Kuoh Town, Tatsuma's house.
After unpacking and putting away all her luggage, Yukina walked out of her room and went next door.
"Huh, where are they?"
Looking at the empty room in front of her, with the luggage already placed in the corner, Yukina was stunned for a moment, instantly realizing that Sayaka had lied to her earlier.
The other party hadn't packed at all, but had gone to do something else.
Subconsciously, Tatsuma's figure appeared in Yukina's mind.
She and Sayaka had just arrived in Kuoh Town, had no acquaintances around, and no mission. Sayaka's sudden disappearance at this moment most likely meant she had gone to find Tatsuma.
"I remember Tatsuma-san mentioned before that his room was on the fourth floor."
Yukina arrived at the stairs leading from the third to the fourth floor and took a step forward.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
Translucent ripples appeared in the air, and Yukina stepped through a thin film and went up the stairs.
But before she could react to what was happening, sounds of pleasure came from the room above. Hearing those sounds that were too familiar, Yukina's body trembled, and she froze on the spot.
What is this situation?
Doesn't Sayaka have androphobia? Why would she actively go to Tatsuma?
After standing on the stairs and listening for a few minutes, she realized that Sayaka didn't sound like she was being forced.
Yukina awkwardly shrunk her head, silently took two steps back, and went down the stairs.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
Translucent ripples appeared again, and the sounds that made her blush instantly disappeared.
However, the experience of those few minutes just now was deeply imprinted in Yukina's mind. Even though she had already left the stairs, that sound still echoed in her ears, overloading her brain.
"Hello, are you busy?"
Just then, a questioning voice filled with doubt came from the side.
Yukina turned her head to look, and a young girl with yellow hair came into view.
"Um... may I ask who you are?"
"My name is Asia Argento, you must be Yukina-san, the one Rias-san mentioned."
After introducing herself, Asia, who had just returned from shopping, reached out and touched Yukina's forehead.
"Why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell and have a fever?"
"Uh, no! You misunderstood!"
Yukina subconsciously took two steps back, shaking her head repeatedly as she replied.
"I'm just... well, a little hot. Do you know anywhere cooler?"
Hot?
Asia blinked in confusion, seeing at a glance that Yukina was lying.
After being renovated by Tatsuma, the villa was enveloped by a Senjutsu array, and the internal temperature was automatically regulated throughout. Unless it was a special race similar to a yeti, it was impossible to feel that the temperature was a problem.
However, seeing that Yukina seemed very flustered, the understanding Asia didn't press the matter.
"If you're hot, how about I show you around the villa? You can also meet the others."
"No... no problem!"
Anyway, let's leave this place first.
...
Two hours later, the first floor of the villa.
Tatsuma walked into the living room with Sayaka.
In the center of the living room, a huge table made of wood was placed on the floor. The table was full of food, and Rias and the others were sitting around the table chatting.
Rukia, who was playing on her phone, looked up and complained with narrowed eyes, "Tatsuma, you're finally here. If you keep playing in bed with your girlfriend, I'm going to starve to death."
"Is that my fault?"
Tatsuma shrugged, reached out, and put his arm around the young girl who was standing silently beside him with her head lowered.
"Everyone should have heard from Yukina, but I'll introduce her again."
"This person here is Sayaka Kirisaka, and she will be living in the house with Yukina Himeragi from now on."
"Sakiko, from now on, when you go out for work, these two will be your bodyguards, remember to take them with you."
"Bodyguards?" Sakiko, who was not far away, was stunned.
Ever since she had a showdown with her father and opened up to Tatsuma, she had been promoted from maid to secretary.
The secretary's work was neither too much nor too little. Besides helping Tatsuma deal with various documents, the only thing she had to do was create a schedule to remind Tatsuma what he needed to do.
In Sakiko's opinion, this kind of small job didn't need bodyguards at all. Was there any danger?
"Sakiko, don't be careless. Tatsuma's secretary isn't someone just anyone can be, there are many terrorists watching him."
As if seeing Sakiko's thoughts, Rias began to explain.
She had already heard about the Khaos Brigade's attack on Tatsuma this afternoon from the Underworld side. Besides being angry, Rias also felt the terror of the Khaos Brigade for the first time.
These terrorists even dared to attack Tatsuma, so for those with weaker strength like them, there was even less to say. Without proper safety measures, they might not even have the means to buy time if they encountered danger.
While Rias was explaining, Sayaka broke free from Tatsuma's embrace and awkwardly walked over to Yukina and sat down.
"Ah, g-good evening, Sayaka." Yukina greeted her somewhat nervously.
"Um... good evening." Sayaka's expression was complicated.
After more than two hours of intense battle, Sayaka finally chose to surrender.
It turned out that her idea was too naive, it was simply impossible to satisfy Tatsuma by herself.
However, after this incident, Sayaka's androphobia somehow got much better. At least when facing Tatsuma, she wouldn't be as irritable as before, and her emotions wouldn't easily get out of control.
Of course, this wasn't good news.
At least for Sayaka, failing to protect Yukina wasn't good news.
And what was worse, when she woke up, she received another piece of news from Tatsuma.
While she was fully sensitive and immersed in a world of pleasure, Yukina stood outside the door and secretly listened for several minutes.
When she learned this news, Sayaka felt like the sky was falling.
Looking at her roommate in front of her, who was avoiding eye contact and had an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, Sayaka took a deep breath, gathering her courage to speak.
"Yukina, don't misunderstand."
"Actually, I..."
"Um... you don't need to explain." Yukina interrupted with a blush.
"After all, our mission here is to serve Tatsuma-san, so this situation is very normal."
"It's just that I didn't expect you to be so proactive, it's really... cough, a bit surprising."
Sayaka: ...
Oh no!