CH 8

Chapter 08

The pumpkin laughs in the heart of a newly born slave

Arisa is muttering “Jack” as if she was fascinated by the name, and on the other hand, Aina was laughing while holding her stomach…

Jack, what the h**l did I just say, I’m…

What the h**l am I supposed to do now?

Although I wanted to get away from this situation as soon as possible, it was unlikely that I could escape as both of my sides were fortified by the two girls.

Moreover, both of them were huddled together with me, so the splendid thing they had was pressed against my arm.

“……”

Someone please save me from this situation, that can be both called heaven and h**l. I wonder if my soul’s cry was heard, since Aina looked like she was about to talk and then asked…

“Fufu, are you troubled Hayato-kun?”

“That’s right… eh-?”

…Wait, what did Aina just say now?

Through the pumpkin, I probably looked shocked.

I then instinctively turned towards Aina whose eyes told me that she knew that it was me without even uttering a single word.

“Haya..to-kun?”

Arisa tilted her head, wondering what Aina was talking about, but I couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to her right now.

I looked at Aina, who was staring at me through the pumpkin. She was not smiling in a playful way while looking at me, but was looking at me with affectionate longing eyes.

“I’m sorry. Actually, I’ve been aware of it for a little while now. But I don’t think you’ve noticed yet, Nee-san.”

“Eh? Aina?”

“…..”

Apparently once you get surprised a bit too much, you start to become calm. I clearly understood what Aina meant by her words. She called me Hayato, me, who was wearing a pumpkin helm and whose face was not the least visible, which means she was aware of my identity even before this.

“…Somehow it makes me feel like an idiot for doing this, but I guess it’s about time.”

If she already knew, I guess it can’t be helped.

I then took off my pumpkin helm.

“Hayato-kun!”

“Y-you are…”

The first thing Aina did when she saw me taking off my pumpkin was to lean to me, closer than before. Arisa was surprised to see my true face as expected… but Aina, you’re too close you know.

“Aina-san… umm, as you can see it’s embarrassing in this position, so can you please?”

“No way~? After such an emotional reunion…”

No, you already said you knew who I was.

But since when did she know about me? As if to answer my question, she told me that it was from the beginning.

She became aware of it during the time we witnessed the scene of Arisa’s confession. So that means her reaching out to me was the decisive point. And me telling her all sorts of fabricated stories was all for naught.

“Aina…”

“…I just wanted to have him all to myself for a little while.”

“…You’re such a good girl, you really are.”

The two of them are having a friendly exchange as sisters with me in between them, but Arisa’s grip on my hand is stronger than before. Letting out a small sigh I turned to Arisa again and bowed my head.

“…About that, sorry I didn’t tell you.”

I had my own reasons for keeping quiet about it, you know.

In the first place, it was kind of a coincidence and bad luck for me, that we even met like this…

Oh, but if Aina had already noticed, doesn’t that mean Arisa was going to find out in the near future anyway?

Hearing my words earlier, Arisa stared back into my eyes. Because of the strong lights illuminating the park, I could see Arisa’s expression clearly.

“Hayato… -Sama…”

Sama…?

For a while she kept her head down, but then again she quickly looked up and said,

“Hello again, my name is Arisa Shinjo and I’m happy to meet you once more…’

“… Erm.”

I was bewildered by the way she squinted her eyes, as if staring at something dazzling. Arisa’s gaze on me, I felt something eerie about it, but I couldn’t look away.

In the midst of this strange sensation, I suddenly came back to my senses when Aina put her hand on my shoulder.

“…Nice to meet you too Shinjo-san and… Aina-san… Is that okay?”(E/N:Hayato sa-)

“Yes! We became good friends very quickly.”(E/N:Imoutosama)

“…Aina?”(E/N:Neesama)

Arisa, who had a sultry air around then went on to say something…

“Me too, can you call me Arisa? I would like it if you could call me by my first name, and please, you don’t have to be reserved.”

“……………”

I was happy to hear her say that to me, but just like that time with Aina, for some reason, I was very afraid.

However, since I already called Aina by her first name, wouldn’t it be unfair if I called Arisa by her last name?

What an extravagant crisis… I don’t really mind and since it has already come to this, I’ll do it.

“… Arisa-san.”

“Please call just by my name.. Please, I’m sorry for such a personal thing[1]. I will be happy if you call me like a close friend.”

“Erm…”

So that’s the friend phase… I tried to get out of this situation somehow, but Arisa didn’t look away from me at all, and kept staring at me with those shining blue eyes.

After a while of staring at me, I let out a sigh in my mind and nodded my head. In return, I made a proposal for her.

“I understand, I’ll do it but first… I don’t think I should say this, but can you just be normal? Like how you were talking to Aina-san earlier.”

“That’s… I’m afraid I can’t.”

“I guess it’s like that just for me, huh.”

It’s just for me, right? I had to say it twice because it’s important. It should be so easy to talk like how she talked to Aina…

Then after desperately pondering for a while Arisa finally said something

“Understood… I understand Hayato-kun, is this alright?”

“Yeah, that’s right Arisa.”

“… Fuwah.”

Arisa smirked as if to distort her elegant face. I was afraid of Arisa, who kept mumbling something with her mouth agape, so I took a short distance away from her. Then, of course, I bumped into Aina who was right behind me.

“It’s unfair if it’s just Nee-san. Call me by my name without honorifics too, Hayato-kun♪~?”

“… Aina?”

“…Un… that’s better, I felt it.”(E/N:Felt… what now?)

At any rate, after that exchange we parted ways shortly thereafter, as it was already late in the evening.

The police had been patrolling the area for a while because of the robbery, thus I drove them home, as safely as I could.

They asked me to come to their house again soon, but I would probably have to refuse for some reason or another.

“Well then, Hayato-kun!”

“See you tomorrow at school.”

The two beauties saw me off, and this time I was on my way home.

I seemed to have had a very intense time, but it was as if the pumpkin in the sack mocked me.

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ARISA NEESAMA POV

If someone said that it was fate, I would gladly believe it.

A few days after that incident, I met him again. The one who introduced himself as Jack, and I also found out that he was actually a batchmate of Aina’s who had already met him and went to the same school.

“Domoto… Hayato-kun… Hayato-kun… Hayato-sama”

When I saw his face with my own eyes, I felt my heart beat with excitement.

His slightly quirky hair and kind eyes gave him the look of a true young man. He was not muscular, but I could see that he worked out a lot. Perhaps he played some kind of sport in the past.

I had many thoughts about him, I fell in love with him after just one glance. I wanted to talk to him more, I wanted him to look at me more, I wanted him to call my name more, I wanted to be his property as soon as possible.

“…Fufu.”

I had never been so elated on seeing someone.

I’m his… just the thought of it makes my heart jump. I want to be by his side, I want to please him, I want to support the being that is him with everything I have, that’s all I could think about.

“More importantly… he’s been watching us the whole time.”

Hayato-kun, you have been watching us for a long time.

I knew he lived in the neighborhood, and we exchanged bows whenever we saw each other. I want to curse myself in the past for not getting to know him sooner. He had been protecting us from the start.

“Yes… Hayato-kun has been protecting us all along. It was inevitable that he saved us back then.”

Yes he’s been… that all along, then what have I been doing?

What did I do for him when he has been protecting us for so long?

That’s right… I did nothing for him.

And there is only one path I will take from hereon…

To repay him for protecting us all these years, I have no choice but to become a tool of his, to be his support.

I have to watch over him, be only in his presence, and continue to be by his side as his property.

“…How wonderful that’d be♪”

I would continue to live on as his only possession, that’s the reason I was born for.

In a conversation with a friend, I mentioned that I wanted to serve him. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes, I want to be his slave… that’s what it is!

“Fufu… Ahahaha♪”

Wonderful. It’s such a wonderful world.

Hayato-kun… Hayato-sama… this sweet name runs through my body as it gives me pleasure. This is how my life will be from now on, as the real me is now set in motion.

I, Arisa Shinjo, am Hayato-sama’s slave… badump… my heartbeat is beating so fast.

My Masta… ah… it’s a little embarrassing.

My heart is so full that it can’t contain all this happiness. And there is nothing wrong with feeling that.

[Postscript]

This may not have the same impact as her sister.

TLN-

[1] here Arisa addresses herself as an object, or thing.