Qin Chuan glanced around and then looked at Hayasaka Ai with some surprise.
He originally thought that Hayasaka Ai must have come with Shinomiya Kaguya or Fujiwara Chika to be here, so he specifically sensed the "qi" around him.
However, after sensing the surroundings, Qin Chuan was quite surprised to find that there was no "aura" of Kaguya Shinomiya or Chika Fujiwara nearby. Ai Hayasaka had come here to see Qin Chuan alone.
"What's wrong? Can't I come alone? My rest time is very precious~"
Hayasaka Ai looked at Qin Chuan, a hint of resentment showing on her calm face—she had finally found a chance to temporarily escape her maid job and come to see Qin Chuan.
This feeling reminded Qin Chuan of Kato Megumi, whose expression had always seemed very calm.
Although Hayasaka Ai and Kato Megumi's expressions didn't fluctuate much, the two exuded completely different auras.
Megumi Kato gives off a gentle and feminine vibe, while Ai Hayasaka gives off a cool and serious vibe.
"No, you can certainly come alone, I certainly won't mind."
Qin Chuan sensed Hayasaka Ai's resentment and couldn't help but smile and pat her head before asking her a question.
"But as Kaguya's maid, you shouldn't be able to leave normally, right? Why did you manage to find time to see me alone?"
"Because the Shinomiya family's orders are still in effect."
Hayasaka Ai answered matter-of-factly—a response that reminded Qin Chuan of the Shinomiya family's previous order to have Qin Chuan as their leader.
Therefore, although Hayasaka Ai is still considered Kaguya Shinomiya's maid by the Shinomiya family, she can indeed put aside her work with Kaguya Shinomiya for the sake of Qin Chuan.
In other words, Hayasaka Ai used "serving Qin Chuan" as an excuse to escape from Kaguya Shinomiya's work—Kaguya Shinomiya may not even know this, only some members of the Shinomiya family know.
"So you used me as an excuse to leave Kaguya's side."
Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and looked at Hayasaka Ai with a playful expression.
"She's Kaguya's maid, yet she did something like this... What a bad maid."
"Because Lord Qin Chuan is my master, isn't he? Although I am Kaguya-sama's maid on the surface, you are actually my master, aren't you?"
Hayasaka Ai, however, felt no shame whatsoever. Instead, she spoke to Qin Chuan with a serious expression and even teased him in return.
"To be honest, I guess I was corrupted by Young Master Qin Chuan."
……
And so, Qin Chuan, who was originally planning to go home with Kato Megumi after school, was dragged to the mall by Hayasaka Ai.
Kato Megumi naturally followed along—she certainly didn't want Qin Chuan, who was supposed to be traveling with her, to be snatched away by Hayasaka Ai.
Although Hayasaka Ai felt a little regretful that she couldn't have Qin Chuan all to herself, she didn't complain much as a maid. Instead, she accepted Kato Megumi's addition, turning the original plan of a two-person trip into a three-person trip.
"The Hōshin-sai at Shuchiin... I guess it's the cultural festival?"
Upon arriving at the mall, Kato Megumi watched Hayasaka Ai enter a clothing store filled with various theatrical costumes and asked her with some curiosity.
Hayasaka Ai brought Qin Chuan to the mall with a legitimate reason—she was already preparing for the Hōshin Festival at Shuchiin Academy.
"Well, the Hōshin Festival is no different from other school cultural festivals; it's a festival where activities are conducted by classes or clubs."
Hayasaka Ai nodded. The school festival is a relatively formal event in each school, and many students look forward to their respective school festivals.
However, Qin Chuan knew very well that the Hōshin Festival at Shuchiin University should only begin shortly before the winter break, and it was still a long time before the Hōshin Festival. It was far too early for Hayasaka Ai to start preparing now.
"Our class is planning to open a theater café, where we'll dress up as characters from plays to serve our customers."
Although Qin Chuan knew that the Hōshin Festival was still a long way off, Hayasaka Ai still earnestly explained their class's preparations and spoke to Qin Chuan.
"So I'd like to ask Young Master Qin Chuan to help me decide which outfit would suit me best."
As she spoke, Hayasaka Ai gave Qin Chuan a meaningful look—although she didn't say anything, Qin Chuan could tell what Hayasaka Ai wanted to express.
It's probably not just about wanting Qin Chuan to tie her up to see which outfit suits her, but more importantly, to see which style of her Qin Chuan prefers.
Qin Chuan could almost imagine that if he showed interest in that outfit, it wouldn't be long before Hayasaka Ai appeared in his bed wearing it.
"Huh? This sounds interesting. Can I try these clothes on?"
To Hayasaka Ai's surprise, Kato Megumi also joined in, looking around at the clothes and seemingly eager to try them on as well.
"...Of course."
Hayasaka Ai, of course, wouldn't refuse, but her gaze towards Kato Megumi became slightly more serious.
Although as a maid she wouldn't harbor hostility towards the other girls in Qin Chuan... as a girl herself, she still had a bit of a rebellious streak.
Chapter 609 How Much Did Vinette Know?
For most people, shopping with others is probably a rather troublesome affair—but Qin Chuan didn't think it was a problem at all.
Perhaps it was because the two beautiful girls, Kato Megumi and Hayasaka Ai, were showing off in front of him, which was quite pleasing to the eye; at least Qin Chuan didn't find it boring. 3.
"How about this outfit? A Victorian maid's dress."⑥
Kato Megumi, dressed in a loose maid outfit, emerged from the fitting room, twirled in front of Qin Chuan, and wore a faint smile.
Originally, Kato Megumi only came to accompany Hayasaka Ai to choose clothes, but as they went, at Hayasaka Ai's urging, Kato Megumi also started trying on the theatrical costumes.
The Victorian-style maid outfit is unlike the frivolous one Tohru is wearing; it has a rather ascetic style, and paired with Kato Megumi's appearance, it gives off a demure and refined vibe.
“That overlaps with my positioning.”
Meanwhile, Hayasaka Ai walked out of another dressing room, dressed in a suit, standing there like a woman dressed as a man, and complained to Kato Megumi.
Although she knew that Kato Megumi was just trying on the maid outfit, she didn't want her maid 403 setting to overlap with too many other people's—Qin Chuan already had Tohru in his family, which made her feel very threatened.
"Is that so? Then I'll go change my clothes."
Kato Megumi smiled at Hayasaka Ai, without refuting her words, and turned to walk back into the dressing room, seemingly preparing to change into another set of clothes.
"We can't underestimate Kato's mind... Although she seems very kind, I always feel like she sees through everything."
Hayasaka Ai watched Kato Megumi walk into the locker room and couldn't help but sigh. She walked up to Qin Chuan and said something to him.
"Really, I was hoping to spend some time alone with Young Master Qin Chuan today, but it seems I won't have that chance."
Hayasaka Ai originally wanted to find an opportunity in the mall to make Kato Megumi leave for a while, so that she and Qin Chuan could have a chance to be alone.
However, despite several attempts, she was unable to get Kato Megumi to leave—each reason was cleverly countered by Kato Megumi in various ways, causing Hayasaka Ai's plan to fail.
So Hayasaka Ai has now realized that although Kato Megumi seems ordinary, she is not so easy to control. She has no choice but to abandon her plan and let Kato Megumi follow her and Qin Chuan.
"Hui usually goes to the band after school. You're just unlucky today, as you happened to run into Hui's band taking a break."
Qin Chuan looked at Hayasaka Ai, whose face showed dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but smile as he spoke to her.
Although Hayasaka Ai was dressed in a suit and dressed as a man, she did not wear any makeup, so she still looked like a girl.
"I see. It seems I was unlucky and shouldn't have come today."
Hearing Qin Chuan's explanation, Hayasaka Ai also understood. She couldn't help but sigh, then looked back at the locker room where Kato Megumi was, confirming that Kato Megumi had not yet come out.
Immediately afterwards, Hayasaka Ai suddenly lowered her head and sealed Qin Chuan's mouth with her lips, then began to demonstrate the tongue skills she and Qin Chuan had practiced over the past few days.
After a long while, Hayasaka Ai raised her head, and a silver thread of light stretched between their lips, just like the watery light in Hayasaka Ai's eyes.
"Consider this compensation for not being able to spend time alone with me today."
Hayasaka Ai's face was flushed, clearly embarrassed to do such a thing in public—even though there were no other outsiders in the clothing store except for a few female sales assistants in the distance.
……
"Really not going to come over for a visit?"
At the intersection near the shopping mall, Kato Megumi, carrying several bags of clothing, looked at Hayasaka Ai with a slightly regretful expression and asked her a question.
She had just asked Hayasaka Ai if she wanted to come over for dinner, but Hayasaka Ai declined.
Her reason was simple—although she had secretly escaped without Kaguya's knowledge, she still needed to return as soon as possible to prevent Kaguya from becoming suspicious.
Of course, Qin Chuan knew very well that Hayasaka Ai just felt that there was no chance to be alone with him today, so she planned to go back first and find another opportunity next time.
And so, Hayasaka Ai left, while Kato Megumi and Qin Chuan also prepared to go home.
"Although it's not quite what we planned, and we ran into Ms. Hayasaka, it's still nice."
On her way home, Kato Megumi wore a calm smile, seemingly unconcerned that Hayasaka Ai had disrupted her original plans.
As she spoke, she glanced at the bag she was carrying—it contained several pieces of clothing of different styles, which she estimated would come in handy tonight.
And so, Qin Chuan and Kato Megumi returned home.
However, when Qin Chuan and Kato Megumi opened the door, they were greeted not by the maid who came to greet them, but by another familiar figure.
"Qin Chuan, you're back?"
Standing at the door waiting for Qin Chuan to return was none other than Winette—although her tone was still polite, both Qin Chuan and Kato Megumi could clearly see that she was in a bad mood.
The moment Qin Chuan saw Vinette, he roughly guessed what was going on.
Clearly, Gabriel did not heed his advice this morning, or rather, although she did heed it, she failed to put it into practice.
When Gabriel was catching up on sleep at school, she was definitely caught red-handed by Vinette, and then Vinette learned the truth from Gabriel.
So... Winette has come to confront Qin Chuan and demand an explanation.
"Oh dear, it seems that A-Chuan will have to deal with Vigne next."
Kato Megumi whispered something to Qin Chuan, then, without waiting for his reply, she grabbed the bag and slipped away.
"Alright, A-Chuan and Winette, you can chat as you like. I'll go put my things away first."
As Kato Megumi slipped away, only Qin Chuan and Winette remained in the entryway, staring at each other.
"Ahem... Anyway, let's talk in the room first. It's not really appropriate to talk in the entryway."
Qin Chuan coughed awkwardly twice—his embarrassment wasn't because he had helped Gabriel break Vinette's "balance," but because he didn't know how much Gabriel had actually said.
It's worth noting that before Qin Chuan helped Gabriel remove Vigne's Stand ability, he did quite a few things with Gabriel—did Gabriel tell Vigne about these things?
……
P.S.: I might have some things to do today, so there might only be one chapter. I'm asking for leave in advance, just in case _(:з」∠)_.
Chapter 610 Dragon Balls can do a lot of things.
When Qin Chuan entered the living room, he saw Gabriel kneeling on the floor in the center of the living room, with a look of utter despair on her face.
It's clear that Gabriel had already been severely punished by Vinette before Qin Chuan returned.
For some reason, Gabriel, who is usually very thick-skinned, couldn't stand up for herself in front of Vinette. Every time Vinette disciplined her, she could only obediently endure it and dared not resist.
Moreover, Gabriel was wearing a maid outfit, which clearly indicated that she had been approached by Winette after coming to work at Qin Chuan's house.
"Qin Chuan, please save me..."
Seeing Qin Chuan enter the room, Gabriel looked at him with a mournful face and asked for help. Qin Chuan looked closely and found that Gabriel had been given Vinette's "Balance" ability again.
Moreover, Winette was clearly very angry this time, and directly balanced Gabriel's "mental state" and "game equipment".
In other words, whenever Gabriel is not in a good mental state, her game equipment will start to disappear—which can be considered as eliminating the possibility of Gabriel staying up all night from the root.
Qin Chuan was just wondering what Vignette had done to make Gabriel look so heartbroken. Now that he thinks about it, it really is related to the game equipment.
"Qin Chuan, you can't keep spoiling Gabriel like this! Her mental state is already very bad!"
Before Qin Chuan could reply, a voice came from behind him—Vinette walked into the living room with a displeased expression and spoke to Qin Chuan.
"You have no idea what Gabriel did today—she actually fell asleep during her swimming lesson and almost drowned in the pool!"
After hearing Vinette's explanation, Qin Chuan finally understood why Vinette was so angry... It turned out that Gabriel had almost killed him.
Although Gabriel is an angel, even if she were to die in the human world due to an accident, she would simply return to heaven to report for the new life; she would not truly die.
But it's easy to imagine that Gabriel's performance in her human internship would be disastrous. Although Vinette is a demon from hell, as Gabriel's friend, she doesn't want Gabriel to become like that.
However, Qin Chuan had specifically told Gabriel this morning not to reveal that she had stayed up all night, but she revealed it during swimming class that very day.
Seeing the strange look Qin Chuan gave her, Gabriel blushed and turned her head away, not daring to look Qin Chuan in the eye.
Although Gabriel has a thick skin, she has already had that kind of relationship with Qin Chuan, and their relationship is no longer ordinary. Therefore, in front of Qin Chuan, Gabriel is unusually concerned about saving face.
"In short, Qin Chuan should not remove the 'balance' I placed on Gabriel anymore, as this is all for Gabriel's own good."
Seeing that Gabriel was also speechless, Winette sighed and then turned to Qin Chuan to give him a warning.
"Qin Chuan wouldn't want to see Gabriel always in a half-dead state, and then face life-threatening situations like today, would he?"
Unbeknownst to Vigne, Qin Chuan already knew her and Gabriel's true identities, and that even if they died in the mortal world, they would simply be returning to their hometown.
However, seeing how serious Winette was about it, Qin Chuan smiled and nodded, agreeing to her request—after all, Winette had put in so much effort, and Qin Chuan couldn't refuse her kindness.
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