“That depends on whether it’s a habit you often show, Serveyia. If it’s a habit you frequently display in front of me, then I’m sure I know it. But if it’s one you don’t usually show, then I definitely won’t be able to guess it.”
“Don’t worry, they’re all just little habits from our daily interactions. As long as you, Little Fox, are willing to observe carefully, I guarantee you’ll be able to name them all.”
“Why do I feel like this has turned into some strange ‘Tacit Understanding Challenge’ for couples?”
“Hmph, are you saying our Little Fox is scared?”
It was clearly an ‘Aggressive Persuasion Method.’
But often, even when you know it’s a provocation, you have to accept it.
After all, the provocation isn’t the key point; the question itself is.
Even if I didn’t take the bait here, Serveyia, who was eager for an answer, would definitely find a way to pry it out of me.
“I’m not scared. I’m just a little curious about how far Serveyia is willing to go to get this answer.”
“Does Little Fox want a reward?”
“If there is one, that would naturally be best…”
Oh ho, an unexpected bonus. Liuli’s initial thought was simply to prevent this simple little game of understanding from turning into a friendship-ending game.
After all, no matter how confident she was, she couldn’t guarantee one hundred percent accuracy.
So, she really just wanted Serveyia to promise not to get angry. But since there was a reward, she would have to put in some serious effort now.
“Alright then, we’ll see how many questions you can answer correctly, Little Fox.”
Something felt off. Weren’t we supposed to be out shopping for things You needed with Serveyia? How did the scene suddenly shift to a tacit understanding game?
“The first question is simple. Does Little Fox know my dietary preference?”
Dietary preference? This wasn’t really a difficult problem.
Having spent so much time with Serveyia, knowing what she liked to eat wasn’t hard for Liuli.
Of course, that was assuming what Serveyia usually showed was genuinely what she liked.
“It should be dessert, right? Even though it might not quite match your usual refined demeanor, so you rarely indulge, I think Serveyia probably has a sweet tooth?”
“Hmph, it seems Little Fox does understand my preferences somewhat.”
It seemed she got this one right. But this question was relatively easy to answer.
It wasn’t just about habits during meals; in daily chats, favorite foods were always a topic that came up.
Preferences like these easily slipped out during such conversations.
And even without daily life observations, the expression on Serveyia’s face when she watched Liuli eat sweets, and the expression on her own face when she ate them—none of that could lie.
“Rather than saying I understand, wouldn’t it be more accurate to say you never really hid it, Serveyia?”
After all, with her own observational skills, unless the signs were glaringly obvious, failing to notice was the norm.
Moreover, Liuli had reason to suspect that all of this was deliberately shown to her by Serveyia.
Liuli didn’t believe that the upbringing Serveyia had received since childhood would allow her to reveal such obvious preferences.
“Is that so? But even so, the fact that you, Little Fox, noticed this still surprises me a little. Just in case, I’d like to ask another little question about me. What kind of attitude do you think I have, Little Fox, towards becoming your maid?”
“To be honest, I think at first, Serveyia probably saw me as a troublesome person, right?”
This question was actually a bit more complex than Liuli had anticipated.
And she had a feeling this question had strayed from the initial Tacit Understanding Challenge, becoming more like… a little test Serveyia had seized the chance to ask.
“Also, I’ve always wondered how much of Serveyia’s initial willingness to become a maid was your own true intention, and how much was an inescapable duty.”
Although saying this sounded a bit pessimistic, Liuli understood clearly that her past self wasn’t the type of person everyone loved.
She didn’t have a particularly handsome face either.
Someone like her couldn’t possibly have caught Serveyia’s eye.
“You actually see yourself that way, Little Fox?”
“Otherwise? Do you mean to say Serveyia would have fallen for—no, do you mean Serveyia would have given my past self a second glance? Without the requirement of duty.”
“Should I say you have self-awareness, Little Fox, or should I say you’re quite pessimistic about yourself?”
“Serveyia, just tell me, isn’t it the truth? I have a certain degree of self-awareness about myself.”
Whether it was self-awareness or pessimism, even Liuli wasn’t entirely clear.
But one thing was certain: her past self and Serveyia were from two different worlds.
In such a situation, rather than clinging to meaningless fantasies, it was better to recognize reality early.
“Forget it, I think I understand the situation now. It seems you really are somewhat familiar with me, Little Fox. I thought with your personality, you wouldn’t pay much attention to your surroundings.”
“So, does this count as passing?”
“Rather than passing, it’s more like this was just a little game between us. That being the case, you can ask me some questions too, Little Fox, just like I did.”
“Me? I don’t have anything I want to ask.”
“Nothing at all?”
“Rather than nothing, it’s more like, with your personality, Serveyia, I’m afraid you’ve already investigated everything about me, haven’t you? In that case, even if I ask some questions, what real meaning would it have?”
As she said this, Liuli suddenly realized something.
She now suddenly became aware that the level of her understanding of Serveyia and Serveyia’s understanding of her were completely different.
Honestly, in this situation, it was really easy to feel a sense of defeat.
“It doesn’t really have any meaning. It’s just a simple game. If you don’t like it, Little Fox, we won’t do it like this next time.”
Next time? Liuli suddenly wondered, if it weren’t this kind of game, would she not feel so defeated?
“I think, Serveyia, finding a game that satisfies both of us is actually quite difficult. Rather, in this situation, one of us always has to make a concession. Since that’s the case, it might as well be me who steps back. So, for me, any kind of game is fine. Of course, it would be best if there were no punishments and you wouldn’t get angry, Serveyia.”
“……”
After Liuli said this, Serveyia fell into a rare silence. Liuli didn’t understand the reason for Serveyia’s silence.
Logically, since she had already conceded so much, Serveyia shouldn’t have any reason to be unhappy.
“By the way, Little Fox, your birthday is coming up soon, right?”
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