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"Kaguya-chan, don't move! Let me pick it up!"
Fujiwara Chika quickly shouted to stop her.
The bottom of the bathroom cubicle was not sealed. If Shinomiya Kaguya bent down to look, she would immediately be exposed, and then she would never be able to clear her name.
The matter of bathing with Natsuki must be kept secret from everyone!
Thinking this, Fujiwara Chika quickly bent down to pick up the soap, but she forgot that this was a bathroom, and the floor was already slippery. Suddenly bending down also caused her to lose her balance. In her panic, she grabbed Amamiya Natsuki's bath towel…
Thud.
"What was that sound?"
The Sheltered Young Lady's puzzled voice came from next door.
"My foot slipped just now…" Fujiwara Chika stammered, "I hit my head."
"Chika-chan, are you okay?" Kitagawa Marin's voice sounded, "I'll help you out."
"No, no, no," Fujiwara Chika quickly refused repeatedly, "I'm fine. This is a world where you won't twist your ankle, so it's perfectly fine."
Senpai said speechlessly:
"What does 'a world where you won't twist your ankle' mean?"
"It means exactly what it says."
"…"
Inside the cubicle.
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at Chika secretary, who was sitting on the floor in a duck-sitting pose, her eyes teary and her expression wronged. He felt his heart rate suddenly quicken, and hot blood instantly rushed up… or rather, rushed down.
He couldn't take it anymore.
He couldn't control himself.
Rather, anyone who could remain calm and unresponsive at a time like this could only be the legendary Great Sage!
In some respects, healthy high school boys were truly disappointing, with absolutely no self-control.
Of course, those who had been practicing their 'handicraft' since elementary school were an exception.
"You, you, you…"
Chika secretary's pretty face, which had originally been flushed red by the hot water, turned fiery crimson in just a few seconds, almost dripping blood. She instinctively widened her eyes and opened her mouth, wanting to shout.
This was too different from her usual self!
"Don't shout," Amamiya Natsuki quickly covered Chika's mouth, signaling with his eyes, "If you shout, you'll regret it immediately!"
"Cough, cough…"
Fujiwara Chika also sobered up at this point, tightly pursing her rosy lips, and then quickly turned her head away, not daring to look again.
Even a chaotic, disorderly fun-seeker had things they feared.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his body, lightly kicked the bar of soap on the floor with his foot towards Fujiwara Chika, signaling with his eyes:
"Hurry up and give the soap to Kaguya."
Fujiwara Chika calmed down slightly and quickly picked up the soap, handing it through the bottom of the cubicle: "K-Kaguya-chan, here you go."
Shinomiya Kaguya took the soap, her tone suspicious: "Why does your voice sound a bit strange?"
"N-No, it doesn't…" Fujiwara Chika stammered, "Maybe I stayed in the steam room for too long, I'm a bit dizzy."
"It might be insufficient oxygen to the brain," Tsubame said from outside with concern, "Chika will be fine if she goes out and gets some fresh air."
How could she possibly go out!
This door absolutely could not be opened today!
"My body isn't clean yet, I'll wash a bit longer," Fujiwara Chika coughed twice, "Don't worry about me, everyone… Eh?!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Fujiwara Chika suddenly felt someone pulling her bath towel. She couldn't help but turn her head, looking at Amamiya Natsuki in disbelief, her pretty face almost dripping blood, as she clutched the bath towel tightly:
"Y-Y-Y-Y-You… What are you doing!!!" Chika secretary was extremely flustered: "Everyone is outside, what if they hear us?"
Does it mean it's okay if they don't hear?
All I wanted was the bath towel, otherwise I wouldn't be grabbing the bath towel, but you!
"You took the wrong one," Amamiya Natsuki pointed, reminding her helplessly, "That's your bath towel."
"…"
Fujiwara Chika finally realized and quickly threw the bath towel onto Amamiya Natsuki.
"Get up, the floor is cold."
Amamiya Natsuki reached out and pulled Chika secretary up.
Thud.
After standing up, Fujiwara Chika quickly retreated, pressing her body tightly against the door panel.
Hey, what's with that vigilant expression, as if a giant python is about to strike?
Everyone is outside, so how could anyone possibly make a move on you!
Besides, you are the light of humanity, the cancer of the Earth; you wouldn't be easily scared, right!
"Continue bathing?"
Amamiya Natsuki picked up the showerhead and gestured.
"No, I'm not bathing."
Chika secretary clasped her bath towel tightly with both hands and quickly shook her head in refusal.
"Wait—"
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly reacted.
He was afraid of being discovered, but Chika was actually even more worried.
Since that was the case…
Amamiya Natsuki took half a step forward, coming beside Chika secretary. Amidst the steaming water, the citrus scent of shower gel and a pleasant milky sweetness, like a magic potion, subtly wafted into his nostrils, causing his heart to involuntarily quicken again.
"Don't come any closer, this is the limit!"
Fujiwara Chika quickly extended her right hand to brace Amamiya Natsuki's chest. The rapid, powerful thumping of his heart instantly transmitted through her fingertips, making Chika secretary's face flush even hotter and her head dizzy.
(His heart is beating so fast… but not as fast as mine…)
Amamiya Natsuki took another half step forward, pressing close to Chika secretary, leaning into her ear, and whispering:
"Chika-chan, you don't want everyone to hear, do you?"
Fujiwara Chika: "…"
A moment later.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me."
As the soft flesh at his waist was pinched, Amamiya Natsuki decisively lowered his head and apologized.
"Hmph."
Fujiwara Chika lifted her pretty chin, "Hurry up and turn around."
"…"
After showering, the girls prepared to leave one after another.
"I'm done bathing," Kitagawa Marin called from outside, "Chika-chan, why aren't you out yet?"
"I'll be out in a moment." Fujiwara Chika pushed the door open a crack and cautiously peered out, "You guys go first."
Seeing everyone leave one after another, Fujiwara Chika finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry, hurry, get out quickly."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and slipped out. No incidents occurred along the way, and he successfully escaped the bathroom.
After tidying up and returning to his room, it was already past ten o'clock at night without him realizing it.
Amamiya Natsuki began to sort out the matters at hand.
First, Sadako.
After Sadako was successfully recruited, she was currently in the Theater, serving as its second member. The Theater could only be activated at midnight, so she naturally couldn't be summoned now.
As for the mahjong cooking TV he had promised… waiting until tomorrow wouldn't hurt.
Once male creatures got what they wanted, they naturally didn't cherish it as much.
The dungeon rewards were still being calculated, likely until tomorrow.
Finally, there were some miscellaneous tasks. After finishing everything, he prepared to rest.
Although there was rest within the dungeon, it was ultimately not as relaxing as in reality.
"Time to sleep."
Amamiya Natsuki put down his phone and began to rest.
The night passed without a word… no, it didn't.
After sleeping for an unknown period, the vibration of his phone suddenly woke him.
He picked up his phone to see a message from Maid Hayasaka. It was only a little past eleven o'clock, not even the next day yet.
"Senpai, open the door quickly."
Amamiya Natsuki rubbed his face and reluctantly got up to open the door.
Standing outside the door was Hayasaka, a junior wearing pajamas with her blonde hair tied into a side ponytail.
"Good evening, Senpai ~" Hayasaka Ai said with a lollipop in her mouth, waving her hand in greeting, and walked right in.
Bang.
Amamiya Natsuki closed the door and turned to look at Hayasaka, the junior: "In the middle of the night, running to a male high school student's room, are you really not scared?"
"Pop ~"
Hayasaka Ai pulled the lollipop from her mouth with a soft popping sound. The pink lollipop reflected a sparkling sheen under the light. She sat down on the sofa and said lazily:
"Although Senpai is a bull-headed warrior and a harem scumbag, the fact that you don't force girls is a bonus point."
"The first half of that sentence was completely unnecessary." Amamiya Natsuki sat down and said irritably, "What are you doing here so late? Is there an evil spirit lurking in the room?"
"No evil spirit." Hayasaka Ai shook her head, "There's something I want to ask Senpai…"
Maid Hayasaka said, taking out a lucky coin and asking, "Senpai, take a look, is it fully charged?"
Amamiya Natsuki squinted at the coin, then shook his head a moment later:
"It's not fully charged yet."
Hayasaka Ai asked again:
"Roughly how many more times?"
"Probably around two or three times." Amamiya Natsuki pondered, "Are you that eager to engrave a skill?"
"Delays are dangerous. Until I've truly learned the skill, I can't let my guard down." Hayasaka Ai flicked the coin, tossing it up. Unsurprisingly, it landed on tails again. "Besides, there's only one coin, and everyone wants to use it. If I don't hurry, it'll be a long time before it's my turn."
"That's true…" Looking at the Spy Maid leaning back on the sofa with no intention of getting up, Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly, "Aren't you going back to rest?"
"No, I'm not." Hayasaka Ai took out her phone, "If I go back now, a lot of unlucky accidents are sure to happen."
If you know you'll be plagued by bad luck, then don't toss the coin randomly! Wait until tomorrow morning!
Clap, clap.
Hayasaka Ai patted the sofa with her hand, "Senpai, come sit here. Let's watch an interesting video together."
Amamiya Natsuki said expressionlessly:
"Is it high-pressure water guns cleaning blankets again?"
"Wrong answer." Hayasaka Ai lifted her chin, her voice sweet and pleasant, "In any case, it's definitely the kind of video boys like."
Amamiya Natsuki thought for a moment, then walked over and sat beside Hayasaka.
Although he had only slept for an hour, his spirit had recovered quite a bit. He was full of energy now and indeed couldn't sleep.
Hayasaka Ai shifted to the side, placed her phone on the table, then propped her chin with her right hand and said:
"Senpai, are you ready?"
Amamiya Natsuki glanced at the niconico playback interface, feeling no anticipation: "Start."
As Hayasaka clicked play, an AI-synthesized voice sounded.
"These are the cow hooves we'll be repairing today. They still carry the fragrance of soil and green grass…"
Hey, hey, for a girl, your hobbies are too strange!
Amamiya Natsuki said speechlessly:
"Don't you like watching videos of hydraulic presses crushing things? Why are you watching cow hoof repairs now?"
"I'm tired of hydraulic presses." Hayasaka Ai said casually, "Repairing cow hooves is more stress-relieving… Senpai will know once you try it."
"…"
Several minutes later.
"Senpai, how do you feel?" Hayasaka Ai turned to look at him, "Is it comfortable? Is it happy?"
Amamiya Natsuki's lips twitched slightly: "…It is indeed very comfortable."
Especially when the knife peeled off the cow hoof piece by piece, revealing the white keratin inside, it felt exceptionally satisfying, making it hard to stop.
Plop.
The phone suddenly slipped without warning, landing face down on the table.
Hayasaka Ai instinctively reached for it, then her expression suddenly changed, and she covered her mouth, coughing.
"No, I can't…" Hayasaka Ai quickly pulled the lollipop from her mouth, clutching her chest to catch her breath, "I choked so badly just now… Senpai, here, have some."
Your sister! You've been eating that lollipop for ages, and then you suddenly pull it out and offer it to someone else? How could you!
"No, I won't eat it." Amamiya Natsuki complained, "You know you'll have bad luck, and you still eat lollipops?"
"Actually, I'm doing an experiment." Hayasaka Ai lifted her chin and said, "Although bad luck can't be controlled, maybe it can be guided… For example, when you're unlucky, eating something greatly increases the chance of choking, which guides the bad luck out and can prevent you from stubbing your toe."
Amamiya Natsuki thought about it carefully; this guess seemed quite good.
"Senpai, open your mouth."
The Spy Maid's sweet voice rang in his ear.
Amamiya Natsuki subconsciously opened his mouth, and the next moment, a lollipop was popped in.
"I've already brushed my teeth." Amamiya Natsuki looked at her speechlessly, "I'll have to brush them again before sleeping."
"Senpai actually wants to sleep?" Hayasaka, the junior, raised her right foot, her delicate foot rubbing against Amamiya Natsuki's calf, and breathed, "Of course we'll play together until dawn."
Slap.
Amamiya Natsuki reached out and grabbed the girl's warm, delicate foot before Hayasaka could escape: "You said it. Today, I'm playing until dawn."
Hayasaka Ai's pretty face flushed: "Perverted Senpai, you really are a foot fetishist, aren't you?"
"That's right, I am."
Amamiya Natsuki admitted it frankly.
As long as it's cute, being a perverted foot fetishist is fine.
After massaging Maid Hayasaka's feet for a while, this Hayasaka quickly gave in, no longer as composed as before. She hugged her knees and retreated to a corner.
Next was still the bad luck period.
After tossing the coin twice more, the prompt in front of Amamiya Natsuki finally changed:
[Under your diligent cultivation, the seeds sown earlier can finally sprout]
"It's ready."
Meeting the expectant gaze of Hayasaka, the junior, Amamiya Natsuki nodded gently.
"It's finally full." Hayasaka Ai sighed in relief and leaned back on the sofa, "Not a single drop more."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"You can post a purchase request in the mutual aid group; others might have engraving scrolls."
"I've already posted, but unfortunately, there's been no news." Hayasaka Ai shook her head, "This kind of scroll must be very rare."
Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously, "What skill do you ultimately want to copy?"
"Senpai will know tomorrow morning." Hayasaka Ai stood up, stretched, and said, "Goodbye, Senpai."
You use me and leave, not staying a moment longer. You really are so heartless!
Bang.
Hayasaka Ai at the door was silent for two seconds, then suddenly closed the door and turned to walk back.
"What's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki had just asked, but without Hayasaka needing to answer, he knew why she had returned.
Behind Hayasaka, a hideous evil spirit with a huge head phased through the door and wall, directly entering the room.
"Hoo..."
Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath: "Senpai, send it on its way."
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