"Ruri, can I ask you something?" After knocking, Ruri peeked out. "What is it?" "We're going to order pizza for lunch. Do you want some? Or rather, can you eat it?" Upon hearing that, Ruri went back into the room. She came back with a flyer for delivery pizza. "I'll join you. To be honest, I've been curious about it." I see... "Well, let's do it then. Come on." "Yes." Since Ruri nodded happily, I took her back to the living room. Kyouka released Miriam, went to Ruri, picked her up, and seated her at the kotatsu table. She then looked at the flyer on the desk. "Ruri-chan, which one do you like?" "This one." Despite Kyouka asking Ruri, for some reason, Yuusei-kun pointed at a pizza with lots of meat. "How about this cheese one? It's delicious." Kyouka completely ignored him. "I'll go with that one then." "Got it. Decision made!" Yuusei-kun silently looks at me. "We should just order both. I don't think one will be enough for the four of us." "Alright." I called the contact number written on the flyer and ordered the pizzas. "Excited about it, huh?" "Yeah, I am." Kyouka and Ruri seem to be having fun. "Do you like your big sister?" "Not really..." "Shoock!" Well, it's your first meeting, so that's understandable. "Kyouka, don't try to take my kid home." No take-outs! "That's right. You have Satoru, don't you?" "I don't need a younger brother who doesn't respect his elder sister." Is this what sibling relationships are usually like? While we were talking and waiting, the pizza arrived, so the four of us and one pet started eating. "Can cats eat pizza?" Yuusei-kun tilted his head as he watched Miriam eat the pizza with enthusiasm. "Mine eats anything." "Hmm... I don't know a lot about it. So this can happen?" Yeah, totally normal. "What are you going to do about work from now on?"

"Well, from now on..." Yuusei-kun briefly glances at Kyouka. "It's delicious, right?" "It is." Kyouka doesn't look at Yuusei-kun at all. "Did something happen?" "No, there's an event in two weeks that determines Kyouka's allowance. I think she's just using this as an excuse to avoid reality." Oh, midterms? Indeed, it is that time of the year. "Kyouka, are you okay?" I ask Kyouka, who is ignoring the conversation. "Huh? I-I'm okay." Kyouka swiftly averted her eyes. "You don't really look okay..." "Well... you could maybe phrase it that way." What other way could you phrase it? "You can focus on studying for the test next week. Focus on that for now." "Sorry..." For some reason, Yuusei-kun is apologizing. "What about you, Yuusei-kun?" "I'm just average. I don't really have any intention of going on to higher education." Oh, I see. It's true that this profession doesn't really require an educational background. "I also won't be going on to higher education, you know." "Just make sure to pass to the next grade. And, try to increase your allowance." "Your right... studying, huh..." Sounds like she doesn't like it. She looks smart, but if I recall correctly, she was a bit of an idi... "The tests are in two weeks. We will deal with work after that." "You sure about that?" "It's fine, it's fine. I have other things to do, so I'll focus on that." Of course i'm talking about the isekai village. After all, I'm the village chief. "Well then, that's it. I'll take care of reporting to the association." "Thank you. And Kyouka? Do your best in your studies." "Um, yes..." Kyouka made a very displeased face, but reluctantly nodded in agreement. After finishing the pizza, we drank tea and had a little chat. "Shall we go home soon?" "Huh?" Kyouka was surprised by Yuusei-kun's words. "I mean, the matter is settled and we've been treated to pizza. It would be rude to stay any longer, so let's go." Yuusei-kun speaks casually, but he is serious.

"Huh? Are we intruding?" Kyouka speaks politely, but she can be quite pushy. "Not really. You can stay as long as you want, but don't forget that you need to study." "R I G H T..." Do you hate it that much? Well, I also dislike studying, so I understand the feeling. "Hey, if you get good marks, I'll treat you to something expensive." "Sushi?" "Gotta be yakiniku, right?" These two always seem to disagree, don't they? "It's fine either way, I'm okay with both." "I have to do my best... Alright, let's go home." Kyouka seemed to get motivated and stood up while holding Miriam. "Kyouka, please don't take Miriam home." "Oh, that's right. I live in an apartment after all." That's not the point. "You can come over anytime." "Is that so... hee hee." Kyouka releases Miriam while blushing. "Let's head home. Thank you for having us, Yamada-san." "Sure. Yuusei-kun, do your best. And, please keep me updated." "Sure thing. Alright, let's go." Yuusei-kun said and left the living room with Kyouka. Yuusei-kun heads towards the entrance but Kyouka stops at the living room door. Slowly, she looked at the door at the end of the corridor. "Kyouka, what's up? Let's go home." "Yeah... Right, let's go." Kyouka had somehow turned into "Slasher Kyouka-chan", and while staring at the door, she headed towards the entrance where Yuusei-kun was waiting. We also went to see them off. "Tatsuya-san, thank you for the meal. I will do my best on the test, so please take care of me again." Kyouka, who had put on her shoes, had returned to her normal self and bowed with a smile. "Yeah. Do your best." "Yes. Well then, Ruri-chan and Miriam-chan, see you later." After Kyouka said that, they opened the door and departed. "... She was intensely staring at that door, right?" "She definitly was." "I just don'tunderstand that person, meow..." I wonder what it is? "I have no idea what she is thinking at all." "I do." "Is that so?" She's a puzzle to me... "Yes. It's actually quite simple. Right?" "Yeah, it's really simple, meow. That alone is very easy to understand, meow." Ehmm... I tried to get them both to explain more, but they absolutely refused to let anything out.