The air in the bedroom still held the lingering atmosphere from their earlier interaction.
"Cough... cough..."
Yanami Anna practically sprang from the bed. Without even bothering to straighten her disheveled shirt, she blushed and scurried all the way to the bathroom outside.
Soon after, the sound of running water came from within, lasting for quite a while.
That kind of thing... she had seen it in some novels and videos and roughly knew the steps.
But the actual shame she felt in the moment had completely exceeded her imagination, leaving her mind still feeling a bit fuzzy.
It made Yanami Anna feel a troubled happiness...
Imaizumi Keita leaned against the headboard, listening to the sounds from the bathroom, and casually straightened the bedding beside him.
He let out a long, contented sigh, feeling immensely satisfied and at ease.
It took quite a while before Yanami Anna finally shuffled back out.
She had probably washed her face with cold water. The hair on her forehead was slightly damp, but a faint blush still spread from the roots of her ears down to her neck.
Her already moist lips looked even more excessively red and alluring at a time like this.
"Anna-chan is really something."
Seeing her look like a bullied little wife, Imaizumi Keita couldn't help but tease her maliciously.
"...Go die!"
Mortified, Yanami Anna rushed over, grabbed a pillow, and smacked it against his face.
After hitting him, she didn't leave. Instead, she burrowed her whole body into Imaizumi Keita's arms and issued a warning.
"If you dare write this into your novel... I'll kill you! Absolutely!"
"Don't worry, that kind of plot would get flagged by the censors. Can't write it."
Imaizumi Keita laughed, caught the pillow and tossed it aside, then wrapped his arms around the still-scorching body of the girl in his embrace.
"Speaking of which, Anna-chan, just now..."
His gaze fell on Yanami's still slightly swollen lips as he asked,
"Weren't you being a bit too greedy? You didn't have to go that far..."
"Ahhh! Shut up! I don't want to hear it!"
The girl in his arms shook her head frantically, rubbing the top of her head against his chin in an attempt to shut him up.
"Hurry up! I want to read the rest of Volume Two! I need a distraction..."
She adjusted her sitting position to get more comfortable, then lifted her head and gestured with her chin towards the computer.
"You jerk, have you even been writing properly?"
"Of course I have."
Imaizumi Keita, breathing in the faint fragrance from her hair, carried her to the desk. Freeing one hand, he grasped the mouse.
"But, a heads up. The upcoming plot might be a bit... well, unexpected for you."
"Bring it on!" Yanami Anna huffed.
"I'm a woman who can even accept a guy with a personality as awful as yours, Keita! What plot could this young lady possibly not handle!"
Imaizumi Keita didn't say anything more. He just patiently scrolled the mouse wheel, accompanying her page by page.
The girl in his arms was quiet, only letting out the occasional gasp or mutter of complaint at certain scenes.
"Huh? There's actually a scene like this... isn't the second female lead a bit too pitiful?"
"Why are these two going on a date so suddenly anyway! And this dog that just popped out..."
"Keita! Is this the male protagonist you wrote?! Have you ever thought about giving up on the plot like that in your heart?!"
Imaizumi Keita didn't answer her questions. He only tried to calm her down a little when she got too worked up over the story.
Who knows how much time passed. Only when the scrollbar reached the very bottom of the document did Yanami Anna finally let out a long, relieved sigh.
She leaned her full weight against Imaizumi Keita, tilted her head back, and wore an expression of lingering satisfaction.
"Phew... I've finally finished reading it."
She paused and turned her head, sizing him up with a gaze filled with scrutiny and suspicion.
"I say, Keita. The heroine in this novel of yours... her prototype couldn't possibly be a girl you liked in the past, could it?"
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