"I'm home."
As soon as Hoshino Miru returned to his familiar house, he quickly heard the sound of pattering footsteps.
A girl came running toward him, her seemingly delicate body colliding solidly into Hoshino Miru's embrace. Before he could savor this soft, boneless intimacy, a few strands of hair fell on his nose tip, carrying the unique fragrance of a girl.
Hoshino Miru patted her head and looked up toward the living room sofa, where he saw a blonde twin-tailed girl with a clearly displeased expression.
"Hmph, you came home really late today." As if complaining, she glanced at the shopping bag in Hoshino Miru's hand. "With such heavy rain, you still had the mood to go out and buy books. It's not something weird, is it?"
As her words fell, a game window appeared in Hoshino Miru's vision.
[Target: Sawamura Spencer Eriri] [Intimacy: 79] [Status: Considers herself a childhood friend, currently maintaining composure...]
The girl's name was Sawamura Spencer Eriri. Being half-English and half-Japanese, she had particularly striking blonde hair. Her delicate features made her look like a porcelain doll, and her fair, smooth skin carried a hint of youthful innocence.
However, her chest had almost no curves. Although he knew the girl's body was still stubbornly developing, he could only say "the future holds promise."
Hoshino Miru wasn't surprised by Eriri's appearance, as she had been coming to his house since elementary school.
Elementary school, middle school, and now high school - they had known each other for seven years, the so-called childhood friends.
Well, Hoshino Miru chose to selectively ignore the content that appeared in the game window.
"What are you doing here? If the rain doesn't stop tonight, I won't walk you home," Hoshino Miru said casually.
"Who asked you to walk me home? I have legs, don't I? It's such a short distance, I could walk home with my eyes closed!" Eriri put her hands on her hips and snorted lightly.
She could frequently come to Hoshino Miru's house because their homes weren't very far apart.
Hoshino Miru placed his umbrella by the entrance. At this moment, the girl in his arms also reacted, suddenly lifting her pretty face to look into his eyes.
The next moment, the game window appeared again.
[Target: Kasugano Sora] [Intimacy: 88] [Status: Dislikes her childish body, wants to always depend on her brother...]
Kasugano Sora, his sister.
Of course, they weren't biological siblings - this could be seen from their different surnames.
The reason was simple: Hoshino Miru was actually Kasugano Sora's neighbor big brother, or rather, Kasugano Sora was a child temporarily entrusted to his care.
A few years ago, Hoshino Miru inexplicably transmigrated to this world, becoming Kasugano Sora's neighbor and an orphan himself.
Kasugano Sora had been weak and sickly since childhood, frequently hospitalized, with no friends her age. She spent all day facing hospital ceilings with almost no communication.
When Hoshino Miru first saw Kasugano Sora, he suspected this child might already have psychological problems. It took him several days to successfully make Kasugano Sora smile.
A month later, Kasugano Sora completely treated him as her brother.
However, this also made Kasugano Sora's parents extremely delighted with him, almost treating him like their own child.
Since Kasugano Sora's parents were working in Germany this year, they entrusted Kasugano Sora to Hoshino Miru's care for a while, so the two now lived together.
Hoshino Miru always felt something was off - he was a normal boy after all. Weren't they being too trusting of him?
"Brother, where's your jacket?"
Kasugano Sora's voice brought Hoshino Miru back to reality. He noticed his cheap sister was frowning.
"I saw someone getting soaked in the rain on the way, so I temporarily lent my jacket to them," Hoshino Miru said briefly, glossing over the details with this little girl.
"Meddling in others' business. Only idiots would get caught in the rain on the street, right?" Kasugano Sora was somewhat displeased. "Brother shouldn't bother with such things next time."
This sister was really harsh and unforgiving when dealing with people other than him.
Hoshino Miru thought of Toyokawa Sakiko from earlier, completely soaked, even her little shoes were wet - it was really hard to just ignore.
Besides, he had already gotten his reward.
"Never mind about the jacket. How long are you going to cling to him?" Eriri picked up the game controller nearby. "Hurry up and clear this game. We've been playing for hours!"
"No way. Your skills are too terrible - you can't even jump up the stairs." Kasugano Sora showed a disgusted expression. She had run to Hoshino Miru's side because Eriri's gaming skills were too poor.
"If you don't play, I can't play alone!" Eriri unconsciously glanced at Hoshino Miru, naturally letting her gaze fall on him. "How about Miru-kun play with me instead?"
Hearing this, Hoshino Miru immediately felt Kasugano Sora in his arms let go of him.
"No need to trouble brother. I'll play with you instead." Kasugano Sora nonchalantly left Hoshino Miru's side and sat back on the sofa, picking up the game controller.
Eriri pouted, looking somewhat regretful.
Hoshino Miru glanced over - they were playing a popular two-player game.
Since Eriri came here frequently, Kasugano Sora's relationship with her was quite good.
More importantly, both were otaku girls with common topics - watching anime together and playing games together.
Especially after learning about Kasugano Sora's situation, Eriri almost treated her like her own sister, making their relationship particularly harmonious.
At this time, Hoshino Miru finally had time to return to the game window.
[Player: Hoshino Miru] [Charm: 32] [Stamina: 15] [Intelligence: 20] [Skills: Cooking (LV2), Writing (LV3), Drawing (LV1), Music Theory (LV1), Sensitivity (Special)]
Ever since Hoshino Miru transmigrated, this thing had inexplicably appeared before his eyes.
This thing not only lacked a tutorial but didn't even have an instruction manual.
After researching on his own for a long time, Hoshino Miru finally figured out the basic gameplay.
Like certain beautiful girl conquest games, as long as Hoshino Miru increased a beautiful girl's intimacy level, the system would give rewards, and he could choose any one of them.
For example, with Toyokawa Sakiko earlier, Hoshino Miru chose the "Music Theory (LV1)" skill, and his mind was directly filled with a bunch of basic music theory knowledge.
Hoshino Miru originally couldn't read sheet music, but now he could probably read it without any obstacles.
Well, who would ignore such an amazing skill to choose a beautiful girl's shoes worn for a whole day?
Hoshino Miru naturally chose the more practical skill. To him, every beautiful girl was a huge treasure chest that could drop various rewards.
However, these huge treasure chests also had limits. Intimacy was like a BOSS's health bar - from 10 to 20 was a new stage, from 20 to 30 was another new stage.
Hoshino Miru understood this as going from strangers to familiar, then from familiar to friends, continuously improving, symbolizing an increasingly intimate relationship between both parties.
Only when advancing to a new stage would the system give corresponding rewards.
According to Hoshino Miru's experience, both Kasugano Sora and Eriri were in a state of being just one step away, just a little short of getting the next stage's reward.
Unfortunately, Hoshino Miru just couldn't push through with these two, stuck here for two or three years already, as if reaching some kind of upper limit.
Honestly, being stuck like this made Hoshino Miru even more curious.
What exactly would it take to push intimacy to 100%, and what would happen after reaching 100% intimacy?
With this thought, Hoshino Miru had been continuously exploring more gameplay methods, trying to find means to achieve a 100% conquest route.
For instance, first-time meeting targets were easier to handle. Once successfully breaking the ice and leaving an impression on them, Hoshino Miru could get the first stage reward for free.
Toyokawa Sakiko, whom he coincidentally met today, was the best example. As long as she felt impressed by Hoshino Miru, intimacy was practically free.
However, subsequent conquest would need to be gradually advanced.
Hoshino Miru wasn't in a hurry. He had already exchanged contact information with Toyokawa Sakiko, as she insisted on returning his jacket within the next few days.
Hoshino Miru looked at the two girls in the living room, then took his shopping bag back to his room.
...
After finishing the game, Eriri felt quite satisfied. She stretched, revealing a small section of her fair, soft waist.
Seeing Kasugano Sora lying on the sofa, Eriri seemed to think of something. She secretly took out her phone, photographed the game completion screen, then opened a group chat called "Love Strategy Guide."
「Iron-blooded Childhood Friend Party: photo.jpg」
「Iron-blooded Childhood Friend Party: Playing games together at my childhood friend's house today, ehehe. I'll get to eat his homemade cooking later!」
After sending the message, Eriri felt quite pleased.
Soon, someone replied.
「Super Beautiful Girl: ?」
「Super Beautiful Girl: Wait, is the little virgin fantasizing again?」
「Super Beautiful Girl: ???」
Faced with the group members' mockery, Eriri blushed a bit and quickly typed on her phone.
「Iron-blooded Childhood Friend Party: Believe it or not, I have photos from before!」 「Iron-blooded Childhood Friend Party: photo.jpg」
This time, Eriri deliberately sent a secretly taken photo of Hoshino Miru from before. It didn't show his face, but was a close-up of his hands - distinct knuckles, slender fingers, with faint blue veins showing through.
As soon as she sent the photo, everyone immediately popped up.
「Karin: For attention-seeking, your imagination is quite rich. Where did you find this stock photo?」
「Are you eating ice cream today: If you really have this condition, you need to be careful. I have a friend who had these symptoms before and didn't take it seriously. She went to bed as usual one night, and only woke up the next morning!」
「Super Beautiful Girl: You know what, those hands actually look pretty good. Want to lick them.」
「Water Magic User: Big brother, I can!」
「Roberia: Suddenly getting excited, girl, got more?」
「Pure Little Kitten: Your childhood friend looks so good, wuwuwu, can't stop my hands...」
Wait, you perverted group members can get excited over her childhood friend's hands?!
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