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ā» Please note that these stories were posted for the Light Novelās Volume 1 (from the beginning to around the date with Kuro)
ā» This story is about Kuro and Shiro, around the time when they werenāt dating Kaito yet, so theyāre rather innocent.
[ā¦ā¦I feel that somethingās wrong.]
In the peaceful afternoon, while we enjoyed chatting with each other over a cup of delicious tea, Kuro suddenly said that and stood up.
Well, it isnāt unusual for Kuro to say something out of the blue, but I donāt have a good feeling about what sheās about to say now.
[Somethingās wrong, you sayā¦ā¦ What do you mean?]
[ā¦ā¦The formationā¦ā¦ I guess?]
Ahh, this really would turn out into something troublesome. After all, she supposedly answered my question, but her answer is just filled with mysteries that it doesnāt make any senseā¦ā¦
And in fact, besides me and Kuro, there was one other person who was drinking tea, as if she didnāt care about whatās happening around her.
[With that being the case, Shiro! Letās go with Plan B!]
[I donāt know, but just go along with it!]
The one who proposed the plan also doesnāt have any plan!? Heck, Shiro-san, why are you even nodding your head at her words?
Yes, as I had promised before, today, I was going to have tea with Kuro and Shiro at the floating gardenā¦ā¦ but it doesnāt seem like the day would end peacefully.
Just like that, making eye contact with each other, Kuro and Shiro-san nodded her head without any hesitation.
Thereupon, Shiro-san lightly waved her finger, and as the table and tea disappeared, the āshape of the chair I was sitting onā changed.
I was supposed to be sitting on an ordinary chair for one person, but for some reason, it turned into a long horizontal one, just like the benches in parks. It was as if someone would sit beside meā¦ā¦ Alright, letās run.
Arehh? Thatās weirdā¦ā¦ My body wonāt move? Whatās happening here? They must have done something, right? They used some kind of magic to pin me down in place, right?
As I had such a thought in mind, Kuro and Shiro-san sat down on the chair that became long enough for us three to sit together, with me in-between them.
[Unnn. Now this is perfect!]
[ā¦ā¦Operation R, I think?]
[Didnāt you say that youāre going with Plan B!?]
Kuro, who had definitely come up with this idea, sat down next to me and smiled. She looked so cute that it made my heart skip a bit.
Geez, since itās like this already, I guess it couldnāt be helped. I knew very well that I couldnāt escape here, so I just gave up on that.
Howeverā¦ā¦ Why are you āhugging my right armā!? It feels sofā¦ā¦ this isnāt the time for that!
[K- Kuro!? W- What are youā¦ā¦]
[Hmmm~~, Kaito-kunās so warm~~]
[No, Iām not asking you how you feelā¦ā¦]
Kuro was clinging to my arm, rubbing her cheek against it. I could feel my face getting very flushed as I called out to her, but Kuro didnāt seem to mind at all, seemingly enjoying herself.
T- This is bad. I donāt really know what exactly is bad, but still, this is bad.
I could feel Kuroās body heat from the close contact, and my head started to feel fuzzy. It feels like my body is floating just like those times I had a fever. Even so, I managed to keep my cool, but cruelly kicking away such a thought, I was pursued with another attack.
[Wait! Shiro-san, what are you doing!?]
[Seriously, what the heck is Plan B!? Wait, theyāre touching meā¦ā¦]
From the opposite side of the arm Kuro is holding on toā¦ā¦ On my left arm, Shiro-san hugged me, imitating Kuro. This marshmallow-like feeling pressed against my arm, this is definitely Shiro-sanāsā¦ā¦ awawawa.
[Unnn, now this is perfect!]
[Eh? The current Kaito-kun is āholding a flower in each handā, so this should be the perfect formation, right?]
[Because thereās that saying, youāre going to make me a monster holding a flower in each hand!? No, in the first place, it was just a metaphor, so you donāt have to physically cling onto me, okay!?]
[Is that so? ā¦ā¦Well, donāt mind, donāt mind. Now, letās resume our tea.]
My cries of panic at the situation of being sandwiched between a beautiful girl and a beautiful woman donāt reach the smiling Kuroās ears. When Kuro announced that we should resume our tea, Shiro-san waved a finger and a long horizontal table appeared in front of us. ā¦ā¦The front was blocked too. Seriously, I canāt run anymore.
[Fufufu, Iāve actually prepared a new baby castella for today.]
[ā¦ā¦What is this? I have a really bad feeling about this.]
The usual baby castellas were tastyā¦ā¦ enough for me to think that Kuroās true identity isnāt the Underworld King, and sheās actually the Spirit of Baby Castellas.
Well, it wouldnāt be a problem if the baby castellas coming out were the usualā¦ā¦ but the problem is how she called them ānewā.
When I heard that, I was immediately reminded of that wasabi-filled baby castella I had once eaten. It would be great if it isnāt like that. At least, I hope that itās at least something properā¦ā¦
[Why the heck is it āsilver-coloredā!?]
Thatās strange, the baby castella I know of is brown. No, it generally should be brown-colored.
Well, of course, Iāve seen orange-colored bread and the like, so I suppose it wouldnāt be strange for something to be kneaded into the dough to change the color.
However, errrā¦ā¦ What ingredients did she use to have a āmetallic silverā color? Did she mix mercury into it? Itāll kill you, you know? Unnn, that definitely kills you. This is definitely something I shouldnāt eat.
[Now, come on, Kaito-kun. Eat it~~]
The words she said with a big smile on her face sounded like a death sentence to my ears. No, no, this thingās no good. This thing has a color that humans shouldnāt be eating, you know!?
I want to run away. But if I tell her that I donāt want to eat it, Kuro will be sad. I donāt want to see Kuro looking sad, but even if thatās so, I donāt want to put that horrible object in my mouth.
Damned if I do, damned if I donātā¦ā¦ Iām locked in a stalemate.
[ā¦ā¦N- No, you seeā¦ā¦ M- My hands are full soā¦ā¦]
Even though I said that in desperation, in fact, my right arm is being held by Kuro and my left arm is being held by Shiro-san. It doesnāt seem like they want to let go of my hand, isnāt this a good escape route for something I just thought of in an instant?
[Then, āIāll feed youā.]
ā¦ā¦Reality sure is ruthless. When Kuro heard my words, she smiled, picked up a baby castella and held it out to my mouth.
I now find myself in a wonderful situation where a cute and beautiful girl is holding out food to my mouth. This should have been a situation Iād be happy about. ā¦ā¦If only the food sheās holding out to me is a one-way ticket to hellā¦ā¦
[Here, Kaito-kun. Ahhhn.]
Overpowered by Kuroās cuteness, feeling chills all over my body, I slowly opened my trembling mouth.
Thrown into my mouth was the lump of silver, having incredible softness unimaginable from how it looksā¦ā¦ and a ābad tasteā that made my hair stand on endā¦ā¦
What the heck is this taste? It was as if it was boiled under muddy water, coated with chocolate, and topped with tabasco and whipped creamā¦ā¦ Bitterness, sweetness, spiciness and sournessā¦ā¦ All of them mixed together and spread in my mouth as a horribly bad taste.
My stomach felt like it was going to burst. My whole body is refusing to eat it. Let alone swallow, my will rejects chewing whatever it is in my mouth.
Even so, even when tears dripped down my eyes, even if Iām heading for my death, I desperately swallowed. Breathing hard, I managed to get over it and felt relieved, before I slowly asked Kuro.
[ā¦ā¦K- Kuroā¦ā¦ Have you tasted this?]
[No. I thought Iād let Kaito-kun eat it firstā¦ā¦]
[ā¦ā¦I- I seeā¦ā¦ You see, thisā¦ā¦ Mghh!?]
ā¦ā¦This tasted so bad that I felt like dying. The moment I was about to say those words though, for some reason, āanother oneā was thrown into my mouth.
The unprecedented bad taste that struck me once again triggered my brainās defense instincts, and my consciousness rapidly faded away.
[K- Kaito-kun!? A- Are you alright!? G- Get a grip!]
[ā¦ā¦Kuroā¦ā¦ From now onā¦ā¦ tasteā¦ā¦ it firstā¦ā¦]
As my consciousness fades, I only glanced at herā¦ā¦ The culprit who had imitated Kuro and threw a silver baby castella into my mouth, curiously tilting her head at me.
Shiro-sanā¦ā¦ You really areā¦ā¦