Volume 1, 2: Path and Connection

Unfortunately

I cannot see

My own face

Point Allocation (In the Water)

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Mitotsudaira stood up quickly enough to knock her chair back.

Her king was there.

“My king!”

They had only been apart for about an hour, but it felt like so long since she had detected his scent. As a wolf, the familiar and comforting scent was overpowering.

Besides, she was sitting in his seat instead of her own. Because earlier he had asked her to wait for him. She had used that as an excuse to approach his desk and seat while excited moans filled her heart.

Asama must have understood all that because, when she saw the wolf wiggling around in that seat, she too had…

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Wise Sister: “Let’s see, she too had…how should I put this? Heh heh.”

Silver Wolf: “Stop making up nonsense about excited moans and inserting it into someone else’s flashback!”

Asama: “At least don’t drag me into it too!”

Mar-Ga: “Oh, I get it. If we see an opening, we can butt into these flashbacks, can we?”

Vice President: “Keep in mind that this could end up being used as an official record.”

Wise Sister: “Heh heh. Fair enough. But, Mitotsudaira, you were sitting there, weren’t you?”

Silver Wolf: “A-a knight does not sit in her king’s seat without permission!”

Gold Mar: “But since the Chancellor showed up at the window, he knew you were there, didn’t he?”

Silver Wolf: “Um…”

Hori-ko: “It would seem we are gradually cornering Mitotsudaira-sama here.”

Silver Wolf: “S-since when is this a public trial!?”

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“If you’re feeling hot, I can take your jacket for you.” Asama placed her own winter jacket over her shoulders. “Now, why did the teacher call for you this time, Toori-kun?”

“Oh, you know.” He handed her his jacket. “Just some stuff about my family. Aaaand maybe because they discovered the shortcut I made before.”

“Shortcut?”

“Judge,” he replied. “I made a passageway through the attic directly connecting the boy’s bathroom to the central open-air observatory. During lunch, I would go there to read on my sign frame or write a song.”

“Oh, is that where you would sometimes go when we went to the restroom?” asked Asama.

“Sounds like it,” said Mitotsudaira. “But, my king, I cannot protect you if you use that.”

“Oh, yeah, don’t worry about that. I made sure it passes above the girl’s bathroom because the plan was for you to use it too.”

“Makes sense,” said Mitotsudaira and Asama until they froze in place a few seconds later.