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Chapter 217: The Seven Stars Festival (3)
12:00 PM
After parting ways (more or less peacefully) with Lanez, I headed to the eting spot with Iris.
The place Iris had chosen was our party's very own base—a newly established "party house."
‘But why did she ask to co to the party house?’
The party house was located far from the central plaza in front of the main building, the heart of the festival.
The festival's lively sounds were now distant, fading into faint background noise.
"Ah, Dale! Over here!"
"Hehe, you’re here, Dale."
When I arrived at the party house, Iris and Yurina were waiting for in front of it.
"Huh? Why are you two together?"
I was sure Yurina had agreed to et at 2 PM, after Iris.
"Well, you see..."
Iris smiled and exchanged a glance with Yurina.
"We talked it over and decided to combine our ti slots."
"You combined your ti slots...?"
"Yes. So the two of us will be with you until 4 PM."
Ah.
Instead of having one-on-one ti, they extended the total ti we’d all spend together.
"Then, are we going to tour the festival as a group of three?"
"Well..."
Yurina trailed off, fiddling with the pendant around her neck.
"If we’re going to enjoy the festival together, I’d have to stay in my ‘Yuren’ form, right?"
"That’s unavoidable."
Other than our party mbers, no one else knew about Yurina's true identity.
"That’s why I suggested we just stay here in the party house today, without going anywhere far."
"...Stay inside the party house?"
Spending the festival cooped up in the party house felt like going on a trip only to stay inside the hotel the entire ti.
"I-I said I didn’t mind staying in my Yuren form, but…"
"Yurina, you’d prefer to spend the day as your true self, wouldn’t you?"
Iris smiled warmly.
"Besides, I’m not a big fan of crowded places either."
"Well, if you both are okay with it, I don’t mind."
Honestly, if I had to choose, I’d also prefer to relax in the party house rather than exhaust myself in the bustling festival crowd.
"Then let’s head inside!"
"Oh, and we decorated the second-floor lounge a little to make it feel festive!"
I followed Iris and Yurina to the second-floor lounge.
As Yurina ntioned, the lounge was decorated with sparkling ornants and balloons.
It felt more like a surprise birthday party than a festival setting, though.
"Dale, you ntioned before that you’ve been appointed as a ‘special trainee,’ right?"
"Yeah."
"How’s that going?"
"Not much progress so far."
I’d gone outside Valhalla City a few tis to search for the Beast Gang, but I hadn’t found any trace of them.
"Isn’t it hard searching all on your own?"
"It’s just wandering around, so it’s not too bad."
"I wish I could help you, but…"
"You’ve got classes to attend."
Unlike , who had plenty of free ti due to my suspension, the other party mbers were diligently attending their classes.
"When does your suspension end?"
"Probably near the end of this sester."
"Y-You’re not going to fail because of it, are you?"
"Well..."
Under normal circumstances, missing this many classes would naturally lead to failing, but...
"I’m sure the principal will handle it."
With strong backing, I didn’t have to worry about failing.
"But still… knowing that you’re out there doing dangerous things all alone makes worried."
Yurina bit her lip nervously, her face clouded with concern.
Having faced the Beast Gang herself, she knew just how strong they were.
"I feel the sa. Yurina said that wolf-masked person was as strong as a top-ranking hero, right?"
"Yeah, incredibly strong. But Dale’s much stronger than , so he could easily take down soone like the wolf mask."
"But what if there are others in the Beast Gang who are even stronger?"
Yurina and Iris exchanged concerned glances as if their words were rehearsed, looking at with worried expressions.
I smirked and shrugged.
"No need to worry, you two."
Honestly, the ones who should be worried were the Beast Gang mbers who ran into .
Still, it wasn’t unpleasant to have them so concerned about .
It showed how much they cared.
"Just promise you won’t overdo it, okay?"
"Got it."
"Then…"
Yurina glanced at Iris, and they exchanged a knowing look.
"D-Dale’s been working hard lately, so…"
"Today, Yurina and I are going to give you so healing ti!"
What?
Healing?
"Just wait here for a mont."
"And don’t co downstairs no matter what!"
With that, Iris and Yurina hurriedly went downstairs.
"What’s this about?"
I tilted my head in confusion and waited for about five minutes.
Eventually, I heard footsteps coming back up from downstairs.
"U-Um, Dale, what do you think?"
"Hehe. I prepared this with Yurina today to help Dale relax and heal as much as possible."
A glossy black dress.
A skirt layered with lace and white lace bands wrapped around the elbows.
An apron adorned with white frills over the dress.
Stockings and garter belts peeking out from under the sowhat short skirt.
Standing at the door were Yurina and Iris, dressed in maid outfits that seed more suited for purposes other than housework.
"......"
What is this?
A dream?
"Dale?"
"...Huh?"
"Why are you staring off into space like that?"
"Ah, well…."
Though I'd seen both Yurina and Iris in maid outfits before, seeing them both wearing them at the sa ti seed to multiply their impact exponentially.
‘Besides, the maid outfits they wore before weren’t like this.’
Back then, they’d borrowed the uniforms of the maids from the Helios family, which had a very modest and dignified design.
The outfits they were wearing now, however, had absolutely no trace of practicality—clearly designed solely for seductive events like this.
"Wh-where did you even get these?"
"We borrowed them from Juliet."
"...What?"
For a mont, the image of Juliet wearing a maid outfit flashed through my mind.
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‘Arghhhhhh!’
An overwhelming despair and agony filled my head, as though I had glimpsed into the abyss.
"Oh, of course, it’s not the one Juliet hilf wore. He had them specially ordered from a store he knows."
"R-right?"
"Yes. The one Juliet wore… w-was too revealing for us to even try wearing it."
"......"
Don’t imagine it!
Don’t you dare imagine it!
"I-is that so?"
"Fufu. Anyway, Yurina and I carefully selected these maid outfits for today… how do they look?"
"Ugh… I wanted to choose sothing more modest, but Iris insisted…."
"Oh my, wasn’t it you, Yurina, who said stockings and garter belts were a must?"
"Eek! Y-you promised not to say that!!!"
Yurina turned bright red and shouted, while Iris giggled mischievously, clearly amused by Yurina's reaction.
‘They’ve grown really close without noticing.’
Iris, who usually maintained her “saintly” facade in front of Camilla, now showed a playful and mischievous side to Yurina, having completely opened up to her.
"Alright then, Dale, you haven’t had lunch yet, have you?"
"No."
"We’ll whip sothing up for you right away, so just wait a mont."
"I’ll help too."
Yurina and Iris headed toward the kitchen set up in one corner of the lounge.
"…Hah."
Two girlfriends in maid outfits cooking lunch for —what an utterly surreal scene.
"Kyah! Yurina, what are you doing?!"
"Huh? Isn’t this how you do it?"
"Who puts eggs into an olet with the shells on?!"
"Oh, do I have to crush them into tiny pieces first?"
"You’re not supposed to put the shells in at all!"
…….
Co to think of it, even in her past life, Yurina was absolutely terrible at cooking.
"Ugh, I’ll handle the cooking. Just chop the vegetables or sothing."
"O-okay. How should I chop them?"
"Hmm… make them small, since it’s for an olet."
"Got it!"
Thwack thwack thwack thwack!
"Wait, who told you to cut the vegetables smaller than grains of rice?!"
"You said to cut them small…."
"Ugh, you’re driving crazy."
After much yelling and chaos, the cooking session finally ended.
With Iris’s miraculous healing magic (?), the olet rice sohow managed to take a proper shape and was placed on the table.
"Good job."
"I’m never cooking with Yurina again."
"…Sniff."
Was it the constant scolding during the cooking?
Yurina looked like a wilted flower, visibly shrinking in despair.
"I-I just wanted to make Dale sothing delicious…."
"Well, everyone makes mistakes when they’re just starting out."
Yurina’s cooking skills were far too disastrous to be dismissed as re "mistakes," but I wasn’t heartless enough to say that to soone who had worked so hard for .
"And for the final touch, drawing a heart with ketchup… ta-da! It’s finished! Heaven’s Door signature olet rice!"
"Heaven’s Door?"
"It’s a thed café in Valhalla City. I’ve never been, but Juliet’s apparently a regular there."
"Wow."
So there was a café like that in Valhalla City.
With how often I’ve been there lately looking for the beast gang, maybe I should check it out….
"I heard it’s full of cross-dressing n."
"…What?"
Is that place really called Heaven’s Door?
"Fufu. Enough about the café… here, say ‘Ahh~,’ Dale."
Iris brought a spoonful of olet rice to my lips.
"M- too!"
Not wanting to be outdone, Yurina also scooped up a bite and held it out to .
With Iris smiling cheerfully and Yurina looking tense yet determined, I couldn’t bring myself to say, “I’ll eat it on my own.”
Chomp.
"Hehe. It’s good, isn’t it?"
"Well? How is it?"
Maybe because Iris did 90% of the cooking….
"It’s delicious."
The yelling and chaos during the cooking seed like a distant mory as I tasted the excellent olet rice.
Of course—
"Ehehe. I was worried it’d be a disaster, but it turned out fine."
"Alright, another bite—say ‘Ahh~.’"
"And now I’ll feed you a drink!"
—there wasn’t much room left to savor the taste with these two taking turns feeding .
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