Putting the two cups of tea on the tea tray to Qingto's hand and behind her, Kinoshita Mai put the empty tea tray aside, and then buried her two little feet overlapping in her plump peach-like buttocks.

Next, sit upright next to Qingdeng.

"I'm sorry to bother you to make tea." Qingden grabbed the tea cup at hand and took a sip of the tea that Kinoshita Mai had just brewed.

Kinoshita Mai smiled and shook her head, saying "You're welcome."

"Tachibana-kun, please wait here for a moment. Mr. Kiryu should be back soon."

Qingdeng nodded.

Chishiya became quiet as Kinoshita Mai's words fell.

Only the sound of Qingdeng sipping tea could be heard from time to time.

But strangely enough, even though no one was talking, neither Ayoto nor Mai Kinoshita found the atmosphere awkward.

A strange peace spread between the two of them.

But someone doesn't really want such a peaceful atmosphere.

I saw Kinoshita Mai with a weird silly smile on her face, constantly playing with the fingers of her hands stacked on her lap, and her two little feet buried under her buttocks twisting frequently.

From time to time, she raised her gaze to take a peek at Qingdeng beside her. The moment her eyes came into contact with Qingdeng's body, she immediately turned her gaze away as if she was electrocuted.

She didn't want to waste the time she was currently alone with Qingdeng.

She wants to talk to Qingdeng...

After thinking hard for a while, she finally thought of a suitable topic to start with:

"Tachibana-kun, it's really great." Mai Kinoshita took several deep breaths, suppressed the silly smile on her face, and replaced it with a normal smile, "Finally, I don't have to live in Jinyi Hall anymore."

"Yeah." Qingdeng took over the conversation with a wry smile and sighed, "I've had enough of the medicinal smell there."

"It must be boring during your stay at Renyitang, right?"

"Actually, it's not bad. I have the novels Okita-kun and the others gave me to read, and you, Sanako-san and others come to visit me from time to time, so it's not particularly boring."

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai's eyes and smile on her face froze.

The moment I heard the title "Miss Sanako" from Aoto's mouth, I froze...

Kinoshita Mai was forced to remember.

A certain memory that she may never forget for the rest of her life...

…

…

More than 20 days ago, the night when Qingdeng and the anti-barbarian group launched a decisive battle——

Place of residence——

After rushing to the settlement, Kinoshita Mai found a young woman who looked very beautiful just from her profile.

Aoto made an agreement with Mai Kinoshita: after rescuing Sanako, he would rush to the residence as soon as possible.

--Could it be that……?

Kinoshita Mai, who boldly knew the identity of this woman, quickly approached her from behind.

"...Are you Miss Chiba Sanako?"

This extremely beautiful woman... Sanako slowly turned around and looked at Mai Kinoshita from head to toe with vigilant eyes.

After seeing Sanako's face clearly, Kinoshita Mai instantly realized that she had just asked a stupid question.

Kinoshita Mai had only heard of Sanako's name before, but had never seen Sanako in person.

Obviously she didn't know Sanako's appearance, but at this moment, after seeing the face of the woman in front of her, Kinoshita Mai immediately determined with 100% determination - this woman must be the famous Chiba Sanako

Got it!

With such a face, there’s no way it’s not Sanako Chiba, who is known as “the most beautiful woman in Edo”! There’s no reason it’s not Sanako Chiba!

Looking at Sanako's charming face, Kinoshita Mai's expression suddenly became complicated.

——So beautiful...

Kinoshita Mai subconsciously shrank her neck, trying to hide her face...

His eyes moved down uncontrollably, looking at Sanako's chest and waist.

What Sanako was wearing at that time was a women's kendo uniform with a kendo skirt that was pulled under the breasts, which greatly highlighted the presence of the breasts and also showed off the waist.

After her eyes moved uncontrollably to Sanako's chest and waist, Kinoshita Mai's expression immediately became more complicated.

——Bigger than me...

Kinoshita Mai tensed her shoulders.

"Who are you……?"

Sanako's questioning voice freed Kinoshita Mai's mind from her random thoughts.

——Now is not the time to think about these messy things!

After Yu cursed herself fiercely in her heart, Kinoshita Mai quickly asked Sanako:

"I am Tachibana-kun... Tachibana Aoden's companion! Do you know where Tachibana Aoden is?"

Hearing Qingdeng's name, Sanazi was startled, then subconsciously turned her pretty face to one side and looked at the battlefield in the distance.

Kinoshita Mai followed Sanako's line of sight and looked over. Soon, she saw a familiar figure among the numerous enemy shadows.

Suddenly, Kinoshita Wu's expression changed suddenly.

Without any hesitation.

The bright red yukata is flying.

Kinoshita Mai rushed straight to where the man was.

…

…

Although Aoto had previously explained to Mai Kinoshita why he called Sanako by her first name, Mai Kinoshita still felt a... strange feeling of discomfort in her heart.

Especially after seeing with her own eyes what kind of face and figure Sanako has, and now hearing Aoto calling "Ms. Sanako" in a accustomed tone, Kinoshita Maimai felt this in her heart.

This feeling of discomfort becomes more intense...

Kinoshita Mai lowered her gaze and looked at the ten fingers that were placed on her legs and now tightly twisted together. A light called "firmness" gradually appeared in her beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai made a rather bold decision for a shy girl.

Kinoshita Mai closed her eyes and took several deep breaths to calm her nerves and embolden herself.

Then……

"Orange, Mr. Orange..."

"Huh?" Qingden turned around and gave Kinoshita Mai, whose tone and tone suddenly became strange, a confused look.

"I, I, we have known each other for a long time..."

Kinoshita Mai tightly clasped the ten fingers on her legs as if she wanted to pinch off her own fingers.

"I think... it's a bit inappropriate for you to call me by such an unfamiliar title as 'Miss Kinoshita' again."

Without waiting for Qingto to make any reaction or expression, Kinoshita Mai gritted her teeth and said the rest of the words in one breath:

"You can just call me Ah Wu from now on..."

When I first said this sentence, my tone was very strong and high-spirited.

But the further you go, the weaker your voice and tone become.

Kinoshita Mai's head lowered little by little as her tone of voice weakened, until her chin was close to her collarbone.

After saying the last word "Amu", Kinoshita Mai's voice was so weak that Qingto, who possesses the "Perceptor of the Wind", could hardly hear her clearly.

Qingden opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at Mai Kinoshita who suddenly said something shocking.

Under Qingto's gaze, Kinoshita Mai's cheeks began to blush.

First it was light red, then quickly turned into bright red, and finally into crimson.

The blush first appeared on the cheeks, then spread to most of the face at a speed visible to the naked eye, and eventually even the two delicate little ears turned red.

In Japan, calling others by their first names is a very intimate behavior.

Except for people who are here to provoke and cause trouble, only people with very close relationships will call him by his first name.

Strangers and casual friends can only be addressed by their last name, otherwise it will appear very rude.

Kinoshita Mai is a woman, so Aoto directly calls her "Amai"... In a name culture like Japan, this is quite a bold and unrestrained behavior.

When Qingteng was dazed by the unexpected situation in front of him, he suddenly discovered that Kinoshita Mai was raising her eyes to peek at him.

With her chin close to her collarbone, as if she wanted to force her head into her chest, Kinoshita Mai quietly raised her eyes to look at Qingden.

Nervous, shrinking, apprehensive, expectant... Kinoshita Mai's gaze contained all kinds of expressions.
To be continued...