
Tsubaki bowed towards Sakura, "I am very sorry for my behavior now. Please forgive my rudeness."
"It's okay. We understand your concerns." Sakura picked up Tsubaki.
"Thank you, but I'll tell Kaichou what I just did to accept my punishment." Tsubaki looked up and said sincerely.
'Tight and stubborn.' They all think.
"Can you tell me what happened yesterday?" Tsubaki pleads with Sakura while waking up.
"Sure, but we're having breakfast now, would you like to join us?"
"Thank you for your offer, but I already had it before coming here."
"Then I will prepare tea for you, please sit down." Sakura returned to the kitchen without waiting for an answer from him.
"Thank you." Tsubaki goes to the living room and sits on the sofa. He then sees Sona's bag with the file inside. Tsubaki didn't realize it before because she was too focused on looking for something magical in nature, 'What a big mistake, I shouldn't ignore normal things just because it's normal. Maybe I can react better if I realize it. Or maybe worse.'
Tsubaki had calmed herself down enough before Sakura came out with tea in her hands. He expresses his gratitude again and begins sipping tea to calm himself down further and arranges what he knows in his head and concludes that Sona could not sleep all this time without help or intervention from outside, 'I have to confirm this later. I hope it doesn't have any side effects.' But based on his peaceful face, even if it had side effects, it shouldn't be too big that the healing magic couldn't fix.
Sakura told Tsubaki what happened last night, of course, without saying anything about Ophis. They had all received a warning from Kisuke that just mentioning his whereabouts would bring them a lot of trouble. Just imagine how other people would react if they knew that the strongest creature in the world was visiting them to buy cookies. They will be the center of attention of good people and bad people who are fatal to those who know little.
"The president lost his chess match again? And he agreed to the pajama party that Urahara-san proposed?" Tsubaki asked in disbelief.
"Sona-Kaichou lost so badly in their first match that she couldn't accept it, but Kisuke-senpai told her that she wouldn't play with him if she didn't join the party." Koneko completes Sakura's words.
"...In seriously?" What Tsubaki heard at the moment seemed like a fantasy to her, 'He lost so badly that a very strict President chose to follow her demands? How bad is it really?' Tsubaki thought for a moment and asked, "How many games do they play?", 'The president should have won at least once if they played 3-4 games, right?'
“We don't know for sure because they've done it until the early hours. If we count with the time they spend, it might be around 8-11 games. I woke up a little when Kisuke-kun tried to persuade him to stop." Aika answered him while pondering over many things.
"... How's their score?" Tsubaki's mouth twitched as she imagined her master stubbornly refusing to accept defeat.
"If I recall correctly, Kisuke-kun completely destroyed Kaichou's confidence." Aika said while tilting her head to the right trying to squeeze her brain.
"He didn't win once?"
"Not once." Aika reassured him with a smile.
"..." - ".Tsubaki remained silent and drank her tea to reset her mind and process the things she heard today. It was shocking for his master to lose the chess game so badly that he could not admit defeat as he was known in the Underworld as a genius chess player who never lost to anyone. Even the condition she set for her marriage was her defeat in chess. It shows his confidence as a player. Yet an unknown human suddenly appeared and played with him like a child.
"What do you mean how?" Sakura asked puzzledly as she refilled the tea in Tsubaki's cup.
"Ah, I'm sorry I didn't explain it, but the President always gets up at 6:00 am regardless of how the day goes by or how tired he was the day before. I can't believe it, he, who was thinking about and planning a lot for his dream, can sleep well now." Tsubaki's smile grew warm as she recalled how hard her master's hard work was only for the sake of the Lower Class children in the Underworld having the chance to achieve their own dreams. If not for his physique as a Devil, he would have fainted long ago.
Sakura, Koneko and Aika looked at each other. They can see that they can see how important Sona is to Tsubaki who transcends the normal relationship of a master and servant from just that smile alone.
"Kisuke-senpai might use a certain spell on her." Koneko answered his question.
"Special spell?"
"Yes, even though I don't know the name, I've experienced it. It was when my mind was muddled because of certain news that I received. When he used that spell, a strangely calming energy flowed throughout your body. It's not the kind of spell that forcibly takes away your emotions to calm you down, it's warm." Koneko told me her experience. To be honest, he wanted to experience it again, he couldn't ask Kisuke because the spell was much needed at the moment.
"How did you feel after that? Please tell me in detail." Tsubaki fixed her glasses while listening to Koneko carefully. If Kisuke really used this spell on his master, then he would need every information about it since it might have a disastrous effect if it was not dealt with. He had never heard of Kisuke being extremely skilled in magic so being careful for Sona's safety was the right thing to do.
"In detail? I can't tell you that much because I don't see any special changes in myself even after using my weapon to scan my entire body. All I felt after waking up was feeling refreshed and my body was in top shape.
" Thank you for telling me." Tsubaki thinks that she should confirm it from Sona just to be sure because she is still skeptical about mind-affecting magic not having any side effects, especially for those with high magic resistance.
"Then one more thing, Why is Kiryuu-san able to listen to this conversation? And he seems to know a few things. As far as I know, Kiryuu-san is just an ordinary human who comes from a normal bloodline." Tsubaki looked at Aika as she said this which made Aika take a step back due to the pressure she put out.
"Because of my son's carelessness, he accidentally showed her his magic."
"Is that so? Then a simple memory-removing magic is enough."
"My son has a special ability that can sense the aura of others very precisely. He already knew about the existence of the Sacred Gear within him so he let him choose to stay or forget everything."
"Hmmm? Did you get an invitation from someone to choose that?"
"I got an invitation from the President, but I didn't accept it. I believe Kisuke-kun is more than the President so he has taken me under his wing." Aika looked at him straight and answered him without cowering.
"... Is Urahara-san part of an organization?"
"I guess, no. He did mention that he was alone."
"Then you and he will be considered lost. Since you know the President and Toujou-san here, the Devils of this city will not do anything to you as long as you do nothing that will harm you." normal human and Devil safety. As for other organizations, it is better if you do not make contact in any of them. You're in trouble, but I wish you luck as a former human and a fellow saint." Tsubaki stopped talking and sipped her tea waiting for her master to wake up.
"Thank you."