Episode 14

“Wow… It’s more than I imagined.”

“So, are you moving in? Does that mean… you’re going to be living in Tenma City from this spring?”

“…Well, yeah. I passed the first entrance exam of the Soulwing Academy.”

“Eh? Is that true!? We’re also moving up from the middle school!”

“…I see, is that so?”

Of course, I know. 

While pretending to be surprised by the coincidence, I carefully navigated past the cardboard boxes in the hallway to guide the two of them to the living room.

At my feet, there were disorganized boxes piled up, and I had to walk carefully to avoid tripping.

When I stepped into the living room, it was also filled with cardboard boxes. 

At least, I had tidied up the minimum necessary furniture to make it livable, but it still felt completely devoid of any signs of life.

“This is the living room… Sorry, it’s not cleaned up at all.”

“Yeah, well… For now, we still have the whole day ahead of us, so why don’t we tidy up this room?”

Luminous rolled up her sleeves and showed her enthusiasm. 

…Luminous is good at all kinds of housework. 

Cleaning and organizing are hobbies of hers.

“That’s right. For now, we need to unpack the boxes and go buy anything we’re missing for daily life.”

Since Seraph isn’t very good at these kinds of tasks, I’m left wondering how serious she really is about this.

That said, I don’t want to leave the mundane chores to the two I admire.

“…No, no, you two are guests, so I really can’t have you doing that—”

“From now on, we’re comrades in the same union, and this is going to be our base, okay? You shouldn’t be so formal!”

“That’s right. Come on, let’s get started!”

The two of them quickly began tidying up the cardboard boxes.

Luminous immediately opened a box, carefully sorting through its contents and starting to put things away briskly.

Meanwhile, Seraph opened a cardboard box and found some snacks, gazing at them with interest.

…Come to think of it, Seraph loves snacks.

After checking the expiration date, she opened the bag without any hesitation.

“Hey, Seraph! What are you doing?!”

“No, I was just thinking of cleaning up.”

“Don’t eat them and lose them!”

Luminous quickly intervened and took the snacks away.

Seraph puffed out her cheeks in protest. 

Luminous’ retort and Seraph’s adorable reaction… 

It’s like I’m watching a comedy duo right in front of me; what a miracle…

So precious♡✧ .

In my mind, it felt like a camera was rapidly snapping shots of “the moment Seraph puffs her cheeks” and “Luminous making a retort.”

The wallpaper in my mind is definitely set with these two. 

My heart is racing with the happiness of being able to see this exchange up close.

Such a precious everyday life unfolding right in front of me… 

And not just for now, but for as long as we’re living together from now on.

…To think that the heroines from an eroge would have such natural conversations is just the best.

And it’s happening inside my house.

Just one snack can make me feel this overwhelmed; it’s so precious that I feel like I can’t breathe…!

Every time Luminous makes a retort, my inner otaku spirit shouts in joy. 

To be able to see Seraph puffing out her cheeks so adorably right in front of me… This might be the peak of my life.

Living here is undoubtedly going to affect my high blood pressure.

…But I want to see it. 

It’s so precious that I don’t know what to do, but I’ll do my best to burn this moment into my memory.

…I also grabbed a big trash bag and started helping the two of them.

“Takigawa-san, would you like some?”

Seraph tilted her head while offering me a snack, and I felt a flutter again.

“Ah, yeah, I’ll eat some. Luminous, don’t overdo it; let’s take it easy, okay?”

“…Seriously. Listen, Takigawa? If you spoil Seraph, she’ll just become completely lazy, you know?”

“I won’t be lazy!”

But Seraph’s laziness is so cute that I want to see just how far it can go.

As we exchanged such words, we continued with our tasks.

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