Chapter 76: 0.03!
Since Kasumizuki had not asked him to join the cultist hunt, Luke was more than happy to take it easy. After all, he was not some brilliant detective who could infer the enemy's goal and whereabouts from the faintest clues.
Miko and Niguredo, those two little girls, had Kasumizuki and that guy Shibuya Jun watching over them. They should be fine.
Besides, hadn't Kasumizuki said those cultists were all small fry?
And that muscle fortune-teller Shibuya Jun, while he could not predict the future itself, could easily read the general trend of a person's luck.
As for truly turning misfortune into fortune and avoiding danger to seek good luck, that depended on one's own effort.
After dinner, Luke leaned against the sofa and sat directly on the floor, sliding his legs under the table as he began working on math problems.
As for English, chemistry, physics, and the rest, he would simply pretend they did not exist.
Math was a challenge of logical reasoning and thought. It was like Tetris, building a foundation step by step before clearing everything away in one sweep. That feeling was incredibly satisfying, and once you experienced it, you would fall in love with it.
But clearly, the kind of math problems that could be treated as entertainment were basically not enough to stump him. Before long, he had cleared all his homework.
He glanced at the clock.
Nine-thirty. It was still early.
Perfect. He could train for a while before taking a bath.
At that moment, the phone placed beside him, which always became endlessly tempting while doing homework, lit up.
He glanced at it.
The ID was: ☆★Yui★☆
It was that girl, Yuigahama Yui…
If she was messaging him at this hour, it probably was not anything good.
He picked up the phone and opened it, only to see a huge crying dog-head sticker.
Mm. That dumb-looking face really did resemble Yuigahama.
He scrolled up and saw a photo of a worksheet packed full of math problems, along with Yuigahama's message.
[Yui]: Um… these problems… please help me take a look.
He zoomed in on the worksheet.
Mm. They were basically the same type of math problems as the one he had seen when he went to the clubroom to greet Yukinoshita.
[Luke]: Did Yukinoshita give these to you?
He had already told her not to ask someone like Yukinoshita to tutor her. That was just asking to suffer. That girl would definitely be stricter than a teacher.
[Luke]: She probably didn't ask you to finish all of them, right?
[Yui]: …But I feel like it'd be kind of bad if I don't at least try hard.
[Luke]: It'll be worse if she finds out you asked for outside help. That girl will definitely lecture you with something like, "Relying on others without trying to work hard yourself is useless," and so on.
Yuigahama instantly sent a sweating sticker.
He continued replying.
[Luke]: Also, judging by the difficulty, these questions get harder one by one. So just do whatever you can to solve the first problem. If you manage that, she probably won't be too stubborn about the rest.
[Yui]: Is that how it works?
[Luke]: Hopefully. If it really doesn't work, ask me or someone else tomorrow.
A sticker giving an okay sign came back.
He turned off the phone and tossed it aside.
His house was already in a remote area, close to abandoned buildings and the park. Once his thoughts relaxed, the whole world suddenly grew quiet.
Because of that, the faint sound of the front door opening became especially sharp.
Through the unclosed room door, he clearly saw Mikasa, who had finally returned home after a long absence.
After Miura Yumiko's spirit-attracting constitution completely settled down, Mikasa had returned home.
"How did it go?"
Although Mikasa had already sent him a text before, he still confirmed it again.
"No problems. These are some thank-you gifts from the Miura family, but I didn't accept the money."
"Mm, that's fine."
Luke looked at the bag in her hand. It was round and bulging, as if stuffed with a pile of balls. They were probably homemade snacks or something like that.
"By the way, have you eaten?"
"I already ate at the Miura house."
Mikasa nodded lightly, tossed the thank-you gift onto the table, and sat on the floor as well, sliding her legs under the table.
During this period, aside from eating with Annie at school, she had spent almost all her time going to the Miura house. She had barely had any chance to be around him.
So both instinct and experience told him that tonight might become troublesome.
Mikasa took out a pair of gloves from her blue-gray top. They were exorcism tools Luke had prepared for her to deal with evil spirits.
He would put that aside for now. It was just a exorcism tool. Not important.
"Want to take a bath?"
He asked the girl who had already wrapped herself around him.
The soft girl pressed tightly against him. Mikasa buried her face in the crook of his neck, and her rich fragrance tickled his nose.
Mikasa did not answer. She only nestled closer inside and gave his chin a headbutt.
He rubbed his chin.
Good thing that was unintentional. With her strength, if she had meant to do it, him passing out would probably be the least of his worries.
A fragrant maid was very comfortable to hug, but when someone with such intense strength and constitution started acting spoiled, it was honestly hard to handle.
She was just like a cat. Cute and clingy, yet always leaving a few scratches with her claws without realizing it.
He pressed his forehead against Mikasa's to avoid another headbutt and continued questioning her.
"Mm? What do you say?"
"I'll bathe later. This is enough for now…"
Mikasa said softly.
Annie, who had finished her bath, put on her bathrobe and lightly dried her hair with a towel. Seeing the two of them cuddled together in the corner of the sofa, she did not ask where the hair dryer had gone and simply closed the room door.
Luke had many weak spots. His waist, ears, neck, and ribs were all places that could easily land a critical hit.
Although Mikasa was not good with words, she had no shortage of the small tricks girls used when they wanted to be mischievous. One by one, she teased those spots.
So, first of all, he was not a pervert.
Second, the two of them had a master-servant relationship.
Therefore, in order to properly punish this bad maid for rebelling against her master, he had to make Mikasa experience how painful it was to have her own ticklish spots attacked.
Even more of them, in fact.
Two minutes later…
The effect was obvious. Mikasa, whose nature was already soft, had turned bright red across her face.
Her eyes were misty, like clouds drifting through a mountain valley, and their clothes were so disheveled it looked like a battlefield.
Mikasa tightly gripped his collar. Under his hands, her whole body trembled slightly as she gave up resisting.
"So… bath first? Or?"
Luke leaned against her burning cheek, speaking softly beside her equally flushed ear.
"E-either is fine."
Mikasa closed her eyes tightly, her eyelashes trembling faintly as she left the choice to him.
With both hands braced on the back of the sofa, Annie looked at the two people tangled together and nearly disappearing under the small table. She could not help reminding them.
"We only have three condoms left. Is that enough?"
Luke immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and snorted back.
"What do you think?"
A little maid actually dared to doubt her master's ability?
Annie smiled lightly.
"Then if I go buy more… can I join too?"
Luke's face turned pale.
"Sure."
Mikasa raised her head and answered softly.
Because she had a similar conversation with Miura after school, she did not really mind.
Annie shifted her gaze toward him.
Having just finished math problems, Luke's thoughts were flowing smoothly. He spoke decisively.
"Don't go out at this hour. The cultists have started causing trouble again lately! It's dangerous!"
"Is that so…"
Annie lowered her eyes.
Seeing her like that, Luke hurriedly comforted her.
"There's no helping it. How could I possibly refuse you? So let's leave it for next time…"
Luke smiled at Annie.
"That kind of thing… there will be chances."
"You're right."
Annie smiled softly as well, then showed him the small box in her hand.
Luke froze.
"Since we won't be using 0.01, we can use 0.03 instead."
Luke froze again.
"…Hm?"
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