CH 214

Chapter 214 – Reward Visit

After relaxing in my room for a while, I heard a knock at the door.

When I gave permission to come in, Shakuhara and Saniwa entered the room. Both of their eyes were red. They had most likely been crying since then.

When I asked them about what business they had with me, an embarrassed look appeared on Shakuhara’s face. Then, she suddenly bowed to me.

“Sorry! Also… thank you.” (Shakuhara)

“…What is this all of a sudden?” (Torimoto)

“…..Thanks to you, I was able to speak with Riwa honestly… You kept me from ruining our friendship.” (Shakuhara)

“I’m sure you two would have gotten things settled without me having to say anything.” (Torimoto)

In fact, Saniwa did come back on her own to speak with Shakuhara. All I did was meddle in the matter.

“Still… I’m grateful.” (Shakuhara)

“…..So why did you apologize too?” (Torimoto)

“….Because I said a lot of harsh things to you.” (Shakuhara)

“….Ahahaha!” (Torimoto)

“Hey, what are you laughing for! I’ll send you flying!” (Shakuhara)

“Kei-chan, I’m going to get angry!” (Saniwa)

“No, no, it’s fine, Saniwa-san.” (Torimoto)

“B-But Torimoto-sama…” (Saniwa)

“Shakuhara-san won’t be able to change her attitude so suddenly. But is it okay for me to take it to mean that you acknowledge me somewhat?” (Torimoto)

“…Just a little bit, alright? Just a tiny, tiny bit!” (Shakuhara)

Now this is a tsundere. I never thought I’d see the day when the cold Shakuhara finally would show some ‘dere’.

“Well anyway, I’m glad that the two of you have made up. It wouldn’t be a very enjoyable atmosphere if both of my caretakers were always in a bad mood after all.” (Torimoto)

““…Sorry.””

Both of them apologized sincerely.

“But after saying all that to Shakuhara-san, are you really okay with this, Saniwa-san? The war will probably be tougher than you think, you know?” (Torimoto)

“….I’m scared. But it’s not a fear of losing my own life, but a fear of having to think of Kei-chan fighting all by herself. As long as I’m with Kei-chan, I won’t be afraid of anything, no matter what happens.” (Saniwa)

Has she fallen for her or something? Shakuhara’s eyes were sparkling bright enough for me to think so.

Is this the fabled yuri? Well… I guess it’s not as off-putting as yaoi…? If it was guy-guy, I think I might end up averting my gaze. I might even feel a bit nauseous.

Then, Shakuhara told me that she wanted to repay me for what I had done for them.

“No, you don’t have to. It’s not like I did much.” (Torimoto)

“Riwa and I being able to make up is a big deal! Are you saying it’s not?!” (Shakuhara)

Ahh… She’s still a pain in the ass.

“Well, either way. I’ve been receiving far better treatment than I expected, so I don’t have much to wish for.” (Torimoto)

Besides, even if I brought up the matter of money, it didn’t seem like either of them had very much of it, so I understood that this wasn’t a situation where I could say that.

“That doesn’t sit right with me! I don’t want to be left owing a man!” (Shakuhara)

“I was just joking, you know?” (Torimoto)

“…! Youuuu…!” (Shakuhara)

“Ahaha, sorry, sorry. Teasing you is just too fun.” (Torimoto)

“Ughhh! Riwa! I really will need to put a bullet in him!” (Shakuhara)

“N-No, you can’t! Torimoto-sama, Kei-chan is really shy, so please go easy on her!” (Saniwa)

I mean, it was just my nature to poke fun at someone when they were trying to put up a strong front. It was fun seeing the way she reacted to every single thing.

“My bad. But there’s really nothing I want you to do for me.” (Torimoto)

But suddenly, I remembered the matter with Aoyama Kanade, the blue bandana woman who had spoken to me earlier.