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The contract was made.
Kitahara Makoto opened his arms, temporarily letting go of Nijika.
Whoosh—
Ijichi Nijika, like a little rabbit that had managed to escape from a hunter's gun, quickly rolled and dodged to the side, glaring at Kitahara Makoto with annoyance, and then quickly hid in the bathroom.
There's nothing much to say about what happened next.
After washing up, Ijichi Nijika had calmed down and consciously took on the responsibility of the head of the family—
First, she helped the Beast Eared Girl wash her face and hands, and then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
After making breakfast, Ijichi Nijika neatly put away the clothes that had been hung out to dry, and then took them upstairs, while calling for Yamada Ryo and Soyo to get up and eat.
"Nijika-senpai, good morning…"
Nagasaki Soyo's voice was drowsy and lazy, unexpectedly without any morning grumpiness: "You're up so early?"
"Cough… It's already become a biological clock."
Ijichi Nijika quietly breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that Soyo and Ryo didn't know about her not returning the night before.
"So sleepy, I want to sleep a little longer…"
Yamada Ryo wanted to stay in bed, but unfortunately, Ijichi Nijika forcibly woke her up.
"Get up quickly and have breakfast."
"Nijika, help me get dressed…"
"Dress yourself!"
"…"
After a simple breakfast, Ijichi Nijika washed the dishes and chopsticks, and then went out to buy Nagasaki Soyo a new dress. Only then did the three girls say goodbye and leave.
Before leaving, Ijichi Nijika didn't forget to take away the sorted garbage.
After enjoying Nijika's home care throughout the whole process, Kitahara Makoto couldn't help but sigh:
"If this family didn't have Yamada Ryo, it would be over sooner or later."
Buzz buzz buzz.
The phone vibrated.
Togawa-san sent a message: "Kitahara-kun, it's almost time to leave."
Today is Sunday, an important day to go exorcising and earn money as agreed.
Kitahara Makoto: "Received, I'll leave immediately."
"…"
At the same time.
On the other side.
"I'm back…"
Nagasaki Soyo carefully walked into the entrance hall, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that the house was quiet.
After changing into slippers and preparing to return to her room, a light voice suddenly sounded:
"Welcome back~"
"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Nagasaki Soyo was startled and looked panic in the direction of the sofa, only then did she see a figure sitting in the corner, "Mom? Why are you home?"
Mrs. Nagasaki held a cup of black tea in her hand, sitting gracefully: "Can't Mom be home?"
"I don't mean that…" Nagasaki Soyo hurriedly said, thinking that Mom is usually so busy, why isn't she at work today?
Mrs. Nagasaki sighed softly upon hearing this: "I'm worried that if I don't come back, I'll be a grandmother soon."
The Tsundere Young Miss's pretty face quickly turned red, and she shouted in embarrassment:
"What are you talking about, Mom? I haven't done that kind of thing!"
I haven't even started dating, how could I let you be a grandmother!
"Where did you go last night?"
Mrs. Nagasaki tilted her head and asked.
"That…" Nagasaki Soyo's heart suddenly jumped, and she tried her best to say in a nonchalant tone, "I was playing at a friend's house, and I accidentally forgot the time, so I stayed at my friend's house."
Mrs. Nagasaki took a sip of black tea: "Is it your little boyfriend's house?"
"That's not it." Nagasaki Soyo was already feeling guilty, "It's a girl's house, Mom, look, I even took pictures specifically."
After returning from the Otherworld last night, Nagasaki Soyo was worried that she would be exposed, so she specially asked Nijika and Ryo to take pictures, and now she just happened to take them out to save the situation.
I'm sorry, Mom, I lied to you.
The experience in the Otherworld definitely can't be said.
"I see…"
Mrs. Nagasaki crossed her left leg over her right leg, her gaze swept over the photos on the phone, and then landed on Nagasaki Soyo's neck:
"Then, Soyo-chan, explain why there's a lip print on your neck?"
It's not a lip print!
It's just a mark left by being hung up by vines in the Otherworld!
Nagasaki Soyo covered her neck. When she was washing her face and brushing her teeth in the morning, she did see a mark on her neck, which could easily be misunderstood: "That's just a mosquito bite."
"Is that so?" Mrs. Nagasaki said lightly, "Then let the mosquito bite you again and let me see."
Nagasaki Soyo: "…"
"And the knees." Mrs. Nagasaki's gaze moved down, landing on the Tsundere Young Miss's legs, "You were playing at a friend's house, why are your knees injured?"
Nagasaki Soyo told the truth: "I accidentally fell…"
Mrs. Nagasaki tilted her head and looked over: "Is it too much of a coincidence that both knees are scratched?"
Nagasaki Soyo: "…"
That's just how coincidental it is!
Unfortunately, there's no way to explain it clearly. With Mom's meticulous personality, if I tell her about the existence of the Otherworld, she will definitely want to explore it out of curiosity. No matter how I think about it, it's too dangerous, so I have to hide it from Mom.
There's no way, Nagasaki Soyo can only take a deep breath, gently bite her lower lip and say:
"Mom, I'm sorry, I was wrong…"
Mrs. Nagasaki put down her teacup and sighed softly: "Soyo-chan is indeed the same as Mom, a love brain."
"I'm not a love brain!"
Nagasaki Soyo subconsciously retorted.
I am obviously a wise person. Gentleness is just a disguised appearance. I never give my true heart in interpersonal relationships. How could I be a fool like a love brain?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
"Here." Mrs. Nagasaki opened her backpack, took out a box of things and handed it over, "Carry it with you from now on, you must pay attention to safety. Mom really doesn't want to be a grandmother so early."
"Eh? Eh? Eh?"
Nagasaki Soyo had taken a physiology class at school, so of course she knew what this thing was, and her pretty face blushed and said:
"Mom, why did you buy this kind of thing!"
"There's more." Mrs. Nagasaki continued, "Mom also bought medicine, do you want to eat it, Soyo-chan…"
"I don't need to eat that kind of thing!" Nagasaki Soyo clenched her pink fist and couldn't help but shout, "Although I didn't go home last night, I didn't do that kind of thing!"
"Then keep it just in case." Mrs. Nagasaki said lightly, "Soyo-chan is after all at the age where she's curious about that kind of thing."
"I'm not curious at all!"
"Mom, I've been there before, I have some experience to pass on to you. First of all, you have to have your own bottom line, don't let boys coax you a few times and give them everything they want. Things that are easily obtained will not be cherished…"
"That kind of experience is completely unnecessary, okay!"
"Also." Mrs. Nagasaki tilted her head and looked over, "When did your boyfriend say he's free to meet?"
Nagasaki Soyo subconsciously answered upon hearing this:
"He said next week…"
Halfway through speaking, Nagasaki Soyo suddenly reacted, and her pretty face became even hotter.
Damn it!
I actually defaulted to Mom's address of Boyfriend, even though it was just a last resort, and we're not dating at all… Damn boomerang!
On the other side.
Kitahara Makoto put away his phone, picked up his backpack, put the answer book inside, and went to the agreed Train Station before going out.
There was no conversation along the way, and he arrived at the Train Station.
Kitahara Makoto raised his eyes and saw a girl with shoulder-length twin tails wearing a dress standing in the corner, without any artificial decoration, like a quiet orchid in an empty valley, blooming quietly.
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