Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 3Volume .2 - An Order Has Come In...?

An Order Has Come In…? 2

“What do you think, Sakuto?”

Sakuto also gave a wry smile but touched by Chikage’s kindness that couldn’t overlook someone in trouble, he somehow felt a warmth in his own heart.

“Chikage, if you want to help, then we’ve decided what we’re going to do.”

“We’re going to help too, right?”

As the two nodded to each other with grins, Chikage exclaimed in surprise, “Eh?”

“No, I’ll help them by myself, so Sakuto-kun and Hii-chan should──”

Hikari waved her index finger from side to side with a “tsk tsk tsk.”

“Chii-chan, have you forgotten about the night we all agreed to stick together?”

“Eh? Ah… right, that night…”

That’s when Sakuto too remembered the night they made wishes upon the countless stars──

『We, hereby, swear to the heavens…』

『We, uh, although born on different days… wait? Hii-chan and I were born on the same day…』

『Just keep going!』

『Ah, right… uh… so, together, the three of us, forever and ever…!』

『Wish to be happily in love…! …something like that?』

──It was something like the “Oath of the Peach Garden.”

(Thinking about it now, it’s kind of embarrassing…)

Sakuto chuckled and nodded to the smiling Hikari.

“It won’t work if even one of us is missing. We’re like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. It’s only right when the three of us are together. Right, Sakuto?”

Hikari had summed up everything Sakuto wanted to say.

“Yeah. If Chikage wants to help, then we’ll help too.”

“But…”

“If the three of us help, it’ll surely be a relief for Matori-senpai and Yuzuki as well—”

Sakuto looked at Chikage with an embarrassed face.

“Or maybe, I just don’t want to be apart from you, Chikage. Is that so bad…?”

At that moment, Chikage’s face turned bright red as if on fire, overwhelmed with joy.

While on the verge of tears, she smiled at Sakuto and Hikari and replied with a smile,

“Yes! I want to be with Sakuto-kun and Hii-chan too…!”

“Then it’s decided! I’ll go tell Matori-senpai〜”

Saying that, Hikari winked at Sakuto and went back inside first. It was a sign for him to take care of the rest.

Then, an emotionally moved Chikage hugged Sakuto.

“…What’s this all of a sudden?”

“I’m so happy…”

“Oh, um… that’s good…”

While Chikage buried her face in his chest, Sakuto was concerned if anyone around was watching them, but only the nearby cats were staring intently.

──And then.

Among the cats that had been lounging around, one white cat stared intently at Chikage’s face.

Suddenly, it leaped from its perch and landed silently on the deck.

Then, the white cat, having separated from the group, passed by Sakuto and Chikage as if nothing had happened.

Chikage, who had been watching from the corner of her eye, felt a strange sense of nostalgia upon seeing the white cat.

On closer inspection, it resembled Mashiro, the cat she once had──

“…What’s wrong, Chikage?”

Chikage snapped out of it.

It seemed she had inadvertently projected the image of Mashiro onto another cat.

“Ah, no… it’s nothing.”

Sakuto was curious where Chikage’s gaze was directed.

He looked in the direction of her gaze but only saw people playing around on the white sandy beach.

***

“Alright! Then, since we’re paying you three for your part-time work, please take care of today and tomorrow, okay?”

Matori spoke with a smile while Yuzuki next to her was trying to suppress her laughter. The reason being──

“Um, may I say something…?”

Chikage raised her hand timidly.

Her face was red with either anger or embarrassment, and her shoulders were shaking.

“What is it? The kitchen stuff? No worries, I heard you were amazing at cooking, so that’s a relief!”

“No, that’s not what I mean…”

“Oh, if it’s about break times, you can take them whenever──”

“That’s not what I’m trying to say…!”

Chikage made a fed-up face and pointed above her own head.

“Why do I have to wear cat ears too〜〜”

Matori tilted her head with an “eh?” feigning ignorance.

Yuzuki, on the other hand, seemed to be holding back laughter at Chikage’s cat-eared appearance, perhaps still holding a grudge from being called sly for wearing cat ears earlier.

By the way, those fluffy cat ear headbands, while the same shape, represented different cat breeds.

Chikage was a black cat, Hikari was a tabby, Matori was a calico, and Yuzuki was a white cat.

“I’ll be in the kitchen, so I don’t need them?”

“No, that’s because, you see, it’s about maintaining the ambiance or something?”

“Ambiance? But isn’t this supposed to be a classy, resort-style establishment… Refreshing and perfect for a summer at the beach, such a lovely place isn’t common, right…?”

“Eh? Ah, thank you?”

Matori, not sure whether he was being praised or scolded, decided to just express his gratitude.

“Yet, with cat ears… aren’t we actively disrupting the ambiance?”

“Well, I don’t know what to tell you… The concept seems to be a beach house where you can interact with cats.”

“That doesn’t mean the staff should be wearing cat ears, right?”

“Umm─── Uhh──”

After a moment of contemplation, Matori said,

“──The cat ears suit you!”

And with a beautiful smile, she gave a thumbs-up.

“Don’t dodge the question───!”

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Then there was another person, someone who also wanted to object to the staff wearing cat ears──

“No… why do I have to wear these too…”

Sakuto, wearing tabby cat ears, said with a look of dismay,

“What are you talking about, Takayashiki? It suits you perfectly, It totally suits you.”

Matori said, giving a thumbs-up.

“Sakuto, it looks super good on youー♪ So cute♪” Hikari said cheerfully.

“Doesn’t it suit you…?” Yuzuki turned away as she spoke.

“It really suits you♡” Chikage said, her eyes sparkling.

The four girls unanimously mandated the wearing of cat ears for Sakuto.

(Even you, Chikage…?)

“Et tu, Brute?”

(TN: “Even you, Brutus?” Caesar’s shock and betrayal by someone he considered a loyal friend.)

—Sakuto could somewhat understand how Julius Caesar must have felt.

“Hey hey, what about me-what about me?”

Hikari twirled around happily. Her cuteness was such that one might think she had always had cat ears, as they suited her so well.

(Indeed, Hikari does have a cat-like vibe…)

Her free-spirited and skillful charm was particularly cat-like.

On the other hand, Chikage also looked quite fitting in cat ears, but it was more the sight of her wearing cat ears and being embarrassed that was cute.

(No, really, both of them are so cute… I might get hooked on cat ears…)