Seia is a workaholic! - 8
"Seia-san."
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Nod nod-
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"The day has finally come."
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Nagisa speaks to me with an air of importance.
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"Ahaha☆ Has the day Seia-chan was waiting for finally arrived?"
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And Mika, speaking brightly beside me.
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Yes. The time has finally come.
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'The time for me to become the Tea Party host...!'
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As you may already know, the student council president of the Tea Party rotates among three people.
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That must be why the other two have strangely leisurely schedules.
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'Hehe, I've been bored out of my mind, but I finally have something to do!'
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I'm a strange person.
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I've always been like this, but if I'm not doing anything, a strange sense of discomfort and guilt wells up.
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On the other hand, when I'm working, I feel strangely comfortable and happy.
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Yes. I'm actually a workaholic, addicted to work.
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"Wow... Nagi-chan... Seia-chan's expression is strangely happy...?"
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"She must be because she's been bored until now. Mika-san, you're suspicious of everything."
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"Hearing that from Nagi-chan feels strange..."
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"What am I saying? I haven't even had a shred of doubt."
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"...?"
'Whoa, Nagisa-chan. You're shameless!'
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Leaving behind the shameless Nagisa and the exasperated-looking Mika, I headed to the Tea Party host's room.
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Stride stride-
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Creak- Clack!-
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'This is the Tea Party host's room...!'
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A lavishly decorated room, stacks of documents, Tea Party attendants guarding the door.
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Among them, what excited me the most were the towering piles of paperwork.
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"...!! ...!!"
'Uhehe... It's work, work...! I have work to do...!'
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"S-Seia-nim, are you sure you're alright...? You don't look well..."
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"E-Especially the way you ran towards the piles of documents, excited..."
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The attendants muttered behind me as they watched me, but I'm probably fine.
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Probably... What rumors could possibly spread?
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* * *
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"...Um, Seia-chan?"
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Tilt-
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"I was wondering why you weren't coming back... What are you doing here?"
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"..."
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Seia, with an expression as if asking why she was being asked the obvious, pointed to the documents.
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Tap-
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"It's time to finish work for today... And you even said you finished all the documents...?"
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"Then why aren't you coming back...? And those are tomorrow's documents...?"
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Although it's deep into the night, Seia-chan is still working.
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Even though she finished all the documents for today...!
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For some reason, I haven't seen Seia-chan all day... She's been here working all day.
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"But Seia-chan. If you've just been working here... Aren't you hungry?"
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Shake shake
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"Hmm... Are you really not hungry-"
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Grrrumble...!
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"Seia-chan?"
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The sound rumbled from Seia's stomach and Seia bowed her head, her face instantly turning red.
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'She must not have even eaten... Seia-chan, being a frail, beautiful girl, working this hard...'
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Mika couldn't just watch Seia like that.
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"Eit! This won't do! Seia-chan, let's go eat with me☆"
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"...?!!"
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Squirm squirm-
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Lifting Seia by her arm, Mika dashed outside.
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I wonder if there's any place open at this hour...
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"Seia-chan, stay still a bit! You keep shaking!"
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"..."
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Droop-
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Looking at Seia drooping on her head, Mika smiled without realizing it.
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* * *
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After wandering around outside for a while, Mika found a restaurant that was open.
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"Thank goodness! There was a restaurant still open!"
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'She didn't even know if there was one and just wandered around aimlessly...!'
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I was abducted by Mika while I was working.
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Even though I finished today's work, I haven't finished everything... To abduct me just because I skipped a few meals...
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'It's unfair, so unfair... I want to work more...'
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"No! Seia-chan, you've worked too much! If you keep acting like this, you'll never be able to be the Tea Party host!"
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'Ugh... You're too mean...'
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As if she had read my mind, I received a stern warning from Mika and couldn't resist.
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"Your spaghetti is here!"
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"Yep yep☆ Thank you!"
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Could they tell just from our attire that Mika and I are important people?
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Looking at the spaghetti that looked like it was made by gathering all the chefs and the tense atmosphere around us, I felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.
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"I didn't mean to put pressure on them... Should I come in plain clothes in the future?"
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"That would be better. Seia-chan also looks uncomfortable in this atmosphere☆"
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Saying that, Mika twirled the spaghetti on her fork.
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"Here! Eat, Seia-chan!"
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"...?"
'Hmm...? What am I supposed to do?'
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"Oh, come on☆ Say 'Ah-'!"
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"...!!!!"
'T-To say something like that so casually...!'
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"Whoa! Ahaha! Seia-chan's face turned red!"
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Unfazed by saying such things, Mika held out the fork to me.
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"Hurry up and open your mouth! My arm's getting tired!"
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'Ugh, ugh...'
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At Mika's urging, I had to put the spaghetti Mika gave me in my mouth, despite my embarrassment.
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Munch munch-
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"Seia-chan, you're so cute! Eating the food is like watching a baby bird!!"
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"...!!!"
'Ugh...'
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It was incredibly embarrassing, but it was delicious.
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"Chief. Have you heard the story?"
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"What story?"
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"Among the Tea Party executives, there's someone named Seia who loves to work."
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"...Someone who loves to work? Really?"
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"Yes. I thought you might be interested, Chief..."
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"Interested. Very much so. But if it's the Tea Party, it would be impossible to bring her over to the Prefect Team. Too bad."
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"Is it really...?"
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"Well, I hope to meet her someday. If she's a Tea Party executive, we'll meet at least once at the Eden Treaty."
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Someone who loves to work, isn't that the partner she needs most?
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Sorasaki Hina, the Prefect Chief of Gehenna, swallowed as if truly disappointed that she couldn't bring her over.
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