I understand Seia-chan's hobbies very well! - 46

A girl is looking in a full-length mirror.

A yellow-haired girl with fox ears. Yurizono Seia.

That's... me.

'Hmm...'

After roughly finishing the Eden Treaty and returning to Trinity, I was planning to go straight to sleep.

Lying on a cozy bed... and falling asleep feeling a heavenly comfort!

Just as I was about to go straight to my room and lie down on the bed, I caught sight of Seia's reflection in the full-length mirror!

'She's really cute...'

Poke- Poke-

'Her cheeks seem strangely soft too... Hehe...'

Just looking at her stimulates the desire to protect her. Her ears and tail that you want to stroke at least once.

And the soft, mochi-like cheeks that I'm touching right now.

It might feel a bit random, but my reflection in the mirror kept attracting my attention for some reason.

'I think I can understand why Nagisa-chan and Mika-chan like me so much...?'

I might look a little narcissistic, but it'll be fine.

It's true that I'm cute! Other people acknowledge it too, so I'm not narcissistic!

While rationalizing like that, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

'Everyone says I'm cute even when I'm just standing still... What if I actively tried...?'

That's right. Actively trying.

I've never tried acting cute before.

Most of the time, I just close my eyes and let others pet me, or I unknowingly wag my tail.

Acting cute with an already cute body!

If I can endure a little self-loathing, can't I save a side of me that others don't know?

How can I resist this? I quickly set up my phone and immediately ran to the full-length mirror.

'Of, of course! I have no intention of showing this to anyone in the future! I'm just curious! I'm just going to use it for my own viewing. Yes, yes.'

My mental preparation is complete.

Clasp-

I put my two hands together in front of me and bend them like a cat, tilting my head slightly to the left.

'Nya!-'

Then I reach out one hand and finish with a short, cute gesture.

'.....Cute.'

My voice probably couldn't be heard, but this is enough.

'Hehe. It should be recorded on my phone, so I'll watch it whenever I'm bored~'

As I thought that and turned my head, I made eye contact with Mika, who was looking at me from outside and trying her best to hold back her laughter, and Nagisa, who had an inexplicable fatherly smile.

"Pfft... Seia-chan... I saw it as well..."

"Hehe. Seia-san. You're cute~"

"...?!!!!"

'Mi-Mika?!! Nagisa?!!! H-How long have you been there?!!'

"I never knew you had a hobby of enjoying this kind of thing secretly~? Why haven't you shown us until now?"

"You're mean~ You can do this kind of thing, but you didn't show it to us, your old friends~"

Uwaaa...! I forgot that my room has a structure where you can see everything inside if you look at the window from outside...!

I should have at least drawn the curtains...! I'm an idiot...

"Ahaha☆ Nagisa-chan! Seia-chan's face is so red!"

"Isn't it because her secret hobby was discovered?"

"...!!"

'Ugh! It's not a hobby?!! This is my first time?!'

"Yes, yes☆ It seems so! Seia-chan doesn't deny it either~"

"....!!! ...!!!!!"

'M-Mika...!!! Are you teasing me?!!'

"Hehe. Shall we go back first? I feel like we've disturbed Seia-san's free time~"

"Yes, yes☆ We should go back~"

"...!!"

'It's not like that...! Ugh!!'

No matter how much I shouted, there was no way they could hear my voice and Mika and Nagisa returned to their rooms after teasing me a lot.

"....."

My luck is so bad. It seems that my future destiny is to be teased a lot by Mika and Nagisa.

'You took away my voice, I'm being teased a lot, is this the price for giving me a cute body? Huh?!'

If there is a god in this world, he must hate me.

Otherwise, there's no way he would torment me like this.

I think I should meet Mari again sometime and complain. Even though Sisterhood isn't on good terms with the Tea Party, she'll listen to my troubles.

'Ugh... I'm so tired...'

It was only a short while, but I felt like all the strength had drained from my body. I dragged my stiff body and collapsed onto the bed.

To think I'd collapse from exhaustion from just this...

As I always feel, Seia's body is too weak.

* * *

"... I didn't think Squad would be defeated so easily."

"Kuku. Didn't I tell you not to ignore Seia?"

"..."

Beatrice has lost all her cards.

Arius Squad was completely taken away, and all that was left were ordinary students.

With this level of force, it's obvious that they can't even defeat the Prefect Team and the Tea Party, let alone the entirety of Trinity and Gehenna.

"Black Suit. Can you lend me the missile again?"

"Hmm? Missile? Are you planning to go to war with Trinity?"

"That's right. Since the offering was taken away, shouldn't we get it back?"

"Kukuku. If that's the goal, just one missile won't be enough."

Black Suit's words were reasonable.

Not only is it impossible to destroy Trinity with the power of a single missile, but even if it were successful, it would be nearly impossible to bring the resisting Squad to Arius.

However, Beatrice had no intention of just sitting still.

"I'll borrow the Holy Council. I'll have to talk to Maestro separately. If necessary, I'll even take out Hieronymus from the basement of the cathedral."

"...Leaving aside whether Maestro will lend it to you, aren't you well aware of the risks if you fail?"

"There's no way we'll fail. With the power of the Holy Council and that monster, it would be more strange if we failed."

A conviction without any basis. If it were an ordinary person, they would have refused the contract, saying it was nonsense, but Black Suit was different.

He was thorough in separating business and personal matters, and he was more calculating than anyone else.

"Kukuku... Keukeukeuk! Is that so? Ah... How interesting. I understand your thoughts well. As promised, I will lend you the missile."

Black Suit, seemingly satisfied with Beatrice's reaction, gave a faint smile, and then got up from his seat and added a word.

"Kukuku... This is a contract you know?"

"....."

"I'll make sure to talk to Maestro. Then, I'll be on my way."