Vol7 Ch1
The day after the sports festival, September 20 – after school Jiro’s leaving, and he hears someone calling him ‘onii-chan’. He ignored it and tried to escape as fast as he can, too scared to confront the source of that voice. Shure had enough of being ignored so she jumped onto his back and put him in a neck-hold. When Jiro finally acknowledged her talking to him she let go. It turns out she’s only here for skinship and not for anything serious.
Jiro asks to be called something else, since ‘onii-chan’ gives him bad vibes; he was beaten up regularly by Kureha calling him that. Shure gave him 13 different other options including ‘onii-chan’, ‘onii-chama’, ‘nii’, ‘nii-sama’, ‘onii-tama’, ‘onii-sama’, ‘aniki’… and told him only one of the 13 doesn’t lead to a bad end. Jiro snarked this isn’t a galgame. Then Shure told him the one that doesn’t lead to a bad end instead lead to a dead end.
Snarking and jokes aside, Shure asked him why did he ignore Nakuru’s calls yesterday. Jiro handed her his cellphone’s call log and told her there’s been 120 calls by Nakuru before he blocked her. Shure said Nakuru didn’t want to use texting since it’s too embarrassing – and that she gets nervous by looking at Jiro’s glasses when she talks to him. Jiro snarked that shouldn’t it be nervous looking into the other person’s eyes and not the glasses.
Jiro sid he didn’t return calls because he was busy yesterday. Shure says she’ll trust him since he seems to be taking care of Usamin (Usami). Due to how Usami changed to be a bit more open to others members of her club had guessed it’s all due to his ‘influences’. Jiro denied they ever went there. It’s common ‘knowledge’ in the club that Jiro’s keeping Usami like a pet.
Jiro praised Shure for being caring towards her kouhais. Shure blushed and Jiro found out Shure get shy easily from being praised. He gave in to the ‘dere’ and patted her head (despite Shure said the one thing she hates the most is being patted that way) while praising her continuously, and Shure flopped down like a cat. Jiro was about to stop the patting due to his gynophobia acting up, but then Nakuru showed up and asked what he was doing. She’s been watching since Shure asked him what she can use to call him.
Nakuru says Shure seems to be enjoying herself, in public no less. Nakuru broke down as Shure had promised to support her but now it appears Shure betrayed her. Nakuru then forced down a can of soda into Shure’s throat, saying she’ll show Jiro another side of her sister and her weakness – she gets drunk via soda. Jiro snarked saying isn’t that Nakuru’s weakness?
Nakuru when ‘drunk’ strips other people’s clothing off. Shure strips her own clothing off when ‘drunk’. Jiro tackled Shure over to prevent her taking more clothing off. Nakuru saying this is payback, so Shure can be embarrassed in front of Jiro, and that from experience Shure will at least leave her underwear on. Shure was about to break free and take more clothes off (Jiro’s getting weaker from gynophobia, and even with her drunkenly weakened strength Shure was about to overpower him) but Subaru showed up.
Subaru saw a half dressed Shure (loli-type body) and Jiro over her, reached the conclusion Jiro needs to be punished. Cue ‘end of earth’ technique (see Vol1 and/or anime episode 1(?))
Later, Nakuru explained everything and solved the misunderstanding (Shure’s the one that took her clothes off, not Jiro). Shure dragged Nakuru away and needless to say what awaits Nakuru.
Jiro and Subaru got back to Kanade’s mansion. Jiro’s glad Subaru’s father has to serve Kanade’s father so he won’t be tortured by him, but Subaru said it’s not that simple. Jiro’s not supposed to know Subaru’s a girl so they’ll have to keep up the act even here.
Kanade introduced Jiro and Kureha to the other servants. The head cook (girl – see anime) was in hospital due to Subaru’s wrestling technique after trying to do things to her. Went down 30 times via Subaru’s ‘limit break’ before she stayed down. Jiro wants to let her be Kureha’s punching bag instead of him from now on. Kanade and Subaru ordered brain scans done to see if there’s anything wrong with the cook for her to go after Subaru like that.
Jiro met the only other servant around at this time. A maid with a eyepatch (named Ichigo?). She warned Jiro if he tries anything on Kanade she’ll use the chainsaw (with the saw removed) on him. Kanade took Jiro to where he’s staying : a tent outside since the maid doesn’t trust him. Subaru was ordered to retrieve Jiro’s work clothes and it turned out to be a furry dog-suit. Kanade wasn’t kidding about calling Jiro her dog last volume.
Vol7 Ch2
Jiro raged at being treated like this. He was tricked into wearing the dog suit and found it surprisingly comfortable. Then Kanade informed him the suit can’t be taken off once it’s zipped up unless the remote is used. She ‘conveniently’ forgot which button lets Jiro out so he had to experiment. One of them was a electric shock and Kanade commented it was for massaging. She also comments one of the functions is increasing breast growth via massaging and Subaru became very interested in the suit.
Jiro asked Kanade about Ichigo, and Kanade informed him she tends to hide and spy on her so he should watch what he says. Then Ichigo shows up and almost beheads him with the chainsaw, warning him not to get to casual with Kanade as she’s the boss and they’re only servants. Kanade says they’re also her friends too so go easy on Jiro.
Kanade left and gave Ichigo the remote. Jiro was given the task to clean the mansion and Ichigo told him if he doesn’t finish today he don’t get to eat. And if he slacks off he gets the shock treatment. Ichigo considered making the voice-activation ‘thundega’ (Final Fantasy reference).
Ichigo told Jiro to start with the bathroom, since she had to leave to buy ingredients for dinner as the head cook is away. Jiro went in and saw Kanade is in there naked (her back is towards him), and shrieked. Kanade snarked it’s normally the girl that does the screaming in this situation. Jiro said he’s here because Ichigo told him to, and Kanade figured out it’s Ichigo’s plan to get Jiro fired. Normally any girl wouldn’t want to have a guy that saw her naked living in the same place as her. Jiro understands that as he once saw Subaru naked by accident and seems to be hated by her for quite a while after.
However, Kanade’s not a normal girl and she considered if she chases Jiro out then he’ll have no place left to go. And then she commented she has no problem seen by a ‘chicken’ like him since he’s not a guy in her eyes. Jiro tried to leave after that, pissed off by that comment but Kanade doesn’t allow him to go, hugging him from behind (pressing her definitely-not-flat chest onto his back) and tying a blindfold over his eyes. She told him to wash her, as she normally get Subaru to do this but Subaru’s not here right now. This is partly to cure his gynophobia.
Jiro asks is this really alright, since Ichigo might be waiting to catch him in action and punish him. Kanade says that’s not likely, as once Ichigo saw her naked in the baths head on and ended up fainting from bloodloss (nosebleed) – so she won’t risk that kind of danger. Kanade says washing her back is enough, but coyly asks him if he wants to wash the front as well. Jiro vehemently rejected the offer, as he don’t want to die in a way worthy of a Jack-the-Ripper murder where there’s no wound but plenty of blood.
Kanade told Jiro to take off the paws and use his hands to wash her. A soapy towel is given to him to start washing. Jiro starts, thinking he had done something similar to Subaru before but he’d never considered he’d be doing the same for Kanade. Kanade sounds so calm he’s sure he should never play poker or 21 with her. Jiro says Kanade is the devil and the baths here is hell, and the only way out is to sell his soul. After a few swipes Kanade told him that towel is getting old and thus not good for her skin, so he should rub her back with only his hands. He did so, and as soon as he touched her back he almost had a nosebleed, since it felt so soft and warm.
After he’s done Kanade says Subaru normally takes longer, though that might be due to the time taken for Subaru being forced to strip naked as well. Jiro tried to picture that and almost caved to his nosebleeding. Kanade says he can go now, and asks how does he feel. He says he’s tired, and he should really get something for enduring this. Kanade says sure, she’ll do that and give him a reward (since even a dog gets rewards for a job well done), and Jiro cursed his carelessness for saying that in front of Kanade. Kanade says she’ll give Jiro a kiss, and his thought suddenly froze. After much teasing Kanade kissed the tip of his fingers (as opposed to his lips), and Jiro’s pissed at how thoroughly he’s trolled by his expectations. He says he’s leaving, but Kanade says she’s not done with his reward yet. Kanade began a hot & passionate kiss onto his hand, biting, sucking and licking his fingers. Due to his eyes being blindfolded his sense of touch seemed much better than usual.
Jiro fell unconscious from the intensity of the experience, and the last words he thought he heard was Kanade telling him she’s gone to the dark side just to be hated by him (Flere821 note: so she won’t ever be a candidate to steal his heart away from Subaru), and all this is his fault for making her heart pound so much.
Vol7 ch3
When he woke up Kanade’s fully dressed (and he notes that as being unfortunate – gynophobia or not, he’s still a guy) and told him to get back to cleaning. By the time he’s done cleaning it’s past 9pm. He took his dog suit off after much effort.
He went to the kitchens to look for food, and Ichigo asked him how the baths cleaning went. Jiro lied Kanade was just getting in at the entrance and told him not to clean the place, since if he tells the truth he’s likely to be dead meat. Ichigo’s expressions says it’s a pity her plan didn’t work.
Ichigo gave him his dinner – a can of dog food. Jiro expected this and asked her is that really the best a stand-in cook can do, since he heard from Kanade Ichigo has pride in her cooking. She replied she was under orders to do so (not from Kanade). Subaru’s father (and her sempai) once told her it is alright to treat Jiro like a dog. Jiro thought he probably didn’t expect a fire to burn down Jiro’s home, but he certainly made plans to prepare for what happens if Jiro does need to come over when he’s not around.
Ichigo however took back the dog food, saying he’ll still get human food since he’s the ojou-sama’s (Kanade) friend after all. He got thrown some instant meal packages, edible after boiling the pack in water for two minutes.
After the meal, it’s 9:30pm and he went back to his tent. Jiro’s not full even after the dinner. He planned on going to sleep and stop worry about whether if he’ll even get food at breakfast time, but found Subaru there in his dog-suit. She red-facedly told him after being caught she was jealous that Jirou get to wear something that cute. Jiro though wasn’t sure he heard right when Subaru commented as a aside she wore it because it had Jiro’s scent. Subaru had Kanade told her which button to press to unlock it after she worn it, but she forgot which button it was. And she doesn’t want to press random buttons to find out in case she pressed the chest massage one and be tormented by it. Jiro told her he’ll press the button and let her out, but Subaru blushed and went slient. Jiro found her butler clothes at one corner of his tent instead of Subaru just putting the suit over her clothes.
Subaru told him she brought him food, and his stomach instantly went ‘hallelujah!’. It turns out to be only tea. Butlers might be incredibly good at tea-making but tea doesn’t fill stomachs. And despite Jiro’s fears that Subaru’s knack of bad cooking might affect his tea it tasted good.
Jiro’s stomach grumbled while talking with Subaru, and she found out about how little Jiro had to eat. Subaru’s still banned from the kitchen so she can’t go make things there, instead Subaru invited Jiro to her room.
Subaru has a hidden stash of cup ramen (XL size) under her bed, complete with hot water flask. She had to hide it in her room since cup ramen were seen as unhealthy by the household in general and they might confiscate her stash. Jiro looked around Subaru’s room and found there’s a ton of Silent Lamb plushies around. Mostly from Nakuru, as her father is the head of the company who made them. Jiro thought Subaru’s easily bribed with these things.
Jiro is feeling his gynophobia acting up, being in a girl’s room. Kureha gives off a sense of danger so he didn’t feel that way, and Usami’s room was haunted. Subaru asks him if he wants to play the Wii (this console was partially censored in the text), and he agreed. Jiro remembered Kureha tend to break the controllers and go for wrestling if he beats her on a game.
Subaru only had one game, and she’s not that good at it (despite throwing in 300 hours of gameplay in her spare time – it’s not a game a single-player can be good at) so they gave up. Subaru doesn’t want to ask Kanade to play because of her position as a butler, and her father’s out of the question because she don’t want him in her room. She also mentioned he watched Ponyo (go google that) recently, and sympathizes with the Ponyo’s father (Explanation: loves his daughter but given the cold shoulder).
They moved onto a game they played before at the resort. Writing words on each other’s back and try to guess what was written. Subaru forced herself to go first, written ‘suki’ (like/love) but out of embarrassment turned it into ‘sukiyaki’ (a type of food). Then she forced Jiro to move on to poker, but Jiro said it’s late so they should stop. Subaru told him she wants to guve him another therapy session to cure his gynophobia now. Subaru used the remote and took off the dog-suit, and even though Jiro’s flailing about he peeked and found Subaru actually had a swimsuit under it (the same one from summer vacation). He asked why didn’t she take the suit off in the tent then if she wasn’t naked underneath, and Subaru replied it was too embarrassing.
Subaru told Jiro she heard from Usami that he went to her house during summer vacation for a meal and even hugged each other when Usami was only in a swimsuit. And from that she got the idea of doing the same thing, hugging Jiro with only her swimsuit on. Jiro thought this is dangerous, being alone like this and in Subaru’s room. But he still wants to cure his gynophobia so be can have a normal relationship with a girl.
She told Jiro in a small voice to hug her. She can’t go hug him because it’s too embarrassing. Jiro hugged Subaru, close enough to feel her breath on his skin. Due to the recognition he’s hugging a girl he got goosebumps, and he felt that being caught in a hold by Kureha is more comfortable than this. Subaru told him to hug her tighter, since this is for curing his gynophobia. He did so, and Subaru commented he’s warm. Jiro can’t quite give a response to that since he’s starting to get dizzy, and it’s a miracle he’s not nosebleeding yet. It’s a record for him so far, by this point normally he’d be down in a pool of blood.
Before he was about to let go, Subaru looked up and into his eyes. Her blushing face had a expression that’s distinctively that of a girls, different to when she crossdressed. She was about to confess when Kureha knocked on the door and asked if Subaru’s awake. Jiro got told he need to hide and he went inside Subaru’s closet. In her haste Subaru tripped while putting on her clothes, and Kureha was alarmed at what might have happened. Subaru jumped inside her closet together with Jirou despite it being cramped. Kureha came in and wondered where did Subaru go. Subaru had kicked the dog suit under her bed beforehand so there’s no incriminating evidence in view.
Kureha decided to wait for Subaru to come back, and rolled around on her bed while gushing on how there’s so many plushies (Jiro saw all that from a gap in the closet). Kanade who’s walking by saw Subaru’s door is open and came to check, and found Kureha rolling around. Kureha told Kanade she was planning on showing Subaru her maid outfit, while Kanade said Kureha’s so bold to try and tempt Subaru like that.
Kanade made eye contact with Jiro in the gap and decided to do more trolling. She told Kureha she’s free to stay and they can dig around for more things so she can understand Subaru better. She fished out a photo album and Subaru whimpered. It was filled of ‘safe’ photos of Subaru so the secret isn’t exposed.
Kanade then directed Kureha to the guide on Subaru’s desk: ‘Sure Kill! How to strike at that person’s heart!’. Subaru tensed up and hugged Jiro, and he got a nosebleed. Kureha however mistaken the methods of love in there for methods to beat up someone.
Then Kanade handed Kureha Subaru’s diary. Subaru almost wanted to jump right out and stop Kureha. Jiro felt her hold tightened and his nosebleed got worse. Subaru is increasingly embarrassed by the kind of things she’s reading out in hearing distance of Jiro.
Kureha finally got curious of a hearing a girl’s voice and asked Kanade about it. Kanade suggested the place might be haunted. Kureha suggested leaving before Subaru comes back as a excuse and tried to leave, much to Jiro’s relief.
At this moment Subaru was about to sneeze, and Kureha caught her voice. She decided to try and search for the monster to fight it. Jiro knew Subaru is about to sneeze, and tried to think of a way to stop it. He remembered what happened in the baths earlier today, and decided there’s no other choice since otherwise Subaru’s secret might be discovered and then be fired.
Jiro kissed Subaru, and held it long enough until Kanade and Kureha left (Kanade talked Kureha into thinking it’s just her imagination and got her to come to Kanade’s room to massage Kanade). After that both of them fell out of the closet and Jiro apologized profusely for taking advantage of Subaru like that. Subaru fell unconscious due to shock at the event, and Jiro saw in her haste to get inside the closet het swimsuit top fell off. He quickly put Subaru to bed and tried his hardest not to peek at her body as he did so, thinking it wouldn’t be right if he takes advantage of Subaru like this when he’s the cause. He’s still blushing as he left thinking about what had just happened, and he apologized to Subaru (though she didn’t hear him). He thought at this rate he’d never be able to look at Subaru ever again due to embarrassment.
Vol7 Ch4
Next day, after school when Jiro’s back at the mansion Kanade asked him to explain himself for what happened yesterday. She had known they were hiding in the closet already she’s still smirking about what had happened. Jiro left out the details like Subaru was half-naked and he had to kiss her. Subaru had shut herself in her room for the entire day so far, something according to Kanade had never happened before.
Kureha’s still at the club and with Subaru out of action the mansion is a bit short-handed at the moment. Kanade let slip now’s a good time for Subaru to get closer to Jiro since he’s working here right now but she’s not taking advantage of this situation, but Jiro thought Kanade’s just referring to another one of her schemes.
Jiro’s task today is cleaning the garden, and this time he doesn’t have to do all of it at once and he’ll get his meals on time. From this morning he also got somewhat better food than last night. At Kanade’s place the servants eat with her, to Jiro’s surprise. Kanade says it’s better this way, and otherwise she’ll have to eat by herself.
Part of Kanade’s reasons to have Jiro and Kureha working for her is to prevent Nakuru getting closer to Jiro (Jiro though doesn’t think he’ll ever become boy/girlfriend with Nakuru). And without Subaru and her father around things will be dull at her home. Oh, and she says wants to troll him some more. Jiro is starting to get suspicious, as whenever she was trying to trick him she put on a façade of smiles and not telling him right off; it’s feeling like Kanade’s playing a ‘heel’ in professional wrestling and deliberately setting herself up to be disliked.
Someone knocked on the door, and Kanade said there’s a new helper working at her place.
It’s Usami. She’s pissed off that Kanade had bought off her boss, as she’s been told to come here in maid uniform when she went to her part time job earlier. After another scene of Kanade trolling Usami, Jiro asked her why did she come here anyway, it’s within her right to refuse a sudden transfer like this. Usami said it’s because the wage is 10,000 yen per day, and the board + food is free (she also didn’t say her other reason: Jiro is here). Jiro’s surprised Usami took the job regardless, as working for Kanade is like working for the devil. Usami also stated she’s worried about him and Kureha, so she wants to help them somehow. Jiro thought it’s weird for Kanade to hire Usami when the ojou-sama had previously said she doesn’t get along well with Usami (she sees through most of Kanade’s lies).
Ichigo came up to Kanade and reported there’s a intruder in the mansion. After some misunderstanding it turns out the intruder is just a rabbit. A rabbit is still troublesome since if it chewed a wire it might lead to a fire. Ichigo says it’s better than a cockroach though (she has a fear of them and asked Jiro to only call it G (first letter of cockroach in Japanese). Usami misunderstood it to mean ‘ghost’. After Usami figured out it’s cockroaches Ichigo told her there’s one at her feet and Usami tightly held onto Jiro for comfort, then after finding out it’s a lie she quickly knocked him flying. Jiro almost had a nosebleed with Usami holding onto him that tightly.
The same event happened a few more times, before they set off to find the rabbit. Kanade gave Usami rabbit ears to wear, and told her she has to wear them or lose half her pay. After 30 minutes of deciding whether she wants pride or the wages she put on the rabbit ears.
Ichigo is with Jiro and Usami as they searched for the rabbit. Jiro is amazed at how much weapons Ichigo brought with her after her trip back to her room. Ichigo replied to Jiro’s question, saying it’s her hobby collecting weapons.
Jiro stared at Usami’s new rabbit ears, ones that twitched when Usami is feeling displeased. Usami is still annoyed about having to wear the eyes, while Jiro’s contemplating telling Usami’s boss to have Usami wear them at work because it looks so good on her.
After a while, Ichigo had them take a break. Usami went to the kitchen and made cake for them. All three of them enjoyed the cake, and Ichigo asked if Usami wants to be their chef from now on as their current one is too perverted. Usami is still too shy/distrustful towards others and declined the offer.
Ichigo asked if Jiro and Usami are going out together. Usami vehemently denied that. Ichigo muttered it’s a shame Jiro’s not with Usami.
Back to the search, they walked past Subaru’s room. Ichigo wants to get Subaru to help, but Subaru refuses to come out. They tempted Subaru with cake, but despite being hungry Subaru refused.
Ichigo has a plan to get Subaru out, and told Usami to play along or get her pay cut in half. Usami took her rabbit ears off (too embarrassing to have them on while doing this) and asked Jiro to kiss her. Jiro was bowled over by the moe but before he can do anything he was smashed away by the opening door and into the wall. As Ichigo expected, Subaru came barging out telling them they shouldn’t do something that shameless in ojou-sama (Kanade)’s home.
Subaru made eye contact with Jiro and blushed. Jiro wants to apologise for what happened yesterday but he’s too nervous to do so. He wasn’t this embarrassed when he had kissed Kanade before.
They told Subaru they’re searching for a rabbit, and she became nervous all of a sudden. The rabbit came out of hiding moments after they started grilling Subaru on the suspicion she knows something. Subaru is forced to hand the rabbit over as Ichigo said it’s Kanade’s orders, but the rabbit ran off before Ichigo had a good grip on it.
Jiro and others (Subaru was told to stay back by Ichigo just in case Subaru decides to turn against them at the last second) cornered the rabbit, and Ichigo tried to capture it. Due to trauma in her youth being bitten by a rabbit Ichigo fainted and couldn’t catch it.
Jiro tried next, but was kicked down by Usami as she said she’ll take care of the rabbit rather than hand it over to Kanade. Jiro belatedly remembered Usami likes rabbits as well, she had a rabbit picture cellphone screensaver back when he worked with her at the café.
Despite Usami’s efforts, the rabbit left her and went to Jiro and started licking him, acting like its comforting Jiro while at the same time being afraid of Usami. Jiro remembered Usami’s haunted and animal instincts told the rabbit to stay away from her.
Usami asked Jiro to run away with her and take the rabbit with them. Partially because he looked like he wanted to kiss her earlier despite his gynophobia and also to make sure he won’t fall to Nakuru and awaken his BL side.
Usami’s lips almost brushed Jiro’s cheeks before Subaru caught up, telling them Kanade found where the rabbit came from: a high class pet shop. Subaru told Usami the rabbit is of a rare breed (with document proof of being a pure-blood) and costs 50,000 yen in cash. Usami broke down since she can’t afford that.
The rabbit was taken away, and Jiro cheered Usami up. Subaru told her Kanade’s orders are for Subaru to teach her how to be a maid, so those two left. Jiro’s about to go back to gardening, but it’s almost dinnertime. He then got a text from Usami, telling him to beware of Ichigo.
Ichigo came up to him, telling him there’s a new job, and then knocked him out using a cloth of chemicals.
Vol7 Ch5
Jiro woke up to find himself chained to a chair. The dog-suit was also stripped off him. All around the room are pictures of Kanade, not just on posters but also on towels, cups, bedding, T-shirts… to the point even the computer screen and the mouse pointer is a Kanade picture. There’s also countless dolls of Kanade around.
Ichigo is in front of him, sleeping while holding a giant pillow with a life-size picture of Kanade on it. Jiro called her out on faking being asleep. Ichigo did this to Jiro because she doesn’t like how Kanade is so close to another guy; that has never happened before. Jiro’s offered a luxurious residence away from the mansion, but it turned out to be the same tent Subaru’s father had back during Golden Week.
Jiro denies he’s more than just friends with Kanade (even with the kiss and all that) so Ichigo brought out the chainsaw. Ichigo mentioned offhand she knew Jiro’s influences with Usami, and from how she said it Jiro realised he had heard that phrase said that way before: members of the ‘Arts & Crafts’ club (refers back to Ch1). Ichigo admitted she’s the club president, ranked last place because if she went all out she might kill someone so she forfeited the ranking matches. Ichigo may be 19, but the Kanade’s father pulled some strings to have Ichigo enrolled to serve Kanade if necessary. The Arts & Crafts club was originally not a combat one (Ichigo made Jiro’s dog-suit herself), but after Shure joined it became that way.
Jiro realised Ichigo from the start only called him ‘newbie’ but called Usami and Kureha by name because they’ve all met each other before. Ichigo asked Shure what had changed Usami so much, and Shure said it’s due to Jiro. Ichigo also said Jiro had changed Kanade as well; before she never looked forward to school so much, and lately Kanade talked a lot more about Jiro. Originally Ichigo thought she and Subaru can protect Kanade if anything happens, but she found she’s wrong. Ichigo thinks due to Jiro Kanade have gotten soft, she’s worrying about things and she’s showing her weak side at times. Ichigo declared she loves Kanade because she’s sharp – like how she collected so many weapons because they’re sharp. Ichigo wants Jiro to say what he did to make Kanade lose her edge, like what he did to change Usami – and revved up the chainsaw, telling him if he refuses then, well…
Jiro hastily said though he’s a servant he’s also Kanade’s friend, like she said on his first day here, so torture shouldn’t be a option to interrogate him. Ichigo accepted that, and changed her track:
Seduction.
Jiro tried very hard not to stare at Ichigo after she slipped off her maid uniform, and ignore the black lingerie with garterbelt. Ichigo said Kanade had mentioned Jiro has a obsession with maids and garterbelts, which Jiro denied vehemently. Ichigo then suggested she takes off her headdress, and Jiro involuntarily exploded, saying a maid can’t possibly do that or she’s a failure as a maid. He quickly regretted his outburst.
Ichigo complimented his honesty about his likes, and told him she’ll show him what a maid can do. She took off her eyepatch (Jiro noted she must wear that as a hobby, since her eyes are beautiful), and slowly sat herself down on Jiro’s lap. Ichigo whispered ‘Master’ (goshujin-sama) to Jiro and hugged him. The softness is almost too much for Jiro and he thought he might die from the pleasure. Ichigo said she want to ask him something, and from how she said it and the prolonged contact Jiro felt his gynophobia acting up. At this rate his condition will be exposed. He’s feeling faint, and on the verge of blacking out he remembered the kiss with Subaru the day before.
Subaru was sent to find Jiro after Kanade didn’t see him around, and then Subaru heard voices from Ichigo’s room as she walked past. She broke into the room, and finds Ichigo on top of Jiro. Ichigo stepped away from Jiro and held up her chainsaw, then told Subaru it’s polite to knock on the door before entering.
Ichigo and Subaru is about to fight, and Jiro cursed how he can’t help so the only thing he can do is cheer Subaru on. He did so, telling how he’ll trust her, his best friend, many times and Subaru collapsed how after Jiro said “They’ll always be best friends”. Subaru mumbled she should have made it clear back during the summer festival. Jiro has no idea what made Subaru down, and thought maybe his cheering was too hot-blooded and Subaru felt embarrassed even just hearing it.
Kanade shows up and ordered Jiro to be freed. Ichigo refused, on the grounds that Jiro had made Kanade unhappy in some way and so he needs to be removed; she’ll even fight Kanade, her employer, if necessary.
Kanade said she’ll take Ichigo on then, and told Subaru to stand back even when the butler offered to jump in, saying as their mistress she can’t be defeated by a maid.
However… Kanade fainted before the fight even started, much to everyone’s shock. Jiro had thought it’s a ploy by Kanade to make Ichigo lower her guard, but no matter how much everyone yelled Kanade didn’t wake up.
Vol7 Ch6
9:36pm, two hours after Kanade’s sent into the hospital. Jiro and Usami comforted Subaru, telling her everything will be fine. Ichigo said it’s only anemia, so after some rest Kanade will be fine; but just in case they took Kanade to the hospital.
Subaru asked if Jiro had seen any sign of this happening. Jiro thought about how Kanade been showing signs of lack of sleep, going to the dark side, and being out of character by employing Usami when Kanade knew she’s not good at dealing with her. Jiro answered he has no idea what could have made Kanade faint like that. Usami told Subaru she has no idea what led to this either.
Kureha went to meet up with Jiro, Subaru and Usami after she’s finished club activities. Jiro asked Kureha if there has been anything weird happening with Kanade lately, before Subaru could tell her what happened. Jiro thought if lately Kureha have gotten to the point she called Kanade ‘Onee-sama’ during their stay then she might know something. Kureha says she might know something, and only finally decided to tell them because Jiro says this is important and Subaru asked her personally.
Kureha told them Kanade might have fallen in love with someone. The other three present was all stunned to speechlessness after they heard this. Jiro thought Kanade’s a high school girl, so it’s not impossible for her to have someone she likes. He does pity whoever caught her eye though, that guy will likely die if he associates with her.
Jiro asked Kureha who it could possibly be. Kureha stared back at Jiro, asking him if he really didn’t notice. Jiro said he doesn’t, then wondered why did Kureha say that to him. Was it someone he knows? Maybe Subaru? Then he thought that can’t be right, since it’ll be forbidden love between not just mistress and butler, but also between girls.
Kureha heaved a deep breath, then said to them like she’s confirming the most obvious thing in the world:
“Didn’t Onee-sama always have been in love with nii-san?”
*end Vol7*
2011-12-11, 16:38
