Kanzaki Saku calmly arranged his clothes, as if the person who had acted so wantonly, even with his sister right outside the door, wasn't him at all.
He was even kind enough to pull out a few tissues and hand them to Taki.
"Wipe yourself off, little Taki. If you go out looking like this, it'll be hard to explain to Sagiri."
Taki took the tissues and wiped the places on her face that her tongue couldn't reach.
Watching Kanzaki Saku's nonchalant demeanor, Taki became even more certain that he was an experienced and exceptionally skilled male bitch.
It was truly... so addictive!
After tidying herself up, Taki carefully checked herself in the mirror.
The marks on her face were mostly wiped clean. Although her skin still had an unnatural flush, it could barely be explained away as her being 'unwell.'
She finally washed her face one last time and unlocked the bathroom door.
The door opened with a 'click.'
The moment Taki stepped out of the bathroom, her expression froze.
Sagiri hadn't left at all!
She was standing just three or five steps from the bathroom door, her arms crossed over her chest, leaning against the hallway wall.
Her eyes, usually clear and innocent, were now as sharp as knives, staring intently at Taki, who had just emerged from the bathroom.
Taki felt her blood run cold, even colder than when Sagiri had called out to her from outside the door.
"Sa-Sagiri... you didn't go back to your room?" Taki greeted her with a dry laugh, her panic unconcealable.
Seriously, when your brother was being turned into a bitch by others, I didn't see you show up.
But when your good friend wants to keep the prize in-house, you show up so eagerly!
Sagiri didn't answer her question. Her gaze swept over Taki—the lingering flush on her cheeks, her slightly rapid breathing, her somewhat messy hair.
"Where's my brother?" Sagiri's voice was calm, terrifyingly calm.
"Bro-brother? Brother Kanzaki... shouldn't he be downstairs?" Taki forced herself to remain calm, but a cold sweat broke out on her back. "Why are you asking me?"
Sagiri didn't believe her story at all. She had searched the entire house and couldn't find her brother, finally tracking him down to here.
As soon as she got to the door, she heard those faint, suppressed sounds of liquid and panting.
And after she had asked her question, Taki's incoherent answers, clearly enduring something—Sagiri wasn't some clueless child. She drew adult comics herself.
She had seen this 'friend's brother' plot countless times!
She just didn't want to have a fallout with Taki and hurt her brother while he was being forced, so she pretended to leave, but was actually lying in wait!
"Move." Sagiri's voice turned cold. She stepped forward, wanting to enter the bathroom to check.
Taki instinctively blocked the doorway with her body, spreading her arms to bar the way.
"Sagiri! There's really no one inside! I just came out, don't I know? It's just... it smells a bit, not very pleasant, you shouldn't go in!"
The more she tried to stop her, the more suspicious Sagiri became, and the more her anger surged.
"Taki, if you have a clear conscience, then let me see!" Sagiri reached out to push Taki.
"I really have a clear conscience! It's just... you know, nature calls! It's a bit embarrassing!" Taki pressed herself firmly against the doorframe, refusing to budge.
After all, Kanzaki Saku was still inside. What would happen if Sagiri got in?
"I just used the bathroom, it's a bit of a mess, can you give me some privacy? Aren't we good friends?" Taki tried to play the friendship card.
"Good friends?" Sagiri laughed in anger when she heard that.
"Would a good friend do such a shameless thing to my brother behind my back, in my house, at my bathroom door?!"
"I didn't!" Taki denied it flatly, but her pale defense was unconvincing under Sagiri's furious gaze.
"You're lying! I heard it all just now! Those sounds... Taki, do you think I'm deaf?!" Sagiri was trembling with anger, tears already welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
She was heartbroken by her friend's betrayal, but even more furious that someone might have hurt her most treasured brother!
"That was... that was the sound of my stomach hurting! Yes, my stomach hurt so badly that I couldn't help but cry out!" Taki was still struggling desperately, but her logic had completely fallen apart.
"A stomachache makes that kind of... that kind of sound like... like..." With Kanzaki Saku still inside, Sagiri couldn't bring herself to say those awful words.
"Kanzaki Saku! My brother! Is he in there?! You're hiding him, aren't you? Did you drug him? Or did you knock him out?!"
In Sagiri's mind, her gentle, frail, and pure-as-ice-and-jade brother would never voluntarily do such a thing with Taki in the bathroom!
It must be this bad woman, Taki, who took advantage of his kind nature or used some despicable means!
"I didn't! Sagiri, let me explain!" Taki was getting anxious, seeing that she was about to fail to hold her back.
"Explain? Fine! You move! Let me in! As long as there's no one inside, I'll believe you!" Sagiri used all her strength and shoved Taki hard.
Taki, whose legs were already weak from Kanzaki Saku's 'reward,' stumbled back two steps from the push, completely exposing the bathroom door to Sagiri.
Without hesitation, Sagiri dashed inside!
The bathroom wasn't large; you could see everything at a glance. The sink, the toilet, the shower—all were empty.
Except for a faint, lingering scent of Kanzaki Saku's light fragrance in the air, there was no sign of her brother.
Sagiri was stunned. In disbelief, she checked behind the shower curtain and even bent down to look behind the toilet.
There was really no one.
"Se-see! I told you there was no one!" Taki leaned against the doorframe, also seeing the empty bathroom.
Although she herself was creeped out by how Kanzaki Saku had vanished into thin air, the sense of relief from having escaped a disaster overwhelmed everything else at that moment.
Taki couldn't help but start to gloat: "Sagiri, you really misunderstood me! We're best friends, how could I do something like that?"
Sagiri was embarrassed now. The bathroom was only so big, and there were no secret passages or windows to escape from. It seemed her brother really wasn't with Taki.
'Looks like I really did misunderstand Taki, but those sounds from before... could it be that Taki was alone...?' An even more bizarre and awkward thought surfaced in Sagiri's mind.
The look in her eyes as she gazed at Taki instantly changed from furious scrutiny to a mixture of sympathy, understanding, and subtle disgust.
Taki had no idea that in Sagiri's mind, she had instantly gone from a villain trying to cuckold her to an ultimate repressed girl who secretly pleasured herself in her friend's bathroom while making strange noises.
But even if she knew, she wouldn't care. After all, she had already won so much!
"I'm sorry, Taki. I was overthinking things, I'm really sorry." A guilty Sagiri took the initiative to bow her head and apologize.
Looking at the apologetic Sagiri, what Taki was thinking at that moment was: a friend's brother, so juicy!
Oh, Sagiri, the brother you cherish so much was right behind this door just now, displaying such a side of himself right in front of me. you can't find him, but I... I got to taste everything about him...
But on the surface, she still put on an act of being magnanimous despite being wronged by a friend: "I already told you it was just me, and you still suspected me!"
Just as the two girls were arguing at the bathroom door, a gentle voice came from the top of the stairs.
"Sagiri? Taki? What are you two arguing about?"
Kanzaki Saku was holding a shopping bag from a nearby convenience store, looking as if he had just returned from an outing.
At this moment, his face wore a perfectly appropriate expression of confusion and concern as he walked up from downstairs.
Sagiri and Taki turned their heads at the same time to look at him.
Sagiri's face was full of pleasant surprise and relief, as if she had found her pillar of support, and she immediately wanted to pounce on her brother.
As for Taki, her mind was racing with terrifying thoughts. She had been celebrating just a moment ago, but now she realized how strange Kanzaki Saku was.
When did he get out? How did he get out? I was blocking the bathroom door the whole time, it's impossible for him to have gotten out!
Kanzaki Saku opened his arms and caught Sagiri, who flew into his embrace like a small bird, and asked gently, "What's wrong, Sagiri? Why were you arguing with Taki? Did you have a disagreement?"
His tone was natural, as if he were truly a gentle older brother who had just come home from shopping, completely unaware of what had happened, and was just concerned for his sister.
Taki looked at his flawless performance, and a chill ran up from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
Not only were this man's abilities bizarre, but his acting was also this terrifying!
And Sagiri, nestled in her brother's warm embrace, smelling his fresh scent, and listening to his gentle, concerned questions, her last trace of doubt vanished, replaced by a feeling of being wronged and a sense of dependency.
"I couldn't find you at home just now, I thought you were gone..."
Kanzaki Saku stroked her hair and comforted her in a soft voice that held a reassuring magic.
"There, there, it's alright now. I just saw that Taki was visiting, so I thought I'd go out and buy some ingredients to show off my skills tonight."
"No matter what happens, your brother is here."
He raised his head, his gaze passing over Sagiri's head to land on the pale-faced Taki, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile whose deep meaning only Taki could understand.
"Taki-san, it seems your study session isn't going so smoothly? Why don't you take a break? I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner, you two can watch some TV to relax."
Taki nodded stiffly, her throat tight, unable to utter a single word.
Sagiri, however, nodded obediently and took the initiative to pull the still-dazed Taki toward the living room.
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