Diligent people usually have a habit.
Either they sleep later than a dog, or they wake up earlier than a rooster.
Or they sleep later than a dog and wake up earlier than a rooster.
Kazuko-san was neither the first nor the last. To maintain good skin and ensure Saionji Ryuichi wouldn't dislike her for her appearance, she worked hard while also keeping an early bedtime.
She usually went to bed early and then woke up early to study.
Except for yesterday.
With a nervous heart, she finally decided to add Hoshino Jun's LINE for Saionji Ryuichi.
Kazuko-san had a vague feeling that in the future, she might have a lot of contact with Hoshino Jun because of Saionji Ryuichi.
"How could this be?"
"This isn't the outcome I wanted, Ryuichi."
Early in the morning, awakened by her biological clock, Kazuko-san twirled her pencil, writing and drawing on practice problems, solving many in a short while.
But her mind wasn't on them.
Math problems were easy; the problem of emotions was difficult to solve.
"Hoshino-kun asked me to be at the school's bamboo grove before 7:30. Should I go?"
"If I don't go, Ryuichi will probably bother me again."
After a long period of thought, Kazuko-san sighed softly, changed into her school uniform, and before leaving, packed a pair of pure white cotton panties into her school bag.
It wasn't for her period.
It was to guard against Hoshino-kun, that perverted scoundrel with a collecting habit.
She had been exposed to the wind all day yesterday, and Kazuko-san had been on edge all day.
A little after seven in the morning, some street-side breakfast shops were already open, and it wasn't too deserted.
Kazuko-san's residence was quite close to the school, just across a street. It took about eight minutes to walk there slowly.
At 7:15, she arrived at the school's small bamboo grove as agreed, and Kazuko-san's heart began to pound.
"Why did Hoshino-kun ask me to come here?"
After several encounters, Kazuko-san no longer believed that Hoshino Jun simply wanted her to apologize.
She thought to herself,
"Hoshino-kun isn't going to do something unreasonable again, is he?"
It was very possible.
With a nervous heart, she walked into the small bamboo grove. Kazuko-san suddenly heard some unexpected sounds.
"Hoshino-kun, I hate you so much!"
"Nana doesn't want to talk to you anymore..."
First, a female voice, which Kazuko-san felt she had heard somewhere before, rang out not far in front of her.
"Hmm? Who allowed you to call me Hoshino-kun?"
"Slap!"
Immediately following was Hoshino Jun's slightly cold voice, and a crisp slapping sound.
"W-w-w, Papa, Nana was wrong."
Nana?
Kazuko-san suddenly remembered who this girl was.
Kato Nana, from the same class, a cute little girl with good grades, petite in stature, but with a bust size that dwarfed all the other girls in the class.
Kazuko-san blinked twice, then an angry expression appeared on her face.
'What does Hoshino-kun mean, doing something like this with another girl first thing in the morning, and still calling me over?'
'And Kato-san, doesn't she have a boyfriend? I think his name was Takasaki something. How can she do something like this with Hoshino-kun?'
'And'
'She even calls Hoshino-kun 'Papa,' such an embarrassing address.'
Kazuko-san didn't know if she was scolding Kato Nana or scolding herself for being just as disappointing as Kato Nana.
In any case, with Hoshino Jun calling her over at this time, she no longer intended to give him a pleasant look.
She could be intimate with Hoshino Jun for Ryuichi, but that didn't mean she would curry favor with Hoshino Jun alongside other girls.
"Hoshino-kun, stop dreaming your pipe dreams."
"I will absolutely not do it with others."
Gritting her teeth, Kazuko-san rushed to where Hoshino Jun and Kato Nana were. Just as she was about to righteously refuse Hoshino Jun's unreasonable demands, she found that...
Things were completely different from what she had imagined.
It was indeed Hoshino Jun and Kato Nana in front of her.
But these two were not doing anything at all.
Kato Nana was facing away from Hoshino Jun, bending forward, her ample 'fruit' pressed against the stone table, her entire posture exuding extreme temptation.
Hoshino Jun was behind Kato Nana.
But he wasn't doing anything.
There was some distance between the two, and Hoshino Jun's gaze wasn't on Kato Nana; he was leisurely looking at the clouds in the sky.
Then, his gaze gradually shifted towards Kazuko-san.
"Oh, Kachiko, you're finally here," Hoshino Jun waved, greeting Kazuko-san warmly.
"Uh..." Kazuko-san felt a little flushed, and awkwardly put her hands behind her back: "Mm."
Did these two have some kind of serious illness?
Just looking at clouds, how could they make such shameless sounds and use such an ambiguous address like 'Papa,' causing misunderstandings?
At this moment, it wasn't just Kazuko-san who was confused.
Kato Nana too. The moment Kazuko-san burst in, her brain went into a frozen state.
She didn't recover for a long time.
'How could this be?'
'Kazuko-san came at the worst possible time!'
'Kazuko-san saw Nana eating, with her cheeks puffed out. Will Kazuko-san spread it throughout the school later?'
'What should I do? How could something like this happen?'
'No, wait.'
'Listening to Kazuko-san and Hoshino-kun's conversation, it seems she was called by Hoshino-kun.'
'Could it be that this is a prank Hoshino-kun deliberately played on Nana?'
Kato Nana's face couldn't help but flush slightly, her cheeks visibly reddening as she mumbled, "Hoshino-kun is a complete and utter super bad guy."
As she spoke, her legs unconsciously pressed together slightly.
At this moment, neither girl noticed the other's abnormality. Only Hoshino Jun's smile deepened, and his hands, supporting the cute girl's soft waist, couldn't help but apply a little more force.
One had to say that the "Invisibility" skill truly deserved to be an A-rank debt reward.
Its effect was indeed powerful.
In Hoshino Jun's eyes, a draggable transparency progress bar even appeared above Kazuko-san's head.
And Kato Nana was among the "Invisibility" personnel with Hoshino Jun.
Earlier, when Kazuko-san entered the small bamboo grove, Hoshino Jun had already noticed her. At that time, the "transparency" was at one hundred percent.
Kazuko-san had no idea that he and Kato Nana were there.
When the "transparency" was adjusted below one hundred percent but above eighty percent, a "hallucination" label appeared above the progress bar on Kazuko-san's head.
When the "transparency" dropped again below eighty percent but above forty percent, the "hallucination" label was replaced with "ignore."
It wasn't until below forty percent, when "ignore" turned into "illusion," that Kazuko-san finally noticed that Hoshino Jun and Kato Nana were both there.
Moreover, she could see their approximate postures.
It was currently set at thirty percent. Hoshino Jun thought it was almost enough; if he lowered it any more, things might go wrong.
Hoshino Jun was quite satisfied with this A-rank reward. If it had been during wartime, this skill would have secured him the throne of the number one assassin.
It was a pity that...
This wasn't wartime. He could only use it once a day, and each time only for thirty minutes.
If only the duration were a bit longer.
Preferably like Hoshino-kun's younger brother.
[Greed knows no bounds, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.]
Oh, System, you also think Hoshino-kun's younger brother is as fierce as a giant demonic snake that can swallow an elephant, right?
[...]
Kato Nana's small head bobbed along with her body, a hint of confusion appearing on her flushed cheeks.
'Why isn't Kazuko-san leaving? How long is she going to watch?'
'Is she just going to keep staring at Hoshino-kun and me like this?'
'This is too embarrassing.'
'However...'
'Having an audience nearby seems to be much more stimulating than usual.'
'Ugh...'
'It's all Hoshino-kun's fault for not telling Kazuko-san to leave, making Nana feel strange.'
Under Kato Nana's burning gaze, Kazuko-san awkwardly brushed her hair aside.
Her fair legs beneath her JK skirt shifted restlessly.
She was relieved that she hadn't acted impulsively and had chosen to come in and see first.
Otherwise, she would have misunderstood the two people in front of her.
"Hoshino-kun, what are you and Kato-san doing here so early in the morning?"
"As you can see, Kachiko, Kato-san and I are deeply discussing philosophical questions on the path of life."
Hoshino Jun's hand moved down from Kato Nana's waist, gently resting on her fair, tender leg. The silky smooth touch of the white stockings, no matter how many times he felt it, he never tired of it.
Especially the indentation at the junction of the stocking and the girl's tender, soft leg flesh. When he touched it, Hoshino Jun's psychological pleasure reached its peak.
"Mm."
Hearing Hoshino Jun describe their situation so directly, Kato Nana let out a soft hum of embarrassment.
'Kazuko-san is really something too. Even when it's right in front of her, how can she ask such a question?'
'She must be cooperating with Hoshino-kun to make things difficult for Nana, right?'
'Kazuko-san, who is usually so well-behaved and studies well, turns out to be a villain colluding with Hoshino-kun behind the scenes.'
Lowering her head, she buried her already flushed face in her arms, as if Kato Nana was too embarrassed to face the two people beside her.
But Hoshino Jun knew that at this moment, she was likely extremely excited.
If it were anyone else, the normal reaction would be to immediately push Hoshino Jun away, but Kato Nana not only didn't.
On the contrary, she actively cooperated with Hoshino Jun.
Her plump little legs were pressed straight together, as if she was afraid that Hoshino Jun wouldn't enjoy touching her stockings.
'Nana is truly cute.'
Hoshino Jun smiled as he pinched Kato Nana's plump little legs, then looked at Kazuko-san and said, "How about it, Kachiko, do you have any intention of joining us for a deep exchange?"
"That's not a problem, but I don't understand philosophy, Hoshino-kun."
Kazuko-san did not refuse. She knew that today she was again here to perform the so-called "apology" for Ryuichi, so as long as Hoshino Jun didn't do anything that crossed her bottom line.
Then, for Ryuichi, she could still tolerate some of Hoshino-kun's unreasonable demands.
Kato Nana heard the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but find it incredibly unbelievable that Kazuko-san would agree to Hoshino-kun's unreasonable request.
'This kind of thing, even Nana wouldn't really accept it.'
'How could Kazuko-san agree so readily?'
'Could it be that Kazuko-san was punished by Hoshino-kun even earlier than Nana?'
'But didn't Hoshino-kun say that Nana was the special one?'
'Hoshino-kun is a liar, Nana isn't even the first one to be punished?'
Hoshino Jun didn't know that Kato Nana was already feeling a little sulky; he crooked his finger at Kachiko.
"Then, Kazuko-san, please come a little closer."
A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, accompanied by the pleasant chirping of birds, and Kachiko slightly lowered her gaze.
She slowly took steps and walked towards Hoshino Jun.
Looking at the charming young woman beside him, wearing black stockings and leather shoes, with a curvaceous figure and beautiful face, Hoshino Jun suddenly reached out and pulled Kachiko into his arms.
As she panicked, Hoshino Jun was one step ahead of her, gently reminding her in her ear:
"Kachiko, don't forget your promise with Ryuichi."
"And we're currently facing away from Nana; she won't notice."
As he spoke, Hoshino Jun was also impolite; the hand that was wrapped around Kachiko's shoulder slipped into Kachiko's collar.
He began to misbehave.
"H-Hoshino-kun, don't mess around, Kato-san will see us."
Kachiko was much more reserved than Kato Nana; although she had already experienced being intimate with Hoshino Jun in front of Ryuichi, she still couldn't completely let go.
"It's fine, Nana will keep our secret," Hoshino Jun patted Kato Nana's chubby little short legs.
Kato Nana pouted, what did he mean by she would keep their secret?
Damn Hoshino-kun.
She didn't want to pay attention to him at all.
Blushing and gritting her teeth, Kato Nana turned her head back and saw that Hoshino Jun had already buried his head in Kazuko-san's fair neck.
Then...
He moved to the budding collar of her shirt and took a deep, intoxicated breath.
'Damn it, Nana is right in front, yet Hoshino-kun is still thinking about Kazuko-san, who is not as good as Nana.'
'No, no.'
'Nana shouldn't have these feelings; Nana is being forced by Hoshino-kun.'
'Looking at Kazuko-san, she also seems unwilling; she must be like Nana, oppressed by the hateful Hoshino-kun.'
'Kind Nana cannot stand by and do nothing; she must help Kazuko-san regain her freedom.'
'Nana alone being in the abyss is enough.'
Thinking this, Kato Nana, while Hoshino Jun was busy embracing Kachiko, suddenly took two steps forward.
Then she pulled at her skirt, and under Hoshino Jun's puzzled gaze, she turned and squatted down.
Looking up at Hoshino Jun's handsome face, she said, "Nana is going to eat breakfast somewhere else; she doesn't care about Hoshino-kun's feelings, nah nah nah."
Hoshino Jun lifted his eyelids and said indifferently, "Suit yourself."
He didn't care how Kato Nana ate breakfast, as long as she didn't go hungry.
This little girl was only a little over 1.5 meters tall; she looked underdeveloped, so she had to eat a good breakfast to make up for her height.
'Hmm?'
'Why is the conversation between these two so strange?'
Kachiko leaned weakly against Hoshino Jun; from her perspective, Kato Nana still maintained a certain distance from them and hadn't moved.
But the tone of her words couldn't help but make one's imagination run wild.
But thoughts aside.
Kachiko had no intention of interrupting; she didn't even struggle or resist, all to avoid disturbing Kato Nana.
Lest she suddenly turn around.
As a result, Hoshino Jun's arm wandered from her fair and delicate waist all the way to the young woman's well-proportioned and firm thighs, even pulling at her black stockings.
He encountered no resistance whatsoever, which was completely unexpected.
It was unexpectedly smooth.
Seeing this, Hoshino Jun took out his phone, planning to take a selfie with Kachiko.
Kachiko opened her mouth, just about to say something, when Hoshino Jun suddenly leaned in and kissed her soft lips.
"Click—!"
While Kachiko's mind went blank, several photos were saved to Hoshino Jun's phone album.
There were photos of the two of them, and also of the three of them.
Even Kato Nana was startled, almost choking on herself.
'Hoshino-kun, why take a group photo at a time like this?'
'Big jerk!'
'You and Kazuko-san are kissing, and Nana is eating all alone and forlorn.'
'This kind of three-person photo makes Nana look so humble and cheap.'
Kato Nana was ranting wildly in her heart, but her heartbeat quickened, like turbulent lake water that couldn't calm down.
She even ate with more vigor.
After a long while, their lips parted.
Hoshino Jun gazed at the young woman in black stockings, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Kachiko, what do you think if I send our photo to Ryuichi? He'll be happy, right?"
He was no longer hiding it.
Hoshino Jun directly, in front of Kachiko, pointed out Saionji Ryuichi's peculiar fetish, which both of them had already guessed.
He just gazed into her eyes, waiting for her reply.
As expected, Kachiko finally pursed her red lips and gently nodded: "Okay."
This should make Ryuichi even happier, right?
As long as he was happy, that was enough.
Thinking this, Kachiko voluntarily pressed herself against Hoshino Jun's chest, gently rubbing her face against the muscles of the young man's chest.
"If you want to take pictures, go ahead, I have no problem with it."
Everything was just for Ryuichi.
It definitely wasn't because Kachiko herself had, in fact, inexplicably developed some different feelings for Hoshino Jun, the man who had already possessed her multiple times.
Perhaps she herself hadn't realized that when she previously heard Hoshino Jun and Kato Nana were together in the bamboo grove, the reason she got angry...
was because of a hint of jealousy.
"Oh my goodness." Kato Nana blinked, looking up at Kachiko in disbelief.
She was greatly surprised twice.
One surprise came from what Kachiko had just said.
Even taking photos, she didn't mind, just like Nana?
Damn Kazuko-san.
No.
It was the hateful Hoshino-kun, who actually turned the weak Kazuko-san into this.
The three of them didn't stay long in the small bamboo grove, one reason being that the Invisibility's time was almost up, and Hoshino Jun couldn't maintain the act much longer.
Another reason was that Hoshino Jun's phone had died, and he was busy taking Kato Nana's phone to charge.
A full phone battery was the source of security for young people.
On the way back, Kato Nana and Kazuko-san, who were classmates, tried to speak to each other several times, but the recent events were simply too difficult to articulate.
They were too shy to speak.
Finally, the two walked back to Year 3 Class A together without exchanging a single word.
--- "Ding-a-ling—!"
With the ringing of the bell, the first class of the morning officially began.
The atmosphere in the Chairwoman's office was heavy.
Quiet.
Oppressive.
Yamada Ran, who hadn't slept all night, tiredly rubbed her eyes, leaning back in the grand armchair, squinting.
"Sister, I think there might be some misunderstanding here."
Beside her, Saionji Ayako's head was slightly bowed, her gaze flicking towards her nephew, Saionji Ryuichi, who was kneeling on the floor, her expression somewhat grim.
"Bang!"
Yamada Ran slammed her hand on the desk, scolding, "What 'sister'? How many times have I told you, use titles when we're working."
Saionji Ayako lowered her head even further, completely abandoning the idea of pleading through family ties: "Yes, Chairwoman, I'll reflect on it."
Hearing this, Yamada Ran gave a cold snort and looked at Saionji Ryuichi, who was almost prostrate on the ground.
"Speak, why did you do such a thing? Who instructed you to do it?"
Just this morning, after the teachers arrived, Yamada Ran immediately ordered an investigation into who had entered the office building yesterday.
When she saw Saionji Ryuichi, carrying large bags, entering the office building on the surveillance footage, Yamada Ran immediately pinpointed her target.
She had people investigate where Saionji Ryuichi had gone yesterday.
The investigation revealed that just yesterday afternoon, Saionji Ryuichi had purchased several signal jammers.
The result was self-evident: the person who had caused Yamada Ran so much trouble last night was none other than her good nephew, Saionji Ryuichi.
"Great-Aunt, I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."
Saionji Ryuichi spoke humbly, but he still refused to confess the truth.
"You scoundrel."
Yamada Ran could no longer suppress the anger in her heart and directly grabbed things from the desk, throwing them at Saionji Ryuichi.
"Alright, alright, you're being stubborn, aren't you? Fine, you can spend the rest of your life in prison, and I can forgive your mistake from yesterday."
Yamada Ran never liked to joke; even when she spoke in anger, there was always a degree of truth to her words.
And Saionji Ayako knew her sister well; sending her nephew to jail was something she was truly capable of doing.
Hearing this, Saionji Ayako had no choice but to step forward.
"Ryuichi, I'm giving you one last chance. Honestly explain everything to your Great-Aunt."
"If you can't explain it properly, then don't follow me anymore; I will have no further relationship with you from now on."
Little Aunt had always been Saionji Ryuichi's soft spot.
Upon hearing this, Saionji Ryuichi immediately couldn't hold back; he knelt on the ground, looking up at Little Aunt, and said in a noticeably dejected voice:
"Shi told me to do it; everything I did was Shi's command."
"What did you say?"
Seeing the astonished expressions of his two aunts, Saionji Ryuichi continued to explain:
"It's true; if you don't believe me, you can ask Shi directly. I still have the chat records between Shi and me; they are absolutely authentic."