Chapter 204. Sirin: Win!
"My dear Mo~bi~us~"
Downstairs in the living room, Mobius—who was about to make a run for it—was caught red-handed by Elysia coming down the stairs. Seeing that Elysia's face was freshly washed, Mobius folded her arms and forced herself to sound calm. "What. Do you need something?"
"Nope~"
The smile was as sweet as ever, but those eyes made her shiver.
"W-What are you planning?"
"Nothing at all. I just suddenly really want to dress you up~"
Then Elysia pointed past Mobius and shouted, "Eden, now—grab her!"
"Wha—"
Mobius whipped around; there was nothing behind her.
Realizing she'd been tricked, she bolted—only to feel a 54.8-kilogram impact slam into her back.
"Got you!"
"D-Don't push it too far!!"
Pinned to the sofa, Mobius hugged herself tight in protest.
"Relax, relax, I'll make you super cute~"
With that, Elysia turned her head. "Xander, come help me hold her down."
"On it."
"You—you two!!!"
No one knows what happened that morning. Only that a certain green-haired scientist, dressed in a cat-eared maid outfit and striking a mortifying pose, had her photo framed and hung in Eden's living room.
After sending the fuming, half-conscious Mobius to the car, Xander Masato and Elysia headed back home together.
Eden still had work today; after seeing Mobius off, she took her chauffeured car and left.
It was getting late—too late to clock in at the company. To avoid being late, Xander decided to skip the morning at work.
Besides, he'd drunk too much yesterday; his head still felt a bit fuzzy. Perfect excuse to go home and rest more.
"Did Mobius add your contact just now?"
On the way, Elysia didn't care about the teachers' and students' stares around the academy; she openly hugged Xander's arm, looking incredibly affectionate.
Everyone was used to it by now. They smiled and greeted them as they passed.
After politely sending off a fan who'd come over for an autograph, Xander smiled. "Yeah, she added me before she left."
"In that case, it looks like Mobius is very interested in you, Xander~"
She gave him a teasing look. Xander instantly raised both hands and gave a certain country's military salute.
"I'm not interested in her, okay? Don't get the wrong idea."
"No need to be so scared. I won't get mad."
Even as she said that, Xander clearly felt Elysia squeeze his arm tighter, her mood visibly brightening.
Woman, thy name is saying one thing and meaning another.
"And really now, Xander—are you sure you're not interested in Mobius? She's so cute~"
Hearing her ask again—trap or true curiosity?—Xander answered carefully. "If we're only talking face and figure, then yeah, I'd be interested… but I get the feeling dealing with her would be… troublesome. So I'll pass."
"That's a shame. I was hoping to bring her over~"
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Why are you in such a hurry to find a partner for your own boyfriend? Elysia, are you okay.
Failing to keep up with Elysia's thought process, Xander simply shut his mouth. She'd say a line; he'd reply with a line. In no time, they arrived home.
"Back already?"
Walking in, they saw Bronya and Kaguya Houraisan lounging lazily on the sofa. Spotting him, Bronya gave a casual wave, while Kaguya opened her eyes and said, "Seele and Mei are simmering hangover soup. Husband and Elysia, would you like some?"
"I'll take a bowl. I drank a lot last night."
"I want one too, thank you~"
Rubbing his throbbing head—and not paying attention to whatever Elysia whispered to Bronya—Xander headed for the bathroom.
Kaguya nodded and stood up to go to the kitchen, presumably to let Seele and Mei know.
At the first-floor bathroom, Xander opened the door and ran straight into Sirin coming out. At the sight of him, Sirin's face turned visibly scarlet.
"Y-You—you're back…"
"Mm, I'm back."
He smiled and ruffled her hair; she went rigid all over, not daring to move.
"What's this? Are you that nervous seeing me?"
"N-No, it's nothing!"
Sirin trembled and hurriedly replied.
"Alright. If there's anything, you can tell me—don't bottle it up. I'll go wash up first."
His hand slid from the side of her hair down to her feverish cheek; he pinched and rubbed it twice, then stepped past her toward the bathroom.
"U-Um!"
He'd barely taken two steps when Sirin's voice piped up. He turned, puzzled—and found himself facing a small face tight with shyness and nerves.
Head bowed, forefingers tapping together at her chest, Sirin mumbled for several seconds before whispering, "I—I… no, um, if you—you want to look, just—just tell me. I won't say no…"
Her voice dwindled to a mosquito's buzz. Xander couldn't help leaning in a little.
That single small step spooked her; she backpedaled in a fluster and blurted, "O-Only in my room!! T-That's all. I'm going now!!"
She didn't wait for a response. Sirin bolted up to the second floor, leaving Xander alone and baffled.
Wait—what was that even about?
What does he supposedly want to look at?
Forget it. I'll ask later.
Still confused, Xander turned on the tap and started washing up.
Upstairs—the door thumped shut as Sirin slammed her bedroom door.
"I—I said it…"
Leaning back against the door, Sirin panted, the blush yet to fade while joy already bloomed across her brows.
She'd said it. She did it!!
This morning, she'd woken to find herself stark naked—and her pupils nearly dilated out of her skull.
Being the first one in the living room to wake up, she hadn't made a scene. She'd scrambled back to her bedroom to throw on clothes first.
When Bronya and the others woke, she casually began asking about last night.
"I was the last one of us to get drunk, right? I vaguely remember… it should've been Xander who carried us back."
Frowning in thought, Bronya had said as much.
Soon enough, Sirin heard the same answer from everyone else.
For a moment, her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
Xander carried them back → she woke up with no clothes on.
It was Xander who undressed her!!
The conclusion left her shy and angry in equal measure, though a sweet delight welled up in her heart.
He didn't touch anyone else—only her. Doesn't that mean Xander really likes her? Honestly, if he'd just said it, she wouldn't have refused. Why sneak around like that?
She, Lady Sirin, would be magnanimous and forgive Xander for this offense. Still, he needed a little reminder.
And so—what had just happened at the bathroom door.
Too excited to hold it in, Sirin kicked off her shoes and with a hearty "Heave—ho!" dove onto the bed, hugging her pillow and happily rolling until the sheets were a mess.
So good, so good. With this, Xander should get the hint about how she feels~
Heh-heh. Would he be unable to resist coming to her tonight? At that thought, she suddenly sat up.
L-Looks like I should switch to something more mature. The teddy bear ones really are too childish.
She opened the wardrobe and pulled from the very bottom the risqué lingerie she'd secretly bought long ago. Holding it up to herself, Sirin looked at the nearly transparent gauze that covered almost nothing—the parts that should show and the parts that shouldn't would all be showing—and she'd already begun picturing Xander completely bewitched by her tonight.
Heh-heh. Kiana, in the end, victory belongs to Sirin!!
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