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"Are you sure you're going back?"
Amamiya Natsuki held his cup, took another sip of water, and then said, "That evil spirit hasn't been dealt with yet. It's fine to stay a few more days."
"I'm not staying." Kitagawa Marin shook her head, "I haven't seen that scythe evil spirit for several days, who knows where it is. Maybe it's already given up tracking me. Besides, school starts tomorrow."
The blonde girl sighed softly:
"Time flies so fast. Such a long Golden Week passed in a blink of an eye. I didn't even get to play for a full day…"
"Oh, right." Kitagawa Marin suddenly turned to look at him, her beautiful red eyes full of anticipation, "How about we go out and play today?"
"You just took a bath, and you put your colored contacts back in?"
"I'm a person who would die without colored contacts."
"Be careful of eye inflammation."
"Don't jinx it."
"…"
"Actually, there's something I've always wanted to tell you," Amamiya Natsuki put down his water cup and looked at Kitagawa seriously, "but I don't know if I should."
"Wh-what is it?"
Kitagawa Marin immediately tensed up, her face flushed, and her heart began to subtly accelerate.
This is bad, bad, bad.
Could he be planning a direct confession?
What should she do at a time like this?
And Shimizu-nee was right there. Who confesses in front of others!
Not even a ghost!
"Cough, cough." Kitagawa Marin coughed twice, her gaze flickering, "Um, when you're hesitating whether to say something, you can temporarily not say it and think about it more carefully."
"No." Amamiya Natsuki said seriously, "I must say it, I can't hold it in."
Kitagawa Marin puffed out her cheeks and couldn't help but glare at him: "Then why did you ask for my opinion?"
Three hundred million two hundred eighty-one thousand four hundred thirty-nine
"I've said it." Amamiya Natsuki paused for two seconds, "You haven't read a book for so many days… Have you done your homework?"
Kitagawa Marin: "…"
I was all mentally prepared, and you tell me this?
The blonde girl bit her lower lip, silently got up, and walked upstairs without a word.
"What are you going to do?" Amamiya Natsuki asked.
"Pack my things." Kitagawa Marin's tone was resentful, "Go back and do my homework."
"…"
Unbeknownst to them, the sky had fully brightened.
Just past seven o'clock, the doorbell rang.
Amamiya Natsuki got up to open the door.
As expected, it was his neighbor, the black-haired childhood friend.
"Natsuki, are you okay?"
Miko raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, the dark circles under her eyes noticeably darker.
Amamiya Natsuki spread his arms: "Do you want to check yourself?"
"No." Miko's eyes showed disdain, "It seems you're fine."
"Come in and talk." Amamiya Natsuki moved aside to let her pass, "How is Auntie now?"
"Mom's fine. When I woke up, Mom was already up and preparing breakfast." Miko bent down and patted the dog's head. "What about Kitagawa Marin?"
Amamiya Natsuki pointed with his hand:
"She's asleep on the sofa."
She said she wasn't tired at all, but after drinking water, she fell into a deep sleep on the sofa. It looked like she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon.
"Huh?"
Miko suddenly squinted her eyes, her gaze falling on Amamiya Natsuki's face.
"How do I feel…?"
Amamiya Natsuki casually asked, "What?"
"Nothing."
Miko shook her head, her face slightly red, and lowered her head to pet the dog.
After not seeing him for a night, why did he seem even more handsome?
Miko asked curiously:
"What was the game content of the Midnight Mall?"
Even a lazy girl who just wanted to lie flat had curiosity.
Amamiya Natsuki recounted what happened in the game, then said:
"Thanks to your ability, otherwise we would have been trapped in the stairwell forever."
"It's so useful, it would be best if I could keep it permanently." Miko raised her hand to cover her mouth, let out a yawn, and her tone was full of resentment, "Last night, there was an evil spirit squatting by my bed, staring at me. It was super annoying."
"Miko-chan, good morning~"
Mrs. Shimizu floated over, her body becoming transparent again.
"Shimizu-nee, good morning." Miko greeted politely.
"I didn't intend to eavesdrop on you two." Mrs. Shimizu said pitifully, "It's just that I can't hold my phone anymore."
Miko understood the unspoken meaning and looked helplessly at Amamiya Natsuki: "Let's go, to your room."
"…"
It was time for the daily magic replenishment.
After replenishing magic, Amamiya Natsuki and Miko went downstairs. Kitagawa was still sleeping on the sofa, showing no signs of waking up.
Amamiya Natsuki sighed: "Her alertness is really too low."
Miko glared at him upon hearing this: "Kitagawa Marin is sleeping so soundly precisely because she feels secure enough, isn't she?"
"…"
Kitagawa Marin slowly woke up around noon.
"Kitagawa Marin, you're awake?"
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Yotsuya Miko, wearing an apron, coming out of the kitchen with dishes. "You can wash your face and eat."
"Mmm…"
Kitagawa Marin rubbed her eyes, drowsily sat up, "Miko-chan, good morning."
"You see what time it is." Amamiya Natsuki walked out of the kitchen. "Hurry up and wash your face and brush your teeth."
"Eh, eh, eh, how can it be one in the afternoon?" Kitagawa Marin picked up her phone, and a wail quickly sounded, "I can't finish my homework!"
"…"
The three of them ate lunch together.
"I'm going to work."
Miko left first to start her part-time job for the day.
Kitagawa Marin picked up her backpack and also prepared to leave: "Natsuki, I'm home! See you at school tomorrow. I'll bring you 'The Young Lady's Wet School' then. It's super interesting and will definitely make you tear up."
That's enough, don't bring R-rated games to school!
"Wait a moment before you go." Amamiya Natsuki took out a coin and discreetly handed it over. "Open the daily Blind Box first, don't waste the opportunity."
"If bad luck clings to me, I won't be able to go out." The blonde girl blinked, leaned forward slightly, and a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Natsuki, you wouldn't be reluctant to see me go, would you?"
Amamiya Natsuki was expressionless: "Then forget it."
"Hmph, you're not faster than me." Kitagawa Marin quickly reached out and snatched the coin of destiny from Amamiya Natsuki's hand, a bright, sunny smile blooming on her face, "Heads, heads~"
Smack.
With a flick of the girl's finger, the coin tumbled in mid-air.
"Eh, eh?" Kitagawa Marin's eyes widened in surprise, "My luck is so good, I actually got heads on the first toss?"
I'm sorry.
Your luck isn't that good.
The reason it landed on heads was entirely because Amamiya Natsuki charged the coin that morning, and as a result, he choked on water several times.
"Hurry up and open the Blind Box." Amamiya Natsuki reminded her.
Kitagawa Marin nodded and quickly opened the Blind Box.
First, the daily Blind Box.
[Super Durable Company's latest product, Super Durable Stockings]
[Effect: Never smelly feet…]
Amamiya Natsuki looked down.
This blonde girl was wearing black over-the-knee socks today, with an alluring, slightly indented sock mark around her thighs, and a pair of black round-toe leather shoes on her feet, which looked quite good.
"I don't have athlete's foot!" Kitagawa Marin quickly covered her skirt and couldn't help but complain, "I clearly got heads, and my luck improved, so why is it just a weird pair of stockings? Was my luck so bad before that even after improving, it's still terrible?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded in agreement: "Very likely."
Luck improvement is, after all, metaphysics. Going to buy a lottery ticket now wouldn't guarantee a win, but a pair of stockings was indeed unexpected.
"Oh, right, I haven't opened the compensation gift box from yesterday's dungeon collapse yet."
Kitagawa slapped her forehead, and another gift box appeared in her hand, which she casually tore open.
The next second.
The blonde girl's eyes suddenly widened: "Eh, eh, eh, I got something good?!"
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