Translator: Ranzan

  Editor: ryunakama

  It only took him five minutes to beat all the assailants up.

  He blasted all those standing in front of him with a massive kick, and then asked Hera to point out where all those hiding where, and then attacked them before they could face him.

  Because there were so many standing together, he was able to knock them down with on attack, but upon looking at his fallen enemies, he cocked his neck in confusion.

  「Strange…」


  「What is?」


  「These guys have guns.」


  「They do, and silencers too…they were prepared.」


  「No, seems the opposite.」


  「What?」


  Youran opened her eyes wide in confusion.

  Taiyou picked up one gun that was dropped, put it up to his temple, and pulled the trigger.

  The sound of the silencer and the bullet that emerged both quickly were stifled, as the bullet fell harmlessly to the ground.

  「I see…those guns can’t hurt you anyway.」


  「Taiyou-chan’s special ability stops all long distance attacks.」


  「But, maybe they brought them to attack me?」


  「Just before, this guy…」


  Taiyou kicked an unconscious foe up into the air. He had fallen belly down, and now went up, hit the ground and rolled over on his back.

  「He shot me with his gun, and then was surprised it had no effect.」


  「…that is a little strange.」


  「Have you ever been attacked like this before?」


  He asked her the same question that he did before he fought them.

  Since the conditions now had changed, he wanted to ask again.

  「Hey, are there any other guys here?」


  「None, Yuri-chan.」


  「Can you look a little farther, like about a kilometer radius?」


  「I already did, there’s no one like these guys here, desu.」


  「So they’re all beaten.」


  「I don’t know them Taiyou…I’ve never seen people this weak before.」


  「…I see. Can’t do much more then. Hera, keep your level of caution up for a little bit, okay?」


  「Roger.」


  「Well, then.」


  He looked at Youran again.

  In order to get back the feeling they were having before the assault, he looked at her fiercely.

  「Back to what we were talking about, just stop running. Even if you do run, you might hit a group like this, and then it will be a tragedy for both of us.」


  「…」


  「Please.」


  「…okay.」


  She nodded, albeit shyly. It was because they were both attacked, so she seemed quite obedient to his request.

  「Well, then.」


  「What?」


  Taiyou said the same line again.

  Youran was surprised, what could it all mean…her face said, but she soon understood.

  The conversation was about to go back on topic before the running plea.

  A maid or a slave, that topic.

  He noticed that she had noticed. He took her hand, as if preparing to embrace her, and looked straight at her.

  He said nothing, but pleaded with his eyes.

  Which one…they said.

  「…」


  Youran’s face seemed troubled, and though she was a very temperamental girl, she thought about what he was asking her.

  After a moment, her beautiful face seemed to express a multitude of emotions.

  「…can I really tell you?」


  「Do I need to get on my hands and knees?」


  「Stop mocking me, stupid!」


  「I mean it. I’m willing to do it if you tell me the truth…once, twice, three, four, five, six, seven times…」


  「That’s too many!」


  「Yeah, it is, desu.」


  「I mean, you’re going to do the same thing over and over again, so I have to force you until you finally do it.」


  「Ugh…」


  「Taiyou-chan, Taiyou-chan…」


  「Hm?」


  「Kohaku’s analyzed why Yuri-chan is doing all this.」


  「Huh?」


  「Kohaku did?」


  Youran frowned.

  「Um, what she really wants is for you to fawn on…」


  「SHUT UPPP!!!」


  She shouted in a loud voice, and interrupted Hera.

  「Why are you shouting all a sudden?」


  「Nothing! I mean, DON’T LISTEN!」


  「Huh? What, did Kohaku get it right?」


  「NO! She’s TOTALLY WRONG! Wrong, but so wrong it’s to the level of defamation of CHARACTER!」


  「Really?」


  He looked at Hera.

  「I know nothing about it, desu.」


  「I see, then next time I see Kohaku, I’ll ask…」


  「NO YOU WON’T! IF YOU DO, IT’S DIVORCE! I’ll go back to my family!」


  「That would suck.」


  Taiyou made a pained smile. They had good times and bad, but there was no way he would let them divorce.

  「Okay, I won’t ask her. Not about that.」


  「But…you should know.」


  「So?」


  「…」


  There was a reason that she wanted him to know.

  He simply looked at her, while she was opening and closing her mouth over and over, as she wondered how she could tell him this.

  So he decided to push her a bit.

  「Okay, I’ll give you an easy yes or no choice.」


  「Choice?」


  「Yes, and I’m going to kiss you.」


  He grinned at her shocked face.

  「I’m going to give you a light kiss, then you can decide. If you want to be a slave, slick your tongue in. If you want to be a maid, suck in my tongue.」


  「…」


  「Are you ready?」


  He looked straight at her, and waited for her to agree.

  She nodded shyly, and blushed.

  He put his hand under her chin and raised her head.

  「Either way, I’ll love you the same.」


  He said, and then their lips met.