first."
Shikime Natsu casually sat down on his own bed.
Hearing the term 'making friends practice,' the gazes of Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu involuntarily fell upon Horikita Suzune and Shikime Natsu.
What kind of weird play is this?
Does something like 'making friends practice' even exist?
Obviously, Horikita Suzune also noticed their somewhat strange gazes. After all, Horikita Suzune was a person who was considerably sensitive to the gazes others cast upon her.
If it were in the past, Horikita Suzune wouldn't have cared at all; she had long since become accustomed to others' strange looks, and she didn't want to make friends with others anyway.
But... now it was different. With this annoying guy here, Horikita Suzune had no choice but to make friends.
So now, the gazes of the two still had some influence on Horikita Suzune. At least right now, the young girl's reaction was very unordinary—she was quite embarrassed.
Shikime Natsu looked at Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu. Strictly speaking, these two weren't people good at making friends either, right?
In Kamuro Masumi's case, although she didn't refuse to make friends, her social skills were still very poor. Especially since she often wore a straight face, looking as if she were angry; trying to proactively make friends would also be quite difficult.
As for the smug brat Sakayanagi Arisu, it was even more impossible. Rather than becoming her friend, she would probably be more willing to treat those guys who approached her as toys in her hand. Anyway, she absolutely wouldn't treat them in the manner of a friend; there was a very strong arrogance in this smug brat's heart.
Mn, of course, both of their situations could be considered to have changed somewhat now. Kamuro Masumi, with Shikime Natsu's help—leaving aside other things—at least knew quite a few people. As for Sakayanagi Arisu, her arrogance wasn't as heavy anymore; after all, a considerably arrogant maid needed more training.
"Then... let's begin, Horikita. According to the first step of making friends."
Shikime Natsu's gaze fell on Horikita Suzune. Although it was shameful, this was something she had to experience no matter what. If she didn't have the thick skin to take the initiative to make friends, once the surrounding interpersonal relationships were established, it would be difficult to integrate later.
But it didn't matter. Shikime Natsu would always reserve an interpersonal circle for Horikita Suzune here. That's right, the harem interpersonal circle.
If Horikita Suzune knew about this thought of Shikime Natsu, the young girl would definitely beat Shikime Natsu up. What nonsense was this guy talking about? How could she possibly join some harem circle? It would be better to say Shikime Natsu's thoughts were completely a fool's dream!
Want to start a harem? Keep dreaming!
An embarrassed expression appeared quite rarely on Horikita Suzune's small face. Did she really have to do it according to what Shikime Natsu said?
To be honest, here, not only did Horikita Suzune feel embarrassed, but Kamuro Masumi also felt embarrassed. Shikime Natsu's personality was indeed still very terrible.
Kamuro Masumi knew that the Horikita Suzune before her was obviously also the type who was considerably bad at socializing, yet Shikime Natsu was forcing the other party to do things she wasn't good at like this.
She didn't know what leverage Shikime Natsu held over her that she didn't just turn around and leave.
Sakayanagi Arisu looked at Horikita Suzune's expression and couldn't help but reveal a face full of pity.
"I am Horikita Suzune of Class 1-D. Please treat me well."
Horikita Suzune took a deep breath, and her entire complexion returned to a normal expression. This sentence was actually spoken quite fluently without halting even halfway. So this guy could actually say such things.
Originally, Shikime Natsu thought Horikita Suzune would either stammer and not finish speaking, or just say her own name. But looking at it now, he had slightly underestimated Horikita Suzune.
"My name is Sakayanagi Arisu. Please treat me well."
Without waiting for Shikime Natsu to speak, Sakayanagi Arisu responded, nodding slightly towards Horikita Suzune, her eyes full of smiles.
This guy definitely had no good intentions; Shikime Natsu knew that even without thinking.
What good intentions could a smug brat harbor?
Of course, Shikime Natsu didn't stop her either. After all, the original purpose was for Horikita Suzune to get to know the two of them.
"My name is Kamuro Masumi."
Kamuro Masumi spoke up following her, only the expression on her face was slightly unnatural. Of course, this was also a very normal thing; after all, this method of making friends was really too strange.
It felt just like a mission: Horikita Suzune was the player, she was an NPC, and then they were playing this awkward game of playing house.
Horikita Suzune quickly memorized their names. These two guys could actually come to Shikime Natsu's room; clearly, their relationship with Shikime Natsu was not shallow.
Her wine-red eyes fell back on Shikime Natsu. Why wasn't this guy saying anything?
"Is that it?"
After about half a minute of silence, Shikime Natsu spoke again.
"What else can be said?"
Horikita Suzune frowned slightly. They just met; knowing names basically ended it, right?
Where would there be anything extra?
"Horikita, if it's three sentences a day, how are you going to meet the target like this?"
Shikime Natsu shook his head, slightly disappointed. He originally thought Horikita Suzune being able to fluently say that sentence was some growth, but in the end, Shikime Natsu discovered that if he didn't push her, she wouldn't move at all.
Continuing like this, the agreement with Horikita Manabu would become somewhat troublesome.
"Ara, Shikime-san. There's also a requirement of three sentences a day? Isn't this making things a bit difficult for Horikita-san? In my opinion, making friends should be a gradual process. For the first meeting, knowing names is about enough."
"Besides, topics for conversation definitely require encountering some events before they can be brought up naturally, right?"
Sakayanagi Arisu interjected with a smile, seeming to empathize greatly with Horikita Suzune.
In fact, it was true. To be treated like this by Shikime Natsu, these two sisters were in a league of their own in this school.
And what Sakayanagi Arisu said was indeed correct. After all, without encountering any events, it was very difficult to bring up a topic. But... this didn't apply to Horikita Suzune. Once there was a method that allowed for slack, Horikita Suzune would definitely become slack.
The reason was also simple: she hadn't found a suitable opportunity.
If she spent most of her time looking for an opportunity, Shikime Natsu felt Horikita Suzune really wouldn't need to make friends anymore.
Shikime Natsu didn't speak, he simply stared at Sakayanagi Arisu. Just this simple stare immediately caused Sakayanagi Arisu to panic. This gaze harbored ill intentions.
Was this guy going to do something excessive to her again?
He dared to make her wash his feet yesterday, so today he would definitely dare to do even more excessive things to her, like making her do even more shameful things, or threatening her with yesterday's photos!
"Of course, Shikime-san's method might be more suitable for Horikita-san. After all, my contact with Horikita-san hasn't been as long as Shikime-san's, and Shikime-san has many friends, so he must have more experience than me."
Sakayanagi Arisu changed the conversation abruptly, quickly standing on the same battle line as Shikime Natsu again.
Wow, the little maid is quite good at judging the situation. Not bad, not bad.
Shikime Natsu was somewhat satisfied with Sakayanagi Arisu. Sure enough, she would grow by staying by his side.
Horikita Suzune looked at Sakayanagi Arisu with some confusion. No, she originally thought this guy came to help her, so how did she run over to Shikime Natsu's side in the blink of an eye?
"So, Horikita, you have to think carefully yourself about how to extend the topic. Use your brain and think properly."
Shikime Natsu's words made it sound as if she was someone who didn't like to use her brain? She was in the top few of the entrance exam at any rate!
"Let's eat first. Since Masumi is here, I'll let you taste my cooking too."
With all three people here, Shikime Natsu didn't plan to drug the food. This time he switched to fluorescent powder—Golden Legend!
"Ara, that really is lucky, to be able to taste Shikime-san's cuisine."
It was shameful yesterday, but that didn't stop Sakayanagi Arisu from wanting to try Shikime Natsu's cooking again.
And hearing this, Horikita Suzune, who had only eaten Tamagoyaki just now, hesitated as well, but still reluctantly sat down.
Only... this dining table had just two chairs...
The remaining place to sit was only that bed.
Just as Horikita Suzune hesitated about whether to sit over there, she saw Kamuro Masumi sit on it, crossing her arms over her chest, quite naturally.
Horikita Suzune originally thought Kamuro Masumi was like her, unskilled at interacting with people, but she hadn't expected her to be a hidden boss—she actually sat directly on Shikime Natsu's bed.
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