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āā¦Here you go.ā\n
I was told that Yomi-san had become distraught, so tea was served to give her a break.\n
As I bowed to the maidās beautiful gesture, I picked up the expensive-looking cup in front of me and slowly poured the tea down my throat.\n
It was probably made from the finest tea leaves, but honestly, I couldnāt think of anything else to say other than it was delicious.\n
I glanced at Yomi-sanās face and saw that she was also drinking tea with a blank expression on her face, not revealing what she was thinking.\n
I guess Iād better plan for whatās going to happen next while I can.\n\n\n
āThatās what I thought.\n
āLetās get back to it.ā\n
As soon as I was about to think about it, Yomi-san spoke up.\n
Iām sure she saw my reaction and decided to start a conversation.\n
In short, she didnāt even give me time to think.\n
āReturning to the story, are you ready to listen to me?ā\n
āI donāt know.ā\n
āEhhā¦ā¦.ā\n
Then why did you ask me to go back to the conversation?\n
There is something strange about Yomi-san today.\n\n
āIn the first place, youāre still hiding something, arenāt you?ā\n
āEh?ā\n
The sudden start of the conversation made me nervous.\n
There are indeed things I havenāt told Yomi-san about yet.\n
But how can you know that much?\n
As expected, sheās not a genius, but a psychic.\n\n
āWhat are you talking about?ā\n
āHmmmā¦ Youāre going to play dumb with Yomi?ćItās funny that you should be the one to step in, no matter how much itās for the sake of your idol. Youāre supposed to be the one who draws the line. So why are you getting involved this time?ā\n
Iām sure that the accusatory language was not just for show, and that she was accusing me.\n
As Yomi-san said, normally I would never do anything to get involved with Nekoto-chan, no matter how much she was my object of affection.\n
The other person is in their own position, and they may have circumstances that I donāt know about.\n
Thatās why, if I were to get involved, it might cause trouble for them.\n
Iām scared of that, so I donāt try to get involved myself.\n\n
But this timeā¦\n
āCanāt answer? Then Iāll give you a guess. You realized the identity of Idol Nekoto, didnāt you?ā\n
I couldnāt help but widen my eyes when she said something that I would never normally guess.\n
Then, Yomi-san sighed in exasperation.\n\n
āI was right.ā\n
āNo, um, ā¦ā¦ how do you know so much?ā\n
Iām not sure if youāre smart or insightful, but I donāt think you can read me just from the way Iāve been acting since I arrived here.\n\n
In other wordsā\n
āYomi has known about Nekotoās true identity for a long time. And I was convinced by your attempt to get involved. The only time you try to get involved is when youāre helping someone close to you.ā\n
After all, you had gathered information beforehand.\n
Even though it was a guess based on his understanding of my personality, it was a guess that could only be made if she knew who Nekoto-chan was.\n\n
ā¦ā¦ This is not good. This is a huge disadvantage.\n
There was another reason why she had gone to all this trouble.\n
Iāve spent so much time with her that Iāve read it right away.\n
āIām sure youāve come here with something to persuade Yomi. However, Yomi has already read your thoughts, and there is a big difference in the amount of information you have obtained beforehand. Now, can you be sure that you still have something that can persuade Yomi in this situation?ā\n\n
I fell silent at Yomi-sanās words.\n
The reason why Yomi-san went to the trouble of bringing up the topic of Nekoto-chan was to display the amount of information she had already gotten so far.\n
And the reason why she hadnāt shown any inclination to listen to me earlier was that she had read up on the outcome.\n
āYou should know that. No matter how many things you present, they all have a better effect if you cut off the idol Clara. Thatās why you tried to show only the merits of getting involved with Idol Nekoto and the others before Yomi realized that. On the other hand, if Yomi realizes this, itās over. So as of now, you have nothing to say, correct?ā\n\n
ā¦ā¦ Nothing is out of place.\n
Everything is as Yomi-san said.\n
I hadnāt met her in over a year, so I had assumed she hadnāt shown any interest in me, but I had completely miscalculated.\n
If she had been waiting for me this long, there was no way I could convince this near-psychic genius.\n\n
āHuh. ā¦ā¦ Iām disappointed. In just one year, youāve become more mature and even more naive, havenāt you? I have no more use for you.ā\n\n
Yomi-san sighs heavily and turns her gaze to the maid next to her with a very cold voice.\n
This resulted in the maid instantly restraining both my arms.\n
Albeit I was distracted by thinking, I didnāt think I would not be able to avoid it with only a slight delay in my reaction.\n\n
This person, despite her appearance, is very strong. ā¦ā¦!\n
Not only was she Yomi-sanās caretaker, but he was also her bodyguard: ā¦ā¦!\n
Damn, I totally let my guard down. ā¦ā¦!\n\n
āIām sorry, Kazehaya-sama. Please take your leave.ā\n
āWait!ćWait a minuteāwhat ā¦ā¦?ā\n
The moment I tried to put in the effort to shake off the maid, I felt myself wobble.\n
Then I couldnāt put as much strength into it as I thought I would, and I fell to my knees.\n\n
āNo way. ā¦ā¦!?ā\n
āItās a fast-acting poison that works on elephants in an instant, and yet it takes so long for it to work. ā¦ā¦ As always, your tolerance for poison is beyond even Yomiās comprehension.ā\n
Yomi-san walked up to me, sounding unsure whether she was impressed or disgusted.\n\n
Then she lifted my chin with a quick, thin finger and looked down at me.\n
āI knew itā¦ā¦ Did you poison meā¦ā¦?ā\n
āItās just a poison that makes you numb. You will be able to walk in a few minutes.ā\n
āWhy would you ā¦ā¦ do that?ā\n
āOf course, because we canāt hold you down if I donāt do this.ā\n\n
When Yomi-san said that, I felt an inexplicable pressure from behind me for some reason.\n
I canāt move my face because Yomi-san is holding me, but I can tell that sheās giving me an unpleasant feeling.\n
Perhaps I had provoked her pride.\n
The pressure behind me was bothering me, but since it wasnāt like she was trying to kill me, I decided not to worry about it.\n\n
āThatās why you served it with ā¦ā¦ tea. ā¦ā¦?ā\n
āCorrect, you do indeed seem to have figured it out. If you had noticed that Yomiās throat wasnāt moving, you would have noticed it sooner. Though you came here to make a deal with me, youāre too relaxed.ā\n
There was no other time I could have been poisoned, and I was completely off guard.\n
Who could have imagined that I would be poisoned?\n
I can only regret my carelessness.\n\n
āWell, then leave him in front of the house like this. If you donāt hurry, heās going to start moving soon.ā\n
āItās supposed to be a drug that usually keeps you immobile for a whole day. ā¦ā¦ Are you sure you donāt want me to send him home ā¦ā¦?ā\n\n
āThe maid-san seemed to care about me even though she had her thoughts on the matter and asked back as if she was a little insistent on Yomi-san, the master.\n
āItās okay. As I said before, heāll be able to move in a matter of minutes, so thereās no need to pamper himā¦ā¦.ā\n
āUnderstoodā\n\n
When the maid heard Yomi-sanās words, she no longer hesitated and pulled my arm up.\n
Then she started to walk away.\n
āHeyā¦ā¦! Yomi-sanā¦ā¦!ā\n
I called out desperately to Yomi-san, but she had her back turned to me and wouldnāt answer.\n\n
And then I was actually thrown out in front of Yomi-sanās mansion.\n\n