Aoi and Suiren, the two sisters, hurriedly stood up and saw Hikari out the door.
After leaving Suiren's house, Hikari headed straight toward Ino Shrine, preparing for today's plan of acting as Jinno Sumire's fake husband.
On the other side, after sending Hikari off, Aoi happily took quick little steps back into the house.
She planned to enjoy it a bit more while the scent Hikari had left in the room had not yet faded, taking a few extra deep breaths.
But when she reached the living room, she was suddenly stopped by her older sister, Suiren.
"Aoi, wait a second," Suiren called out.
"Suiren-nee, what's wrong?", Aoi looked at Suiren blocking her way, puzzled.
Suiren hesitated for a moment, then still spoke up, "Aoi, don't you think things between you and Hikari-kun are moving a bit too fast?"
"Shouldn't something like romance progress step by step? There's no need to rush so much, right?", Suiren said, her tone carrying a bit of worry.
But upon hearing that, Aoi smiled, "Moving too fast? How could that be?"
"Is Suiren-nee worried I'll run into some scumbag and get in too deep with Hikari-kun too early?"
"But Hikari-kun, aren't we familiar with him enough already? Could he possibly be a scumbag or a bad person?", Aoi asked with a smile.
"Uh… Hikari-kun of course wouldn't be a scumbag or a bad person," Suiren immediately said.
'No, that guy really is an incredibly experienced bad scumbag. But just treat it as him going out to learn some skills. After all, I like him, and it feels pretty good too.'
Though she complained in her heart, Aoi still said with a smiling face, "Then that settles it. We all know Hikari-kun's character very well. Our relationship was already good before, and now we're even closer. What's there to worry about? Whether it's his adoptive mother, Miss Mira, or our own mother, they're both happy to see me together with Hikari-kun, right?"
"This...", Hearing Aoi's words, Suiren was left speechless for a moment, unable to refute her.
"Wait, don't tell me Suiren-nee isn't worried about me being taken advantage of by Hikari-kun, but is actually jealous?", Aoi said with a smile, "After all, Hikari-kun used to be very close with you too. Now you're unhappy that Hikari-kun is so close with me, afraid he won't pay attention to you anymore?"
"How could that be!", Suiren blurted out reflexively, "S-sister… how could a sister be jealous of her younger sister?"
"Then, sis, bless me and Hikari-kun with a smooth relationship and a long future together. You bless me and Hikari-kun, and I'll also bless you and your fiance to last a long time too~", Aoi said with a giggle.
"I… I don't want to," Hearing Aoi say this, Suiren felt uncomfortable for some reason and instinctively refused.
"Huh… why is that? Could it be that Suiren-nee still remembers that childhood promise and actually wants to marry Hikari-kun too?"
"You're not trying to steal your little sister's husband, are you? Dame yo~" Aoi said with a smile. [T/N: "Dame yo" means You can't or Not Allowed.]
"N-no! I… I just think you two are too young. You're both still in high sch0ol. You can't progress this fast!"
"Y-yes, that's right, exactly that!", Suiren hurriedly explained.
"So that's how it is…"
"As for that problem, you don't need to worry about it, sis. Hikari-kun and I both know what we're doing. We'll take contraceptive measures properly. Even if we really wanted a child, it would probably be after graduation," Aoi said thoughtfully.
"C-contraceptive measures? A child? You… you've already gone that far?", Looking at Aoi's completely casual expression, Suiren was dumbfounded.
"Not yet, but it should be soon. After all, I like Hikari-kun so much, and Hikari-kun likes me a lot too."
"Our bodies seem to be quite compatible too. As long as I take the initiative, Hikari-kun definitely won't be able to refuse me," Aoi said with a giggle.
"Oh right, I almost forgot. Sis, you haven't even met your fiance yet, right? You're still a virgin, aren't you? You haven't even given away your first kiss yet~"
"I won't talk to you about these embarrassing topics anymore, sis. Look how red your face is. I'm going back to my room now, hehe~"
With a smile, hands clasped behind her back, Aoi turned around and walked back to her bedroom.
Watching Aoi's back and listening to what her younger sister said, waves were already surging uncontrollably in Suiren's heart.
'After all, this is way too open, isn't it? Getting to that point so quickly, that's way too fast!'
'Was Aoi always like this, or was she influenced by Hikari-kun?'
'I heard that the atmosphere in Tokyo is quite open. Could it be that Hikari-kun is affected by that environment? It seems very possible.'
'But… but the two of them are still in high sch0ol! This is way too fast!'
Thinking of her little sister Aoi and Hikari holding each other, rolling around on the bedsheets, Suiren, started breathing rapidly, her face flushing red and her heart pounding.
"No! They're both still so y0ung, they can't do something like that!"
"And mom used to be a teacher. She's conservative and strict. If she found out about this, she'd definitely be furious."
"By then, she might lock Aoi up at home, or even break Hikari-kun's legs…"
"I have to think of a way. I absolutely can't let their relationship progress this fast and cross the line."
Suiren pondered this, but she also knew very well that her sister Aoi was stubborn and completely impossible to reason with. Forcing her would probably only backfire.
"Looks like I'll have to make a breakthrough on Hikari-kun's side. As their sister, I need to properly educate Hikari-kun."
Thinking of Hikari's handsome face that was still youthful with a hint of immaturity, Suiren secretly made up her mind, and an inexplicable blush flashed across her pretty face.
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On the other side, Hikari, having left Suiren's home, arrived at Ino Shrine.
Standing in front of the shrine, where incense smoke was thick and offerings abundant, Hikari waited quietly.
It was almost time for his appointment with Jinno Sumire.
According to their earlier arrangement, he just needed to wait here, and someone would come to fetch him.
Hikari had originally thought that Jinno Sumire would have a shrine maiden come to receive him and lead him inside.
But what he didn't expect was that, after spotting him, a cool and beautiful mature woman wearing the shrine's sacred and dignified priestess uniform walked straight out of the main hall. It was Jinno Sumire herself, personally coming to greet him.
"Hikari-kun," Walking briskly to Hikari's side, Jinno Sumire greeted him warmly. After all, she was asking him for help, so her attitude naturally had to be good.
"Auntie Sumire," Hikari nodded in response.
"Come with me," Jinno Sumire led Hikari toward a side hall next to the shrine.
Seeing a shrine priestess so intimately leading a man away, many onlookers looked on in surprise.
However, Hikari looked very young, so they simply assumed he was some distant nephew or relative of Jinno Sumire and didn't think much of it.
Hikari followed Jinno Sumire into a secluded room behind the shrine.
Inside the room, there was a dressing mirror, along with many combs, hair oil, makeup powder, and other grooming tools.
Two young and pretty shrine maidens were already standing inside.
When they saw Jinno Sumire bring Hikari in, they quickly greeted and bowed to both of them.
Jinno Sumire instructed them, "Just like I said before, make him look a bit more mature."
After giving the order to the shrine maidens, Jinno Sumire turned back to Hikari and softly said, "Hikari-kun, let them put some makeup on you first. That'll make it easier for me to take you to see my father."
"Mm," Hikari nodded to show he understood.
After all, his appearance was far too young. No matter how mature his aura was, it couldn't hide that overflowing youthful energy.
So to avoid the plan of playing her husband from being exposed, at the very least he needed makeup to bump his age from high sch0oler to college student or above.
Hikari sat in front of the mirror and let the two highly experienced shrine maidens work on him.
These two shrine maidens were indeed very skillful. With their four hands flying, they quickly made Hikari look much more mature.
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After the complicated makeup was finished, Jinno Sumire waved her hand, signaling for the two shrine maidens to leave.
The two shrine maidens bowed slightly and left the room.
Then Jinno Sumire stepped forward and personally began fixing Hikari's hair.
"The makeup is done, but this hairstyle won't do. It's too fresh," As she spoke, Jinno Sumire slicked Hikari's hair back into a greasy, classic adult-style pompadour.
Looking at himself in the mirror with his hair styled like a grown-up, Hikari couldn't help but feel a bit amused and helpless.
After all, it didn't match his age or identity at all, and it was drastically different from his usual look. Anyone who knew him would probably find it a bit funny.
But thankfully, Hikari's good looks were solid. Even with a mature hairstyle, it didn't hurt his overall handsomeness at all. Anyone who didn't know him would definitely not think anything was off.
After finishing Hikari's hair, Jinno Sumire took several suits out of a nearby wardrobe.
"Hikari-kun, we're short on time, so I didn't have time to tailor a suit just for you. Based on what you told me yesterday, I picked out a few sets with similar sizes. Choose one that fits you," Jinno Sumire said apologetically.
"Alright," Hikari nodded.
"Then you change here. Auntie also needs to go change clothes," Jinno Sumire said to Hikari before hurrying into another room nearby.
Seeing the two shrine maidens waiting eagerly outside the door, Hikari didn't stand on ceremony. He simply waved at them, signaling for them to come over and help him change.
Since there was help available, there was no reason not to use it.
With Hikari's consent, the two shrine maidens walked in quickly with smiles, without any objection at all.
After all, with Hikari's looks, helping a beautiful young man change clothes was practically a dream job.
When they removed his top and saw Hikari's well-built body, eight-pack abs, and exaggerated proportions like his narrow waist and broad back, the two shrine maidens couldn't help but widen their eyes. One of them even unconsciously swallowed.
Fortunately, they knew the guest was important, so they managed to restrain themselves from touching.
But when they helped him put on the dress pants and fasten the belt, they finally understood what truly deserved to be called shocking.
Both shrine maidens' cherry lips fell open into perfect "O" shapes as they stared blankly at Hikari.
It wasn't until Hikari urged them that they flushed red and hurriedly finished helping him get dressed.
After Hikari left the room, the two shrine maidens immediately began chatting excitedly with red faces.
"Ridiculous… this is too ridiculous…", one shrine maiden clicked her tongue in amazement.
"How can there be a man with such a good body? It's just… just amazing! Even better than what I've seen in manga!", the other shrine maiden couldn't help but say.
"And it's not just his body. His face is so pretty too! He's a perfect man! I really want to touch him!", the shrine maiden said excitedly.
"The priestess really has top-tier taste. After being widowed for so many years without any involvement with men, the moment she finally brings one back, it's a top-grade young man like this," the other shrine maiden said, swallowing repeatedly.
"Do you think… he might be a little kept boy the priestess is raising? I'm so jealous! These rich and powerful people, they get to play with everything, wuwuwu," the shrine maiden said, her face full of envy and resentment as she imagined Hikari's body.
"Watch your mouth! Don't speak ill of the priestess!", the other shrine maiden scolded, then drifted into her own fantasies, "Maybe… maybe after the priestess is done playing, she'll let us have a taste of the leftovers."
"You're right! As long as I can get a taste, I'll be satisfied. If that lord were willing to show me mercy for just one night, my whole life would be worth it…"
The two shrine maidens chatted back and forth, getting more and more excited.
———
Meanwhile, Hikari had only just left the room.
With his fairly good hearing, he could vaguely make out the two shrine maidens' conversation inside.
Hearing them so openly say they wanted to use him as material for nighttime rituals, Hikari couldn't help but laugh bitterly, feeling rather speechless.
Girls are really something.
After silently complaining to himself, Hikari walked to the door of the next room and waited for Jinno Sumire, who had gone to change clothes.
Not long after, about a minute or so later, the door opened.
Jinno Sumire, now looking like a cool beauty with short hair, stepped out.
Seeing Jinno Sumire after she had changed, Hikari couldn't help but feel his eyes light up.
Different from her usual religious priestess outfit, Jinno Sumire had changed into a more casual and light outfit today, as she was preparing to go home to see her father.
She wore a black, off-the-shoulder, exquisitely tailored dress that elegantly outlined her curvy figure. The hem swayed gently with her steps, exuding a sense of mystery and nobility.
Just like her flawless face and delicate collarbones, the lines of her exposed shoulders were also beautiful. Her skin looked even fairer and more delicate under the light, forming a striking contrast with the black dress and further highlighting her noble aura.
Looking only at her charming face, Jinno Sumire appeared quite young, but the enticing curves proudly propped up at her chest clearly showed that she was already fully mature.
If Jinno Sumire in her priestess uniform was like a noble, pure snow lotus atop an iceberg, then now she was like a blooming black rose, mature and elegant yet alluring, beautiful enough to make anyone fall for her at first sight.
Standing beside him, tall and graceful with long slender legs, Jinno Sumire's temperament was completely different from usual, which also surprised Hikari a little.
Noticing Hikari looking at her, Jinno Sumire raised a hand to tuck a few loose strands of hair behind her ear and smiled, "So, how is it? Does Auntie look okay like this?"
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