Mochizuki and Shikimori walked out of the Taekwondo gym together, heading home.
"I didn't expect Shikimori to be so good at Taekwondo," Mochizuki exclaimed.
Sparring with Shikimori had significantly increased his Taekwondo proficiency, putting him in a good mood.
Why are girls nowadays so skilled? Yukinoshita is the same, practicing Aikido.
Has society become so unsafe that they all need to practice self-defense?
"No... I practiced a little with my brother before," Shikimori said with a wry smile, 'Boohoo... Mochizuki-kun must think I'm not a cute girl, practicing even Taekwondo.'
"You have a brother?"
"Yes, but my brother is already in college."
...After walking together for a while with Shikimori, they parted ways.
...
At the entrance of Mochizuki's home.
Yamada Elf, holding her phone, was sitting in front of the door, her eyes tightly closed, seemingly asleep.
There was a little bit of glistening transparency at the corner of her mouth, looking like drool.
After arriving at Mochizuki's house by taxi early, she kept ringing the doorbell with no response.
After repeatedly confirming the address with Machida Sonoko, Yamada Elf confirmed she hadn't come to the wrong place.
Then, Yamada Elf remembered that unlike her, Mochizuki still had school.
He would still be at school at this time.
Thinking of giving Mochizuki a surprise, oh no, a scare.
Yamada Elf stubbornly didn't contact Mochizuki using her phone.
She squatted down at the entrance of Mochizuki's home and started waiting.
Because the waiting process was too boring, she accidentally fell asleep.
Fortunately, even the floor at the entrance was cleaned spotlessly by Shiina Mahiru.
And because there were only two households, and no outsiders passed by, Yamada Elf sleeping here was relatively safe.
"Da... Dada..." Footsteps gradually came from the stairwell, but this didn't affect Yamada Elf's rest.
After all, she hadn't gone to bed early last night, and now she was sleeping soundly.
The sound of climbing the stairs disappeared, replaced by light footsteps.
"Huh?"
Arriving at the entrance of Mochizuki's home, Shiina Mahiru, carrying groceries, let out a confused sound.
Why was there a girl sleeping here?
Had she gotten lost?
Surely she wouldn't get so lost that she'd come to the third floor and sleep at someone else's door.
So, it was highly likely she had come to find Mochizuki.
A girl coming alone to find Mochizuki stirred an ominous feeling in Shiina Mahiru's heart.
Looking at the girl's exquisite sleeping face before her, Shiina Mahiru was stunned for a moment.
Even though she didn't want to disturb her rest, Shiina Mahiru decided to wake the girl up first and ask what was going on.
Also, since she was blocking the way, Shiina Mahiru couldn't open the door.
Shiina Mahiru held the groceries with one hand, then slowly squatted down in front of Yamada Elf and gently shook her shoulder.
"Ugh..."
Shiina Mahiru had to shake her two more times.
Yamada Elf gradually opened her sleepy eyes, thinking it was Mochizuki who had returned.
"Stupid Wangyue."
As expected, she had come to find Mochizuki.
Shiina Mahiru's heart sank.
And from the way she addressed him, it felt like their relationship was quite good.
"Sorry, I'm not Mochizuki-kun," Shiina Mahiru, who still didn't understand the situation, responded gently.
Yamada Elf was awakened by the unfamiliar voice and her eyes widened.
"Ah, you are? Sorry."
Yamada Elf rubbed her eyes.
How did she fall asleep?
The person in front of her seemed to know Mochizuki?
"Why don't we go inside first?"
The two stood up.
"Go... inside?"
Yamada Elf was a bit confused.
Mochizuki wasn't here, how could they get in without a key?
"Click."
Shiina Mahiru had already inserted the key, turned the doorknob, and opened the door.
Yamada Elf was very surprised: "This... What's going on?"
Seeing the girl's surprised look, Shiina Mahiru felt a little smug inside and said, "For some reason, I happen to have a key."
Yamada Elf guessed, "Could it be... cohabitation?"
"No."
Shiina Mahiru's face turned a little red.
Why did everyone say that?
Last time Miku and May said the same thing.
She had no choice but to explain the situation to Yamada Elf.
"So that's how it is..."
However, in Yamada Elf's mind, wasn't this just like cohabitation?
And there was always a strange sense of loss.
Entering the house, Yamada Elf curiously looked around.
This was her first time visiting a boy her age's home.
"You can sit down for a while, Mochizuki-kun should be back soon.
I'll go prepare dinner."
"Okay..."
Facing Shiina Mahiru acting like the mistress of the house made Yamada Elf feel a bit constrained.
She prayed in her heart for Mochizuki to come back quickly.
Yamada Elf sat on the sofa, feeling a bit antsy.
Fortunately, she saw a few light novels on the table at this time, which helped her pass the time.
After about ten minutes, the doorknob turned.
Yamada Elf's face lit up.
Mochizuki must be back.
Indeed, Mochizuki was startled after entering the house.
"Yamada Elf?"
"Stupid Wangyue!"
Mochizuki exclaimed in surprise.
Although he had seen Yamada Elf during video calls, this was the first time they met in person.
The main thing was, how did she get directly into his house?
Didn't she just come to Chiba a few days ago?
He hadn't received any message from her.
Fortunately, Shiina Mahiru also came over at this time, explained the situation, and then went back to prepare dinner.
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