Afternoon.
Inside the Student Council room, everyone had arrived early.
Except… Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Maid uniform! Maid uniform~ Kaguya-san is wearing a maid outfit! This is absolutely amazing!"
♪(๑>◡﹏<,,ς)
"You two are such cowards," Sakurai Saki sighed.
This country has fallen to such a pitiful state because it lacks a guiding flame.
Even someone like Shinomiya Kaguya, who's been oppressing everyone in the Student Council all this time—no one dares to overthrow her. How pathetic!
"Saki-kun, come iiiin!!!" Fujiwara Chika's voice rang out from inside.
Judging from her tone, she sounded absolutely ecstatic.
Hearing that, Sakurai Saki pushed open the Student Council room door.
And then, he froze.
Ishigami Yuu and Shirogane Miyuki also stepped in.
A moment later, they too froze.
All three in unison: "Who the hell are you?"
...
Inside the door—
Shinomiya Kaguya was dressed in a frilly, lace-trimmed maid outfit, with a classic maid headband on her head, her movements perfectly proper — but most of all, it was her expression. Her face at the moment was incredibly gentle.
Kaguya: ❀.(*´◡`*)❀
So gentle it terrified every boy in the room.
"This maid outfit… looks like Akihabara style…" Ishigami Yuu came to his senses. Earlier, when the outfit was still folded, he thought it was just a typical proper maid uniform. Who would've guessed it'd be this 'moe-moe-kyun' type!
"These white stockings, super cute, right? They've even got bows on them — they're garter stockings~" Chika bent down, seemingly about to touch Kaguya's thighs — but was gracefully sidestepped with a smile by Kaguya.
"Fujiwara-san, that's not allowed."
A chill ran down Chika's spine.
At this point, Shirogane Miyuki had also come back to his senses.
"Shinomiya, this outfit of yours is... uh, kinda… cute." Shirogane said, and immediately sat down on the sofa.
He rubbed his temple and fell into deep thought.
It really feels like Shinomiya's been getting weirder and weirder lately.
Sure, Shirogane Miyuki did want Shinomiya Kaguya to break free of the Shinomiya household — that prison disguised as a family — but wasn't this method of escape… a bit too bizarre?
"Master~ is there anything you wish to order me to do?" Shinomiya Kaguya lifted her skirt slightly and bowed before Sakurai Saki, voice respectful to the extreme.
Kaguya: (✿ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)⁾⁾
Sakurai: Σ(°ロ°)
"Can you please act normal?" Sakurai Saki's face was as dark as a thundercloud.
He could say with certainty: Kaguya was doing this deliberately to make him nauseous.
"Master, Kaguya has always been like this~ why are you asking me to act normal?" Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head cutely.
It's hopeless — this damn girl had figured out the most disgusting way to torment him.
In Sakurai Saki's original vision, Shinomiya Kaguya would wear a look of absolute disdain but begrudgingly obey him due to losing the bet.
But this result — this wasn't what he wanted at all!
This version of Shinomiya Kaguya — aside from making people feel sick, served no purpose whatsoever.
[Something's off.] Yes, that was it exactly.
Everyone here could feel that something was seriously off.
"Make us some tea," Sakurai Saki sighed and sat down on the sofa.
The next few minutes, the Student Council room fell into silence.
"Master~ please enjoy your tea," Shinomiya Kaguya smiled and placed a teacup on the table.
And then—
She sat down beside Sakurai Saki.
She then picked up another cup, gently blew on it a few times, and brought it close to Sakurai Saki's mouth.
"Master, the tea's still a bit hot, so please be careful while drinking. If you get burned, Kaguya will be so worried."
Sakurai Saki didn't reach out to take the cup.
He was starting to feel like he wanted to escape the Student Council room altogether.
"Do you want me to blow on it a bit more? Mou~ honestly, I just don't know what to do with Master~" Kaguya said, and kept blowing a few more times.
Then, she pressed the cup right up to Sakurai Saki's lips.
"Drink it right now, you bastard, this lady demands it!!"
Kaguya said coldly.
"You slipped up, Kaguya-san." Sakurai Saki took the cup.
"Please, just act normal."
"If I listen to you, you won't be satisfied either. You really are such a demanding guy," Shinomiya Kaguya shot him a glare.
The other three people in the room collectively let out a breath of relief.
This version of Kaguya was much more reassuring.
Just now, they must've crossed over into some weird Lostbelt or something — Ishigami Yuu thought to himself.