Gremlin Ryou: "..."
It felt like an arrow had pierced her chest.
She threw the controller aside and decisively used the tactic of escape.
"Suddenly feeling super sleepy, I'm going to take a bath, then rest."
"Really not playing anymore?", Kaito was a bit regretful. Crushing newbies is fun for a moment, crushing them continuously is fun forever.
Had he known it would deal such a blow to Gremlin Ryou, he would've held back a little earlier.
"Not playing!"
The blue-haired girl shook her head like a rattle-drum, shifting the trouble to someone else, "You can find Nijika."
Seeing the previously arrogant and overbearing little female Ryou now acting like a frightened quail.
Kaito raised an eyebrow, "I actually preferred your earlier rebellious appearance, please recover that."
'Petty boy!'
Gremlin Ryou couldn't help but complain inwardly, 'Such a mere "small fry", and yet he holds a grudge for so long!'
But she still very sensibly lowered her head, with lowered brows and obedient eyes, "I am the self-overestimating small fry, very sorry for offending you. Please calm your anger. I will do anything."
"When apologizing, you have to expose your belly, that's common sense, right?"
Originally, Kaito only wanted to make things difficult for this little female demon a bit, letting her know the serious consequences of mocking boys.
Unfortunately, Kaito completely overestimated Gremlin Ryou's sense of shame.
Amid Nijika's complaint of "What kind of common sense is that? Is it from another planet?" Gremlin Ryou decisively lifted her clothes, revealing a flat and fair little belly and a small, cute belly button, then shouted loudly, "Red bean mud secret Marseille!"
Kaito fell silent.
He realized he was truly naive to think that this level could make Gremlin Ryou feel ashamed.
"If this level still isn't enough..."
The blue-haired girl earnestly made as if to lift her clothes even higher, only to be swiftly stopped by Nijika.
The great angel of Shimokitazawa was already used to her friend's unreliable degree; after laughing twice, she left a sentence of "I will slowly educate her. Please, Kaito-kun, don't mind it. Good night," and then dragged Gremlin Ryou away from the bedroom like fleeing.
After they returned to the guest room and closed the door, Yamada Ryou finally broke free from Nijika's restraint and unhappily said, "Nijika, you're sabotaging my plan again."
"Sabotage your plan, my ass!"
Nijika couldn't help giving her a punch, "Kaito-kun is still a boy! Please be more careful!"
Gremlin Ryou didn't take it seriously.
They say a persistent girl will eventually win the boy; turning it around, it's the same.
Nijika still couldn't let go of her shyness, always worrying too much, guarding herself too tightly and cherishing her body, destined to have the fate of a loser.
"What do you think of Nagasaki-san?"
Since it was about her best friend, Gremlin Ryou didn't answer directly but instead raised another topic.
'Soyo-san?'
Although Nijika didn't understand her meaning, after hesitating a while, she still softly said, "She's... a very good person, and also very charming."
"Exactly."
Gremlin Ryou nodded in agreement, "Beautiful looks, gentle personality, outstanding figure. An undeniable strong enemy!"
She straightforwardly said, "You should be able to see it too; she likes Boyfriend-kun."
Nijika stayed silent.
Of course, she could see it. Soyo didn't even try to hide it.
"Faced with such a strong enemy, you and I as sisters must naturally unite our efforts," Gremlin Ryou pinched her chin and said seriously, "I have a plan. How about you first help me as a wingman, and after I successfully capture Boyfriend-kun, and after we big-DO small-DO, then I'll turn around and lend you a hand?"
"We DO first then drive the DO later, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
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Chapter 98: Truly Coincidental and Fitting
'What does "first do then do" mean?'
At first, Nijika hadn't reacted yet, her expression clearly a bit blank.
But she quickly got the meaning, her pretty face rapidly turned red, the steaming shame transformed into thick fog, floating above the girl's head.
"Wa-wait!"
Seeing the situation was not good, Gremlin Ryou crossed her hands in front of her chest defensively, vigilantly saying, "This is just a small immature suggestion from me, if you don't agree then forget it, I'll go find Kita instead, Bocchi definitely won't refuse either..."
"Not allowed to find them!", Nijika instinctively blocked in front of her.
The Great Angel quickly realized that her behavior seemed a bit too intense, also revealing some little thoughts that couldn't be spoken aloud, hurriedly coughed, and hummed, "As the leader of Kessoku Band... I-I have the responsibility to protect the teammates' physical and mental health."
"Kita and Bocchi are both good kids, I can't let you lead them astray."
Gremlin Ryou: *Stare*
"Al-alright! Didn't you say you still need to take a bath! It's already very late, after bathing hurry and go back to sleep," Nijika really couldn't stand her weird gaze, forcibly enduring the embarrassment, hurriedly urged:
"I-I'll be waiting for you on the bed!"
"Hmm?"
Gremlin Ryou looked a bit troubled, also couldn't care to joke anymore, "You're going to sleep here too?"
She had her own plans for tonight, if there was an extra third wheel, it would definitely be awkward.
"Is there a problem?", Nijika also looked puzzled, wrinkling her delicate nose, "We clearly used to sleep together before, right? Why are you making that face like I'm bothering you?"
They had been good friends since junior high, and also attended the same school through high school and university.
During school trips, sometimes the hotel rooms were tight, the two often squeezed together, even bathing together happened a few times.
'Of course, it is because I was planning to night raid someone,' Gremlin Ryou sighed, 'I had everything planned.'
'In this unfamiliar environment, going to the toilet at night, getting back and mistakenly entering the wrong room, isn't that normal?'
'Not noticing someone else on the bed, lifting the quilt and crawling in, also normal?'
'Having a habit of sleeping without clothes, that is equally normal?'
'It's well-known that people get hungry easily at night.'
'So dreaming about eating a chicken wrap and drinking soybean milk because of hunger is even more normal, right?'
'In short, coincidence, everything is coincidence.'
Actually, it wasn't necessary to definitely develop anything.
But, having such an experience could greatly close the distance between them, it counted as a very useful shortcut.
For a thin-skinned little girl, maybe such a plan was too advanced.
Gremlin Ryou wasn't very concerned with worldly opinions; compared to useless shame, meat that reached the mouth was more delicious.
Just like the widely spread joke, if bowing once could give you ten thousand yuan, what would you do?
When you bow the first time, your friends feel embarrassed, your parents are furious.
When you bow the tenth time, everyone falls silent.
When you bow the hundredth time, your parents would worriedly ask if you're tired, and your friends would enviously and jealously ask, "Can I bow a few too?"
Same logic.
When she milked the first time, Nijika might scold her for making an early move and not following martial ethics.
When she milked the tenth time, Nijika would fall silent, and start to get restless.
When she milked the hundredth time, Nijika would start worrying if she was tired, and if she really couldn't hold on, she herself would volunteer to take shifts.
But this perfect plan, unfortunately, died before it even began.
"No problem if it's no problem...", Gremlin Ryou was full of depression, "But why did you suddenly think of sleeping with me? Didn't you always complain about my bad sleeping posture?"
'Of course, it's because I want to supervise you.'
Although this premonition was a bit unreasonable, but based on Nijika's understanding of Ryou, 'If I let her sleep alone in one room, this girl... Will definitely sneak out at night to do bad things, right?'
Having herself by the side, at least she would have some scruples.
Nijika crossed her arms, lightly hummed, "Is it not allowed? Or is it... you actually have other plans?"
"How could that be?", Gremlin Ryou sighed, her golden eyes full of disappointment, "Nijika, with so many years of friendship, am I really so untrustworthy in your eyes?"
The Great Angel shook her head.
But before Gremlin Ryou could say something comforting, she quickly added, "It's not 'not trustworthy,' it's 'very untrustworthy'!"
'Someone who can fight stray cats for sausages has zero credibility.'
'Well, you really do see people very clearly, huh,' Gremlin Ryou became even more depressed, but since things were already said to this point, she could only regretfully give up tonight's plan.
However, you can guard for a while, but not for a lifetime.
Temporarily endure, avoid the sharp edge.
Hide strength and bide time, seize the opportunity again.
As dawn rose, the distant sky showed a faint fish-belly white, appearing with the extremely weak morning light, revealing a bit of warmth.
Kaito opened his eyes, first looking at the unfamiliar ceiling.
His sleep quality was always very good. Last night after getting into bed, he looked at his phone for a while, mainly chatting with Yumiko, the little girlfriend was chattering to him about her dad and mom; after hearing their daughter got a boyfriend after returning home, they were very worried, afraid she would be deceived, and even proposed to meet Kaito.
Such a small thing was naturally no problem, and he had nothing to hide anyway, so Kaito straightforwardly agreed.
Since today was already the last day of the holiday, the final meeting time was set for Saturday.
After that, the two didn't chat for too long, said goodnight to each other, then rested, sleeping till morning.
Looking at the phone beside him, it was just 6:30.
Although today was the start of school, at this time for most students, it was still the sleepy stage; even if awake, eight or nine out of ten would go back to sleep again.
Kaito didn't mind; with his cultivation, even not sleeping for several months would be fine, sleeping was just to experience life.
After getting dressed, he normally went to the bathroom to wash up.
The outside sky was still a bit hazy, the light not very bright, but enough to see, so he didn't turn on the light.
While brushing teeth facing the mirror, the door behind him gave a "click" and was pushed open.
"Mm...", A sleepy-eyed Nijika walked in, with tender small hands covering her mouth, still unable to stop yawning.
Noticing someone was in the bathroom, she didn't mind at all, thinking it was her own home, and thus the one inside must be her sister Seika.
After greeting "sister," Nijika naturally walked to the toilet, pulled down her panties, and then sat down.
The sound of trickling water, in the narrow bathroom, was like a small constantly flowing stream.
Kaito: "..."
Kaito: "!"
[T/N: (o;)]
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Chapter 99: Boys Must Protect Themselves Outside
"What's wrong? Big sister?"
Nijika yawned, the corner of her eyes producing a trace of tears, obviously still not fully awake.
Yesterday, in order to supervise Ryou and prevent this girl from sneaking out at night to do bad things, she had no choice but to share the same bed with Ryou, sleeping foot-to-foot.
The effect was indeed very good, making the petty Ryou's night raid plan collapse halfway.
But Nijika also paid the corresponding price.
Ryou's sleeping posture was always very bad, and she would unconsciously grab the blanket. Clearly, the guest room's bed was very large, enough for two girls to sleep comfortably, but Nijika was still squeezed into the corner, staring blankly at the ceiling, only dozing off for a bit when she was really too sleepy.
Luckily, her school, Shimokitazawa University, didn't start until tomorrow, giving her a whole day to catch up on sleep, considered fortune within misfortune.
'Wait.'
Nijika suddenly realized something was wrong.
'Supervising Ryou?'
'Ain't I in my own home? Why would I need to supervise Ryou?'
Her chaotic brain gradually cleared, her smart IQ began to reclaim the high ground.
Yesterday's memories surged like a tide, 'Encountering Kaito-kun in Akihabara eating together, shopping later in the evening proposing to stay over for one night'
Nijika's body stiffened, rubbing her eyes foolishly, then slowly lifted her head.
The imagined eternally cold, world-weary face of the tsundere sister-obsessed shop manager was not there.
Kaito stood two steps away, waving his hand, seemingly calm as he greeted her, "Morning?"
Nijika: ""
The girl's silence was deafening.
She raised her head, looking at the white tiles of the bathroom ceiling, laughing twice dryly, "This must be a dream? I must still be not awake yet"
'Fake, it's all fake.'
'The Kaito-kun before me is fake, the toilet under me is fake, this whole world is just one giant dream.'
'Yes, that's it.'
Seeing her bury her head into her arms like an ostrich, looking like she had no face to meet anyone, Kaito pondered for a moment, then decided to leave first, pretending nothing happened.
But plans always can't keep up with changes.
Just as he stepped out one step, he suddenly stopped, and not only didn't leave, but instead turned around and locked the door as fast as possible.
The subtle "click" sound was extremely clear in the quiet, narrow bathroom.
Nijika's sharp ears twitched slightly but still didn't lift her head.
Only to hear, knock! knock!, someone knocking on the door.
"Strange... why is the door locked? Nijika, are you inside?"
'This is Ryou's voice?'
Nijika was so frightened her heart almost stopped.
If such an awkward scene were discovered by Ryou, even jumping into the River couldn't wash her clean. Ryou wouldn't even need to laugh loudly; just a strange look would make Nijika want to dig into the ground with her toes.
