Chapter 122: Chapter 122: The Time Has Come
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"Ta-da! The meal is ready."
Kitagawa Marin, wearing an apron, carried the dish with light steps, like a deer in the forest.
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted slightly downward, landing on the plate in the young girl's hands.
"This is what you called Dark Cuisine?"
"That's right."
Kitagawa Marin tilted her chin up, her lips curved into a smile, and her pretty face showed an undisguised expression of smugness, "Hurry up and praise me."
Amamiya Natsuki silently gave a thumbs up: "You said you'd make Dark Cuisine, and you made Dark Cuisine. You're a woman of your word."
"Eh heh~"
Kitagawa Marin placed the dish on the dining table, with her right hand on her hip, and proudly introduced, "This is squid ink Italian pasta."
"Just now at the supermarket, what I bought alone was a bag of squid ink."
"Before, when I went to the Sea with friends, I ate squid ink pasta once, and it tasted super good, so I specifically learned how to make it."
The blonde girl hummed smugly: "Natsuki-kun, hurry up and wash your hands, get ready to eat the pasta."
"…"
The chatty girl, as expected, lived up to her reputation.
"Yes, yes, going to wash my hands."
A moment later.
"I'm going to eat."
Amamiya Natsuki sat down at the table, looking at the squid ink Italian pasta in front of him, and picked up his chopsticks.
To be fair, squid ink pasta really isn't good-looking. The noodles are pitch black, and no one would doubt it if you called it 'Dark' Cuisine.
Amamiya Natsuki picked up a few strands of pasta with his chopsticks and put them into his mouth.
"How does it taste?"
Kitagawa Marin looked over expectantly.
This question didn't even need to be asked; no normal person would say it tasted bad!
"Good, very delicious."
Amamiya Natsuki gave a standard evaluation.
Aside from being slightly salty and savory, he really couldn't taste any difference from regular pasta.
"I wasn't wrong, it really is delicious, right?" The blonde girl's smile was exceptionally bright.
Amamiya Natsuki's eyelid twitched slightly: "Don't smile."
"Eh?"
"Your mouth is full of black ink."
Whether squid ink pasta is delicious or not, its staining effect is absolutely first-rate.
After just two bites of pasta, Kitagawa's lips were already pitch black, and even her teeth had changed color. If she went out without brushing her teeth and suddenly fainted on the street, people would think she died of poisoning!
"Squid ink pasta is just like that, you know."
Kitagawa Marin covered her pink lips with her hand, "Natsuki-kun is too."
Amamiya Natsuki reminded her faintly: "Aren't you afraid of getting it on your hands?"
"Eh eh, I really got it on my palm!"
"…"
They finished their simple lunch.
At the same time.
The Spy Maid, who had been catching up on sleep that morning, had just woken up and sat down in front of the computer to check the surveillance. Seeing the two people with pitch-black lips in the video, she was immediately shocked.
"What's going on? Their lips are so black?"
"Aliens?"
"Visitors from another world?"
Hayasaka Ai hugged her knees, biting on a lollipop.
"I'll go over again tonight and install a few more monitors… I'll even put one in the bathroom, who knows if they'll suddenly transform while bathing."
"Does the Young Lady know about the two of them?"
Hayasaka Ai finished her lollipop, got up and walked out of the room, came to the Restaurant, and glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya, who was playing on her phone with puffed-out cheeks, and instantly understood.
Shinomiya Kaguya didn't know when she woke up this morning, but now she clearly does.
That's right.
Shinomiya Kaguya indeed knew about Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa's 'cohabitation' and was very unhappy.
If Fujiwara hadn't revealed the truth while they were chatting, she would still be in the dark.
Kitagawa had to stay there due to irresistible force; even if she knew, she wouldn't object. She wasn't that narrow-minded!
So, why tell Fujiwara and not her?
Unacceptable.
Absolutely unacceptable!
Go over there and supervise personally...
Shinomiya Kaguya's heart fluttered for a moment, but she quickly dispelled the impulse in her mind. While it seemed like she could do whatever she wanted, going to a boy's house would definitely not be allowed.
And running to a boy's house so eagerly, no matter how she thought about it, was too embarrassing!
Shinomiya Kaguya bit her lower lip, hesitating to send a message.
"I know about Kitagawa. Why didn't you tell me?"
Delete, delete.
What's the difference between actively messaging a boy and raising a white flag in surrender?
Thankfully, her mother was there, so she could inquire about information from her mother...
Time quietly passed amidst the Dumbfounded Miss's dilemma.
In the blink of an eye, night fell.
Nine o'clock in the evening.
Hayasaka Ai went out again, preparing to execute today's spy infiltration plan.
After arriving outside Amamiya Natsuki's house by car, Hayasaka Ai first had the driver leave, then skillfully hid by the window.
To be safe, she decided to wait until the two of them went to sleep before secretly infiltrating.
However, after waiting for only a short while, Hayasaka Ai discovered an excellent opportunity.
Inside the room.
"Ah--"
A startled cry came from the bathroom.
"Kitagawa?"
Amamiya Natsuki, who was watching TV in the living room, frowned, quickly got up, and went to the bathroom door.
Could it be that the Death Evil Spirit had unknowingly entered the bathroom?
Click.
The blonde girl, wrapped in a bathrobe, with fair skin and still-damp hair, quickly opened the door.
Amamiya Natsuki stood at the door and looked inside; a piece of black fabric entered his sight.
As a gyaru, wearing black lingerie was perfectly normal.
The bathroom was not large. Amamiya Natsuki quickly checked it with a glance and saw no evil spirits, so he couldn't help but say,
"What were you shouting about just now?"
"Contact lens." Kitagawa Marin said aggrievedly, "I accidentally dropped my contact lens on the floor just now."
Amamiya Natsuki heard this and couldn't help but look at Kitagawa's eyes.
Her eyes were still very large and full of luster.
However, her pupils had changed from their usual pink to brown.
"Don't look at me."
Kitagawa Marin quickly covered her eyes, and her bathrobe began to show signs of slipping.
Amamiya Natsuki reminded her,
"You should be covering your bathrobe now, not your eyes."
"If the bathrobe falls, I'll just be exposed." Kitagawa Marin said confidently, "Not wearing contact lenses looks super ugly. I can't be seen by anyone at all."
So you think being exposed is less important than your contact lenses!
"You look pretty good even without contact lenses." Amamiya Natsuki sighed, "Don't make such a fuss."
"Anyway, without contact lenses, I can't go out and be seen." Kitagawa Marin opened a gap between her fingers and pleaded, "Let's go to the Convenience Store to buy contact lenses, okay?"
"Food dropped on the ground can still be eaten if it's not more than three seconds..."
"That's food, and the contact lens has been on the ground for more than three seconds!"
"..."
For some reason, Kitagawa Marin was extremely persistent about contact lenses, so Amamiya Natsuki could only accompany her out to buy them.
"Going out again?"
Hayasaka Ai's ears twitched slightly. After confirming that the two had left, she calmly walked out of the shadows.
She gracefully approached the door, took out her lock-picking tools, opened the door, and pushed it open to enter the house as if she were the lady of the house.
"Woof."
The Akita Inu ran up to Hayasaka Ai, wagging its tail and begging for food.
"Be quiet."
Hayasaka Ai bent down, reached out and stroked the dog's head, then took out a regular sausage and gave it to the Akita Inu.
After feeding the dog, Hayasaka Ai entered the house, installed more surveillance equipment, and then went to the kitchen.
"Squid ink, and Italian pasta..."
In fact, when replaying the surveillance video at noon, Hayasaka Ai already knew the truth about their black lips. Now it was just for safety.
"Not aliens."
"But that floating phone still can't be explained."
"Both of them must still be hiding secrets."
Because she was unsure when Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa would return, Hayasaka Ai did not stay long. She quickly erased the traces she had left and then exited the house.
The evening breeze was cool.
Hayasaka Ai slipped into the shadows and walked towards the Train Station. When she passed a Convenience Store, she suddenly stopped.
Inside the Convenience Store.
Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa were buying things.
As a Spy Maid, Hayasaka Ai believed that the saying "know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated" made a lot of sense.
Compared to constantly checking surveillance, close contact was also very necessary.
After a brief thought, Hayasaka Ai quickly made a decision. With her hands in her pockets, like an ordinary passerby girl, she casually walked into the Convenience Store.
Nine o'clock was the time for half-price bento boxes, and there were quite a few customers in the Convenience Store. Hayasaka Ai quickly located her targets and naturally came up behind Amamiya Natsuki and Kitagawa, pretending to select goods, but in reality, quietly observing the two of them.
"You said we were coming to buy contact lenses?" Amamiya Natsuki complained, "What are you buying?"
"But the half-price sushi bento smells so good." Kitagawa Marin looked left and right, continuing to search for half-price items. "It looks so beautiful, it would be such a waste not to eat it... Eh eh eh?"
The blonde girl suddenly gasped.
Amamiya Natsuki frowned, abruptly stopped, and his expression became serious.
"What happened?"
Hayasaka Ai was puzzled.
The next second.
The world before the Spy Maid's eyes suddenly shattered.
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