Well, I was planning to have my way with Honma eventually anyway.
While it would be effortless for me to use my partner’s power, I’ll make good use of this opportunity—to gather various information.
“Honma…”
“Yes?”
“…Um.”
“?”
…It’s no good, I can’t find the words in front of Honma’s expressionless face.
Agatsuma doesn’t show much expression either, but we’re close, so that balances it out… But I can’t show such an uncool attitude of being intimidated by a junior girl.
I took a deep breath to compose myself and asked what I was curious about.
“Why are you working here in the first place, Honma? Ah, no, it’s okay if you can’t talk about private matters.”
“No, it’s fine to discuss that. She’s not here today, but I was invited by a friend, and that’s how it started.”
“Friends… But maid cafes are quite rare, aren’t they?”
“I thought so too. But well… I was also looking forward to it a little.”
“Oh?”
Being invited by a friend is a common reason, but to think even Honma would work at a maid cafe if invited… However, when she mentioned looking forward to it, Honma seemed a bit embarrassed.
“May I ask the next question?”
“Huh? Oh, sure.”
“Senpai… Do you often come to maid cafes like this?”
“No, it’s my first time in a place like this. Shogo was the one who suggested it… him, but I thought I might as well experience it once in my life.”
“Once in your life… That was quite a big decision, wasn’t it?”
At that moment, Honma finally showed a faint smile.
Honestly, even without smiling, Honma’s appearance is so outstanding that it’s easy to see why she’s popular… But if she smiled even a little like this, her nickname of “Ice Queen” would probably disappear quickly.
(Though I don’t know how she behaves in her classroom)
From then on, the conversation with Honma never stopped.
Although thoughts of adult toys and interactions at her home occasionally interfered, the conversation with Honma flowed surprisingly well, even to my own amazement.
Honestly, I was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Honma.
“…It’s kind of strange, isn’t it?”
“Huh?”
I listened to Honma’s words, wondering what was strange.
“I’ve never talked like this with someone I’m not close to. Even though you’re my senpai from the same school, I find it surprisingly easy to talk to you, to the point where I’m puzzled by myself.”
“I-I see…”
So even Honma is surprised by herself… It’s truly strange.
Of course, it’s not a bad feeling to be told that by a girl I haven’t talked to much, but it still makes me wonder why.
If I were a handsome guy popular with girls, it might make sense, but unfortunately, that’s not the case… It’s sad to say it myself.
“Senpai… Could it be that we’ve had some special encounter that I don’t remember?”
“Huh?”
Honma leaned in closer.
While other maids kept a certain distance, Honma easily crossed that boundary… so close that it seemed like we could almost kiss.
(She really does have a beautiful face…)
Not just her beautiful features, but I felt like I could be drawn into her eyes.
“Senpai, what do you… think?”
“Well…”
Honma was staring at me with fever-like eyes, but suddenly she came to her senses and pulled back.
“S-Sorry… I was being strange.”
“No… it’s totally fine.”
Though it did surprise me a bit…
The subtle atmosphere that had developed between Honma and me still lingered, honestly creating a bit of awkwardness… or rather, I couldn’t look at her face directly.
But then, Honma clapped her hands.
“Oh, that’s right! Today we have a special event where you can give orders to the maids within reason.”
“Orders…?”
“Yes, after all, maids are supposed to serve their masters… This is one event to embody that concept.”
“I see…”
Well, normally the customer-employee relationship wouldn’t be broken… So this is an event to truly embody the master-maid relationship.
“It’s hard to come up with something so suddenly… Hmm…”
“Anything is fine, you know?”
“Anything?”
When I asked for confirmation, Honma nodded expressionlessly.
Well… Even if she says that, it’s not easy to just go along with it.
I understand it’s that kind of event, but still, the other person is a junior girl…
“Come on, Master. Please give me an order… as if you were dominating me.”
“Dominating…”
Miss Honma… Aren’t you showing a bit of an M side?
Although she maintained her default expressionless face, I could see her cheeks were slightly flushed, making me feel like she was really looking forward to this.
“W-Well then…”
“…”
At this moment, I was a bit strange too.
Because even though I was told such things, I blurted out something I would never say openly.
“Lick… my finger.”
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For a moment, I had the illusion that the world had stopped.
As soon as I came to my senses, I realized that the order was incredibly perverted and tried to take it back immediately… but Honma gently grasped my finger that was resting on the table.
“Lick it… you say? ♪ As you wish.”
W-Why does she look so happy and smiling!?
Honma lifted my hand to her face… just as she was about to actually lick it, she stopped.
“…Just kidding, that would be too much, Senpai.”
“Y-Yeah, of course.”
She lightly tapped the back of my hand and let go.
“Well, you know! I was just joking around, or rather, my head was a bit messed up because it was so sudden!”
“Is that so? Then we’re even… I guess. I was also in an unusually good mood for some reason and got carried away.”
…Ah!
Wait, what if other people saw that exchange just now…!
Thinking that, I looked towards Shogo and the others, but I quickly realized there was nothing to worry about and sighed in relief again.
“I like that anime too! ♪”
“Really?! And also—”
“Good luck with the soccer tournament, okay?”
“Yeah… I’ll do my best.”
They were even more absorbed in conversation… Maybe both of them will become regular customers here?
“Can I get a refill of iced coffee?”
“Certainly, Master.”
…Being called “Master” isn’t bad at all.
After that, I soothed my slightly tired throat with the iced coffee Honma brought me.
In a place like this, conversation is the main focus, but that’s probably because I’ve been having fun talking non-stop with Honma.
“Still…”
“What is it?”
Honma muttered softly.
“I’ve never talked to your friends, so it can’t be helped, but they really don’t realize, do they?”
“Ah~ Seems that way. Well, to begin with, they probably wouldn’t even think of you working in a place like this, right?”
“I see.”
Otherwise, I don’t think it would be possible for them not to notice.
Well, another reason might be that they’re both absorbed in conversation with their assigned maids.
“It’s almost time. Senpai… I mean, Master?”
“Hm?”
“Lastly, would you like to take a cheki?”
“Cheki…? Is that some kind of snack?”
What’s a cheki…?
I started to worry that not knowing might be embarrassing, but I noticed that Shogo and Akira were also receiving an explanation about cheki.
Apparently, this “cheki” is a polaroid photo you can take with your assigned maid, which is why Honma made this suggestion at the end.
“There’s an additional charge, but…”
“Since we’re here, let’s do it.”
There’s an extra charge?
We’ve come all the way to a maid cafe, and being offered something unique to this place, there’s no reason to refuse.
Honma called another maid to take the photo.
Honma stood next to me and moved closer… I was surprised at how close she got while my heart raced from the nice scent wafting from her.
“Master? Is something wrong?”
“Ah, no… I just didn’t expect to get this close.”
“…I think it’s a bit closer because it’s you, Senpai. But look over there.”
She pointed towards my friends who were also about to take photos… While Akira seemed fine, Shogo’s face was clearly showing his excitement.
Despite Shogo’s behavior, it seemed to hit the right spot for that maid, who was teasingly increasing her physical contact.
“Your friend… He’s quite simple, isn’t he?”
“Don’t say that… It’s really embarrassing even though it’s not about me.”
For now, let’s put my friends out of my mind.
The woman holding the camera was starting to look impatient, so I steeled myself.
“Now then, Master, let’s make a heart shape with our hands together.”
“Got it.”
I see… So that’s how we’re posing.
Everything is fresh and a first experience, but making a heart shape with a girl’s hand and having it captured in a photo seems like it’ll be a good memory.
“Alright, I’m taking the picture~”
“Ah, okay!”
“Senpai, try not to be so stiff.”
“…I know.”
Honma’s teasing words helped ease my tension in a good way.
The photo was developed immediately, and Honma started writing a message on it.
“…Alright, it’s done. Here you go, Senpai.”
“Thank you.”
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