"That pink-haired girl from the class next door was so bold just now. She actually stuck her head inside a guy's shirt right in front of the Student Council room."
"I know, right? If it weren't for the positioning, I would've thought..."
"Thought what? Come on, say it!"
"I'm not saying it! I'm a pure maiden, after all."
They must be talking about Goto-san and Jhin...
Hearing her classmates' conversation, a bead of sweat rolled down Kita Ikuyo's forehead. No matter how she interpreted it, it sounded like those two were engaging in some kind of overly avant-garde performance art.
Kita Ikuyo: "Jhin, I heard my classmates saying a pink-haired girl was acting strangely in front of the Student Council room. That... was Goto-san, wasn't it?"
Jhin: "Yeah, I was there too."
Kita Ikuyo: "Did you two have business at the Student Council?"
Jhin: "Well, the Cultural Festival is coming up soon. Bocchi-chan wants to perform in the gym with you guys, so she went with me to submit the application form."
Kita Ikuyo: "I see! I didn't expect Goto-san to be so proactive this time. I'll definitely double my efforts in practice from now on!"
Jhin: "Don't celebrate just yet. The form hasn't been submitted."
Kita Ikuyo: "Eh?! But didn't you go specifically to turn it in?"
Jhin: "Sigh, that's exactly the problem. Bocchi-chan was about to put the form in the box, but she got spooked by someone's footsteps and pulled it right back out."
Kita Ikuyo: "That is so..."
Jhin: "I don't know if she can work up the courage to go back, but I feel like the chances are slim."
Kita Ikuyo: "The deadline is in about a week, right?"
Jhin: "Seems so."
Kita Ikuyo: "Jhin, I have a favor to ask..."
...
"Master, the company we discussed previously has officially started operations." Nymph obediently brought a teacup to Jhin.
Inside was black tea brewed from a bag. Jhin didn't know much about tea; if it weren't for the need to host the girls visiting his home, he wouldn't even buy such things.
Jhin took the cup and took a sip. The rich aroma of black tea, accompanied by a faint, almost imperceptible sweetness—for tea made from a bag, the taste was actually quite decent.
He smacked his lips and set the cup aside. "Hmm, I'll leave those matters to you and Kazami Kazuki to handle. I won't interfere. Oh right, we should probably start preparing for the record label soon."
"Understood. Has a specific time been decided?"
"Hmm... let me think."
Jhin had developed a bad habit lately. Whenever he started thinking, he would subconsciously want to hold something in his arms. Right now, the petite Nymph standing beside him was obviously the best candidate.
Jhin pulled her into his arms, hugging her like a large plush doll, and gently rubbed his chin back and forth on top of her head.
Nymph wasn't surprised at all. As Master's Angeloid, everything she had belonged to him. What was so strange about acting as a plush doll for a while?
The warmth of Jhin's embrace caused the reactor in her chest to heat up slightly. Nymph didn't quite understand why this was happening, but as an Electronic Warfare Angeloid, she was more sensitive to emotions. She quickly realized this was the emotion often seen in soap operas—humans called it "love."
I like Master, but... I am Master's Angeloid... Is it really okay to harbor such feelings?
Nymph looked up to study Jhin's face closely. The signs of her reactor heating up became more obvious; her snowy white face was painted with a pink hue. Her fingers, resting on Jhin's arm, cautiously tightened their grip on his sleeve bit by bit.
As expected... it is so.
"Master, according to recent analysis of your personal terminal and past data, 'ice cream' of this sort is your fetish, correct?"
"Cough cough cough..." Jhin didn't know his XP system was being constantly monitored by Nymph. His face instantly turned red, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Why ask about that all of a sudden?"
"Because I want to know Master's preferences." Nymph mimicked the ecchi images saved on Jhin's phone, her tender legs clad in black over-the-knee socks gently rubbing against Jhin's leg.
"Did Kazami Kazuki ask you to do some strange survey again?"
"It wasn't Miss Kazami Kazuki's request, but born from my own thoughts."
Jhin suddenly felt curious. What kind of thoughts would make the obedient Nymph actively investigate his fetishes, even using the 'Ice Cream Strategy' to tempt him?
"What thoughts?"
"Love."
"Hmm?" Jhin froze for a moment; he hadn't reacted to what Nymph was saying yet.
"I know that as an Angeloid, I shouldn't harbor feelings that exceed the scope of my duties towards my Master, but I cannot lie to you..."
Jhin turned her around, placed his index finger on Nymph's soft lips, and looked seriously into her eyes. "I told you when we met, from now on you are my family. There's no need to belittle yourself. Just hearing you voice these feelings makes me very happy."
"But other than doing trivial things for Master, I haven't fulfilled my duties as an Angeloid at all."
"You..." Jhin planted a kiss on Nymph's face, interrupting her dejected words.
Seeing her cover her kissed cheek with wide eyes, looking utterly adorable, he smiled and said, "You watch those soap operas every day, yet you've never seen the line 'companionship is the most profound confession'?"
"For me, just having you and the girls by my side is the greatest luck of all."
"Master, may I continue the investigation?"
"Huh? Sure, what else do you want to investigate?"
In the blink of an eye, Nymph's eternal white uniform changed into a dark blue school swimsuit—the kind often seen in fanservice episodes. The "chocolate ice cream" on her legs remained at edible grade. Her small, jade-like foot pressed against Jhin's chest as she blinked with innocent curiosity.
"An investigation regarding whether Master prefers chocolate ice cream or plain ice cream."
"I accept this investigation!"
Jhin looked solemn as he seriously and meticulously tasted this brand-new, high-tech ice cream from Synapse.
As expected of a Synapse product: sweet, soft, tender, cool, and bouncy—it made one's mouth water and was impossible to stop.
Nymph's round little face flushed a peach-pink color. She whimpered softly, her whole body tense and trembling slightly.
After Jhin finished tasting carefully, he patted the head of Nymph, the ice cream provider. "So, is the investigation clear?"
Nymph experienced the sensation of breathlessness for the first time. Even though she was dripping with fragrant sweat, she propped herself up.
"There... there is still a report on push-ups provided by Miss Kazami Kazuki..."
"Uh, let's do that one another time."
"The next one is an investigation regarding the production of yogurt..."
That night, in order to help Nymph complete her investigation, Jhin tossed and turned until midnight before finally going to sleep.
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