"The favor of saving your sister, isn't it fair to repay it with yourself?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika, smiling:
"If I remember correctly, the Fujiwara family motto is to repay kindness."
"There's another sentence after the family motto." Fujiwara Chika clenched her fists, her pink cheeks puffed out, "When facing someone who demands repayment for a favor, beat him, beat him hard."
"Slap!"
Amamiya Natsuki caught Chika's small fist: "Domestic violence, this is domestic violence. Without a hundred kisses, I won't get up."
"Slap, slap, slap!"
"He actually wants a hundred; the President is too greedy."
Fujiwara Chika punched repeatedly.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
Moeha poked her small head out from the kitchen, asking curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Moeha: "Your sister is…"
"She's swatting mosquitoes." Fujiwara Chika turned to look, "You two continue washing the fruit."
"Oh."
The two junior high students agreed verbally, but their little heads were clearly still secretly peeking out.
Fujiwara Chika sat down on the other end of the sofa and was quiet for a moment, but unfortunately, she couldn't stay quiet for long before she leaned closer to Amamiya Natsuki, extending her right hand and saying:
"President, look at me, look at me."
"Hmm?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at Chika upon hearing this, "Today's secretary Chika is exceptionally cute."
Fujiwara Chika's pretty face flushed slightly, and she glared at him, saying:
"I'm not asking the President to praise me, I'm asking you to look at my hand."
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Chika's right hand. Her fingers were slender, her skin fair, truly like peeled scallion roots, without a single blemish: "Your hand is also super beautiful."
"That's why I said the President's focus is wrong!"
Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand, then snapped her fingers with a 'pop'.
The next second.
A bright cluster of flame ignited on Fujiwara Chika's fingertip.
Amamiya Natsuki looked over in surprise, observing closely, and found that it was indeed real fire.
"Ehehe~" Fujiwara Chika proudly lifted her chin, "President, can you guess why I can light a flame?"
No need to guess, besides that Magic Trick, you have no ability to conjure fire out of thin air!
Amamiya Natsuki shook his head:
"I can't guess, Chika-sama, please enlighten me."
"Humph humph." Fujiwara Chika hummed proudly, lowering her voice, "It's that Magic Trick I learned before. After I learned magic, I performed it for Moeha and Hanamaru, and they believed it at the time."
Just as expected.
After the adventure through the Door of Despair, the two junior high students knew very well that Chika was already a 'superpower user', and being able to light fire with her fingers was quite normal.
If an ordinary person saw Chika light fire with her fingers... needless to say, it would be 100% a Magic Trick!
"Good skill, very versatile." Amamiya Natsuki pressed his brow, pondering, "If Moeha is chosen by the game, and you continue to hide this Magic Trick skill from her, you'll be able to use many abilities in the instance."
"No." Fujiwara Chika quickly shook her head, her right hand flickered, extinguishing the flame on her fingertip, "Instances are so dangerous, I absolutely don't want Moeha to join the game... Speaking of which, why does the dog look so unhappy?"
Amamiya Natsuki said casually:
"Perhaps the Pochi also has its own troubles; it's been like this for the past few days."
"Is it because the President hasn't walked it?"
"I walked it after waking up this morning."
"Hmm…"
As they spoke, the two junior high students finished washing the fruit and came out of the kitchen with a fruit platter.
"Senpai, have some lychees." The junior high student Hanamaru sat directly next to Amamiya Natsuki, handing over a peeled lychee, "It'll get your hands dirty, should I feed Senpai?"
"No need." Amamiya Natsuki took the lychee and ate it in one bite, "How is your brother?"
The junior high student said happily:
"After walking through that door last night, I went straight back to my room. I quickly called my mom and dad, and we sent my brother to the Hospital together. The doctor said my brother needs to rest in the Hospital for a while and also receive mental treatment. Anyway, he's fine."
"That's good."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded slightly upon hearing this. He had originally planned to help with a healing spell, but now that only Hospital treatment was needed, he wouldn't have to go to that trouble.
"Anyway, thank you so much, Senpai." The junior high girl reached out to support herself on the sofa, leaned close to Amamiya Natsuki's ear, and whispered, blushing, "I can repay Senpai anytime, you know."
A junior high student is not even touched by a dog; if you so much as touch her finger, the World Will will descend!
Amamiya Natsuki ate another lychee, then said unhurriedly:
"Since you said so, then repay me now."
"Eh?" Hanamaru's small face quickly flushed red, "N-now?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"That's right, right now."
The junior high girl stammered, "But Moeha-chan and Chika Senpai are here…"
Amamiya Natsuki said while eating lychees:
"It doesn't matter if they're here; you can just let them give you some pointers."
"P-pointers?!"
The junior high girl widened her eyes, looking in shock at Chika and Moeha, who were petting the dog not far away.
Could it be that Moeha-chan and Chika Senpai have already done that kind of thing?
Sisters Rice Bowl kind of thing... it's not impossible.
Senpai's voice is so pleasant, and he's super wonderful, so even dating Moeha-chan and Chika Senpai together wouldn't be a problem, right?
"I understand!"
The junior high girl's eyes lit up.
It's a test!
Senpai's test for me!
Only by breaking through my limits and abandoning shame can I follow behind Senpai!
It must be said that this junior high student had completely become Amamiya Natsuki's fangirl.
Even if Amamiya Natsuki wanted to play a multiplayer game, she would probably agree.
"I-I'll definitely keep my promise to Senpai…"
The junior high girl's face was flushed like fire, and she grabbed the hem of her skirt, slowly rolling it upwards.
The next moment.
Slap.
A school bag was thrown in front of the junior high student Hanamaru.
"Why did Senpai bring a school bag?"
A question mark appeared above the junior high girl's head.
"Didn't you say you wanted to repay me?" Amamiya Natsuki pointed at the school bag, "Help me finish my summer homework, and that will count as your repayment completed."
The junior high girl: "…"
Once the junior high student who wanted to offer herself was dealt with, the rest was much simpler.
Amamiya Natsuki sat on the sofa, watching TV and eating fruit.
Chika took the two junior high girls, running up and down, cleaning the house, and then making lunch, allowing Amamiya Natsuki to experience the decadent life of a landlord.
During this time, Amamiya Natsuki also called Shinomiya Kaguya and sent her a message.
Both the call and message were answered; Shinomiya Kaguya had returned to the villa and had not yet seen Shinomiya Un'yo, so she didn't know the purpose of being called back.
Amamiya Natsuki also sent a message to Hayasaka Ai, but unfortunately, Maid Hayasaka also didn't know the specific situation.
Hayasaka Ai: "I only received the notification this morning; I still don't know why he called Kaguya back. I'll tell you as soon as I have any information."
Amamiya Natsuki: "Hasaka-chan, do you want to know your Kaguya's specific experience behind the door?"
Hayasaka Ai: "Absolutely not."
Amamiya Natsuki: "Speaking of which, there's a new skill in the random skill card called Super Long Delayed Reaction, and its effect is quite magical… Do you want me to paste it for you?"
Hayasaka Ai was exasperated: "President, whose head is full of dirty thoughts, please don't come within ten meters of me from now on!"
Amamiya Natsuki: "The clear will be clear, and the dirty will be dirty."
Hayasaka Ai: "Pah!"
"…"
In a blink of an eye, it was evening.
The two junior high students reluctantly bid farewell to Amamiya Natsuki, and Fujiwara Chika left with them.
Not long after, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Amamiya Natsuki got up to open the door, and seeing secretary Chika standing alone outside, his eyes immediately brightened:
"Not going back tonight?"
"Of course not!" Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips, "Just now, walking on the road, I had a sudden thought: aren't there snake charmers in India who play flutes to make cobras dance?"
Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly:
"That's Egypt."
"Anyway, it's all similar." Fujiwara Chika hummed proudly, "I performed talking to stray cats on the street in front of Moeha and Hanamaru, saying that I could actually communicate with small animals, and then Moeha and Hanamaru believed it."
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
The note for the Magic Trick skill was wrong; what's needed isn't an idiot, but a fangirl!
"So I'm back." Fujiwara Chika stepped into the living room, came before the Akita Inu, "I'm going to ask the dog why it's so unhappy."
Amamiya Natsuki curiously followed and said:
"It has indeed been unhappy these past few days."
"President is too careless." Fujiwara Chika shared her experience, "Knowing it's unhappy, you should have taken it to the pet Hospital earlier. Dogs can also get depressed, you know."
From a biological perspective, any intelligent creature has the potential for depression, and indeed, kittens and puppies can also get depressed.
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"You ask it first why it's depressed."
"Leave it to me."
Fujiwara Chika covered her skirt with one hand, squatted down in front of the Akita Inu, and then…
"Woof woof?"
"Woof?"
The Akita Inu, lying in its cage, exuding an aura of depression, perked up its ears, looked up at Fujiwara Chika, its dog eyes full of confusion.
Fujiwara Chika smiled triumphantly, then opened her mouth and said:
"Woof woof woof~"
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
Are you kidding me! So, to communicate with a dog, you use dog language!
However… it's also reasonable.
Fujiwara Chika can now understand the language of small animals, but that doesn't mean small animals can understand human language, so communicating in dog language is perfectly reasonable.
"Woof!"
"Woof woof woof!"
One person and one dog communicated like this.
Amamiya Natsuki stood behind, silently taking out his phone and turning on the recording function.
This was the first interspecies communication between a human and a dog; it would be a shame not to record it.
A moment later.
Fujiwara Chika stood up, her voice clear:
"I've heard the whole story from the dog."
Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously:
"Why is it depressed?"
Fujiwara Chika put her hands on her hips and said:
"Because… Pochi is in love."
Amamiya Natsuki was startled, puzzled:
"What do you mean?"
"A few days ago, when President took it for a walk in the park, Pochi met another Akita Inu." Fujiwara Chika's expression was subtle, "And then Pochi fell in love."
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
A dog can actually fall in love, and even get depressed because of it? What happened to the saying, 'eat when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired'!
Fujiwara Chika continued:
"Pochi said it hasn't seen that Akita Inu for the past few days, and its dog life has lost its dream."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"So, to prevent it from getting depressed, we still need to find that dog?"
"Exactly." Fujiwara Chika nodded, "President, I just promised Pochi, and I'm going to look for that dog now."
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes and said:
"That's someone else's dog. Even if we find it, we can't trouble others. I have a simpler and more convenient method that guarantees a permanent solution, and the silly dog will never be depressed again."
"Eh, what is it?"
Fujiwara Chika looked over curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki said faintly:
"Take it to the Hospital for neutering."
Fujiwara Chika: "…"
Secretary Chika lowered her head, looked at the Akita Inu, and then barked twice.
The next second.
"Woof woof woof woof woof woof!"
The depressed Akita Inu, lying on the ground, immediately jumped up, turned around, and swiftly darted into its cage, then tucked its tail, clearly agitated and fiercely greeting Amamiya Natsuki.
Fujiwara Chika translated from the side:
"Pochi says, if you get neutered first, it will agree to be neutered."
A dog actually wants its owner to be neutered? You haven't figured out your place in the family!
"Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you, right?" Fujiwara Chika lifted her chin, "President, let's go out. I just promised Pochi to take it to find that dog."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"You go. It's too hot; I don't want to go out."
"Oh, President, hurry up." Fujiwara Chika urged, "It's too dangerous to go alone."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Where is it dangerous?"
Fujiwara Chika argued:
"Aren't all those wandering evil spirits on the street dangerous?"
"If you want me to go, you can…"
Amamiya Natsuki pointed to his lips.
As soon as he finished speaking, secretary Chika stood on her tiptoes and kissed him.
Compared to the usually shy Shoko, Fujiwara Chika expressed complete indifference to kissing—they had already kissed over a hundred times; one or two more wouldn't make a difference.
"Satisfied." Amamiya Natsuki put on his shoes, "Let's go."
The two came to the street and began searching for the Akita Inu that had made Pochi fall in love.
Unbeknownst to them, it was already evening.
The sun was setting.
The evening glow was golden.
Amamiya Natsuki looked towards the horizon and could still see layers of fiery clouds, dyeing half the sky red.
"President, should we check the park?"
Fujiwara Chika suggested.
"I'm fine with anything." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, following behind Chika.
Watching Chika hum a song while holding the leash, Amamiya Natsuki suddenly remembered something and said faintly:
"Speaking of which, in the Summer Time Rendering instance, you even led me with a rope."
"That was out of necessity!" Fujiwara Chika's pretty face quickly flushed, and she stammered, "That was Shadow Chika's request, and it had nothing to do with me!"
Amamiya Natsuki retorted: "Shadow Chika is also you."
"She has nothing to do with me!"
Fujiwara Chika tugged the leash, pulling the Akita Inu quickly into the park.
As long as she didn't admit it, everything that happened didn't count!
Amamiya Natsuki stepped up and entered the park.
And then…