As soon as Tachibana Koneko entered the living room, Mikazuki Munechika, who was watching TV on the sofa, noticed her.
Recalling the scene of returning from grocery shopping just now, Mikazuki Munechika's eyes darted, revealing a cunning smile.
The next moment, Mikazuki Munechika rushed towards Tachibana Koneko with an abnormally angry expression, tackling her to the ground.
"You ungrateful fellow! Is this how you treat your master!"
Mikazuki Munechika pinched Tachibana Koneko's cheeks and roared with an angry expression.
Tachibana Koneko, who had originally planned to retaliate, was intimidated by Mikazuki Munechika's words and even forgot to resist.
"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"
"Still saying you didn't! I've already seen through it! That fellow who attacked master is with you, right! That fellow said before that this Kuoh Town is managed by you all!"
"I don't think that fellow is a race other than a Devil! I can clearly feel the same aura on that fellow as on you! Are you still going to deny this!"
Although her face showed anger, Mikazuki Munechika was already laughing to herself. Tachibana Koneko had fallen for it just as she had expected.
Normally, due to the rule against using power, her fights with Tachibana Koneko were almost always a fifty-fifty split.
But now, because of guilt, Tachibana Koneko didn't resist at all, allowing her to pinch her face. With such a plot development, it's likely that Tachibana Koneko would agree to whatever invitation she proposed.
Just as Mikazuki Munechika thought, Tachibana Koneko was indeed very worried about whether Inaba Tsukiyo would be angry about this matter.
She still remembered the last time she threw a tantrum and ignored Inaba Tsukiyo, which almost led to Inaba Tsukiyo leaving Kuoh Town.
She didn't want such a thing to happen. Inaba Tsukiyo had gradually become as important as, or even more important than, Rias in her heart.
"Why aren't you speaking? Is it because I guessed correctly, so you're not going to refute me? As expected, just as I said, you approached master with a purpose."
"Even if there was no purpose at first, after learning about master's special abilities, you wanted to use master's kindness to enhance your strength. After fully exploiting master, you planned to have someone eliminate master, right? I didn't expect you to be such a person."
"I didn't... I really didn't intend to do such a thing. I really didn't expect the President to do such a thing."
Tears accumulated in her eyes. Tachibana Koneko, feeling increasingly wronged by what was said, was on the verge of crying.
Mikazuki Munechika, who was becoming more and more delighted, wanted to say something else when a sharp pain suddenly shot through her head. She looked up and found that Inaba Tsukiyo had appeared beside her at some point.
Because she was cooking, Inaba Tsukiyo was still wearing an apron with a rabbit pattern on it.
Holding a soup spoon, she slightly opened her eyes, first glanced at Tachibana Koneko, noticed the tears accumulating in Tachibana Koneko's eyes, and then looked at Mikazuki Munechika with some dissatisfaction.
"Munechika, this time... you went too far."
"Ma... Master. I, I just felt dissatisfied because master was attacked this time, and I wanted to... wanted to..."
"That's no excuse, Munechika. You clearly knew that person only came to test me, yet you used this to bully Koneko."
She gently tapped Mikazuki Munechika's head, reached out to pull Tachibana Koneko up, gently patted the dust off her, and rubbed her little head.
"Munechika received your message just now. I thought you weren't coming. It's good that you're here. I've already prepared the bathwater for you. Go take a bath first."
"Tsu... Tsukuyo, you... you're not blaming me? What she said is not wrong; the person who attacked you today is indeed someone I know."
"Mm, I know. The weapon that person used to attack me was a wooden sword. She probably wanted to test me. But I didn't expect that I would defeat her in one move."
Inaba Tsukiyo smiled, leaned close to Tachibana Koneko, gently hugged Tachibana Koneko, and stroked her back.
"I'm not blaming you. Don't listen to Munechika. Now, go take a good bath and relax. Dinner will be ready soon. Shall we eat together later?"
"...Mm!"
Tachibana Koneko smiled and nodded, then turned and walked towards the room Inaba Tsukiyo had prepared for her.
After Tachibana Koneko left, Inaba Tsukiyo looked at Mikazuki Munechika with some helplessness. Mikazuki Munechika, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered her head and dared not look at her.
"Listen, Munechika. I don't mind you two messing around normally, but I don't want you to have conflicts over these things, even if this attack was primarily Koneko's fault."
"You have only just gained the ability to become a human, and you don't have much understanding of human emotions and thoughts. But doing this can easily hurt Koneko and leave her with bad memories."
Just like humans, Inaba Tsukiyo didn't want Tachibana Koneko to become overly cautious in their future interactions.
It's already very good now. She likes Tachibana Koneko clinging to her like a cat, and she is also very satisfied with the atmosphere that Tachibana Koneko and Mikazuki Munechika's playful bickering brings to this home.
"...Yes, I understand. I'm sorry, Master."
The conversation between Inaba Tsukiyo and Mikazuki Munechika made Tachibana Koneko, who was eavesdropping nearby, smile slightly. She turned and jogged towards the bathroom.
After her bath, Tachibana Koneko, as usual, had dinner with Inaba Tsukiyo and Mikazuki Munechika. During the meal, the two had a fierce dispute over food.
Just as they were about to break their chopsticks, Inaba Tsukiyo intervened to stop them, preventing the conflict from escalating.
After dinner, Inaba Tsukiyo cleaned up the dishes and then went to bathe.
Mikazuki Munechika could also bathe, but she was a sword. Besides bathing, Inaba Tsukiyo could also maintain her when she transformed into her sword form, which also counted as bathing.
Tachibana Koneko and Mikazuki Munechika quietly played games in the living room. Although they usually bickered constantly, they showed amazing coordination when playing cooperative games.
No words were needed; just a single action, and they understood each other's intentions.
"Just now... I'm truly sorry. I actually knew that the person who came to test us had no ill intent; she just wanted to tease you a bit through this matter."
Mikazuki Munechika suddenly spoke. Her initial apology surprised Tachibana Koneko, but the latter half of her statement made Tachibana Koneko's hand pause, and her game character nearly got instantly killed by an enemy.
"I've only recently gained this form, so I don't understand human thoughts very well. However, I only care about Master, and I'm only concerned with Master."
"She wants us to get along well; she doesn't want us to fight. I know you're not a fool; you should be able to see Master's intentions."
"To be honest, Master is all I need. Whether in the past or the future, I only need Master. Besides her, I don't need anyone else."
"However... since Master asked me to get along well with you, I will try to get along well with you to obey Master's command."
Although her tone was one of reluctance, it was only to make herself appear more dignified and imposing.
Tachibana Koneko secretly glanced at Mikazuki Munechika and indeed saw a faint blush on her face, the corners of her mouth curving into a smile.
She didn't say much. Some things, even if left unsaid, Mikazuki Munechika would understand what Tachibana Koneko was thinking.
Mikazuki Munechika did indeed guess what that girl was thinking. She pouted, a little displeased.
"Today... I'll go to Master's room a bit later. I'll let you have the first few hours."
Mikazuki Munechika suddenly said. Tachibana Koneko didn't answer, only nodded, continuing their gaming journey.
At night, after all the lights in the house were off, Tachibana Koneko, dressed in her pajamas, quietly appeared at Inaba Tsukiyo's door, stealthily opening it.
Just as she slipped into the covers as usual, preparing to find a comfortable spot to sleep next to Inaba Tsukiyo, Inaba Tsukiyo suddenly turned over and slightly opened her eyes.
"Koneko~"
Meanwhile, on a street in Kuoh Town, a boy who looked rather disreputable was on his way home.
He was holding a magazine he had bought from a certain section of the bookstore. Since his previous magazine had been confiscated by the Student Council, he had no choice but to buy another one at his own expense.
He wondered how the Student Council knew their location at the time. They had confirmed that no one would appear there in a short time, so why were they surrounded by Student Council members when they came to their senses?
Recalling looking up at that moment, with almost all disciplinary committee members around him, the boy's face was covered in cold sweat.
Fortunately, the punishment this time wasn't severe; he and two other people were only asked to write a self-reflection report and hand over the items. This was a routine matter, easily completed in no time.
Just then, the boy, who was walking, suddenly fell down. Yes, he fell down.
It wasn't because a manhole cover had been stolen by some thoughtless person and the boy fell because he wasn't looking where he was going.
The ground where the boy fell had opened up a 'hole' for an unknown reason. Both sides of this 'hole' were tied with strange bows.
Through the gap, one could see that the gap was filled with various eyes. It was clear at a glance that this 'hole' was not a normal place.
Shortly after the boy fell in, the 'hole' slowly disappeared, as if it had never appeared before, completely vanishing from the street.
The boy who fell into this strange space had already fainted. In front of him was a beautiful woman with golden long hair, holding a parasol.
"Is this the one?"
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