章 39: The young and charming Miss Himeko.

"Kouro, where have you been, I almost starved to death waiting for you!"

Kouro who had just returned to the dormitory, on his way to his room, met Kiana in her room while grumbling to him.

Hearing Kiana's protests, Kouro was helplessly silent.

"Didn't I give you pocket money? Don't tell me you spent all that money, right?"

"Uh... I didn't spend it. " Kiana said quietly while looking away slightly.

Kouro glanced at her suspiciously and asked, "Then why don't you buy food if you're starving like this?"

Kouro's question seemed a little sharp to Kiana which made her face stiffen.

Just as she was thinking of a way to answer Kouro's question, Kouro suddenly approached and looked at Kiana intently.

"Do you want me to have dinner with you?" A girl who was alone in an empty dormitory, silently enduring loneliness. The girl ate breakfast and lunch alone. Only when dinner comes, she can enjoy it with her lover. Do you think so?"

At first, Kouro was only joking when he said this. After all, according to his impression, Kiana was not the sentimental type.

As a result---

"Not like that!"

Although Kiana's shout of rejection was very straightforward, seeing her face turn red made her rejection feel completely unconvincing.

Kouro thought carefully about his previous words.

From what he knew, Kiana was a girl who looked cheerful on the outside but always kept the pain in her heart so that others would not worry about her.

Like when her father disappeared leaving her alone, although she felt sad because of it, she could only keep that sadness in her heart.

Kiana continues to search for her own father's whereabouts while fighting honkai monsters and she has no friends to talk to which makes her feel a little lonely.

Thinking about this, Kouro was sure that Kiana was like that because she wanted a friend.

His life experience is a bit similar to her except Kiana is like that because of circumstances, unlike him who chose to live like that.

No matter what, Kouro has a further understanding of Kiana and also she is not as reckless as he imagined.

Thinking of this, Kouro smiled gently and said.

"Yeah maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, anyway I'm a bit hungry now, let's have dinner together..."

"Yatta! I want to eat eel rice like yesterday!" Kiana looked so happy that she raised both hands.

"You can eat as much eel rice as you want... " Kouro muttered while shaking his head and walked out of the room followed by Kiana behind him who was humming happily.

*Knock! Knock! Knock! *

Just as they were about to exit the room a knock on the door was heard from outside Kiana's dorm room.

The broken dormitory door had been repaired some time ago after being requested by Kouro.

Currently the two of them were looking at each other in confusion.

Kouro remembered he hadn't invited anyone here, nor had he received any messages from teachers or the principal.

"Kiana, is your aunt coming here?"

Faced with Kouro's question, Kiana shook her head in confusion before answering.

"Auntie didn't say she was coming to visit, she just asked how I was a while ago. "

As they were thinking about the identity of the visitor outside, the door was knocked once more so Kouro politely opened the door.

Outside the door was a beautiful woman who could crush Kiana in any aspect without strain.

"...Am I disturbing you two?"

Seeing that the handsome boy and the beautiful young girl were alone together in the same room, they must be a couple.

Although Himeko still kept her polite smile, she felt a tingling in her heart.

As a principled woman who did not want to become a lesbian, Himeko was now almost thirty years old...

She had wasted her time to be called an old maid.

Seeing Kiana and Kouro in front of her in the youthful days of love and passion in her point of view left her mentally damaged.

Kouro was the first to reply, "No, I just invited my friends over for dinner."

Although he recognized this beautiful woman before him the first time she appeared, he still pretended not to know her now.

"Who are you?" Kiana asked with a wary expression.

"Please forgive my impoliteness at this time, my name is Murata Himeko I was entrusted by principal Theresa to come here to give something to Kiana."

Kiana's eyes lit up when she heard Himeko's words, "Has Aunt Theresa prepared a present for me?"

'Aunt? ' A big question mark appeared on top of Himeko's head.

Did Principal Theresa have such a big niece? The white hair and blue eyes of this girl in front of her did have the same features as Principal...

How old was Principal Theresa really?

Himeko quickly recalled when she first graduated as Valkyrie Schicksal and was still a rookie.

Back then she had heard about Theresa who was the fifth Valkyrie to reach S Level.

Then also after Himeko had been together with her for many years. Theresa did not look aged at all which made Himeko suspect that she might be much older than her actual appearance.

This made her think that it was no surprise that Theresa had a niece as old as Kiana.

The question is how can Theresa keep her body looking small, will her youthfulness last forever?

Truly something to be jealous of...

Even so, what's with the childish attitude she sometimes exhibits?

Himeko's expression was slightly constipated as she recalled how Theresa wore a 'Mahou Shoujo' outfit and struck an adorable pose.

The cutest girl in the world? Could it be that the price of her youthfulness was to pay a portion of intelligence?

Himeko thought a lot in a short period of time.

If Theresa is like that... Does her niece also have the same problem?

Himeko glanced at Kiana whose eyes were sparkling with hope, then looked at Kouro again.

Himeko quickly came up with an idea.

"There are two gifts for you, but it just so happens that I also haven't had dinner yet because I rushed here, you must be interested in these gifts, right?"

"What do you mean?" Kiana asked with an innocent and naive expression.

Himeko was instantly convinced with her guess that not only Theresa but probably their entire family had problems with their intelligence.

Seeing Kiana not understanding, Kouro finally gave the answer.

"It means inviting this beautiful woman to dinner together."

Kiana finally understood, she nodded and didn't mind the extra person.

"Okay, then let's go to the usual place last time. Aunt Himeko, you—"

In the middle of Kiana's words, she was interrupted by Himeko who looked at her with an angry face.

"Who are you calling me aunt!? Do I look so old in your eyes? You should call me Miss Himeko like this handsome boy with good eyesight."

The most frightening topic for a woman is age. As time goes by, this fear will continue to grow.

When Kiana touched on this taboo subject, Himeko still maintained the stiff smile that was already very polite due to her relationship with Principal Theresa.

If not... Himeko might have created a new bump on Kiana's head.

The scolded Kiana only felt confused because she thought the title issue was no big deal.

But feeling the suddenly heavy air and Himeko's immeasurable unseen hatred in front of her, she knew that she had to make a wise choice.

"Uh.. Yes Miss Himeko, let's go have dinner together."

...

Ten minutes later.

Seeing another beautiful woman she didn't know appear beside Kouro, the shopkeeper was already a little used to it.

First, gentle Mei, then cheerful Kiana, now a more mature and sexy woman, this boy was really greedy.

Himeko also noticed the shopkeeper's eyes going back and forth between her and Kouro.

Earlier she told Kouro to call big sister. This time, Himeko did not take the initiative to clear up the shopkeeper's misunderstanding.

Instead, she started talking to Kiana to satisfy her curiosity about Theresa.

Why does Principal Theresa have such a big niece, is she really related to her by blood?

In the final analysis, all those questions are closely related to Theresa's age.

Although talking about age is taboo (for women), Himeko is still very curious about Theresa's actual age.

On ordinary days, Theresa's consistent appearance almost made Himeko overlook her real age.

If the answer really matched what she had in mind, Himeko felt she should have a discussion with Theresa on how to keep up appearances.

'But... Maybe I don't need to care about that, I don't have much time anyway. ' Himeko thought with her eyes dimming slightly before quickly fixing her expression.

No one noticed the change in her expression.

At first communicating with a girl like Kiana was beyond her plans.

But this relaxed and comfortable feeling made Himeko smile reminding her of the past.