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"What do you want to say, Soyo?"
Togawa Sakiko slightly furrowed her delicate brows, inexplicably feeling as if she was being excluded.
Indeed.
Many things she didn't know about had happened between Soyo and Kitahara.
"Nothing… Sakiko should know very soon."
Nagasaki Soyo pursed her pink lips, ultimately deciding not to say anything.
If she were to say it, Sakiko might suspect she was intentionally slandering Kitahara…
"All in all, I won't compete with Sakiko; I'll always stand by Sakiko's side."
Nagasaki Soyo earnestly stated her position.
"You…"
Togawa Sakiko's bright eyes widened, her emotions complex.
Why?
Why, even after all this, would she still stand by her side?
"If… if Sakiko still agrees after knowing…"
Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face flushed slightly, her gaze drifting elsewhere.
She had originally thought Kitahara Makoto's behavior of starting a harem was incredibly excessive and something she could never agree to.
But if Sakiko was willing, she might be able to accept it too…
After entering the Otherworld, she didn't know whether tomorrow or an accident would arrive first. Since that was the case, perhaps she could be a little 'willful' and be a bad girl?
At the same time.
On the other side.
Kitahara Makoto casually bought two small cakes and tomorrow's breakfast bread, then strolled back home.
"I'm home…"
Pushing the door open, Kitahara Makoto suddenly sensed that something was amiss.
As a strange tale, Tomori naturally had night vision, and her favorite thing to do was stay at home, eating small cakes and watching TV without needing to turn on the lights. Why were the lights so bright today?
Thump thump thump.
Excited footsteps quickly sounded from the living room.
However, the one who ran over was not the Beast Eared Girl, but a short-haired, incredibly beautiful girl…
"Kitahara-dono, welcome home!"
Yamada Ryo's eyes sparkled as she bent down to place slippers in front of Kitahara Makoto, her respectful demeanor like a maid welcoming her master home.
"Yamada Ryo?"
Kitahara Makoto stepped back in surprise. "Why are you at my house?"
Thump thump thump.
The next footsteps were Tomori's.
The Beast Eared Girl trotted to Kitahara Makoto and looked up at him: "Papa, the small cakes…"
"Tomori, run slower, don't fall."
Looking at the girl with golden hair in a side ponytail behind Tomori, Kitahara Makoto was instantly shocked: "Nijika is here too?"
What on earth happened?
Did he just travel through time after dozing off for a moment on the train?
"Good evening, Kitahara-kun." Ijichi Nijika greeted him. "Hurry and change into slippers. I just mopped the floor; don't walk around barefoot."
"Yes…"
Kitahara Makoto subconsciously agreed, then realized: "So why are you all at my house?"
"Did Kitahara-kun forget?" Yamada Ryo asked, her face full of anticipation. "You were the one who messaged me, asking me to wait for you at home to play a game together."
"When did I…"
Mid-sentence, Kitahara Makoto's voice suddenly paused, then he silently took out his phone.
He remembered.
When he climbed through the window into Togawa's new apartment, he happened to receive a message from Yamada Ryo, saying she wanted to play an 18+ game together.
At the time, he had important matters to attend to, so he casually replied, saying he was busy with other things and Yamada Ryo could reschedule or wait at his place…
So you really came and waited?
Anyone else would have definitely rescheduled!
"Ryo is obsessed now; she really wants to play that game no matter what," Ijichi Nijika complained. "I've tried to persuade her many times, but it's no use at all."
Kitahara Makoto sighed softly and apologized sincerely: "Yamada Ryo, I'm sorry."
"Hmm?" Yamada Ryo tilted her head and looked at him.
"Something happened. I already activated the game outside once, and the cooldown is very long. It won't be ready until tomorrow morning."
Kitahara Makoto explained softly.
Upon hearing this, Ijichi Nijika quickly said, " "In that case, Ryo and I will head back first…"
Since the game attempts had been used up, there was naturally no reason to stay.
Yamada Ryo decisively refused:
"Not going back."
"Eh?" Ijichi Nijika looked over in surprise, "What do you mean by not going back…? Is Ryo staying?"
Yamada Ryo calmly said:
"I'm staying overnight until tomorrow morning. I'll play games as soon as I wake up."
"Don't trouble Kitahara-kun," Ijichi Nijika advised, "You can come back to play tomorrow, right?"
"No," Yamada Ryo's expression was flat, "Although I don't know who Kitahara-kun played with today, others definitely want to keep playing. Day after day, if I don't actively strive for it, I don't know when I'll get to play."
It had to be said, Yamada Ryo was quite intelligent.
She hadn't obtained healing abilities today, and Togawa's wound on her forehead hadn't been dealt with yet, so she would definitely continue playing games tomorrow.
"Tomorrow might indeed not work," Kitahara Makoto mused, "How about Yamada Ryo waits a few more days, how about the weekend?"
"No," Yamada Ryo flatly refused, "You never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first. I was playing on my phone in class today and saw a news report saying that Mount Fuji had erupted with volcanic ash. Maybe it will fully erupt tomorrow and submerge all of Tokyo…"
Ijichi Nijika couldn't help but retort:
"Don't play on your phone during class!"
"Today is only Monday, it's still a long time until the weekend," Yamada Ryo said expressionlessly, "Just one day, and I'm already itching for it. I'll definitely die if I have to wait until the weekend."
Ijichi Nijika's pretty face flushed slightly: "It's not that exaggerated!"
Yamada Ryo said pitifully:
"It really itches…"
Kitahara Makoto's eye twitched: "Where does Yamada Ryo itch?"
"My hands itch," Yamada Ryo raised her hands, "I really want to beat up a slime."
"…"
Kitahara Makoto took half a step back, moved beside Nijika, and whispered:
"Yamada Ryo wouldn't have a violent bloodline, would she?"
Ijichi Nijika pursed her beautiful lips and quietly replied: "I remember Ryo studied karate in elementary school, but she often made other children cry and was jointly complained about by other parents, so she didn't go anymore after that…"
Good heavens, she really does have violent genes!
"Ryo, it's very inconvenient to suddenly stay overnight at a boy's house, isn't it?"
Ijichi Nijika continued to earnestly persuade her.
"It's fine," Yamada Ryo pointed to the backpack on the sofa, "I've already brought a change of clothes."
Ijichi Nijika's lips moved slightly: "But you have class tomorrow."
Yamada Ryo: "My textbooks have already been taken to school in advance and are in the shoe locker."
Good heavens, she had already prepared to stay out all night!
"But…" Ijichi Nijika bit her lower lip lightly, "Suddenly staying overnight at a boy's house, isn't it unsafe?"
"Nijika, I disagree with that statement," Kitahara Makoto said with a righteous face, "Although I want to have a harem, please don't question my character."
Ijichi Nijika glared at him exasperatedly: "Someone who wants to have a harem has already lost the right to be a human being, alright?"
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