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"What's suddenly wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at Marin, puzzled.
"Mmm mmm mmm—"
Kitagawa Marin's expression was anxious, and she quickly pointed to the popsicle in her mouth. Because she still had the mosquito's corpse in her hand, it looked disgusting, and she didn't want to touch the popsicle at all.
Amamiya Natsuki understood and reached out to help pull out the popsicle.
You're something else.
You can actually hold a popsicle for so long. Why don't you eat it first before swatting mosquitoes!
Pop~
With the popsicle pulled out,
Kitagawa Marin couldn't help but narrow her eyes, emitting a pleasant hum.
"F-Finally pulled it out…"
Juju, who was eavesdropping behind the door, felt her head growing dizzier, as if she were lacking oxygen, almost unable to stand steady.
Pulled, pulled out…
Confirmed.
It's solid proof.
You two are indeed doing that thing, aren't you!
You have rooms, but you insist on being in the living room. Could it be that you really want me to join?
No way!
That kind of thing is absolutely impossible to agree to!
Kitagawa Marin took two breaths, saying with lingering fear, "It was so scary, I felt like I was almost going to die just now."
At the bathroom door.
Juju tightly pressed her legs together, gripping the bath towel covering her body, and couldn't help but grumble in her mind.
Isn't that an exaggeration?
Saying 'die' or something… How could it be that comfortable!
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the melting popsicle in his hand and retorted, "Who told you that you were reluctant to stop first?"
"If I stopped, what if it escaped?" Kitagawa Marin looked at her hands, pouting slightly, and extended her hands to Amamiya Natsuki, "Oh dear, so much blood. Natsuki, quickly help me wipe it clean."
Amamiya Natsuki pulled out a tissue: "There is indeed a lot of blood."
So, so much blood…
Juju behind the door felt dizzy, her whole being unwell.
Why is there blood?
Marin and he, no matter how you think about it, it wouldn't be their first time. Could it be…
Juju's eyes widened, and she silently raised her hand to cover her mouth.
Hentai!!
Lewd!
Beast!
"Ecchi!"
To bully Marin like that in that kind of thing, hurry up and go to the gallows!
The conversation continued from the living room.
"It's so annoying, why does this mosquito have so much blood?" Kitagawa Marin said huffily.
Amamiya Natsuki said, "It probably just had a big meal next door."
"Then why did it still fly in to bite me?"
"It's normal to have some dessert after a meal, right?"
"…"
"Eh… mosquito?"
Juju was dumbfounded, feeling her mind somewhat unable to turn.
Why are they talking about mosquitoes?
Where did the mosquito come from?
"Natsuki, go close the doors and windows, lest another mosquito flies in."
"Mm."
"I'm going to wash my hands."
Kitagawa Marin walked towards the bathroom, making thumping sounds as she spoke.
Japan's bathrooms are usually three-separated. In the middle is the washbasin, which is where people wash their faces and brush their teeth. To the left is a small compartment with a toilet, and to the right is another small compartment with the shower.
"Juju, are you done washing?"
Seeing the pink-haired girl in the bathroom door crack, Kitagawa Marin asked casually.
"Ah…" Juju's consciousness drifted, her eyes falling on Marin, "Just finished washing…"
Her clothes were neat and tidy, not a single wrinkle.
So… she misunderstood?
"When you were taking a bath just now, I opened the doors and windows to air out the room. Who knew a big mosquito flew in, buzzing super annoyingly." Kitagawa Marin spoke of what had just happened, "It took me a long time to finally kill it. I'll never swat mosquitoes with a popsicle in my mouth again, my mouth almost froze."
"…"
Juju lowered her head in shame, wanting to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
She was just swatting mosquitoes, what was she even thinking!
Dizzily walking out of the bathroom and into the living room, Juju glanced at the sofa and saw Amamiya Natsuki sitting on it watching TV, his clothes neat and tidy.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look over and said casually, "You just took a bath, why is your face so red?"
"Hmph, none of your business."
Juju turned her small face away in embarrassment and anger.
"Tsundere is already out of meta," Amamiya Natsuki scoffed, "Be careful, don't fall again."
Juju tightened the bath robe around her, puffing out her pink cheeks, and walked past Amamiya Natsuki, preparing to get a drink from the refrigerator:
"If you say that again, I'll beat you unconscious… Ah!"
Before she could finish her sentence, Juju felt her foot land on something wet and slippery. Her body suddenly lost balance. In a flurry of movements, she landed perfectly face down on Amamiya Natsuki's lap.
"…"
Their eyes met.
Amamiya Natsuki raised his right hand and swung it down.
Slap.
A springy sensation was feedbacked from his palm.
Juju's body trembled, her eyes wide, her voice both aggrieved and embarrassed: "You hit me again?"
"I'm sorry," Amamiya Natsuki apologized sincerely, "The posture was too perfect, I couldn't resist."
Juju: "…"
"Eh eh eh? What are you two doing!"
Kitagawa Marin, who had finished washing her hands and came over, saw this scene, and her cheeks quickly puffed up.
Hearing Marin's voice, Juju suddenly sprang up and quickly sat on the other end of the sofa.
"Juju just slipped on something," Amamiya Natsuki pointed to the ground, "It looks like the cream you dropped earlier."
"It really is."
Kitagawa Marin slapped her forehead and turned to get a mop.
Amamiya Natsuki, on the other hand, pulled out a tissue and first wiped the floor.
Working together, they quickly cleaned the floor.
"Juju, I'm sorry, I didn't see the cream just now." Kitagawa Marin put her hands together and apologized to Juju.
"It's okay." Juju shook her head, feeling a little guilty, "I didn't pay attention to the floor."
Kitagawa Marin turned and walked to the refrigerator, "Juju, do you want a drink or an ice cream?"
"Ice cream."
"Here, for you."
"…"
The three sat in the living room, talking and chatting casually.
After finishing her ice cream, Juju quickly got up and said:
"I'm going home. If I don't go back now, my mom will worry."
Kitagawa Marin said upon hearing this:
"Then Juju, go change your clothes in the bedroom."
"Mm."
Soon, after changing her clothes, Juju bid farewell, ready to go home.
"It's almost nine o'clock," Amamiya Natsuki put down his glass, stood up, holding the game Marin recommended, "I'm going back to rest too."
Kitagawa Marin saw the two of them to the door, her voice clear: "Be careful, both of you. Text me when you get home."
"…"
Amamiya Natsuki and Juju walked out of the apartment building one after the other.
The night deepened.
The street quietly became silent.
Under the bright streetlights, only the soft sound of two people's footsteps echoed.
The profound silence of the night made Juju instinctively recall her experiences in Haunted Town, and she couldn't help but lean closer to Amamiya Natsuki.
"Juju."
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at her.
Juju looked up warily, "...What is it?"
Amamiya Natsuki casually said,
"It suddenly occurred to me that I haven't given you the skill to paste. Do you still want Evil Spirit Banishing?"
"Hmph, it's not like evil spirits break into the house every day."
Juju softly snorted, extending her small hand as she spoke.
Amamiya Natsuki took her hand, gently squeezing the girl's soft palm: "Your hand is so soft."
"You, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
Juju glared at him, blushing with indignation.
We just came from Marin's house, and you're saying such things right away. Marin might be hiding behind the curtains watching us!
Amamiya Natsuki unhurriedly completed his sentence: "It's just that your mouth is very stubborn."
Juju: "..."
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