This is not the date I wanted.

"Do you want me to come over and help?"

"Haha, let's put it another way, in this area of ​​work, your help is not even as good as Cat Hands, you will only make things worse."

After insulting Shidou mercilessly, Kotori chuckled, shrugged, and replied:

"I'll be back in the evening. Shidou, you stay here and keep an eye on everyone."

"Ok."

Perhaps realizing that what Kotori said was right, Shidou nodded and took a scarf and wrapped it around Kotori's neck.

"Come back early and be careful not to catch a cold."

"..."

After staring at Shidao in silence for a moment, Kotori sighed helplessly and covered her slightly hot cheeks with her hands.

"...Shidao, are you becoming more and more like a mother due to the influence of Mengyuejie?"

"Mengyue will be angry if she hears this."

Shidou couldn't help but said with a wry smile.

"Yeah, I'm going out then."

"Well, be careful on the road."

After Kotori left, Shidou gently closed the door.

"Then next, I have to wash the clothes piled next to the washing machine."

- Ding dong.

Just when Shidou was about to continue working, the doorbell rang again.

Did Kotori forget to bring anything?

Shidou thought doubtfully.

"Darling! Honey! Your dear Miku is here to play~"

Before Shidou could go over and open the door, a pleasant sound like a silver bell came from outside the door.

"Miku!?"

After hearing this voice, Qi Zui's hair stood on end and his phone fell to the ground with a thud.

“No, no, no, this is bad! Mengyue! Shiono-chan! Run away quickly!”

Nanashi spoke in a panic, like a frightened animal.

"Why... do you want to escape?"

Yoshino tilted her head in confusion.

"Ah - calm down, Nanashi-chan, Miku-chan is not a beast like a lion or a tiger, she won't eat you."

"I would rather the tiger beast come a little better."

Nanashi said with a grim face.

"Well... Yoshino and I are fine, but it's better not to let Miku find out about the Seven Sins."

Meng Yue sighed.

Miku is the type who, how should I put it, wants to cling to someone more the more they struggle against her. (Of course, this applies to women only.) From this perspective, Nanashi's attitude is the most to her liking.

But having said that, it's rare for Mijiu to take the time to come over and play, so it wouldn't be nice to be turned away like this.

"Shidou, Nanazain needs to find a place to hide. When Miku comes in, remember to pretend that Nanazain has never been here."

"Well, I see."

Probably understanding what happened in the living room, Shidou nodded, walked to the entrance, put Nanashi's shoes next to him into the shoe cabinet, and then opened the door.

"Darling! You're so slow. I'm dying of waiting!"

As soon as the door opened, Miku hugged Shidou passionately and rubbed his cheek coquettishly.

"Hug, sorry."

The two plump round breasts pressed against his chest made Shidao flustered and at a loss.

"Um--can you let me go first, Miku?"

"Good~"

After enjoying it for a while, Miku gently let go of Shidou and followed him into the living room.

"Hello, good afternoon, Yoshino-chan. I'm here to play!"

"Good afternoon...Miku-san..."

"Yo."

Shidou glanced around the living room and saw that except for Yoshino who was watching TV and Mengyue who was playing with her phone, Nanashi was nowhere to be seen.

"Speaking of which, isn't Nanashi-chan here?"

"...!?"

When Yoshino heard Miku's words, her heart skipped a beat and she answered with a slight stutter.

"No, not here..."

"Really? I feel like there's Nanashi-chan's presence here..."

Looking around in confusion, Mijiu said a little depressed.

[Tell me, are you hiding another woman in the room? ]

[No, no, what are you talking about? ]

[Don't lie to me, this room is full of that woman's perfume! ]

At this moment, the soap opera on TV happened to broadcast a scene where a wife who pretended to be out came home and caught her husband's mistress hiding in the closet having an affair with him, and slapped her husband hard in the face.

"..."

For some reason, Yoshino felt cold sweat on her back.

"Well, forget it."

Fortunately, Miku wasn't too interested in the soap opera playing in the noontime theater, and after hearing that Nanashi was gone, she turned her attention to Mengyue.

"Hani, what are you doing?"

"..."

Mengyue didn't even bother to pay attention to Meijiu and just played with her phone silently.

"Ah~ Honey is so cold. But, Honey like this is also very cute."

Squatting beside Mengyue, Meijiu observed Mengyue's profile with interest.

"Honey~ I'm going to play a prank on you."

"..."

Seeing that Mengyue ignored her, Meijiu puffed up her cheeks slightly and poked Mengyue's face with her finger in angrily.

"Haha, Mengyue's cheeks are so elastic."

"..."

Still ignoring Meijiu, Mengyue continued playing with her phone intently.

"Really~ Honey, you shouldn't just focus on playing games. It's rare for people to come over to play."

Meijiu complained in dissatisfaction. But then, she seemed to have a flash of inspiration, and took a piece of potato chips on the table and handed it to Mengyue's mouth.

"Hani, open your mouth, ah~"

"……slim Shady."

Mengyue ate the potato chips without saying a word.

"oh oh!"

It was as if she was feeding a bird, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment came over her, causing Miku to exclaim in amazement.

"Honey, another potato chip."

"..."

"Honey, I peeled an orange, come and have a bite."

"..."

"Honey, do you want some candy?"

"..."

"Honey, can I rub your face?"

"..."

"Honey, let me give you a shoulder massage."

"..."

"Honey, let me see what color underwear you're wearing?"

When the time was almost right, Meijiu suppressed the excitement in her heart, not letting it show on her face, and expressed her desire in a very brisk tone, then pulled Mengyue's clothes up slowly...

"—!"

Meng Yue flicked Mei Jiu's forehead without hesitation.

"Really? You want to open a dyeing factory when you are given a little color."

Putting down the mobile game she had just finished playing, Mengyue looked at Meijiu who was covering her forehead with tears in her eyes, and said unhappily.

"Ugh... Honey, that's too much."

"I didn't say anything when you rubbed my face."

"Well……"

It seemed that she couldn't find any words to complain about for the moment. Meijiu pouted and looked at Mengyue, then chuckled and slowly stood up.

"Forget it. Anyway, I've seen the interesting side of Honey today, so I'll just stop here."

"Are you leaving?"

Meng Yue looked up and asked.

"Well, we have a New Year's greetings program to perform later. If we stay any longer, Miss Subaru will cry."

"It's already New Year's Day, and I still have work to do."

"Well, because I'm an idol."

After smiling sweetly at Mengyue, Meijiu turned around and prepared to leave.

After a while, Shidou came over from the courtyard after finishing washing clothes.

"Well, where's Miku?"

"I've already gone back. It seems I'm working."

"Idols have to work even during the New Year. It's really hard for them."

"I should say Miku is amazing."

"That's right."

Even though an idol's job is so busy, every time Shidou has a problem, Miku always puts down her work without hesitation to help him.

Thinking of this, Shidao couldn't help but express gratitude in his heart.

"Speaking of which, where is Nanashi hiding?"

"Oh, her."

Hearing Shidou's question, Mengyue smiled bitterly and lifted the kotatsu.

"Ha... Huh..."