IS:VolumeSS3 Chapter2
Chapter 2: Cecilia's Chapter--Noblesse Oblige
In the middle of summer, Ichika’s walking alone under the hot and intense summer sun.
“Un, I finally managed to get to the street in front of the station, and I already planned to go out with Kazuma and Dan.”
Muttering to himself that he failed so badly, Ichika continued to walk on aimlessly.
(Mn, what do I do now…it’s a rare chance to go to the game parlor, isn’t it? Guess not. It seems that I spent a lot of money on some unimportant stuff…)
A thorough explanation behind this scenario would have to involve the girls around Ichika.
Houki, Cecilia, Rin, Charlotte and Laura. As he went out to play with these five girls, his high school funds vanished in a puff of smoke.
(But really, other than Houki, everyone’s all representative cadets. It can’t be helped that the government’s giving money.)
Ichika may have let the girls treat for the first time, but he would politely decline if it’s twice or more.
It's because Ichika would pay like this that those five girls developed feelings for him that would not fade.
(Hn…?)
Suddenly, someone ran over from the other side.
Even in the middle of the street that’s busy with people walking around, that figure stood out amongst them.
The bright blond hair extended to below her waist, glittering under the sunlight.
And as she walked over, that swaying posture dazzled under the sun as much as ever.
She’s wearing a super high-class summer dress, and the high quality lace immediately attracted attention.
It just so happens that Ichika knows this eye-catching person.
“Cecilia!?”
“I, Ichika-san!?”
Most likely, she came running in from somewhere, since she’s breathing so hard.
Cecilia first checked on her surroundings, and then found a photo booth beside a convenience shop.
“Ichika-san, over there!”
“Eh? Uwah!? O, oi! Why are you dragging me!?”
“Hurry!”
Cecilia aggressively showed her personality, and Ichika was dragged together into the cramped space.
“…”
“Erm…”
Ichika found himself side by side with Cecilia in this narrow space, and this close distance made his heart race.
(Uu... That’s really a nice smell…is, is that perfume?)
Ichika started to lose himself to the high-class perfume that gave a slight aroma, and the humidity in the cramped space made Ichika start to sweat like crazy.
“Ce, Cecilia, what’s wrong? Who’s chasing you?”
“Eh, ehh…well, a group of men dressed in black…”
“That’s really an interesting development. Just like a movie.”
Ichika joked around to hide his awkwardness of them being stuck together.
But he shut up on seeing Cecilia’s gloomy expression.
(Uu…can’t stand it. Really…)
(Fuu…seems like we got away.)
Cecilia pat her chest a few times, and turned around to check the current situation.
(I, I just followed through the momentum…ahh, but, but, being alone with Ichika-san in such a tight space.)
On realizing this, she blushed. It’s not because of the summer heat that caused her body temperature to rise, but her forehead started to sweat too.
(I, I’m not reeking of sweat, right…? I felt that the perfume should be enough…)
A maiden in love would be afraid of letting the man she likes smell her sweat, and she would feel like dying if that happened.
(I want to avoid that no matter what!)
But even so, they’re packed inside the narrow space of the photo booth. Right now, there’s no space for both of them to even cross their legs. The smell, the body temperature, the breathing, they can feel them all.
(What do I do now?)
DOKI DOKI! The chest cried loudly as the body temperature and heart rate went up critically.
“I, I say, Cecilia.”
--DOKI!?
“Wha, what is it?”
She subconsciously answered without thinking.
Perhaps finding it too embarrassing, Cecilia used her hand to cover her mouth.
“Well—I guess. Should, shouldn’t we get out?”
“Eh, tha, that…”
“Well, it’s really hot…”
“Yo, you’re right…”
Though her feelings as a girl were playing with her as she doesn’t want to go out,
But Cecilia, who suddenly backed away, rolled her eyes around at other directions and muttered.
“Is, is it because of the smell…?”
“Smell?”
Though she was just muttering, they were close together in an intimate position. Cecilia’s words were heard by Ichika, and because of that, she blushed so thoroughly even her ears went red.
“No, never mind. I do worry about the smell though…”
“U…”
“Is that perfume? It sure smells nice.”
“It, it’s nice!?”
“Eh, ah, un.”
“So, I see!”
The next moment, Cecilia’s face brightened.
And then, she started chatting away.
“I’m using the L'Ireal number 15 perfume today! Fufu, as expected of Ichika-san, you have quite the good taste.”
Once her mood got better, Cecilia started regaining that confident master mood.
But in such a close distance, they got swallowed by the hot breath.
And Ichika blushed about this as he pulled Cecilia’s hand..
“Let’s get out, Cecilia.”
“Ah, okay.”
Cecilia nodded on instinct as she was shocked.
Her head went blank as her hand was held, and she and Ichika went outside the photo booth.
“Well, Cecilia. Who was chasing after you?”
“Erm…”
Cecilia stuttered, unable to say it out.
Seeing her like this, Ichika felt that it’s better not to delve too deep into it.
“Mn, well. It’s not that I need to understand, but where should we hide—”
Ichika continued to stare at Cecilia.
That serious look scared Cecilia.
(Do, do I look weird somewhere…? Do, don’t tell me that my hair was messy when I ran away…?)
“Clothing.”
“Eh?”
“It’s too eye-catching. See, everyone’s looking at you. They’re probably think ‘what sort of ojou-sama is that’.” On hearing these words, Cecilia looked at her clothing.
Though her attire of the summer dress didn’t feel out of place, the quality, the design, they all looked really high class.
On a side note, it would be worth more than 1 million yen.
“You just need to change clothes.”
“But I, I don’t have any clothes to change to now.”
Hm~ Ichika folded his arms to think of a solution, and suddenly clapped his hands.
“Let’s go buy one.”
“Eh?”
“It’s near the shopping district here. How about it?”
Ah. Saying till here, Ichika suddenly panicked as he rummaged through his wallet.
And his face went white after seeing the contents.
“So, sorry…I’m a little shorthanded…”
“No, there’s no need for that! I’ll pay for it myself! I’m Cecilia Alcott, the English cadet and head of the Alcott family, you know?”
‘’I brought my credit cards!’’ After saying that, she pulled them out. There’s practically an unlimited amount of them, and she even has the unlimited black card, one of the less than 10 cards in the world.
On a side note, this card can even buy mansions worth billions or theme parks. However, without either the fingerprint identification, the cornea identification, the pulse identification, the voice identification and signature identification, it can’t be used. It’s really an amazing thing.
“Well, Cecilia, I guess there’s no shop that uses that card.”
“Eh? Why?”
“We’re just going to a normal clothes shop.”
“Ah, then how about this ordinary civilian card?”
However, Cecilia’s so-called ‘civilian card’ is a platinum card worth 10 million yen.
For some reason, Ichika felt the strength seep off his shoulders.
“Well. This card’s an ordinary credit card, so I guess you can use it.”
“That’s right. Then, let’s go.”
Saying that, Cecilia walked off cheerfully.
Ichika sighed heavily and changed his mood as he walks beside her.