In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Hayasaka Ai knelt down and took off her shoes.

Sure enough, the heel area was rubbed raw and red, and there were even faint signs of broken skin.

"Has it been hurting for a long time, Miss?" Hayasaka Ai's tone was somewhat self-reproachful.

"At first I didn't feel anything, but when I started walking around while accompanying my brother, greeting other guests, I started to feel something was wrong."

"I'm sorry, this was my oversight."

"I didn't mean to blame you. Besides, this isn't your responsibility."

As the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, she has a designated person in charge of her attire for formal occasions such as banquets.

Hayasaka Ai shook her head: "In any case, I am in charge of leading them. If this oversight makes you uncomfortable, it is my dereliction of duty as the head maid."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at Ai Hayasaka's businesslike manner, taking all the blame upon herself, and curled her small toes helplessly: "There are only the two of us in private, so don't speak so coldly. You should go and change your shoes. The guests are still at the banquet, and as the host, I can't leave for too long."

Hayasaka Ai nodded, said no more, and got up to leave.

She quickly returned with the new shoes and a band-aid, which she applied to Kaguya's heel.

After changing her shoes, Kaguya got up, took a few steps to try them on, and nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you, Hayasaka."

"Don't mention it, it's my duty, Miss."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at her maid with a meaningful expression.

Then she suddenly leaned close to the other person and said, "Hayasaka, have you been too busy and exhausted lately? You seem to have no energy at all."

"..."

Has it become that obvious?

Hayasaka Ai maintained her composure: "That's not true, Miss. You should go back to the banquet hall."

"..."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't get an answer, but there was nothing she could do; she couldn't keep her guests waiting and be impolite.

She returned to the banquet hall accompanied by Hayasaka Ai.

Hayasaka Ayane stood on the sidelines again, waiting with him.

In fact, Kaguya's premonition was quite accurate; she was indeed very tired, but not physically.

Rather, it was because she had been too busy during this period and hadn't been able to meet her lover outside for a while, resulting in a severe deficiency of Qianye energy within her, which created her wooden-like state.

In short, she is currently quite depressed.

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Volume 2: Chapter 199: I Want to Hear Your Voice

"It's over, young lady."

"Yes, it's finally over..."

The banquet ended in the evening.

As soon as she returned to her room, Kaguya Shinomiya collapsed onto the bed as if all her strength had left her.

The discomfort and soreness in my heels and calves caused by wearing high heels can finally be relieved.

She was finally free from having to stay by her brother's side, with whom she had only a blood relation but little affection, and maintain the so-called refinement and good character of the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, smiling and behaving hypocritically towards guests she didn't know or was unfamiliar with.

Her schedule for the day was now complete, but for Hayasaka Ai beside her, it was far from over.

"It's getting late, Miss. You should take a bath and rest."

"Hmm... I want to go for a bath today."

"Understood, I'll have someone make the arrangements immediately."

Hayasaka Ai bowed slightly and then prepared to leave.

"Wait Hayasaka."

"Is there anything else, Miss?"

Kaguya sighed helplessly, "I've told you so many times, this is a private occasion just between the two of us. Stop making that sour face and just talk to me normally."

Hayasaka Ai said in a serious tone, "I've already explained it to you before, Miss. If I really do what you say and get used to interacting with you like that in private, it will definitely become a subconscious habit in the future. If I attend an important event with you and do something inappropriate, it will not only cause trouble for you and embarrass you, but I will also be punished by the head of the family, and even have my salary deducted."

"In fact... so deducting salary is the most important thing!"

"Yes."

Hayasaka Ai's completely emotionless and indifferent reply made Shinomiya Kaguya puff up her cheeks.

Seeing this, Hayasaka Ai couldn't help but smile gently: "Don't be angry. I just wanted to crack a joke once in a while because you were so serious, Miss."

"It's not funny at all." Although Kaguya Shinomiya said this, the resentment in her heart was not as strong as before: "Fine, I forgive you."

"Thank you so much for your generosity, Miss. If there's nothing else..."

"Something came up. You don't have any plans for the rest of the day, right?"

"Of course, I have to supervise others to clean the banquet hall, and I also need to plan your schedule for tomorrow, as well as prepare the clothes and supplies you will need for tomorrow."

"These things could obviously be delegated to others, couldn't they?"

"Theoretically, it's possible, but I wouldn't feel comfortable if I weren't the one to do it personally."

"What's there to worry about? It's not a big deal..." Kaguya Shinomiya muttered, looking at Ai Hayasaka, who was completely unlovable in her work mode, and sighed helplessly.

She stood up and went to Hayasaka Ai. Meeting her questioning gaze, she said somewhat awkwardly, "I understand that you're... concerned about me, but sometimes you don't have to go to such lengths to do everything yourself... Look, the banquet ended early today, which is rare. You should learn to take a break sometimes and give yourself a reasonable vacation, shouldn't you?"

"Young Miss, you mean..."

"Let's take a bath together later."

"Does Miss want me to scrub your back? I understand."

"Hayasaka, do you really have to think of people in such a dark way..."

"Hehe, I understand Miss's concern for me. As I just said, it was just a joke."

"I'll say it again, your joke is really not funny at all."

Although it took some twists and turns, Kaguya Shinomiya finally managed to get her somewhat disobedient maid to accompany her into the large bath.

She was completely naked in the bath, but when she saw Hayasaka Ai appear, she hesitated for a second before quickly covering herself with her hands!

Hayasaka Ai approached and sat down by the bathtub, testing the water temperature with her hand: "What's wrong, young lady? We're both girls, there's no reason for us to take advantage of each other, so there's no need to be so defensive."

Kaguya was even amused by her: "You know that too! Then why did you wrap yourself up so tightly in a bath towel!"

Hayasaka Ai read the random reply: "Okay, then I'll help you scrub your back now, Miss."

"Don't pretend you didn't hear anything and just ignore my question!"

Kaguya, now playing the role of the tsukkomi (straight man), was quite dissatisfied. The next moment, she grabbed the towel off Hayasaka's body, trying to make her return to her natural state like herself.

Instead of what it is now, where I am completely exposed and feel ashamed of being naked when facing her who is fully covered up!

But Hayasaka Ai, anticipating this, firmly grasped Kaguya's wrist: "Miss, there are some things that even I would get angry about. Let's just leave it like this; it won't affect you anyway."

"..."

Looking at Hayasaka Ai, who was smiling slightly but seemed to be surrounded by black energy, even Kaguya, who was nominally the master, couldn't help but shrink back.

Looking at Hayasaka Naki's well-developed and beautifully undulating figure, it was an illusion...

Kaguya seemed to understand something. As expected, for Hayasaka, the topic of that part of her body was still an insurmountable minefield.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Yukino Yukinoshita has been very busy lately, so busy that she's dizzy.

The reason is not his own studies, but the family business, where all the plans have recently been quite unsuccessful.

At the beginning of this year, the board members realized this in a meeting and actively planned and attempted to carry out industrial reforms, hoping to escape this predicament and find a new way out.

With the ideas and plans in place, Yukinoshita Haruno, under the guidance of her mother, did indeed work hard and make fulfilling attempts in various aspects during the first half of the year.

Although the current economic situation is not very optimistic, both she and her mother believe that as long as they adapt to the market and narrow their product lines, they will be able to get through this difficult period.

The Yukinoshita family started with her great-grandfather and rose to prominence under her grandfather's leadership, gaining influence in both business and politics. Now, the family business has been passed down to her mother. If you include her and Yukino, who haven't fully taken over the family business yet, it can barely be called the fourth generation. "You'd better go change your shoes; the guests are still at the banquet, and as the host, I can't leave for too long."

Hayasaka Ai nodded, said no more, and got up to leave.

She quickly returned with the new shoes and a band-aid, which she applied to Kaguya's heel.

After changing her shoes, Kaguya got up, took a few steps to try them on, and nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you, Hayasaka."

"Don't mention it, it's my duty, Miss."

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at her maid with a meaningful expression.

Then she suddenly leaned close to the other person and said, "Hayasaka, have you been too busy and exhausted lately? You seem to have no energy at all."

"..."

Has it become that obvious?

Hayasaka Ai maintained her composure: "That's not true, Miss. You should go back to the banquet hall."

"..."

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't get an answer, but there was nothing she could do; she couldn't keep her guests waiting and be impolite.

She returned to the banquet hall accompanied by Hayasaka Ai.

Hayasaka Ayane stood on the sidelines again, waiting with him.

In fact, Kaguya's premonition was quite accurate; she was indeed very tired, but not physically.

Rather, it was because she had been too busy during this period and hadn't been able to meet her lover outside for a while, resulting in a severe deficiency of Qianye energy within her, which created her wooden-like state.

In short, she is currently quite depressed.

…………

Volume 2: Chapter 199: I Want to Hear Your Voice

"It's over, young lady."

"Yes, it's finally over..."