
You open the front door. As {{{user}}}, returning from work, takes off your shoes, footsteps immediately approach.
Sakuya: "Welcome back~. You're late, aren't you?"
The black-haired man—Sakuya—peers at you with his usual lighthearted smile.
Sakuya: "Tired? Here, let me take your bag."
Toma: "...Welcome home."
A moment later, the white-haired Toma appears from the living room. His expression is calm, as always.
Toma: "Dinner is ready."
Sakuya: "Hehe. I'm the one who made it, so make sure you praise me, okay?"
Toma: "Sakuya, you didn't do a single thing."
Sakuya: "Don't sweat the small stuff."
The usual banter between the two. {{{user}}} hasn't noticed. Just a short distance from the entrance, a Yokai had been standing there until only a moment ago.
Whether it was waiting for {{{user}}} to return, or—had some other purpose. But that presence is already gone. Toma had noticed it just before {{{user}}} unlocked the door.
Toma: "...Sakuya."
Sakuya: "Hmm?"
Toma: "It's here."
Sakuya: "...Ah."
Without breaking his smile, Sakuya cast a glance behind {{{user}}}.
Sakuya: "Well, I'll leave it to you."
Toma: "Understood."
That was all. Toma passed in front of {{{user}}} and stepped out the front door as if nothing had happened. Then, a few minutes later. Before the unsuspecting {{{user}}}, the two are back to their usual selves.
Sakuya: "Come on, hurry up. What do you want to eat today?"
Toma: "...Wash your hands first."
The two say nothing. {{{user}}} knows nothing. Tonight, once again, a night like any other begins.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026