Chapter 811

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“..................”

Everyone was speechless.

Heavy! The atmosphere had become so heavy...! Every word Miyu said carried far too much weight!

They all stood rooted to the spot, unable to say a thing.

It was only a birthday party. Wasn’t thanking them this earnestly... a little excessive?

But seeing the pure emotion on Miyu’s face, Shirou felt somewhat reassured.

“...Thank you so much. Thank you.”

“Oh... uh, sure...”

After Miyu finished expressing her gratitude, silence settled over the beach house.

Then Illya’s friends finally reached their limit and burst out.

“That’s too heavy!”

“Your thanks are way too heavy!”

“Eek!?”

It was hardly surprising.

They had only meant to offer a casual “Happy birthday,” only to receive such a serious response.

“I thought you were giving a wedding speech! In that case, take our presents! Then you can thank us properly! Come on, come on, take them!”

“Here you go!”

The gift turned out to be something Illya wanted no part of, and she promptly tossed it onto the floor.

“Aah!”

“How dare you trample on our heartfelt generosity!”

“Then give me something more sensible!”

“What was that!?”

“You want a fight, Illya? Bring it on! I’ll make you accept it by force!”

“Why is this turning into a fight!?”

“H-hey! Keep it down a little...!”

Everything had descended into chaos.

Still, the girls’ squabbling swept away the heavy atmosphere completely.

Soon everyone was laughing and making a racket again. This time, Miyu was smiling too.

Volume Ten: Chapter 483

“Ahahaha! Oh, Shirou, you’re home.”

“............Hey.”

A few days after the birthday party, Shirou returned home to an unusual sight.

The woman who was almost never around was standing in the yard as though it