PROLOGUE
“Well, this is a first—you, calling me on the phone.”
A less than friendly voice came from the smartphone speaker and, for a moment, she felt a twinge of fear.
Indeed, it was the first time the girl had ever initiated a conversation.
Far from a phone call, the two had hardly ever spoken when they were in the same room together.
“So, what’s this about? I’ll hang up if it isn’t worth my time.”
“Ah, um …… Well …”
Hesitating, the girl tries her best to string the words together.
“For Master’s––––––what to do for it ……”
“Goodbye.”
“W-Wait! Don’t hang up!!”
Worried the line would get cut off, she got to the point in a hurry.
“I want to––––––for a present!”
“……!”
The person on the other end of the line gasped at her unexpected suggestion.
The fledgling conversation went quiet …… and ended in silence.
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