'Thankfully thankfully'
'At the most critical moment, Kaito-kun always appears in time to save me from danger.'
'Just like tonight, and every night.'
Thinking about that familiar figure's appearance brought her a sense of immense peace.
Soyo's gaze grew slightly dazed.
Her mother had always taught her: be grateful and repay kindness.
She had received so much from Kaito but had yet to repay him.
'Perhaps'
'Now was a very good opportunity?'
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Chapter 139: Nagasaki Soyo Took Action
Nagasaki Soyo fell into deep thought.
Rarely was her mother not at home.
In the spacious mansion, it was only her and Kaito alone.
It seemed... there really wasn't a more suitable time than this.
("Love is like a war, Soyo. If you hesitate, you'll lose.")
Thinking of her mother's past teachings, the brown-haired girl's gaze gradually turned resolute.
Kaito sat on the sofa in the living room, chatting with Mutsumi.
Originally, he hadn't wanted to disturb Little Cucumber's rest. The girl who usually slept early, however, took the initiative tonight to message him, asking about how much longer he'd be.
When Kaito had left, he only said he had something to handle. Because he was in a rush, he didn't explain clearly.
Now that everything was settled, there was no need to hurry. He briefly summarized what had happened just now before replying to Mutsumi:
[Soyo is a little scared and wants me to accompany her at home for the night, so I can't go over tonight.]
[So it's Soyo...]
On the other side of the screen, Mutsumi seemed to fall silent for a while. The chat window displayed "Kaito-kun is typing," but a reply didn't come for a long time.
After waiting four or five minutes, two new messages finally popped up.
[I see.]
[Good night, Onii-chan.]
For some reason... even though it was a very calm reply, Kaito seemed to see through the screen the green-haired girl's wronged yet understanding little expression. Like a wife whose debauched husband didn't return home all night, and the meek, introverted wife could only choose to tolerate, even reminding him to rest early and not stay up late.
It gave him a... subtle feeling of guilt.
'No, that metaphor doesn't make sense, right? After all, I only regard Mutsumi as a younger sister. Mutsumi, perhaps because she lacked love growing up, just treats me as a reliable older brother.'
'This is family affection, the purest, most innocent kind of family affection."
Shaking his head to dismiss all these messy thoughts, Kaito was just about to reply "Good night," when a small cry of pain suddenly came from the nearby bathroom.
"AHHH..."
"So painful", Nagasaki Soyo frowned her beautiful willow-like brows slightly, looking at the bruised mark on her knee with an expression of wanting to cry but having no tears.
Back in the karaoke booth, because she had tried to stop Sayaka, she had accidentally fallen. It hadn't seemed too serious at the time, just a stinging pain at the point of impact.
On the way back, the novelty of flying had pushed the pain out of her mind.
After arriving at the bathroom, her head was full of the gratitude plan for later, leaving no room to consider other things.
Who would have thought that once she finally made up her mind and was about to dry her body, she'd forget about the knee injury, and pressed directly on it.
The pain was secondary.
The key point was... in her current condition, even walking was a struggle, let alone performing any strenuous activity.
'Such a rare opportunity, is it going to be wasted because of my own recklessness?'
Soyo was very annoyed.
'But now, it is too late for regret.'
She tried to stand up by herself, but after struggling for a long time to no avail, she had no choice but to endure the pain and say in a slightly trembling voice: "Kaito-kun could you come in for a moment?"
This wasn't the first time Kaito had entered a girl's bathroom.
A certain seemingly ordinary lady had also, due to being possessed by demon energy, been unable to move and had to ask him for help.
However, that time Yukino was wearing a bathrobe, with all her private parts well covered.
This time was different.
Soyo's figure, compared to that lady's, couldn't exactly be described as vastly different, only as heaven and earth apart.
Plus, due to the sudden nature of the event, she couldn't even stand steadily, naturally, there was no way for her to put clothes on by herself.
She could only cup her hands slightly in front of her chest, her pretty face tinged with red, using her body as the final line of defense.
But this method was merely like drinking poison to quench thirst.
Some places simply couldn't be covered, and this cupping motion only made certain parts more prominent.
Kaito subconsciously looked away.
He wasn't the same icy man from before who kept all women at a distance, still, he knew not to look inappropriately.
Noticing his slightly uncomfortable reaction, the brown-haired girl was a little shy, but a trace of joy also flashed in her heart.
'It seems my figure was still attractive in Kaito-kun's eyes.'
With this thought, she hesitated a moment, then silently put down her arms, no longer attempting any pointless cover-up.
At that moment, Kaito had just squatted down to examine the wound and didn't notice the girl's movement.
"It's just a superficial wound, no damage to the bone If this happens again, just tell me directly instead of foolishly enduring it."
Clearly she seemed like the gentle and elegant type, brimming with feminine charm like a mature housewife.
'Who would have thought that Soyo-san would have such a reckless side?'
'How should I put it strangely endearing?'
As he spoke, Kaito didn't forget to pass a strand of spiritual power into her body, then looked up.
"Alright, you can try standing up now. See if it still hur", His voice suddenly stopped.
Because he was squatting, from his perspective, he could clearly see the girl's most precious view.
Sparse grass and the valley.
That was the first thought that came to his mind.
'So Soyo-san isn't just brown-haired on her head.'
That was the second thought that came to his mind.
"How fascinating!"
Soyo hadn't realized her greatest vulnerability had been exposed, still immersed in her gentle surprise.
She had originally thought that the wound on her knee might ruin tonight's gratitude plan... but she hadn't expected it to be resolved so easily.
The previous bruises were gone without a trace, replaced by smooth and tender skin. Even that unbearable stinging pain had disappeared completely.
'Doctor Kaito, your healing hands bring spring!'
She slightly bent her knee to test it, and after confirming that she felt no more pain, she looked happily toward Kaito, just in time to meet his gaze.
Soyo suddenly realized something.
A flush of cherry pink quickly spread across the porcelain-white cheeks of the girl, like peach blossoms in full bloom in spring, dazzling and moving.
The atmosphere in the bathroom grew so quiet that they could almost hear each other's heartbeat.
"Since it's already better", Kaito coughed lightly, "Then I'll head back to the living room first"
Although what happened wasn't his intention, now that it had happened, staying here would only embarrass Soyo more.
Better to give her space to calm down.
But the idea was good. In reality, he ran into trouble.
Just as Kaito turned and took one step, his wrist was grabbed.
"Kaito-kun," The girl's suppressed voice came from behind, carrying a soft grievance, "You saw everything, didn't you?"
"Yeah."
"So," A soft sensation came from his back. A strand of smooth brown hair fell to his chest, and a slightly sweet breath was close to his ear, "Are you trying to run away?"
[T/N: I felt a great disturbance in the internet as if hundreds of zippers were suddenly opened.]
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Chapter 140: Nagasaki Soyo: The Naturally Evil Miura Brat!
'Escape?'
Kaito still didn't turn his head. He only pondered for two seconds before slowly saying, "I have no such intention."
Soyo lightly bit her cherry lips, her voice not diminishing in sorrow at all, "Then why don't you dare turn around to look at me?"
Kaito suddenly had a dj vu feeling that he was Buddhist Monk being questioned by the Queen of the Women's Kingdom.
But he was, after all, not a real high monk. After a moment of silence, he turned around and met the gaze of the brown-haired girl, using his actions to prove everything.
Soyo, who had been full of disappointment, became a little shy instead when she saw that he really turned around.
After all, she was a pure maiden who had never had intimate contact with the opposite sex. Every minute, every second passing now was a tough test of shame for her heart as a young girl.
But Nagasaki Soyo's personality was just like that, once she decided on something, she would not retreat.
Things had come to this point. Behind her was a sheer cliff. Only by pressing forward bravely could she grasp the final chance.
She had no intention of hiding anything, even letting her arms that were held in front of her chest fall naturally, generously displaying her body, as plump and beautiful as jade blossoms.
Kaito quietly gazed at her. Those familiar sapphire-blue eyes were as clear as if washed by water, but at this moment, they hid a burning emotion he couldn't comprehend, like stars on fire falling into a lake, blooming into rainbow-colored coral.
"I heard, in your country, there is an old saying," The girl's sweet voice still carried a trembling tone, but she forced a gentle smile, "A life-saving grace cannot be repaid, so one can only offer their body in return."
"This is already the fifth time I've been saved by you, Kaito-kun."
"A double life-saving grace As expected, only by offering the rest of myself as a bargaining chip can I repay it, right?"
It had only been a single day, not even twenty-four hours.
The two pure friendships he once thought to be unbreakable had already changed one after another.
'Did you and Kita secretly arrange this behind my back?'
"It's already the twenty-first century, Soyo," Kaito had a bit of a headache, "Offering one's body as repayment is just the dross of feudal literature. If you're thinking of giving yourself because of that kind of reason, then it's completely unnecessary."
Of course, it wasn't just because of that reason.
"Kaito-kun, you totally don't understand~", Soyo softly smiled, "As a girl, even if she really has no way to repay a debt, she would only say 'I offer my body' to a guy she has good feelings for."
The girl's eyes were like a gentle breeze, holding watery light, glimmering with a dreamlike, mysterious color.
"So, I like you, from the heart. It has nothing to do with gratitude."
After a moment of silence, Kaito finally lifted his head and looked straight into the girl's beautiful eyes, "Your meaning I kind of understand."
Soyo lightly breathed out, waiting for what he would say next, unusually nervous.
"You are a very good girl. No matter your personality, appearance, or other conditions, you're excellent."
Even though she was praised and acknowledged, the brown-haired girl's pretty face didn't show the slightest sign of joy.
According to the normal script, next should be the turning point, right?
As expected.
Kaito paused and then added, "But, I already have a girlfriend."
He didn't dislike Soyo, otherwise, when he sensed she was in danger, he wouldn't have rushed to the scene to rescue her at the first moment.
But Yumiko's existence was a mountain he couldn't get around.
As a cultivator, and also a long-lived species, many of his values couldn't be restricted by mortal standards.
In the world of cultivation, strength was respected. As long as one had enough power, regardless of gender, having a harem of three thousand was very normal.
Kaito didn't reject this kind of behavior, but he also understood that not all girls could accept sharing the one they love with others.
Since Soyo had already shown her full sincerity and gone all in with her final offensive,
He wouldn't deliberately hide things, but would directly respond to the girl's feelings.
This was not only respect for Soyo, but also respect for himself.
The brown-haired girl's pretty face stiffened slightly.
'Kaito-kun already has a girlfriend?'
Although her heart felt bitter, this answer was still somewhat within expectations.
Nagasaki Soyo remained silent for a long time before quietly asking, "That girl is it Mutsumi?"
Kaito shook his head.
Seeing this, Soyo's heart became slightly conflicted.
If it was really Mutsumi who got ahead of her she really didn't know what to do.
After all, in Soyo's past impression, Mutsumi, who had no ambition, was undoubtedly just a salted fish and wasn't someone she needed to stay on high alert for.
"Actually, you've met her once."
Kaito didn't keep her guessing and spoke directly, "Her name is Miura Yumiko."
'Miura-san?', Soyo recalled in her mind and finally remembered the face of a certain blonde girl.
She and Yumiko had only met once, during the ghost-senpai incident, when they had gone to the Mizusaki house together and witnessed a script of girls meeting rivals. Along with them had been a pink-haired girl named Gotou Hitori.
Since then, they hadn't interacted again, and had never met again.
'However, in terms of timing, Miura-san indeed arrive before me.'
'So, should I withdraw?'
'Just give up my first love like that? Hand Kaito-kun over to another girl?'
Just imagining that possibility made Soyo feel suffocated.
She couldn't do it. She absolutely couldn't.
If possible, of course she wanted to monopolize the boy she loved. Not to mention touching, she didn't even want other bad women to look at him. Ideally, she could hide him in a basement, just for her to play with and treasure.
But
Since she was the one who arrived later, her mentality had to change a bit as well.
'Sharing with others is always better than standing aside watching someone eat alone, right?'
