Only Kuraki Shirona knew how many sighs were contained within that single sound.
The gaze she cast upon the two girls was filled with nothing but disappointment.
It was as if a mother, having worked herself to the bone, sat on the sofa after an exam, watching her two children return home with failing test papers.
"Forget it, the two of you will come to the hot spring with me later."
"A hot spring?"
Kishiryu Yukina was startled for a moment.
"Isn't William currently preparing to go to the hot spring?"
Hearing Kishiryu Yukina ask this, Kuraki Shirona simply rolled her eyes at her.
"It is precisely because he is going to the hot spring that we must seize the opportunity; otherwise, who knows how long we would have to wait for you two to take the initiative."
"Originally, our Lion King Agency stood at the forefront of the many factions, but now we have fallen to the very back."
"But... we aren't mentally prepared yet!"
Glancing at the silent Kishiryu Yukina, Kozuki Sayaka spoke with some hesitation.
"You have been given over half a year to prepare; that is long enough."
"Besides, both of you have a very good impression of him, don't you? You don't oppose having an intimate relationship with him, do you?"
This time, even Kozuki Sayaka fell silent.
If this were in the past, back when she still suffered from androphobia, she would have certainly argued against what Kuraki Shirona said.
But now, ever since William had altered her childhood memories, she had long held a high degree of affection for him in her heart.
Otherwise, she would not have been so dedicated and diligent in carrying out the tasks William assigned to her.
The reason there had been no progress at all for so