"Three, two, one…"
The countdown ended, and Natsuki decisively used the teleportation function of [Fated Person].
The next moment.
Circles of ripples appeared under Natsuki's feet, as if he were stepping on water, quite a peculiar sensation.
With one step, Natsuki's figure vanished instantly.
The view changed.
One second he was in a brightly lit living room, the next he appeared in a steamy bathroom.
"It feels good, no dizziness, no nausea, just like taking an ordinary step…" Natsuki looked at the maid-chan sitting in the bathtub and smiled, "Hayasaka-san, good evening."
Hayasaka bit her silver teeth, covered her chest with both hands, and shouted shyly:
"Perverted president, I told you not to come over!"
"I told you to wait and see tonight, so of course I had to come over," Natsuki said with a normal expression, shamelessly, "One must keep their word."
"Pfft!"
"The teleportation feels quite good, not uncomfortable at all, and you can even teleport with your clothes on."
Natsuki looked down at his intact clothes and gave his assessment.
Hayasaka covered her body with both hands and whispered:
"Perverted president, quickly teleport back, Kaguya is still outside!"
"Sorry, I can't do that," Natsuki explained, "Teleportation can only be used once. I can teleport here, but I can't teleport back."
Hayasaka pointed a finger and said:
"Then jump out the window."
"Jumping out is fine," Natsuki said while taking off his clothes, "But that's for tomorrow morning."
Hayasaka's pretty face flushed, and she said angrily:
"What does the perverted president want to do?"
Natsuki said as if it were obvious:
"Of course, it's to take a bath together."
"Pfft!" Hayasaka couldn't help but spit again, angrily saying, "Kaguya is still outside, what if she hears?"
Natsuki said:
"Can't you just grit your teeth and bear it?"
Easy for him to say! He's not the one being taken advantage of, how could she possibly bear it?!
Hayasaka had no choice, knowing that Natsuki wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal. She could only say in a low voice, with a flushed face:
"You go to my room and wait first… I'll come back to the room after I finish bathing."
Natsuki sighed and said:
"If you had said that a minute ago, I might have agreed, but saying it now… Sorry, it's too late."
"Huh?"
"I can't hold back anymore."
Natsuki took off his last piece of clothing and pounced into the bathtub towards the maid-chan.
Kaguya and Hayasaka have been accustomed to luxury since childhood. Even if they rent a place to live, they wouldn't shortchange themselves. Just from the bathtub in front of them, which could easily fit two people, it was clear that the rented apartment must be quite spacious.
Splash!
Natsuki successfully crashed into the bathtub.
"You scoundrel president!" Hayasaka clenched her fists, extremely annoyed, "Do you really want me to kick you?"
She said she would kick him, but when her foot landed on Natsuki, she couldn't exert much force at all.
It had been over half a month since they last met. Even if she denied it verbally, the maid's body reactions were quite honest—she actually wanted to be taken advantage of.
Natsuki said seriously:
"It's been a long time since we bathed together. It's just bathing, I promise I won't do anything else."
"Pfft!" Hayasaka couldn't help but retort, "A man's word is worth nothing!"
Thump thump thump.
Hayasaka was still struggling and resisting when footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.
Thump thump thump.
"Hayasaka, is there a strange sound in the bathroom?"
Kaguya's voice came from outside the door.
"N-nothing…" Hayasaka quickly stopped struggling, not daring to move, and glanced at Natsuki, complaining, "A bug flew in from somewhere just now, and I'm trying to get rid of it."
"Calling me a bug, are you?"
Natsuki reached out and pulled Hayasaka into his embrace.
"You just wait!"
Hayasaka's pretty face flushed, and she glared at him in annoyance.
"You're even threatening me," Natsuki sighed, leaned close to the maid-chan's ear, and whispered, "Hayasaka-san, hold it in. You don't want Kaguya to hear, do you?"
"Eh eh, wait a minute… Ugh—Mmm!"
Hayasaka hurriedly raised her right hand and tightly covered her lips, finally blocking the sound that was about to escape, though a slight tremor still slipped out.
"Hayasaka, are you alright?"
Kaguya asked from outside the door, puzzled.
"I-I'm fine..." Hayasaka clutched the edge of the bathtub with one hand and covered her lips with the other, her voice trembling slightly. "It's a bug... the bug is a bit disgusting"...
Kaguya asked:
"Do you want me to help you kill the bug?"
"N-No need..." Hayasaka quickly shook her head. "I can do it... I can do it myself... M-Miss, please go back to your room and rest"...
Kaguya asked, puzzled:
"Hayasaka, why are you speaking so haltingly?"
Ahhhhhh!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Miss was clearly talking right outside the door, yet this perverted president dared to... An indescribable sense of immorality and shame surged forth, causing tears to well up in the maid's eyes, yet she couldn't stop. She could only bite her lips forcefully, trying hard not to let her voice tremble, and stammered an explanation:
"I was just playing on my phone and saw a joke... It was very funny... So, I-I choked on my laughter... It hasn't stopped yet"...
"Alright then." Kaguya didn't suspect anything. "I'll go back to my room and rest first."
"Mhm, mhm, Miss, hurry back to your room and sleep."
Hayasaka felt as if she had heard heavenly music and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Miss, please leave from outside the door quickly!
As soon as you leave, I'll immediately drown that opportunistic perverted president in the bathtub!
However, no footsteps sounded outside the door, and Kaguya's hesitant voice sounded again, softly saying:
"Hayasaka, have you told the perverted president why we moved out?"
Hayasaka took a deep breath, trying hard to keep her voice normal:
"I've already... told him. Miss couldn't bring herself to say it, so naturally, she let me... Mm!"
Hayasaka almost couldn't hold back. After barely enduring, she opened her silver teeth in annoyance and bit towards Natsuki's shoulder.
Unfortunately, before she could bite him, Natsuki intercepted her in mid-air, leaving only muffled whimpers.
Kaguya continued from outside the door:
"It's good that you told him, so the perverted president won't misunderstand. However, living alone in an apartment is a bit lonely. It's a good thing you came to stay with me... Eh, Hayasaka?"
At this moment, Natsuki finally stopped his interception, giving the maid a chance to breathe.
Hayasaka's lips parted slightly, and she panted softly. Under the double intense stimulation of shame and immorality, her eyes were already teary, yet she couldn't show any abnormality. She could only bite her lips hard, trying to control her breathing and voice, and replied tremblingly:
"I-I originally live alone... Living with Miss... is very happy... It doesn't matter at all... Ugh!"
Thump, thump, thump.
After a few more words, the footsteps outside the door finally receded.
Hayasaka's eyes were teary, and the murderous aura she had accumulated for a long time finally erupted:
"Perverted president, your death day has arrived!"
"..."
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
Five o'clock in the morning.
As soon as dawn broke, Natsuki was kicked out of the apartment by Hayasaka.
"If only I could teleport back."
Natsuki sighed helplessly. Once you've experienced the joy of teleportation, you can never go back.
There was nothing he could do. Natsuki could only open his phone's navigation, identify the direction, and then walk back on his two legs, strolling along and enjoying the pedestrians and scenery along the way.
After experiencing extreme challenges, a peaceful life felt even more comforting.
Along the way, Natsuki also had a bowl of breakfast ramen, then returned home, took his silly dog out for a walk in the park.
After his walk, Natsuki took a shower, then took the souvenirs, came to Miko's doorstep, and pressed the doorbell.
The door opened quickly.
A the child stood behind the door, shouting in surprise:
"Natsuki-nii, you're back?"
"Kyosuke, good morning. I'm finally back." Natsuki smiled and reached out, rubbing the child's head, then handed over the souvenirs. "Is Auntie home?"
The child hugged the souvenirs and shook her head:
"Mom went to work at the supermarket."
Natsuki nodded, then handed over another bag of gifts:
"These are souvenirs for Auntie. When Auntie comes home from work, give them to her... Where's Miko?"
The child pointed upstairs:
"Sister is still sleeping in her room."
Natsuki's expression became serious:
"The whole day's plan starts in the morning. It's so late and she's not up yet. No, I'll go wake Miko up."
"..."
After dealing with the child, Natsuki walked upstairs and arrived at Miko's room door.
As usual, Miko's room door was not locked. Natsuki gripped the doorknob, pushed it gently, and the door opened directly.
The room was dimly lit, and the air was quiet. Clearly, Miko was not yet awake.
Natsuki stepped into the room and looked towards the bed. Miko was lying on her side, the blanket between her legs, one corner of the blanket already hanging down to the floor, and the buttons of her pajamas were not properly fastened, revealing a patch of fair and delicate skin. Even in her sleep, she exuded an aura of a lazy girl.
"Good heavens..."
Natsuki looked up at the air conditioner's temperature, which was actually a full twenty-eight degrees.
An air conditioner at twenty-eight degrees is as good as not being on at all!
Normal people's summer should be the air conditioner set to eighteen degrees, then cover themselves with a blanket and sleep, right?
The air was a bit stuffy. Natsuki walked to the window, pulled open the curtains, opened the window, and let the sunlight in.
"Ugh"...
The bright sunlight quickly made Miko turn over like a couch potato, rolling half a circle to lie on her stomach on the bed. After escaping the sunlight, she groggily opened her eyes:
"Eh... Natsuki?"
Natsuki sat down by the bed and said:
"Kyosuke asked me to call you downstairs for breakfast."
"Not hungry, don't want to eat, you go out."
Miko puffed out her pink cheeks and turned her head away.
Of course, she knew about Natsuki's return. Yesterday, she even thought about going to the airport to pick him up, but she was inevitably a bit embarrassed, plus her natural lazy nature, so she finally decided to lie flat at home... Anyway, she could go over and sleep there tonight.
Who knew that at ten o'clock last night, Natsuki actually sent a message saying he had something to do and wouldn't be coming back that night.
He had just returned from abroad, and yet he didn't come home that very night. What could he be doing?
You could figure it out with your toes!
In short, Miko was very unhappy now. Even a lazy girl would get angry.
"Are you angry?" Natsuki shamelessly leaned closer. "I'll give you a massage."
"Hmph, no need." Miko buried her head in the pillow and said in a muffled voice, "You go out."
Natsuki had already started massaging:
"If you want me to leave, Miko has to kiss me."
"...Shameless!"
As a harem scumbag, Natsuki knew very well how to coax a girl when she was angry and jealous. Leaving now would not calm Miko down, it would only make her angrier.
A moment later.
Miko quickly couldn't stand it anymore. She flipped over and sat up, covering her chest with both hands, and said angrily:
"Don't touch me randomly!"
"Miko, don't slander my innocence." Natsuki said seriously, "I was clearly giving a very proper massage."
Miko bit her lips and glared at him angrily:
"You know perfectly well whether it's a massage or not!"
As you're massaging, you reach your hand inside someone's clothes. Is that a massage?
That's a criminal act!
"I haven't seen Miko for more than half a month." Natsuki reached out and pulled Miko into his arms. "Your dark circles have appeared again."
Miko couldn't help but complain:
"I'm constantly harassed by evil spirits, so I can't sleep well. Of course I'll have dark circles."
Natsuki said:
"I'm not going anywhere tonight. Come over tonight and get some good rest."
Miko turned her pretty face away and said stubbornly:
"I don't want to go."
Natsuki pretended not to hear and sighed:
"I haven't been back for so long, and Miko won't even kiss me. I feel like my life has become bleak."
Miko: "..."
We're not in a relationship, so it would be strange if I kissed you, right?
Natsuki leaned closer and said:
"Since Miko is unwilling, then I'll just have to be proactive."
"W-Wait a minute..." Seeing Natsuki shamelessly trying to take advantage of her, Miko's pretty face flushed, and she quickly blocked Natsuki's mouth. "I haven't brushed my teeth yet."
Natsuki said seriously:
"I don't mind."
Miko clenched her pink fist and couldn't help but punch him:
"I mind you!"
"..."
Disturbed by Natsuki, Miko naturally couldn't sleep anymore. She kicked Natsuki out of the room, then changed her clothes, came out of the room, and started eating breakfast.
"I've traveled all over the world and seen so many things, especially climbing Mount Everest at night..." Natsuki sat beside Miko, talking about his travels. After a while, he asked, "Oh, by the way, are you still having that dream lately?"
Miko finished the last bit of milk, wiped her mouth clean, and then said:
"I still dream about it. It feels like another me... But nothing else has happened besides the dream."
Natsuki pondered:
"We still need to be vigilant, after all, there are too many unsolved mysteries in this world... Kyosuke, do you want to play It Takes Two?"
The child's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran over, thump, thump, thump:
"Natsuki-nii, I'm here!"
Natsuki then looked at Miko and instructed:
Kyosuke wants beef and tomato stew for lunch, don't forget.
Miko: "..."
He says Kyosuke wants to eat, but it's clearly you who wants to eat!
Watching Natsuki and Kyosuke sitting side-by-side in front of the TV, Miko's lips curved slightly upwards, then she sighed helplessly and went out to the convenience store to buy ingredients.
The morning half-day passed quickly.
Natsuki got a free lunch, then said his goodbyes and left.
"He only ate one bowl of rice…" Miko pursed her lips and asked doubtfully, "Why is he eating less?"
"I ate too many snacks this morning." Natsuki waved his hand, turned around, and left, "I'm going back first."
This was a lie.
The main reason Natsuki only ate one bowl of rice was that he was going to eat another lunch.
Sayu: "Master, master, I'm at Marin-chan's house, preparing to cook for you with Marin-chan."
Natsuki: "Can I eat anything I want?"
Sayu: "Of course, we even bought a bottle of red wine. Once Marin-chan gets drunk, Master can eat anything he wants."
Natsuki: "..."
Before, when he was abroad, he thought Sayu was just talking, but he didn't expect her to be a doer. She convinced Marin in less than a day after returning. Your efficiency is too high!
This act of Sayu dragging her friend into trouble must be severely condemned and harshly criticized!
So Natsuki, without stopping, passed his own door and went straight to Marin's house.
Twenty minutes later.
Natsuki arrived at Marin's doorstep and pressed the doorbell.
The door opened quickly.
A blonde Marin wearing an apron stood behind the door. The bright sunlight fell on the girl, making every strand of her hair dazzling.
"Natsuki, come in quickly…"
Before she could finish speaking, Natsuki took a step forward and directly hugged Marin.
"Mmm—"
Marin hummed softly, stretched out her arms, hugged Natsuki back, instinctively tiptoed, raised her pretty face, and offered her lips.
Yesterday at the airport, with people coming and going, they couldn't be alone, so naturally, they couldn't do anything.
Now that they finally had a chance to be alone, Natsuki realized that his longing was completely uncontrollable.
Red wine to enhance the mood?
Completely useless!
"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Sayu came out of the kitchen and, seeing the two people in the living room, couldn't help but ask, "Are you two going to eat or not?"
Natsuki said in passing:
"You eat first."
"No!" Sayu puffed out her pink cheeks, went back to the kitchen to put down the stainless steel spoon, then took off her apron, ready to join the Tetris game, "You two can't leave me alone!"
"..."
In short, it wasn't until two in the afternoon that Marin and Sayu finally had lunch.
"Ahhhhhh! I'm so envious!" Marin rolled around on the bed, "I really want to travel and adventure all over the world like Sayu! But Dad came back, it's such a shame!"
Marin's dad works in Kagoshima and can only come back twice a year, once for New Year's and once for the Obon Festival. Ozaki Eight's fun Strange Tale mission happened to coincide with the Obon Festival, so Marin had no choice but to stay in Tokyo.
Natsuki held a cup, sat beside her, and drank water, saying:
"Uncle has already returned to Kagoshima?"
"He's back." Marin nodded, "Dad won't be back until New Year's next time."
"By the way…" Marin suddenly sat up, hugged a pillow, leaned close to Natsuki, and widened her eyes, saying, "Natsuki, have you taken advantage of Juju?"
Natsuki said:
"That depends on what kind of taking advantage of you're talking about…"
Marin raised her chin:
"Of course, it's the kind of taking advantage of just now."
Natsuki did not deny it, and said calmly:
"Why does Marin say that?"
"Heh heh." Marin's lips curved upwards, "When you two weren't in Tokyo, I was bored alone, so one day I went to Juju's place to cosplay, and then I found that kind of thing in Juju's room… So Natsuki, you really did take advantage of Juju, didn't you?"
Before Natsuki could speak, Marin said excitedly:
"Natsuki, quickly think of a way, I want to play Tetris with Juju!"
Natsuki's hand trembled, and the water in the cup almost spilled out. He asked in surprise:
"What did you say?"
"Of course, it's playing games together." Marin put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and said, "Juju always likes to say one thing and mean another, so I want to see how much Juju can be contradictory."
Natsuki: "..."
Indeed, human adaptability is quite astonishing.
The first time was super shameful, covering her face with both hands.
The second time she was too shy to speak.
The third time, she gradually adapted.
The fourth time, she slowly began to accept.
By the fifth time, she was already ready to drag others to play Tetris!
"I can't do it, absolutely impossible." Natsuki shook his head, "Juju definitely won't agree easily."
"Leave it to me." Sayu raised her right hand, accepting the task, "I'll figure out a way to get Juju to play the game."
"Achoo, achoo, achoo—"
At the same time.
Juju, who was lying flat, covered her mouth with both hands and sneezed three times in a row.
"Two sneezes mean someone is thinking of you, three mean someone is missing you… I feel like someone is thinking of me."