The socier takes his seat, well, well.

'Then let the two youngsters take care of the rest, and the old ones leave.

　I don't think "old" is the right word for it by any means.
　I'd believe it if I were you when you said you were in your twenties.

'I'd like to chat more, but let's say it's at dinner.

　What are they looking forward to in so many ways?
　Ugh.
　But, if you're not careful, you'll be misled by Socie-san's seductive smile that combines chastity and dainty charm.
　Especially me, the cholo-ish me.
　When Cecily-san grows up, will she become like that, or will she become more adult-like?
　When Sosie-san disappeared, Cecily-san, who had half occupied my seat, popped back into her seat.


No, no.

　Huh?
　She was in wife mode a while ago, but suddenly she's back to her normal mood...?

'Oh, the only time you have to be a husband is when your mother is around, okay?　I mean.........Kurohiko wouldn't want to do that either.

　Cecily shrugged her shoulders and chuckled.
　She looked a little disappointed.
　As for her, she was still flippant about playing husband and wife itself, wasn't she?

　I guess the words she just said about acting out only when she was with her associate, she was paying attention to me.
　............
　I'm weak when I get a face like that.
　I am aware that I am a bit of a player.
　But if Cecily-san makes you happy, well.............................

''No........I don't know where Socie-san is listening in, and I'll play the husband as much as possible while I'm staying at this mansion.
Huh?　I-is that okay?
'Haha... of course I've never been someone's husband before, so I'm sure I'll get the usual feeling in places... but, you see. --

　I held up a finger in the air.

It'll give us both a chance to practice our acting skills!

　Let's not get into what the acting skills are needed for.
　With my head on a swivel, I imagine myself acting like a husband.

'Ta, isn't this the kind of thing you want to do sometimes?'

　With a thrill, I put my own hand on Cecily's hand.

'Hey, Cecily?'
You....
..........
..........

　We both took the plunge and blushed as hard as we could.

　I could tell by the heat in my cheeks that I was blushing.
　After consciously acting it out, we both felt embarrassment boiling over.
　I agreed with the momentum, but.....
　It might be a high hurdle to overcome.

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

　We have to say something.
　We can't wait any longer.
　I've found the cup.

"Se-Cecily.
Yes, sir.
Can I get something to drink?
Oh, yes, yes. Please wait a minute.

　Cecily, his young wife, stood up and disappeared into the kitchen with a clatter.
　She had a look on her face that said she was glad to get a chance to get her mind right over there too.

　Apparently that was a nice play.
　Well, recklessness is not good.
　Let's keep the acting to a minimum, and not in a reckless manner.

　After a while, Cecily came back with a cup on a tray.
　She seems to have calmed down a lot--

　I mean, what?

　I feel like I'm puffing out my cheeks.

"Cecily?　Why, why are you swollen...?
'The young mistress was preparing drinks in the galley, you know?
Huh?　Ha, ha ... um, so what?
We're going to...　I just wanted him to sneak into the kitchen and gently hug me from behind like, "I can't take it anymore until night, Cecily......."!
Of course not!

　I mean, I wouldn't do anything else at night!

Moo.

　His cheeks were blushing, but his gaze was a zit-eyed one that drooped a buzz.

'Unworthy.'

　What?
　You can say it........
　I can't afford to lose, either.
　I have to fight back.

It's not at all heartbreaking to be told in such a cute way. It's like having your heart tickled by a sweet, lazy breath!

　A 《mukka》 mark appeared in Cecily's head.

''●*▽□×!
Hey, you know, I think any man would be hurt by that!

　I cover my ears as I hold my head.

''I mean ... I don't want to hear words like a dome-colored blade like that from the mouth of a beautiful girl!　Terrible!

　Cecily looks at me with a sadistic look in her eyes as I become pale and pale.

"Oh my goodness, you are such a hard master to control, aren't you?
Shh...

　It's unpredictable.
　Surprisingly, this is the kind of girlfriend I thought was possible.
　Maybe I'm being too perceptive.......but does she have her own measurements of what line is okay to be cold?
　No, that was too perforated.

　Miss Cecily takes a breath and returns to normal mode.

'Well, anyhow - yes, column water with herbs.
Oh, hi.

　Cecily takes a seat, holding her skirt in her hands.
　Her smile is back to its usual one.


Really?
'Hmm, what about Kurohiko?　Are you comfortable with me?
Well I'd probably still be more comfortable with Zeke.
I'm sure you did, didn't you?　What's that?　It's too much!
Because when I'm with Cecily, well, I still feel like the opposite s*x.

　Cecily, who had almost sat up in protest, sat back down.
　Then she cleared her throat in embarrassment.

'You know, you could have just said something like that first...'
I've heard it's bad for the skin, you know?
Please don't be so formal.

　After that exchange, we chatted in the cafeteria for a while.
　After all, we had returned to our normal routine.
　Acting as a married couple seems to be difficult unless you are strongly conscious of it.
　Well, it's just plain tiring....

'Come to think of it, Kurohiko.
Yes, sir.
'Your brother told me that you've been in and out of the Holy Tree Order's headquarters recently.
''That's right. Lately, I've been finding time to help the Order with some of their work.

　It was after the Holy War Festival was over.

　I went to the knight's headquarters and asked Commander Sogut if I could help with the knight's work, even if only during the hot season break.
　It was approved, and these days I'm helping the knights with a small amount of their work.

　The knights also work with the guards to maintain the security of the royal capital.
　Not to be left out of the examples of large cities with a lot of commercial activity, light and shadow exist in this royal capital, Christophia.
　It is said that the shadow side, the vicious acts, also occur to a certain extent.
　In such a situation, the Holy Tree Knights are said to be taking on troublesome cases that are too much for the guards to handle.

　However, the Knights are currently short of manpower due to the damage of the four deadly attacks.
　Because of that situation, I heard that they accepted me as an exception.

　I've heard that they're currently considering allowing candidates to experience joining the order due to the manpower shortage.
　However, it's currently not allowed in principle to assign the candidates to Knight's work.

　However, Commander Sogut proposed to the Knights with a positive attitude, saying that if it was a forbidding curse user who defeated the Four Deadly Plagues and defeated the Last Ten Indications Army and Skolbanger.
　I've heard that thankfully, the main faces of the knights, such as Diales-san, Van Sustos-san, Lili-san and Nord-san, also responded positively to the proposal.

　Incidentally, it was Commander Sogut who told me about such a process.
　I'm not sure if it's because of the fact that I was able to interact with them when I was a special instructor, but it may have been effective.

''As for Kurohiko, do you have some kind of goal in mind?　Given your past accomplishments, I'm sure you'll have no problem joining the team after graduation without bothering to sell your face beforehand, but...

　Of course I had my sights set on it.

The target is the Holy Ruins.