Field walked all the way hand in hand with Liyakade, arriving at the Empty Classroom that Field had prepared.
Inside, all the original desks and chairs had been cleared out, replaced by a Long Table, a Leather Chair behind it, a Tea Table and two Sofas in front, and Bookshelves and Green Plants decorating other parts of the room.
The entire classroom looked much more relaxed.
All of this had been arranged by Field beforehand.
“Good afternoon, Miss Liakade, Princess Field.”
Alice had been waiting in the Empty Classroom for a while.
After the Cultural Festival, Alice also planned to join Liyakade’s Yorozuya to lend her strength.
Seeing Liyakade arrive, Alice looked very happy and greeted her as always.
“Good afternoon, Alice-chan.”
Liyakade reached out with her other hand to greet Alice.
However, Alice’s eyes suddenly narrowed, focusing on the two delicate hands linked between Liyakade and Field.
“Miss Liakade! Princess Field!”
Alice scolded their intimate behavior, then quickly moved to Liyakade’s other side and hooked Liyakade’s white, lotus-like arm.
At such a close distance, Liyakade could even feel her arm touching something soft.
“A-Alice… you’re touching me!”
Realizing the softness, Liyakade quickly blushed and reminded Alice, but Alice didn’t mind at all—instead, she pulled Liyakade’s arm in closer.
“Hmm? Did I touch something?”
Alice looked at Liyakade with an innocent expression, feigning ignorance.
“Don’t do that, we’re in the Academy!”
This time, Liyakade stood her ground, pulling her arm free from Alice’s embrace, then shook off Field’s hand as well.
She jumped forward, turning to face them.
“Didn’t you say we’d manage Yorozuya together? Why are you both getting handsy again? No touching in the Academy!”
“Uu.”
Seeing Liyakade break free from her embrace, Alice looked a bit hurt.
“Miss Liakade walked all the way here holding hands with Princess Field, but I can’t hug you for a bit?”
“Uh… well, just don’t keep rubbing there…”
Looking at Alice’s pitiful face, Liyakade’s heart softened.
“Miss Liakade is so kind.”
Saying so, Alice sidled up again and hugged Liyakade’s wrist, but this time, under Liyakade’s warning, she didn’t go as far as before.
“Geez…”
Liyakade looked at Alice clinging to her and sighed helplessly.
“Oh? No touching in the Academy—so does that mean it’s allowed outside the Academy?”
At that moment, Field began teasing Liyakade again.
“Hey, hey! I never said that!”
Liyakade raised a small pink fist on the other side in protest.
“So, Alice, how long are you going to keep clinging to me?!”
Liyakade addressed Alice beside her.
“Can’t I stay like this forever?”
“No.”
Liyakade crossed her index fingers in front of her, signaling to Alice that it wasn’t allowed.
“What if a client comes later? Wouldn’t they misunderstand if they saw us like this?”
“Exactly, exactly, Alice, I know you want to stick to Liyakade, but can we focus on business first?”
Field sat down on the Sofa nearby, nodding seriously.
“We can play however we want in private.”
“Hey! Am I some kind of toy or pet?”
Liyakade protested indignantly.
She didn’t know where Field had picked up such habits—she was becoming quite the teaser.
“Yeah, that’s true.”
Hearing Field’s words, Alice nodded as well and let go of Liyakade’s arm.
“Why did you agree without hesitation…”
Damn it, looks like I’m being completely treated as a weakling who can be teased at will…
You two, just wait, one day I’ll turn the tables!
“Humph, don’t even think about it, hoo—”
Looking at Liyakade’s expression, Field could tell what she was thinking just from her face.
At some point, Field, sitting on the Sofa, had moved behind Liyakade, and gently blew a breath on her ear.
“Yah!”
“What a cute sound, Liyakade. But… with how sensitive you are, even if you were on top, you’d get pushed back down right away, wouldn’t you?”
Liyakade felt her whole body go weak, unable to stop herself from crying out.
She turned halfway and glared at Field, cheeks puffed out.
“Field!!!”
“Pfft… okay, okay, I’ll stop teasing. I’ll make tea for you.”
Field saw Liyakade’s red, puffed-cheeked, adorable face and couldn’t help but laugh.
She waved her hand, smiled apologetically, and went to the cabinet to fetch tea sets, preparing tea for Liyakade and Alice.
“Is black tea okay?”
“…You didn’t put anything weird in this black tea, did you?”
At Field’s question, Liyakade’s mouth twitched.
Why do people in this world keep saying things with such strong implications without realizing it?
“What are you imagining?”
Field rolled her eyes, using her delicate hand to ruffle Liyakade’s hair.
She grumbled.
“Are you some kind of pervert, hoping for a reaction after drinking it? Or are you waiting to be slept with…?”
“Stop! I’m not expecting anything like that!”
Liyakade quickly stopped Field from continuing.
“Truly a little pervert.”
Alice also teased Liyakade from the side.
“I’m not…”
The three of them chatted as Field calmly prepared black tea for the other two.
“By the way, Field!”
Liyakade suddenly seemed to remember something important, something she’d read in a book.
“Can I add some milk?”
“Of course.”
At Liyakade’s request, Field simply smiled and took milk out from the cabinet.
She had prepared everything in advance, including food and drinks.
“By the way, why did you suddenly want to add milk? I remember you didn’t put milk in your tea before.”
Curious, Field added some milk to Liyakade’s steaming teacup and asked her.
“Uh…”
Liyakade quickly glanced at the swell of Field’s chest, then looked away.
“Don’t worry about it. I just feel like milk tastes good now.”
“Oh~”
Field suddenly grinned mischievously, her tone turning sly.
Although it was just a moment, Field had sharply noticed Liyakade’s gaze.
Then, she understood Liyakade’s thoughts.
“Hehe, don’t worry, Liyakade can still keep developing.”
“I-I wasn’t thinking about that at all! I just think milk tastes good!”
Exposed, Liyakade was embarrassed.
“Mm, I know, it’s just that milk tastes good.”
“You…”
Alice, too, realized what Liyakade was thinking.
She looked at herself, then at Liyakade, and finally at Field.
“Miss Liakade, it’s okay. Being small is cute too!”
“That’s not it!”
Liyakade still tried to deny it.
“By the way, Liyakade, I know a way to grow bigger—it works quickly. Want me to tell you?”
Field looked at Liyakade with a meaningful smile.
“Yes…”
Liyakade gulped.
Even though she’d denied it just now, hearing about Field’s so-called method, she couldn’t help but feel curious.
“…What is it?”
“That is…”
Field stopped mid-sentence.
Then, her slender hands made a grabbing gesture in the air toward Liyakade.
“Go away!!!”