Year of the Boar, Tenth Month, Day 18.

As if I did not have enough with which to concern myself at present. Yuuta, the insufferable toad, decided that he would try to press his affections on me again last night. I would have been less irritated had he arrived at a reasonable hour but he chose to present himself at my door just shy of the hour of the cricket. Did he imagine I would be sufficiently tired that I would simply acquiesce or does he now imagine that we have moved beyond even the most perfunctory courtesies? When I told him that I was tired, he actually said that I did not need to be otherwise, he would be active enough for the both of us and took my wrist in his hand and tried to pull me back into my chamber...!
I sit here smiling to myself at the look on his face when he realised I held a blade at his groin. I told him in no uncertain terms that not only did 'no' mean 'no' but that it now permanently meant 'no' and that if I were to so much as see a strand of his beard anywhere near my chambers again, he would find himself missing a fundamental part of his anatomy! I saw something in his eyes; the briefest of calculations... could he force the issue or would I seriously harm him... I am relieved that he chose to believe me capable of carrying out my promise and, after dishing out some fairly unpleasant comments as to my breeding, he left.
I do not see that I have any choice but to bring this to Yuika's attention because if he chooses to return and push this issue, I will most certainly make good on my promise and I have no wish to find myself a guest in the House oubliette having injured him grievously. How I will go about that, I have no idea since Yuika still refuses to talk to me. Ryouko may have better luck although Yuika has yet to say a single word to Ryouko other than to mistakenly call her 'Atsuko'.
On that note, I have myself a new maid. She seems like a decent girl with no ambitions other than to do her job well so I do not see that she is ever going to take on 'extra' duties but perhaps, in time, she will become an ally and there is an awful lot to be said for that...