4-42: Blue and Red’s Declaration of War I (3/6)

4-42: Blue and Red’s Declaration of War I (3/6)

Women, you look away from them one moment, and you get this.

They grow so fast, Shinichi wryly smiled, but he intentionally avoided thinking about what made her change.

Part of it was because it was embarrassing, but it was mostly because he didnt want to feel guilty, finding such a thing inappropriate toward the feeling these girls held.

Ah.

Meanwhile, Aristel glanced to the side and suddenly stiffened up.

Shinichi noticed people approaching and turned to them for a moment, but just as quickly, he turned away.

Hey, trash, got a minute? The person said.

Can I have a taste of that too? Shinichi said.

Because the two of them spoke at about the same time, the girl didnt know what to do and she found herself looked alternatingly between Shinichi and the two people that approached them.

A female student with dark blue hair and a male student with bright golden hair was there in their uniforms.

They were Rizet Hausen and Ortho Kanru, Aristels leading servants.

Hey! Listen to people when they Ortho said.

A little is fine, no? Ill let you taste mine too, Shinichi said.

Ortho was annoyed for being ignored, but Shinichi only had eyes for the girl next to him, and he even pressed his body tightly to the girls as he offered her the crepes hed yet to taste.

U-Umm!?

Aristel wasnt expecting to happen into them here, but to make this situation even crazier, Shinichi was ignoring them and sticking so closely to her. It was no wonder that she was so confused.

You spend all your time playing around when the exams just concluded, and top of that, this is how you treat your fellow students!? Rizet said.

Even Rizet found herself laying bare her emotions as she yelled angrily at Shinichi.

Apparently, she didnt like how he was idly eating crepes here with some woman.

In normal schools, of course, it wouldnt be strange for students to play around after an exam, but the students in Garesto Academy normally used this time to reflect on their performance and get some much needed rest.

Here, you first, say ahh.

O-Okay.

But Shinichi didnt care about their feelings and just fed Aristel his crepe. Aristel was even more at a loss as the crepe approached her, but in the end, she just went ahead and took a bite.

As the sweetness and fragrance of melon and cream unfolded within her mouth, she broke out into a huge smile.

Amu Ah, this is delicious too!

I know right.

Aristel reflexively gave her honest impressions of the crepe, and the boy nodded in satisfaction, causing the two students to now be completely ignored, and blue veins to start popping up on their head.

So, exactly what is it that youre apologizing for? Shinichi asked.

Since she was apologizing with the face of a noble, he had to respond with a face beyond that of a mere boy.

Already, any tinge of amusement on his part had left his face, and in its place was a mask void of emotions.

I am apologizing as their master for failing to educate them sufficiently on how to behave. Though your actions could be said to have played a part in instigating them, their high-handed attitude and the inappropriate names they referred you with were inexcusable; therefore, I apologize.

Aristel sincerely apologized again as their master.

Though shed casually remarked on Shinichis attitude to excuse their later behavior, Shinichi looked at her warmly as though pleased with her decision.

I will apologize too for my childish behavior. Though if I were to be allowed to make an excuse for myself, I actually intended to respond to them. Unfortunately, the way they spoke made it hard to know exactly who they were referring to.

Thats why he ignored them.

Shinichi acknowledged his poor attitude, but even as he apologized, he still avoided taking the blame.

Aristel did not argue with him on that point and just nodded.

How theyll fare in the future will depend on how you educate them. Please do make them into decent humans worthy of my attention, Shinichi said.

Alas, they and I are but inexperienced youths, and it will take many moons to accomplish your request, nonetheless, I shall accept, Aristel said.

The boy and the girl nodded to each other, exchanging sarcastic remarks as though enacting a scene from some play before breaking out into laughter in the next moment.

Ku ku I see you know your theater, that puts me at ease, Shinichi said.

Thank you for playing along, fu fu, Aristel said.

That did not mean that their exchange was nothing more than a farce.

Rather, Aristel truly wanted to apologize but couldnt do so as a mere girl because of her position.

Meanwhile, Shinichi was satisfied with her sincerity in choosing to carry out her apology, and was also happy with how she laid out all the problems.

Aristel was happy that he understood and played along with her, so in the end, the both of them shared a laugh.

But I think that was still a bit much It was really embarrassing to have my l-lips touched.

When Aristel returned to being a mere girl, her face became red once again.

She knew that Shinichi was trying to provoke the two when he touched her, and indeed they fell for it hook, line, and sinker, and that gave her a headache, but more importantly, she was already plenty embarrassed when he tried to feed her in the past and got her to say ahh, and yet this time around, not only did he scoop up the cream on her lips, he even ate it.

It was no wonder her face was so red.

I mightve gotten a little ahead of myself there, but I really wanted to try it once, you know, that kind of corny move. Alas, with a face like mine, it didnt quite turn out like in the shows with all the sparkles and all

You wanted to try it? So, does that mean this was your first time?

When Aristel ignored Shinichis self-deprecating remark and homed in on a strange point, Shinichi nodded with suspicion to confirm her doubts, but then she suddenly turned around and did a guts pose.

With her face still beet red, she expressed her feelings as an adult in a quiet mutter.

I did it! Im his first, Aristel said.