“AHHHHH!”

“WE’RE GOING TO DIE! HIBISCUS!”

“CASABLANCA!!!”

“SHUT IT YOU TWO! ICHIROU-NII, DO SOMETHING!”

“HIBISCUS, I LOVE YOU! I’M SORRY FOR EATING YOUR FAVORITE SWEETS WHEN YOU ARE NOT LOOKING!”

“EEEHHHH!? AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MAMA ALL ALONG! CASABLANCA YOU PIG! EVEN SO, I LOVE YOU TOO!”

“SHUT IT!!!”

We are currently free falling from a hole that appeared beneath us. The noisy twins started shouting and sobbing and it annoyed me. Ichirou is looking below to know where we are going to land. I hope we can do something about this.

Hmm…?

The atmosphere seems to be getting moist…or hot?

Also, below us, is an orange light or something…

Don’t tell me…!

My face instantly pales as my guess seems to be right and I immediately look at Ichirou who is still looking down and observing calmly.

“Ichirou-nii! Isn’t that…?!”

“Yes, Asagao… magma…”

“DO SOMETHING!”

“Of course, I won’t let anything happen to all of you! If I at least can’t protect you and the twins, I can never ever show my face to Susanoo.”

“Susanoo…?”

“[Conjure Weapon!]”

Per his command, a chain materializes around him. The sound of metal was too realistic for such power and also, it looks like it even has the weight of what a real chain would have. What is Ichirou’s power, I wonder?

He twirls the chain around and swings it. He uses the momentum to launch his self towards me and tightly hold me in his arms. After that, the momentum causes Ichirou to come closer to the rocky wall and kicks it to glide over to the twins and caught them in his arm too.

He tied us to the chain and materializes a sword. Ichirou then stabs in one of the gaps in the chain to the rocky wall. We gradually decrease our falling velocity.

Before we reached the end of the wall that will drop us at the sea of magma, the sword finally managed to stop our fall and…

“Urk…!”

“Hnngh..!”

“Owwie…”

The chain freaking hurts that my eyes tear up a little!

Even Casablanca and Hibiscus painfully grumbles and frown tearfully. We were just hung up there and below us is the sea of magma…Well… I guess this is better…

I feel sick imagining how crispy I’ll be cooked if I were to be dropped there…

Wait… Where’s Ichirou…?!

“Ichirou-nii, where are you?!”

Where is he?!

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I frantically look around as I turn my head left and right. My chest starts to ache as my thought reaches the conclusion that Ichirou might have perished because he fell to the magma.

No..

No…!

As my mind is invaded with negative thoughts again, my eye becomes blurry as tears well up from it. Just when I wanted to change myself and resolve to protect everyone, someone just has to…

“Asagao!”

“Eh…?!”

I turn my head to the farthest corner of the sea of magma and there was a tunnel and Ichirou is standing there.

“Ichirou-nii!!”

“Wah?! Asagao, are you crying?!”

“I thought…! I thought that…!”

“Ahaha! How cute!~”

“Y-You jerk!!!”

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I’m totally glaring right now at Ichirou.

I’m pissed, really pissed, super pissed!

“Ahaha! I’m sorry! I really didn’t mean to do that!”

“Why are you laughing?!”

“Eh..ah…but…”

“What’s so goddamn funny about it?! I’m really worried! And you’re just laughing that off! It hurts… It hurts to even think that I am about to lose someone again! I’ve already lost people I care about and…it feels like…I…”

I shouldn’t be acting like this at all.

I just shut my mouth and suck it all inside as I clench my fist. My tears haven't subsided yet and I feel really pissed.

I am seriously worried.

And I feel like that my worries was played but…but… I don’t know…

Why am I getting so emotional…?

Now I am just getting pissed at myself at this point…

Suddenly, both my hands were firmly grasps by Casablanca and Hibiscus who stands by my sides. They move their body closer to mine and enclosed me with theirs as if hugging me.

Ah… they were there when Master died and they saw Milin’s lifeless figure too.

They must be trying to console me.

Its warmness calms me.

BAM!

Eh…?!

Eh…?!?!

We heard a loud sound accompanied by a strong gust of wind. We immediately raise our head to see what happened.

What we saw is Ichirou’s fist deeply planted to his face.

Wait..?!

That loud sound and a strong gust of wind came from punching his face?!

And as he moves his hand again, he immediately planted his face on the ground and kneel his knees. He earnestly bows towards me as he got on all four.

“Ichirou-nii…”

“Asagao, I’m truly sorry for making you worry!”

“…”

“I am the wrong one here! I shouldn’t have done that! I trampled over your honest feelings and laughs at it! I am truly ashamed! I am not worthy of such pure and innocent feeling such as yours! Because of me, you’re in such pain!”

This is bad for my heart.

I am not exactly the pure and innocent one he refers to. I am not in any position to deem if he is worthy or not of something. He doesn’t know much about me and that’s worrying. We have to talk this out.

I’ve been a brat even though I am already twenty years old. I can’t on my own age and I cannot make any big decision for myself until recently.

As of he, who thinks of everyone regardless of anything, he who diligently trains and desire power for a greater cause, he who just saved us…

Right now, who is not worthy of such honest feelings?

“Please stand up.”

“Asagao…”

“I just got angry on my own… an apology is not even needed…”

“But…”

“If anything, I should be the one apologizing at lashing out at you like that even though you just saved us. I am just…being overly emotional…”

“But Asagao, I did laugh at you even though you are worried…”

“Don’t make this difficult…”

“Also, I would definitely save you even if you hate me. Because, just like what Hydrangea said, we already have a master-servant relationship. I am now your possession and I will surely come to your aid!”

“Ughh…and now you just made it much more difficult!”

“Eh..?!”

I just heaved a big sigh and as he made it more complicated. This has become a big mess and I am the one who fanned the fire.

Speaking of fire… Casablanca and Hibiscus are really warm…

No…

It’s getting hot…

Really hot…and I am sweating…!

“Y-You two… I am already fine… Thank you for consoling me…”

“Anything for Miss Asagao! You are like a sister for us now! You’re cute and adorable just like us!”

“Yes… Miss Asagao…I would like you as a little sister… huggable…”

“That doesn’t really sound right…and…it’s hot… too HOT!”

I gently push them away.

As my palm touches their maid clothes, it was all sticking and wet that the fabric sticks to their skin. It was somehow erotic. Then I look at myself… it was the same.

I am moist all over and sweaty. My armpits are getting sticky and my neck feels so wet that sweat flows down from my jaw down to my clavicle then to my body.

Our hair sticks to our skin and it’s becoming increasingly fuzzy.

“………”

“Miss Asagao…?!”

“What are you thinking right now?”

Yup…

I have to get these two changed their clothes.

It looks expensive and wearing maid outfit in this kind of place looks unbearable hot and out of place. It may even hinder their movements.

“Hey… you two…”

“Yes…?”

“Hmm?”

“I have spare clothes here…do you want?”

“”YES!””

Of course…

They might just be really enduring it since they don’t have any spare themselves.

I already brought out some of my spare shirts and shorts.

Since I am wearing a black tank top, they will be the only one to get to wear matching oversized shirts. But I guess my oversized shirts would fit them a bit.

As I brought it out, the two thoughtlessly strips their maid outfit!!!

“Hey..!”

I immediately shoot a glare at Ichirou!

“………”

He was able to avert his gaze before I could even look at him.

He casually whistles but…

“Hnngh… i-it hurts…C-Casablanca…please pull it here…”

“Ah…geez…! Did your breast grow again?!”

“Hiyaa! Not there Casablanca! I’m all sticky and sweaty!”

“Hibiscus, you’re not getting away!”

“Geez… Isn’t your butt too swell?!”

“Eh…?! Ah..?!”

With a commotion happening here, Ichirou’s whistle trails off and nervously blows in the wind. I do know how he feels and I won’t condemn him. I did get used to it because I constantly stare at Alstroe and Higan’s naked figure…

It was quite fantastic, to be honest!

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“We’ve changed Miss Asagao.”

“How does it look?”

I look at them together with Ichirou.

And he suddenly turns his head away in panic.

“Yup…no good…”

Because they are still sweating, somewhere around their chests, something is sticking out and that’s bad…