The second day after Leticia lay in bed was Saturday. Although the Hero Association claimed to operate year-round without rest, for a hero like the Squad Leader who hadn't accepted any missions, weekends were still a time to rest well for two days.
One couldn't be so tense every day; humans weren't machines and couldn't work continuously for twenty-four hours without a break. If there wasn't time to rest, the Squad Leader and the others would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.
"So, you heartless Squad Leader are just sitting next to me playing games on my computer?!" Leticia was sitting propped up against the headboard, wearing pink cotton pajamas. She stared at the Squad Leader with a very hurt expression, as if the Squad Leader had done something heartbreaking.
"Hehehe, anyway, you can't play games right now, Ohara, so let me mooch a bit." The Squad Leader showed how thick-skinned she was. "Besides, you can watch me play, right?"
"I'd rather play myself."
"But your sister wouldn't agree, right? Little Lu is very strict." The Squad Leader immediately brought up Leticia's nemesis.
At the mention of Kira, Leticia fell silent. She really had absolutely no way to deal with Kira. She couldn't just do what she used to do and use force to make her sister understand the dignity of her big sister, could she?
Leticia didn't want to fall out with her sister.
"I'm bored."
"If you're bored, you can come watch a movie." As soon as Leticia finished speaking, Melanie, holding a cup of brown sugar water, opened the door and walked in.
Hearing Leticia's words, she naturally offered her own suggestion.
"Can I go out in this state?"
"No need to go out. I converted the downstairs into a home theater, and it can play the latest movies too." Melanie showed that her money-power was beyond what Leticia could imagine.
True money-power.
"...Fine, you're awesome." Leticia began to grind her teeth; she felt she had just been severely slapped in the face by Melanie. "Little Lu wouldn't say anything about watching a movie, would she?"
"Little Lu was dragged out shopping by Leticia, and she won't be back until the afternoon." Melanie told Leticia some good news. "Even if she comes back, there shouldn't be any issues."
One couldn't just let Leticia lie in bed all day. She couldn't play on the computer, so couldn't she at least watch a movie?
"Then let's wait until the Squad Leader finishes this round, and we'll go together… How about we call Luna, Candice, and the others? You should have enough space there, right?"
"Enough. I'll go call them first." Melanie placed the water cup by Leticia's hand. "I've tested the temperature of the water; it's just right. Hurry up and drink it."
"I know, I know." Leticia took the water cup into her hands. Just as Melanie said, it was warm and gave a very comfortable feeling.
She carefully tested the water temperature with her tongue, and it was just as Melanie said; it could be drunk directly.
"Hmm? Why are you guys looking at me?" After testing the water temperature, Leticia looked up and found that both Melanie and the Squad Leader were looking at her motionlessly.
Among them, Melanie's gaze was the most intense.
"Squad Leader, you're about to be taken out."
"Ah! Sneak attacking, how shameless!" The Squad Leader hurriedly turned back to continue her game.
Next was Melanie.
"You were just now… very cute." Melanie averted her gaze, feeling a bit guilty.
Just like a little kitten, sticking out that pale pink little tongue to lick the liquid in the cup; in that instant, some strange thoughts even popped up in Melanie's mind.
For example, kissing or something.
"I'm currently thinking of heating up this cup of water and splashing it on your face to make you, a person with a head full of dirty thoughts, wake up properly, understand?"
"Don't waste food." Melanie said to Leticia with a straight face.
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"Then, could you please put the food you eat to use in a somewhat normal way, instead of nourishing your already hopelessly perverted brain?"
"I'll go get someone." Melanie quickly made her escape. If she stayed any longer, Leticia's verbal barrage was likely to start up again.
Leticia took a sip of the brown sugar water and squinted her eyes comfortably.
If this cup of water hadn't been brought by Melanie, it would have been perfect. Unfortunately, it was delivered by that York.
After Leticia had taken small sips and drunk about half the cup, the Team Leader finished her game. She hadn't lost, but that momentary distraction had left her scrambling frantically during the last few minutes.
Turning off the computer, the Team Leader stood up and stretched.
"Nice figure, Team Leader." Leticia gave the Team Leader a thumbs up.
"Me? My figure isn't that great," the Team Leader said somewhat shyly. "I'm a bit chubby."
How to put it... The Team Leader's figure could be described as slightly plumper than the ideal perfect figure. It wasn't bad, but standing next to someone with a really good figure made her fuller curves obvious at a glance.
Coincidentally, the few girls the Team Leader was close to all had relatively slender figures.
Miss Momo, being a wind-type Esper, maintained her figure perfectly—not an ounce too much, not an ounce too little.
To describe it, she was probably like a version of Melanie with her looks points docked by ten.
Leticia had the typical figure of a normal fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl—thin and small, giving off a fragile, delicate feeling.
Huh? Someone said she's short?
Who said that? Step forward! Leticia promises not to beat them to death.
As for Melanie, please exclude this perfect existence from the discussion. Her looks score is undoubtedly one hundred, because the full score is only one hundred.
Even Leticia admitted that Melanie was genuinely beautiful, enough to make her, who considered herself a resolute sworn enemy, develop a fondness for her unintentionally.
Compared to these people, the Team Leader was, of course, considered somewhat chubby.
Fortunately, the Team Leader didn't mind too much. She couldn't compare to these few, but compared to other girls, her figure was still quite good.
A person's worth lies in knowing contentment.
She, Kamanato, was still a little beauty. There were plenty of people who wanted to pursue her, okay?
"Not chubby, not chubby." Leticia reached out a hand towards the Team Leader. "Help me up. Let's go outside and wait for that York."
"Okay." The Team Leader took Leticia's slightly cool little hand and helped her up.
"Whew, I don't feel like I have much strength to use." Putting on her slippers, Leticia wobbled a few steps on her own before helplessly realizing it was better to let someone else support her.
The Team Leader carefully supported Leticia. The girl was petite, seemingly able to curl right up in her arms. She had a fragrant scent about her—perhaps the legendary maidenly fragrance?
"I think I understand why Little York is like that." The Team Leader muttered softly.
Even someone as straight as herself almost felt her orientation waver for a moment, let alone Little York, who spent all her time with Ohara.
...
As the Team Leader helped Leticia out of the room, Melanie, who had gone to fetch someone, returned at just that moment.
Seeing the Team Leader and Leticia together, a flicker of envy passed through Melanie's eyes. She also wanted to have that kind of contact with Leticia like the Team Leader did.
But she knew it wasn't very likely.
Recounting her few interactions with Leticia, the first time was during a bath. They weren't familiar then, and Leticia helped her only because she didn't want to disrupt her peaceful life.
Later, they gradually became more familiar, and Leticia's attitude towards Melanie grew increasingly hostile. Because this Miss Demon King keenly sensed that if she kept enduring Melanie's advances passively, sooner or later, Melanie would make some excessive demands.
Reject, she must reject with a clear attitude. Only then could she make Melanie understand her stance: you bastard, get as far away from me as possible.