My Death Flag Shows No Sign Of Ending

Episode 11

As though to sweep away the atmosphere which was a little heavy, Juno changed the topic.

「By the way Erika-sama, what do you plan to do for the date tomorrow ～?」

「Naturally, I'll go. Since it is the perfect chance to get into contact with Harold-sama」

Erika showed her spirit by clenching both her fists with a 「Mun!」 near her torso. When Harold told them not to approach him as soon as they met, she was flustered as to what she had to do, but a chance came her way due to Hayden's statement. Although Erika didn't feel good to get on with Hayden's proposal, she couldn't let it get away.

「Then, it is a must for you to dress up ～. And in that case, how about wearing Western-style clothes which you rarely wear ～」

「There's no reason to be so enthusiastic about it...........」

Juno was cheering her on since this was a date, but the partner was that Harold. It was hard to think that the situation would turn out to be that romantic.
Practically, it would just be to the level of lightly going around the inner district. More than a date, it would be more fitting to call it an inspection.

「That won't do ～. A maiden should be charming no matter what the time ～」

Like an elder sister, Juno was advocating about how a maiden should be, but rather those words should have come from Erika.
Even though it couldn't be helped during work, spending even the day off in cooking wear, Erika couldn't help but think how a young maiden could dress like that. In Erika's memories, there wasn't a single time where Juno wasn't wearing cooking wear.
If she wanted to remonstrate her about how maiden should be, the persuasiveness was almost non-existent.

「How about you yourself dressing fashionably once in a while? Even though you're beautiful, it's such a waste」

「Fu Fu Fu ～, that is a strategy ～. At the critical moment, with the appeal of me being different from normal, I'll catch the other party's heart ～」

「Then, even I'll keep it in reserve until the critical moment」

「Eeeh ～, it's your first date, alright ～? If it goes well, you might be able to make Harold-sama fall for you , alright ～?」

「He shouldn't be a person who would bend down to another by something of that level」

No matter what, Erika couldn't imagine a Harold who would be soft on a girl. But it was easy to imagine him hurling abusive words at her without any mercy, even if she went all dressed up.

「Yesterday, I found such a cute one piece dress ～. Wear it, Erika-sama ～!」

「When did you buy such a thing........」

Juno took out a one piece dress with frills from inside the luggage, and asked Erika. That appeal went past wanting to maintain a maiden's dignity or ensnaring Harold, and it was just her personal wish to see Erika wear the dress.

「Juno, we haven't come here to play around. Even you should know that, right?」

「Mmmm, it's a pity ～」

Deciding that there was no more room for negotiations, Juno returned the dress to the luggage.
Of course, it wasn't a serious exchange. Juno did it intentionally to break the mood, so as to reduce Erika's nervousness.
And because she had guessed that, even Erika didn't show too strong an interest in it, but there was no way she could keep on being relaxed.

「Then, let us return to the real issue ～. I'll tell you about the points you need to keep in mind when in contact with Harold-sama ～」

「Right, please」