Chapter 63: Kissed the Wrong Spot.
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"Something like that actually happened? Then I definitely need to take a proper look for you!"
"Mmh... mmh, be a little gentler with your movements."
Upstairs, Nana and Kihara were engaged in a heart-pounding exchange regarding her condition. Meanwhile, Momo found her big sister downstairs rapidly devouring caramel pudding at the dining table. Seeing that Anna Yanami was entirely immersed in the delicious treat with zero time to look over, Momo pulled up a chair and sat down, asking softly, "Big sister, why did you suddenly want to give brother-in-law a gift?"
"Because..." Lala swallowed the pudding in her mouth, lightly swirling her spoon as she said, "He was the one who helped heal Nana's injured foot. As her big sister, I had to show my gratitude somehow, right?"
"Putting it that way..."
"Besides, after getting drunk, my mind was completely filled with that single thought, so I wanted to make a dedicated gift for him. Though in the end, I ended up causing trouble for everyone again. Thankfully, no one got hurt."
"Big sister, I feel that giving a gift like that actually makes your relationship with brother-in-law seem distant."
"Brother-in-law is family, and Nana is his sister-in-law. Taking care of her when she's injured is simply what family members ought to do in the first place."
"I-Is that so?"
Lala blinked her green eyes in confusion. She felt there was nothing wrong with her actions, yet at the same time, she thought her sister's logic made sense.
Seeing that she still hadn't fully sorted it out, Momo offered an example: "If I caught a cold and you took care of me, wouldn't you feel it was super strange if I gave you a thank-you gift afterward?"
"It does feel a bit..."
"That's exactly it! You'd be much better off translating that gift into actual actions—like giving brother-in-law a kiss or something."
"A kiss?"
Lala lowered her head thoughtfully, staring blankly at the half-eaten caramel pudding. Upon its surface, Kihara's handsome face—the one that always made her heart race—gradually surfaced.
Instinctively wetting her lips with her tongue, she stretched her neck forward and pecked the pudding once. Turning her head, she asked her sister, "I-Is it done like this?"
Momo was thoroughly stunned by her seamless execution, thinking to herself: Could big sister actually be unexpectedly talented in this department?
After a brief pause, she immediately replied, "I don't have actual experience either, but judging purely by the motion, it shouldn't be a problem."
"Then I can rest easy."
The reason the two sisters were so comfortable discussing kissing so openly was that Anna Yanami had received a call from her parents halfway through and run back home for who-knows-what.
"Big sister, I feel like just a kiss might not be enough. You said you took the initiative to sleep with brother-in-law last time, so how about finding a chance to take a bath with him this time?"
"Sure thing!" Lala clapped her hands in delight, not feeling a single thing wrong with the suggestion. "I actually really miss our very first meeting in the bathroom with Kihara!"
"Ahahaha..."
Sighing inwardly at how her sister's naturally optimistic personality was practically invincible when it came to romance, Momo even subconsciously pondered how she would defeat her if Lala ever became her rival in love.
Yet no matter how many simulations she ran, the end result always returned four grand words: Zero Victory Chance.
A girl with appearance, background, personality, and talent all maxed out had everything short of "Invincible" written across her face in the romantic war.
Not to mention Lala already occupied the virtually unshakeable position of being his betrothed. Unless she gave it up voluntarily, Momo couldn't imagine any possibility of her turning into a defeated heroine.
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Evening arrived quickly. Because Anna Yanami's family was preparing sukiyaki, she rarely skipped coming over to scavenge a meal.
Thus, having received the tip-off from Momo, Lala stepped openly into the bathroom that Kihara had locked from the inside.
"Kihara~ Shall we take a bath together?"
"Lala!?"
"Huh?"
Lala raised a hand to rub her eyes, wondering if her vision was playing tricks on her. For a split second just now, she thought she saw a blond little girl soaking in the bathtub alongside him.
"I clearly locked the door. How did you get in?"
"Heehee, my multi-tool can pick locks, you know~"
She sat down nonchalantly in front of the showerhead, bending forward to pump out shampoo. The sizzling curves revealed between her pink strands of hair caused the bathroom temperature to spike violently.
Kihara shut his eyes helplessly, leaning his head back against the tiled wall as he analyzed the situation calmly: "Under normal circumstances, you definitely wouldn't do this. Did someone say something to you?"
"Why would you think that?"
"Because from the moment we met until now, you've always been very obedient. Things I said you couldn't do, you never did again. Unless there's an external influence, you wouldn't make a move like this."
"And the only people in this house who can persuade you are Nana and Momo. But the former is unlikely to advise you to run over and bathe with me—she'd be far more likely to stop you instead. Thinking about it this way... the culprit can only be Momo."
"You're so smart! But it wasn't completely because Momo said so that I did it."
"Hmm?" Kihara opened his eyes in surprise.
Lala turned on the showerhead, rinsing the shampoo suds clean from her head. Her long hair trailing across the floor acted like a pink cloak, concealing most of her perfect figure.
"Ooh-wa!"
"What's wrong?"
"Suds accidentally got into my eyes... Kihara, can you come over and help me rinse the foam clean?"
"Honestly, I really can't do anything with you..."
Outside the bathroom window, Nana and Momo were crouching on the grass against the wall, their faces burning bright red.
"The important matter you talked about was coming over to eavesdrop on big sister and brother-in-law taking a bath?!"
Nana glared at her unreliable younger sister. If she hadn't been afraid of making too much noise and getting caught, she would have long since landed a punch on top of Momo's head and forcibly dragged her away.
"As her sister, I have to witness the most important moment in big sister's life, right?"
"The most important... Wait... Are you saying the two of them..."
Seeing Nana's face grow increasingly red, Momo realized in an instant that her sister had taken her words the wrong way.
Hurriedly clapping a hand over Nana's mouth to prevent a scream, she explained: "It's the first kiss! The first kiss! I really shouldn't have brought you along to play those forbidden romance games—what on earth are you imagining?!"
The word "EMBARRASSING" was written in massive letters deep inside Nana's eyes. Calming down, she slapped Momo's hand away, stubbornly asserting: "I obviously knew that! Don't react so wildly!"
'Who's the one reacting wildly here?! If I hadn't covered your mouth, you probably would have deafened my ears with a scream already!'
At the exact same time, the dialogue drifting out from inside the bathroom brought their bickering to a dead halt, prompting them to perk their ears back up to listen.
"The suds are all rinsed off. You can open your eyes now."
"Mmhmm, thank you."
"You're not allowed to casually barge into the bathroom next time."
"Okaay~~"
"Kihara... Um... Can you give me a kiss? Or I can kiss you instead!"
"On the cheek?"
"No, no, no! On the lips! A real kiss!"
"Did Momo instigate you to do this as well?"
"No! This one is my own idea!"
"Alright."
Hearing that, a brilliant light erupted in Momo's eyes. At the same time, she cast a triumphant glance at Nana, whose expression had turned complicated for some unknown reason: "See? I told you as long as big sister is willing to take the initiative, brother-in-law couldn't possibly reject her, right?"
"Yeah... After all, big sister has such a great figure, no guy could reject her..."
Before Momo could open her mouth to comfort her, another unexpected sound echoed from inside the bathroom.
"Eek!"
"Watch out!!"
Thud!
"Mmh... You kissed the wrong spot... Though that place is technically a mouth too..."
"Whoa! It's so big!"
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