Chapter 109: The Melancholy of a Certain Hero Girl (3)

Lily’s perspective.

Oh, it was impossible.

The current situation was impossible.

When Kyou handed her the parfait she was eating with a spoon, her brain almost stopped for a moment.

That’s right.

I felt bad for having chosen it on a whim, so I swallowed my embarrassment and ate it. Even though the taste wasn’t mind-blowing, it wasn’t that bad at all.

However! Then, I saw Kyou eating his parfait with a spoon that I had put in his mouth…my mind went into chaos!

Hmm, so the spoon that I put in my mouth was also the one that Kyou put on his mouth, so it was called an indirect kiss…!

Anyway, even though my brain was already starting to get confused, there was a presence flickering in my field of vision that was giving me another portion of chaos.

That person was Amines, who was sitting in the seat behind Kyou with an indifferent expression on her face.

In fact, the reason why I spilled the parfait earlier was because of Amines.

By the way, just as I was about to touch the parfait, she created a pebble-like poop from beneath the parfait and made me spill it.

I immediately glared as hard as I could at the other side, but a note on a piece of paper instructed me to “share Kyou’s with me”.

What’s wrong that woman?

Wasn’t she supporting me before!?

Or should I say, she became an unnecessary burden!

Even now, she politely gave me instructions like, “If you’re going to order, order the sweetheart parfait at the menu’s bottom.”

What!

Got it!

I’d order it! Fine!

I shall take advantage of your meddling!!

That’s how I ended up immediately regretting the item I ordered in such a desperate manner.

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Kyou’s perspective.

「Eh? 」

What kind of joke was this?

That was my first impression.

As soon as the parfait that Lily ordered arrived, it turned out to be a huge parfait, big enough for two people, with a heart-shaped straw in the center, and two streams placed so close to one another that our faces would be touching.

It was something that lovers would eat together, so I wondered why it was brought to our table.

Moreover, Lily’s face turned bright red when she saw this.

Did she ask this without knowing what it meant?

Before I could say something, the waitress who brought her parfait made a declaration immediately.

「Well then, the two of you are going to eat this sweetheart parfait, but we’re currently running a special campaign. The product will be free if you both finish eating it all safely! 」

What, was it free?

Before I moved here, I had adopted various clever lifestyle habits to cut down on living expenses, so this was a word I couldn’t overlook.

Back then I decided to get things for free whenever possible.

Nothing was cheaper than free! That was one of my sayings.

「However, if you don’t finish eating within the time limit, you will be required to pay. By the way, this will be your payment. 」

When I saw the bill that was handed out to me, my eyes almost popped out.

What!? This was almost ten times the price of a normal parfait! This was a good place to rip off people, wasn’t it!?

Well, I had a fair amount of money in this world from cultivating monsters and such, so it was not like I couldn’t afford to pay for it, but to be honest, I didn’t understand why I had to pay for something that could be handed for free, so I was going to give it my all in this fight.

So, I put my mouth on a straw, but my partner’s attitude remained stiff.

Hey, I understood how you felt, but we had to work together here, for both of us.

Thinking so, I called out to Lily to eat with me, and although she gave a hollow reply, I confirmed that she had touched the other straw, and the waitress announced the beginning.

「Then let’s start! 」

Okay! Honestly, this was my specialty! I had always been good at speaking quickly and eating quickly!

That’s what I thought, and the moment I tried to suck it up through the straw…

「Ugh!? 」

An unexpected backflow.

A large amount of parfait regurgitated into my mouth at once, and I coughed involuntarily.

No, I knew the cause.

The moment I tried to eat the parfait, Lily, whose face turned bright red, exhaled her breath from her mouth and created bubbles in the parfait.

「Gluh, gluh, gluh, gluh. 」

Her face was extremely red and her eyes quite wide.

「Hey. 」

I thrust in involuntarily.

Then, I hit her head with the straws.

「…!? Wha…wha…what are you doing!? 」

「That’s what I should be saying. What are YOU doing? 」

Lily finally regained her composure due to my attack, and she realized how stupid she was.

After that, she muttered a small, “I’m sorry…”, and she smiled wryly.

「Listen. With this much money, I can buy something else elsewhere. I can even use the money I saved to give you a gift. So please take this seriously and help me. 」

Perhaps she was attracted by the word “gift” and looked up at me with a slightly more serious expression than before. Then she nodded and put her mouth to the straw again.

「…Okay. But don’t forget that promise. 」

「Sure. 」

With that said, I put my mouth to the straw as well, and together with Lily, I finished the huge parfait, making me throb.

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「Is that really worth it? There are some that are a little more expensive, though. 」

「Yes, it’s enough for me. 」

Lily said as she picked up a hair ornament with a flower motif.

We had successfully finished the parfait, and with the money I had saved, I chose a present for Lily.

After much consideration, Lily chose an affordable hair accessory.

I personally would have liked something a little more expensive, but Lily herself seemed to like it. She said that something that looked good on her was more important than something that was expensive, and I understood what she said.

「Well, it’s still a beautiful present. If you don’t mind, I’ll put it on you. 」

「Huh? 」

After saying that, I regretted it immediately, but when I looked at Lily, she didn’t seem to care. Her face was still red, and she throw the hair ornament in her hand towards me.

「Okay…please do. 」

「Ah, yeah. 」

That gesture made me blush and get nervous.

No, no.

I felt like I was getting too caught in Lily’s weird pace today.

From the moment she invited me, there were a lot of strange things going on…

Well, while I was thinking, I put the hair ornament on Lily’s head, and on that moment, I couldn’t help but be stunned by the sweet scent that came from Lily’s hair.

「We…Well, I guess this is fine. It suits you. 」

It wasn’t a compliment or anything, but the red flowers on her head matched with her golden hair and white dress perfectly. It even represented Lily’s cuteness and inner passion. It truly suited her perfectly.

Upon hearing my words, Lily immediately looked at her reflection in the glass near her, smiled shyly, and turned towards me.

「Yes, thank you. Kyou. 」

When I saw the smile on Lily’s face, I felt my heart pounding the most today.

Ah, what?

Was Lily this cute?

While thinking this, we were both walking around town, both feeling strange.

Eventually, before we knew it, the backs of each other’s hands collided, and that became a trigger. At that moment, we intertwined our fingers and tried to hold each other’s hands…

「Ah, Kyou-san. Were you here? I looked for you. 」

「Ahhh?! 」

「Hyaa?! 」

A person suddenly appeared in front of us and called out to me, causing both me and Lily to jump, making strange noises.

「Ah, excuse me. But…did I bother you? 」

It was Shin, the Genius Hero, who said that and asked the two of us.

Why was this guy here? Even though I felt confused, I decided to pretend to be calm for the time being and tried to fool him.

「Ah, no, of course not. More importantly, Shin, why are you in this town? 」

In response to my question, Shin looked at me and Lily with a grin on his face.

Hey, c’mon, don’t think anything weird.

It was not like that.

Well, I didn’t even know what that was, really.

「Yes, actually, Kyou-san, I’ve been looking for you because I want to talk about something serious. 」

The look on Shin’s face when he said that was different from the grinning expression he had before, He now had a serious look on his face.

「I beg you, Kyou-san. Please save my country, Arabia. 」

The request given to me by Shin was an invitation to a new stage of monster cultivation for me.

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