"Eh!?"
Lily stared at me with an incredibly sharp gaze. Behind her stood Cass with a troubled expression. When did Lily even get here? I didn't hear any footsteps, not even a hint of her presence.
"Robby-sama! Just where and when exactly did you learn that method of apology!!"
Hiiiiiiieeeee!! I could almost hear a GOGOGOGO ominous BGM roaring behind Lily.
I instinctively looked away.
"W-well, you see… that is…"
My chin was grabbed and forcibly turned toward Lily.
"Just where did you learn that? At the very least, I've never seen it before! And I've seen and heard quite a lot!"
The pressure was insane! Her face was so close! I couldn't even blink! Stop, Lily, please stop! Don't glare at me like that! It was just a momentary impulse—I only recreated an old memory!
Of course I couldn't say any of that, so I used every ounce of my (non-existent) deception skills:
