Knock, knock, knock...
A knock sounded at the door. It seemed Maki and Mai had arrived.
They're a little earlier than I expected. Kamo Xu wasn't in a hurry to answer. Only after arranging the sliced fruit on the ice cream did he casually wipe his hands on his apron and head for the door.
When he opened it, the first thing that greeted him was a glaring light.
Why glaring? Because Kamo Xu personally preferred dimmer surroundings, so he kept all the curtains in his dorm drawn.
As long as he could see and move around without trouble, he didn't mind it being this dark.
Once Kamo Xu adjusted to the bright sunshine, he saw a scowling Maki Zenin, with Mai Zenin behind her.
Mai's eyes were red. One look was enough to tell she had been crying.
Uh... don't tell me that violent maniac Maki beat the poor girl up?
Whatever the case, they couldn't stand in the doorway forever. He stepped aside to make room and raised a hand with a cheerful smile, inviting them inside.
"Oh! You're here. Welcome!"
Maki Zenin led Mai slowly toward Kamo Xu's dorm, constantly working out how to keep that pervert from doing... that to them.
Kamo Xu was powerful. Fighting him was obviously out of the question... and running would only upset him, which would get them killed even faster.
Fuck. At the very least, I can't let Mai get...
Maki chewed on her thumbnail, weighed down by worries the entire way.
Mai, on the other hand, seemed unconcerned. The fact that she wasn't dead yet was already a blessing.
As for what Maki was worried about...
Ha. My sister really is an idiot with zero emotional intelligence. When it comes to romance, she's nowhere near my level.
Mai