"Sagiri and Elf are still in the living room..."
Angel-sama's pretty face flushed slightly, secretly replying to the message:
"How about tomorrow?"
Izumi Sora: "Tomorrow is fine, but Mahiru will have to give two lap pillow vouchers as a penalty for breach of contract."
Shiina Mahiru: "Sora-kun is too greedy."
Izumi Sora: "The penalty is naturally double. If Mahiru-sama doesn't want to pay the penalty, then come upstairs and fulfill your promise."
Shiina Mahiru lightly bit her lower lip with her pearly white teeth:
"I-I understand..."
One breach of contract requires a compensation of two lap pillow vouchers. Whether I can fulfill the promise tomorrow is still uncertain. If this continues, I might not be able to pay it off in a lifetime.
So I cannot delay.
I'll redeem the reward right now!
Quietly opening the restroom door, Shiina Mahiru nervously looked out, seeing Elf and Sagiri curled up on the sofa, happily playing a game together.
"Phew..."
Shiina Mahiru quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Covering her chest with her right hand, she stood on her tiptoes, quietly sneaking past behind the two girls.
(Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me...)
Perhaps her prayers worked, Shiina Mahiru safely made it upstairs without being discovered the entire time.
"Very good, made it up."
Shiina Mahiru exhaled softly, arriving at the door to Izumi Sora's room. Seeing the door wasn't tightly closed, she grasped the doorknob and gave a gentle push.
The door opened silently.
Angel-sama quickly slipped inside, then swiftly closed the door.
"You actually came up. I actually wanted the double penalty more."
Looking at Angel-sama who had quietly slipped in, Izumi Sora's tone was regretful.
"Sora-kun is mean."
Shiina Mahiru glared affectionately. She knew very well that once she agreed to Izumi Sora's penalty, she would highly likely continue to owe compensation tomorrow, and then she would never be able to pay it off in her lifetime. After all, a lap pillow requires private time and space... Doing it in front of Sagiri and Elf, no matter how you think about it, is just too shameful.
"Is the lap pillow service on the bed or on the floor?"
Izumi Sora inquired.
"On the floor."
Angel-sama covered her skirt with her right hand, her pretty face slightly red as she knelt on the floor in a duck-sitting posture, averting her gaze:
"Sora-kun, go ahead... Ten minutes at most."
"Ten minutes is so short."
Izumi Sora walked over to Mahiru, his gaze falling on Angel-sama's legs.
The legs wrapped in black over-the-knee socks looked exceptionally slender and well-proportioned. Even though they were black tights, they gave off a lustrous shine under the light, making one's heart inevitably flutter. They were definitely a food-grade delicious ingredient.
Shiina Mahiru puffed out her pink cheeks slightly: "It's already very long. If I don't go out for a while, everyone will definitely get suspicious."
"Ten minutes it is."
Izumi Sora lay down on his side, resting his head on Mahiru's lap.
The first sensation was how smooth it felt.
The touch of the over-the-knee silk stockings was exceptionally delicate and silky smooth.
Then, how fragrant it was.
The sweet, light fragrance from Angel-sama quietly drifted into his nose, smelling like musk and orchids. It seemed like a floral scent, yet exceptionally tranquil and elegant.
Finally, after brief contact, the warmth and tenderness transmitting through Angel-sama's skin. In short, it was an absolute perfect score.
"...Thank you for the meal."
Izumi Sora gave a perfect score review:
"I have no regrets in life."
"No regrets or whatever... Sora-kun, hurry up and close your eyes." Shiina Mahiru's pretty face was bright red. She reached out and covered Izumi Sora's eyes. "Don't let your eyes wander."
Giving a boy a lap pillow for the first time in her life was naturally super embarrassing.
Of course, shyness wasn't the reason she made Izumi Sora close his eyes.
It's said that a lap pillow is a deadly angle. Looking from the bottom up, one becomes completely uncute, which is why she wanted Izumi Sora to close his eyes.
"I'll lie on my side to make it easier for Mahiru to clean my ears."
As Izumi Sora spoke, he turned his body sideways.
The friction between his face and her lap, combined with Izumi Sora's hot breath, made Shiina Mahiru's body tremble slightly, the temperature on her pretty face rising rapidly.
"S-Sora-kun..."
Shiina Mahiru's voice trembled slightly, and even her neck was tinged with crimson.
"You... you turned the wrong way..."
Izumi Sora pretended not to understand: "What's wrong?"
"The direction..."
"What direction?"
"...Sora-kun knows perfectly well!"
Shiina Mahiru slightly puffed out her pink cheeks, reaching out to gently pinch Izumi Sora's ear:
"Sora-kun, hurry up and turn to the other side!"
She had secretly watched tutorial videos for lap pillows before. When others gave lap pillows, the person always faced outward. No one faced inward!
The boy's hot breath seemed to penetrate through the clothes straight to her lower abdomen, making Shiina Mahiru feel like her whole person was becoming strange.
"Ouch ouch ouch, my ear is going to fall off."
Izumi Sora took a light breath:
"Please show mercy, Mahiru-sama."
Shiina Mahiru glared affectionately, somewhat exasperated: "I didn't even use any force."
"Turning right away."
Izumi Sora quickly rolled over, obediently facing outward.
"Phew..."
Shiina Mahiru quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Without the hot breath falling on her lower abdomen, it was finally not as shameful. She took the ear-cleaning tools Izumi Sora had prepared in advance, bent down, and leaned closer. Her gaze was gentle, her breath sweet:
"Sora-kun, don't move, I'm starting."
"Mahiru-sama, please definitely be careful."
"I know."
Shiina Mahiru widened her beautiful eyes and began helping clean his ears.
"The Sports Festival is over, and there's still some time before the School Festival." Izumi Sora closed his eyes and began to enjoy Angel-sama's lap pillow service. "Next, we have to make the most of our time and aim to finish making the game within a week."
"Currently, the main body is done. What's left is Yanami's voice acting work, and the English translation. I'll leave the English version to Mahiru."
Shiina Mahiru responded softly: "Leave it to me."
Time quietly slipped by.
Smelling the sweet fragrance on Angel-sama's body, combined with the pleasure of getting his ears cleaned, Izumi Sora was so comfortable he almost fell asleep.
Until a flashing red dot appeared at the edge of his vision.
"What is that?"
Izumi Sora was slightly taken aback. Focusing his intent on it, a notification suddenly popped up before his eyes.
[Congratulations, your intimacy duration with the Witch of Time has reached the required level. You have successfully copied the ability 'Time Stop'.]
[Your current Time Stop limit is one minute.]
[If unused, it can be accumulated continuously.]
[Please continue to increase your intimacy with the Witch of Time, and the Time Stop duration will be additionally extended.]
After reading the message, Izumi Sora felt completely unfazed.
Good news, he now mastered Time Stop. So the hidden requirement was intimacy duration. No wonder he hadn't been able to copy the ability before.
Bad news, the duration was only one minute.
Mahiru started at half an hour, what could his one minute do?
Anyway, he definitely wouldn't be thinking about using one minute to rule the world!
"Ten minutes are up."
Angel-sama's voice rang in his ear, Shiina Mahiru's tone gentle:
"Sora-kun, get up. I'm going to head out."
Izumi Sora opened his eyes, his gaze burning:
"I want to use another lap pillow voucher."
A lap pillow was a good way to grind intimacy duration.
He only had one minute now, but as long as he continued getting close with Mahiru, he would definitely become more enduring.
"No." Shiina Mahiru's pretty face flushed red. She covered her chest and quickly shook her head. "You can only use one voucher per day."
Izumi Sora: "There wasn't a rule like that at noon."
"There is now. If I don't go out soon, they really will get suspicious." Shiina Mahiru averted her pretty face. "And... my legs are a bit sore..."
"Then we'll continue tomorrow."
Hearing Mahiru say her legs were sore, Izumi Sora naturally wouldn't insist.
"Sora-kun, I'm heading out."
Angel-sama quietly breathed a sigh of relief, quickly stood up, and prepared to slip away.
However, the next second, the sound of knocking suddenly rang out.
Knock knock knock.
Shiina Mahiru, who had just reached the door, jumped in fright and hurriedly looked at Izumi Sora:
"Sora-kun, someone is knocking."
"I heard."
Izumi Sora shot her a reassuring look, telling Mahiru not to panic, his tone natural:
"Who is it?"
"Servant, hurry up and open the door, it's this lady."
Yamada Elf's voice quickly sounded from outside:
"I came up to play with you."
Izumi Sora was speechless:
"Weren't you playing games with Sagiri? What did you come upstairs for?"
"Sagiri went to the restroom, it's boring playing alone." Yamada Elf stood outside, her voice proud. "So this lady came up to visit you."
Izumi Sora naturally didn't want to open the door:
"It's not convenient right now..."
Before he could finish, the door made a soft click and was opened directly by Elf:
"What did Servant say just now?"
Izumi Sora: "..."
Even if you knocked in advance, that doesn't mean you can just come right in!
"Oh no, I have to hide."
Shiina Mahiru was startled and hurriedly looked for a place to hide.
Unfortunately, the room was only so big, and there was absolutely nowhere to hide.
Under the bed was very dirty.
The closet was full of clothes.
Hiding on the bed was too conspicuous; the early summer quilt was very thin, she would definitely be discovered.
With no other options, Shiina Mahiru ultimately chose to hide under the desk.
"Sora-kun."
Shiina Mahiru looked up, signaling with her eyes.
Izumi Sora naturally understood Mahiru's intention. He pulled the chair over and sat directly in front of Mahiru, using his body to shield her.
"Phew..."
Shiina Mahiru quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
I probably won't be discovered, right?
As they were talking, Elf had already walked in. She put her hands on her hips, walked over to Izumi Sora curiously, and asked:
"Idiot Servant didn't open the door for so long, were you secretly looking at weird things alone?"
Izumi Sora remained expressionless: "The one who secretly watches TV is clearly you."
"I didn't know the TV would broadcast that kind of thing..." Yamada Elf's small face rapidly turned red, stammering an explanation, but was quickly sidetracked. "This afternoon at the love hotel, this lady said I would give Servant a special reward, and of course I didn't forget."
Elf crossed her arms over her chest, tilted up her small chin, her voice proud:
"Servant, hurry up and say it, what reward do you want?"
"Seeing as Servant saved me, it's okay to ask for something slightly unreasonable. Of course, it can't be too unreasonable..."
Izumi Sora quickly interrupted her spellcasting:
"I want to read Elf-sensei's new work."
If he didn't interrupt, who knew what kind of shocking things the blonde loli would say.
"Eh?"
Yamada Elf was taken aback:
"You want to read my new work?"
"That's right." Izumi Sora turned his head to look. "I am also a fan of Elf-sensei, it's perfectly normal to want to read your new work, right?"
"Hehehehe~"
Hearing this sentence, Yamada Elf gave two smug, light snorts:
"Servant admires me, I'm very happy, but reading the new work is a no-go."
Angel-sama, hiding under the desk, felt curious in her heart.
(Why did Elf say no?)
The next second.
Yamada Elf's proud voice rang out:
"I can only summon the finished manuscript from the Demon Realm on the day of the deadline. Right now, I can't squeeze out a single drop."
Shiina Mahiru: "..."
I thought there was some profound reason, it's clearly just late-stage procrastination.
"If you can't write it, then forget it." Izumi Sora naturally wouldn't force it. "Then let's change it... I want a fidget spinner."
"Eh?"
Yamada Elf blinked:
"What's that?"
Izumi Sora explained: "It's easy to get tired when coding. Having a fidget spinner can help relax."
"Let me take a look..."
Yamada Elf took out her phone, logged onto Amazon, and quickly searched for fidget spinners:
"So it's a little stress-relief toy... It feels very ordinary. Servant can exchange for a slightly more special reward, you know."
"No need to change." Izumi Sora was decisive. "This is it."
Mahiru is still hiding under the desk, I don't want your special reward!
"Idiot Servant, since you don't want it, there won't be another chance in the future." Yamada Elf gave a light snort. "Eh, I suddenly saw a super magical cookie, has Servant ever eaten it?"
Elf bent down and held her phone up in front of Izumi Sora.
"What is it?"
Izumi Sora looked curiously at the phone, and was instantly speechless:
"Cow dung cookies?"
They actually sell this stuff on Amazon?
Surely no one buys it!
"There are a lot of good reviews below." Yamada Elf's voice was curious. "Should we buy a bag to try?"
You definitely caught this from Anna, wanting to taste test everything!
Izumi Sora's face darkened:
"You absolutely cannot eat that kind of thing."
"Eh? Why?"
"Because it's actual cow dung. If you eat it, you'll be vomiting and having diarrhea."
Yamada Elf was instantly shocked:
"I've heard of dog poop candy before, it's a candy with an awful name but tastes very good. I thought cow dung cookies were something similar to dog poop candy... It's actually real cow dung?!"
Izumi Sora silently revealed the truth: "It really is cow dung."
Yamada Elf widened her eyes, raised a hand to cover her pink lips, her expression disgusted:
"The beverage sold as a set with cow dung cookies is called cow urine beverage, could it be..."
"It's exactly what you think it is." Izumi Sora's tone was faint. "It really is cow urine."
Cow urine beverage is actually drinkable, but cow dung cookies are different. Even the Indians themselves don't eat cow dung cookies; they are generally used for burning.
In Indian religions, burning cow dung cookies has the effect of purifying the air and sterilizing, and it can also calm the mind, similar to incense. It has many uses, but it really cannot be eaten.
"Ugh—"
Yamada Elf's small face quickly wrinkled into a ball, covering her mouth:
"So disgusting! Servant, stop talking about it!"
Disgusted, Elf hurriedly closed the shopping app, no longer in the mood to tease Izumi Sora. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly stopped in her tracks:
"Eh, Yanami sent me a message... Umm, it seems to be a forwarded joke video..."
Yamada Elf curiously clicked on the video, and an unfamiliar woman's voice rang out:
"One night I went out for a night run and ran into a perverted woman who lunged at me with a knife, but I didn't panic at all, because my heart was already in my throat."
Izumi Sora: "..."
This is clearly something only a mentally challenged person could come up with!
"The woman tried to stab my throat with the knife, but I was unharmed, because my heart had already sunk to the bottom of the valley..."
"The woman was very angry and stabbed me randomly all over, but I still wasn't hurt, because my heart was in my mouth (seven up, eight down)..."
"Finally the woman gave up in despair, and I breathed a sigh of relief. The woman suddenly turned back for a final stab, but I still didn't panic, because my heart was already back in my chest... Hahaha..."
Reading to the end, Yamada Elf couldn't read anymore. Her whole person collapsed onto Izumi Sora's shoulder, laughing so hard her shoulders shook uncontrollably.
Izumi Sora was very speechless: "It's not that funny, is it?"
Tears were even welling up in the corners of Yamada Elf's eyes: "I-It's clearly super funny..."
Meanwhile.
Under the desk.
A suppressed, low chuckle suddenly sounded.
Elf: "S-Someone is laughing!"
Izumi Sora: "..."
Such a terrible joke, what exactly is so funny about it!
"O-Oh no, I've been discovered..."
Angel-sama, covering her pink lips with the back of her hand, instantly panicked. She had tried very hard to hold it in, but ultimately couldn't suppress it.
What do I do, what do I do?
This current posture is very terrible. If Elf discovers me... I'll definitely be misunderstood, right?
Should I activate Time Stop?
But before at the zoo, Elf was able to remember what happened during Time Stop...
Amidst her worry, Izumi Sora's deep voice suddenly rang out:
"Elf, I have a very important matter to tell you..."
"Eh, what matter?"
"I've gotten stronger."