- If I don't pay, I probably won't be able to walk out of here today
- This agreement is obviously Chiori Mikami's prank.
999,999 and one month of labor… Of course the latter one is easier!
[player]I will carry your bag hands down!
After I said this, Riu Kujou seemed to give me an even fiercer look from not far away…
[Chiori Mikami]Well, now that you are my servant, I shall show you some mercy and take you to Ichihime.
[player]Do you know where she is?
[Chiori Mikami]Of course, there's nothing that Chiori cannot do. Hmpf!
On the way
I carried Chiori Mikami's exquisite teddy bear handbag and followed her. However, the road started to look really familiar...
[player]Isn't this the road to Mahjong Soul Shrine?
[Chiori Mikami]Oh? I never know that your stinky brain can also think. How surprising! Of course this is the road to Mahjong Soul Shrine.
Actually, when I think about it, I don't have any real evidence to prove that Ichihime was kidnapped… That note could well be someone's prank, for example... When I look at Chiori Mikami, I feel like I've fallen into an incredible trap.
Mahjong Soul Shrine
[???]Master, welcome back, nyaa!
A red thing bumped into me as soon as I stepped into Mahjong Soul Shrine. It was Ichihime.//nBefore I could ask, she pulled me into the garden of Mahjong Soul Shrine.
Today, the shrine looked different. There were decorations everywhere: stars, lights, banners... and I could also smell something delicious from not far away. Ichihime looked at me proudly. She seemed to be expecting something.
[player]...
[Ichihime]...
[Ichihime]Strange, nyaa. Why doesn't master praise Ichihime, nyaa?
[player]Why should I do that?
[Ichihime]Because Ichihime did something super great today.
[player]What's that?
[Ichihime]Ichihime realized something this morning. Master, when you first arrived at Mahjong Soul Shrine, you didn't have any welcoming party, nyaa!
[player]Welcoming party?
[Ichihime]Yeah, you know, the kind of party where everyone would circle the newcomer and clap to welcome, nyaa!
[player]So… Is this my welcoming party?
[Ichihime]Yeah, just like what you think, nyaa! Ichihime's done a lot of preparation for this party, nyaa! 10 minutes, probably!
[player]Was leaving me a note saying you were kidnapped also a part of the planning?
[Ichihime]That was Ichihime's favorite part of the whole party. If master stayed in Mahjong Soul Shrine, we couldn't put up the decorations. So Ichihime came out with a brilliant idea to trick you out, hehe.
[player]What about the Japanese confection shop at the park?
[Ichihime]I know Miki is good! She managed to persuade you to pay. How could Ichihime prepare the party with an empty stomach?
[player]...You made me speechless. What about Nana Shiraishi? Was what she said also true?
[Ichihime]That was tough, nyaa. Ichihime didn't like her at all, but Chiori said she was the only one who would lend me the money without any condition...
Ichihime's voice lowered, so did her ears and tail.//nShe seemed to really hate borrowing money from Nana Shiraishi. Thank goodness I paid for her.
[player]Did you use the money to buy these decorations?
[Ichihime]Nuh-uh. The businessman sponsored them, nyaa. Here's what I bought with the money!
Ichihime ran back to her bedroom and took out a huge gift box. She looked at me eagerly as I opened it. It's a set of one-piece pajamas with the same kind of cat ears and tail as hers.
[player]Is this… for me?
[Ichihime]Nyaa~nyaa~
Ichihime seemed to be really happy. I had mixed feelings looking at the expensive and embarrassing pajamas.