is that so?

In that case, does that mean the thing about being a candidate for your wife is true toothat sort of question unconsciously welled up in his throat, but he held it back in his mouth. Kiri tilted his head curiously.

Since Ive come hometheres been something Ive been a bit concerned about, did anything happen while I was gone?

N-No, nothing.

Really? Did anything out of the ordinary happen, other than Mimizuku coming to the house? Did you see anyone else?

No, no one. Even when Natsuki and Akio went out on errands, they told me, Kiri-sama told us we cant take you, Touya, so I never went outside.

I see

Kiri made an even more incomprehensible face.

Then did something happen with Mimizuku?

That was the source of it all. He remembered what he told him, hell be trying to seduce you from now on, and his cheeks suddenly turned red.

N-Nonothing.