The next day.
When Yuki got up and left his room, heading to the living room, there was an extra figure accompanying him and Kurumi.
That extra figure was, of course, Kurumi's close friend, Sawa Yamauchi.
During Yuki and Kurumi's intimate exchange the previous night, Kurumi had not only brought out all her tricks, but she had also used them all.
Now, Kurumi wore a blissful smile as she intimately linked her arm with Yuki's, walking with him into the living room.
At this moment, Kurumi looked like a perfectly contented woman, her face glowing with a spring-like radiance. Nurtured by love, her already devilishly charming face now seemed even brighter and more dazzling.
"So this is the change after being... nourished? Indeed, from any perspective, this aspect of males towards females has some basis in biology," Tiayu remarked thoughtfully, observing the changes in Kurumi's and Sawa's complexions.
"Giggle, Tiayu, you've experienced it personally yourself, haven't you?" Nemesis chimed in with a playful grin.
Tiayu, hearing this, flushed bright red.
She quickly adjusted her glasses and lowered her head to continue eating breakfast.
Nemesis, feeling she hadn't teased her enough, continued, "Master!"
"During the time you were gone, Tiayu would often call your name in her sleep!"
"And the next morning, she'd head straight for the bathroom!"
"So, when are you going to help her with her excessive heat problem?!"
Nemesis's words instantly caused all the other women present to cast strange looks towards Tiayu.
Pfft—
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!!!"
Beside them, Kotori actually spat out a mouthful of water.
Thankfully, she managed to block it in time, preventing it from spraying anyone.
Tiayu's cheeks were rapidly flooded with crimson. A wave of sheer embarrassment washed over her.
"N-no, I didn't... not often!" she stammered out a flustered rebuttal to Nemesis's claim.
But the moment the words left her mouth, she realized how wrong they sounded.
'Not often' means it did happen!
That was practically a confession.
Realizing this, Tiayu immediately changed her tune, hurriedly denying, "No, wait! I mean, that didn't happen at all!"
But it was too late to take it back now. The other women had already silently accepted the 'truth'.
Origami Tobiichi, as if having found a kindred spirit, walked over to Tiayu and gently patted her shoulder.
"So, I've found a fellow traveler."
"I understand these feelings perfectly!"
"After all, I also want to merge with Yuki every day! Any time, any place!" Origami stated with complete seriousness, her eyes filled with sympathetic affirmation towards Tiayu.
This kind of affirmation, however, was absolutely not what Tiayu wanted.
She wanted to scream, 'I'll take anyone's approval, just not yours, you walking pervert!!!'
Yuki watched Tiayu with an amused smile, which only made her wish the ground would swallow her whole.
Meanwhile, the mastermind behind it all, Nemesis, wore a look of triumphant glee. It was clear she had been teasing Tiayu like this for a while.
"Alright, Nemesis, stop picking on Tiayu," Yuki intervened, stepping in to save Tiayu from further torment.
Seeing Yuki speak up, Nemesis had no choice but to back down.
Tiayu, witnessing this, felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
He really does care about me! Otherwise, he wouldn't have defended me!
A wave of affection washed over the young woman. When she looked at Yuki, her eyes behind her glasses were brimming with boundless love.
After breakfast, Yuki prepared to head out.
After all, he had promised the Azusagawa sisters yesterday that he would visit their home. Naturally, he wouldn't go back on his word. It was also a good opportunity to tutor them in math.
Just as Yuki was about to leave, Sephie walked up to him in the garage.
"What's up? Missing me already?"
"Be a good girl and wait for me tonight, all clean and ready, okay?" Yuki said with a smile, ruffling her hair.
Sephie's face flushed at his words, and she pouted, "Ugh, you're so shameless!"
"I'm not here for that!"
Though, admittedly, her heart had skipped a beat a moment ago. After thirty years apart, she naturally missed everything about him.
But Sephie quickly pushed down those fluttery feelings with other matters.
"Come home early tonight. I have a surprise for you," she said softly.
Yuki nodded gently in response.
"Alright. I'll look forward to it then."
After giving her a light kiss, Yuki got into the supercar he'd purchased and drove away from the villa.
In the car, Yuki glanced in the rearview mirror at Sephie watching him leave, a knowing smile playing on his lips.
He already knew exactly what Sephie's 'surprise' was. But he didn't spoil it, choosing instead to play along with cheerful anticipation.
As a sleek, silver-white supercar with a futuristic design appeared on a certain street in Tokyo, it instantly drew the gazes of many nearby residents.
They began speculating about the price of the vehicle and which household it might be visiting.
While this was Tokyo, Japan, the area itself wasn't particularly affluent. So when a car that looked blatantly unaffordable showed up, no one assumed its owner lived there. The general assumption was that they were visiting someone.
Soon, the eye-catching luxury car slowed and finally came to a stop in front of an utterly ordinary, two-story house.
The neighbors immediately began buzzing with chatter.
Amidst their discussions, the car door slowly opened.
A strikingly handsome, tall young man stepped out.
In an instant, many of the women in the vicinity were left speechless. They immediately began speculating about which prominent family this young master could be from.
As for the young man's true identity, who else could it be but Yuki?
Yuki paid no attention to the surrounding stares, focusing entirely on the unassuming house before him.
At a glance, the property wasn't large, only about 50 square meters. The structure itself was a standard modern two-story house.
The nameplate by the door bore the surname 'Azusagawa'.
Clearly, this was the home of the Azusagawa sisters.
After taking a slightly longer look, Yuki pressed the doorbell beside the nameplate.
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