Episode 69 - Miki's Home Visit (Part 3)

【Let the House Tour Begin】

"Well then, Miki-chan. Feel free to look around as much as you like♡"

Smiling sweetly, Ryoko returned to the living room.

Miki clenched her fists and screamed in her heart:

(Well, shoot y'all!! If it’s me,
I’ll sniff out proof of Shota-senpai’s powers in no time flat!!)

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First stop: the living room.

Between the bookshelves, under the sofa, behind the cushions—

—No anomalies.

On the table was a note titled:

"Shota-kun's Monthly To-Do List"

But its contents were things like:

・"Update list of Ryoko-senpai’s favorite sweets"
・"Compliment Ryoko-senpai at least five times a day"

In short—just a pure, wholesome boy’s love notes.

(Wh-what the heck… this ain’t got nothin’ to do with superpowers…!)

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Next, the kitchen.

Miki carefully opened the fridge.

Inside the vegetable drawer—healthy ingredients.

In the freezer—protein ice cream.

There was even a handwritten sticky note:

"Shota-kun, this is your limit for midnight snacks, okay? ♡"

(Hmm... this is pretty normal too...)

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Then, Shota’s room.

On his desk, in the drawers, in the closet—

Totally normal.

Though, inside the desk, she found:

『Rules for Living with Ryoko』
(See Episode 23)

・Article 1: Say “I love you” at least three times a day♡
・Article 33: Ryoko-senpai is always right (Even black is white♡)
・Article 51: If another girl flirts with you, report it immediately♡

(Forget 'em superpowers—he's already as tame as a housecat...)

And then—

Article 109: If Shota proposes, Ryoko must say “yes.”

(……I shouldn’t have seen that……)

Blushing at the unexpected glimpse of Shota’s feelings,

Miki quietly returned the stack of papers to the drawer.

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【Panic and a Forbidden Decision】

Miki paused and returned to the living room.

(W-what in tarnation… I done searched this whole dang place,
and still ain't found a lick of a "power"...)

(Hold on. There’s still one spot I ain't opened up. That "W.C."!!)

She gulped.

(Ryoko, ma'am told me, 'don't go peekin'...
But if she said that, there’s surely somethin' tucked away, ain't there!?)

(Maybe it’s a portal to another world…
or at least the secret behind Shota-senpai’s powers…!!)

With a trembling hand—

Click.

She opened the forbidden door.

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【Beyond the Forbidden Closet】

Click—

As Miki slowly opened the door, what greeted her eyes was…

A dazzling mountain of cosplay costumes, so flashy they practically sparkled.

・A pure white nurse uniform
・A sleek, intellectual doctor’s coat
・A gothic robe in black and purple
・A red and black German dirndl dress

(Wha—wha—WHAAAT THE HECK IS THIS!?)

Expecting a portal to another world, Miki instead found herself frozen before an unexpected cosplay dimension.

Then, from behind her—

Slip…

"You saw it, didn’t you♡"

A sweet whisper tickled her ear.

Startled, Miki whipped around—

Ryoko stood there, somehow already changed into a maid café outfit,

grinning with the mischievous smile of an angel—or a devil.

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【Shota’s Secret Revealed?! (Ryoko’s Devious Lies Sparkle Bright)】

With a dazzling smile, Ryoko whispered:

"Shota-kun… sometimes he asks me to dress up♡
He’ll say, ‘Can you wear something like this, please?♡’"

Miki: "……"
(Shota-senpai… you had that kind of taste…!?)

Ryoko continued without missing a beat:

"Lately he’s been all ‘I like the maid one best♡’—so spoiled, right?"

Miki: "……"
(I—I think I just uncovered something massive…!!!)

Miki’s brain, completely overwhelmed—

Let out a pshhhHHHH!! and short-circuited—

As she collapsed on the spot.

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【The Long, Exhausting Way Home】

Several hours later—

Miki staggered toward the front door, barely upright.

With dead eyes and her bag over one shoulder, she muttered:

"Thanks so much for havin’ me over todayyy…"

"Come back anytime, my lady♡"

Ryoko waved cheerfully, still in her maid outfit.

Shota, slightly stiff, added:

"See you at work, Miki-chan!"

Miki gave a tiny nod—

And stumbled out the front door.

Ryoko, without a word, lifted one finger…

Click—THUNK—CLACK.

The front door shut and locked all on its own.

(That last part? Yep. Actual telekinesis.)

Miki:

(……Knew it…… He's totally a psychic……)

＼ The End ／

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【Bonus Scene】

Shota:

"Why does Miki-chan blush every time she sees me lately…?"

Ryoko:

"Ufufu, who knows~? ♡"

(Everything is going exactly as Ryoko planned—)