Kaoru glanced at her but said nothing.
"That look in your eyes is so infuriating!"
Kushida Kikyo angrily waved her claws at him, "And he wants to be my partner! Aren't you going to get jealous!?"
"Actually, I quite enjoy seeing Kikyo flustered occasionally."
Kaoru chuckled and pressed down the girl's wildly waving hands.
"You!"
Kushida Kikyo felt both angry and wronged - this guy wasn't even worried about her, "I'm going back!"
"Just kidding, don't be angry."
Kaoru pulled her into his embrace, "Of course I care about you, Kikyo. You're so adorable. If anyone dared to do anything to you, I'd regret it for the rest of my life."
"You're just a playboy who only knows how to sweet-talk girls."
Kushida Kikyo grumbled in his arms, "Sweet words don't work on me. Only fools like Kei would fall for them."
"What should I do to win over Kikyo then?" Kaoru asked.
Kushida Kikyo's eyes rolled a few times before she muttered, "Call Horikita over."
"Why are you so obsessed with her?"
Kaoru found it amusing and patted her butt, "Even Honami thinks you're full of lewd thoughts now."
"What's wrong with being lewd?" Kushida Kikyo expressed some dissatisfaction, "When you immerse yourself in it, you don't have to think about messy things. Clearly you're a guy, yet you're not enthusiastic about this at all. If it were me, Horikita and Kei definitely wouldn't be able to get out of bed."
'This girl is really extreme.'
'Did my conditioning back then open the door to a new world for her?'
"Wait, have you gotten tired of playing with me?"
Kushida Kikyo suddenly considered this possibility, "Because you've obtained me, you grew bored after playing around, lost that sense of novelty, so you started loving whoever you see. Is that it?"
The more she spoke, the more convinced she became, because Kaoru had indeed been quite aggressive with her in the beginning, but later rarely took initiative.
This also conveniently explained why Kaoru would hook up with so many girls.
"Is it possible that you're just too proactive?"
Kaoru bent his fingers and flicked her forehead, "You delivered yourself to my doorstep, insisted on feeding yourself to me, and now you blame me for not taking initiative."
"Am I really that shameless?"
Kushida Kikyo was furious, "Even if I really fed myself to you, why would you keep making excuses? I'm this cute—any man would be overjoyed!"
Kaoru fell silent for a moment: "Are you saying I should take the initiative to condition you?"
Kushida Kikyo was about to nod when she suddenly felt something was off—when had she ever said she wanted to be conditioned?
The next moment, the warm breath from Kaoru's breathing gently brushed against her neck.
"You haven't used the bathroom yet, have you?"
As soon as he spoke, the girl's cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
His warm breath tinged her originally snow-white skin with a layer of rosy pink.
"Ah... w-wait, I didn't say... we can't do it here... mmm..."
Even though she regretted it, the girl had no space to escape.
She could only let the man have his way while she desperately bit her lip, stubbornly resisting the urges coursing through her body.
...
Early the next morning, the curtains rustled in the gentle breeze, and the slight warmth quickly roused Kaorufrom sleep.
Kaoru saw a lump under the covers, bulging high beneath him, occasionally shifting slightly like a man-eating spirit.
Feeling a damp, warm sensation, Kaoru took a deep breath and decisively lifted the covers, revealing Kushida Kikyo kneeling on the bed.
Their eyes met, and Kushida Kikyo shyly smiled, flashing a peace sign at Kaoru.
"What are you doing?"
Kaoru looked at her kneeling form.
Her white nightgown, affected by gravity, had slipped off one shoulder, revealing her pale, smooth skin.
A large expanse of snow-white flesh was clearly visible, and through the swaying collar, he could even see her delicate, tender collarbone below.
Waking up to such an impactful sight of the girl in the morning made Kaoru feel his blood boiling, ready to burst forth.
"Giving master a good morning kiss."
Kushida Kikyo's eyes were full of shyness, both hands still making peace signs, her face flushed pink.
She had been thoroughly disciplined by Kaoru last night, so of course she had to get a little revenge now—though in a way, this kind of revenge was just rewarding Kaoru.
Before long, Kushida Kikyo furrowed her brows, her throat moving several times.
"It feels a bit different in the morning—stronger than yesterday."
Kushida Kikyo recalled the taste of both, feeling that the morning version was slightly better.
"Should I reward you now?" Kaoru asked with genuine kindness.
Kushida Kikyo's expression froze, but before she could speak, Kaoru had already begun their morning exercise routine with her.
By the time the morning workout ended, she was completely drained of strength and could only let Kaoru carry her to bathe together.
However, Kaoru didn't notice her secretly making a victory sign behind his back.
Perfect, finally exhausted all his energy!
"I'm going to the library later. Do you want to stay here?" Kaoru asked.
"Why would I stay here? I need to go out with friends."
Kushida Kikyo suddenly remembered something and looked at Kaoru with suspicion, "Are you going to see that Komiya girl?"
"No, I'm just going to read at the library."
Kaoru held the soft girl in his arms.
"I'd believe that from anyone else, but when you say it, I don't believe it at all."
Kushida Kikyo snorted coldly, "Komiya is part of your harem too, right? She's so attached to you, and she's your childhood friend. Even if she wasn't before, could you resist now?"
Kaoru remained silent for a moment: "If I made a move on her, what would you think, Kikyo?"
"Perverted underclassman-con."
Kushida Kikyo answered without hesitation.
"You might as well just call me a pervert."
Kaoru said with a dark expression, tapping her head.
"At least you have some self-awareness."
Kushida Kikyo started counting for him, "Look, you want senpais, you want l○lis, you want underclassmen, you even dare to take other people's childhood friends. Someone like you is either a pervert or a lecher."
"I should have conditioned you more harshly back then. Now you even dare to talk back to your master."
Kaoru rubbed this disobedient little maid, venting his frustration quite fiercely.
Kushida Kikyo adjusted her position to make it more convenient for him, but said.
"If you died someday, I wouldn't be surprised. With so many people, you'll exhaust yourself sooner or later."
Kaoru looked down at her pretty face.
Though she was complaining, she was tacitly accepting of his harem, even able to accept Komiya Kaho.
Perhaps she had already become numb to it.
It seemed even if he introduced Sakura Airi to her, she probably wouldn't be surprised or reject it.
However, what Kaoru worried about was whether Sakura Airi would be able to fit in - that hamster was too timid.