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"..."

"So, you take care of the garden, Youmu?" Vincent asks.

"Yes."

Her response is cold and succinct.

"It must be difficult work, doing everything on your own."

"..."

"You handle the household chores and cleaning as well?"

"Yes."

"Wow, you are really something. I didn't think that this place could be maintained by a single person."

"..."

Vincent sighs. Looks like she is still angry, but then again who wouldn't be? If he was in her place, he would probably start planning a way to get free from the seal. And if that didn't work, he'd try finding his captor's weakness. When he gets free, revenge would be a simple matter. He can probably kill his captor outright, or try to trap him somehow at the very least. Slow torture would work, especially if he doesn't understand his captor's motives.

"Hey."

He can probably pretend to be under the seal even after breaking free. This would give him numerous chances to get close to his captor without being suspected. And when the time is right, he would-

"Hey Vincent!"

"E-eh?" he manages.

Youmu is standing a few yards away. She taps her foot impatiently.

"Are you coming? You do know that I can't stay too far."

"O-of course! Sorry about that!" he says quickly as he hurries forward.

Yuyuko suddenly pops out from behind a tree. Her eyes glitter with mischief.

"L-Lady Yuyuko! I thought you went ahead!" Youmu says.

"Ara?" she says as she covers her mouth with her fan. "I just got a bit lonely, so I waited for you two. But maybe I should have went ahead after all, seeing as you two are getting along perfectly."

Vincent only stares with his mouth agape. This looks like the start of another misunderstanding. He turns to see Youmu quite red, but he can't tell whether it is from anger or embarassment.

"I-It isn't what you think! I just wanted to make sure that he doesn't get lost!" Youmu says.

"Y-yes, I just spaced out for a bit," Vincent adds.

Yuyuko lowers her fan and gives them a long look. She raises her hand and points at them defiantly.

"Suspicious!"

Vincent struggles to find words, but he has nothing to say. He turns to Youmu, but she looks just as shocked. Yuyuko hovers closer to him with a serious expression. He freezes as she moves her head closer to his ear. The supernatural aura around her seems to have grown several times. Was she holding back earlier?

"If you hurt her, I'll kill you," Yuyuko whispers.

"W-what?"

She puts a finger to his lips.

"Just kidding!"

Yuyuko laughs as she starts walking down the path. Youmu sighs audibly before she follows. Vincent follows the two girls from behind. Now he has another misunderstanding to deal with.

A few minutes later, Youmu let's Yuyuko walk some distance ahead. This time, she makes sure Yuyuko is out of earshot. She turns to face Vincent.

"May I ask a favor?"

"A favor," Vincent repeats.

"Don't tell Lady Yuyuko about the seal," she says. "I don't want her involved in this."

"Alright. I'll keep it quiet for now."

"Thank you."

Vincent continues walking behind the two girls. They seem to be discussing some meeting Yuyuko had this morning. Since it doesn't involve him, he tunes the conversation out as he thinks about more pressing matters. What should he do next? For now, he can probably stay with the two of them in the mansion, but he can't hang around idly forever.

Then, he sees them: a neat row of cherry trees. He pauses to look at them. They aren't blooming, but somehow they seem familiar. He wonders idly how they would look during spring. As he takes a glance at the girls, he sees that they stopped to look at the trees as well. Perhaps the cherry trees in the Netherworld have an effect on everyone.

Yuyuko is standing quietly with a serious expression as she looks at the trees and the sky. Youmu is looking at the trees as well, but she has a strange expression on her face. Is that a smile? They both seem to be lost in their memories.

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