Chapter 33

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「Sure.」

Horun also returns a whole-hearted smile. All of her indecision gone, it was a certain, immediate response.

However, right then, something important intruded.

—It was Lily.

「W-wait a moment. Horun-chan is going to work at our house? Why?」

It was not something that she could consent to.

If she were to come work at their house, due to the circumstances called the forest of illusions being a danger zone, commuting would be impossible, making it a live-in job.

Lily wanted to definitely avoid that.

Anyhow, that house was Lapis and her love nest after all. Sera was the special case called a younger sister, but, there wasn’t a will to let other humans, other people live there.

No matter how much Horun blessed Lapis’s and her relationship, had a completely honest personality, and held a deep trust for Lapis, this and that were separate issues.

Lily exposed her displeasure, but received an objection from Lapis.

「After all, Lily, with a house that big, I can’t clean it all by myself.」

「T-that, I can also help…」

「Help? The Lily that until now did house chores sloppily?」

「I, I’ll do my best, so」

「No, Lily’s inability to chores can’t be covered just with doing your best. At the beginning, I thought about having you help out, but, I quickly gave up.」

「…uhh」

「Even if you clean, it’ll still be disorderly, right? Honestly, I thought that was a character type that only came up in stories.」

「…uhhhh」

「Since Lily can’t do chores, and Sera who has been quiet this whole time is also actually catastrophic, Horun lending a hand would be most welcome.」

「Wai, Ane-sama! Why are you revealing that!?」

Sera’s panicked retort was also ignored.

「Hey, Lily. The times that I’m tired are increasing and Horun is also looking for her next job. It’s a win-win situation. I’d been thinking of employing a maid」

「…uuhhhhhh…」

Lily was still being indecisive.

There, Horun threw in a lifeboat.

「Excuse me, can I interrupt? Lily-sama, do you have a person that you respect?」

「? Of course」

「Then, do you have romantic feelings for that person?」

「No way, such a thing. My only love is Lapis.」

「Ah!」

Lapis’s face was dyed a deep red, but it soon faded.

「Lapis-sama’s and my relationship is the same. There is respect and gratitude, but I don’t have feelings of wanting to date or anything like that.」

「…okay」

「So, Lily-sama’s fear of infidelity are just unfounded worries. Also, I have someone that I like.」

「「Eh!?」」

Lapis and Sera’s surprised voices overlapped each other.

The sisters approached Horun, rapidly asking questions.

「You have someone that you like? Since when?」

「What is your partner like?」

「Older? Younger?」

「Height? Hair color?」

「Is it someone that I know?」

「Do you plan to confess? Do you plan to wait?」

「AAH! If you keep asking all at once, I won’t be able to answer!」

Pushing the vigorously encroaching sisters back, Horun exclaimed.

However, she needed to answer in order to relieve Lily, so she began to answer in turn.

「First, I fell in love recently, about five days ago. It was love at first sight. They’re from a foreign— no, eastern island country? They wore clothing from there, they’re a person with a nice figure. They look 22~23, so they’re probably older. They’re taller than Lily, with light purple hair. Ah, also, their skin tone was, um… tanned? Something like that? That’s about it. Is it someone that Lapis-sama knows? Since, it seems that they come and go from the castle often. Also, the next time I see her, I will confess!」

Sincerely answering all of the questions, in the end, she made a guts pose.

Her seriousness was showing through.

Sera went “Ooh”, while giving an applause.

However, Lapis and Lily had somewhat vague expressions. From Horun’s information, there was a large resemblance to someone that they knew.

Lily’s expression was especially unpleasant compared to Lapis’s.

If she was imagining the correct person and she still wasn’t over her heartbreak, then it wasn’t hard to imagine Horun being rejected.

「Oh? Lapis-sama, Lily-sama, you seem to want to say something. Do you perhaps know her?」

「Ah, yeah, probably. Right, Lily?」

「…Right, I think she is my friend.」

「Really!? Can you tell me her name!?」

As expected, Lily replied unpleasantly.

「…Iris.」

「Iris-san, is it!? What a pretty name! Incidentally, what is her occupation?」

「…We can talk about that on the way. For now, let’s head home.」

「Ah, then, Lily, is Horun going to be hired?」

「It can’t be helped. It’s a request from a rare selfish Lapis, so I’ll listen.」

「Ah, thanks, Lily. I love you♡」

「You have my gratitude, Lily-sama!」

Stifling a sigh, Lily opened the window and threw her card.

(TL note: For those who forgot, Iris appeared in Chapter 12, confessed to Lapis, then after being rejected went off to the eastern island country.)

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