Friendship City Hikari, Mizuhara Kaori's restaurant, Suiren. Before opening hours, Kaori served tea to Olivia, who had come by early, and then began to speak.
[So, how did it go?]
Kaori had guessed that today’s meeting was about Olivia’s date with Kaito, for which she had consulted with her before. Given that Olivia had mentioned writing to Kaito about it, Kaori suspected that she was here to share his response.
Her guess was mostly accurate...... save for one fatal surprise......
[Yes, I have safely received approval from Miyama Kaito-sama.]
[Congratulations! All that hard work in planning really paid off.]
[I must thank you once again as well...... Now, I’d like to discuss the schedule for this. Mizuhara Kaori, on your days off next month, when would be convenient for you? The extremely benevolent Miyama Kaito-sama has kindly offered to match his availability to yours.]
[..............................]
Upon hearing Olivia's words, Kaori froze, as though time itself had stopped. When something entirely unexpected happens, one's mind can stop before confusion even sets in.
A few seconds passed, and Kaori’s mind finally rebooted, her expression turning pale.
[......A- Arehh? My stomach kinda churns from the danger I'm sensing here...... I- Isn't this strange? I can't think of any reason why my availability would matter in this situation...... I have a really bad feeling about this. A very bad feeling...... U- Umm, Olivia-sama? Why are you asking about my schedule......]
[......Umm...... About that...... just to clarify, with me joining, it’ll be just Kaito-kun as the guy with the two of us girls, right? That's kinda......]
[Unn? Isn’t that a perfectly normal date arrangement?]
[Oh, right! That's pretty common in this woooooorld!]
Kaori attempted a small resistance, wondering if Olivia had any issue with her intruding on her date with Kaito. However, in this world, polygamy was the norm, and it wasn’t unusual for a man to go on a date with multiple women at the same time.
[......Alright then...... Let’s go with this date.]
[Understood. I’ll inform Miyama Kaito-sama.]
Resigned to her fate, Kaori, with a distant gaze, gave her preferred date. As she wondered whether she should go shopping for clothes or get her hair done, a dry smile appeared on her lips.
<Afterword>
Serious-senpai : [As expected of the Stomachache Supernova......]
Makina : [A date between my beloved child and another one of my children? This is an absolute win for me!!! I'm sure it'll be a precious sight filled with healing energy I'd get to watch...... Even though there's this Olivia hindrance...... Well, since she’s devotedly worshiping my beloved child, I’ll let it slide.]