“Hey, Mio…Dinner is ready.” Kazuki said, knocking on the wooden door -- he felt awkward as he spoke.
“...The meals made by you, I don’t want them!” Her voice came back, muffled by the wood.
I can’t leave her like this. Especially because she is Mio, from the orphanage.
Hearing her response, Kazuki couldn’t help but think this. After taking a deep breath, he barged into the room.
“Not eating dinner isn’t allowed! Quickly, go and eat!”
Opening the door, what appeared before his eyes was Mio -- who was currently laying on the bed in her underwear.
“Eh, you really camee?! Wait a minute…I couldn’t be bothered getting dressed again after taking off my dirty uniform…” She panicked and explained as she jumped up from the bed -- her mostly exposed chest bounced, jiggled enticingly.
“Sorry!” Kazuki instinctively said. But his gaze was still attracted to the sight. However, Mio immediately opened the cupboard and wrapped a towel around her body, and used the top to cover her mouth as she silently muttered something.
“...Right now, do you still care about me…”
“What are you saying? I couldn’t hear you clearly.” Kazuki responded, still looking slightly to the side -- trying to keep his eyes from Mio’s mostly-exposed thighs, with their soft, white skin.
But a red heart appeared from Mio and flew into his ring.
“N, Nothing! I won’t eat dinner.” She said.
“I can’t just leave you alone, the seniors are all worried about you. Is it because you hate me and you don’t want to see me, so you don’t want to come down?”
“Uuu…That’s right. I, am still angry at you--” Mio’s voice was as soft as a mosquito as she spoke through the towel, which hid almost her entire face.
…After we were finally reunited, I didn’t realize and constantly hurt her, even dueled her.
“I’m sorry. If you feel like I’m an eyesore, I will go outside today.”
“Eh?! I, I don’t want that!!”
Kazuki’s eyes widened.
Mio revealed an ‘oh shoot’ expression.
“But, please don’t be mistaken. I do not plan on treating you like the past! Don’t keep on treating me like a younger sister!” Mio continued. “Do, you still care and worry about me?”
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Her large eyes peeked over the edge of the towel as she spoke tentatively -- her tone was completely different from anything that Kazuki had heard before.
“Of course!” Kazuki responded instinctively, feeling his cheeks heat up, he continued, “I will also definitely not permit you not eating dinner.”
Mio’s eyes widened further, another red heart floated over to the ring on Kazuki’s finger.
Smiling, Kazuki prepared to leave the room.
“Come down for dinner.”
“...Right, tomorrow’s boxed lunch, you don’t have to make it.” Mio’s voice was still quiet.
“Eh? Are we going to the canteen?” Kazuki paused.
“I’ll make it for you -- I am the one who lost the duel.”
***
It was lunch-time, the day after the duel, and just like yesterday, Leme and Mio gathered around Kazuki’s seat.
The thing that Mio had prepared was fried chicken.
“Right, how did they make the taste in the orphanage? I had constantly wanted to make the same thing and practiced in the Amasaki Family, but I could never get it as good as yours.”
“It’s about the seasoning placed in advance. Okay, next time, I will teach you how to make it.” Kazuki responded with a grin, staring at Mio.
“W, What are you looking at? Quickly eat!”
She used chopsticks, picking up a piece of fried chicken and said, “Eat!” and held it in front of him.
“...Don’t suddenly do things like that.” Kazuki felt a little trouble.
“I, I didn’t plan on it! This is like feeding a pet dog!” Mio panicked.
It was at this moment that Mio’s chest let out a light only visible to Kazuki. This light turned into a semi-translucent key that floated through the air and entered Kazuki’s ring.
So, this is what Leme meant by ‘the key to their hearts’…
--From that moment, Kazuki was no longer a useless Summoner.