Shishio blinked his eyes for a while and repeated Ebina's words to confirm whether he was right or wrong.
"Cosplay?"
"That's right."
Ebina nodded solemnly.
"Cosplay?"
He tried to confirm her once again.
"Yes, cosplay!"
Suddenly, Ebina stood up from his lap and wanted to show her surprise to him.
Yet when Ebina left, Yumiko was the only one on his lap, and he naturally wrapped his hand around her waist.
Yumiko felt her body tense, but she didn't want to move away.
"Senpai, you're such a spoiled girl. You really like to sit on my lap that much?"
"I-I am not!"
Yumiko blushed and denied his question fervently.
"Just kidding, but are you also involved in Hina-senpai's plan?" Shishio narrowed his eyes, staring at Yumiko.
Yumiko couldn't say anything and lowered her head embarrassedly.
After all, she also agreed to Hina's plan!
She knew Hina's plan was bad, but her desire said otherwise since she wanted to see him in cosplay!
"So, do you want to see me in cosplay?"
"....."
"If you're being truthful, I might think about it."
Hearing those words, Yumiko hesitated for a while before she nodded with a red beet face. "...yes."
"Good girl."
He rubbed Yumiko's hair gently, thinking that this girl was really a good girl.
Unlike Yui, who acted and tried to find a place, so she wouldn't be isolated.
Unlike Ebina, who was rotten to the core.
Unlike Yukinoshita, who fought everyone.
Yumiko was a good girl who just wanted to have love. Unfortunately, she fell for the wrong man.
Yet even if she might change her love for someone else, he was afraid he was far worse than any man in the world since he couldn't fully love her.
Still, love was blind.
Even if one knew that their destination wasn't a road where one could walk together, but a pier where they would be drowned, one wouldn't have hesitated to plunge into it since this was what love did to someone.
"Tada~!"
However, he was in a daze after he saw the costume brought by Ebina.
"What's that?"
"It's the costume of Sebastian Raphaelus."
"What?"
"Sebastian Raphaelus! It's the butler from the duke of the devil that lures a human to hell and tortures them, yet after a certain incident, he is trapped by the contact of Lucius Campbell and becomes his butler, helping this young master to build his family and unravel the mystery of the disappearance of his family! It's a thrill full of physiology work with the beauty of the relationship between a master and butler! Oh, I like how cold they seem to be, yet they care for each other! Ah, this is high-tier work! No, a legendary work that surprises the limitations of humanity! The love between a human and a devil! Their love is an eternity! How amazing! Guwah!"
Suddenly, Ebina had a nosebleed and fell to the ground.
"Ebina!"
"Hina-senpai!"
"I-I am alright... it's impossible for me to fall like this."
"..."
While they were amazed by her determination, they also felt speechless by her determination.
"So... you want me to cosplay as Sebastian Raphaelus?"
"That's right!"
Ebina nodded with a bright smile and pushed the costume of Sebastian Raphaelus to his chest.
"........"
While she didn't say anything, the expression on her face, screaming at him, "Wear it! Wear it! Wear it!"
Personally, he didn't have a problem wearing the costume since the costume wasn't that embarrassing. Instead, it was quite normal from what he imagined.
The costume was a butler's uniform, which consisted of black trousers, a six-buttoned double-breasted tailcoat, and a gray vest. On the shirt cuffs and tie, a distinctive crest was attached. There were even white gloves, a pocket watch, and a chained silver lapel pin bearing the distinctive crest.
He could see the details were amazing, and it definitely seemed expensive.
"Isn't this expensive?"
"You don't need to worry. I made them on my own!" Ebina patted her small chest proudly.
He looked at the sewing machine in her room and didn't expect that she would have such a talent.
"So wear it! If the size doesn't fit, I will fix it immediately."
Somehow he understood why Ebina told him to come at dawn. He sighed and nodded. "Okay, but don't forget about your promise."
"Okay, I won't forget."
It was impossible for her to forget to give him his reward since she also anticipated giving him his reward since it was exciting. "This is the advance payment for our contract." She kissed him on the cheek with a cheeky smile.
"...." Shishio.
Yumiko frowned, but she didn't say anything. She knew she should be happy for Ebina since Ebina had found someone she loved, but strangely enough, she couldn't, which made her wonder whether her feeling toward her friend was just like this.
"Yumiko, do you want to give him a reward together?"
Suddenly, a whisper of the devil was heard.
"Hu-Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I mean... isn't it better for us to be with him together?"
"...."
Yumiko was in a daze, staring at the mischievous smile that showed on Ebina's smile. She wasn't sure whether Ebina was serious or joking, but she gulped at the possibility of her words.
Doing something that shouldn't be done.
The thrill of doing something bad made the two girls seem to be in a strange state.
"So, how do I wear these?"
His words brought them to reality, and they looked at him. Then, they saw an unexpected scene since they saw him naked from the upper half, showing his rugged and valiant body.
"Guwah!"
Ebina fell once again with a nosebleed.
Yumiko stood still, but she felt something warm on her nose for some reason.
"........" Shishio.
---
After a long work with blood and tears, Yumiko and Ebina finished dressing Shishio.
His costume perfectly fitted his body since he could change the shape of his body with his "Seimei Kikan," but even if he didn't, Ebina had special eyes where she could capture the detailed size of an individual perfectly.
He wasn't sure whether this was a superpower or not, but he wondered whether the size of his lower body was included.
However, this wasn't the time to think about that matter since her room was quite messy with her blood, especially when she kept having a nosebleed, so in the end, even though it would make her ugly, they put tissues on her nose.
Shishio and Yumiko knew that even though it would lower this girl's charm, a tissue on her nose was something necessary.
Yet Yumiko wasn't surprised by Ebina's reaction since she had to say that she felt she had brought something that shouldn't be into this world. Honestly, she was afraid of his potential since she knew all the girls would simply fall for him because of his appearance, and while she was rather quiet, it took all of her will not to jump into him.
"I see a god..."
Ebina was already crying, worshipping him, before she took her camera and took a photo of him.
'God? Aren't I a devil?'
He felt speechless by the change of the setting, but he was too tired to say anything before he stared at his reflection in the mirror. Ebina didn't ask him to put on a wig. Instead, she asked him to put on a pomade and parted his hair like an elite gentleman. He also put on glasses and sat straight on her bed.
While he didn't do anything, Ebina kept squalling from time to time.
"Is this alright?"
"Hmm?"
"If you keep screaming, won't your parents wake up and notice that I am here?"
"You don't need to worry. The walls of this apartment are quite thick, and it has good sound insulation. Even if you scream, no one will notice."
Why did her words seem quite weird?
"Can I ask you something?"
"Hmm?"
"Am I the only one who wears cosplay?"
While he didn't mind wearing cosplay, he was quite curious about whether Yumiko or Ebina would wear them too.
"Naturally, we're going to wear some too!" Ebina smiled cheekily.
"Huh? Really?" He was surprised. Ebina aside, he didn't expect Yumiko would also wear a cosplay.
"I just want to try..." Yumiko sighed, but clearly, she was forced. Still, she would be lying if she didn't feel interested since it seemed fun.
"Can I see you wearing them?" He wanted to see them wear cosplay.
"Okay, wait a moment. We'll wear them."
Ebina didn't want to and took off her cardigan and unbuttoned her pajamas.
"Wait! Wait! What are you doing? How can you open your clothes like this? He is here!" Yumiko quickly stopped Ebina like a caring mother who reprimanded her stupid daughter.
"What's the harm? We saw his body earlier, after all." Ebina smiled and said, "You peeked at him when he took off his pants, right?"
"Ebina!" Yumiko wanted to stranggle Ebina at that moment.
"I will look away."
Shishio sighed and decided to play a gentlemanly act.
When he looked away, Ebina and Yumiko stared at him for a moment, but the thrill that came from doing something that they shouldn't do somehow felt addicting to them, so they decided to play with the fire, so they took off their clothes, while wondering whether he would turn his head.
Unfortunately, he really planned to play his gentleman card and didn't peek at them.
"You can look at us, you know?"
"Ebina!"
"...."
After a long struggle, he finally heard an "okay" from Yumiko. As for Ebina, he decided to ignore this stupid girl.
"Wow..."
He looked at Yumiko and was amazed. "You're so beautiful, Yumiko-senpai."
"Th-Thanks..." Yumiko was quite shy, but she was happy with his praise.
How could she not be beautiful? After all, she wore a maid uniform. It was simply perfect for her and his favorite costume.
According to Ebina, this should be Maria, the maid assassin made from Romania.
"Hey, how about me? Why don't you say anything?" Ebina complained.
"Even if you tell me that... I am not sure what to say either."
Could she blame him?
After all, she dressed as a man!
She wore a short-haired wig and a Victoria-like suit with short pants, which reminded him of a young boy for some reason.
If she wore a woman's clothes, he would praise her beauty, but if she wore a man's clothes, what kind of praise should he say?
"The costumes are well made, though, and is this Lucius?
"That's right!"
"You're like the real one."
"Thanks!"
"..."
Did she feel happy about that?
He didn't know, but he didn't care as long as she was happy.
"Okay, then! Since we are ready with the costume. How about we take a rest since I am still quite sleepy."
She helped to take off his costume, her costume, and Yumiko's clothes, sorting them on the table neatly before resting on her bed.
"....."
Shishio and Yumiko looked at each other and thought this girl had worked so hard for this event.
"Let her sleep."
"Okay."
"By the way, I am going to rest, too, since I woke up quite early." He sat while leaning on the wall before he closed his eyes.
"Are you alright with sleeping there?" Yumiko asked worriedly.
"Should I sleep with her on the bed?"
".............."
"How about you?" Shishio changed the topic of the conversation.
"Well, I will rest too, but don't sneak into bed, alright?"
After all, Yumiko knew that this guy was a beast!
"............."
He sighed and wondered whether his credibility was that low.
"Then, do you want to talk with me?"
"Talk?"
"Well, I am curious about you, Yumiko-senpai. Can I?"
"We-Well, I don't mind..."
He didn't expect that coming at dawn to Ebina's house would bring him this benefit, but this wasn't bad at all.