Since it was already very late, Mori Shinra and Mai discussed and decided to find a nearby business hotel to stay the night.
Fortunately, there were usually several hotels near a station, so they didn't have to worry about the awkward situation of not being able to find one.
Shinra specifically chose a proper, star-rated business hotel. When checking in, he wanted a twin room but was told by the front desk clerk that the hotel's policy required two IDs to do so.
Under normal circumstances, as long as you paid, even one person could get a twin room. But the problem was that it was the middle of the night, and on top of that, a high school student with almost no luggage had come to stay, which was clearly not a normal situation.
To avoid unnecessary risks, the front desk clerk decided to follow the rules.
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Seeing this, Shinra could only ask for a business king room, figuring he could just sleep on the sofa at worst.
Registration, payment, and getting the key card. Just as he was about to discuss the sleeping arrangements with Mai, he found that she had already walked quickly towards the elevators.
They took the elevator to the fifth floor. The room was in the latter half of the corridor, Room 502.
The door lock was an electromagnetic induction type. After he placed the key card on the sensor, he heard the lock bolt make a 'click' sound. He then turned the handle and the door opened.
Shinra inserted the key card into the power slot next to the door. Mai, who had come in behind him, closed the door and also put on the security chain.
This room was a business king room, a bit larger than a standard king room, estimated to be about forty-some square meters. Inside, there was a large bed, two single sofas, and a matching coffee table. The TV in the room was thirty inches, and there was also a small refrigerator with purified water and drinks, which were, of course, for a fee, with a corresponding price list posted on the side.
In addition, there was complimentary purified water on the coffee table. If you wanted something hot, there was a kettle on the TV stand, but he had no intention of using it. Who knew what the previous guests had used the hotel kettle for?
The bathroom was well-equipped. In addition to the standard toilet, there was also a decently sized bathtub.
Overall, the room environment was good, and the facilities were complete, befitting the title and price of a star-rated hotel.
The only problem was that the two single sofas couldn't be laid flat. Even if they were combined, it wouldn't be enough for him to lie down, and he would need to add the coffee table in the middle. He opened the closet at the side, planning to see if there were any spare blankets inside.
Unfortunately, apart from bath towels, a few hangers, and disposable slippers, there was nothing else.
After coming in, Mai had sat directly on the edge of the bed and taken off her boots. She subtly touched her pantyhose, then brought her fingers to her nose.
"I'm going to take a shower."
With that, she carried her boots and placed them by the door. She looked back and saw Shinra rummaging in the closet, and said casually, "Get me a bath towel."
"OK~" he replied, and the pure white towel was handed to her.
Because she had the experience of showering at his place before, she was much more composed this time. After placing her boots by the door, she walked into the bathroom in her slippers.
Shinra averted his gaze, not making any flirty comments this time. He was currently thinking about how, with only one set of bedding, he was going to spend the night relying on two single sofas and a one-meter-long coffee table that was significantly higher than the sofas.
Maybe I should just sleep on the floor!
He looked at the floor and felt that laying down a bath towel and toughing it out for one night was not impossible. Sleeping on a hard surface once in a while was also good for the body.
After deciding on his sleeping arrangements, he felt the room was a bit stuffy. He casually grabbed the white remote control from the bedside table and, without even looking, pressed the switch in the middle.
Hmm... apart from a faint 'click', the air conditioner didn't react.
He thought he had pressed the wrong button and was about to bring it closer to see it clearly before pressing again. But when he held it in front of him, he found that this 'air conditioner remote' only had one button in the middle.
Wait, is this an air conditioner remote?
He realized something was wrong. He then looked around and found that on the bedside table near the bathroom, there was another white remote control. Looking at its shape... that one was more likely to be the real AC remote.
So the question was, what was this remote in his hand for?
He looked down and saw the small words printed on it.
"Smart Glass?"
Where was the smart glass here? He subconsciously turned his head and looked towards the bathroom.
The originally opaque glass wall of the bathroom had now turned transparent. Both the bath towel hanging on the rack and the partially undressed girl who was bending over to take off her black stockings were completely and unreservedly displayed before his eyes.
"Eh?" Shinra froze.
Before he could react and turn the glass opaque again, Sakurajima Mai inside seemed to sense something and looked up.
Their eyes met.
At first, she thought she was seeing things. How could she possibly see him outside the bathroom when she was inside? However, the next second, the transparent glass immediately turned back to its opaque white state.
See, it was just a hallucination... a hallucination, my ass!
After realizing what had happened, Mai looked down at her current state. The light gray hooded knit vest she had been wearing was already taken off and neatly placed in the laundry basket. All the buttons on the pure white shirt underneath had also been undone. Although she hadn't taken it off, it still revealed her flat stomach and the 32D bust wrapped in pure black lace underwear.
As for the long skirt, it had already been taken off. Her black stockings were already pulled down to the bend of her knees. The only thing that could be called a covering on her lower body was the black lace underwear that matched her bra.
And because her figure was so well-developed, the fabric only served to cover the key areas, leaving the rest of the fair skin clearly visible.
Almost at the same instant he pressed the switch again, he immediately felt the rapidly growing shyness from the direction of the bathroom, as well as the annoyance that grew along with it.
Gulp. Shinra swallowed hard.
He was walking on thin ice. Could he make it to the other side tonight?
Creak. That was the sound of the bathroom door opening.
Mai walked out of the bathroom, wearing only a long-sleeved pure white shirt. However, the buttons were properly fastened, and the hem of the shirt just happened to cover the tops of her thighs. The overall effect was like she was wearing a short one-piece dress, her fair, slender legs displayed unreservedly before his eyes.
Unfortunately, at this moment, he was in no mood to appreciate this beautiful sight.