Ichi-chan: "Jhin, can I come to your house tomorrow?"
Jhin: "???? Mother-in-law, maybe you should put down Bocchi-chan's phone?"
Ichi-chan: "It's really me!"
Jhin: "Then call me."
The moment the message was sent, Hitori Gotoh's call came through immediately. Only then did Jhin believe it wasn't his mother-in-law playing wingman for her daughter. He picked up the phone, and Hitori Gotoh's timid voice drifted out from the receiver.
"Jhin... Jhin, can you hear me?"
"Yeah, I hear you clearly. Why the sudden desire to come to my house?"
"Well... it's just... that... we agreed on it before. The m-maid outfit..."
"Oh, so it's about that." Jhin, who was half-reclining, immediately sat bolt upright, his eyes shining. "I'll come to pick you up tomorrow. You don't need to bring anything, just come straight home with me."
Jhin's urgent tone, sounding as if he couldn't wait to swallow her whole, made Hitori Gotoh's heart beat a retreat.
"Ah, um, maybe we should forget it... let's talk about it another time..."
"No way. You were the one who actively said you wanted to come over tomorrow, so it's settled. I'm picking you up tomorrow. Bye!" Jhin didn't give her a chance to reply and directly pressed the hang-up button.
Now I have to go buy a maid outfit that suits her. I can't do it here; I have to take Bocchi-chan to the villa. If Gabriel were to barge in and see us, that would be awkward.
Inside the Mihama Academy dormitory, Kazami Kazuki was watching the recording of Kessoku Band's performance that Nymph had sent her. Her fair fingertips tapped rhythmically against the tabletop, making a clack-clack sound. Her deep crimson eyes paused on a frozen frame of Kita Ikuyo, whose gaze was gentle and seemingly spun from threads of love.
"Unexpectedly, even Kita Ikuyo, who had the lowest probability, holds different feelings for my brother. The human heart is truly a kaleidoscope of change."
Just as she was about to continue playing the performance recording, Jhin answered Hitori Gotoh's call on the surveillance feed displayed on her computer screen. The conversation between the two was heard loud and clear by Kazami Kazuki.
"That Hitori Gotoh is quite capable too, actually drumming up the courage to actively seek out my brother."
Kazami Kazuki didn't care about the number of younger sisters-in-law. Anyway, none of them could shake her status as the Elder Sister. As long as her brother liked them, she would actively help push things along from the shadows.
Kazami Kazuki fumbled with her pale little hand on the desk for a moment, picking up the mobile phone that barely anyone ever contacted, and sent Jhin a message.
Kazami Kazuki: "Brother, I will prepare the maid outfit for you."
Jhin: "Kazuki, did you secretly install cameras in my rental apartment again?"
Kazami Kazuki: "Yes. After all, I'm a normal girl too; I have physiological needs. When I can't see you, I have to make do with surveillance footage to comfort myself."
Jhin: "Who told you to tell Nymph to come to my place to claim rewards..."
Kazami Kazuki: "It's actually quite ridiculous that Synapse has absolutely no technology regarding human body enhancement."
Jhin: "Don't go thinking about those random things. That introductory textbook Nymph gave you is already enough for you to study for a while, right?"
Kazami Kazuki: "Even for a genius like me, wanting to master technology that spans over a dozen centuries in a short time isn't such a simple matter. Besides, there are many areas where Nymph and I alone simply can't handle the workload."
Jhin: "Don't get too tired, either."
Kazami Kazuki: "Fufufu, having that sentence from you is enough. There's nothing else, so I'm going to continue my research. Bye-bye."
Since he didn't need to worry about the maid outfit himself, Jhin found he had nothing left to do. having been constantly busy for the Cultural Festival recently, he was somewhat unaccustomed to having idle time.
Since I'm free anyway, let's call Gabriel over to fulfill her obligations as a maid.
Jhin jumped up from the ground, grabbed the key to Gabriel's home, and walked out the door with brisk steps.
Out of politeness, Jhin knocked twice on the door first before using the key to open it. Gabriel's room was pitch black. The light from outside pierced into the darkness, causing the only light source—the image on the computer screen—to look a bit blurry. Gabriel was lying on the floor wearing Jhin's blue short-sleeved shirt, her fair little feet shaking back and forth, looking quite cozy.
"Jhin, hurry up and close the door, I can't see the BOSS's skill range clearly."
"I can't figure out if you're trying to save electricity or just purely too lazy to turn on the lights."
Gabriel took off her right earphone. Facing Jhin's roast, she shook her head to explain: "Look, aren't I a Fallen Angel? Doesn't this dim environment suit me perfectly?"
"Compared to a Fallen Angel, I think 'Lazy Angel' suits you better."
"Hmm? Aren't they the same? What's the difference?"
"One is the 'Fallen' from degenerate, the other is the 'Lazy' from lazy."
"Heh." Gabriel scoffed, dismissing her former hypocritical self with disdain. "Lazy Angel, Fallen Angel, whatever. The current me is the one who has liberated her true nature."
"I suddenly feel that you might actually be able to make a living streaming games in the future," Jhin thought, feeling more and more that Gabriel was simply the perfect candidate for a streamer.
High-intensity gaming streams without the risk of sudden death from staying up late. With just a little dressing up, the 'good-for-nothing loli' persona combined with a near-perfect appearance would absolutely attract a massive amount of attention. She was simply a twenty-four-hour money-printing machine!
Jhin almost wanted to put on a black top hat, a monocle, and a fake mustache to change classes into a Capitalist and ruthlessly exploit this Fallen Angel's surplus value.
"Streaming? I'm not doing that kind of thing." Gabriel looked disgusted. "I play games for happiness. If my hobby turns into a job, I'd rather not play."
Besides, how could I possibly let others see me dressed like this at home? You idiot.
Gabriel clicked the left mouse button forcefully a few times, venting her anger by throwing the few attack skills a Priest had onto the BOSS's head, as if she were treating it like Jhin.
"Are you done fighting this BOSS yet?"
"Just a little longer. What's up? Did you come to play with me?"
Before Gabriel had time to be happy, she was made to laugh out of anger by Jhin's words.
"No, I just came to remind you, Maid-san, it's time for work."
"Tch~ Wait ten-something minutes. Honestly, school is already out, yet you specially ran to my house to call me to work. are you a devil?"
"You collect a salary of five thousand a month, yet your total work time doesn't exceed ten days. Does your conscience not hurt?"
"It doesn't!" Gabriel propped up her body, proudly puffing out her completely flat chest. "This is the salary I earned by my own ability, why would my conscience hurt?"
"I really should have added 'bed-warming' to the job description."
"Hmph, you're all talk. You have the lecherous heart but not the guts!"
"You're right. On the grounds of talking back to your Master, I've decided to dock your pay!"
"You dare!"
"I dare!"
"Jhin! You evil capitalist, I'll fight you to the death!" Gabriel ignored the BOSS battle, brandishing her small fists as she pinned Jhin underneath her and rained down a chaotic flurry of punches.
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