Chapter 163: Daily Life: Warm Breeze and the Upcoming Fireworks Festival
A few days later, in the evening, at the dining table in the dormitory.
"Want to go on a mission?"
At the dinner table, Kirataka heard the news that Kiana and the others were preparing to go on a mission.
Specifically, the ones going out this time were Kiana, Bronya, and Seele.
——Among them, Seele, who had just arrived, was responsible for observing and learning.
Seele nodded obediently and said softly:
"It's just a simple Honkai beast clearing mission and the inspection of the Honkai energy detection equipment in the corresponding area. And teacher Rita, who just came from the headquarters recently, will go with us."
These tasks are what most Valkyries do often, and they frequently appear on the task lists of B-rank Valkyries.
'But... Rita is going too?'
'She's really here to observe Kiana, isn't she?'
'This is news worth noting.'
Kirataka pondered to himself.
——Ever since Rita came to St. Freya Academy, he had been observing her intentionally or unintentionally, and had also tried to follow her through [Time Rewind], but apart from the normal teaching tasks, he did not find any abnormal behavior.
"How long will you be gone this time?"
"According to Bronya's estimate, it will take about two to three days," the silver-haired girl replied briefly.
Cleaning up the Honkai beasts is not difficult, but the inspection, maintenance, and replacement of Honkai energy detection equipment is pure hard work that can only be solved by accumulating time.
"Well... then Mei, Higokumaru, and I will be the only ones at home these few days..." Kirataka pondered.
"Aunt said that when we return from this mission, she'll take us to the hot springs. It's her treat."
Kiana said as she put a piece of fried chicken into her mouth.
"Hot springs?"
"Well, it's said to be very famous in the Far East. She said she'd take everyone there during the holidays."
Hot springs...
It seems to be something worth looking forward to.
Anyway, the girls' itinerary was set.
For Kirataka, the time when the girls left was a good opportunity for him to do something else.
Well, of course, it's not something on the combat level. Now that Rita is staying at St. Freya Academy, to be on the safe side, he won't do anything out of the ordinary.
Anyway, this S-rank Valkyrie can't stay here forever. He'll have plenty of time to cause trouble after she leaves.
What he was thinking about now was the promise he had made to Higokumaru to go to the fireworks display...
Kirataka took out his cell phone and looked at it. There should indeed be a fireworks display soon, otherwise, he wouldn't have promised this to the little fox.
If time...
Kirataka flipped through and finally found the message, which happened to be tomorrow night.
…
Night.
Although the time spent with Mei is very comfortable, one should not be too greedy for that joy.
Well, mainly because everyone is still...
So, Kirataka went back to his room and rested obediently tonight.
He had already finished washing up, but there was still the sound of water rushing in the shower, and soon the clean, rosy-faced girl popped out.
——After transforming into a human form for the first time, Higokumaru had been pestering him to take a bath together. However, after being righteously rejected by him and given a slap on the head, she reluctantly went to take a bath by herself.
Higokumaru had already changed into a cool set of pajamas, walked to his side in small steps, and said in a soft voice:
"Master~"
"Well, what's wrong?"
"Can you help me blow dry my hair?"
Higokumaru said coquettishly.
"...You could have taken your tail off when you took a shower."
Kirataka glanced at the several big wet tails behind the girl. Wow, this is quite a workload.
Well, she must have done that on purpose.
"Hehehe, I just like my master to smooth my fur."
The girl took his arm and shook it gently.
"Okay, okay, there's really nothing I can do about you."
Kirataka touched her hair, which still had some water stains, stood up, and took her back to the shower room to find the hair dryer.
"Hehe, Master is the best~"
The girl sat on a small stool, legs together, hands on knees, motionless, waiting obediently for his help.
Kirataka stood behind her, turned on the hair dryer, and blew her wet hair with warm air.
Compared to those tails, the girl's hair quickly returned to its normal smooth state. Then, Kirataka squatted slightly and pointed the hair dryer at the wet tails.
The warm wind blew on the girl's tail. Kirataka stroked the fox fur that felt so fine and helped her straighten out the tangled tail.
Higokumaru seemed to enjoy this kind of care very much. The two fox ears on her head moved from time to time, making her look particularly delicate and cute.
The furry ears would occasionally rub against his face, making him feel a little itchy.
After patiently drying all the girl's big tails, Kirataka turned around, unplugged the hair dryer, and said:
"Higokumaru, it's done."
"Great~"
The girl stood up happily, and because of this action, several tails behind her all came close to Kirataka's face.
…I have to say, the touch is quite good, and there's an urge to bury yourself in it.
A moment later, Kirataka lay on his big bed.
The fox girl next to him clung to him as usual, hugging him like a pillow.
She stroked Kirataka's arm gently and seemed to enjoy this intimate gesture.
It really feels good to sleep while hugging something. After hugging Mei, Kirataka understood Higokumaru's hobby.
He turned his head and looked at the fox girl beside him. Her eyes were slightly closed, and her soft eyelashes were clearly visible.
"By the way, Higokumaru."
"Hmm?~"
"There will be a fireworks display tomorrow night. I'll take you and Mei with me. Oh, and..."
And the girls in the Stigmata Space.
He had planned to invite them to go together before, but it seems that Higokumaru hasn't met Rin and Yae Sakura yet, let alone Sirin.
Will there be any conflicts when they meet? After all, Higokumaru is a descendant of the Herrscher of Corruption...
In short, the pair of cherry blossom-like sisters should not refuse, but it is hard to say about Sirin.
...Let's try it first and then talk about it.
"Okay, okay, what about the other sisters?"
"Uh... let's go to other fireworks festivals together later."
In short, Higokumaru completed the notification easily.
....
The next day.
"A fireworks festival?"
Hearing Kirataka's invitation, Mei smiled slightly and agreed:
"Of course."
Of course, she had no reason to refuse the idea of going to a fireworks festival with the person she loved. In fact, she was quite happy about it.
Kirataka continued:
"Well, but I plan to invite some other people this time..."
He still needed to ask Mei's opinion.
'Anyone else?'
'But Kiana and the others have already set off...'
The purple-haired girl thought for a moment and said:
"Is this Miss Yae whom we met in the Stigmata Space before?"
That time, she and Kirataka went to Yae Sakura's Stigmata Space together, so she naturally knew of the other party's existence.
"Well, to be exact, there's also Rin and a girl... you don't know."
Kirataka said carefully.
To Mei, the real Sirin was indeed a stranger she had never seen before.
Telling his girlfriend that he was planning to take three other girls to the fireworks festival was a bit...
Fortunately, the gentle Mei did not dwell on this matter. She just tilted her head slightly, thought for a while, and then said:
"Then you have to invite them over earlier because you have to prepare yukatas in advance."
The so-called fireworks festival is a festival that one must attend in Yukata.
As a person from the Far East, Mei herself naturally needed no explanation, but the girls living in the Stigmata Space were probably not prepared in this regard.
Therefore, they had to come to the Far East earlier so that they could buy the appropriate clothing.
"Okay, I'll go tell them about this now."
With Mei's consent, and with the help of the "pass" left by Rin for him, he came to the Stigmata Space.