Episode 67 - Miki's Home Visit (Part 1)

【A Sweet Invitation from Ryoko】

After work, Ryoko cheerfully approached Miki.

"Miki-chan, are you free next weekend?
If you’d like, why not come over to my place?
We could have lunch together♡"

"Wait, for real!?
I usually just hole up with manga or scroll forums all day,
so this’d be a real nice change! …But uh,
does Shota-senpai know about this...?"

Ryoko smiled sweetly.

"Of course he does. In fact, it was his idea♡"

— (※ For the record, Shota had been told absolutely nothing at this point.)

"Well shoot, count me in! I’m real excited already!!"

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【Miki’s Brain in Overdrive】

Miki’s heart raced as she thought to herself:

(Yes! This is the perfect chance to get to the bottom of Shota-senpai’s secrets!!)

(…But wait, Ryoko, ma’am did say it was "Shota-kun’s idea."
Could it be… she's onto me already?)

(And that whole Akihabara incident with Shota-senpai goin’ berserk—
Ryoko, ma’am handled it way too smooth. That kinda composure ain’t normal...)

(If Shota-senpai really does have telekinesis,
maybe Ryoko ma’am’s already cleared her second or third isekai loop,
slayed like three demon lords, and now she's back here just chillin’?!)

(Common sense ain’t gonna cut it here! I gotta be ready for anything!!)

※ At this point, Miki had already realized—on a primal level—that she would never beat Ryoko.

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【Meanwhile, at Home with Ryoko and Shota】

That evening, on the living room sofa—

While Shota was watching TV, Ryoko snuck up from behind and hugged him tightly.

"Hey, Shota-kun. Miki-chan is coming over this weekend."

"Wait, really!? That’s the first time someone’s visited our place, right!?"

"Fufu, maybe so♡ I've gotten pretty close with Miki-chan lately."

"Huh? Did something happen?"

"Hmm, not really. She’s just super cute and I guess we clicked?"

Ryoko snuggled up even tighter against Shota.

"But you know, Shota-kun…
Miki-chan gets nervous when she talks to you,
so on the day, you just need to smile and be charming, okay?♡"

"Eh, seriously!? (She didn’t look nervous at all though…?)"

Shota tilted his head in confusion—

Completely unaware of what fate had in store for him.