"Is this your house?" Ho Fei-yu turned his head and asked Kokoro Aono when they reached the house.
"Ah... Oh... Yes, it is!" The girl heard Ho Fei-yu's words, her face flushed as she stammered a reply.
On the way, both their thin clothes were soaked by the rain, and because they were pressed tightly together, their clothes had long since blended. Kokoro Aono could clearly feel the warmth from Ho Fei-yu's firm back against her abdomen.
Her mind wandered; it was an experience she had never had before.
"What are you waiting for? Open the door! Do you like getting rained on?" Ho Fei-yu shook Kokoro Aono, who was lost in thought on his back.
"But... But, my thighs still haven't recovered their strength." Kokoro Aono's pretty face showed a look of grievance.
Even though Ho Fei-yu had carried her the whole way, the girl noticed that her body was still in a weak state.
"Where is the key?" Ho Fei-yu asked Kokoro Aono.
"...In the pocket on the left side of my skirt." Kokoro Aono saw Ho Fei-yu's determination to enter her house and could only truthfully state the location of the key. The boy's brutal side was still fresh in her mind.
"A little lower, n-not there, Ugh~ You missed! Yes, right here, reach in..." Ho Fei-yu didn't stand on ceremony. He reached back with his left hand and started searching on Kokoro Aono's wet thigh. Because he had never worn a skirt and his vision was obscured, he accidentally touched a certain round, perky area, causing the girl to gasp sweetly. She immediately took charge, giving directions, or else he might touch some other area.
"Hehe, sorry." Ho Fei-yu, holding the key, apologized to the girl. It was true that he was out of practice. He usually only took skirts off, rarely paying attention to other parts of the skirt.
"Hmph!" Kokoro Aono hummed a note of dissatisfaction from her nose, her face red.
"You're a hostage in my hands now. I can do whatever I want to you. I show you a little kindness, and you get cocky, huh?" Ho Fei-yu threatened.
"I... I... I..." Kokoro Aono, having momentarily forgotten her shyness, stammered.
"I... I... I, what is all this 'I'! You little stutterer!"
Slap!
Ho Fei-yu mocked Kokoro Aono's stuttering, then discontentedly slapped the girl's butt slightly harder. The crisp sound of the girl's perky butt being hit was audible even over the light drizzle.
A slight pain spread from her butt. The girl bit her silver teeth and remained silent. She was afraid that if she provoked Ho Fei-yu further, he would do something more extreme.
Seeing Kokoro Aono quiet down, Ho Fei-yu used the key to open the old, slightly decaying front door.
Unexpectedly, the smell that greeted him was not what he had imagined, but a scent of incense that made him feel relaxed.
'Not bad.'
Entering the genkan (foyer), he looked around. Although small, the house had everything: a bathroom, kitchen, living room, and two bedrooms. It was more than enough for two or three people to live in. Ho Fei-yu thought to himself.
"Please... put me down now." Kokoro Aono said softly.
Ho Fei-yu bent down, allowing the girl to slide off his back so he could stand up straight.
"Hiss—" As soon as Kokoro Aono's legs touched the ground, a tingling sensation spread. For a moment, she couldn't feel her thighs and froze in place.
"So troublesome." Ho Fei-yu saw the girl's knitted brows and sensed her difficulty, a feeling he was all too familiar with from his past life of playing with his phone while on the toilet, but he still spoke teasingly.
Kokoro Aono remained silent, her fair hands twisting together.
Ho Fei-yu casually found a pair of pink slippers and put them on. He walked into the living room, pulled out a chair, and motioned for the girl to sit down. Although Kokoro Aono didn't know what Ho Fei-yu intended, she obediently sat down on the chair under his intimidation, looking at the boy with confusion.
He crouched down. Ho Fei-yu looked at the completely soaked white socks and shoes. He reached out and grasped the girl's fair, soft lower leg.
"What... What are you trying to do?" Kokoro Aono's body trembled at Ho Fei-yu's action, but she was too numb to resist. She could only tuck the hem of her skirt into her thighs to prevent any exposure.
He didn't answer. His free hand grabbed the wet shoe and slipped it off the girl's foot. He did the same with the other one and placed them on the floor nearby.
"N-No, don't look..." Kokoro Aono seemed to know what Ho Fei-yu was about to do, but the thought of having an intimate part of her body looked at like this made the girl feel ashamed.
The more the girl didn't want him to, the more Ho Fei-yu wanted to do it.
Ignoring the girl, Ho Fei-yu stared intently at the beautifully curved arch of her foot, tightly wrapped in the damp white sock. A few small, lotus-root-like toes were vaguely visible, exuding a misty beauty that made one want to explore.
Ho Fei-yu smoothly pulled the wet white sock off the girl's calf, revealing a pair of snow-white, crystalline small feet, still slightly damp with water.
His hand involuntarily squeezed them. He brought his face closer, his eyes meticulously studying the small, beautiful feet.
They were as smooth as jade, brilliantly striking, as soft as satin, boneless and exquisitely tender.
His heart instantly pounded fiercely.
His eyes were locked on them.
The flesh on her fair instep seemed almost transparent, subtly revealing a few blue veins. The toenails on all ten toes were pink, like freshly grown flower petals, inviting a bee to gather nectar.
"They stink. How long has it been since you washed your feet?" Ho Fei-yu was the diligent worker bee. His nose was almost touching the sole of the girl's foot. A faint smell of stale water wafted up, making him lose interest. He couldn't help but complain softly.
"They don't stink!!! I wash every day! It's just because they've been soaked in water for too long! I'll be fine once I take a shower!" Kokoro Aono, who had been feeling the heat of Ho Fei-yu's breath, with electricity seeming to spread from the sole of her foot to every part of her body—a strange, tingling feeling that caused a strong reaction and made her eyes flutter shut, her gaze melting with seduction—was instantly stung by the sudden insult. The girl's pride was stimulated, and she immediately argued loudly.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's just from soaking in water." Ho Fei-yu looked up at Kokoro Aono's red eyes. It seemed she would cry if he denied it, so he quickly agreed.
Hearing Ho Fei-yu admit it, the girl still stared at him stubbornly.
"Ahem... You're all wet. Is there a place to take a shower?" Ho Fei-yu was somewhat intimidated by the girl's fierce gaze and tried to change the subject.
"Yes! Over there!" Kokoro Aono puffed up her small cheeks and pointed out the location to Ho Fei-yu.
"Oh, that's good. Do you have any men's clothes?" Ho Fei-yu nodded and asked.
"No, I'm a girl. Where would I get men's clothes? But I do have some neutral shirts and pants." Kokoro Aono pouted and thought for a moment. She then remembered that the person in front of her was a "bad guy" and that it would be bad if she angered him.
"Heh heh, alright. Go prepare them for me. And remember, don't run away. Otherwise, you know what happens!" Ho Fei-yu said shamelessly. He turned to go to the bathroom but suddenly remembered something and spoke menacingly to the girl.
"Ah... Okay..." The girl had indeed momentarily considered running away, but it was still raining outside, and although her feet felt much better, she couldn't run. Especially after Ho Fei-yu's hitting motion, which reminded her of her still-aching buttocks, she could only reply unwillingly.
"Phew~ Comfortable~" In the bathtub, Ho Fei-yu lay comfortably, his hands behind his head. For some reason, Kokoro Aono always made him want to tease and bully her, which was why he was playing the role of the "great villain."
"I put the clothes outside for you. Get dressed after you wash. As for underwear, that's up to you if you want to wear any." Heh heh~ Let him bully me! Outside the bathroom, Kokoro Aono wore a satisfied smile of revenge as she looked at the pink panties placed on top of the pile of clothes. She actually had some more neutral panties, but Ho Fei-yu's teasing and his slander that her feet stank made her want to get back at him. She had lied just now. She didn't believe Ho Fei-yu could tolerate the damp feeling.
"Oh, thanks. You should soak in the tub later, too~" Ho Fei-yu was enveloped by the warm water, feeling as if he were back in Mitsuko-san's embrace. The naughty thoughts in his head vanished completely. He also wanted the girl outside to try it.
"Mhm."
'That big bad guy actually cares about me. Too late! Hmph!' Kokoro Aono replied softly on the surface, but inwardly, she was unyielding. It was his fault for saying her feet stank! Unforgivable!