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The dolphin show ended.
The vast crowd of spectators began to leave in an orderly fashion.
"Mutsumi, how was it?" Takamatsu Tomori looked over expectantly.
Wakaba Mutsumi instinctively replied, "It was very lumpy..."
"Eh?" Takamatsu Tomori was startled. "What does 'lumpy' mean?"
Wakaba Mutsumi surprisingly answered every question: "I accidentally sat on..."
"Cough cough." Kitahara Makoto quickly interrupted, "Wakaba-kun, Tomori is asking you how the dolphin show was, if it was exciting, if it was fun?"
Wakaba Mutsumi shook her head: "I didn't feel anything special."
"..."
Crisis averted.
Kitahara Makoto couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Mutsumi was exceptionally honest, almost excessively so.
By the time the three of them left the aquarium, it was already past six in the evening.
"I'm hungry." Kitahara Makoto suggested, "Shall we go eat?"
"I am a bit hungry." Takamatsu Tomori nodded gently and looked at Mutsumi, "Mutsumi, want to go eat together?"
"Mm."
Wakaba Mutsumi's face was expressionless, with an aura of being detached from worldly affairs.
"First, let's see if there are any highly-rated restaurants nearby…"
Kitahara Makoto took out his phone, searched for restaurants, and then took the two girls out to eat.
There's no need to elaborate on the meal.
Wakaba Mutsumi clearly had good manners; her eating movements were as elegant as Sakiko's, but she was taciturn and barely spoke during the meal.
"Thank you for the meal."
Wiping the corners of her mouth, Wakaba Mutsumi said with a calm expression:
"If there's nothing else, I'll head home now. Goodbye, Tomori."
"Wait a moment." Takamatsu Tomori quickly said, "It's still early, Mutsumi, why are you going back already?"
Wakaba Mutsumi said expressionlessly:
"Because I don't feel happy, it's better to go home and rest."
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
I'm truly sorry for not being able to bring you a happy experience!
"Mutsumi, don't go." Takamatsu Tomori bit her lower lip lightly with her pearly teeth, took a deep breath, and said, "I'll take you to Makoto-kun's house tonight."
Kitahara Makoto lowered his voice and said:
"There shouldn't be any need for that…"
"Better safe than sorry." Takamatsu Tomori clenched her small fists, her expression serious, "No matter what, I don't want Mutsumi to encounter any danger."
After speaking, Takamatsu Tomori reached out and took Mutsumi's wrist, pleading:
"Mutsumi, don't go home tonight, stay with me."
Wakaba Mutsumi's tone was puzzled:
"Why?"
"Because…" Takamatsu Tomori stammered, not good at lying, her gaze flickering, "Because I haven't chatted with Mutsumi for a long time, and I want to have a sleepover with Mutsumi tonight."
"Okay."
Wakaba Mutsumi agreed expressionlessly.
"Then I'll go back for my run." Kitahara Makoto stood up and paid the bill, not forgetting his daily task, "Tomori, you and Wakaba can play for a while longer, send me a message when you're coming over."
Takamatsu Tomori said softly:
"Makoto-kun, go ahead and be busy."
Kitahara Makoto waved his hand and left first.
Returning home by train, the Black Cat Yamato Delivery Service had already delivered the clothes. Kitahara Makoto changed into his running shoes and headed straight to the park to start his ten-kilometer run.
Halfway through the run, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Kitahara Makoto took out his phone and saw a message from Anon:
"Pervert Kitahara, I'm already outside the door, hurry up and open it."
Kitahara Makoto: "I'm currently running outside in the park."
Chihaya Anon: "What? You're running in such hot weather? You really love fitness, don't you?"
Kitahara Makoto: "Good health is the most important thing in the world."
Chihaya Anon: "That sounds like something an old-fashioned person would say."
Kitahara Makoto: "I have two pieces of news, one Good news, and the other is also Good news. Which one does Anon want to hear first?"
Chihaya Anon: "They're all Good news, there's no difference, alright."
Kitahara Makoto: "The first Good news is, even though I'm not home, I sent Hana a message, and Hana will open the door for you right away."
Chihaya Anon: "What about the other news?"
Kitahara Makoto: "Tomori is also coming over tonight, and so is a friend of Tomori's."
Chihaya Anon: "…"
The second one isn't Good news at all!
She hadn't told Tomori about coming over for dream training tonight; if they ran into each other, it would definitely be super awkward.
Chihaya Anon immediately wanted to avoid it:
"Ahhhhhh, you didn't tell me! Let's forget about tonight, I'll come over tomorrow."
Click.
The door opened.
A red-eyed Hana with a small face looked up and stood behind the door, her face full of anticipation as she looked at Chihaya Anon.
"Hana, good evening." Chihaya Anon couldn't help but walk into the entrance, stroked Hana's head, and handed over the small cake in her hand, "A gift for you."
"Good person."
Seeing no one else around, Chihaya Anon's pretty face flushed slightly, and she whispered:
"Hana, call me 'Mom,' and I'll buy you another small cake next time."
Hana was unmoved:
"Good person."
Chihaya Anon clicked her tongue, a pathetic expression on her face:
"I just want to hear Hana call me 'Mom' once."
"Good person."
"…"
Playing pitiful had no effect on Hana.
Unable to hear what she wanted to hear, Chihaya Anon waved her hand, ready to go back, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw two girls walking down the street: Takamatsu Tomori and Wakaba Mutsumi.
"Eh eh eh?!"
"Tomori came so quickly?!"
Chihaya Anon immediately panicked.
Everything was fine when she arrived, but now she couldn't go back.
Once she met Tomori face to face, it would be impossible to clear her name.
In desperation, Chihaya Anon could only grit her teeth and quickly hide on the second floor, not forgetting to instruct Hana:
"Hana, you absolutely must not say I came!"
"…"
On the other side.
Kitahara Makoto finished his ten-kilometer run, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was about to buy some fruit to take home when he suddenly saw several messages pop up on his phone.
"Pervert Kitahara, you should have told me earlier that Tomori was coming! Now I'm blocked and can't get out, so I can only hide in your room. What should I do?"
Kitahara Makoto said simply:
"Hide well in the room, and I'll figure out a way for you to escape when I get back."
After buying some fruit at the supermarket, Kitahara Makoto hurried home with his purchases.
"Makoto-kun, you've worked hard."
As soon as he pressed the doorbell, Tomori was the first to run over and open the door.
"Did you discuss it with Auntie and Uncle?"
Kitahara Makoto handed the fruit to Tomori, asking as he changed his shoes.
"I've already told Mom and Dad." Takamatsu Tomori took the fruit and said softly, "Makoto-kun doesn't need to worry."
"That's good then."
Kitahara Makoto's gaze swept over, and he saw Mutsumi sitting on the sofa, watching the anime "cherry maruko" with Hana, both big and small, completely absorbed.
No, which high school student still watches cherry maruko now?!
"Tomori, please wash the fruit." Kitahara Makoto said softly, "I'm all sweaty after running, I'm going upstairs to take a shower."
There was a bathroom and a bathroom on both the first and second floors, but the second floor was rarely used.
Takamatsu Tomori looked up:
"I've already filled the bathtub with water, Makoto-kun can shower on the first floor."
How thoughtful!
Tomori was too thoughtful, filling the bathtub with water even before he returned!
Kitahara Makoto lowered his voice and said:
"Tomori, do you want to shower together?"
Takamatsu Tomori's small face quickly flushed, her gaze flickering:
"M-Mutsumi is still here…"
"If Wakaba wasn't here, would you agree to shower together?"
"…"
You're not saying anything, don't tell me you're implicitly agreeing!
Kitahara Makoto took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to tease Tomori:
"When I finish showering, I don't like to put on clothes immediately, it feels uncomfortable. Since Wakaba is here today, I can't be naked, so I'll just shower upstairs… Tomori, you and Wakaba can shower downstairs."
"Okay."
Takamatsu Tomori softly agreed.
"Then I'll go shower first."
Kitahara Makoto waved his hand and walked upstairs.
Arriving on the second floor.
Pushing the door open and entering the room, the room was dark, clearly Anon was very cautious and knew not to turn on the light.
"Anon, I'm back."
Kitahara Makoto raised his hand and turned on the light.
Chihaya Anon, who was hiding in the corner, immediately let out a sigh of relief, her voice full of grievance:
"Why did you take so long to come back?"
"I went for a run and then bought some fruit, so I was a few minutes late."
Kitahara Makoto placed his phone on the desk, speaking as he took off his shirt.
"W-what are you doing?!"
Seeing Kitahara Makoto's eight-pack abs, Chihaya Anon's pretty face flushed, and she quickly raised her hands to cover her eyes.
"I just finished a ten-kilometer run and I'm all sweaty, so of course I'm taking off my clothes to shower."
Kitahara Makoto replied righteously.
"Then go to the bathroom to take off your clothes!"
Chihaya Anon grumbled, but couldn't help but peek through the gaps in her fingers.
"Don't cover up." Kitahara Makoto said casually, "It's not like you haven't seen it before."
"Pfft~"
Chihaya Anon lightly scoffed and turned her head away.
If he tells me to look, and I look, wouldn't that make me lose face!
Kitahara Makoto continued:
"Speaking of which, when we were in the Otherworld, Anon even secretly touched me while I was asleep, didn't she?"
"I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Chihaya Anon immediately became anxious, her pretty face flushed red, both shy and angry. "Don't slander my innocence!"
Kitahara Makoto took off his shirt, walked to the air conditioner, and drank water while letting the air blow on him:
"Tomori and Wakaba are downstairs, so it's very difficult to find an opportunity to slip out. Even if we could, it would definitely be very late… So, Anon, you should stay in my room tonight. As long as you don't go out, you won't be discovered."
"Huh?"
Chihaya Anon immediately became alert:
"You want me to hide in your room and not go out? That's too dangerous, isn't it?"
Kitahara Makoto said unhurriedly:
"If Tomori doesn't come over, Anon will still be alone. Wouldn't that be dangerous?"
Chihaya Anon: "…"
"I'm going to take a shower." Kitahara Makoto took a clean pair of shorts. "Anon, you haven't showered yet, have you?"
Chihaya Anon instinctively shook her head: "Not yet."
Kitahara Makoto invited:
"Then shall we shower together?"
Chihaya Anon's pretty face quickly flushed red, and she remembered what happened before the summer vacation, when Kitahara Makoto taken advantage of her in the bathroom:
"I'm not showering with you!"
"Then I'll go first." Kitahara Makoto naturally wouldn't force her. He pointed to the shopping bag in the corner. "The succubus cosplay costume has arrived. Anon, remember to change into the costume. I want to see it later."
"Pfft~"
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