Two Girls Move into the House

Once you get to Japan, the paperwork will be much easier. As for Chiba, all the paperwork for your enrollment as an international student at Shirou's school has already been taken care of. You'll arrive tomorrow morning, so don't complain. You'll only arrive one night later than Shirou. If everything goes smoothly, you can have lunch with Shirou at noon."

"I see... lunch..." Jeanne d'Arc hesitated for a moment upon hearing Da Vinci's words, then accepted. "Hmph, this has nothing to do with Shirou, why bring him up? Fine, I understand, I'll stay here."

"Okay, I'm glad you understand. I'll take care of things here first, and I'll contact you again once everything is ready," Da Vinci said with a smile, ending the call after the girl nodded.

"I understand." Jeanne d'Arc finished complaining, her anger subsiding a bit. In any case, she took out her phone to pick a fight with the Cold-blooded King to relieve her boredom.

[Cold-blooded King, what are you doing? Come out and talk!] Jeanne d'Arc tapped her phone and sent the message.

They replied very quickly.

[What? Assault Girl, are you that free?]

Jeanne d'Arc saw the message Artoria had sent and replied smugly. [Hmph, Cold-blooded King, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm just waiting for my plane right now.]

[An airplane? So today is also the day Shirou returns home. Are you really planning to follow him like a shadow?]

"You little tagalong! Well... I'll forgive you this time." Jeanne d'Arc was about to retort, but then she thought about it and wasn't angry anymore.

After all, she'd arrive in Japan tomorrow and spend every day with Shirou. Meanwhile, the Cold-blooded King, left behind in Britain, could only watch helplessly as she spent time with Shirou via his phone. Jeanne d'Arc d'Arc secretly gloated, thinking, 'This time I won!'

[Hmph, you'll be right there on that island nation, waiting for the video I send you, watching me and Shirou together, being jealous!] Jeanne d'Arc revealed a victorious, wicked smile, and quickly sent the video.

"Hmph~ Make me jealous?" Artoria looked at her phone screen and sneered.

Where the girl stood, a crowd of people of various skin colors and clothing, dragging suitcases, were walking around. English announcements were being broadcast from time to time, and the intermittent noise of large mechanical turbine engines could be heard from afar and then recede into the distance.

Artoria changed into a black lace dress, and her light golden hair was tied into a low ponytail with a hairband.

"Listen up, everyone! We're about to board the plane. Once inside, please be quiet and sit in your assigned seats. Anyone who needs to use the restroom, please go in pairs." The male and female teachers at the front gave the students a final remark before leading them into the waiting area.

"Yes!" the students replied.

She put away her phone and instructed the girl behind her who was lost in thought, "We're leaving too, Mashiro."

"Yes, Ria." The long-haired, golden-haired girl wearing a large round hat obediently followed behind Artoria.

"Ria, will there be Baumkuchen there?" Mashiro asked.

In Shiina Mashiro's original worldview, there were two kinds of Baumkuchen: a delicious Baumkuchen and an extremely delicious Baumkuchen. However, after meeting Shirou, her perception was changed.

Baumkuchen) does indeed come in two types: the common Baumkuchen and the Baumkuchen made by Shirou, who went to Japan specifically for this taste...

No, actually, it's for studying comics; she will be attending Chiba International School as a two-year exchange student.

"Yes, I'll have Shirou make one for you every day," Artoria agreed.

"Ria, I love you the most," Mashiro confessed.

"Mashiro, I like you too. Okay, sit tight, the plane is about to take off," Artoria replied.

"Okay, I understand." Mashiro obediently sat down.

And in this world, there is no better maid Artoria; she's practically like a gentle and reliable father.

The blonde girl, whose golden eyes were cold and dignified, showed tenderness when facing this adorable girl.

At this moment, after checking on the students, Teacher Sawako sat down in the seat next to her and said, "Head maid, Mashiro, the plane is about to take off. Welcome to Wa Country. Please take care of me in the future."

"Yes, please take care of me. I also hope you can look after Mashiro from now on," Artoria said.

"Haha, Mashiro- kun, it's an honor for us to come to our school." Sawako said with a smile. This child prodigy, who has been one of the world's top painting talents for decades and has won all kinds of international awards since childhood, actually said that he wanted to come to the Chiba Branch School as an exchange student because he loves Japanese culture.

Despite Principal Armstrong's repeated attempts to persuade her to stay, Mashiro's resolute Mashiro, coupled with Artoria's prestige, led to her being accepted as an exchange student. She would be registered at the Bristol Branch School but studying at the Chiba Branch School, and along with the other students from the Chiba Branch School, she boarded a plane to Tokyo.

This is the kind of thing that will lead to her and her fiancé getting promoted and receiving a raise, and then the principal patting her on the shoulder and saying that she'll be the next principal!

Sawako thought to herself, 'Could it be that my personal charm has become so great that I'm incredibly popular with foreign girls?'

"I don't know what she's thinking, but she's definitely wrong." The K-On! girls sitting not far away took in Sawako's expression and calmly commented.

"Mm." The girls nodded in agreement.

"By the way, head maid, have you and Mashiro arrived at Chiba's residence and made arrangements? If not, I can immediately notify the school to make arrangements," Sawako said to the two of them.

"No need, accommodations have already been arranged," Artoria replied.

"Is that so? That's good then." Sawako replied with a forced smile.

Through Da Vinci's connections, they have used a large sum of money to buy the house next to the Higashiya family, and are now starting renovations.

So Artoria planned to take Mashiro and stay at Shirou's house temporarily. Well, that was actually her initial plan.

Especially after that black-clad Assault Girl came to provoke her, Artoria was even more determined to make her feel the expression of watching her with Shirou.

"Hmph." Artoria sneered.

The blonde, twin-tailed girl sitting next to Mashiro shrank back, trembling as she thought to herself, "The head maid laughed! How terrifying! Why did I think I was finally free after three weeks?"

"Why? Why?! The head maid is still here! Ah... If the treasure in my room is discovered, it's not like I can just be a maid and clean the dorm... Maybe I should just die here, at least that would be easier." Just imagining it made Eriri feel a chill run through her, both physically and mentally.

Artoria sneered, Eriri trembled, and Mashiro in thought. The row of seats fell silent once more; not a single person uttered a word.

"We would be more than happy for Mashiro- kun to come, but we didn't expect the head maid to come too!" Unable to bear the atmosphere, Sawako couldn't help but speak again, smiling and trying to get closer to the head maid.

"Well, after all, my promise to you was to take care of Mashiro," Artoria said.

"Is... is that so?" Sawako thought awkwardly to herself, "What should I do? I have absolutely no idea how to continue this conversation with the head maid."

"But the head maid is indeed interested in certain aspects of Japan, isn't she?" Sawako asked with a smile.

"Well, I don't dislike Japan, for example, their hamburgers and fried chicken!" Artoria replied coldly.

'Why hamburgers and fried chicken?! Do you really like that white-bearded old man and Ronald McDonald that much? And! How can you say something like that and still remain so cold?!'

How am I supposed to respond to that?! I'm so sorry to my fellow countrymen! Although it's a country where the anime and manga industry is booming while the real economy is struggling year after year, a country where animated films are about to surpass live-action films at the box office, and a country where young people don't buy cars or houses, but they do buy figurines!

"But the advantages of Japan are definitely not limited to hamburgers and fried chicken!" Sawako thought to herself, holding her head in her hands, but she didn't dare to say it out loud to the head maid. In a sense, such a conversation was still impossible.

Unable to find anything to talk about with the head maid, Sawako could only change her target and greet Mashiro, who was sitting in the middle, with a smile.

"Please continue to look after me, Mashiro- kun. If you have any problems at school, don't hesitate to come and talk to me."

"Nice to meet you, teacher." Mashiro, who had received excellent instruction, nodded slightly, then glanced at Eriri beside her and said without much emotion, "Nice to meet you, Eriri- sensei."

"Mashiro! Honestly! You child! I told you not to call me 'Master' outside, and you absolutely mustn't mention drawing manga!" Eriri complained to Mashiro in a low voice.

"Eriri?" Mashiro tilted her head.

"That's enough! We won't be in the same class anyway, it's just a matter of all the members of the school's art club having one less status," Eriri said, covering her face with mixed feelings.

"Sawamura-san..."

"Teacher Sawako ..."

The two, sharing the same plight, exchanged a glance, both feeling the other's caring and understanding expression, and their hearts warmed.

Yes, although there are many things in the world that are not understood and many things that are helpless, as long as you don't give up searching, you can still find one or two friends who can understand you.

At this moment, a handshake is necessary. Yes! This feeling, this emotion, can only be expressed through a handshake.

Sawako and Eriri looked at each other with deep affection. This rare understanding person in the cruel reality reached out to each other at the same time.

"Sawako, I'm back." At that moment Takiryu, the male teacher who had gone to walk around the boys' area, returned and sat down in the seat next to Sawako.

"Ah! Darling, welcome back. Listen to me!..." Sawako turned around instantly, leaned forward, and whispered something to her fiancé in a sweet voice.

"Eh..." Eriri, left standing there dumbfounded, froze, her outstretched hand hanging in mid-air, unable to lower it for a long time...

After a long while, the girl finally gave a self-deprecating smile, 'Hmph... woman...'

How can two women possibly have a friendship with one man? They're either having lesbian relationships, plotting against each other behind each other's backs, or one of them has a handsome older brother, younger brother, or boyfriend.

Chapter 203 The Two Women Move into the House

Above the azure sky, the initial tremors and noise subsided once we reached high altitudes. Contrails trailed long white lines, and the buildings on the ground, whether three-story wooden houses or skyscrapers, all appeared as tiny squares.

Grayish-white strange rocks, blue earth, and green sea—that is everything in the world.

A boy sitting on a plane rising from France, a girl in Paris on a cargo plane, Jeanne d'Arc of Arc hiding inside a sealed cargo container, all headed to Tokyo in Chiba. A new story awaits them.

At the Paris stop, he bought clothes for his wife, Hachiman's mother, who was the head of the household, from the Champs-Élysées Komachi was still a child, so he bought her a box of macarons and some confectionery jam that could be diluted with water to make juice.

I bought Hachiman's father some of the famous cider from here, which tastes similar to champagne but is cheaper and tastier.

At this moment, in the Higashiya family, the cute girl Komachi with short black hair is lying on the sofa.

"Hmm... I wasn't asleep... I wasn't asleep, I wasn't asleep... I'm asleep!!!"

"I am the Guardian of Restraint, piercing through the dust and mortal realm, seizing boundless light, severing destiny! The Absolute Sword—Boundless Three-Stage!!!"

"It's over! Enma Purgatory Slash!"

On the phone screen, a handsome young girl with brown skin and long white hair wields a black Ōdachi that unleashes infernal flames, slicing enemies to pieces. Strangely, her voice is very similar to Komachi's when she's serious.

"The new Soji is so handsome! Komachi will be able to make a big splash in the future!" Today, Hikigaya Komachi, unusually, didn't go out to play but stayed at home. Her fair little feet swung up and down as Komachi hummed a song, looked at a magazine, and played FGO. Every now and then, she would glance out the window, hoping for the return of a certain boy.

Thinking that her brother would be very upset if he came back and didn't see the cute Komachi, she got up early this morning and stayed in the living room near the front door, without going out.

"I can't wait! Speaking of France, it really is the birthplace of macarons and crepes. What delicious treats did you buy for Komachi, brother? Ah, of course, Komachi would be so happy if the gift you brought back was a blonde, blue-eyed girl."

"Woof." Accompanying Komachi was the second big white dog, who had been squatting at the living room door since early this morning.

"I wonder how much longer it will take to get home? I'm so excited! Right, Ninja?" Komachi asked, looking at her pet dog.

"Woof!" Ca-vall II lay on the ground, wagging its tail back and forth, its tongue lolling out, its eyes full of expectation, and barked in response.

At this moment, the big white dog twitched its ears twice, breathed deeply through its nose, suddenly stood up, and excitedly ran towards the door.

A few seconds later, the doorbell rang, and the sound of someone dragging a suitcase to the door could be heard.

Hearing the sound, Komachi instantly jumped up from the sofa, rushed to the entryway, flung open the door, and called out with a bright smile:

"Here it comes! Here it comes! Komachi's present~! Big brother!"

"..." The person at the door looked in surprise at the girl who suddenly opened the door and smiled so brightly. Did she really like her brother that much?

"... Who is it?" Komachi's bright smile froze. Her hands remained on the doorknob as she blinked, tilting her head in confusion as she stammered, wondering if her joke had actually come true.

At that moment, two beautiful blonde girls, who looked like dolls, appeared at the door. They didn't seem to be more than a few years older than him.

"Woof! Woof!" As soon as the door opened, Ca-Vall II rushed out and ran around the girl affectionately.

"Stop." Artoria gestured, and Ca-vall II stopped.

"Woof!" Ca-Vall II obediently sat down.

"Hello, young lady. This must be the Higashiya family. We are..." Artoria looked up at Komachi, who was standing dumbfounded at the door, and said.

"Eh... Eh!" Komachi exclaimed before the other person could finish speaking, her eyes wide. Forgetting about the door, she turned and ran inside, shouting, "Mom! Dad! My brother brought back his blonde girlfriend! And he brought back two at once! They went to three countries, is there another one?!"

"Ria, what is that child saying? What does 'harem' mean?" Mashiro asked, puzzled.

"It's alright, don't worry, Mashiro. Even if it's a harem, it'll be you and Shirou who are my harem," Artoria reassured the girl.

"I see, I understand now." Mashiro nodded. Although she didn't quite understand, she was relieved that Ria said she could rest assured.

"Ah, you've arrived. Are you Miss Artoria and Miss Shiina?" Hachiman's mother came out and asked upon seeing the two girls.

"Yes, hello, please take care of me in the future," Artoria said politely.

"Please take care of me," Mashiro said, mimicking his tone.

"Hmm, please take care of me. What polite children you are, even though you're foreign girls. Anyway, please come in." Hachiman's mother placed two pairs of clean slippers on the entryway and said to the two girls.

"Yes, yes, welcome, welcome, please come in," Hachiman's father said, greeting them.

"Excuse me." Artoria carried her suitcase in one hand and pulled Mashiro along with the other as they walked into the boy's house.

"Wait! Mom? Dad? Do you know these two people? What's going on?" Komachi asked curiously.

"They are two transfer students from Britain, and they are also our neighbors. Because their house is being renovated, they will be staying at our house as boarding students for a while," Hachiman's mother said.

"Why didn't you tell me something so important?!" Komachi exclaimed.

"Huh? Didn't we say that? You're too engrossed in the game and have forgotten what we said!" Hachiman's father said.

"Is that so..." Komachi said, not entirely sure.

"Besides, you haven't been going to school lately, so you've been running around with your classmates all day long and haven't stayed home at all. Let's have a proper talk," Hachiman's father said.

"Since everyone's not home, I'm really bored all by myself..." Komachi guiltily turned her head away. She looked at the two girls, who were both very pretty. So they were boarding students... but they weren't brought back by her brother.

"What if my brother comes back? There are two girls here. Won't they be scared?" Komachi asked.

"It's alright, Shirou," Hachiman's father's parents said, sounding reassured.