(**Akito’s POV**)

“Well, I had a conversation with what looked like an Ojou-sama today in the hallway with a maid…”

“How…?”

“I just happened to pass her and she said hello.”

I see… So that’s how it is.

It’s true that the timing of Arisa-san’s arrival was a little while after Charlotte-san left.

It’s not surprising that the two of them were talking during that time.

…No, Arisa-san is not interested in anyone but Kanon-san in the first place, so it was Kanon-san who approached her.

If they had seen Charlotte-san leaving my room, it wouldn’t be that surprising if they were interested.

“Did she say anything strange to you?”

“No, she was as elegant as if she were a Yamato Nadeshiko…”

The moment Charlotte-san said that― I was convinced that the woman who was with Arisa-san was Kanon-san.

I don’t know if the reason she didn’t show up at my room was because she didn’t want to see me, or because of the content of what Arisa-san was trying to get me to do.

I don’t know, but one thing I do know is that Kanon-san is definitely the one who pushed Arisa-san.

However, at the same time as I was wondering why she would do such a thing, I also had the contradiction that I couldn’t believe Kanon-san would let her play such a dirty role, no matter how much it was Arisa-san.

Like really, what the heck is going on here…?

“By the way, what did you talk about?”

“Ah, erm, we talked about… how happy I looked and whether I’m interested in being a maid.”

Yeah, how did that conversation come about?

I can’t read the flow of the conversation at all…

“Why did you have that conversation?”

“That’s―oh…”

I couldn’t read the flow of the conversation they had, so I asked how it came about, and Charlotte-san looked as if she’d realized something.

Then, her face instantly turned red and she began to squirm in embarrassment.

Eventually, Charlotte-san began to glance at me, and Akira, who had been silently watching our conversation, glared at me with a very argumentative look.

No, look here man.

I’m innocent here.

“Charlotte-san, what on earth did you talk about with them…?”

“I-I’m too embarrassed to say it…”

“Okay, Akito, you’re going to have to come out with me.”

As Charlotte-san covered her face with her hands in embarrassment, Akira grabbed me by the shoulders like a young man.

It hurts like hell, but I don’t care how jealous he is.

“I didn’t do anything to you. Besides, I’m already dating Charlotte-san and Akira has been supporting me. So it’s strange for you to be angry―”

“That’s not what I’m talking about! Of course I’m jealous of you, you idiot!”

“―!? M-My bad. Don’t you cry now, I feel sorry here, okay…?”

The angry Akira suddenly began to cry out in frustration, and I tried to calm him down, pulling back a little.