(Still asking for votes for one more day, so I'll keep asking today...)
"Anweina, are you entertaining guests?"
I looked at the three people in the room—well, no matter what strange race they belonged to, I called them all people. It was a habit I had developed after getting acquainted with all sorts of odd characters. I felt that I should put on the air of the head of the household, so I put on an especially dignified smile, nodded to the three guests, and then looked toward Little Ghost.
Very good. This expression was perfect. This always-cautious Ghost Maid had brought her acquaintances home for the first time. As the head of the household, I naturally couldn't embarrass her. This was a perfectly flawless first meeting...
"Brother's smile is so weird. It smells like a conspiracy," Viska suddenly muttered. The voice, right beside me, froze my expression. Then I slowly lowered my head and instantly felt my life turn gray: Pandora and Viska were still hanging off me, rubbing against me from either side. They had clung to me all the way here, and I had gotten used to it. I had actually forgotten to take them off when we came in... I had appeared before the guests as a moving fortress.
"Uh... that's a very creative way to make an entrance." Sandora glanced at me and muttered while suppressing a laugh.
"Ah, Master is here." Anweina also hurriedly rose. She wouldn't notice whether her master had made a fool of himself; she simply flusteredly floated up to prepare tea for me. "Please wait a moment, Master. I'll prepare another serving of Black Tea..."
"Oh, it's fine, it's fine. You're entertaining guests, so don't trouble yourself," I said as I peeled the two Dwarf Gourds that had been hanging