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"...Not in Rei-kun's house! I don't live in his house!!!"
"I-I'm no one's wife, and no one's maid! What gave you that idea?!"
"Hey, woah, seriously...?! I get I'm not a big deal like Senacchi or Shiina-kun or Rei-kun, but still...!"
"Oh, did you get it? Are we done? That took a while, I'm kinda embarrassed... I called you 'babe' and everything~"
Keito's bleary voice comes through from the other end of the line.
"The number you're trying to reach is busmdhfdhfh. Leave a msghsgh."
Keito sounds like his mouth is full of sand. This is a symptom of never sleeping, ever.
"Ah, to be at odds with both man and beast! What an adventure this is turning out to be!"
"Yes, of course! Like a little bird trying to take flight. Nothing wrong with that!"
It comes as a shock to Eichi that Wataru only jingles with every step. He should also be rattling, for he is full of beans.
Eichi chuckles in a way that teeters on the edge of schadenfreude. He holds his hand out to Wataru.
"Fufu, are you scared? Lean on me, I won't keel over from a bit of extra weight."
Keito realizes his mistake before Eichi can comment on it.
"A-AND NOT A WORD OUT OF YOU."