It was just a maid outfit.
No matter how much Shame it carried, it beat the yukata she was wearing right now, the one that barely managed to cover her thighs.
This yukata, honestly.
If it were anyone else in it, even someone as sacred and ethereal as Lyudmila, a few laps in front of Su Yuzu would be enough to make her want to show the girl what it meant to fall from grace.
If even Su Yuzu thought so, then Kujou Iruka certainly would.
Su Yuzu had no intention of getting pinned down and dealt with on the spot.
But her hand, already tugging at the sash, suddenly froze.
Su Yuzu looked at the silent-type Aberrant girl in front of her.
Lian's lifeless eyes stared straight at her without blinking.
Gulp.
Su Yuzu swallowed hard, almost by reflex.
The yukata she had on already packed plenty of Shame. Changing clothes right in front of Lian would bring even more, wouldn't it?
Sure, she'd apparently already changed once at the hot spring.
But a different place meant a completely different level of Shame, even for the exact same act.
It was like sunbathing in a swimsuit on a summer beach versus strolling down a crowded street in one. How could those possibly be the same?
"Lian..." Su Yuzu said, looking at the Aberrant girl in front of her.
"Mm?" The expressionless Aberrant girl only hummed softly and tilted her small head at Su Yuzu, as if wondering why she had stopped.
"I'm going to change clothes," was all Su Yuzu could say by way of explanation.
Hearing this, the Aberrant girl tilted her head even further, a blank, puzzled look on her face, as if pondering why Su Yuzu needed to tell her that a second time.
Faced with that reaction, even someone with nerves as thick as Su Yuzu's felt her composure slipping.
True, this Aberrant girl had already been poached over to her side.
But still... Their Favorability couldn't be that high yet. It surely hadn't reached the point where she could undress openly in front of her.
Su Yuzu glanced at Lian's Favorability on impulse.
[Aberrant: Lian]
[★★★★★]
[Level.52 - Death Contract Aberrant]
[...]
[Initial Favorability: 59 (Affection)]
[...]
!!! ???
Su Yuzu froze on the spot.
Apart from Senior Tsukiyomi Fuya, who had already endured several rounds of Su Yuzu's assault before the contract was forcibly signed and she was forcibly Recruited, Lian's initial Favorability was actually the highest of all the girls.
As for Soga Yura, whose number seemed locked at 99 (Doting)...
She wasn't part of Su Yuzu's calculations.
Su Yuzu couldn't even understand why Lian's initial Favorability was so high.
"Is it because of Ms. Unohana?"
That answer surfaced faintly in the depths of her mind.
But if it was because of Ms. Unohana, how did Lian even know about the relationship between her and Ms. Unohana?
Still...
Since Lian's initial Favorability was already sitting right there, it seemed a bit silly for Su Yuzu to keep dithering in front of her.
In a situation like this, she probably ought to tease Lian on purpose.
And push Lian's Favorability past the 60 mark.
Except... Su Yuzu looked at the girl before her, with that blank, silent-type face.
"Turn around—"
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Would I, the great Su Yuzu, humiliate myself for a tiny Favorability reward like that?!"
Lian blinked at Su Yuzu, then obediently turned around and sat down.
Su Yuzu looked at Lian's back.
The petite girl with the hime cut sat on the tatami, her long hair trailing across the floor, docile, yet somehow also a little "alluring."
Su Yuzu's thoughts drifted toward some rather delicate matters.
Still, the real problem before her was, unsurprisingly, the maid outfit.
She could practically see the delighted look on Kujou Iruka's face when she saw her in it.
But then Su Yuzu tugged at the hem of the yukata.
No matter how hard she pulled, she couldn't get the hem even a quarter of the way down her thighs.
If the maid outfit was merely teasing, then this yukata was outright seduction.
She couldn't help sighing. Clutching the maid outfit, Su Yuzu turned her back and gently pulled loose the sash of her yukata.
The yukata slid down to her ankles.
Her silhouette was slender but not frail, brimming with youthful vitality and beauty.
Su Yuzu picked up the maid outfit.
Thankfully, this time there was an undergarment.
Admittedly, it looked a little... improper.
But at least it wouldn't leave her feeling exposed and unsettled.
And it all depended on what she compared it to.
Next to that pile of Favorability Gifts from the little rabbit, it was downright respectable.
She put on the maid outfit step by step, even tying the apron properly.
Every extra layer gave Su Yuzu a little more sense of security.
But as she slowly pulled on the stockings and slid her toes into the small leather shoes, she gradually noticed something off.
It fit too well.
This outfit fit far too well.
It was as if it had been tailor-made for her.
A distinctly ominous feeling rose in Su Yuzu's chest.
She turned her head, meaning to ask Lian where the maid outfit had come from.
But the moment she turned, she met Lian's unblinking Dark golden vertical pupils, fixed tightly on her.
The girl who was supposed to be facing away was peering over her shoulder, head tilted, eyes glued to Su Yuzu.
An Aberrant's vertical pupils already looked dangerous enough.
Discovering so abruptly that the girl had been watching her the whole time she changed, Su Yuzu was tempted to just shove a "Combat Records" card at her.
"Lian!!!"
"Didn't I tell you to turn around?!"
Su Yuzu glared at the silent Aberrant girl.
Only then did the Aberrant girl slowly turn to face her. She looked at Su Yuzu and spoke in a soft, tiny voice. "Lady Kujou told me to keep an eye on you."
On the roof of the neighboring room, Kujou Iruka suddenly went stiff.
Was that... an order she'd given?
She had no memory of it at all.
Enjoying the splendid view, she never dreamed that she could sit on a roof minding her own business and still have the blame fall right out of the sky.
"Excellent."
Deep in Su Yuzu's heart, a chibi Little Yuzu pumped her little fist in triumph.
And in Kujou Iruka's little notebook, another mark was added to the tally.
Taking a deep breath, Su Yuzu looked at the Aberrant girl before her, who really did seem to have been doing nothing but watching her, and asked, "This outfit..."
"Where did you get it, Lian?"
"Lady Kujou prepared it for Miss Yuzu."
Up on the roof, Kujou Iruka shifted her seat.
Uh-oh... Killing intent!
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