After taking a bath, Ho Fei-yu found a seemingly clean towel and wiped himself dry. He looked down, extremely satisfied. Even not in an aroused state, it was about the size of half his forearm. He occasionally admired it himself; after all, it was his own 'brother.'
After his self-admiration, he went to the bathroom door, pushing it open a crack. The girl was nowhere in sight. Spotting the pile of clothes on the shelf, Ho Fei-yu reached out and pulled them into the bathroom, then closed the door.
"..."
Holding the pink ladies' panties by their corners, a frustrated look crossed Ho Fei-yu's face.
Putting aside whether he liked them or not, panties this small would probably rip apart the moment he tried to put them on.
No! The thought of wearing them shouldn't even occur to him! Even if he walked out of here commando today, Ho Fei-yu swore he would never wear them!
After a moment's thought, Star Platinum materialized behind him. As a 5A Stand with maxed-out precision, power, and speed, washing a piece of clothing was more than enough. In less than a minute, it performed the rubbing, scrubbing, and wringing motions flawlessly, and a pair of clean panties appeared before Ho Fei-yu.
Putting on his own—they were definitely the most comfortable. As for the girl's, he'd leave those for her to wear!
Kokoro Aono walked out of the bedroom, holding her clean clothes. Her gaze was fixed on Ho Fei-yu, who was sitting on the sofa playing with his phone. A smile she couldn't suppress played on her fair cheeks. Her move had been a premeditated plot; whether he wore them or not, he was the one who would be embarrassed.
With a joyful feeling, Kokoro Aono entered the bathroom. She took off her damp white shirt and skirt, bent slightly, and pulled off her light blue panties. Her dark eyes noticed Ho Fei-yu's clothes piled together. She had originally intended to place hers next to his, but an idea struck her. She placed her panties right in the middle of Ho Fei-yu's clothes.
"This is all retribution! It's revenge! I am absolutely not a pervert!"
It was a delayed realization. After placing them, a blush appeared on the girl's fair face. But the memory of him saying her feet stank made her instantly angry. In that case, she would let something even "stinkier" contaminate Ho Fei-yu's clothes, infecting him without him even realizing it!
Kokoro Aono approached the bathtub. She was about to lift her leg and step into the water, but she hesitated. Ho Fei-yu had just used it. Should she change the water? But...
Her life was already financially strained. Changing the water would be too wasteful. After struggling for a moment, the girl decided to use the water Ho Fei-yu had used, as it didn't look dirty anyway.
Self-convinced, the girl sat down, only her small head visible above the surface. The warmth enveloped her entire body, and the fatigue she had accumulated all afternoon seemed to melt away.
"What exactly happened today? Why did things turn out this way? Gurgle gurgle~"
Recalling the moments at the station, Kokoro Aono wondered. Her body, below her dainty nose, was completely submerged, and her small mouth unconsciously expelled air, creating bubbles in the water.
"Ah! What am I doing?! I'm drinking his... Ugh... Damn him!" She was playing in the water like a child, but as she played, she suddenly remembered. This was Ho Fei-yu's bathwater. It was already embarrassing to bathe in water a boy had used, but she had actually drunk someone else's bathwater! The girl didn't know how to describe her current feeling. She could only blush and push the blame onto Ho Fei-yu.
"Achoo~ Who's thinking about me? Ruri-chan? Shizuku-chan, or..." Ho Fei-yu sneezed, muttering to himself. Then he refocused his attention on his phone screen, reading the caring message from Aunt Mitsuko. A wave of emotion washed over him. He couldn't help but feel how lucky he was to have such an understanding foster mother.
Clang.
The bathroom door opened. Ho Fei-yu subconsciously turned his head to look.
A lovely girl, standing tall and graceful, was wrapped in a white towel. Below it, her fair, slender legs and rosy-white skin were completely exposed to Ho Fei-yu's gaze. His 'brother' slightly hardened, going through the motions.
"You... don't stare at me like a pervert." The boy's intense gaze made Kokoro Aono pout coquettishly. Even though she was wearing a bra and panties underneath, the boy's eyes seemed to pierce right through everything, making her feel awkward and shy. She tightened the towel wrapped around her ample chest, and her full thighs instinctively pressed together.
"Oh~" Hearing this, Ho Fei-yu immediately looked away and resumed chatting with Hana-chan on his phone.
'Is my charm really that low?'
"Hmph!"
Bang!
Ho Fei-yu's compliance actually made Kokoro Aono doubt her own attractiveness, but she was the one who had said it, so she couldn't blame the boy. She could only let out a muffled humph to express her dissatisfaction, then angrily stomped into her bedroom and slammed the door shut.
Hearing Kokoro Aono's muffled humph and the sound of the door slamming, Ho Fei-yu raised an eyebrow, wondering what the girl was up to. He checked the time; it was only around eight o'clock, but the thunder and rain outside were getting heavier. He guessed it wouldn't stop anytime soon.
He glanced around the room and decided to rest on the sofa tonight.
A gentle drizzle covered the earth. The continuous thunder was soul-stirring. Lying on the sofa, Ho Fei-yu felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation listening to the rain. His eyes slightly closed, and he began to doze off.
Meanwhile, Kokoro Aono in the bedroom was having a much harder time. Since childhood, she had been terrified of thunder. Whenever it stormed, she would curl up in her grandmother's arms, and only then, listening to the gentle voice, could she fall asleep peacefully.
The incessant, deafening thunder outside made her toss and turn. Even covering her ears with a pillow didn't help.
"Grandma..." Perhaps out of fear, Kokoro Aono thought of her deceased grandmother. Her small body curled into a ball, and every time the thunder roared, the girl's delicate body trembled uncontrollably.
"..."
In his fuzzy state, Ho Fei-yu felt a cold touch on his arm. His slightly closed eyes instantly shot open.
Thump!
"Can... can you sleep... with me... I'm scared... of the thunder..." A sharp clap of thunder boomed, and the dark figure in front of him suddenly became clear. Before Ho Fei-yu could react, Kokoro Aono had already lunged into his arms. The girl's soft, weak voice whispered near his ear; if they hadn't been so close, he would barely have heard it.
"This..."
The girl's body was trembling slightly in his arms; it didn't seem feigned.
"Can you?"
Sensing Ho Fei-yu's hesitation, Kokoro Aono whispered in his ear again, mixed with a kitten-like whimper that made it impossible to refuse.
"Alright."
After a moment's thought, although he didn't know why the girl was behaving like this, Ho Fei-yu agreed.
"Thank you..."
Ho Fei-yu carried Kokoro Aono, who was wrapped around him like an octopus, back to her bedroom.
"It's alright. I'm right here beside you. Get some rest."
On the bed, the girl was still clinging tightly to him. Ho Fei-yu couldn't even turn over and could only offer comfort.
"Let's sleep back-to-back. Otherwise, the gap will let in cold air, and you might catch a cold. Didn't you say you have to check the school tomorrow?" Noticing a draft coming in between them, Ho Fei-yu said with concern for Kokoro Aono. It wasn't that he was worried for himself—even if he lay naked in the rain, he wouldn't get sick—but the girl was different.
"Be good! Or I'm leaving!" Seeing the girl still refusing to move, Ho Fei-yu threatened her. As expected, Kokoro Aono immediately let go of Ho Fei-yu's hand and turned her body around.
"That's better! Rest now. Good night."
Kokoro Aono's bedroom had a fragrant scent. Ho Fei-yu's nose was filled with the perfume, making his drowsiness vanish completely. The long night stretched ahead, and he didn't know what to do.
He decided to open his System and check things out.
'What would happen if I used the Enlargement Light to enlarge my D?'
Browsing the Doraemon gadget page, Ho Fei-yu subconsciously considered the function of the Enlargement Light. But he quickly dismissed the idea. A moderate size was acceptable, but too large would be counterproductive.
The Shrinking Light could be useful, though. He could use it to punish the NTR type very effectively. The thing the NTR was most proud of was his D. If he found it pitifully small, wouldn't he have a mental breakdown?
He spent a little more time looking through the Kamen Rider and Stand pages. He still had two prize draw cards and needed to use them wisely.
Finally, he arrived at the most unique page: Aura Enhancement.
Ho Fei-yu already owned one, the Succubus Aura, which protected the safety of women after he slept with them.
There was a dizzying array of Auras with different effects. Since he had time, Ho Fei-yu decided to take a slow look. If anything interested him, he could buy it. Looking at the floating number '2' for his Rule Power, Ho Fei-yu felt he could afford a purchase.
At the same time, Kokoro Aono, next to him, had fallen asleep immediately, perhaps because of the presence of someone next to her. In her dream, she saw the person closest to her. She poured out all her longing and worries, and the white-haired elderly woman listened quietly with a kind expression.
Kokoro Aono felt a long-lost warmth, and her bad feelings slowly faded away. But, unknowingly, her conversation slowly turned into complaints about Ho Fei-yu's despicable acts of bullying her: hitting her butt, saying her feet stank, making her use his bathwater, and hogging her bed. Some of these things the girl had clearly initiated herself, but she presented them as Ho Fei-yu forcing her. Since she was with her grandmother, she could indulge in a good whine.
'Heh heh, good girl, Kokoro-chan. Grandma won't be able to stay with you anymore. The person who will accompany you for life has already appeared. Grandma can leave in peace. Good child, Grandma will protect you from heaven.'
After Kokoro Aono finished saying everything she wanted to say, her grandmother spoke gently and kindly.
"No! Don't go, Grandma!" Kokoro Aono didn't fully understand her grandmother's words but clearly understood the meaning of the last sentence. The girl immediately cried, trying to grasp the gradually blurring figure, shouting her sadness at the parting.
In reality, Ho Fei-yu was browsing something called the Reverse Push Aura. Looking at its effect, he was not only speechless but also found it laughable. He had assumed all Auras were beneficial to him, the host, but he hadn't expected a detrimental one. He thought only an idiot would buy this, even if it only cost a little Rule Power!
Just as his hand was on the page, ready to scroll down, the girl beside him suddenly gasped loudly. At the same time, in the dark, a small hand accidentally slapped his own. More conveniently, or rather, unluckily, the slap moved his hand upward, and he tapped the Reverse Push Aura.