Chapter 35

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Ten days since Horun came. 27th day of the 6th month.

Doing the same work as she had done until now, she had grown used to it.

This season, every year, would usually be hot and sweaty, but due to Lily’s magic circle, the temperature was preserved year-round. Rather, compared to her old workplace, it was more pleasant, comfortable, and the work was easier.

In addition, the salary was considerably better. Part of her felt guilty, but she decided to use it for Lapis or Sera… or possibly for her future girlfriend.

Currently, that Horun was in the middle of making dinner.

In the living room, Lily and Lapis were flirting, when an unexpected thing was said.

「Ah, Lily. Tomorrow, you’ll be completely obedient for the entire day♪」

Both Horun and Lily gave a look of puzzlement.

From Horun’s standpoint, Lapis shouldn’t have been such an oppressive type. And that image is true. However, this time, the circumstances were different.

「Did you forget? You need to receive your punishment for scaring Sera, right?」

「—…ah.」

Lily seemed to have remembered something.

As for Horun, as though reaching an understanding, she returned to cooking.

Sera being a siscon was a famous story around the castle, but Lapis, in fact, was equally a siscon.

Surely, the careless Lily thoughtlessly made some sort of blunder, then earned Lapis’s scorn.

「Since Horun seems to have gotten used to everything, it’d be fine to leave everything to you, right?」

「That’s fine. I’ve only memorized where the cleaning and cooking supplies are, so the only part left is just the small things.」

While answering, she closed the lid to the rice cooker. No matter how many times she used it, she always thought how useful it was.

「With that said, Lily, I’ll be counting on you tomorrow.」

「That’s fine, but… I’d listen to most of your requests without such a thing?」

「It’s fine. Something that usually can’t be requested— so, I’ll order it.」

Sweetly smiling and planting a kiss on Lily’s cheek, there was no ill intent to be felt from Lapis.

While feeling that there wouldn’t be any horrible commands, Horun finished up the cooking preparations.

The next day. 28th day of the 6th month.

Seeing off the lovers on their date, Horun and Sera went outside.

Lapis’s outfit wasn’t her usual maid uniform, but a pure white one-piece like a sheltered noble. Paired with a straw hat, she certainly had an ojou-sama like appearance.

On the other hand, Lily was in a maid uniform. In addition, it was similar to what Horun wore, a remodeled maid uniform on the short side.

Incidentally, there is a reason that Horun remodeled her own maid uniform. As a Senzokaeri with characteristics of a cat, the long skirt would rub against her tail, causing pain. It was then unavoidably shortened, but with Lapis’s approval that it looked cute, she became interested in short skirts.

Wearing that maid uniform, Lily was pure red, holding down her skirt.

Her normal witch look had a skirt length down to her knees, so she was unfamiliar with clothes that left her thighs exposed.

「W-we’ll be heading out now, you two. Rin-chan will be on guard, so you should be fine.」

「We’re off. Look forward to a souvenir♪」

Lily withdrew the card from her pocket and threw it.

As though her previous smiling face was a lie, she had lost the light in her eyes, while clinging to Lily. Then, like always, they boarded the carpet together.

…She didn’t say that Lapis should get used to high places, but she at least wanted her to remember that the carpet was a reasonable transportation mode.

「Have a nice trip.」

「Have a safe trip and have fun.」

To the two seeing her off, Lily waved, then the carpet flew off, until it eventually disappeared from sight.

「…they off, huh.」

「It is my first time house sitting. Shall we do something to pass the time?」

「…Serafi-sama …Um, about Lapis-sama—」

「Fufu, thank you for worrying about me. However, these times are truly blissful. I am also extremely grateful to Lily-neesama as well.」

「…Then, I won’t say anything.」

Heaving a long sigh, Horun changed the subject.

「…You said do something, so, would Serafi-sama like to try something new? As it is now, Serafi-sama is currently jobless.」

「! …T-that’s true. I, I should do something!」

Resting her chin on her hand, Sera pondered it.

Whether it seemed like it would take some time for a good idea to appear, Sera said 「…I shall think about in my room」, then returned to her room.

Thinking it would take a while, Horun decided to make some sweets for Sera.

Mix milk, eggs, and sugar, then put it into a bowl. Then, pour a sauce of charred sugar from a high place. Doing so, with their relative density, the sauce will submerge to the bottom.

Steaming it for fifteen minutes and the pudding is done. Originally meant to be eaten while cold, it would still be delicious when eaten warm.

Putting the pudding and some iced tea on separate trays, Horun went to the second floor.

After knocking and waiting for a reply, Horun entered the room.

Inside, Sera was sitting on the sofa, doing some sort of work.

「Serafi-sama, I’ve made some pudding. Why don’t you take a break?」

「Thanks, I’ll have some.」

Taking a break from her work, Sera took an interest in the pudding and iced tea.

Finished waiting on Sera, Horun took a seat across from Sera. In the royal castle, such an act would be unfathomable, but in this house, it was regular for them to eat food together.

Picking up her own spoon and getting ready to eat, Horun unintentionally glanced at what Sera had been interrupted from.

「? Horun-san, is something the matter?」

Sera gave a puzzled look at Horun, who had stopped moving. Even after several seconds had passed, Sera picked up another spoon, then lightly wiped it with a napkin.

「Here, Horun-san, I’ve cleaned it.」

「Ah, thanks— not that!」

Sera jumped with Horun suddenly raising a loud voice.

「…w-what is it, then?」

「That! That …sculpture!」

Horun pointed at the sculpture that Sera had been working on while shouting.

「Ah, this? This is a figure that I carved as a hobby. I’m still immature… how embarrassing.」

「Nononono, this is great quality. Me, I would gladly pay a months salary for this!」

Sera’s carved statue— figure was an extravagantly delicate Lapis.

Wearing a short skirt, it was in a pose embarrassedly holding down its skirt. Even the facial expression was realistically reproduced, seeming as though it could move at any moment.

「Fufu, thank you for the flattery, but as it is, it only shows one ten-thousandth of Ane-sama’s charm.」

「There’s no way that’s true…」

Horun stared at the figure. From various angles, she looked and leaked an amazed voice.

To Sera, this really wasn’t a big deal, thus quickly changing gears and having some more pudding.

「Ah, Serafi-sama, by chance do you have other figures as well?」

With the spoon in her mouth, Sera answered as such. That’s bad manners.

「Fere arr… mm, there are. Lily-neesama’s and also Horun-san’s.」

「Mine as well!?」

「Yeah. Ah, I also draw, though it is of poor quality.」

「I cannot trust Serafi-sama’s poor quality.」

After Sera had finished her pudding, she showed Horun her other figures and art, and as Horun had suspected, the quality wouldn’t lose to a pro’s.

「This would sell! At a high price, even!」

「I have no plans to sell, though? It would be unthinkable to show off Ane-sama to the masses.」

「Same as always, aren’t you. Then, another—」

「—Gruu」

Interrupting Horun, a cute sounding voice cried out from outside.

Of course, it came from the behemoth— Rindbloom.

As though taking an interest or wanting to be included, Rindbloom was looking in through the window.

Looking at her, Horun made a suggestion.

「How about a Behemoth figure?」

「If its that, it’ll be simple. Shall we try it out?」

「Certainly!」

「GruuGrau♪」

It was unanimously decided to make a Behemoth figure.

(TL note: Refer to Chapter 26 for a reminder of the punishment.)

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