The young woman in the photo was roughly the same age as Hayato.
She had a wild mane of red hair, tied with a white headband. She had quite the daredevil vibe.
Her attire was also very distinctive.
She wore an exaggerated trench coat on top, with the hem almost dragging to her calves.
And her pants were very loose, bell-bottom style.
The most ridiculous part was that she wasn't wearing any "clothes" under her open trench coat.
But she didn't expose too much skin, as bandages were wrapped around her chest area, making her outfit more like a modern crop top, if anything.
"A biker gang member," Hayato said.
"Yes."
Seeing Hayato's lack of surprise, Yayoi-nee's reply was rather unenthusiastic, "Back in our day, a lot of people were into this kind of thing. I used to be a famous gang leader in the area! They called me 'Red-Haired Witch'—"
As he spoke, his spirits couldn't help but soar again.
Hayato looked at her calmly.
"...Alright, alright." Yayoi waved her hand and exhaled, "Kids these days really don't know how to be considerate of adults. They look impatient when adults tell them stories from the past."
She continued to flip through the photo album.
Then she pointed at someone and asked, "Is this the 'Snake Mound George' you mentioned?"
This time, it was a large group photo.
And Yayoi's slender finger was pointing at a boy with golden hair and dark skin—at that time, he could still be called a 'boy.'
He wasn't tall or imposing; if he walked on the street, besides his wild golden hair, nothing else about him stood out.
But Hayato recognized him instantly.
"Him..." Yayoi said, as if recalling something, "He used to be a troublemaker in our group. He was expelled by me because he drugged... *cough cough*, because of certain reasons."
She seemed to want to prevent Hayato from hearing overly dark things, so she deliberately omitted some important details: "He almost went to jail because of it too. I heard his parents helped him settle things later. Is the 'Snake Mound George' you mentioned him?"
Hayato nodded, "That's him. Yayoi, listen to me, you must—"
The warning to 'stay away from him' hadn't even left his lips.
Hayato's face was firmly patted by Aiya Yayoi.
She cupped Hayato's cheeks with her soft hands, then looked him in the eyes with extreme seriousness:
"Lin-chan, listen to me. I don't know how you know this guy, and I don't know what beef you have with him, but listen to me, this person is very dangerous. You must stay away from him, and don't get involved with him in any way in the future!"
"...Ah, huh?"
Hayato was stunned. Had he been outmaneuvered again?
Finally, Aiya Yayoi walked Hayato to his doorstep.
She waved to him cheerfully.
Hayato had originally wanted to think of measures to protect Yayoi, but instead, he was warned by her, and she even said something like, "If you ever encounter Mr. Hayashi, you must tell me."
Hayato scratched his face, feeling a bit unaccustomed.
However, it seemed that after his reminder, Aiya Yayoi's vigilance towards Snake Mound George had increased significantly.
This was a rather successful step.
After bidding farewell to Aiya Yayoi at the door, he met Yukino Fuyumi, who had come out to throw out the trash.
"...Yo." Hayato greeted her.
Yukino Fuyumi nodded, about to say something, but then looked at Aiya Yayoi, who was still watching Hayato's retreating figure at the other end of the street.
Then she didn't want to say anything at all, just puffed out her cheeks and went upstairs by herself.
"...Huh? Mrs. Yukino?
As Yukino Fuyumi went upstairs, Takahashi Administrator happened to come down.
The two met face to face. Takahashi originally wanted to strike up a conversation, but seeing Yukino Fuyumi's displeased expression, he didn't dare to say a single word.
He could only quietly ask Hayato, who was following behind:
"What happened?"
"I don't know," Hayato shook his head.
"That's strange." Takahashi Administrator scratched the back of his head. Mrs. Yukino was fine when she came downstairs just now.
...It must be related to Lin-chan!
Takahashi Administrator gave Hayato a deep look as he entered room "404."
Aiya Yayoi returned to her home and went upstairs by herself, completely unaware that Aiya Hiroshi on the first floor was doubting his life.
Aiya Hiroshi planned to do something very important and very private.
So he was keeping a close watch and listening intently.
So that he would be ready at any moment to make anyone who came in think he was playing on the computer screen.
Then he heard footsteps.
Two people's.
Lin-chan had gone out.
Yayoi-nee had also gone out.
He was overjoyed and quickly pulled out a precious disc from his backpack.
He had rented this thing from Shibuya today, risking being discovered by acquaintances.
Then he looked at the title.
He was dumbfounded.
Why was it "snake and cat"?
It should have been "My Sister-in-Law Can't Be That Cute."
Then he looked at the cover and was even more dumbfounded.
In short, it was a pure love story between a high school boy and a JK, but the boy was indeed a high schooler, but the girl's delicate and petite appearance looked like a junior high schooler... No, maybe she hadn't even graduated from junior high.
Here, Aiya Hiroshi needs to clarify.
He wasn't a lady's man, and of course, he hadn't had any improper thoughts about Yayoi-nee until now.
He just thought watching loli films was quite strange, after all, he felt that at the very least, it should be someone his own age, right? What pleasure could he get from something with a figure like a little kid!?
Did he grab the wrong one?
Aiya Hiroshi couldn't quite remember, but he was indeed in a hurry and flustered at the time, afraid of being recognized.
This was bad. When he was ready to eat, he found that the side dish had changed.
Eating alone wasn't impossible, but if there was no flavor, it wouldn't be enjoyable.
Aiya Hiroshi looked at the cover of "snake and cat" again.
A high school boy and a loli who claimed to be a JK.
"Tsk."
Aiya Hiroshi clicked his tongue. He really wasn't interested in this type of film.
Yes, even if he died, jumped from here! He wouldn't use this kind of thing as material for his 'ritual'!!
But if he just watched a little...
It should be fine, right?
Just watch it as a boring pastime.
Aiya Hiroshi idly inserted the disc into the drive, then opened the player and clicked play.
Aiya Hiroshi rested his chin in his hand.
Boring, plain plot, ordinary art style, and quite mediocre voice acting.
And then.
"You weakling~~?" The petite female lead in the film spoke, looking down at the male lead.
Aiya Hiroshi immediately straightened up.
His spine.
Something was wrong, very wrong.
Fast forward.
Fast forward.
Fast forward.
Speed up.
Speed up.
Speed up.
Aiya Hiroshi closed the player.
He lay back on the bed.
Looking at the ceiling with its glowing halo.
He deeply sighed,
"It's really good."
He should look for these loli films again. They have a special kind of excitement.
Meanwhile, Hayato, who was researching the NTR culture of this world in his room, was concentrating on the screen where the blond man was threatening the poor female lead.
He was completely unaware that his small step had led to a big step in someone's XP evolution.
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