Nymph waved her hand to open the projection map, and after operating it for a moment, she found the express package Eriri had sent out.
"Master, the package is currently sitting in the warehouse due to an address error. It should be sent back tomorrow."
"Tomorrow might be too late. Nymph, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to the warehouse and retrieve that package."
"Understood."
"Is there any reward you want?"
"Food made by Master, and an investigation report on whether the frequency of exercise within a day is directly proportional to the duration of endurance."
Just hearing the name of this report made Jhin feel a dull ache in his kidneys. When it came to 'juicing' ability, she far surpassed all other girls. No matter what, a human couldn't compete with a high-tech angel possessing infinite power.
In this world, there are only exhausted oxen, but no plowed-out fields.
"I understand."
Hanging up the phone, Jhin could only begin preparing for Nymph's reward in advance. A man's strange competitive spirit was now burning fiercely.
No matter what, the data on the investigation report couldn't look too ugly!
Eriri, you really made me bleed heavily this time.
"My sister will bring the package over in a bit, so you can rest easy, Eriri."
"Thank you, Jhin. But, how did your sister find the parcel?"
"About that, just treat it as my special method." Jhin did not intend to let Eriri come into contact with the supernatural side of things for the time being. She had only just taken the first step in her own growth; it was better for her not to know about things that were too stimulating.
"Mn." Eriri did not pursue the question. Knowing that the original manuscript for the doujinshi had been found, her anxious heart gradually calmed down.
I've troubled Jhin again...
Eriri had to add another debt of gratitude to Jhin in her heart. In just a few short days, she had received too much care from him. Words of thanks felt more like a pale, powerless blank check in the face of such help, but right now, aside from saying thank you, Eriri truly couldn't give him any return.
"Want some coffee?" Jhin felt that once he got the manuscript, he would probably have to take it to Eriri's house, so he might as well drink some coffee to perk up.
"Mn."
"Do you want both milk and sugar?"
"Mn."
Jhin went to the kitchen to brew coffee. Eriri sat obediently on the sofa in the living room, a myriad of thoughts in her mind. She rejoiced that Jhin had stopped her; otherwise, relying on herself alone, she might still be worrying at the school gate right now, and finding the manuscript would have been nothing but a pipe dream.
Friends... is this what it feels like?
Jhin was completely different from those friends she had made at Toyogasaki Academy using the fake disguise of a "refined young lady." He wouldn't discriminate against her hobbies, and if there was trouble, he would absolutely lend a hand. It felt like no problem could stump him.
Eriri had always yearned for the kind of sincere and beautiful friendship found in various novels and anime. She used to think that level of friendship only existed in fantasy, but she hadn't expected to actually encounter it in reality.
"Here, your coffee." Jhin carried two cups of coffee, handing the one specially added with milk and sugar cubes to Eriri.
"Thank you."
Eriri took a small sip, but was still stimulated by the bitterness of the coffee into furrowing her brows. She stuck out her little tongue; actually, she was very bad at drinking coffee.
"If you can't drink coffee, just say so..." Jhin found it both annoying and funny. He was just about to take away the coffee Eriri had placed on the table. "Let's pour this cup out. I'll change it for a glass of milk for you."
Who would have thought Eriri would stubbornly grab the cup and drink all the coffee in one breath? Even though her entire face scrunched up from the bitterness, she still stiffly pretended to be fine: "Who... who said I can't drink it? I... aren't I completely, completely fine?"
"It's a good thing I added cold milk to your cup, otherwise I'd be checking if your mouth was full of blisters from the heat."
"I'm not stupid. If it were hot, I definitely wouldn't drink it like that. But don't you think about taking this cup of coffee away either."
"Onii-chan, I brought the package for you." Nymph delivered the express package containing the manuscript at this moment.
"Thanks." Jhin stroked Nymph's blue hair as a reward.
Having completed the mission, Nymph intended to go back directly, but unexpectedly, Eriri called out to her.
"It's not safe for you to run back and forth alone so late. Why don't you stay for a night in the dormitory?"
Nymph turned her head to look at Jhin and recited in a voice devoid of emotion: "Ah, I really want to sleep with Onii-chan."
"Then you go to the room and sleep first." Jhin felt that the investigation report might have to be moved up to today.
Eriri, is this how you repay me?
Eriri had absolutely no idea she had pushed Jhin into the abyss known as the 'Juicing Princess.' clutching the manuscript, she excitedly prepared to walk out of the dormitory.
"Eriri, you just said it's unsafe for Nymph to be alone at night. You aren't planning to go home alone yourself, are you?"
"Ah... that..." Eriri indeed had that thought and awkwardly touched her hair.
"I'll use Amane's motorcycle to take you home. Follow me."
"O-Okay."
Jhin led Eriri to a small warehouse, pushed out the motorcycle from inside, and placed the smaller motorcycle helmet on Eriri's head: "Wear the helmet properly and guide me."
"Mn..." Eriri sat behind Jhin, holding the manuscript with her right hand, her small face blushing as she shyly wrapped her left arm around his waist.
There were no cars late at night. Jhin twisted the throttle, and the fierce wind whistled past Eriri's ears. Ignoring her shyness, she hugged him tightly: "Jhin, aren't you riding too fast..."
"We haven't even started yet. Besides, aren't you in a rush to send the manuscript back?"
Eriri suddenly thought of a very important question: "Do you have a driver's license?"
"No."
"...Then you still dare to ride?"
"Don't you draw doujinshi too? Relax, I'm just too lazy to take the test, not that I don't know how to ride. If it weren't for the school van being unsuitable, I could have driven you back."
Eriri was taken home by Jhin with her heart in her throat. Sawamura Sayuri, having received Eriri's phone notification, was waiting for the two in front of the house.
"Thank you so much for the trouble, Jhin-kun."
"Auntie Sawamura..."
"Ahem."
"Sister Sawamura is too polite. Helping a classmate is only right. As the Dormitory Head, I couldn't let Eriri go home alone late at night either."
"Eh, what an outstanding boy. My daughter really has no luck, to think she didn't meet you sooner."
"Mom! What nonsense are you talking about! Here's the manuscript. Jhin, let's go."
Aki Tomoya was awakened by the sound of the motorcycle. Sleepy-eyed, he pulled open the curtains, only to see Sawamura Sayuri watching Eriri sitting on a motorcycle, blushing (red from anger at Sawamura Sayuri) as she hugged a boy and left the front of her house.
Where are they going so late at night?
Aki Tomoya rushed out of his house barefoot in his pajamas. He couldn't find the motorcycle that had long vanished into the night. Looking back at the closed gates of the Sawamura residence at the end of the street, everything just now seemed like an illusion.
The pungent exhaust fumes lingered in the air, mocking him for being a step too late.
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