The sound of a vacuum cleaner echoed through the house.

Recently, Leon had been working overtime so frequently that running the vacuum cleaner had become difficult. Using it late at night would surely annoy the neighbors.

Thus, Sora was vacuuming during the day.

"...What exactly is your reason for being here?"

I asked, resting my chin on my hand.

"What did you say? I couldn’t hear over the vacuum cleaner."

"I asked why you came to my house."

"You said you were falling behind on house chores, and it was bothering you."

Sora responded as if it were the most …