Tsuki Tsuki Vol 5 Prologue

Prologue

“Now then, Nanjou-sama, let us proceed together—to our Paradise Lost!”

This maid, Kaorun was somehow in a good mood, but I said wearily.

“Anywhere is fine as long as it is with you, Nanjou-sama.”

“Yes, for real in it’s literal meaning. As long as it is together with you, Nanjou-sama, I will follow through fire, water or even inside the Miss’ bed.”

“Wh- Why a jail? At this point you were supposed to make a remark about my mentioning of the Miss’ bed. Besides, you may seem to be motivated to do something, but a jail is certainly a place I cannot follow you to.”

“I will push all the fault on Nanjou-sama and escape overseas myself.”

“D- Do me before you get done…Nanjou-sama, you pervert!”

“No, I believed it would please you…”

“Nanjou-sama, I would not mind to show you when you come along with me.”

“Does your indifference not know any bounds?”

Sure enough, Kaorun’s behaviour got to me.

“P- Please wait, Nanjou-sama!”

“…I have nowhere to go. Just for a short while will be sufficient, but please let me take shelter in your house. If you agree now, I will let Miss Cow-woman have the position of Maid #1. But please let me stay here at least as Maid #2.”

While feeling the indescribable elasticity of her breasts on my back, I remembered Kaorun’s words.

As a bad timing, Hijiri was away on a training camp with the Kendo club, so she had only me to rely on. That was what Kaorun said.

Though I say fiancée, it’s only a formality and nothing official.

Well, that aside, now I had to deal with Kaorun.

Kaorun seemed troubled, so I wanted to help her as much as possible.

“Mh, how strange. I cannot find any perverted books.”

“…Hey, Kaorun.”

“Ah, yes, sorry— Like hell. What are you doing!”

“Stop that. More importantly, do you really have nowhere to go?”

“I am afraid that is the case. Though I know of a few holiday houses of the Gogyou Household…”

There I suddenly remembered.

“By the way, Kaorun, did you walk all the way here?”

“I see. That’s good.”

“Yeah, my gramps got a holiday house. They shouldn’t find you there so easily… Let’s go there together.”

“Ehm, you’re against it?”

“Hey, hey, what are you saying at this point? Don’t show any weird reservations now. You can rely on my in times of trouble.”

“Don’t worry, you’re not causing any troubles. Just wait a moment. I’ll get ready right away.”

After showing a bit of hesitation, Kaorun nodded small.

For a while Kaorun sat well-behaved on my bed, but soon enough she lay down on the bed, hugged my pillow against her chest and said.

“You sure are rude.”

“The blanket smells like you, Nanjou-sama.”

“Nanjou-sama, please do not sniff the blanket later while saying ‘Maid Smell’. Since it is disgusting.”

“I was found out, huh…”

“…Whatever. Just don’t get excited over my smell. It’s disgusting.”

“Oh my, to call me disgustingly cute…”

I retorted wearily, when Kaorun didn’t reply and happily hummed on my bed.
For now I ignored Kaorun and continued to pack my bag…

Once I finished packing, I stood up and shoulder the travel bag.

I called out to Kaorun, who was still on my bed. She got off the bed with a regretful expression and came closer.

“Got them all.”

“All clear.”

“Will come now.”

“P- Pervert!”

It was a bit cute.

“Okay, I’m going to borrow the keys for the holiday house from my mother. You wait in the living room, Kaorun.”

“…Please don’t follow me. I don’t even want her to think we’re acquaintance.”

Kaorun received a shock.

For some reason I didn’t felt like shaking off her hand, so in the end I entered my mother’s room together with Kaorun.

“Mom, do you have a moment?”

“Mh? What’s up, Shinobu…Oh my?”

“If I remember right, you’re… the Pervert Maid.”

Kaorun requested an abnormal thing, whereupon my mother sharpened her look and responded.

Right away Kaorun’s cheeks coloured red and she pulled jerkily on my sleeve.

My mother was liked by the Pervert Maid.

I thought so, but my mother seemed unbothered and opened her mouth.

“Ah, yeah. Remember gramps’ holiday house? We’re going there, so give me the keys. Likewise I’m demanding a summer bonus.”

“What are you saying. I’m giving you a wonderful smile every day, aren’t I?”

“You’re annoying, so stay away.”

There I displeased pressed my hand on my slapped cheek and glared at my mother.

“…Who do you take me for then?”

Right after I answered, a kick came flying.

“Good grief, you’re so not cute…”

Despites her words, my mother was kind.

“Sure, sure, same here.”

“Uhm, this is?”

…Reminded me, when we held the Bridal Showdown with Luna, Hijiri and Kaorun here, Kaorun had said that she gave my mother and Nazuna a hot spring trip as a present.

“Nanjou-sama, we were offered this chance, so how about we go to the amusement park in front of the holiday house?”

I nodded without giving it another thought, when Kaorun faintly relaxed her cheeks. Then she lowered her head to my mother with a “Thank you very much” and left by taking my hand.

“Yes, but no thanks.”

I warned her, when Kaorun turned her back to my mother and jerkily pulled on my hand. Then I was dragged by Kaorun to the front door, just when a silver-haired pretty girl, Elni came down the stairs.

“Mmh? Kaorun? Oh, you’re going somewhere with Shinobu?”

“…I see. Make sure to be back for dinner.”

Being sent off by Elni, we went outside and there stood Kaorun’s car, which she rode here.

“Oh, it’s from Hijiri.”

In that moment, a pleasant fragrance hang faintly in the air, which excited me a bit.

“Hello? It’s me. Me, you hear. I just caused an accident at a nearby crossroad, you see…”

“Uhm, that sounded like an It’s me prank, but… it’s you, Shinobu-kun, right?”

“Fully naked of course.”

Just now that sentence was said by the Pervert Maid, mimicking me.

“Hijiri, right now I’m freeing myself of the affectation called clothes and exposing my real self to gain enlightenment. Don’t bother me.”

“Fufu, at that time I would surely get aroused. I want a little girl to look at me.”

Kaorun continued further on Hijiri’s surprised voice.

“Such a sudden request troubles me! It troubles me, but if you insist, well, I’ll try hard…”

I interjected, when Hijiri made a sigh of relief beyond the phone.

“Yeah, she’s right next to me… Were you really going to go along with the exhibitionism date? You’re surprisingly perverted.”

Hijiri denied with a loud voice.

“Don’t get the wrong idea! I only said that to seduce you, Shinobu-kun!”

—Hijiri was an exorcist. Mainly she exorcised and sealed devils and she always worked hard to raise in the ranks of the exorcists to be able to fulfil a promise that she made with Kaorun in her childhood.

Well, that being said, it didn’t mean as an actual combat force, but that she wanted my help as a partner on an onmyou technique.

Basically, Hijiri was seducing me for her job.

“Yeah, I get that…but what’s up? It’s rare for you to call me.”

Hijiri had an unexpected serious voice.

“She wants to talk to you, Kaorun.”

Kaorun nodded and took the phone from me.

Suddenly she started to raise a bewitching voice.

“Wh- What are you two doing!? Aren’t you in front of the house?”

“—All good now.”

“Do not worry. I think I am quite sure that the Miss probably noticed it was a joke on my part.”

“More importantly, you didn’t have to tell her about your circumstances? I’m sure Hijiri could have helped you.”

Upon my words, Kaorun showed a slightly gloomy expression.

I asked curiously, but Kaorun didn’t answer my question and opened the door of the car.

“I don’t mind, but if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to force yourself to.”

“Whatever you situation is like, I plan to help you out. Well, I get the feeling it will work out well in the end.”

“You’re as impolite as ever.”

For a moment I was smitten by her sudden and happy smile.

“—That smile is, priceless.”

“That is disgusting, Nanjou-sama.”

“…Could you be bashful?”

Kaorun said wearily and got into the car.

“Oh my, Shinobu-san?”

When I turned around, my gaze fell on a two females.

Her neat and beautiful appearance fascinated any onlooker, but despite her looks Luna was a devil.

Being a devil or not didn’t matter to me. Luna was a precious family member.

While saying that, I faced the red-haired beauty next to Luna.

When Machina met my eyes, she came closer with a smile.

“Yeah, seems I’m going on a trip for Paradise Lost now.”

Machina said somewhat spoiled.

I considered it, when Kaorun suddenly pulled on my arm from the driver seat. She forcefully pulled me into the car and quickly started up the engine.

“Shinobu-san, where are you going?”

“…We could have taken them along.”

“Why?”
I asked nonchalant, when Kaorun, serious or jokingly, answered with a faint smile.

“Because I want to have a date with just the two of us, Nanjou-sama.”

…Must been one of her usual jokes.

Then Kaorun suddenly faced me while still driving. Her cheeks were coloured in a light red and she smiled faintly.

Chapter end