My Beautiful Childhood Friend Is Working in a Maid Cafe For Some Reason - Chapter 110.2

“Yuu-kun. Do you know what day it is today?”

It’s October 31st—what people generally call Halloween.

“A day to drive away evil spirits, right?”

“Come on! Why don’t you just say Halloween?”

“Halloween or Hallowe’en…which one’s actually correct?”

It’s an eternal mystery.

“Hey, are you ignoring me? Don’t ignore me!”

Yukina puffed out her cheeks in frustration and stood firmly in place.

Squinting at her, I opened my mouth.

“Don’t worry. I’m not ignoring you. I’m listening.”

“Then, what day is it today?”

“…Halloween.”

“Correct. So—”

Yukina spread her arms wide, her face blossoming into a smile.

I knew what that meant but waited for her to say it aloud.

“Trick or treat! If you don’t give me candy, I’ll play a trick on you!”

“Okay, you pass. Here, have some candy.”

On Halloween, children go from house to house in costume, collecting candy. Their cuteness is absolutely irresistible.

And just like those adorable kids, Yukina’s innocent wink made me hand over the candy I had bought without a second thought.

“Yay, I did it! There’s so much!”

Yes, yes, she’s really happy. I’m glad I rushed to the convenience store when she called me out of the blue.

Smiling at her happiness, I quietly stood up.

“Alright, I’m heading home. Be careful not to make a mess when you eat the candy.”

I was about to leave after dropping that unnecessary piece of advice. However…

“Wait.”

Yukina grabbed my arm.

“That’s not it, Yuu-kun.”

“What isn’t?”

“The trick!”

“…So you mean you’re upset I didn’t let you play a trick?”

“Exactly! I even dressed up for this! Let me play a trick on you!”

“…Even if you say that.”

Yukina was dressed in a maid costume. Honestly, she always wears costumes, so it didn’t feel particularly special for Halloween.

But to make it special, she added cat ears on her head and wore a tail—I have no idea where she got it—around her waist.

Cat-ear maid—Yukina’s chosen Halloween cosplay.

There are so many types of costumes—zombies, vampires, ghosts, nurses, and more. Yet she chose a maid outfit, probably for me.

I appreciated the thought, and a cat-eared Yukina was a rare sight. When I first saw her, I genuinely wondered if I had wandered into another world for a moment.

But still, letting her play a trick on me…I hesitated.

After all, this was Yukina that we were talking about. Who knows what she might do?

“By the way…what kind of trick were you planning?”

“Uh, um, uh…hold on a second.”

She didn’t even have a plan.

Seeing her cross her arms and think hard now made me want to sigh in exasperation.

“I-I’ve decided. My trick on Yuu-kun will be making you give me a lap pillow!”

“That’s more like a reward.”

“Huh!? Um, uh…then I’ll give you a lap pillow!”

“That’s also a reward.”

“Huh!?”

“Besides, I already gave you candy, didn’t I? You were happy about it, right? So I think I avoided the trick.”

“That’s true, but…today is Halloween, you know? Couples everywhere are getting all lovey-dovey! I want to get lovey-dovey with you too, Yuu-kun!”

It seemed her true feelings had finally come out.

So, Halloween is a day for lovey-dovey couples, huh? I guess I had misunderstood it all this time.

“Alright. Then, trick or treat. If you don’t give me candy, I’ll play a trick on you.”

“Yuu-kun…but I don’t have any candy to give you.”

“Then, trick time it is.”

Now, what should I do? Since it’s under the guise of a trick, I could do anything, but even so, I’d probably just end up scaring myself.

“Alright, here’s my order: lie down with your head on my lap.”

“Huh? Yuu-kun, that’s…”

“Just do it.”

Yukina laid her head on my lap.

Our eyes met, and I took off the cat ears she was wearing. Then, I gently stroked her head.

“Yuu-kun, what are you doing?”

“I’m doting on you.”

“Why?”

“Why…? Well, I couldn’t think of any tricks, and if you want to be lovey-dovey, this should do.”

“I-I wouldn’t mind if you did something a little…you know, naughty.”

“Hmm, I guess that’d be fine too, but we don’t need Halloween for that.”

“But, it’s not often you get the chance to take off a maid outfit.”

“That’s a pretty strong temptation, but I’ll settle for pinching your cheeks.”

“Ouch! Ouch, Yuu-kun, it hurts!”

I enjoyed pulling and poking at Yukina’s soft, squishy cheeks. They felt like mochi.

Then, Yukina pressed her face against my stomach, rubbing her cheek against me.

“Hey, that tickles!”

“I’m just getting back at you. I want to play a trick on you too! Hehe.”

Despite her words, she looked more like a small animal, completely in cuddle mode. So cute.

As I watched her, she suddenly stopped moving.

“…Hey, Yuu-kun.”

Her voice was muffled since her face was still pressed against me.

“What’s up?”

“You know…I want you to stay over tonight…is that okay?”

She didn’t look up, probably too embarrassed. But I could tell her face was bright red just from her ears.

“Um, well, today’s the day to ward off evil spirits, right? So that means there are evil spirits everywhere…I want you to protect me, Yuu-kun.”

Honestly, this wasn’t the first time Yukina had asked me to stay over. We’d eaten dinner and gone to bed together several times before, all perfectly wholesome sleepovers.

“Sure.”

The first time I found her already in my bed, I was pretty shocked. But since then, it’s become almost routine to sleep together.

Even though she gets embarrassed, I feel the same way every time. But still, it’s nice to wake up with my girlfriend next to me.

“Yay! Then, let’s make dinner together later. After that, we can feed each other sweets. But for now, let’s stay like this a little longer.”

Yukina hugged me tightly as she said this, unable to hide her joy.

I began doting on her again.

Stroke after stroke after stroke…it seemed our Halloween wasn’t going to end anytime soon.