After dinner, the members of Kessoku Band gathered in the lounge again—after all, Megumi Kato's electronic keyboard was placed here.
Shin had a feeling that this place might become Kessoku Band's second gathering spot after the LiveHouse in the future.
However, Shin didn't particularly mind. After all, this lounge was spacious enough. He hadn't thought of what to use it for before, so now letting Kessoku Band use it was fine.
Moreover, practicing here didn't need to worry about disturbing others. This lounge itself had soundproofing, so there was no need to worry about the sound being too loud and bothering others.
He also didn't know what this spacious lounge was originally built for... but now it was convenient for Kessoku Band to use.
"Tohru-san's cooking is really delicious."
After returning to the lounge, the first thing Ryo Yamada said was praising Tohru's cooking, with an expression of being full and satisfied on her face.
Tohru's cooking skills were actually quite terrible at first. After all, she used to be a dragon and ate quite primitively. When she first became a maid, she couldn't even use cooking utensils.
But probably because dragons' learning ability was superior, after being a maid for just a few days, Tohru's cooking skills had improved by leaps and bounds, and now they were no worse than some professional chefs.
Don't let Ryo Yamada's tendency to spend money recklessly make you think she often couldn't afford to eat—her family actually had plenty of money, and she ate better than ordinary people.
Being able to receive her praise showed that Tohru's cooking level was indeed quite remarkable. Perhaps in the future, she really should go to a gourmet anime world for further training to improve even more.
"If you like it so much, why don't you just live at Shin's house?"
Ijichi Nijika also looked at Ryo Yamada with a smile and made a joke—she had also noticed that Ryo Yamada seemed to have a very good attitude toward Shin.
Of course, this good attitude seemed to be mostly based on Shin treating her to meals... Her family was so rich, yet she was so easily swayed by food.
However, after Ijichi Nijika said this, she didn't expect Ryo Yamada to actually show a thoughtful expression, then nod:
"That seems like a good idea."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the lounge was startled and looked at Ryo Yamada in unison.
Not only Ijichi Nijika, who had brought up the topic, but Hitori Gotou and Ikuyo Kita, who were organizing their guitars nearby, also turned to look.
Obviously, Ryo Yamada's words made them nervous, as if they were worried Ryo Yamada was serious.
On the other hand, Megumi Kato was quite calm—unlike the members of Kessoku Band, Megumi Kato had long gotten used to Shin bringing girls home.
"Why so nervous? I was just joking."
Ryo Yamada seemed to notice everyone's horrified gazes and changed her tone with a smile on her face.
Because Ryo Yamada usually behaved this way, saying shocking things with a very calm expression, this statement seemed to fit her persona.
However, this time the members of Kessoku Band didn't know whether Ryo Yamada was being serious or joking just now.
After all, several members of Kessoku Band more or less had those kinds of thoughts about Shin—if Ryo Yamada thought the same way, they'd have to be on guard.
While Kessoku Band was chatting in the lounge, Shin also encountered another situation.
"Someone's looking for me at the door?"
Shin heard Gab's report and was somewhat surprised.
"Yeah, and it's two girls."
Gab, wearing her maid outfit, stood in the hallway with an unhappy expression as she looked at the surprised Shin, her face full of displeasure.
Recently, she felt like more and more girls were coming to Shin's house. Even though she had already prepared herself mentally, she was still somewhat unhappy.
Four girls from Kessoku Band coming was one thing, but now there were two more girls she hadn't seen before at the door.
"I really don't remember making plans with any other girls to come to the house today."
Shin looked at the somewhat jealous Gab and smiled helplessly, then lowered his head and planted a quick kiss on Gab's lips.
Don't let Gab's usual behavior as a shut-in make you think she understood everything she should from the internet—she was actually quite innocent.
Being kissed on the lips like this by Shin made Gab's entire face turn red—even though they had done that kind of thing, she still wasn't used to overly intimate gestures.
However, being treated this way, Gab's initial bad mood was suppressed. She pushed Shin away irritably:
"Fine! Hurry to the door! Don't keep those two waiting!"
Shin smiled as he looked at Gab's red face but didn't say anything more and headed toward the door.
He was also quite curious—he didn't seem to have made plans with any other girls today, so he wondered who would come looking for him.
At the front door, Shin saw the two girls Gab had mentioned who were looking for him.
Honestly, he was somewhat surprised—because standing at the gate were Yotsuya Miko and Yulia Niguredou.
"Oh? Miko? Why did you come here?"
Shin looked at Yotsuya Miko with some surprise, not expecting her to come directly to his doorstep.
Logically, Yotsuya Miko shouldn't know where his house was. After helping Yotsuya Miko awaken her Stand, Shin hadn't looked for her for quite some time.
And Yotsuya Miko seemed to sense Shin's confusion and explained with a wry smile:
"...I asked Kato-san for the address..."
Shin immediately understood—as a member of the Supernatural Research Club, Yotsuya Miko had exchanged contact information with Megumi Kato.
So it made sense that Yotsuya Miko would learn Shin's home address from Megumi Kato.
"Miko? Your relationship is...?"
Yulia Niguredou, standing beside Yotsuya Miko, heard Shin address Yotsuya Miko and immediately looked between Shin and Yotsuya Miko with some confusion.
In Japan, directly calling someone by their first name was quite an intimate gesture, so hearing Shin directly call Yotsuya Miko "Miko," she naturally first suspected their relationship.
But in reality, the relationship between Shin and Yotsuya Miko was more complex than she imagined.
After all, Shin had previously helped Yotsuya Miko awaken her Stand at the price of "giving your remaining life to me."
So in every sense, Yotsuya Miko now belonged to Shin.
"Shin-san is the person I told you about before who can help people awaken 'Stands.'"
Yotsuya Miko looked at Yulia Niguredou somewhat helplessly—she had been pestered by Yulia Niguredou to the point of having no choice recently.
Yulia Niguredou seemed to possess the same "spiritual sight" ability as herself and could see some less-threatening "spirits," though she couldn't see some of the more terrifying evil spirits.
And... she could also see "Stands." Although she could only see vague shadows, she could indeed see them.
After seeing Yotsuya Miko's "Stand," Yulia Niguredou had latched onto her, using various methods to try to understand the existence of "Stands."
Yotsuya Miko had been pestered to the point of having no choice but to bring her to find Shin.
To be continued…
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