After finishing their bath, Kaoru brought her to sit by the bed.
She was only wrapped in a thin towel, her face slightly flushed as she looked at him curiously.
"I contacted a top pharmaceutical company. They have a product that hasn't been released to the market yet."
Kaoru carefully chose his words—he rarely displayed this other level of capability in front of others.
"Though it's not on the market, they've conducted numerous experiments. The product is very safe and effective."
Kei Karuizawa blinked, not understanding what he was talking about.
"Shouldn't the school prevent us from contacting outsiders?"
Surprisingly, even usually airheaded her noticed this loophole.
Kaoru had to add an explanation. "I asked the chairman. Before he left the school, he promised me he'd have them send the product to me."
Kei Karuizawa didn't overthink it and asked, "What is it?"
"A medical product with beautifying effects."
Kaoru's expression turned serious. "Many biomedical companies are researching technologies in this area—like whitening, spot removal, fat reduction, breast augmentation, etc. What they gave me falls within these categories."
Kei Karuizawa began to overthink—why suddenly give her a beauty product? Could it be that he thought she wasn't pretty enough?
Soon, she dismissed that thought.Because Kaoru took out something resembling a band-aid.
It was actually a [Wound Removal Patch], whose effect was to clear all wounds including scars.
The moment he obtained it, Kaoru had already planned to use it on Kei Karuizawa.
"This?"
Kei Karuizawa tilted her head, "I'm not injured though?"
"No, this is a [Wound Removal Patch] specifically designed to repair scarred skin. Just apply it to the area, and it should improve in about two or three days."
Kaoru knew she had always been conscious of the scar on her stomach.
Both Kushida Kikyo and Ichinose Honami had secretly asked him about it, wanting to know the story behind this scar.
After learning the truth, they tacitly never brought up the matter again, always pretending not to see it.
Moreover, whenever they were present, Karuizawa would insist on wearing clothes - even if they got dirty, she wouldn't take them off.
"Kaoru... so you do care about this part of me after all?"
Unexpectedly, Kei Karuizawa seemed quite disappointed.
She didn't believe anything could repair scars, thinking instead that Kaoru was disgusted by her.
"Yes, I care about it immensely."
Kaoru's expression turned serious. "Every time I see you unwilling to undress completely, it bothers me."
Kei Karuizawa froze for a moment before feeling her clothes being lifted up.
A sudden force made her lean backward, falling onto the soft bed.
"Huh?"
She found Kaoru looking down at her from above, particularly staring at her lower abdomen.
"If you think I'm disgusted by you, you're completely mistaken. For a cute beauty like you, I'd love to hold you in my hands and kiss every part of you."
To be honest, her repeated behavior had been irritating Kaoru somewhat.
Perhaps tired of being patient, tired of dealing with her hesitation, he decided to shatter her misconceptions through action.
Before Kei Karuizawa could react, she was already pinned down.
Seemingly unprepared for Kaoru's sudden assault, a flash of panic appeared in her eyes, especially when she noticed his expression - her own expression becoming extremely unsettled.
The next moment, Kaoru poked her stomach, his fingertip lingering on her scar.
The moment her skin made contact with the air, goosebumps appeared all over her body, and her pretty face turned bright red.
"W-wait, what are you doing?!"
"Proving how much I care about this place. I've always thought it was cute, and Kei's reactions are even cuter."
"Wah... I, I know I was wrong... hurry... stop it now!"
Kei Karuizawa's legs kicked wildly as she struggled intensely.
Kaoru had no choice but to release her hands, upon which she threw a flurry of punches at him, glaring at him with a completely red face.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?"
"Who, who would kiss... pervert! You're a total pervert!"
"Because Kei cares so much about it."
Kei Karuizawa had nothing to say to that.
She snorted heavily, turned her pretty face away, and used her small hands to pull the bath towel over her lower abdomen, blocking Kaoru's view.
"Stop messing around. This thing is really expensive - I'm applying it for you."
Ignoring her glare, Kaoru applied the [Wound Removal Patch] while talking to himself, completely covering the scar on her lower abdomen.
"Pervert." Kei Karuizawa whispered softly, touching what she thought was a bandage, feeling a warm sensation.
"Is this the birthday gift you gave me?"
[Effect detected, repair successful!]
Kaoru was momentarily stunned by the text that flashed before his eyes—it ended in less than five seconds?
"Uh, yes, this thing can get wet, no need to worry."
"Really?"
"Really."
Kaoru felt a bit guilty, he had thought it might take some time, but it was over in just a few seconds.
[[Bloodstained Chalice has accumulated one Miracle Power!]
[Progress toward Divine Miracle: 1/7]
Kaoru froze in place—could repairing a scar really count as a miracle?
It shouldn't be, right?
With current human medical technology, repairing scars is... no, it's impossible.
Current technology can only lighten or fade scars, not completely eliminate them.
The [Wound Removal Patch] most likely directly erased Kei Karuizawa's scar—something beyond current human capabilities.
In other words, anything humans can't achieve can be considered a miracle.
Kaoru thought of all the rewards he had received so far—things that seemed unbelievable to ordinary people were, to him, just a matter of receiving a reward.
"Kaoru?"
Kei Karuizawa waved her hand in front of his face, perhaps thinking he was angry, and looked a bit dejected.
"Mmm, I won't dislike the gift you gave me. It was my fault earlier—because... because of various reasons, I've been feeling uncomfortable here, so I had strange thoughts. I won't do it again."
Kaoru snapped back to reality and simply hugged the girl in front of him, whispering.
"I won."
"Huh? Huh?"
Kei Karuizawa's mind went blank, she was dazedly held in Kaoru's embrace, not even noticing that her bath towel had fallen to the floor.
"Kei, let me give you a massage."
Kaoru was a bit excited.
He pressed the girl's shoulders, his gaze involuntarily falling on her well-proportioned, plump thighs.
Kei Karuizawa tried to escape, but as soon as she turned around, Kaoru grabbed her calves.
Her small feet kicked wildly in the air, like a little rabbit encountering a big bad wolf, and she could only plead for mercy.
"No, no, not tonight. You have to hold back. The massage... the massage will break me... Aww..."
Kaoru grabbed her feet and skillfully pressed into the soles.
Her cries of distress didn't stop for a moment.
"It's breaking! It's going to break! Pleeease... I'm begging you, at least... at least... gah..."
Kaoru pinned her hands and covered her mouth—she was being too loud and might disturb the neighbors.
"Mmmpf!"
Kei Karuizawa's resistance grew even more intense; she absolutely refused, making it quite a struggle for Kaoru.
Just as he was about to say something, she bit him.
It hurt.
Kaoru reflexively let go of her, and then he saw her seize the opportunity to retreat to the corner, her face flushed as she glared at him.
"No massages!"
Kei Karuizawa couldn't handle it—it was pure torture, every time leaving her drained of energy.
Kaoru was stunned for a while, making Kei a bit puzzled. Following his gaze, she noticed something at her feet.
The [Wound Removal Patch] had fallen onto the bed.
"Ahem, let's go to sleep quickly." Kaoru nonchalantly stood up, preparing to turn off the lights and sleep.
"Wait!"
Karuizawa Kei called out to him, staring intently at her lower abdomen.
"What's going on here?"
The once shocking scar had completely vanished, leaving her skin flawless as if a miracle had occurred!
"Just now... I clearly... wasn't there a scar here?"
The impact was so overwhelming that Karuizawa Kei temporarily lost her ability to think.
"Strange, strange, strange. Did I see wrong? Is this an illusion?"
She pinched her cheek, and the pain made her realize this was reality.
Thus, Karuizawa Kei looked at Kaoru as if she'd seen a ghost.
"This is a high-tech product. We need to keep it secret."
Kaoru raised a finger to his lips, shushing her.
Karuizawa covered her face: "Do you think I'm an idiot? Right now, if you told me you were a magician, I'd believe you. How could something like this be possible!"
'Damn, the truth is exposed.'
Although he had mentally prepared for this, he still felt a hint of nervousness.
However, Kaoru didn't expect Karuizawa Kei's next move.
She lifted her face, then came before Kaoru, her forehead touching his.
"Even if you're a magician, can I still like you, right?"
Kaoru gently touched her cheek - truth be told, she was something of a magician herself, especially in moments like these.
Then, just as he was about to kiss her, she shyly pulled back.
"No, not tonight, really not allowed."
Karuizawa whispered, "Today's portion must all be saved for tomorrow. Let's wait until tomorrow to talk about it!"
What kind of outrageous talk was this?
Kaoru couldn't take it anymore.
He didn't know if they learned this themselves or if Kushida Kikyo had been deliberately instilling these ideas in them.
"I, we'll give you a surprise tomorrow!"
Karuizawa quickly wrapped herself in a towel, pattered down from the bed, and headed to the bathroom to change into her nightgown.
Closing the bathroom door, Karuizawa leaned against the wall, breathing somewhat rapidly.
Her small hand rested on her stomach - so miracles really do exist in this world, magical magic is real.
Although the scar's disappearance made her happy, the key point was that Kaoru had actually been thinking about this matter, which amazed her even more.
Some might think Kaoru deliberately waited until today to bring out the [Wound Removal Patch], or that he just happened to remember about it recently.
Impossible.
Karuizawa was certain of her thoughts - he must have obtained this thing only recently.
No particular reason, just a woman's intuition and her understanding of him.
Like Ichinose Honami, at this moment Karuizawa felt a strong impulse - she desperately wanted to understand everything about Kaoru, including his past and his entire soul!
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