Before Rita could react, a girl beside her suddenly cried out in surprise.
Then Rita saw the little maid's shocked expression. From the look on her face... there was no need to think about it; she had clearly gotten the wrong idea. They were both girls, after all...
"Sorry! I kept you waiting, Master!"
The little maid suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly apologized awkwardly. Although Shiina Mashiro's words could easily lead people to misunderstand, the two before her were both beautiful girls. She must have been overthinking it.
"It's fine."
Rita had already grown used to Shiina Mashiro's words. Besides, since they were both girls, many things that could easily be misunderstood did not have much effect when directed at Rita.
Rita and Shiina Mashiro had ordered two curry rice sets. Besides chicken curry rice, they came with drinks and various specialty side dishes from the café.
After the maid placed the chicken curry rice on the table, she bounced a few times energetically before asking, "Master, what kind of little animal do you like?"
"Uh, foxes, I guess!"
Rita did not hesitate at all before choosing the animal that appeared around her most often. Whether it was Xiao Ba or her own Hiyamaru, they were both adorable foxes.
"Okay!"
The maid took out a small bottle and squeezed ketchup from it, drawing a cute, simple little fox on the steaming curry rice.
Then she drew several hearts on the plate and wrote heartofheart.
Rita took a look and felt that the girl was indeed quite skilled.
At that moment, the maid put away the ketchup, pressed her palms together, and closed her eyes as she muttered at the curry rice as though casting a spell. At the end, she pointed at it with a finger and said