Chapter 84 : "Nonsense, Hoitsu-kun,"

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I did let out a couple of chuckles at that, catching a confused look from the girl as she herself couldn't understand what was going on with my partner, and a furious glare from Vali at being called out so loudly and annoyingly about this humiliating circumstance.

In the end the rest of the two days flew quite quickly and the last moment by the entrance of the flat was incredibly… confusing.

Vali had quickly taken the seal provided by Armaros to return wherever he had his own home, while I was giving the last words to a nervous-looking Ingvild before she used the seal that led to Grigori's main base with the Researcher of Anti-Magic.

"But what if they decide to move me?" She inquired softly and with some panic. "How would you know where to send letters-"

"I will keep in contact with Azazel over the matter," I interjected calmly, trying to hide a sad smile at how unsure she looked in that moment. "There is nothing to be worried about, Ingvild."

She lowered her stare a little, huffing. "Armaros told me that you get hurt frequently. I think I will be always worried about that."

I snorted, reaching out with both hands to cup her cheeks. She pouted a little at the act, but didn't seem annoyed much by it.

"Now, I've to deal with people already reprimanding me on that. I don't need you too to join their side-"

"Then don't get hurt," The girl rebuked quickly. "And also, I think I didn't greet you properly."

I blinked at that final bit, tilting my head a little to the side to show my confusion and-

She leaned forward, pressing her lips right onto my mask. I tensed up a little at the sudden kiss, feeling even more confused at the fact it was done with the mask.

Ingvild retracted her head a little with a bright blush on her face. "A-A lucky charm for next time."

"Truly?"

The young woman nodded. "Yep and..." She started to walk towards Armaros with a small smile lightening her face to a suave look. "And that was my first kiss. So you better treasure it properly, Heki."

I frowned at that comment, my confusion persisting a little more after I saw their circle glow up and take them away from the porch.

I was left alone for a couple of moments, my mind trying its best to understand what had happened and… in the end I just decided to shift my attention back to the other issues at hand, saving the questions I had over this development for later.

Without wasting too much time, Hekishoku left Germany…

...And Hoitsu Sakakibara returned back in Japan from his little family trip in Europe.

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Standing by the entrance of the Hyoudou household, I proceeded to offer a quick bow, a smiling little blonde standing right beside me as we prepared to walk back home.

"Still, I wish to express my gratitude for letting Kunou stay for these few days-"

"Nonsense, Hoitsu-kun," Miki Hyoudou interjected with a serious tone. "You did the right thing by asking to leave your polite little sister because you couldn't keep a watch over her with this sudden call from work. I hope everything went well."

"I think we did alright," I replied with a calm smile. "And I suppose that Issei and Asia are currently preparing for school."

Gorou Hyoudou, her husband, nodded with a bright grin. "They've been working well in planning schedules for the bathroom," He explained with a sigh, shaking his head at the situation. "To think that my boy was going to bring us a lovely daughter like Asia."

"I think that was Hoitsu-kun, dear," The brunette mentioned with a giggle. "But I think that Ise should still be commended for being so well-behaved and respectful with Asia-chan."

"He's made some improvements I reckon," I admitted quickly. "I'm actually glad that both seems to fit well together."

Miki giggled at the comment and sighed. "Still, I can't help but wonder when you will get yourself a girlfriend Hoitsu-kun."

"Probably once I've sorted out my current issues," I chuckled at that shot at me, drawing a huff from the woman. "But I will give it attention. I'm not blind,"

"That's what my 'dear' of a husband would say around when we were highschool students ourselves," The woman pointed out with a snort. "It took me an immeasurable amount of patience to get through him without outright slap him for missing all the signs I had thrown at him."

"I-I was just a silly boy back then," Gorou replied nervously. "But I think Hoitsu would notice if some pretty lady would offer him some attention. He seems pretty observant, especially with how he managed to find such a cutie like Kunou-chan."

The kitsune-in-disguise smiled at the compliment. "Thank you, Ojisan."

The man almost melted at the reply, but before I had the chance of bid them a quick goodbye so that Kunou and I could return back home and prepare for the school day, I saw Miki adopt a confused look while staring at me before taking a couple of steps and settling in front of me.

I opened my mouth to ask if there was something wrong when I felt her thumb press by my right cheek.

She swiped on it to the side before retreated the finger. "There, you had a little bit of chocolate staining your face."

I let out a quick 'oh', before realizing what had just happening, cue my face turning red at the sudden motherly situation.

"I-I forgot to-"

"It's alright, it's not like it was a big mistake," She giggled while returning to stand by her husband. "In fact, I think it's adorable that you got this little habit like little Kunou. She did make plenty of messes with chocolate biscuits."

The blonde blushed a storm at being subjected at that kind of embarrassment and I patted her head while she pouted at the development.

"I suppose we can be messy with food," I muttered with a hint of amusement. "And I guess we should start get going, Ku-chan."

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