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"Then I'll go check if there are any security cameras or anything like that in this house."
Miao Mengqin said calmly. She didn't seem to be involved in the discussion of the itinerary. Although she said it in a harsh way, she still honestly assisted the two of them with their trip.
After Banami set up a cordon outside the villa, he returned to the villa and saw Nyanmu standing at the door, seemingly waiting for him.
"What's wrong?" Banami asked.
"Hanami, tell me, are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid?" Meow Dream asked.
"what?"
"Didn't you ever doubt that simplest possibility?"
The Triangle Chuhua in this room now... tsk, this name is so troublesome. No matter what you call her, it doesn't change the essence. Don't you suspect that she is the Triangle Chuhua we know?
She's just pretending not to know our sister?
This is clearly the most natural way of questioning and thinking, but in Miaomeng's opinion, it seems that Banami and Xiangzi deliberately ignored this possibility from the very beginning.
Chapter Seven: Hatsune Miku? Hatsuka?
The simplest possibility that the woman in front of them, who looked like a twin, was actually the same woman they knew, was that she was not the younger sister. After Nyanko brought up this idea, Hanami fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Yutenji Wakana showed a slightly strange expression.
Then, Banami gently raised her head and said, "But, Hatsuka... why would Hatsune do this? At least, the Misaki Hatsune I know would never pretend not to know me and Shoko. We are the most important people to her. She said she wants to stay with us forever."
Therefore, neither Xiangzi nor Banami considered this simplest possibility.
Banami continued, "Nyanmu-chan, I've done fan creations with you before, so you should know that a person's true nature is almost completely exposed in fan creations. You are like that, and I think Hatsune Miku is too."
Hearing what Banami said, Nyanyu was slightly taken aback. It was really... his words were too convincing, after all, she had experienced it herself.
"Moreover... the reason I don't want to think that way is, what exactly is her purpose in doing this? Is it that she doesn't want to come with us and pretends not to know us, or is it that... she's keeping us here so that Toyokawa Noboru can come quickly?"
"I don't want to think like that at all." Banami shook her head again.
Miao Meng looked at the boy and thought to herself, "So he has considered all the possibilities. Moreover, he chooses not to believe in the malice in human nature, at least not in the malice in the hearts of the girls he trusts."
Just like when he was in Kumamoto, he did not abandon himself.
Miao Meng couldn't help but chuckle and cursed, "You'll die at a woman's hands sooner or later."
“Then I at least hope to die in Xiaoxiang’s bed.” Banami shrugged lightly.
These words nearly made Miao Mengqin furious. She glared at the boy and shouted, "Come here!"
Seeing that Banai was a little timid, she came to Miaomeng's side and said, "Don't hit my face, Xiaoxiang will make trouble for you again if he sees it."
"You keep talking about Xiao Xiang all the time, why is that guy all you can think about?"
After uttering a curse, Miaomeng took a fallen leaf off Banami's head.
Banai blinked involuntarily, and then saw Nyanko-sensei standing with her hands on her hips, saying, "How about it? A good woman like me is rare, isn't she?"
“Well, I don’t deny it either…” Banami said with an awkward smile.
Ruomai looked at the boy with a hint of resentment in her eyes and said, "So, what do you think about the fact that I still like you?"
No, sis, please stop testing me like this.
You know me, I'm not very good at taking tests.
"I'm very happy... but also a little embarrassed, and I feel... a little guilty," he said honestly.
After saying that, Banami quickly glanced at the villa window, as if afraid of being seen by someone.
"Look at you, so pathetic. What did you tell me that made you so scared?" Miao Mengqin said with a hint of disdain.
"Oh dear, I didn't mean to..."
He had the desire but not the courage; he was also afraid that Xiao Xiang would be heartbroken.
"Go on, go on, you useless guy, I'm hungry." Miao Meng rolled her eyes at him.
She was even so gentle that she didn't intend to force him to make any choice.
After all, I really couldn't bear to part with it.
At least in terms of being a good woman, Yutenji Wakame wasn't boasting.
When the two returned to the villa, they could already smell the aroma of food. However, Chu Hua and Xiang Zi were not at the dining table, but sitting on the sofa. Chu Hua seemed to be showing Xiang Zi something.
"What are you two looking at?" Banami asked.
Xiangzi couldn't help but look up and say, "You've had a hard time. Was there any danger?"
Banami shook her head slightly: "A cordon has already been set up, and there are no surveillance cameras or anything nearby."
Upon hearing this, Chu Hua blinked and said with a smile, "Putting surveillance cameras in a place like this would only be good for watching mice on ordinary days."
Even a wealthy family like the Toyokawa wouldn't waste money on a villa they might not visit even once in ten years. Therefore, they only have one manager here.
Thinking about it carefully, it's pretty cool to be able to get paid to slack off openly. Her usual job is just cleaning, and she said the pay is decent.
"So, what are you looking at?" Banami asked.
Xiangzi handed over the photo album in his hand. When Banai looked down, she saw a family photo of a young couple. The most eye-catching one was the woman in the photo, with her radiant blonde hair.
The man in the photo has a kind smile and looks very approachable.
In front of the two were a pair of beautiful little girls, like twins, both with blonde hair.
He subconsciously looked at Miaomengqin next to him, and the two looked at each other somewhat awkwardly.
If Miaomengqin was initially skeptical of the "sisters' theory," then this photo album is the most compelling piece of evidence.
These photo albums, bearing the marks of time, are the hardest to forge, especially those featuring two similar blonde twin sisters.
The answer is obvious: the Triangle family does indeed have a pair of sisters who, though not twins, are more like twins. One of them went to Tokyo to become a popular idol, while the other lives a solitary life as the manager of a secluded wealthy villa on their hometown island.
At least, this can dispel Miaomeng's earlier doubts.
However, this only made Banami suspicious, a suspicion that Xiangzi could also see.
That is, why Hatsune Miku had never told the two of them these things before.
After putting the photo album away, Chu Hua prepared to invite everyone to dinner, but she did not intend to eat with the three of them.
Even though Xiangzi tried to persuade her to stay, Sankaku Hatsuka gently shook her head and said, "I am very grateful for Miss Xiangzi's kindness, but I am a servant employed by the Toyokawa family. Although no master has come to visit in recent years, I have still received servant training."
At least during my time as a servant, I couldn't sit at the same table as my employers to eat.
Please enjoy your meal. Let me know when you're finished, and I'll come and clear the dishes.
After saying that, Mikasa Hatsuka left the living room, seemingly to go back to her room for dinner.
Although her tone was gentle and refreshing, her attitude was very firm.
Despite the fact that the three of them were treated very politely by Mikasa Hatsuka after they arrived, Mikasa Hatsuka treated them all very well.
However, this aloof attitude and the attitude of guarding her identity still stood between her and the three of them.
Chapter Eight: Stealing Watermelons and the Girl Who Doesn't Look Up at the Stars
The three of them didn't really enjoy their dinner, especially Xiangzi. She was the kind of person who could be satisfied with a cheap bento box in a rented room, and when she was in the wild, she could even eat a whole compressed biscuit. This made Banami increasingly afraid that she would punch Xiangzi to death.
But tonight, she ate only two bowls of rice, nothing out of the ordinary. It wasn't that she hadn't been served by servants before; in fact, that was her daily routine.
But when the maid turned out to be his friend's younger sister, especially Hatsuka who looked exactly like Misaki Miku, Shoko felt awkward.
In particular, this blonde girl has very clear boundaries.
A master and servant are a master and servant. No matter how good their relationship is, the servant must still keep to his/her duty. Eating together is absolutely not allowed.
When the three of them had almost finished eating, Sankaku Hatsuka poked her head out and said with a smile, "Miss Xiangzi, and Miss Youtianji, the hot water is ready. You can go take a bath now."
After saying that, she started clearing away the dishes. Seeing her like this, Xiangzi couldn't help but fall silent.
Actually, Shoko was initially very interested in learning about Hatsune's younger sister, especially about their childhood.
Haven't they seen it before?
However, Chu Hua's attitude, in a sense, is also a form of refusing to communicate.
This is, after all, the Toyokawa family's villa. Even if no one comes here usually, its level of luxury is definitely no less than that of the hot spring inn they stay at in Kumamoto. Therefore, it is not surprising that there is a bathhouse here.
After a long and tiring day, Xiangzi and Miaomengqin went to take a bath to relax, while Banami continued to set up a cordon outside and prepared to place some surveillance equipment at the only port in case of a night attack by Toyokawa Laodeng.
But he had a hunch that the challenges Old Deng had set for this bet were different from those he had faced before.
After all, Old Deng may be bad, but he's definitely not stupid. His two previous escapes should have proven to him that simple violence doesn't work on him.
So, what method will Old Deng use to lure him into his trap?
Also, is Hatsune Miku's retirement really unrelated to Old Man Deng? Where is she now?
As he was about to return to the brightly lit villa, suddenly, a sound came from the cordon not far away. Banami's heart skipped a beat, and he became alert, walking into the lush forest along the route of the alarm.
However, he didn't see the burly men in black suits nearby, but he did see a blonde girl, who was doing something alone in the dark forest.
Banami walked up behind her and said, "What are you doing?"
The blonde girl seemed startled. When she turned around, she saw a girl holding a watermelon with black watermelon seeds still stuck to the corner of her mouth.
"You...you're stealing watermelons?!" Even Banai was a little confused.
After all, although the golden retriever in his memory was a bit strange, she was still a reserved girl. But now, seeing Chu Hua stealing watermelon, he subconsciously reminded him of her older sister, which felt strangely incongruous.
"Wh...what stealing? This watermelon is mine! It's already autumn, and it'll spoil if we don't eat it soon!"
Immediately, Chu Hua retorted, seemingly annoyed, "What do you mean by stealing? That sounds awful. I'm eating the melon I bought myself, how can that be called stealing?"
Banami seemed a little confused: "You... bought it yourself?"
Now that she had been discovered, Chu Hua no longer tried to hide it and said, "I never expected you guys to come, so I had no choice but to hide the watermelon for now."
"Couldn't you take it back inside the villa? You're acting so suspiciously; I thought someone else was chasing us."
“If I take it to the villa and Miss Xiangzi sees it, wouldn’t I, as a servant, have to share it? I bought it with my own money, it’s so expensive, I don’t want to share it.”
This answer left Banami somewhat speechless, both amused and exasperated.
However, compared to the polite and stiff attitude just now, the girl in front of him seemed to have a temperament more in line with her age.
When Banami walked up to the other person, she saw that the other person had spread out a picnic blanket under her. The watermelon was not cut open, but rather the lid was opened, revealing bright red flesh inside. It looked plump and juicy, and she had even brought a spoon to eat it. She had just looked like she was eating it with great gusto.
Sure enough, although they looked almost identical, the two sisters had completely different personalities.
Hatsune Miku always gave him the impression of being cautious and even carrying a strange sense of inferiority, subconsciously wanting to please the people around her.
But the Chu Hua in front of me looks more like a child born by the sea, with a more cheerful and straightforward personality, and even a bit of a tomboy.
"I'm not sharing with you." Chu Hua shifted the watermelon on her lap, afraid that Banai would realize she was there to steal it from her.
Banami sat down next to her and said, "You don't like Xiangzi?"
Seeing that the other party didn't seem to covet her watermelon, Chu Hua seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "There's nothing I like or dislike. She's the employer, and I'm just an employee. There's no need for us to be so close."
Is Hanami-kun the type who likes to feign friendship with those in power?
After thinking for a moment, Banami seemed to understand the other party's mindset. For Hatsuka, this was just a job, and she had no desire to have any further involvement with the Toyokawa family.
She is completely different from her sister.
"You really... don't want to eat watermelon?" Chu Hua asked again.
"If you ask again, I'll eat the last two melons you have in one go," Banami threatened.
Chu Hua quickly placed the remaining two unopened watermelons on her side.
However, just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Banami raise her head and look at the stars in the night sky.
"Are you thinking about my sister?" Chu Hua asked.
Why do you ask that?
"Because my sister loves looking at the stars at night, and I don't know how many times she's seen you doing that," Chu Hua said in a calm voice.
Banami turned her head and asked, "Don't you... like looking at the stars?"
After thinking for a moment, Chu Hua broke the watermelon in her hand in half and handed it to Banami, saying, "Try a bite?"
Banai was slightly puzzled, but she still ate the small piece of melon in one bite, the refreshing and sweet juice moistening her taste buds.
"How are you feeling?" Chu Hua asked.
"It tastes great, not like a raw or undercooked egg," said Banami.
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