Maria returned from buying groceries and glanced at her younger sister sleeping soundly on the sofa, with her feet propped up on Tenya's leg, completely lacking any ladylike image.
"Sorry. Tenya-kun, you're seeing something embarrassing."
Maria clasped her hands together, squinted one eye, and expressed her apology to him.
Tenya said with a light chuckle, "It's fine."
"I don't dislike being able to see Alisa-san's most authentic side, you know."
"Oh my~"
"If Alya heard that, she would be very happy, you know."
Maria returned a smile, then continued, "Tenya-kun, stay and eat before you go."
"By the way, no refusing."
"I specifically bought a lot of ingredients."
Without allowing any argument, Maria put on a cute pink apron and walked into the kitchen.
"I'm really looking forward to Masha-senpai's cooking."
Having nothing else to do, Tenya took out his phone, scrolling through short videos with one hand, while the other hand played with Alisa's foot.
Since you can prop it on me, I can play with it. Isn't that reasonable?
Good times always pass quickly.
Alisa gradually woke up from her dream, her eyelids twitching slightly.
Feeling a slight strange feeling on her sole, her heart wavered a little.
"???"
What's going on?
Alisa lifted her eyelids. Seeing that the person in front of her was Tenya, she secretly sighed in relief.
Then she immediately felt extremely embarrassed.
Wait a minute...!
Why did I drop my guard after seeing Tenya?
Even if we're friends, you can't just casually touch a young girl's foot, right?
Her gaze shifted, and she found that one of Tenya's hands was still scrolling through his phone.
She immediately felt a burst of annoyance!
This guy...
He's clearly touching my foot, yet he's distracted by playing on his phone.
Is his phone more attractive than my foot?
What an unromantic man!!!
"...."
Hearing Alisa's inner thoughts, a strange expression appeared on Tenya's face.
Girl, your internal monologue is a bit much!
Tenya pretended to be unfazed and said, "Alisa-san, wake up. Dinner will be ready soon, you know."
"...."
Alisa pretended to be asleep and didn't respond.
She thought to herself, 'Let go quickly! If I wake up, won't this be very awkward?'
Tenya believed that as long as he wasn't awkward, the other person would be!
Thinking of this, he deliberately used his fingernail to lightly scratch her feet.
"Umu!"
Alisa spread her toes, almost unable to stop herself from crying out.
You can really endure it, huh?
Tenya's playful mood suddenly surged, and he continued to tickle her with his fingernail.
"Ahhn Mmm Hnn~"
Alisa bit her lips and her cheeks flushed bright red, trying hard to endure.
Tenya took advantage of the situation, increasing the force of his hand.
Finally, Alisa couldn't stand it anymore and opened her eyes wide.
"Stop it, you foot-fetish idiot!!!"
In her embarrassment and anger, Alisa used an upward kick, landing squarely on Tenya's face.
"Dinner's ready... Huh?!"
"Alya, what's wrong?"
"Oh no! Tenya-kun, are you okay?"
Maria, who came out holding bowls and chopsticks, just happened to see the scene of Alisa kicking Tenya.
"Cough cough!"
Tenya held his nose and waved his hand, acting magnanimous.
"I'm fine. Alisa-san might have had a nightmare, perhaps?"
"You're the one having a nightmare!" Alisa glared at him, her face full of shame and indignation.
Tenya innocently said, "Strange... I clearly didn't do anything."
"You...!!"
Alisa became enraged but in front of her sister, she couldn't bring herself to say it, being tickled on the sole of her foot by the other party.
"Really~ Alya, it's not okay to use violence on friends, you know."
Maria, unaware of the truth, educated her younger sister with a look of playful scolding.
"Sister, I....!!"
Alisa felt like crying but had no tears.
Tenya once again displayed his magnanimity, "No need to mind, Masha-senpai. I won't get angry at Alisa-san."
Alisa was so angry she rolled her eyes. If she weren't weak from being sick, she would have definitely kicked Tenya a few more times.
"Alright, alright."
"Let's eat."
Maria didn't think too much about this either.
"As expected of Masha-senpai, your cooking is truly top-notch!"
Tenya began to eat heartily, eating with great relish.
"You really aren't polite at all..."
Alisa was speechless for a moment as she watched, then scooped up a few mouthfuls of rice.
Maria's cooking was indeed delicious. Even with a poor appetite from being sick, it could still make her want to eat.
"Mhm mhm~ A boy with a good appetite is a good boy~" Maria was very happy to see this.
Seeing others eat with relish generally brings a sense of accomplishment to the cook.
– – –
The sky gradually darkened.
Alisa asked, "Hey, Tenya, aren't you leaving yet?"
"Alya, it's rude to chase guests away."
Maria first patted her on the shoulder, then turned and said softly to Tenya, "If Tenya-kun doesn't mind, you can stay over here."
"Really?" Tenya was very surprised by this.
Alisa asked, "Huh? Wait, what do you mean by this?"
"A single man and two single women... isn't this inappy?"
Maria explained, "I trust Tenya-kun's character."
"Also, tomorrow I have something to do with my club and have to leave early."
"Alya hasn't fully recovered yet, and I'm not at ease with you going to school alone."
"So, I'll leave it to Tenya-kun."
At Maria's invitation, Tenya naturally stayed over.
"Hmm~"
Maria hummed a little tune while comfortably taking a bath.
The light shone on the opaque glass door, reflecting the outline of her incredibly proud figure.
"Hey, where are you looking?" Alisa glared at him and asked.
"Admiring Masha-senpai." Tenya answered truthfully, his eyes not moving.
"Don't stare at my sister with perverted eyes!" Alisa warned him, holding up her fists.
"Alright then."
Tenya shifted his gaze, his eyes falling upon Alisa in front of him.
"...."
Alisa took two steps back and quickly said, "You're not allowed to stare at me either."
Tenya complained, "Alisa-san, you're being a bit unreasonable."
"There are two beauties in the room."
"If I don't look at you two, am I supposed to look at ghosts?"