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- NEET Receives a Dating Sim System Chapter 124: A Minimum of Three Years, a Maximum of the Death Penalty~
- Seiji was racking his brains on how to deal with Shika Kagura acting so spoiled.
- Even though this was merely a corner of the school garden, for a high school boy to be seen hugging a middle school girl was still...
- Hey hey, there was something wrong about the important part!
- He should have been thinking of how to refuse her; why was he thinking about dealing with the aftermath!?
- His self-commentary helped him to regain his senses.
- That was dangerous. He was almost seduced by her cuteness.
- Seiji firmed his resolve and was about to strictly reject the amnesiac girl...s request to hug, but at this moment she already had her arms opened to him, with a face filled with expectation as her eyes sparkled in an innocent and cute manner.
- ......Hugging her wouldn...t be that big of a deal, would it?...
- "Seiji," Chiaki...s started, "although I don...t want to say this, but..."
- Seiji looked at the tomboy and saw that she was smiling like a convenience store clerk.
- "A minimum of three years, a maximum of the death penalty~"
- Seiji...s face twitched.
- ......Hey, don...t say something so terrifying in such a fake tone of voice! It sounds like you...re in the service industry!...
- "I... I won...t be like that!"
- "Eh, you knew what I was talking about?"
- ...Shouldn...t you have been commenting about what I meant first?... was what Chiaki...s grin seemed to say.
- Seiji broke out into a cold sweat.
- "I... of course I know! I...ve seen this on the internet!"
- "Which website did you see it on?"
- "I don...t remember! At any rate, I...ve seen it. Does it really matter where!?"
- Seiji forcefully injected spirit into his answer, but he averted his gaze from Chiaki.
- "Brother~" Shika was still waiting expectantly for him.
- Chiaki was watching this while grinning widely.
- Mika... her aura seemed a little terrifying!
- As Seiji looked around everywhere in search of a solution, he finally reached out his large hand... and patted Shika Kagura...s head.
- "I just hugged you earlier. Hold on for a little longer."
- Pat~ Pat~~
- "Mmm... Mew..."
- Shika didn...t get the hug she wanted, but the head pats were effective as well. She was content like a kitten.
- Chiaki...s smile seemed to lose some darkness.
- Mika...s aura also softened somewhat.
- Peace returned to this scene for the time being.
- The bell signaling the beginning of class finally rang.
- "You two should go back to class. I need to accompany her today, so I won...t be going," Seiji informed the duo.
- Chiaki nodded.
- "During lunch break... will you come by?" Mika asked.
- "I...ll have lunch together with her at the president...s home... could it be that you...ve prepared a lunchbox for me?"
- Mika nodded.
- Seiji felt a twinge of guilt.
- To be honest, he wanted to eat lunch together with Mika and Chiaki. But Shika was sticking so closely to him, and she was the ...Reaper...s Curse......
- Just a short meeting should be fine, but if they ate lunch together, he didn...t know whether calamities would befall Chiaki and Mika.
- Seiji didn...t want them to undergo mysterious catastrophes.
- For the first time, he felt what Shika Kagura must have felt in the past when she rejected other people.
- He was forced to reject other peoples... kindness and good intentions and remain distant from them.
- "Thank you... during lunch break, I...ll come over and take it."
- "But I thought you needed to accompany her..."
- Seiji grinned. "The president...s residence is quite close to school, so it won...t take much time."
- Mika blinked in surprise as she also smiled and nodded.
- And so, the four of them separated.
- Mika and Chiaki walked back to the school building. After walking a few steps, they couldn...t help looking back at Seiji and Shika.
- What they saw was the tall boy holding on to the petite girl...s hand as they walked off into the distance.
- ...
- Seiji stayed by Shika...s side for the entire morning.
- They watched TV together, surfed the internet, played hide-and-seek, read manga, played Monopoly, and played some other card games...
- The maid Mai Houjou brought everything they watched, read, and played to them, including laptops, manga, cards, and so on.
- Yes, the maid-senpai was also unable to attend classes.
- According to her, serving her lady...s guests was much more important than attending class.
- ...Senpai, you...re a third-year high schooler; is this really alright?...
- She didn...t seem to mind, so... it was fine?
- Seiji found it easy to forget about his senpai...s presence while he was having fun with Shika, but whenever he needed something, he noticed her immediately.
- Her skills as a maid were extraordinary.
- Seiji came to the conclusion that she was definitely not an ordinary person!
- She said she was here to serve him and Shika, but perhaps... she was actually putting them under surveillance?
- Well, either way, it didn...t matter.
- Seiji was merely accompanying a girl... who...d developed amnesia which caused her mental age to regress. They were only playing normally.
- Dusk.
- The tall boy was sitting in the hallway and observing the scenery in the backyard.
- The petite girl used his lap as a pillow, and her head was resting on his thighs. She had fallen asleep while clutching onto one of his large hands.
- The maid appeared at the end of the hallway with a tray in her hand as she silently walked over.
- Walking next to the boy, she crouched, placed down the tray, arranged the teacups, and slowly began pouring tea.
- None of her movements created any sound, and there was an indescribable elegance to her actions!
- Considering the fact that she accomplished all this in black-and-white maid attire, it further increased the difficulty of soundlessly performing everything.
- Seiji...s eyes sparkled with admiration.
- The maid-senpai didn...t say anything as she smiled gently and placed one cup of tea by his hand. She then took another cup of tea for herself.
- And so, they quietly sipped tea together.
- Shika...s body moved slightly as she seemed to mutter something. There was a light smile on her sleeping face.
- Seiji observed her for a few moments and also smiled faintly.
- He finished his tea and placed down the teacup.
- "Thank you for your efforts today, Harano... Haruta-san," Mai said in a soft voice while refilling Seiji...s empty teacup.
- Seiji blinked in surprise at this.
- "It wasn...t all that much of a big deal... Senpai, I thought you would constantly remain silent."
- The maid threw him a sidelong glance...."I...m not mute. Everyone has times when they want to communicate."
- Since she was still smiling as she done this, this sidelong glance actually seemed rather cute.
- Seiji almost chuckled out loud at the sight.
- "Okay then, just that Senpai... you seem so professional... too professional."
- "I...m being paid a salary to do this job. Of course I need to be serious about it."
- "What about what you...re doing right now?...
- "Even when working seriously, there are times when people need to relax a little~"
- "Mmm... you seem to be right about that."
- "Of course I am."
- They exchanged glances as they both laughed soundlessly.
- "I...ve been constantly watching you today." Mai...s tone of voice suddenly turned more serious as she continued, "I...ve been observing you, to see what type of person you are.
- "And now, I understand... why it was that Milady was willing to invite you into her home, as well as why... this amnesiac girl relies on you so much."
- Seiji scratched his face awkwardly. "Er... should I interpret that as praise?"
- "It is praise. I haven...t praised many boys before, so you should be proud of yourself."
- "Heh, you...re just a maid~"
- "I have another identity, and it...ll scare you upon hearing it~"
- "I already know about it: you...re the former student council president, right?" Seiji looked at her with a mock disdain. "But now you...re nothing more than a maid."
- Mai puffed out her cheeks slightly. "Hmph... you need to fix your attitude, junior!"
- "Since you view me as your junior, then there...s no need for honorifics. Don...t call me something like Harano or Haruta-san; it sounds quite strange."
- Mai paused for a moment at hearing this, before she broke out into laughter. The pout from earlier was nowhere to be seen.
- "Okay then, you... you win, junior Haruta."
- "What did I win? Is there a prize, Houjou-senpai?" Seiji blinked his eyes innocently.
- "I...m just a maid; what prize would I even have to give you?" Mai grinned as she sipped her tea.
- ..."But," Seiji started, "according to legend, maids can provide some ...special... services..."
- Seeing Mai smile as she mockingly raised the tea kettle to chuck at him, Seiji hurriedly put a stop to his clown act.
- "Of course they...re all fake! Please forget I said anything!"
- That smile was still plastered on Mai...s face as she tilted the tea kettle... and poured more tea for herself.
- Seiji also lowered his head and sipped some more tea.
- "By the way, Senpai..."
- "Hmm?"
- "If... If I didn...t pass your inspection... er, observation, what would have happened?"
- Mai slowly revealed the most brilliant smile she had ever shown him.
- "Did you know, junior Haruta? The most important job of a maid isn...t to take care of her master...s basic living needs. It...s to exterminate all pests around her master~"
- Seiji was rendered speechless by this.
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