Tsuki Tsuki Vol 2 Chapter 3

Chapter 03: Yeah, let’s go to Elni’s house.

I repetitively kicked and stroke while sharply breathing out. After a releasing a combo attack of my fist and feet while the air made a sound of being pierced, I changed into a loose stance. Putting all my strength into each attack, I stroke my palms against the empty air.

I let out a big sigh, undid my stance and stopped my movements.

Well, that wasn’t the only reason I couldn’t concentrate…

I would have known immediately if Nazuna came back home when it was this quiet…. Is what crossed my mind and made me sigh again.

I couldn’t stop worrying about Nazuna, so I had come out to here to the front garden, but there was no way Nazuna would return at a time like this.

I glanced at the newspaper and remembered about yesterday.

She might look nonchalant, but my mother was surprisingly kind. I’m sure she had reached some kind of answer…. But I couldn’t seem to approve.

I returned to the living room from the garden and sat down on the sofa with this thought. I looked at the clock. It was still a long time until breakfast.

“Luna?”

It was Gogyou-san.

I knew that Luna and my mother changed her clothes, but not that it was into just a single shirt. The unbuttoned chest area revealed a cleavage. Further down she wasn’t wearing pants or a skirt, so her erotic tights caught my eyes.

I looked down on the newspaper fretful and asked….But I got no answer no matter how long I waited.

I found it strange, so I once again looked at Gogyou-san. She had sleepy and spaced out eyes. And probably still sleepy, she said while blinking.

Her voice had the spoiled tone of a child.

She was mostly half asleep, but heck, she was so cute. Her eyes lacked the usual sharpness, her drowsily expression was adorable and her slightly opened mouth was also like a child’s.

I asked gently, when Gogyou-san nodded. I went into the dining kitchen, took the tea out of the refrigerator and poured it into a cup. I returned to the living room, where Gogyou-san sat drowsily on the sofa. I sat down besides her and passed her the cup of tea in my hand. Gogyou-san took the cup and slowly drank the tea.

“Thanks.”

“Eh? Huh? H- Hey?”

Shifting my gaze down, I saw a beautiful cleavage. Her big breast pressing against my upper arm had softly changed form.

I felt danger on various fronts, so I grabbed Gogyou-san’s shoulder and said with a slightly raised voice.

Her body swayed lightly and she opened her eyes with a “Hmm?”. After she stared at me, she looked around perplexed. Upon that her drowsily eyes regained their usual sharpness.

“Eh? Wha? Ehh? Wh- What’s going on? I’m, ehm…”

“…Gogyou-san, you were so vehement last night.”

Immediately Gogyou-san turned bright red up to her eyes, like I had predicted.

“No, I don’t know what you’re thinking of, but I meant your sleeping posture.”

Needless to say, Gogyou-san turned even redder and covered her face with both her hands.

But teasing her anymore would be too sad. I coughed once, then explained her about what happened yesterday. Then I said additional.

I immediately added “But I only looked up the number of your parents”.

When I finished my explanation, Gogyou-san suddenly stood up and bowed deeply.

“Nah, you also helped me a lot before, so it’s not a big deal. You don’t need to lower your head. I can see your cleavage, you know?”

Following the mindset I already had with Machina, I said so. Upon that Gogyou-san looked down on her own chest, hastily covered her breasts with her hands and straightened up while apologizing with a “Sorry”. I had expected that she would be angry, no that she would apologize.

I stood up from the sofa and said to the slightly flustered Gogyou-san.

I thought it was only natural to consider her health, so I asked, but Gogyou-san was a bit surprised and after she muttered a “You’re really kind after all, Nanjou-kun”, she lowered her head only a bit this time.

“I see. I’ll send you off.”

Gogyou-san said with her cheeks lightly red again.

If someone else heard this sentence, I would certainly be mistaken for a pervert…

KNOCK KNOCK. I knocked onto Luna’s door.

That was why I stood in front of Luna’s room to get some spare clothes.

There was no reply to my knocking.

“—GULP.”

Was Luna the type, who sleep naked? Her charming neck and collarbone line caught my eye and on top of her shoulders I spotted the pink strap of her brassiere. Furthermore, Luna was laying sideways, so I got a good look into her cleavage.

I took a deep breath to keep my reasoning and called out to Luna.

I said it into her ears.

I received back an extremely sexy voice mixed with a sigh.

 For some reason I changed into polite talking. I shook Luna’s shoulders.

An unbelievable sexy voice answered.

“Yahn. Noth shere.”

…Mhm. Seemed Luna was ‘noth’ addressable. Nothing to do then. Actually, my reasoning was close to say good-bye. Why was she so erotic. Erotic Luna!

“Somehow that was really nerve-wrecking…”
Mumbling that, I gave up on getting spare clothes from Luna and headed for the changing room. There I dried Gogyou-san’s clothes with the drying machine.

I sent off Gogyou-san until close to her house. After that I went home leisurely, got ready like always and headed off to school.

It became so different just because Nazuna wasn’t beside me?

I immediately grew the desire to comfort Nazuna…but like my mother had suggested, it might be best to just observe for a while now.

I walked while having these thoughts, when

an edged voice stopped me.

“Ehm, thanks for this morning.”

“…Yeah, I’m all good now.”

“Did something happen?”

I didn’t ask anything this morning, but when she made a face like that, it bothered me.

I was indebted to Gogyou-san for the case with Luna.

“Wh- What’s so funny?”

“Sh- Shut up. I just have a heavier blood circulation than others. Leave me alone.”

“Sorry, Nanjou-kun. I didn’t really want to tease you. You know, I was happy….”

“This might sound like nagging, but will you listen to it?”

“Yeah, nagging or whatever, tell me.”

That she got so happy by just listening to her nagging made me somewhat embarrassed.

According to Gogyou-san, cases of strange patients kept increasing for some time at the hospital of our city— the Midoriyama Hospital.

And the result from the inspection that various exorcists made at the hospital, revealed that like expected a devil had hidden there and was sucking out the life-force from the patients.

Normally a devil that sucked human’s life force was a low level devil, but this one seemed to be different.

The troubling part of such a devil was that the human half reduced the exorcise spell to half it’s effectiveness. That’s why a hybrid devil could cross the barrier to the human world without great damage, when he suppressed his power.

When Luna’s stepfather Bram came to the human world before, he lost half of his power and even left his left arm in the demon realm to cross the barrier.

With that in mind, I could easily imagine that the hybrid devil had incredible power.

“That’s when they asked me. They said I, the daughter of Gogyou, would surely be able to exorcise that devil. They praised me, so not to bring my father any shame, I tried my best, but….”

“But it was no good. They had such expectations of me, but I couldn’t answer them….”

Even all beaten up, she had chased after the devil. That was when she met me and lost consciousness. It was more than obvious how another fight against the devil in her condition would have turned out. Gogyou-san might have been desperate in trying to answer the expectation placed on her, but

There was no need for her to fight until she was all beaten up.

If she had fought with the devil in that condition yesterday, it surely wouldn’t have ended with mere injuries.

I got too passionate and before I noticed it, it turned into a lecture.

I doubtful looked at Gogyou-san, wondering if I screwed up, when I suddenly opened my eyes widely. Gogyou-san’s eyes were wet and she looked about to cry.

Damn. I might have hurt her.

I hastily apologized, when Gogyou-san shook her head and said.

Stuck for words, Gogyou-san repeated a thanks.

 I worried about what to do, when I remember about the dog cell phone strap that I won at the lottery yesterday.

“F- For now, you get a reward, since you worked so hard. Here, you love dogs, right?”

“….You’re so kind, Nanjou-kun.”

Ehh? It had the opposite effect?

That reminded me, the woman at the lottery said the same.

When I suggested such, Gogyou-san nodded honestly, pulled out her cell phone and put the strap on it. And when she looked at the swaying strap on the cell phone, she finally smiled. Good. I made a big sigh of relief.

“H- Hey, Nanjou-kun, if you don’t mind… would you like to exchange phone numbers?”

I asked in surprise, when Gogyou-san nodded still red.

While scratching my cheeks, I exchanged numbers with Gogyou-san.

I suddenly felt a gaze on me.

I turned around slowly, but there wasn’t anyone behind me.

….I remembered that I felt a similar gaze before.

“Could it be you felt a gaze too, Gogyou-san?”

I nodded and spoke as I remembered.

“Before?”

It wasn’t really a pleasant story.

I mumbled quietly.

Gogyou-san said firmly.

After her edged eyes seized me straight on, she gently narrowed them.

I once again scratched my cheek, when Gogyou-san muttered a “Oh right” as she remembered something. She suddenly opened the collar of her uniform a bit and stuck her hand inside. Her hand extended towards her chest and was going to pull out something.

Gogyou-san didn’t seem to notice my predicament. She pulled out something from her clothes and presented it to me.

“What’s that?”

I asked and Gogyou-san continued with a serious expression.

“Eh Really?”

“Devils end up effecting humans for the better or worse.”

Technically I received a ring from Luna’s stepfather Bram that prevented to become effected by devils, but apparently it was something to let a human, who was possessed by a devil, keep his personality. So it might not be enough for me. Gogyou-san finished her explanation.

I could feel Gogyou-san’s warmth on the talisman. But

“Don’t worry about it. It’s only around 400-500.”

Around 400-500? Hopefully not millions?

Still taken aback, I put the talisman from my palm into carefully into a clear file in my bag. Then I looked back at Gogyou-san. Upon that Gogyou-san said with a serious expression.

“O- Okay. Out with it.”

Upon hearing that, Gogyou-san loosened her expression a bit, but soon enough made her usual edged expression. After she hesitated for a bit, she opened her mouth.

“The transfer student? Ahh, Machina. Reminds me, you said you felt a bad presence from her. Is it about that?”

“—You need anything from me?”

I didn’t know for how long she had stood there when I turned around. Long, red hair and amber eyes. Smart and finely chiselled features. And the way how she looked at us with her arms crossed was like a Queen’s, no doubt.

The red-haired Queen—- Machina approached as leisurely while looking glaring at Gogyou-san with narrowed eyes.

After a short, awkward silence, for some reason Gogyou-san bit her lips somewhat frustrated,

grabbed my hand and started walking.

“I’m coming with you.”

Thereupon Machina also frowned and once again pulled on my arm with more strength.

Furthermore, a sweet fragrance was coming from both of them and since they were exerting quite the strength, the sensation of their breasts was directly transmitted onto my arms.

Gogyou-san and Machina were pulling onto my arms in opposition with red faces, which attracted the gazes of all those around us.

That was when I shouted.

The moment I shouted that, Machina made a perplexed expression and let go off me quickly.

She probably hadn’t expected Machina to let go so suddenly. Gogyou-san lost her balance and was about to fall. Hastily I put my hand around Gogyou-san’s hip and supported her. But I also lost my balance—-and plunged my head into her breasts.

…Ahh, now I had done it. Not just in the game centre before, but once again I had plunged my head into her breasts.

I didn’t want to suffer that again.

“Don’t let go so suddenly. That’s dangerous.”

“Nanjou-kun, are you okay?”

I answered the worried voice and regrettably detached myself from Gogyou-san. Then I regained my composure while shifting my gaze to Machina. She looked at me with narrowed eyes and said.

“Y- You’re imagining things. The corners of my mouth are just a bit higher than usual, so it might look like that to you.”

After a profound smile, Machina once again grabbed my arm and pressed her big breasts against it.

“Says the pervert.”

I was charmed by that expression inadvertent, when Gogyou-san draw closer frowning. She grabbed Machina’s arm and forcefully pulled us two apart. Then she said angrily.

….What a surprise that Gogyou-san said that.

“Oh be quiet. He’s mine, so take a hike.”

Saying that, Gogyou-san reached out for her bamboo blade pouch that hung on her shoulder. Machina just laughed dauntless and took a stance with her right hand raised.

That wasn’t exactly good.

When I panicky urged them, Machina sighed and put down her hand. Then she said while looking at Gogyou-san.

“…You think I would trust you on that?”

Machina narrowed her eyes piercingly.

“…Is that a warning?”

Then Machina smiled, suddenly hit my shoulder and said.

Machina faced me with a grand smile.

When she looked at me with her amber eyes that were sucking me in, it felt like my brain was melting. A sweet something gentle entered my brain and took away my ability to think. For a moment I entrusted my body to that sweet feeling and was about to lose consciousness—but I finally pulled myself together and concentrating on taking a deep breath. That was probably effective, as my blanked out mind became clear again.

“That’s a surprise. To think you could shake it off…”

Hastily Gogyou-san jumped between us.

“Rest assured. It failed.”

“For always acting like a fool, he got a strong will.”

“Ah, wait!”

The left behind Gogyou-san made a frustrated expression, but I only titled my head, since I had no clue what was going on.

When first period started, I showed Machina my textbook like yesterday and wondered if Nazuna was properly going to school.

“Hey, Nanjou.”

“Ah, sorry, Master—-wait, I don’t remember being told that! And why did I say that in a slightly gently tone? That surprised me!”

I considered making her say a different line, when Machina didn’t learn her lesson and called out to me again in a small voice.

“You’re the slave. Don’t get cocky.”

Machina shouted with a bright red face, ignored the glare from the teacher and kicked my shin while firing baseless insults at me.

She sure was fun to tease.

Two soft, big and beloved things were pressing me and when I turned around, Machina’s finely chiselled features jumped into my vision. Machina brought her well-shaped, pink lips near my ear and whispered.

Her voice had a demanding tone, but it didn’t feel uncomfortable and a strange sensation that numbed my spine attacked me. Still, I passed on being a slave.

When I asked quietly, Machina blew into my ear and answered erotically.

“No, I would rather have your breasts.”

I thought she would fall for it like usual, but it seemed the breasts were no good.

“End of negotiation then.”

“Hey wait.”

I looked back again and after a short pause, Machina said while red.

“That’s no good either. A man wants to fondle.”

“—Then this talk is over.”

When I dispatched her calmly, Machina made a surprised expression. But it seems the breasts were no good after all, so she shut her mouth.

I wouldn’t be tempted. I faced in front and focused on class.

What was it now? Alerted I looked at her.

Machina said somewhat sweet.

Clueless to her goals, I titled my head, when I suddenly made eye-contact with Gogyou-san.

“Ahhn, Nanjou-kun, my body is so hot I can’t endure it. Hold me.”

When I was lost in my own convenient delusion, Gogyou-san got bright red up to her ears and gestured a “No, no!” with her hands. Then she said with lip-sync herself.

“I don’t really get it, but okay.”

For some reason Machina asked me with a displeased expression.

“The type of girl I want as my girlfriend is a self-sacrificing maid. Too bad, but that doesn’t apply to you.”

BAM. After kicking my shin, Machina glanced over shortly to Gogyou-san and said.

“No, I’m not.”

When I answered truthfully with my head tilted, Machina made a relieved expression.

It was a profound statement.

“I, I’ll send you flying!”
I meant it as a joke, but my shin got kicked again.

I endured the long classes and the moment the last homeroom ended, I took my bag and stood up. I had decided to drop by Elni’s place after school and check upon Nazuna.

“Wait, Nanjou.”

I turned around and there stood the red-haired empress Machina. But

I pretended not to see her and walked away.

“I said wait!”

With no other choice I turned around. There was Machina glaring at me with red cheeks, due to her anger, and shouting.

“…What? I’m busy, you need anything?”

“…Before?”

“Well, sorry about that.”

“Yeah, okay. See you tomorrow then.”

Machina placed a kick into my stomach. The sharp kick piercing into my side really did hurt… well, I did was at fault this time.

I asked serious, when Machina arrogantly crossed her arms. Both her arms raised her breasts, which emphasised her big breasts even more.

“Nanjou, guide me around town.”

“Farewell.”

She didn’t expect me to turn her down, so Machina spoke agitated and grabbed my arm. I felt a bit sorry for her, but I removed myself from her grab.

“Sorry. I have something to do today, so I can’t. Ask someone else. I believe any guy in class would be happy to guide you around.”

Now that was unexpected. While I was a bit surprised, Machina added “I hate boys, who don’t listen to me at all, too though” and glared at me. Yeah, what a selfish girl.

“…There’s no one I’m close to.”

That reminded me, the boys naturally gathered around her, but none of the girls in class came talking to her.

“—!”

“I- It’s not like I need friends to begin with or anything!”

“….If you want I can show you around town once I finished my stuff. How’s that?”

“You better be grateful. I’ll come along when it doesn’t take too long.”

With a wry smile I left school together with Machina and headed for Elni’s place.

Beside the tent stood a red mail box. Was this, well, a gag? For a while I stood totally dumbfounded in front of the tent.

Machina’s cold statement brought me back to my senses.

Regaining my spirit, I approached the tent….but I didn’t sense any presence in there. I once called out Elni’s name, then proclaimed “I’m coming in” and looked into the tent.

And like I had expected, the two mattresses in the middle of the tent were empty.

Where did they go? I pondered with my arms crossed, when Machina called out to me with a “Hey”.

“No, this isn’t my secret base. Mine is on the mountain.”

“What? You’re still playing at a secret base at your age?”

I answered with a cool smile, but Machina was still looking at me with a weary expression.

In the past I build a secret base half for fun, but now it was an important training spot. Not showing it to anyone and training my body there, I treasured it a lot.

I had no choice but to hang up. Then I faced Machina.

“Eh, so arrogant.”

I had heard that singing voice before.

I approached the crowd and peeking through the gaps I took a look at the people performing…. It were Elni and Nazuna.

Nazuna was moving her body in rhythm to Elni and singing brightly.

Strangely enough, the two of them looked sparkling and were just like idols.

While I was surprised by her skill, the song ended.

I was really disappointed, when suddenly a loud applause emerged.

I took out my wallet and while Elni and Nazuna were talking to the spectators, I threw a 500 yen coin in Elni’s guitar case that was on the ground.

“Hamburger! Spaghetti! Fried Potato!”

Nazuna returned her hug and laughed happily.

Looks like these two were doing fine.

Somewhat sad, I pulled out my cell phone and started to write a new mail.

A sent this instruction mail, then looked besides me….Machina pulled out her wallet from her pocket and threw a coin into Elni’s guitar case.

When I said so slightly surprised, Machina turned red, probably out of shame, and faced sideways.

“No, how can you make such a mistake?”

What an interesting girl. I then once again looked at Nazuna, before shifting my gaze back to Machina.

“Okay, let’s go. We’re already at the shopping district, so I’ll show you around here today.”

“Hey, you aren’t going to talk with them? That cute—COUGH”

“That girl besides the one with the hoodie, is your little sister, right? Didn’t you come all the way here to meet her?”

Then I told Machina about Luna and Nazuna. That Nazuna left the house after a fight with Luna. That she was currently staying with Elni. And that I came to check up on her, since I was worried.

The home stay was a big lie, but it worked on the surface.

Actually I wanted to introduce her as part of my family, but that seemed to be easily misunderstood, so I refrained from it.

That was why we had to become Luna’s family.

And every time she was crying, so I decided to make her happy. I swore not to let her feel sad again….

Spaced out, she had poured soy sauce over her eggs until it spilt from the plate. Then she put the eggs into her mouth and was surprised with a “Hyaa”.

I thought that, when

“PFT!”

“D- Don’t be stupid. I haven’t done anything.”

“Why are you doubting me? I’m a gentleman, you know?”

“Ugh…”

Machina didn’t pay any mind to my shock and continued while looking at me doubtful.

“…For real? What the? They didn’t come to terms with it?”

“Hey, what’s with that look? Do you believe this baseless rumour? Look into my eyes! Are these pure eyes the eyes of someone that trains people?”

After I was stared at by these amber eyes, I asked, when Machina said something incredible rude and nodded. Actually, before I was told I had rocking eyes. Calling them eyes of a rotten fish now was too cruel. While becoming depressed inside, I was indecisive on where to guide Machina.

Machina lined up besides me and asked.

I answered the question with a question, when Machina gave me the short answer “Somewhere fun”.

I took out my wallet and checked the contents. There I spotted the business card of the sexy lottery miss that I got yesterday.

“Okay, let’s go to a cabaret. Let’s drink through the night. What do you drink?”

“…You have an unexpected talent for playing along and then setting it straight.”

If she didn’t give it a rest soon, my shin would start to get bruises.

A bookstore, a supermarket, a karaoke box, a movie theatre, a store for western clothes and a well-known family restaurant.

“What’s that?”

“Who’s Asada?”

“Yeah, that guy with only the good face.”

I felt a bit sorry for Asada and said while pointing to the game center.

“Hee. So you can be considerate after all.”

Inside Machina watched around unusually agitated, then she curiously took looks at various games.

I said teasingly, but Machina didn’t get angry like usually.

“Nanjou, I want to play this.”

The inside of the transparent glass case was filled with all kinds of adorable animal plush toys.

“Nanjou, put in some money.”

Why did I have to pay? I was sceptic, but Machina looked so happy that I just sighed and pulled out my wallet. I put the coin into the crane game. Then the game started and Machina operated it to get a tiger plush toy—but couldn’t get it. Not at all. Hopeless.

“Sh- Shut up! It’s my first time, so I can’t help it!”

“Why can’t I get it…”

I felt a bit sorry for her, so after I made a wry smile, I opened my mouth to give her some advice.

“Is that so?”

When I said so, Machina nodded surprisingly honestly and moved the crane. She got the cow plush toy quite easily.

After leaking a surprised voice, Machina turned around and asked with sparkles in her eyes.

“Eh?”

“What? Don’t be a meanie and tell me.”

Still taken aback, I nodded and put my hand on my chin with a “Let’s see”. I looked into the glass case.

“Sheep it is.”

“…I got it again. You’re amazing, Nanjou.”

While answering, I averted my gaze from the happily smiling Machina.

But well, seeing that side of hers wasn’t too bad.

…And at the end of a fierce battle, Machina succeeded in getting the tiger plush toy she wanted. On the way to get the tiger, she also got others like a cow or a dog, so I actually ended up spending quite some money.

So it was okay.

Machina walked while happily hugging onto the paper bag with the plush toys, when she suddenly stopped and glanced at me.

When I called out to her, Machina turned slightly red and said while facing to the side.

I widened my eyes in surprise on these words of gratitude, when Machina took out a wolf plush toy out of the paper bag at her chest with still flustered cheeks from embarrassment. Then she presented it to me.

“M- Mhm, thanks….”

“That plush toy looks like you.”

I had never expected her to thank me so honestly. I put the wolf plush toy into my bag and was a bit confused—when I suddenly heard a sobbing voice.

I was concerned, so I wanted to call out to her, but Machina approached the girl faster than me and called out to her with a “Hey, wait a moment”.

But Machina paid it no mind and squatted down to the girl’s eye level.

She said it in a blunt tone without a shred of kindness, but the girl answered quietly after staring at Machina.

Along with her answer, the girl started to cry loud, which she had hold back so far. Machina extremely panicked on that.

Still panicked, Machina pulled out a plush toy from the paper bag at her chest and held it up in front of the girl’s face. The plush toy peeked the girl’s interest. She stopped crying and gazed at the plush toy.

The girl nodded obediently on Machina’s words, peeked into the paper bag, took out the tiger plush toy and said.

Upon that Machina showed a shocked expression, but

with a compelled expression, she gave the tiger plush toy to the girl. But I was sure she wanted it for herself. She made a complex expression when the girl hugged onto the plush toy. That scene was somewhat heart-warming, so a smile formed naturally on my face.

“So, you got separated from your big sister?”

“Okay. Then putting this girl’s life at stake, I’ll try to find your sister.”

But the girl asked worried while looking at me with her big eyes.

“No problem. Leave it to me. I’ll find your sister even if it costs the life of this girl.”

Machina got angry again. Sorry, but I ignored her and looked at the girl.

“Yeah.”

“Miss, are you going to look for my sister too?”

Upon that Machina patted the girl’s head and answered.

Machina answered blunt, but the girl was no longer scared. She grabbed Machina’s hand and started walking.

Together with Haru-chan, we then started to look for her sister. At a nearby park we found a girl looking for someone while shouting “Haruna-chan~ Haruna-chan~” in a loud voice.

“Yeah, it’s good when two sisters get along.”

“Luna and Nazuna are as close as sisters, so I hope they make up soon….”

“…like sisters?”

“What are you saying? Your little sister and… that exchange student are strangers, right? Strangers will always be strangers. Calling them like sisters is stupid.”

She also looked close to tears, so I couldn’t say anything back.

“…Nanjou, I’m thirsty.”

“Oh, how convenient that there’s one so close by. What flavour do you want? —-wait, that’s not how it goes! You go buy it! You!”

Good. I made a sigh of relief in my chest while laughing a “Sorry, sorry”. I bought juice from the nearby vending machine and returned to Machina. Machina was sitting on a bench and waiting for me with her arms crossed like a queen. I approached her and handed her the juice with a smile.

“Yes, thank you—-wait, I don’t want that!”

“Give me the orange one.”

“…Hey, I said the orange one.”

“Then buy two orange ones! Idiot!”

She was really interesting when teased. While squinting, I pulled open the latch of the canned juice and poured the juice into my mouth.

“Are you actually a rich lady?”

Really, maybe she was a rich lady?

Machina looked curiously at the canned juice and mimicked me by pouring the juice into her mouth. Then she smiled.

I noticed that Haru-chan had taken quite the liking to Machina.

Apparently she noticed my look. Machina faced my way.

“No, I was just a bit surprised.”

“Yeah. You’re quite kind to kids.”

“Right back at you. Even though you have this grim look, you can handle kids surprisingly well.”

“Hee. That certainly is surprising. Even though you look like a guy that would trash a child for no reason.”

I was pretty bothered by my grim look. So I would like not to be reminded of it.

To be honest, the image I had of her changed.
“Whe

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