The 9th Day of the Wind month. With the reservation ticket Dr. Fear
gave me, I came to the summer resort in the Demon Realm, Carrel.
It seems that Carrel has a cool climate close to autumn throughout the
year, and is a very popular tourist destination near the Teleportation
Gate.
The place I arrived at was just like the image of a summer resort.
Wooden cottages stood in the midst of the shining, beautiful scenery of
the plateau facing a big lake, and a tourist city with various shops can
be seen on the other side of the shore… I see, I can stay in this cottage
and shop for anything I need in the city on the opposite shore.
The place looks even better than I expected… I came alone because I left
on such a short notice yesterday, but it might have been more fun to
come with someone else.
Well, that's for next time. For now, I'll go to the cottage where I plan to
stay. Fortunately, my luggage is all in the magic box, so I can just walk
around empty-handed. Magic really is quite convenient.
Leisurely enjoying the scenery, I presented my reservation ticket at the
Teleportation Gate and looked at the key I received. When I arrived at
the cottage where I would be staying, the faint smell of wood tickled my
nostrils.
The inside looked quite luxurious, looking like a true resort, even
having its own bathroom assorted with magic tools. I feel like it's a very
luxurious place to stay.
It seems that there are several bedrooms to accommodate multiple
people, and after choosing one of the bedrooms, I realized that it was
just the right time for me to sort out my stuff.
[…Shoot. I forgot to bring any bath towels.]
Yes, I brought a change of clothes and other household items that I
usually use… but the bath towels I usually use were from Lilia-san's
mansion, so I guess I accidentally forgot about them.
I do have face towels with me, so I could use that for the time being… I
guess it's a good idea to take a stroll and go to the tourist area to buy
some.
Even though it wasn't very big, it's a tourist city, so I think they would at
least have a towel sold there.
Thinking that, I decided to put the luggage I was about to spread out
back into my magic box, locked the cottage up tightly before heading
out.
About half an hour after Kaito leaves the cottage, a shadow approaches
the cottage.
[…It's been a while since I've been here, but it's still a nice view.]
Lazily muttering with a smile on her face, Lilia reached the cottage
while her shimmering blonde hair swayed with the wind. Entering the
cottage with the key in her hand, she lightly looked around the rooms.
[This is quite a nice place to rent again… Now then, there's probably
still some time before Luna arrives, so what should I do?]
Muttering that, Lilia glances at her body.
Unlike Kaito, who used Teleportation Magic to travel to the gate, she felt
a little sweaty, though not to the point that she was being bothered by
it, probably due to the fact that she had traveled to the gate in a
carriage.
[…I guess I would have a light bath…]
In fact, Lilia is quite fond of bathing, and since she originally came here
with plans to stretch her wings, she decided to take a bath, even though
it was still early, and moved towards the bathroom.
Not knowing about the tragedy that awaits her…
The tourist city was closer than I thought, as my shopping was done in
about 40 minutes and I came back to the cottage to sort out my stuff
again.
Then, after I unlocked the door and walked into the cottage…
[…Arehh? What's with this luggage?]
There was a small travel bag in the living room of the carriage… Of
course, I don't remember bringing that with me.
Did someone get the wrong cottage by any chance? No, they wouldn't
have been able to open it without my key so… a thief? No, a thief would
be the one taking bags, not leaving them here.
As I was tilting my head at the strange situation, I heard small footsteps
with the faint sound of creaking wood… and also, a voice that somehow
sounds familiar… the voice of someone who shouldn't be here.
[…Luna, you're early. I'm sorry, I took a bath irst—— Eh?]
[…Eh?]
The one who appeared was Lilia-san, dressed in a thin bathrobe while
wiping her water-soaked hair with a towel.
The slightly wet white skin peeking through the gaps of the bathrobe
looked so beautiful that it made others salivate, but I was more shocked
by this situation than I was by such things. As Lilia-san and I remained
staring at each other, the both of us stiffened.
Lilia-san's eyes widened when she saw me and she began to profusely
sweat.
[…Kaito… -san?]
[Errr, why is Lilia-san…]
[…Ki.]
[Ki?]
[Kyyaaaahhhhh!?]
[ ! ? ]
Immediately afterwards, with a scream that seemed to rip through silk,
Lilia-san disappeared into the inner rooms at great speed, leaving me
stunned as I stared in the direction Lilia-san went… Errr, what the heck
is going on?
Lilia-san came back a while later, properly dressed… and currently
sitting across from me at the table in the living room, looking down
with her face blushing red.
[...]
[...]
It feels awkward, outrageously awkward… How the heck did this
situation happen?
I got a summer resort reservation ticket from Dr. Fear, and came here to
get some rest… but when I went back from shopping, I found Lilia-san
fresh out of the bath in the cottage for some reason…
[…K- Kaito-san…]
[Eh? Ah, yes!]
[W- Why are you here… L- Luna was… supposed to be here…]
[E- Errr, I don't really know anything about Lunamaria-san but… I got a
reservation ticket from a friend of mine because she said that she can't
use it…]
Lilia-san thought that Lunamaria-san was coming. I thought I would
come alone… Deriving these two points, the answer would be…
[Lunaaaaaaaa!!!]
[P- Please calm down, Lilia-san!?]
Lilia-san's voice echoes from the depths of the earth… Unnn, I knew it…
It was that useless maid who did this!!!
So, does that mean Dr. Fear is in on it too? I- I thought she wouldn't be
the kind of person who would act as an accomplice for this…
As I watched Lilia-san send a hummingbird lying towards Lunamariasan in anger, I also sent a hummingbird lying towards Dr. Fear to
complain to her for a bit.
[…Ummm, what should we do about this?]
[…Kaito-san… D- Did you see?]
[Eh? W- What is?]
[L- Like I said… M- M- M- My… n- naked body…]
[!? I- I didn't see it! Or rather, I couldn't see it!!! You were properly
wearing a bathrobe, and I was rather surprised at seeing you at that
time…]
I wasn't lying, I'm telling the truth. I did see Lilia-san after her bath, but
since she was wearing a bathrobe, I didn't see those ethically dangerous
zones… and the surprise I felt was too strong for me to take a closer
look.
Unnn, I'm not thinking that I should have looked at her a bit more
carefully or anything like that… deinitely not!
[…I- Is that so… that's good.]
[Ah, yes. Errr… So, ummm, what should we do now?]
[…W- W- W- What do you mean?]
[L- Like I said… W- What are we going to do now… Should I go home?
Or should I stay?]
Putting aside my anger at Lunamaria-san for now, I talked about the
topic of what I'm going to do with my stay, which was originally
scheduled for two nights and three days.
Hearing my words, Lilia-san moved her gaze a few times and her
expression changed as if she were feeling troubled… Then, with a bright
red face, she muttered.
[…J- Just stay… w- with me like this.]
[Eh? I- Is that alright?]
[Y- Yes! F- Fortunately, there are multiple rooms here… I- I- In the irst
place, K- Kaito-san and I are… l- l- lovers anyway… s- so there shouldn't
be any problem.]
[…T- That's right. Alright.]
[...…]
[...…]
What do I do? Lilia-san's lustered face turning bright red is just too
cute, and at the same time, the atmosphere is so bittersweet… that our
conversation isn't going well!?
T- That's weird… I should have gone to this place to get some rest, but
why is my mind being strained like this…
As Lilia-san and I silently stared at each other, the silence was broken
by an incoming reply sent by a hummingbird… coming from
Lunamaria-san and Dr. Fear, lying in almost simultaneously.
The hummingbird stopped in front of us, and after Lilia-san and I
looked at each other and nodded, the both of us touched the
hummingbird before us.
The message from Dr. Fear that emerged in front of me… was illed with
a tremendous amount of apologies.
Hummingbirds are supposed to only send short sentences, but whether
its Dr. Fear's magic power or technique was amazing, she has written
quite a bit… It seems that Lunamaria-san asked her to give the
reservation ticket to me, but she didn't expect that this would happen.
She wrote over and over again that she was really sorry, and I felt sorry
just by looking at it.
A- Anyway, I was relieved that Dr. Fear didn't have any bad intentions,
so after sending a reply to Dr. Fear , I moved my gaze to Lilia-san.
Lilia-san's shoulders are shaking as she looks at the words loating in
the air, as if she's holding back her anger.
As I was thinking "What the heck did she reply?", I took a peek, and saw
a very Lunamaria-san-like frolicking sentence, telling Lilia-san to
"Properly return my embrace with a tighter one".
[Lunaaaaaaaaa!!!]
It's natural that Lilia-san got mad… I mean, even I got mad seeing that.
However, ummm, Lilia-san… she just smashed the table to pieces…
[L- Lilia-san!? Please calm down!]
[Ugghhh… But… Buuuuuttttt!]
[I understand how you feel. I understand, so just calm down for now…]
In the meantime, if Lilia-san's anger isn't qualiied, I don't think we have
to question anymore whether I should stay here in this cottage or not,
as at worst, this cottage will be shattered by Lilia-san herself.
I'm sure that Lunamaria-san thinks that she's acting as some kind of
love cupid but… I bet that more than half the reason she did this is that
she's having fun… and I won't forgive her for that.
[…Alice!!!]
[Ehh? Ah, yes!?]
[…I'm counting on you here.]
[…Errr, ahh, yes. I'll go and punish her.]
When I tell her those few words, Alice immediately disappears, as if she
understands my intentions.
For now, this is enough to strike back at Lunamaria-san, but I have to do
something about Lilia-san, whose aura of anger looks like it's about to
make cracks around us…
Dear Mom, Dad——- I came to a summer resort, but for some reason,
Lilia-san was there, and I ended up staying with her. I feel happy that I
will be with her but… How should I say this… In all sorts of ways———
I feel like the future would be illed with troubles.