The next day after I met with Christia.
　I'm not going anywhere for a while from today and will be staying at home.
　It would take nearly ten days to get to the royal capital from Queles, so I'm going to leave a few days close to that.

　That's why I was relaxing on my bed in my room, reading a book.......when I heard a knock on the door.

'You can come in!'

　As I said that, Sisha came into the room.
　What, I thought it was Esther who came.
　It's unusual for Sisha to come to my room, just like Noor the other day.
　.........I have a bad feeling about this.

So what's up with you coming to my room?

To tell you the truth, I have a favor to ask Okura-san.

'Is that from the comp mess?'

Yes, that's it.

　I sat Sisha down in a chair and then asked her what she wanted, and apparently she had a favor to ask.
　It's already been quite a while since the comp mess, but I'm finally the first one here.
　

I have to respond to that. I'll find out what you want and I'll give you what you want!　...as much as you can, please.

'Don't go from confident to pathetic all of a sudden!　But don't worry, I won't make such an unreasonable request.

　I promised to do whatever I could to the extent I could.
　I'd like to respond to the work of Sisha and the others whenever possible, but I can't respond to them if they say something too reckless.
　But, well, Sisha wouldn't make any reckless demands.

''Let me, Luna-san, get along with you!

No. That wish is beyond my power.

Why?

　It was reckless.
　When I said I couldn't do that, Sisha stood up and frowned.

'No, because ... you know what I mean?'

I don't know!　No, I don't want to understand!

You have to understand that!

　Getting Sisha and Luna to get along... isn't that a request of the highest order of difficulty?
　As if I don't know what to do.

If you want to get along in the first place, shouldn't you try to get along on your own?

'Does it look like I'm not trying?'

You're doing it.

　He wondered what it would be like to have people help him get along, but Sisha was already making an effort to get along, to the point of excess.
　Then, indeed, there might be no other way to get others to think about it anymore.

''Hmm, there's no choice. I'll take off my skin here.''

Really?

　When I nodded my head and agreed, Sisha clasped her hands in front of her chest, her eyes shining with joy.
　You must really want to get to know each other well to be this happy.
　Well, even for me, I was wondering how Luna and Cis-Ha's relationship would continue as it is.
　I don't know what to do about it, but let's take this opportunity to think it over.

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　Two days after being consulted by Sisha.

'Come in, Luna,'

Thanks.

No.

　Sisha wakes up and places a cup of drink in front of Luna, who sits in a chair, smiles lightly and walks away.

'Heihachi, is something wrong with Sisha?'

Hmm?　What?

　Normally, I don't even need to thank you anymore!　What a way to be overjoyed, but at my suggestion, they've been running the operation since that night.
　The first day I didn't particularly care for it, but Luna was tilting her head because it had been going on for three days.
　Then she asks me what's wrong with me, but I pretend not to know and respond to it.

'Acting curt, is it?'

'Yeah, Sisha would always treat Luna excessively. So why don't you try to cut back on that for a while?　It's quite disturbing when things change suddenly from what they used to be. Maybe that's why Luna misses Sisha so much.

''Nah, I see. It's kind of strangely convincing....

　What a story I've been running with, but is this really the right thing to do?
　I think I would care if Sisha, who is always overly affectionate, suddenly stopped doing that and didn't pay much attention to me.......

''Could it be that you're worried about Sisha?''

No, no.

　Luna tipped her cup as if it didn't matter and started drinking her drink.
　

Mr. Okura!　What will you miss?　You don't care about that at all!

Oh, come on!

　When I went to the washroom where Sisha was headed, she crowded me and asked me what was going on.
　Apparently, she was secretly checking on Luna.
　It's only the third day we've started, and it shouldn't affect us that quickly.

'What are you doing here, sir?

　As I was nudging Sisha to hang on a little longer, Noor came out of the back.
　He had a bucket in his hand and was wondering at us, who were making a scene in the hallway.

'Hey, it's nothing. Was Noll tending to the horses?

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry to leave it to you, Mr. Noll.

I don't mind doing this because I like doing it!　Well, Moffitt is getting angry again because of that, but I hope he's in a better mood because we're going to play together.

　I wasn't sure what I was going to do about taking care of the horses, but Noll said he would take care of them, so I left it to him.
　He seems to like taking care of the animals, and he's pretty excited about it.
　We had some hay and stuff in the food vending machine, so we feed him that.

　Also, the last time I saw him, Moffitt was mad at me for letting a horse into the shed, but now that he's started taking care of the horses, he's getting mad again.
　Maybe he's jealous because he thinks he's lost his knolls?
　Last time I fed him some high quality pineapple from the vending machine to get him in a good mood, but I guess I'll have to give him something again.......

I think Moffitt is going to get mad at me again if I don't get there soon.

Oh, that's right.

　When I urge him to go quickly, Nol heads toward the living room at a small run.
　Hmph, it looks like I've been able to deceive her well.

"Sisha, Okura-dono, you've been doing some strange things lately, but I'll keep it to a minimum.

　In front of the door to the living room, Noor suddenly turns around and says something like that.
　Me and Sisha look at each other and are surprised by it.

　I could tell Noll and the others what we're running, but if there are more people, Luna might detect it.
　So I was going to do as much as possible with just me and Sisha..................but apparently Noll already knew we were doing something.

　Then another day passed and five days later.

''Goooooooo, we lost again........''

Well, Nole's not done yet.

Estelle is as strong as ever.

　They all gathered in the living room to play a board game.
　Noor and Esther were playing the game again, but the result was a disastrous defeat.
　Luna, who was watching them, seemed to be enjoying herself.

''Huh.......hmm, let's go to bed now.

That's right. Is Luna going to stay with Moffoot a little longer?

'No, let Moffitt sleep with me. It's bad enough that you have to keep me company.

I understand, sir.

　It's only been a few hours since Luna woke up, but it's time for Estelle and the others, who have been up since the morning, to get sleepy.
　Luna, who was enjoying being told she was going to sleep, looks slightly disappointed.
　She puts Moffitt on her lap and strokes him, but says it's bad enough to fit her, and passes him to Noor.

'Well then, I think it's time for me to go to bed.

...again.

Can I help you?

No, it's not...

　Sisha got up and said she would get up and go to bed with it too.
　Luna then mutters in a small voice and looks at Sisha.
　She asks Luna in response, but she quickly turns away.

　This is also the eighth day today.
　Until now, Sisha has been up for a few hours after this to accommodate Luna, but she hasn't done so now.
　I didn't mind it until the third day, but around the fifth day, I started to get a little more reaction.
　After days like this, as expected, Luna seemed to be starting to notice it too.

　After that, Sisha said she had something to do with me and decided to go with me to my room.
　Probably a consultation in the future.
　On my way out of the living room, I suddenly looked towards the desk where Luna was.
　Then she looked down with her shoulders slumped and sat down in her chair with a forlorn look on her face.
　Hmmm, a bit much?　But when Sisha asked you earlier, you still sounded so plain.
　Should I let it continue like this, or should I just give up and let it continue as usual.......I'm torn.

''Ugh, will this really work?　If you go to bed this early, you won't have any time to interact with Luna-san at all...I'm going to have withdrawal symptoms.

What's withdrawn...

　As we sit and talk, Sisha asks me if I sound like I'm going to cry.
　She shakes her body even more and says something about how she might get withdrawal symptoms.
　Just not being able to touch Luna is going to make you that much................................totally, he can't help it.

''What is your brother and Sisha doing sneaking around these days?

"Whoa!

'E, Esther!　Why, why are you here...?

Oh, no, I'm not the only one who comes to your brother's house.

　As I was talking to Sisha, I suddenly heard Esther's voice.
　She turned around and there was Esther in a squatting position beside the bed.
　When Sisha asked her why she was there, she replied while smiling.

　I, how long has she been there.......I don't think she's going to come in through the door normally and we won't notice her.
　Well, I don't think she was in this room all along....no, I don't think so....

'More importantly, what the hell were the two of you doing in this room?　Is that why you've been acting so strange lately?

Yeah, actually...

　Apparently, even Esther had sensed it.
　I was also wondering if I should do any more, so I decided to tell Esther honestly what was going on.

'Hmm, you asked for such a favor.

You can't do anything about it. It's no use........I'm trying my best, but instead of getting along with you, I feel like you're hating me more and more.... I don't know what to do anymore.......

　After hearing the story, Esther is looking at Sisha with zit eyes.
　After being looked at with such eyes, she frowns and spits out a weak voice that sounds like she's about to cry.
　It looks like her true feelings are finally coming out here.
　Apparently, she was more troubled than I thought.

'Sisha, don't be so downhearted. I'm sure Luna doesn't hate you that much either.

Is that right?

Yeah, Luna seems so much fun when she's with Sisha.

　Esther is often angry with Sisha, but she comes up to her and pats her on the back and says some words of comfort to her.
　Luna certainly has a cold attitude a lot, but I think she's gotten a lot better lately.
　Even her biting is only when Sisha treats her excessively........except when she's fainting in her sleep.

''Well then, why don't you ask him directly?

What?

　Esther, who put her hand on her cheek and thought about it, said something like that.
　I'll ask the person himself, or........hmmm, I'm already in limbo, maybe I should try that here.

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What do you want me to do? I thought you were going to bed?

No, not really. Well, just sit down.

　I quickly decided to call Luna to my room to talk to her.
　I asked Sisha and the others to go back to their rooms, so it's just me and Luna.
　Probably if Sisha was there, she'd be too shy to say her true feelings.
　Still, Sisha insisted on asking me directly, so I connected the walkie-talkie so that I could only hear her voice.

''It will be troublesome to go around, so I'll ask you straightforwardly. What does Luna think of Sisha?

Nuh, what a question. Heihachi, is it your fault that Sisgah has been acting so strangely lately?

Just tell me what you think.

　Luna doesn't like to be a pain in the ass, and she'd be more honest with me if I was direct than if I pretended to be forward and then asked her.
　That's what I thought, but Luna fell silent and looked down and didn't reply.
　I'm in trouble...............................I'm not going to ask you this.

''You really don't like Sisha?　If that's the case, you can tell Sisha and have her continue on in the future.

What ... well that's not ...

　You've probably already noticed that I've had a hand in the weirdness of Sisha lately.
　So I turned that around and told her that if she really didn't like it, I'd leave it at that.
　Then Luna raises her eyebrows and looks really annoyed.

　If you look at the reaction up to today, you'll know that I don't really hate it from the heart.
　If I say this, he'll give up and say something about it. I feel sorry for him, though, because it comes off as a bit of a threat.
　But what the hell is Sisha, who is listening to this over the walkie-talkie, saying now!　

''Well I don't hate him. Sure, I hated him at first, but I could tell he wasn't a bad guy.

So why are you still so blunt?

　The answer Luna finally gave was that she didn't hate him.
　Hmmm, I would have liked a few more words of favoritism.
　But just getting that one word out of her was a huge improvement.
　But for me, I want to take it a little further.

''It's ... embarrassing.''

Embarrassed?

'You've been cold to me for so long, and now you're embarrassed to be friends with me.

　The reason she was acting coldly even though she didn't feel bad about it was apparently out of shame.
　She was so hostile to Sisha right after she was summoned.......it can't be helped.

But after being dealt with so curtly recently, I understand. It's a sad thing to be treated like that.

　The words that continued to come out of Luna's mouth were surprising.
　She felt like she was being left bare by Sisha and felt lonely.
　As she speaks, she has an air of loneliness about her, but at the same time, she also looks apologetic.
　Maybe it's because she did what she's always done and understood what Sisha was feeling.

Can you be any kinder to Sisha from now on?

Yes.

　Luna opened a little pause, then nodded her head and nodded.
　I thought it would be a bit more fiddly, but it was surprisingly straightforward, perhaps because Sisha's actions from day after day were working.
　Has this accomplished Sisha's request? Well, I'm glad to hear that it's going to end without incident.

　When I was relieved to hear that, the door to my room suddenly opened.
　And the one who jumped in was - Sisha.

''Le, Luna-san!　I'm sorry!　I won't make you feel lonely again!

How the hell did you come out at this time?

'Because Luna says she misses you!　You can't just leave them alone!

　You a**h*le!　Why are you coming in here instead of staying put?
　Sisha jumped in and hugged Luna, who was sitting in a chair, crying.
　She couldn't take it anymore after listening to the conversation........

　When I looked at Luna, who was being held fearfully, her bright red eyes were glaring at me.
　Her face is bright red and her whole body is trembling, and she is clenching her teeth as she shows her fangs to endure her shame.
　Oh, this isn't good. I'm completely furious. I've done it.

　As I was thinking about escaping, Sisha was bitten and collapsed on the spot.

''Ah, ah........Luna-san.......''

Hi!

　Sisha lies on the floor, jittery and convulsive as usual.
　Luna gets up silently and comes to my doorstep.
　
　That's why I didn't want Sisha to hear it I'm not the one who's to blame!

"You bastard... Heihachi, you set me up?

No, no!　Sis-ha insists on being concerned about it, so let her just listen to the conversation--

'No questions asked!　You idiots!

'Oh, ah, ah--Unghhhhhh!

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"Oh my God, I'm so f*cked up...

Absolutely. That's why I told you to keep it to a minimum, sir.

'Hmm, but I'm glad to see those two are getting along so well.

　After that, things got a little crazy, and even Noor and the others rushed to the scene.
　They seized Luna, who was getting excited, and collected me and Sisha, who was bitten and incapacitated, and we were able to get out of this mess.

　Whew, good grief. I didn't think they'd bite me too.
　I'm sure it's part of his embarrassment, but please don't bite him for that.
　Well, this time it was my fault, so I had it coming....

'Yes, go ahead, Luna-san.'

"Hm.

How's that?　Is it good?

Yes.

　Perhaps she was blown away by the earlier commotion, Luna was allowed to get on Sisha's lap and eat the fruit.
　Sisha also looks very happy with a big smile on her face, probably because she hasn't been able to interact with Luna for eight days.

'Sis-ha.'

Yes, can I help you?

I'm sorry for ... I've been so cold to you all this time.

"........it's all right, Luna!　I don't care about that!

　Luna turned back with a red face and embarrassed and apologized to Sisha.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.

　Isn't this a very smiling scene?
　It's worth the sacrifice when you see this.

It's a good thing that you're so jealous. You can take me on your lap and squeeze me, too, brother?

'Well, don't let that embarrass you...'

Then I'll give Okura-dono a hug!

How could it be!

　Esther, who was watching the scene, snaps to me and asks me to do the same.
　When I say I don't want to because I'm embarrassed, this time Noor sticks to the other side and says I'll do it.
　Why are you so sticky and attached to me.......are you so jealous of Sisha and Luna?

Sisha, I didn't do anything this time, but are you sure you're asking me to do something?

'Yes, I don't mind. Because it was Okura-san who gave me the opportunity. Thank you, Mr. Okura.

Yeah, well that's all well and good.

　I started this time as a request, a thank you for the comp gacha, but I ended up doing almost nothing with it.
　As a request, it's honestly not very subtle, is it?

　What a thought, I checked with Sisha to see if she was sure, and she thanked me with a smiling smile.
　Seeing the expression on her face, I got a little nervous.

　Mmm, I didn't think I'd be upset by Sisha smiling at me, but, well, I think Sisha looking happy right now is really attractive.