Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 259, Section 34: "Santa Claus's mission is to tame reindeer and fulfill desires."

December 24th, Christmas Eve, is the day before Christmas.

This festival is not a legal holiday in the island nation, but that does not prevent people from enjoying the festive atmosphere.

The streets were filled with shouting young people and couples in love, their eyes sparkling with Christmas light.

The crowds were almost unbearable, but thankfully Masumi wasn't in the same line as them.

Strictly speaking, it's just like the colorful lights that decorate the train station at night; it's an integral part of the Christmas Eve atmosphere.

"A cup of matcha milk, a cup of Americano."

"Excuse me, could I have a stirring stick? Thank you."

"Please give me an iced latte, no ice."

"If we remove the ice, the portion will be smaller. Is that okay? Or would you like me to add more milk to make up the difference?"

"Please change my hot latte to oat milk."

Christmas songs played softly from the speakers, and the store was packed with couples.

Chiai, who was home alone, also came to help out, along with I, Chitose, who was on vacation from Miyako Island. The seven employees were still extremely busy.

Until 11 p.m., when the business closes and the last tram stops running, couples head to LOVE HOTEL or home, and the coffee shop finally quiets down.

"Phew... This guest is terrifying. I never imagined Christmas could be such a scary thing."

Staff lounge.

Chiai, who was sitting diagonally opposite Masumi, breathed a sigh of relief and gently placed her teacup on the table.

"In previous years, we had more customers during Christmas, but it wasn't this busy."

Rinne nodded in response, then picked up the black tea in front of her. She had been busy since nightfall and needed something to drink to perk herself up.

"Well, it's great that business went smoothly on Christmas Eve..."

The sense of accomplishment, like the perfect conclusion to a major event, made the girls appear relaxed and peaceful.

As I heard this, a quiet smile quietly bloomed on my lips.

"Indeed, I felt the same way when I was busy with aquarium and city hall activities recently. I was worried about what might happen, but now I can finally put down the burden on my shoulders."

Mami nodded in agreement: "Yeah, it feels like it's been a long time since I've felt this relaxed."

"I think you've always been quite relaxed."

Masumi blurted out those words without thinking, earning her a sharp glance from Asami.

"Masumi-kun, I'm one of the key contributors to the Christmas business activities, aren't I? I was the one who decorated the Christmas lights."

"Yes, yes, I apologize to you. I'm sorry, Mami, I overlooked your efforts."

"It's good that you realize it."

Mami nodded contentedly, then snorted through her nose as she leisurely stirred the sugar in her coffee with her slender fingertips.

"Speaking of which, Little Future should be having a happy Christmas party with Little Amy and the other band members right now, right?"

"Yes, they said they're going to spend the night together."

"An overnight Christmas party...how youthful." Mami let out a soft sigh.

"Christmas...party..."

"Did Haiyue attend a Christmas party with that Ms. Kozue before?" Masumi asked.

"No."

The jellyfish girl gently shook her head.

"I feel uncomfortable around so many strangers..."

"Ah! I understand, I understand." Mami nodded in deep agreement. "Holidays like Christmas, which cause restlessness among people with social lives, should be stopped immediately!"

"Even if there are no holidays, these 'normies' will create their own to celebrate."

"Ugh! Being a 'normie' is terrifying."

"I guess that's just human nature," Rinne sighed.

Chiai: "If Christmas is canceled, then Asami-nee won't receive any Christmas presents, right?"

"Good traditions can be appropriately adopted; this is called 'discarding the dross and selecting the essence.'"

Mami shook her finger, speaking eloquently.

"Miss Mami is really funny," I couldn't help but tease.

The group of people spontaneously picked up their drinks, took a sip, and realized that such tea time was essential after a busy day.

"...Speaking of which, isn't it time to start preparing for our Christmas party?"

Mio said abruptly.

"Wow~ Christmas party at the coffee shop and Masumi-kun's birthday party!" Mami chimed in.

"Huh? It's already so late, do we really still have to..."

After Masumi blurted it out unconsciously, he didn't expect all the girls to stare at him with murderous eyes.

Mio: "Didn't we agree to celebrate Masumi's birthday together?"

Haiyue: "Masumi... he went back on his word."

Asami: "The worst kind of guy is one who doesn't keep his word."

Qian Ai: "I've been looking forward to today's Christmas party for so long!"

I said, "Masumi's being naughty, huh? Wanting to be exploited again... or wanting to make someone angry?"

The heiress remained silent, only looking at him with indifferent eyes.

"Don't misunderstand!" Masumi's face was already deathly pale.

"I felt that we'd been busy for so long tonight, and it was getting late. I was worried you guys would be tired, so we figured we could postpone the Christmas party and birthday celebration until tomorrow, right?"

"It's too late!"

Mami interrupted his explanation and categorically refuted him.

"Isn't the meaning of celebrating a birthday all the more profound when we're watching the second hand of the clock change hands?"

"Uh, but I think I was born around 10 a.m.."

"Oh, what a coincidence!"

Suddenly, a loud clapping sound came from the side, and Mio smiled broadly.

"I was born around 10 p.m., which is exactly the same as Masumi's birth date. It seems that Masumi and I are indeed destined by fate! It is a marriage arranged by the gods!"

Rinne's sigh came from the side.

"Mio is still the same as always, she always thinks she's so great about herself."

Mio frowned unhappily, her tone both cold and stern.

"Those who are insensitive and lack tact when others are having a good time, please leave."

"I'm just trying to be helpful. Mio should have gotten rid of her habit of causing trouble for others in public places a long time ago. I don't want Mio to become so used to thinking inappropriately that she'll one day make a fool of herself during business hours."

Rinne spoke with her usual indifferent expression, as if she were genuinely putting herself in Mio's shoes.

Mio scoffed: "It's Rinne who causes trouble for others regardless of the situation."

"In the end, isn't all of this because of Rinne?"

"because I?"

“That’s right.” Mio nodded coldly. “It’s all because you’ve been pestering Masumi to teach you how to improve your coffee-making skills these past few days, making it so difficult for me to spend time with Masumi!”

Rinne's eyes flickered for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

"I was preparing for the Christmas business."

"...Without any ulterior motives?"

"My feelings have nothing to do with Mio."

"I knew it! You little philanderer! Last time I saw you and Masumi come out of the kitchen, your faces were so red, I knew something was wrong!"

In the end, Mio and Rinne started arguing as usual, ignoring the occasion and leaving Masumi and the others standing aside, their argument getting more and more heated.

If left unattended, I feel like they'll keep arguing like that from Christmas Eve until the next day.

Just as Masumi was about to step forward and dissuade them—

"...Ah! Wait a minute! Something's not right!"

Suddenly, Qian Ai stood up abruptly, her shout echoing throughout the lounge. "Huh? What's wrong with Qian Ai? Why did you suddenly stand up?"

"Be careful not to spill the coffee on your clothes."

The two older female protagonists in the coffee shop remained quite calm in the face of her exaggerated behavior, and I even showed a soft and considerate side.

Qian'ai opened her eyes wide like a little animal and continued excitedly.

"Wait a minute! Why are you all so relaxed? Weren't we just talking about the Christmas party and Masumi-nii's birthday celebration?!"

Only after she mentioned it did Mami remember this, and she tilted her head to one side.

"Oh right, we only got halfway through what we were talking about."

"I almost got away with it because of Masumi."

I gazed at Masumi with tenderness, her lips curved into a faint smile, yet a strange, eerie light flickered deep within her beautiful eyes, sending chills down Masumi's spine.

"No, I didn't have that thought."

Masumi quickly distanced herself from the situation and then turned her attention to the two women who were still causing a ruckus in front of her.

"Thinking about it carefully, how could Rinne be a philanderer? She should be a cat demon that sucks life force. My Masumi must have been kept listless by you lately!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Rinne's expression turned cold: "If I had that kind of ability, I wouldn't be getting my life force drained by him every time... no! How could Mio even say something like that!"

"That's it!"

Mami, not wanting to miss out on the fun, chimed in from the sidelines.

"In RPG games, creatures that live by absorbing the vital energy of young people are not cat demons, but succubi."

Mio rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought: "So that means Rinne is a succubus..."

"certainly not!"

Rinne glared at Mio and Mami with a chilling gaze.

Even Masumi felt a chill run down her spine.

No! This momentum is...

Masumi turned his head when he felt a hand gently placed on his shoulder.

I gazed at him with eyes full of tenderness, my lips trembling slightly, my gaze so intimate and gentle it could melt ice and snow.

But the shapes she outlined with her lips were clearly—

"Eh, there's still food left to feed the kittens. I've been too gentle with Masumi."

The beautiful senior leaned closer and whispered something romantic in Masumi's ear:

"It seems that big sister has no choice but to transform into a succubus at least once~"

Finally, that face shed its usual gentle exterior, revealing its cruel nature and a devilish smile.

Masumi shuddered as if in fear, and cautiously picked up her mug to sip her coffee.

The cup was empty at some point, but the bottom of the empty cup was still warm.

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The Christmas party dinner consisted of roast chicken and cake.

Rinne had prepared it well before the peak dining period, and now, after reheating it, she placed it on the kotatsu table.

The large, golden-brown roasted whole chicken has a slight sheen of oil on its surface, emitting a mouthwatering aroma.

Masumi's stomach growled twice, as she had been busy preparing dinner and had already digested all the nutrients she had ingested.

He tucked his lower body into the kotatsu table, quietly waiting for dinner to be served, and also waiting for the girls to change out of their uniforms.

That being said, in certain situations, these two things don't seem to conflict.

Unfortunately, Masumi has recently become the one being eaten.

Just like this whole roasted chicken on the table, which will predictably be devoured by everyone on Christmas Eve.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Masumi."

Hearing the familiar voice, Masumi looked up, and bang! He was greeted by the sound of confetti and firecrackers.

Mami was the first to appear before him, followed by the other girls who walked in one after another.

Straight and slender, fair and alluring.

Pairs of slender legs and full legs walked over barefoot on the carpet.

The girls were all dressed in matching red and white Christmas outfits, so cute! Absolutely adorable! And so much of their shoulders and thighs were showing… how to put it… both sexy and cute…!
The length of the miniskirt makes one think, "Huh? Above the knee? Calculating the crotch length would be much faster, wouldn't it?"

Because Masumi is sitting, if you look from this angle, you might see something you shouldn't.

"Ma-Masumi-nii?"

Perhaps unaccustomed to this revealing outfit, Chiai was very concerned about the length of her skirt, frequently reaching down to pull it down.

But with limited fabric, pulling it down was useless; the act of concealing itself, in Masumi's eyes, had a unique charm.

"Hehe~ I guessed right, Masumi-kun was immediately mesmerized."

Asami's lips curled into a smug and provocative smile, and the antlers on her head trembled softly.

Are you planning to eat dressed like this?

"Yes, yes! I brought it." I smiled with my eyes narrowed, as if asking for credit, and said, "This makes it more festive, right?"

“That’s right…” Masumi nodded, “However…”

"Why are you all wearing reindeer-shaped headbands? Don't you have Santa hats?"

"The Santa hat is here."

I smiled and unfolded a fluffy Santa hat, bent down, put it on Masumi's head, and carefully straightened the wrinkles for him.

Masumi was deeply moved by his beautiful senior's thoughtfulness and gentleness...

(Which one is bigger, the senior or Mami?)

But he was thinking about this utterly terrible thing.

And she stared intently at my vulva, which was peeking out from under my low-cut Christmas dress.

"Are there six deer, but only one Santa Claus?"

Masumi's expression was strange.

“Yes, there’s only one Santa Claus in reality,” she said matter-of-factly.

"I don't think Santa Claus exists in reality."

"So Masumi wants to be a reindeer? If that's the case... then all the girls will have to change into Santa hats."

Anyway, I'm the only one, right?

Masumi sighed, her breath gently brushing against her senior's chest. The chest swayed as she bent over, displaying a strong presence and stimulating the masculine side of Masumi to its limit.

"Now I'm actually experiencing what it's like to be a deer."

"Oh my gosh~ Let me guess, is it a male deer in heat?"

I said, with a touch of irony, like an old saying: "After all, Masumi loves to bump into things the most."

"No, it's the one that Santa Claus is leading."

"Hmm? Well-behaved little deer are cute too."

I smiled slightly. Does it really take this long to fix a hat? The girls next to me were staring at me with eyes as cold as the air outside.

"Alright! Mission accomplished!"

I watched with satisfaction as Masumi put on her Santa hat.

Then she handed him a fluffy Christmas shawl, and watched as Masumi put it on, nodding contentedly.

"The bright red color looks very courageous! Only Santa Claus can tame a reindeer."

"No, I don't want to tame the deer..."

Another cute blonde deer came up to her, Mio said with a smile.

"In my opinion, Santa Claus is the one who can grant wishes, and only Masumi can fulfill my wish~"

"I see," Masumi exhaled quietly, feeling the warm, fuzzy texture of the Christmas outfit.

Santa Claus's mission is to tame reindeer and fulfill desires.

(End of this chapter)