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The night passed without incident.
The next day.
After an unknown period of sleep, Ijichi Nijika felt something pressing against her, making her very uncomfortable.
"Ugh…"
Drowsily opening her eyes, Ijichi Nijika stared blankly for a moment before she could clearly see her surroundings.
"The living room…"
"The sofa…"
"Eh, eh, eh?!"
Ijichi Nijika's eyes snapped open, looking at Kitahara Makoto in front of her, her sleepiness instantly vanishing.
"W-what happened?!" Ijichi Nijika's pretty face quickly flushed red, and she panicked. "Why am I in Kitahara-kun's arms? And this is the living room sofa, isn't it?"
"Last night I clearly…"
Ijichi Nijika carefully recalled what happened last night, but quickly realized that her memory only went as far as Kitahara Makoto coming out of the bathroom after his shower; everything after that was blank.
Did she fall asleep?
And she didn't even go to her room, but slept an entire night in Kitahara-kun's arms?
After piecing together the truth, Ijichi Nijika quickly checked her body.
"Good, my clothes are all on, and there's no discomfort in my body…"
Ijichi Nijika quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Well.
Actually, there was still some discomfort, like the uncomfortable pressure she felt right now…
In any case, it definitely wasn't her phone!
Seeing that Kitahara Makoto was still asleep, Ijichi Nijika held her breath, trying to quietly slip out of Kitahara Makoto's embrace.
"No, it's s-stuck…"
Ijichi Nijika bit her pink lips, her heart racing, her pretty face alarmingly hot.
Her original plan was to slip away quietly like a fish, but Kitahara Makoto was holding her very tightly, and her body was stuck, making escape impossible.
"W-what do I do?"
Ijichi Nijika's pretty face was crimson as she nervously thought of a solution.
"Should I wake Kitahara-kun?"
"No."
"Too dangerous. I heard boys get very irritable when they wake up; I might get taken advantage of…"
"It's already light outside. Ryo and Soyo could come downstairs at any moment. If they see me and Kitahara in this position, they'll definitely misunderstand, right?"
"I must find a way to save myself!"
"But I'm stuck. U-unless I use my hand to move it…"
Just thinking about it for a moment, Ijichi Nijika's head began to overheat, warning her.
Shameful!
That kind of thing was too shameful!
Woof woof.
Suddenly, dog barks and the voices of passersby came from outside, making Ijichi Nijika instantly sober up.
"No!"
"I can't delay any longer; I must make a choice quickly. Someone's already out walking their dog…"
The continuous high-temperature overload made Nijika's head spin, and she instinctively made a choice.
"A-as long as I'm gentle, I won't be discovered…"
Ijichi Nijika bit her lower lip, held her breath, her pretty face flushed like fire, and began to save herself.
"Ugh—"
She didn't know what she touched, but Ijichi Nijika, as if startled, suddenly tensed up, even her fair, slender neck turning pink from embarrassment.
Terrifying!
Absolutely terrifying!
W-what exactly am I doing!
Ijichi Nijika's mind suddenly cleared for a moment, but at this point, the arrow was already on the string, and there was no turning back. Giving up now would be too much of a loss, wouldn't it?
Having no choice, Ijichi Nijika could only grit her teeth and continue to save herself.
After finally 'setting things right,' Ijichi Nijika quietly breathed a sigh of relief, just about to escape to freedom, when a low voice, laced with irritation, suddenly sounded:
"Nijika-senpai, what are you doing?"
"Eh?"
Ijichi Nijika looked up in a panic, meeting Kitahara Makoto's eyes, which had opened at some unknown point.
Their eyes met.
The shame that had already reached its limit instantly exploded. Ijichi Nijika frantically let go, steam billowing from the top of her head:
"I, I, I, I, I…"
Kitahara Makoto suppressed his anger: "Nijika-senpai, you actually stole my innocence…"
"…"
Ijichi Nijika turned her face away in shame, unable even to retort, and suddenly tried to break free and escape.
Unfortunately, just as she got up, Kitahara Makoto reached out and pulled her back into his embrace.
Their breaths mingled.
Looking at Kitahara Makoto's aggressive, burning gaze, Ijichi Nijika frantically raised her hand to cover her pink lips: "You, you don't go too far, or I'll call someone!"
Kitahara Makoto leaned closer, full of irritation:
"You're the one going too far, Senpai, aren't you?"
"You…"
"Taking liberties with someone while they're asleep already constitutes a criminal act."
"I, I didn't…"
Ijichi Nijika turned her pretty face away in shame.
"The evidence is ironclad; denial is useless," Kitahara Makoto continued. "Senpai just took my innocence, shouldn't you take responsibility?"
Ijichi Nijika: "…"
You didn't take my innocence!
I only did that because you were holding me and I couldn't leave; I'm the one who suffered the loss!
Ijichi Nijika bit her lower lip in shame, actively trying to save herself:
"You said you'd call me to hang out the clothes, didn't you? Kitahara-kun must have done this on purpose, right?"
"I called you," Kitahara Makoto said without changing his expression, showing no guilt. "I called Senpai several times, but Nijika-senpai not only didn't get up but also said I was annoying. If you don't believe me, you can ask Hana."
Ijichi Nijika: "…"
There was indeed a vague impression in her mind that she probably, possibly said, 'How annoying'…
"You don't have to worry about the clothes either," Kitahara Makoto continued. "Nijika clung to me like an octopus last night, and I couldn't get up, so I had Hana hang the clothes. The payment was two small cakes, charged to Senpai."
Ijichi Nijika: "…"
"You let go of me first," Ijichi Nijika forced herself to calm down, her pretty face flushed, and said in a low voice, "Ryo and Soyo might come downstairs any minute."
"No," Kitahara Makoto shook his head. "Senpai took my innocence; you must take responsibility."
"You…" Ijichi Nijika felt her teeth itch, wanting to bite him. "How do you want me to take responsibility?"
Kitahara Makoto said seriously:
"Nijika-senpai, please join my harem…"
"Impossible!"
Ijichi Nijika puffed out her pink cheeks, flatly refusing.
"Alright." Kitahara Makoto also knew Nijika wouldn't agree, so he settled for the next best thing. "Then let me kiss…"
"Hmm?!"
Ijichi Nijika immediately stiffened her pretty face and glared warningly.
Kitahara Makoto silently corrected himself: "Then give me a universal exchange coupon, no less."
"Eh?" Ijichi Nijika asked, confused, "What's that?"
"Aside from illegal activities, as long as I present the universal exchange coupon, Senpai must agree to one thing for me," Kitahara Makoto explained with an example, "For instance, if I want to go on a date with Nijika-senpai…"
"I refuse."
"Then I might go berserk."
"…"
Ijichi Nijika had no choice but to reluctantly agree, after all, she did bear a great deal of responsibility.
"A date, huh…?"
Ijichi Nijika shamefully realized that a strange sense of anticipation had inexplicably arisen within her.
W-what was going on?
Knowing that Kitahara would cheat in the future, yet still feeling anticipation, she must have been hypnotized!
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