Bonus SS for Volume 2 Release: By Lux-kun’s Side
One day, when Lux’s noble academy was on break.
Siana placed tea she had brewed herself and sweets like cookies and scones she had made onto a tray, then carried it as she headed toward Lux’s room, where he was studying.
Of course, being able to live together as Lux-kun’s maid makes me happy, but being able to do things like this for him directly makes me truly happy as well.
Things she couldn’t do even if she wanted to just a few months ago, she can now do.
Holding onto that happiness as she walked, she arrived in front of Lux’s room before long.
“Master! May I come in for a moment?”
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
Hearing Lux’s usual gentle reply, Siana opened the door, stepped inside, and spoke.
“I’ve prepared some tea and sweets for you, Master. If you’d like, would you care for some?”
“…! I was just about to take a break, so this makes me really happy! Thank you, Siana.”
“N-not at all!”
As Siana said that, Lux stood up from his chair with a genuinely pleased expression and moved over to the sofa.
Happy to see his reaction, Siana placed the tea and sweets on the low table in front of him.
Then, after taking a sip of the tea with a clearly satisfied expression, Lux began eating the sweets and said brightly,
“Both the tea and the sweets are really delicious!”
“I’m very happy to hear you say that!”
After that, Lux continued eating the sweets at a steady pace, but…
Partway through, as if something occurred to him, he stopped, turned to Siana, and spoke.
“Come to think of it, you always make sweets like this for me, but do you ever make some for yourself and eat them too?”
“No. I make them only for you, Master, so I only eat a few pieces myself for taste testing.”
“Huh…!?”
Hearing that, Lux widened his eyes in surprise.
“Then today, let’s eat together.”
“…Eh!? T-together with you, Master…!?”
“Yeah. It’d be a waste to only eat a few when they’re this good. Here, sit here.”
As he said that, Lux patted the space right next to him on the sofa.
Sit next to Lux-kun and eat sweets together…!?
Caught off guard by the unexpected suggestion, Siana felt her heart begin to race.
But thinking that Lux was simply being considerate, she quickly replied.
“N-no! I originally made these for you, Master, so please don’t worry about me and go ahead!”
“I’m not saying this out of concern for you. I just want you to eat more of this delicious food too… no, not just that. I thought that if we ate something this delicious together, it might taste even better.”
“…!”
Lux’s words, spoken with a gentle expression,
Were more than enough to pierce Siana’s heart.
“I-if that’s the case… e-excuse me!”
Sitting down beside Lux, who nodded with a smile,
Siana became acutely aware of just how close she was to him.
And being seated together on the sofa, where the distance between them was so small, made her cheeks flush.
I’m this close to Lux-kun…!
The happiness was enough to make her smile at any moment.
But as she tried her best to hold it in so he wouldn’t find it strange…
“Siana…? Your face looks a little red, is something wrong?”
“!?”
Lux leaned in closer, as if to peer into her face.
L-Lux-kun’s… his face is so close…!
Though she cried out inwardly, she somehow managed to keep a composed front as she answered.
“I-it’s nothing! Please don’t worry about it…!”
“Really…? Then let’s start eating together.”
“Yes…!”
With that reply, Siana began eating the sweets with Lux, just as he suggested.
“…As expected, eating together makes it feel many times more delicious.”
“…! F-for me as well, just eating together with you, Master makes it taste many times better, and makes me feel so happy…!”
“I’m glad you said that. Thank you, Siana.”
Saying that, Lux smiled at her.
Even as each of his expressions and actions made her heart race,
After the two of them finished all the sweets and chatted for a while, Siana left the room so Lux could return to his studies and went back to her own room.
“Violet! I need you to listen for a moment, earlier I sat on the sofa with Lux-kun and…”
Letting out the emotions she had somehow managed to hold back while she was with Lux, she eagerly told Violet everything that had just happened…