The St. Renowthred School's hot season vacation was coming to an end.

　In the world before they were sent here, it was now during the so-called summer break.

　The major events during such a break would be the Holy Warrior Festival where the Holy Warrior candidates fought hard for their lives, and the attack on the Great Sacred Ground by that Endno Ten Indicators Army and Skolbanger that happened during the Holy Warrior Festival.

　Other than that, there were also encounters with the guests of the Ruvelargan and Guntarios empire who were invited to the St. Boniface.
　Looking back, there were both good and bad things during the Holy Week.
　But for me, Sagara Krohiko, I think it can be said that both of these were valuable experiences.

　And finally, the second semester of classes was about to start.
　But...

'I have one uncomfortable event coming up before second semester classes start...'

　Murmuring this in front of the magnificent silver decorated door, he looked up at the mansion, which was also a magnificent majestic mansion.
　The door that had been closed earlier was opened from the other side.

''What are you standing there bobbing about, Kurohiko?
What?

　A girl so beautiful that the elegant and beautiful decoration of the door faded away - Cecily Arkwright came out of the door.

　She's my classmate and companion.
　And that - for now, we have a relationship as potential lovers.
　The fact that I have such feelings for her still doesn't sit well with me personally, though.

''How can I say... the cool but refreshing breeze is so pleasant that I just wanted to feel this breeze for a bit longer.
No, it's far from brisk today and there's no wind at all today to begin with.

　It was a calm and accurate perception of the situation.

'Jeez,'

　He stares at me with questioning eyes.
　Even such a look looks look beautiful, and Cecily Arkwright's God's blessing is still intact.
　However, it seems that his mood has been compromised.

''Do you really dislike staying in my mansion so much?　Would you like to take a second step?
No, I mean, yes.
'Moo!　If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with--?

　The character was immediately broken.

　Nope.
　Is it more accurate to say that the wall surface collapsed and the ground was exposed rather than a character collapse in this person's case?

　I shrug.

''Staying at a girl's house is a good place to be unfamiliar with.

　If she wins the Holy War Festival, I'll sleep over at the Arkwright house.
　I had promised her that.
　And she had won the ungraded class of the Seibutsu Festival, where the strongest of the best had gathered, and she had done so with flying colors.

　The one big event left before the start of the second semester of classes.

　It was a sleepover at the Arkwright house, which was none other than.


　　　　　*


　When we stayed at the Cirrus Baths, everyone else was there.

　My reassuring ally, Zeke of the same s*x, was with me.
　And moreover, Cirrus Baths is like an inn.
　It's not a girl's home.
　Furthermore, the place to stay this time was the home of Cecily Arkwright, who was said to be a superbly beautiful girl, and everyone had to shake their heads.
　In other words, it was the home of a Renoir Thread idol.
　Since you're staying at such a house, it's impossible not to feel overwhelmed.

　Cecily puts her fingertips to her eyebrows as if she has a headache.

''You can deal with Hibigami and the Four Deadly Disasters with such ease, so why are you so uptight about staying at my mansion.......you really are a strange person, Kurohiko.
'No, as expected of Cecily, she's special and...'
Mmm-hmm.

　Suddenly in a good mood, Cecily came around behind me and grabbed my hands.

'Se-Cecily-san?'
So that's what it is, isn't it? I'm not going to be able to tell the difference.

　I arched my upper body, letting my back escape.

'Sta, stop trying to hook me up to your back!'

　I felt something soft on my back earlier.

''This ... if you don't move forward towards the mansion, it's going to be a bit embarrassing, isn't it?　Well, I don't mind a little body closeness as long as it's Kurohiko.　And yes, my breasts are not quite currier these days, but they do seem to be growing in some vague way...

　In short.
　I'm saying that if you don't move on from this, I'm going to impose my growth appeal on you.
　That's special, for sure.

"He's someone we have to be extra vigilant about.
Terrible!

　I make a languid face and drop a sigh.

''Your blackness, as expected of you, is just as good as being called the Black Pearl of Renowthred.......''
You can't just change my nickname in King's Landing like that!


　　　　　*


Welcome, Mr. Kurohiko.

　Hana bows.
　I bobbed my head too.
　This person is the servant of the Arkwright family.
　She is a middle-aged woman with a mild atmosphere, and Cecily says she trusts you a lot.
　I know this person and I know her too.
　It's a relief to have a familiar face in the room....

　As I stepped into the mansion, I was immediately greeted by a large staircase that looked like a Western-style building leading to the second floor.
　As I climbed up the stairs in front of me, the staircase on either side branched off again, just like you know.

　There was an old-fashioned feel to the mansion that reminded me of its long history.
　However, thanks to the cleanliness of the house, it has a clean feeling.
　I don't feel any old dustiness.
　Smooth.
　I wondered if the heartbreaking smell was due to the flowers arranged here and there.

I'm going to have to ask you to stay in the visitors' room. I'm going to go change, so please let Hana show him around.
Very well, My Lady.

　Cecily, she's going to change her clothes.
　So the pale lemon yellow short-sleeved dress you're wearing now is not home wear?

Then let's meet again later, Kurohiko.

　After parting from Cecily-san, who smiled and waved her hand flutteringly, I walked down the corridor of the mansion, accompanied by Hana-san.

''.........''

　We walked around and found out.
　The mansion itself seems to be quite old.
　Even so, it doesn't feel rundown, probably because the mansion has been treated very carefully, including cleaning.
　The original mansion is said to be in the Earl of Arkwright's estate again, but this mansion in the royal capital is probably being taken good care of as well.
　The Arkwright family takes good care of their home, and I felt a strong affinity for them.

　When I came to check on Cecily, who was depressed after being defeated by Hibigami before, I didn't have time to observe the inside of the mansion....
　When you look at it when you have the time to spare, you can see things you didn't notice.

''It's this way, sir. Please feel free to use the things in your room. Hmm...............................The things in this room may become Kurohiko-sama's in the future, right?　Now, if there's anything else you need, please ring your doorbell.

　I thank her and Hana resigns, leaving a smile on her face.
　I put my bags down and sit down on the bed.

　.........hmm?
　Come to think of it, Hana-san said something about how the things in this room might be mine in the future....
　Unless Cecily and I get married, that's not going to happen...

　No, no, I shake my head.

　What am I thinking?
　I can't imagine me marrying Cecily-san.

　Well, I'm sure we're on the same page, but.......

　While thinking about that, I check the time on the clock.
　I should have gone to the hall by the time I was told.
　There's still some time left until the time.

　Falling back onto the bed, I take a breath, feeling more relaxed.

　A bed with a canopy.
　It wasn't as comfortable as the bed I had at home.

　But........looking at Cecily when she's in the mansion, I realize that she really is the daughter of a prestigious house....

　Once again, I had the sense that she's someone who lives in a different world than I do, and that's what I was confronted with.

　But I understand.
　Cecily-san doesn't like to be treated like that.
　Most of all, in this mansion, we revealed our true selves to each other in the past.
　Because of that experience, even though the world we live in is different, I think we are close people in terms of our feelings....

''.........''

　It's getting too comfortable to sleep, I'm getting sleepy....


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　Ha!

　Sheesh.
　I was out of it.
　Would the time be okay?

Hmm?

　Huh?
　In front of me, there is someone else.

　There's a woman lying on her side in a slightly symmetrical state with me lying down.
　On the same bed as me.

　As I'm sprawled out, hey, what happened?

Hmm--

　She was still in a daze, perhaps because she wasn't fully awake.

　The mystery woman's eyes were open.
　She wasn't asleep.

　The woman softly, softly softened her eyes.
　As soon as I saw that expression that gave me the illusion that an angel had descended, an indescribable sensation, as if my heart had been stroked by a feather, ran through me.

''Good morning,''

　A voice that tickles the back of your ears.
　The image is of a clear lake with soft sunlight pouring down on it - or is it?
　I uttered the name of the first person I associated with such an image.

'Cecily, mister?'
"Mmm-hmm.

　The tip of her index finger was pitted against her forehead.
　It was fluffy and cool.

'No,'