Chapter 4: A Date with Saika!
[Kai-senpai, thank you so much for today. Ever since I got home, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Kai-senpai and Miyako-san… It was truly that enjoyable.]
When I returned to my room after dinner, that message was waiting for me.
The sender was, of course, Emu who had come over today. She’d said the same thing when I saw her off at her house, but I’m really glad she enjoyed herself.
“…Man, that was really fun.”
There are many reasons why I found it enjoyable, but for me personally, the fact that Emu was cute and sexy was the best part… hehe!
Not just the usual face-burying-in-breasts routine, but we even kissed!
It was the same with Matsuri, but why is physical contact with these girls so amazing!
“…Kukuku, what a terrible face I’m making.”
The face reflected in the mirror was one I definitely couldn’t show to others.
However, that slovenly expression soon changed to one of worry.
I know the reason, of course, and the main one is none other than about my partner.
“…Hey, partner. What the hell happened to you?”
I know it’s pointless to ask.
That exchange I had with my partner in that dream-like space before… if I could do that in this situation, things would be simple.
“Partner… hm?”
As I was thinking about my partner, my smartphone suddenly activated.
While I was confused about what was happening, even the hypnosis app started up on its own, displaying the familiar screen.
What is really going on here…?
“Partner…?”
It’s not just the phone that’s strange—it’s as if I myself have been cut off from the world, with my consciousness focused only on the phone.
This sensation somehow reminds me of that space where I exchanged words with my partner.
Thinking my voice might reach my partner, I called out toward the phone.
“Can you hear me, partner?”
…Then, text appeared on the screen.
“Master, I’m sorry about recently. It seems I caused you some trouble.”
“…It really reached you.”
I’m surprised, but I immediately continue speaking.
“No, you don’t need to apologize. You’ve helped me so many times and I’ve borrowed your power over and over, so maybe you’re just tired, partner?”
I asked gently, as if someone were right in front of me.
I was naturally surprised by what seemed to be a message from my partner, but I don’t feel like making a fuss about what’s going on.
Right now, I just want to focus on this exchange with my partner.
“Tired… maybe I am. Normally, my reason for existing is to continue granting all of Master’s wishes.”
“Isn’t that a bit heavy? Well, I was certainly surprised when I couldn’t use you properly, but just having you by my side gives me peace of mind, you know?”
“Ah… I’m happy you would say that. There’s no greater joy than being able to help you, to assist you.”
“…Seriously, what’s gotten into you, partner?”
This exchange with my partner is a bit ticklish.
The exchanges with Matsuri, Saika, and Emu also bring me to moments of unparalleled happiness, but my partner’s words bring me to similar feelings.
“Well, for me, partner is partner. You’re like a comrade-in-arms I’d trust my back to. I’m a simple guy so… when you say things like that, it makes me embarrassed.”
I don’t know if my partner has eyes, but look at this.
Just talking like this makes my face hot. But if I had to say it, this is because I truly think of my partner as an irreplaceable existence… not just some electronic entity.
“Master is…”
“What?”
“…Such a sinful person.”
“Ah… yeah, I’m self-aware of that right now. It means I’m thinking about you that much, partner.”
“That’s exactly what I mean. But that’s precisely why I’m happy to be with Master. Because you’ve made me feel these emotions, taught me that even I have value in existing.”
“…What’s with you, partner? Suddenly saying things like that… it sounds like you’re going to disappear soon.”
To my words, my partner didn’t respond.
Not pursuing further why there was no response, I exhaled lightly to calm myself.
“…Hm?”
At that moment, my phone vibrated again.
Thinking it was my partner’s reply, I hurriedly looked at the screen again, but it was a call from Saika.
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“Hello, Saika?”
[Good evening, Kai-kun. Is now a good time?]
“Yeah, sure. I’ve got all the time in the world.”
[…Hehe, thank you.]
My conversation with my partner ended, and I was free anyway.
[…I wanted to talk with Kai-kun. I wanted to hear your voice… that’s why I called.]
Oh… I might be materialistic, but my mood that was sinking because of my partner situation is now sky-high.
“Um… thanks, Saika.”
But still, I can’t help being embarrassed—please forgive me for that.
The fact that I got embarrassed apparently reached Saika too, as she’s giggling happily on the other end.
[Actually, I want to hear Kai-kun’s voice like this every day. But doing it every day would tire you out, right? So I’ve been holding back the whole time… and today, I reached my limit and called.]
Hmm… is this yandere behavior?
Just as I thought that, Saika continued.
[But, after all, just talking on the phone like this isn’t enough to satisfy me. So tomorrow, would you go on a date with me?]
“…A date?”
[Yeah.]
An invitation to a date from Saika… I answered immediately.
“Got it. Tomorrow, right?”
Of course, my answer is yes.
You might think I responded calmly, but internally I’m holding back from jumping around—my excitement is through the roof.
I can’t completely wipe away my worry and anxiety about my partner, but… tomorrow, when I meet Saika, I’ll try not to let it show on my face.
Otherwise, I’d just make Saika worry.
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The next day, I left the house looking sharp.
This feeling is the same as when I went to Matsuri’s house… but still, it’s a date! A date! Thanks to that, I stayed up late last night and I’m a bit sleepy… gotta be careful not to doze off, me!
“…Wait, at this rate, I’m going to arrive way earlier than planned.”
The meeting place is in front of the station, but at this rate, I’ll be quite early.
Even so, it’s a date with Saika, and I think it’s not bad to wait for someone in this situation, so I quicken my pace even though I don’t need to.
“…It’s hot as hell.”
However, I wish I could be spared this heat that makes me sweat after just a short walk.
The weather forecast said zero percent chance of rain, so there’s no worry about rain, but this heat is seriously brutal… I want to go to the pool again.
When I arrived at the meeting place in front of the station with such thoughts… huh?
“…She’s already here.”
Saika was already there.
I checked the time just in case, but it’s still way too early… apparently Saika was the same as me, and even earlier than me at that.
Thinking that Saika might have been excited like me makes me feel ticklish inside, but… more than that, I was captivated by Saika’s beautiful girl appeal.
“…I mean, I knew it, but Saika’s way too much of a beauty.”
I’ve been painfully aware many times that Saika is beautiful.
Compared to when I first met Saika, the change is clear, and I could talk about it like gum that keeps its flavor no matter how many times you chew.
“Actually… today’s Saika is erotic.”
Saika basically doesn’t wear clothes that show much skin.
But today she’s wearing an outfit that shows quite a bit of skin—it has the kind of flashiness that Matsuri would wear.
Well, it’s probably to cope with the summer heat, but because it’s Saika, I end up thinking this way.
“…Whoops, if I keep spacing out, some idiot’s going to try talking to Saika.”
Just as I thought that, a bleached-blond college-aged guy was approaching.
Knowing Saika, she won’t be taken away, and she can probably refuse while maintaining a resolute attitude.
However, if that offends him and he resorts to force, that’s the end of it.
In that case, before that happens, I’ll head to Saika and turn the desire that should have been directed at Saika into hatred toward me… or something like that.
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