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Amamiya Natsuki got up and opened the door, only to see Miko standing outside, teary-eyed, holding an umbrella in one hand and her phone in the other. She looked just like a wronged little beast who had gotten lost and just found her way home.
"You... can you see me?"
"You definitely can see me!"
A hollow, confused voice echoed faintly beside Miko.
A woman in white pajamas, with long black hair, resembling a Madame, followed closely beside Miko. Her face beneath her black hair had only a huge mouth, filled with interlocking fangs, as if ready to attack at any moment.
Amamiya Natsuki raised his eyebrows slightly and decisively activated Evil Spirit Banishing.
Enveloped by the halo, the compound-eyed evil spirit immediately shrieked, transparent flames burning on its body. It quickly burned to ashes in the rainy night, turning into nothingness.
"It's alright." Amamiya Natsuki reached out and pulled Miko inside, rubbing the top of her head. "Looks like your luck wasn't very good today."
"It was very bad." Miko exhaled lightly, folded her umbrella and put it away, her tone resentful, "I had just finished reading, was about to go to the bathroom, and then go to sleep..."
Understood.
No matter if you feel it or not, you have to go to the bathroom before bed. Those who go to sleep without shaking it off in the bathroom are tough people.
"Who knew that when I came out, that evil spirit was standing right outside the door." Miko rubbed her eyes, her tone even more resentful, "I was a bit sleepy at the time and didn't react. I even thought it was my mother and subconsciously dodged, and then I got entangled."
"It followed me everywhere, constantly asking if I could see it. I couldn't sleep at all."
Amamiya Natsuki poured Miko a glass of water and then sat down beside her: "Didn't you say before that there was a child-like evil spirit hiding under your quilt, and you still managed to sleep?"
"Before was before..."
Miko cupped the glass with both hands, took a sip of water, and looked over resentfully.
It's definitely not possible now.
It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Having experienced the joy of peaceful sleep, she naturally couldn't endure the nightmare of constant anxiety.
"So, what now?" Amamiya Natsuki asked, "Are you going to your room tonight?"
"No." Miko shook her head, "It was so dangerous yesterday. If I go again today and Kyosuke catches us, I'll never be able to face being an older sister again."
"It's already eleven at night." Amamiya Natsuki raised his phone, "Kyosuke must be fast asleep by now."
"Better safe than sorry."
"That makes sense." Amamiya Natsuki's tone became subtly ambiguous, "Since we're not going to your place, then you'll have to stay over. Unfortunately, the quilt isn't dry yet, so I'll have to sacrifice myself again tonight and sleep with you."
Miko couldn't help but glare at him: "I didn't ask you to stay!"
Miscalculation.
She had been too nervous just now and rushed out, forgetting to bring a quilt.
"So, what do we do now?"
Miko looked hesitant.
Go home and get a quilt, or just remember it and deal with it tomorrow.
"You can have the quilt." Amamiya Natsuki stood up and said, "I'll just wear an extra pair of pajamas tonight."
Miko looked at him upon hearing this: "It's so cold, you'll catch a cold, won't you?"
"Don't underestimate a player's physical fitness." Amamiya Natsuki brought the quilt over, "I can lift you with one hand right now."
Passive Skill: Lie Flat and Grow Stronger.
Clearing dungeons provides basic attribute rewards.
There are also purchasable attributes that occasionally refresh in the Mall. Amamiya Natsuki's current physical fitness already far exceeds that of ordinary people; he could easily sprint a hundred meters carrying Miko.
Miko rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."
"Come on, if you don't believe me, let's try it."
"No, go away."
"…"
After drinking water, laying out the bedding, and chatting for a bit, Miko raised her hand to cover her mouth, yawning: "I'm sleepy. Turn off the lights and let's sleep."
"Okay."
Amamiya Natsuki agreed, turned off the lights, and then lay down on the sofa.
Miko turned her body, hugging a pillow, and looked at Amamiya Natsuki lying on the sofa, softly saying:
"Won't you be cold without a blanket?"
"Not cold, it's summer after all." Amamiya Natsuki spoke truthfully, "Just a little cool."
"Mm…"
Miko softly hummed in response, not speaking further.
The air grew quiet.
Amamiya Natsuki closed his eyes and began to rest. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a hand fumbling over in the darkness and subconsciously grabbed it:
"Miko?"
"You're so cool." Miko fumbled on Amamiya Natsuki for a moment, then whispered, "You'll definitely catch a cold at night… Come down and sleep."
"Huh?" Amamiya Natsuki was startled, "Come down and sleep together?"
"You're still going to Kagoshima this weekend, catching a cold would be troublesome, right?" Miko placed the pillow in the middle of the bedding, wide-eyed, "One of us sleeps on each side, and don't cross the pillow at night."
Amamiya Natsuki lay down beside Miko, turning his head to look at Miko: "What if I accidentally cross over?"
Miko lightly snorted: "I'll hit you."
"Then it's fine." Amamiya Natsuki reached over the pillow and held Miko's soft hand, "As long as you don't hit my face, you can hit anywhere else."
"Pfft!"
"…"
Excluding last night, after elementary school student fell asleep, Amamiya Natsuki quietly got up and left. Today was the first time the two of them slept in the same bed.
Other than holding hands, Amamiya Natsuki didn't do anything more excessive. The two of them whispered for a while, and after an unknown amount of time, sleepiness arrived, and they eventually drifted off to sleep.
The night passed without a word.
6:00 AM the next morning.
The alarm clock rang on time.
Amamiya Natsuki opened his eyes and felt a soft, fragrant body leaning into his embrace, and a soft, full mass perfectly filling his palm.
"This sensation…"
Amamiya Natsuki subconsciously squeezed.
A charming low hum quickly sounded beside his ear.
"Mmm~"
The next second.
Miko opened her eyes, gazing indistinctly.
Their eyes met.
Amamiya Natsuki greeted: "Good morning."
"Good…"
Miko subconsciously responded, then quickly became fully awake, her pretty face rapidly flushing.
"Don't hit me yet." Amamiya Natsuki's expression was serious, "As everyone knows, when people are asleep, they not only talk in their sleep, but their bodies also move on their own."
Miko puffed out her cheeks and reached out to pinch Amamiya Natsuki's waist.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Amamiya Natsuki decisively bowed his head in apology.
"Hmph."
Miko quickly sat up, looking down to check her pajamas.
Thankfully, they were only a bit disheveled, and nothing had gone inside her pajamas…
"Eh, wait." Miko suddenly realized, "The position is wrong."
Last night, she was clearly sleeping on the left side, but now she had moved to the right, and the pillow had fallen to the floor at some point… So, the one who threw herself into his arms was actually her?
Amamiya Natsuki also sat up, sighing: "I feel like I got hit for nothing."
"You certainly didn't get hit for nothing." Miko covered her chest, glared at him, got up to tidy her things, and slipped towards the entrance, "I'm going back!"
Amamiya Natsuki also lost his sleepiness. He looked out the window, vaguely seeing a hint of dawn, and simply got up to walk the dog in the park.
7:50 AM.
Amamiya Natsuki arrived at school, just about to go to the Game Club, when he suddenly met a pink-haired Senpai.
"Natsuki-kun, good morning."
Tsubame Koyasu's eyes lit up, and she waved happily, her girlish voice particularly clear in the morning breeze.
"Good morning." Amamiya Natsuki nodded.
Tsubame Koyasu happily leaned closer, lowering her voice and saying:
"Um, the Gymnastics Club is empty this morning, Natsuki-kun, do you want to go flip coins?"
"Not now, I have to go to the Game Club first."
Amamiya Natsuki quietly explained the reason.
"I see."
Tsubame Koyasu clasped her hands behind her back, nodding lightly, and looked curiously at Mrs. Shimizu not far away.
She had noticed Mrs. Shimizu before, always appearing by Amamiya Natsuki's side, and completely different from ordinary evil spirits, so she was naturally very curious but never had the chance to ask.
Only today did she learn that she was Kaguya-san's mother.
Noticing Tsubame Koyasu's gaze, Mrs. Shimizu turned her head, smiled and blinked, then continued to stick close to Yurikawa Hana.
"Poke poke—"
Tsubame Koyasu extended a slender finger and lightly poked Amamiya Natsuki's arm, then slightly stood on her tiptoes, leaning closer and whispering:
"Natsuki-kun, I'm very curious."
"Since she's Kaguya-san's mother, why did she become your Guardian Spirit?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked over: "Tsubame-senpai, have you played Pokémon?"
"I have, I love it."
"Then you should know that to catch a Pokémon, you first need a Master Ball. To have a Guardian Spirit, you also need the corresponding binding qualification."
"No wonder." Tsubame Koyasu suddenly understood, her eyes full of expectation, "Natsuki-kun, can I come to the Game Club and play with you?"
"If you want to go, then come along."
"Thank you, Natsuki-kun."
"…"
The two talked as they walked, and soon arrived outside the Game Club.
Knock knock.
Amamiya Natsuki raised his hand and knocked on the door.
No matter where you enter, knocking first is always proper etiquette.
"Come in."
Fujiwara Chika's clear and pleasant voice came from the clubroom.
Amamiya Natsuki pushed the door open. Because he had gone to the office, he was a little late today, and Kaguya, Chika, and Marin had all already arrived.
Stepping into the room, a light gasp suddenly came from behind him.
"Oh dear…"
Immediately after, Amamiya Natsuki felt his arm sink into two soft mounds, and a delicate, musky fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
"Tsubame-senpai?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at the girl who had suddenly hugged his arm.
"Sorry, sorry." Tsubame Koyasu apologized repeatedly, "I accidentally stepped on my shoe just now. Good thing Natsuki-kun was in front."
"Stare—"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pretty face hardened, her gaze falling on Amamiya Natsuki's hugged arm.
I-it actually sank in?!
The strong visual impact made Shinomiya Kaguya bite her lower lip.
She was just a first-year Senpai, this was too unfair!
From the perspective of biological evolution, so much fat and flab did not conform to evolutionary principles, and was meaningless to oneself. Its only purpose was to please men!
Sure enough, this Tsubame-senpai, like Fujiwara, was just a creature who only knew how to use low-level methods to seduce men.
"Wait—"
Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly trembled slightly, and after looking around, the highlights in her beautiful red eyes quickly faded.
Fujiwara Chika, Kitagawa Marin, Miko, Yurikawa Hana, plus today's Tsubame Koyasu… Among everyone, only she was an A-cup.
Could it be that she was the one who failed to evolve?
At the same time.
"Good morning, everyone."
Tsubame Koyasu didn't dwell on what just happened. A bright, heroic smile appeared on her face as she introduced herself with grace, "I'm Tsubame Koyasu, a second-year. Yesterday, I promised to help Natsuki-kun with his cheer speech… In any case, please take care of me from now on."
Actually, no introduction was needed. As one of the campus's Three Goddesses, Tsubame-senpai was incredibly popular at school; almost no one didn't know her.
"Ohayo." Fujiwara Chika had already happily gotten up and came to Tsubame Koyasu's side, "Good morning, Tsubame."
"Chika-chan."
The two girls happily embraced.
Both were social butterflies, so it was normal for them to know each other.
"Why did Tsubame-senpai come over?" Kitagawa Marin asked curiously.
Amamiya Natsuki sat down beside Marin: "I happened to meet her on the way over, so we came to play together."
"Understood."
Kitagawa Marin nodded.
As fellow players, Kitagawa Marin understood the Senpai's desire to stick together for warmth.
After some pleasantries, it was time for the game.
The goal of bullying the innocent girl Yurikawa remained unshaken. The second round was free competition time.
In short, everyone had a great time playing.
Only Shinomiya Kaguya was feeling down.
Why, why is everyone a Boobian, and only I am approachable?
It's so unfair!
Shinomiya Kaguya secretly took out her phone and messaged Hayasaka Ai.
"Hayasaka, I need a way to make my boobs bigger within a month!"
In the classroom, Hayasaka Ai sighed helplessly after seeing the message.
If such a secret method really existed, she wouldn't be stuffing her bra all day.
"…"
It was almost time for class.
The few of them left the Game Club together and returned to their respective classrooms.
After Amamiya Natsuki sat down, he suddenly felt his phone vibrate slightly. He took it out and saw it was a message from Hayasaka Ai.
"I have work at 5 PM. We can have dessert before that."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head in surprise, looking at Hayasaka Ai, who was sitting on the other side of the classroom: "She actually agreed?"
She hadn't replied from yesterday until now, so he thought she had implicitly refused. He never expected her to agree.
Noticing Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, Hayasaka Ai rested her left hand on her chin, her right index finger gently twirling her side ponytail.
Why did she agree? Of course, it was to gather information.
Love at first sight, no matter how you think about it, is highly unlikely.
This guy must have ulterior motives, so she naturally had to figure it out.
Besides, she was a sixteen-year-old girl after all. She also wanted to experience what it felt like to go on a date with a boy after school.
Life is short.
The game is also very dangerous. If she died without even experiencing a date, she would regret it immensely.
So…
Sorry, My Lady.
I'll experience the feeling of a date for you first. Once I've trained him, then I'll let you experience a perfect date.
Amamiya Natsuki: "No problem. Hayasaka-san, is there any shop you want to go to?"
"There is indeed a very good dessert shop…"
After the two discussed the location for their "date" after school, Hayasaka Ai picked up her phone and messaged Kaguya.
"My Lady, I have something to take care of after school this afternoon. Please grant me two hours of leave. You can go home by yourself, right?"
At the same time, Amamiya Natsuki also sent a message to Kaguya.
"Kaguya-san, I have something this afternoon, so I won't be flipping coins today."
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at her phone, feeling that something was off.
The messages came one after another. Could you two be doing the same thing?
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