Wakaba Mutsumi reached out and lightly pressed her chest.
Her heart was like a lake a thousand feet deep, calm for so many years, suddenly stirred with life.
'His name is the fish.'
'So, will the only koi in the lake really be willing to let someone else have him?'
A faint fish-belly white had appeared at the edge of the sky.
The extremely weak morning light carried a bit of warmth, knocking on the door named "dawn."
Kaito let out a light breath, Soyo beside him was already sound asleep, her pretty flushed face still dotted with sweat, and a few messy strands of hair stuck to her forehead, giving a slightly sticky, damp look.
On the girl's swan-like slender and fair neck remained many obvious marks, which also showed from another angle just how intense last night's battle had been.
Perhaps because they had come secretly without Mutsumi's knowledge, Soyo last night was slightly more restrained.
Kaito only had to exert a little force to feel her whole body tense up.
Even though she had almost reached her limit, she still restrained herself, trying not to make too much noise.
Even in moments like that, she was still afraid of being discovered. This kind of environment indeed gave her an intense sense of stimulation, and made Soyo act even more overwhelmed, her endurance time in the end even shorter than the first time.
It was already bright outside the window.
Kaito glanced at the time, the hands pointed to five twenty in the morning.
Soyo had sneaked over last night, so if she didn't want Mutsumi to find out, she definitely had to be sent back in time.
But the girl had been exhausted last night, so Kaito didn't plan to wake her up and instead let her sleep a bit longer.
Anyway...
What she was worried about had already become reality.
Although most of Kaito's attention had been on Soyo last night, Mutsumi's presence had been keenly sensed the moment she got close.
Fortunately, because it was dark and the lights in the room weren't on, Mutsumi had only seen vague outlines, so it probably wouldn't cause too much psychological trauma... right?
Still, this experience had served as a reminder for him.
Next time something like this happened, he definitely had to set up appropriate soundproof and privacy barriers in advance.
Thinking of how Mutsumi had stood outside the door for quite a while last night before silently leaving, he rubbed his temples a bit wearily.
After sensing the girl's presence, Kaito had originally wanted to stop everything.
But on second thought, stopping right when Mutsumi came might make her think he had already noticed her, which would be even more awkward, wouldn't it?
Besides, Soyo might notice something was off.
'Forget it.'
He sighed.
'Things have come to this, everything... should just go with the flow.'
The light golden sunlight, like gauze, wove beautiful colors in the air, softly falling on the brown-haired girl's peaceful sleeping face.
When Nagasaki Soyo opened her eyes, her lover was already nowhere to be found, only the soft blanket still held some residual warmth.
But she couldn't care about these details right now.
Taking out her phone and glancing at the time, it was exactly seven o'clock.
'Crap!'
She was too tired last night and fell asleep right after everything, completely forgetting to return to her room.
'At this hour, Mutsumi must already be awake!'
'Which means...'
The brown-haired girl's eyes went blank. Did her midnight sneaking out get exposed?
Soyo covered her face, feeling like life was hopeless.
But things had come to this point, regret was clearly useless.
After she got dressed and left the bedroom, entering the living room, she saw her lover and best friend already quietly eating breakfast at the table.
A scene of peaceful domestic bliss.
Upon hearing footsteps, the light green-haired girl raised her head. Those bright golden eyes were calm but seemed to hide storm clouds and thunder.
"Soyo, good morning," she said softly.
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Chapter 163: Anon-chan might be angry, but its unlikely Kaito-kun is really angry
Before coming to the living room, Nagasaki Soyo had imagined many kinds of reactions from Mutsumi.
Perhaps opening the door and immediately asking where she had gone last night.
Or saying nothing at all, just giving her a strange look of silent judgment.
'But, nothing? Nothing at all?'
As if nothing had happened, Mutsumi only gave a faint smile, then softly greeted her with a "good morning."
But it was precisely this calm and unaffected smile that made Soyo feel even more dazed, as if she were looking at a completely different person.
She hesitated for a moment, then carefully asked, "Is it Mortis-chan?"
Wakaba Mutsumi shook her head, "She's still asleep."
Everything she witnessed last night had indeed given Mortis a massive shock.
Even after a whole night, there was no sign of recovery. She completely ignored calls from the main personality and just focused on playing ostrich. One could say, super lame.
But, that didn't matter anymore.
Because Mutsumi had already made up her mind.
The atmosphere during breakfast was slightly heavy.
After greeting the friend who had come from her brother's room, Mutsumi quietly began eating breakfast, with no intention of digging into what had happened the previous night.
Seeing her clearly trying to turn the page, Soyo was more than happy to go along with it. Why would she be the one to pierce through this fragile peace?
Even Kaito said nothing, remaining silent.
Thankfully, this atmosphere didn't last too long.
It was Monday, and Shuka had normal classes.
After breakfast, bidding farewell to the Tsukinomori duo who weren't going the same way, Kaito headed to the train station alone, starting his journey to school.
[Fifteen Minutes Later]
After entering the classroom and as usual clearing out the love letters stuffed full into his desk, Kaito had just sat down when a pink-haired baby dragon with a radiant smile leaned in.
"Kaito-kun, good morning~"
Even her voice was brimming with energy, enough to unconsciously lift anyone's mood.
The girl named "Chihaya Anon" seemed to have this magical power, effortlessly dispelling all gloominess.
"Good morning," Kaito gave a slight nod. Seeing her so cheerful, he casually asked, "You seem really happy today. Did something good happen?"
"Hehe~", Chihaya Anon eagerly nodded, her gray eyes sparkling, "It's Sumimi. My absolute favorite idol group. Recently, one of the members got invited to act in a movie. Even though it's a horror film, Mana's look in it is still so beautiful. Especially that scene where she's in a dress, smiling sideways at the camera. I even took a screenshot and set it as my wallpaper!"
"Hey hey," she held up her phone like showing off a treasure, "Kaito-kun, look too. Isn't she gorgeous?"
On the screen was a brown-haired girl in a floral dress, smiling sweetly with shallow dimples on her cheeks.
Kaito glanced at it and felt it looked familiar. After thinking for a moment, he quickly recalled.
He had watched this movie before with Soyo. It should be the same one.
He even remembered the actress named "Mana" since she had similar brown hair like Soyo, though without Soyo's maturity. Her style leaned more toward the pure girl-next-door type.
Facing Anon's expectant gaze, he nodded, "She's really pretty."
For a fangirl, having her idol be acknowledged was even better than being praised herself.
Chihaya Anon was no exception. She proudly showed another photo. This time of a blonde, violet-eyed girl. Also beautiful, but with a cooler and more dashing aura.
"This is Misumi Uika, another member of Sumimi. Actually, I like Uika more than Mana, but sadly she didn't get a cameo in the movie such a shame"
"Hey hey, Kaito-kun, who do you think looks better, Mana or Uika?"
One's the sweet, pure girl-next-door. The other's a cool and valiant blonde idol.
Kaito raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you going to include yourself?"
"Eh eh eh?"
Chihaya Anon was both surprised and delighted. All those shoujo manga scenes she'd read flashed through her head. Her gaze started to drift, and she lowered her head, nervously twisting her pink fingertips together, "Th-then what if you included me?"
Kaito paused for two seconds, "Mana looks better."
Chihaya Anon: "?"
The pink-haired girl snapped her head up, glaring at him in frustration, 'If you weren't going to call me the prettiest, then why bring me into the question?'
Kaito coughed lightly and added with a straight face, "Because I don't want Uika to come in last."
Chihaya Anon: "?"
Anon ground her tiny tiger tooth, really wanting to bite that face of his.
'What a meanie!'
"Are you mad?", Seeing that Chihaya really did look a bit upset, her little face all tense in mock seriousness, Kaito reached out and waved his hand in front of her.
And in response, he got a dissatisfied little "hmph."
'Did I actually go too far?'
Though Kaito had meant it as just a harmless little joke, jokes only work if both sides find them funny. Otherwise, it's just being offensive.
So he simply and honestly apologized.
"Sorry. I didn't consider your feelings and made you upset."
Such a sincere apology actually made Anon a little flustered.
Angry? Of course not. She wasn't that petty.
Even if her chest wasn't big, her heart was huge.
Rather than being angry, Anon's earlier attitude was more like playfully sulking toward someone she liked. Her little expression practically said, 'Hurry and coax me, I'll stop being mad if you do.'
But now that Kaito had misunderstood. Her gray eyes flickered, and she quickly came up with an idea, putting her hands on her hips in mock righteousness.
"That's right, I'm totally mad!"
"Sorry."
"Just apologizing? That's way too insincere!"
Chihaya Anon lifted her chin, her dreamlike cherry blossom-pink hair fluttering in the air like a stream of moving color.
"So"
She kept her little face serious and delivered the sentence:
"As punishment, you have to go have afternoon tea with me at RiNG after school, and eat a parfait! Two of them!"
Kaito: "..."
'That's a punishment?"
But his silence was mistaken by Anon as rejection.
The pink-haired girl bit her lip, feeling uneasy, and added in a small voice, "Of course, I'll be the one treating~"
"O-or if Kaito-kun doesn't want to have afternoon tea, we can go somewhere else."
"Boys all love video games, right? How about the arcade? I'm okay with that too!"
The always cheerful, warmhearted girl, usually bursting with sunshine-like energy, now wore a nervous expression.
Was it because he had already turned her down more than once?
Looking into those cautious gray eyes, he didn't let her down again. He simply nodded seriously.
"Okay."
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Chapter 164: Brave Anon, not afraid of difficulties!
[4:00 PM Sharp]
The school bell had just rung when Chihaya Anon, who had been impatient all along, quickly rushed over. Her pair of grey beautiful eyes looked eagerly at the boy in front of her, carrying a kind of natural clarity.
"Kaito-kun, can we head out now?"
Kaito nodded, greeted Bocchi and Yumiko, indicating that today's club activities were canceled, and then left the classroom side by side with Anon.
The originally quiet classroom immediately erupted the moment they walked away.
"Damn it! I also want to go have afternoon tea with Kaito-kun!"
"Chihaya-san, could it be you downloaded some strange hypnosis app? Like those magical tools that, when waved in front of someone, make them obey your every command!"
Clearly a ridiculous guess, yet it got the agreement of the majority.
Otherwise the always aloof Kaito, who keeps everyone at arm's length, why would he accept Chihaya's invitation?
Amid the envious and jealous chatter, someone turned their gaze to the blonde girl in the center of the crowd and curiously asked, "Speaking of which, what does Yumiko think? You and Gotou-san both joined Kaito-kun's club, right?"
"Me?", Miura Yumiko pointed at herself and revealed the standard socialite smile of "isn't it fine?", "Doesn't matter~ After all, the club president has his own life."
As the undisputed official girlfriend, though it was a secret relationship, it didn't affect the fact that the male god in your eyes, she could just get up and ride him directly in private.
Whether he could be ridden or not, that's not the point, what matters is that she did ride him.
So she really didn't care about this kind of small thing, just like she didn't reject the presence of Nagasaki Soyo.
Only
The blonde girl looked at a figure curled up silently in front of a desk nearby, dressed in a pink tracksuit, and showed a thoughtful expression.
Right now, Chihaya clearly had feelings for her boyfriend beyond the ordinary.
Although also pink-haired, compared to Bocchi, her personality was clearly more extroverted, and also more proactive.
Yumiko didn't dislike Anon, but since Bocchi was the first to arrive, the first soup had been drunk by herself, the second soup had been snatched away by Nagasaki from Tsukinomori, if it got intercepted again this time, wouldn't that be too pitiful?
But with her shy personality, she couldn't possibly take initiative like that.
Sure enough, she had to step in and help her out?
Thinking this, Yumiko quickly made up her mind, walked up to Gotou Hitori, and knocked on her desk, "Bocchi-chan, I have something I want to talk to you about. Can you come to the clubroom for a bit?"
It was after school, and many students could be seen in groups chatting and laughing in the corridor.
But when that figure cloaked in the sunset appeared, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly froze.
Kaito had long gotten used to this kind of group staring and didn't take it to heart.
But Chihaya Anon, walking beside him, couldn't help but gulp.
Although she had a bit of vanity and liked to show off, the stares from the surrounding girls were too heavy. There was envy and jealousy, teeth-gnashing anger, sorrow and resentment.
