Floating on the gas stove was black smoke with an ominous smell.

On the pan, which was so oily that it almost overflowed, a mysterious lumpy object that had lost its original shape began to crumble.

"Blue Feather, Frying Pan! Scorched! Scorched! ”

"Huh!? Yes!? ”

Under the shouting of his classmate Tanara Yubu, the shallots hurriedly ran to the gas stove. In front of the shallot, who was fighting hard with long chopsticks, the object that had been food not long ago cracked with great momentum, and flames erupted from it.

"Wow——!? It's hot! ”

Looking at the dodging shallots with cold eyes, Xibu silently turned off the gas. By the way, cover with a damp rag and extinguish the fire in the pan. Then remove the freezer tray from the refrigerator and hand it to the shallots.

"Ice cubes, take them. Hurry up and apply it to the wound."

"Woo...... I'm sorry, Tanahara. Thanks."

He sat down on the floor, his apron drooping over his shoulders.

Yubu is a member of the Family Science Club, and he became a deputy minister in the first grade. Knowing this, the shallots are asking her for advice on how to cook. Obviously, I chose a recipe that was beautiful and simple, and even inexperienced people would not fail, but why did it become like this?

"Really...... Suddenly you said something and asked me to teach you how to cook, and I thought it was something...... I see. You're surprisingly clumsy, too."

"I'm not skilled, I can't help it......"

For the inexplicable gentle sunset in the wry smile, the light onion looked at her angrily and said.

"What, this recipe. You can't make it look like a sample at all! And the spoon is too general, even if it's a full spoonful. Write it for me in grams! ”

"No, it's the same with cooking, but I always think it's too clumsy to use strategy or something...... You, the material is obviously very good......"

"You...... What are you talking about? ”

Unconsciously made his gaze wander back and forth, and said stupidly. The real reason for wanting to learn cooking, shallots didn't tell Yubu. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the ancient city's sister to travel, he broke into the ancient city's house without permission to cook for him - such a secret ambition is not noticed.

"Nothing. I'm just saying that Xiaozhen is happy."

But it seems that from the very beginning, Yubu saw through it all. While skillfully tidying up the scattered cooking utensils, she placed the bag of bread slices in front of the shallots.

"Why don't you ditch the handmade dishes and make sandwiches instead?" Lan Yu can also do things like cutting bread and carrying eggs. If you get hurt like this again, it will also affect your part-time job, right? ”

"Woo...... Just listen to you. Thanks, Tanahara"

Looking down at his scarred hands, he nodded weakly.

Due to her inexperienced cooking work, her fingers were covered with band-aids. Indeed, if you get a little bit injured, it can also cause obstacles to keyboard typing.

You're welcome, Xibu's gaze suddenly stopped at the ear of the shallot.

"Then again, I thought it was strange just now. Blue Feather, where are your earrings? ”

"Earrings?"

Touching his earlobe that poked out from under the triangular scarf, the shallots suddenly stopped moving. The touch of the earrings is missing. The only earring on the left is worn.

"Ahh

"Forgot to wear it? But remember that there was no PE class today...... Where did it fall? ”

Xibu asked in a disapproving tone, and the light onion turned pale as she listened. Shallots lost earrings are a common occurrence. And it's not something of any preciousness. However, only that earring is special.

"Ah...... Probably in the park...... When it was demolished by the ancient city......"

"Knocked down? Known? ”

"Huh!? No, no! It's just physically knocked out......! ”

Shallot denied in a sharpened voice.

But Xibu looked at the blushing shallot, and clapped his hands as if he understood.

"Unexpectedly, you are surprisingly not ambiguous...... Not bad. Congratulations."

"So it's not!"

……

"...... the office of the Lion King's agency?"

This is one of the rare brick buildings on the island of the String God. However, even though it is said to be a facility related to the Lion King mechanism, you don't feel that kind of atmosphere. No matter how you look at it, it's just an outdated grocery store.

But Yukina nodded without hesitation to show that she was not mistaken: "Yes." This is the office in charge of communication and supply between employees. ”

"That's why you have an antique shop sign in disguise, right? After all, it's also a secret service. ”

"Yes."

Yukina nodded, indeed, you can't just go around and advertise that this is a place to 'work strategically against the Demonic Terrorist Attack'.

Also, with the name of the antique shop, even if people with guns and swords come and go, it won't surprise the people around you. In a sense, it is indeed possible to disguise a certain identity problem.

"While working in the shadows, is it ostensibly open as an antique shop?"

"Yes, it is true that the confiscated items will be bought and sold to earn the maintenance fee of the office."

"I'm really worried that the items you confiscated won't have the curse left by their past owners!"

“…… It doesn't matter. I will do the exorcism beforehand."

"Hey ——!?"

"Just kidding"

Yukina finished speaking with a serious expression on her face, and snickered happily.

However, it seems true that it is operating as an antique shop. Although it doesn't look like entertaining ordinary guests-

"Isn't there a budget, your organization?"

"Uh......h That is, I don't know very well either......"

Her eyes drooped uncertainly, and Yukina reached out to the doorknob of the antique shop. When you open the creaking wooden door, you will be greeted by the gray air that is characteristic of the old building.

As the solemn doorbell rang, there was a crisp voice of a woman with the tone of a clerk.

"Welcome. What are you doing today? ”

“…… Alas!? ”

Inside a café that looks a bit like an old-fashioned café, there is a young female clerk standing.

It was a beautiful girl with a tall figure. The long ponytail hair matches well with the bright hair color that penetrates the sun. Her graceful appearance, reminiscent of cherry blossoms, is very familiar to the old city.

"Huangsaka?"

This clerk looks very similar to the demon attacker of the Lion King Organ with the title of Mai Wei Ji, Sayaka Kasaka. It's like a reflection on a mirror.

"No, it's not her...... Who is this? ”

It's just the appearance. The atmosphere that wraps around her is completely different from the Sayaka that the ancient city knows. It was impossible for that Sayaka to look at the ancient city with a soft business smile.

"This is the master's Shikigami. I think it was probably made in imitation of the appearance of Saya Hua."

Yukina responds to questions from the ancient city. Yukina herself, who spoke, also seemed to be confused by the appearance of the clerk.

"Shikigami? Lie. How do you look at it is the ...... of Huangsaka himself? ”

The ancient city stared at Sayaka's model in amazement. Yukina, who has seen them a few times so far, is only as accurate as a paper handicraft at best.

However, the simulated Saya Hua in front of him has a clear level gap. Even when you look at it, it's no different from a human. The beating of the heart and the body temperature, and it was as if even the scent of hair was about to waft in.

"However, at a glance, you can see that she is not Sister Sayahua."

Yukina asked in an incredulous tone.

From her faint tone, I couldn't help but feel the aura of reproach, which may have been caused by the guilt that the ancient city harbored. After all, when it comes to the ancient city, I still carried Yukina on my back and sucked Saya Hua's blood twice.

"Well, the Huangsaka I know, how can I say it's good, I should say it's stupid......"

As if he wanted to hide the guilt in his heart, Gucheng made excuses. Sayaka with a gentle smile is indeed a beauty, but he doesn't like the impression of being impersonal. As usual, she scolded people without concealing her feelings, but it was easier for her to get along.

"And if she's the real Huangsaka, and I'm seen dressed like this, she'll be furious. Take out a momentum that seems to gouge out my eyeballs before I can be willing."

“…… It's possible."

As if thinking of something, Yukina gave a sympathetic sigh.

The fake Saya Hua is wearing, probably the uniform of this store. A bulging skirt and a wide open neckline. The tightened waist seems to emphasize the surging of the chest. It's not so much the clerk of the antique shop as the rich costume of the waitress in the maid café. The antique shop and the maid, this combination itself is unexpectedly commensurate.

"Anyway, why are you wearing this uniform? Is it to solicit guests? ”

"No...... Because there's an enchantment that drives people, it probably doesn't make much sense to do that kind of thing."

As she spoke, Yukina tilted her head. Then she suddenly stared coldly at the ancient city,

"Compared to that, I've been staring at my chest for a long time since I started. The eyes are too lewd! ”

"What!? No, it's just weird to be wearing that kind of uniform, right!? ”

The ancient city retorted desperately. I didn't intend to stare all the time, but because the uniform was too explicit to set off my chest, I would unconsciously draw my eyes to it.

For this helpless act of the ancient city, Yukina stared with an unforgivable cold expression,

"It's disgusting to look at you unintentionally. That's a crime."

"My eyes aren't lewd to that extent! What's more, not to mention this, not to mention Huangsaka himself, not even humans."

"Do you like women with big breasts so much?"

Yukina covered her chest and said suddenly.

Pulling Yukina into his arms, Guro kissed her the lips.

With a 'boom', Yukina's head exploded in an instant, blowing her up into a mess, and she was once again kissed by the ancient city when she was defenseless.

Just then, a new voice came from inside the store.

"—it's noisy. What's the matter? ”

There is no momentum to speak of. However, it is like the crisp sound of a gem when it touches, a mellow and clear sound.

Hearing the voice, Yukina hurriedly wanted to break free from the arms of the ancient city, but was pulled into his arms by him again.

"Don't try to run." The ancient city said softly in Xuecai's ear.

Hugged by the ancient city from behind, feeling the warmth of the boy to himself, and the tingling sensation blowing to his ears,

Being treated like this by the person she likes, Yukina's heart couldn't help but beat faster, her face was hot, and the strength of her body suddenly seemed to be emptied, and she fell softly on the body of the ancient city.

"Master......!"

There was no one at the place where Yukina said hello. Only one black cat stands on the landing between the stairs.

It is a beautiful black cat with a soft body. The color of the eyes is a sparkling gold, and the small collar is inlaid with chrysoberyl of the same color.

However, the black cat turned a blind eye to Xuecai's greeting, and looked at the ancient city: "Ahhhh ”

"No... No...... I didn't get caught up in the senior..."Yukina kept shaking her head, her face flushed, and patches of blush appeared.