Animania: Everyone Loves Me

After bidding farewell to the secretary Sakiko, who somehow suddenly became inexplicably happy after thinking about something unknown, Kaito took Bocchi and left the campus, boarding the train heading to Shimokitazawa.

All along the way, the socially anxious girl kept showing a look of wanting to speak but stopping, yet because of her timidness, she didn't dare to ask the doubt in her heart.

It was Kaito who saw that she was holding it in painfully and simply took the initiative to bring up this topic, "Gotou-san, are you curious about matters regarding Sakiko?"

The pink-haired girl slightly and almost imperceptibly nodded her little head, softly saying, "Just a little… Togawa-san said she is the president's secretary."

"You should know, I have some experience in exorcism matters," Kaito had no intention of hiding anything, sitting upright, just this frank, "Originally, I just wanted to have more financial freedom, so I specially opened an exorcism office. Sakiko is the employee I hired. Although she's called a secretary… currently most of the office work is actually handled by her."

"S-so that's how it is…", Bocchi finally filled in the doubt in her heart, subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

As long as it's not the kind of secretary she had imagined.

Although the president didn't lack beautiful girls around him, the pressure Togawa brought her was stronger than ever before. Compared to this beautiful girl who even wore a uniform skirt with elegant and noble temperament, she herself was simply like a country bumpkin sweet potato.

While chatting, the train broadcast timely sounded, Shimokitazawa Station arrived.

At present, the sky was still early, and there was still a while before official business hours. The atmosphere in STARRY Live House was still peaceful.

Nijika was wiping the coffee machine behind the counter. The tsundere store manager was as usual sitting in front of her laptop, typing on the keyboard, arranging the recent band performance schedule. In the corner not far away, Gremlin Ryou was lying on the table, seemingly dozing off, Kita(Ikuyo) sat beside her, seriously scrolling on her phone.

Everything was normal, nothing unusual compared to usual.

If there had to be something… Kaito looked around but didn't see the figure of a certain sound engineer lady.

"Kaito-kun! And Bocchi!", The first to notice the two entering the door was Nijika.

The girl waved her hand, her bright yellow single ponytail swaying along with her movements, looking full of energy.

Originally cheerful expression, however, when falling onto Kaito's face, quickly turned into a shallow blush.

Shimokitazawa's archangel once again remembered her bold behavior earlier.

'Stealing a kiss from Kaito-kun is one thing, but getting caught by nee-san…', Just thinking about that shameful experience made her feel the urge to run away.

"Nijika, Store Manager, and Kita," Kaito nodded to them, "Good afternoon."

Yamada Ryou: "?"

A certain someone who heard the movement, slowly raised her head from the table, casting a question mark.

'So you're isolating me like that?'

"Seeing you seemed to be sleeping, I didn't want to wake you," Kaito lightly coughed, meeting the gaze of the blue-haired girl, still made up a greeting, "Ryou, good afternoon."

"Well, aren't you considerate," Gremlin Ryou muttered a few complaints, but didn't really take it to heart, instead somewhat enjoyed this kind of bickering-like interaction.

"Speaking of which, how come PA-san isn't here?"

Regarding this always dressed in long black sleeves, dignified and gentle big sister, Kaito still had a deep impression. Especially after discovering that she secretly worked as a virtual streamer in private, it gave a strong contrast.

"PA seems to not have rested well. I saw she lacked energy, so I just let her go upstairs to lie down for a bit," The one answering him was Ijichi Seika, the tsundere store manager who typed the final character, stretched out greatly, and then looked at the time at the bottom right of the computer, also found it strange.

"…Already three hours? PA wouldn't still be asleep, right?"

She wasn't especially worried. After all, the apartment was just upstairs. Just a few steps away. At such close distance, nothing serious should happen.

As the business hour drew near, Seika pulled out her phone and made a call to PA.

The "toot toot" ringtone rang for quite a while, until the tsundere store manager began to worry, 'Could it be that PA really got into some accident?' Only then did the phone finally get answered.

["Hello? Is that Seika?"], The voice on the other end sounded weak, like just woken up, also carried a faint nasal tone.

"You caught a cold?", Ijichi Seika sharply noticed something was wrong. She and PA were not just employee and boss, but also close friends, so naturally concerned about the other's health, "I'll go buy some medicine and send it up."

["No need, maybe I caught a chill after taking a bath last night and blowing air conditioner before drying off…"]

PA sniffled, ["Just a little cold, not worth the trouble. Let me sleep a bit more and I'll be fine. But today's work, I might have to take a leave."]

"…Forget it, I'll come up and check your condition first," The tsundere store manager sighed, hung up the phone, then suddenly looked at Gremlin Ryou beside her, "I remember, Ryou, your family runs a hospital, right? Do you have any methods for small illnesses like colds and fevers?"

Gremlin Ryou stroked her chin, but before she could answer, Nijika couldn't help but interject, "Big sis, I advise you not to think about asking Ryou for help."

Ijichi Seika: "?"

Nijika held her forehead, "Last time I went out to eat with Kita, when we came back we found a round thing on my tongue. This guy diagnosed it as a tumor. Later used tweezers to pull it out and it turned out to be a peppercorn."

Gremlin Ryou coughed once, "Even the best horse can stumble, it's only human."

Nijika glanced at her again and said with annoyance, "So that's why last time I asked you why my hands and feet were cold, and you told me my time of death had already passed twenty-four hours ago?"

Ijichi Seika: "..."

Her stereotype of Gremlin Ryou being unreliable deepened further.

Kita did want to defend the Ryou she once admired, but really didn't know how to explain it. After thinking for a moment, her gem-like bright eyes turned toward Kaito, sparkling, "By the way, Kaito-kun should have a way, right?"

Even her stern, serious, unsmiling mother was convinced by him. Since then, the words "Kaito" became synonymous with omnipotent in Kita's heart.

"I don't really have a problem," Kaito spread his hands, "But still depends on Store Manager Seika's opinion."

Of course the tsundere store manager had no objections. Even if Kaito didn't know how to treat illness, having a guy around could at least help carry PA to the clinic.

The two took the elevator upstairs and quickly arrived in front of the apartment.

The room where PA was sleeping was also Seika's bedroom. The tsundere store manager didn't think too much, directly pushed open the door and entered.

Kaito followed behind her. Before entering, he specifically used divine sense to scan and confirm that PA-san, who was sound asleep, was properly wrapped in a blanket. That way he wouldn't accidentally see something he shouldn't. Only then did he step in.

However…

After just a few steps, his steps paused.

On a nearby chair were several suspicious colorful pieces of fabric, piled messily, the styles all very childlike.

He really didn't expect…

'Store Manager Seika, to have such a girly side too?'

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