After the fire in his heart was soothed, a deep wave of drowsiness washed over him.
Hoshimiya Yuu had wanted to cuddle with Ran for a while longer, but he really couldn't stay awake.
He buried his head in the girl's soft chest and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing Hoshimiya Yuu asleep, Ran exacted revenge by wiping the essence from her hand onto Hoshimiya Yuu's back.
She chuckled softly, seemingly very pleased with her mischief.
Looking at Hoshimiya Yuu beside her, and then at Asai Narumi close by, Ran sighed lightly.
Exceptional people always attract the opposite sex.
She herself was often approached whenever she went out.
One of the reasons she started learning karate from a young age was so she could protect herself.
Not just Sonoko Suzuki, but she herself was initially attracted by Hoshimiya Yuu's outstanding appearance.
With continued interaction, the more she learned, the more she realized how exceptional Hoshimiya Yuu was.
It wasn't just his looks, but also his personality and capabilities.
And now, she could add his sexual prowess…
As an honor student, Ran had studied health and physical education seriously.
The size and hardness of his little brother were far beyond the average.
Therefore, even knowing Hoshimiya Yuu was unfaithful, she couldn't bring herself to give him up.
Who would want to eat hard, tasteless black bread after tasting sweet, soft white bread?
Moreover, Hoshimiya Yuu, this "white bread," seemed to prefer being eaten by her…
After a long moment of contemplation, Ran sighed in resignation.
Forget it. Eri Kisaki is so beautiful and sexy, yet Kogoro Mouri still cheats all the time.
And they were childhood sweethearts…
Compared to Kogoro Mouri's treatment of Eri Kisaki, at least Hoshimiya Yuu cared about her the most.
Thinking of her own parents, Ran decided to stop worrying and just let nature take its course.
The girl rubbed her smooth, delicate legs together to suppress the heat in her body, then tightly embraced Hoshimiya Yuu and fell asleep.
Under the influence of the [Deep Sleep] talent, the three of them slept comfortably.
They were only woken up near noon by the loud woo-woo of police sirens.
When they woke up, all their clothes had inexplicably disappeared.
Hoshimiya Yuu's clothes were off from their late-night interaction, and Ran's underwear had rubbed off during her sleep at some point.
The three of them were already snuggled closely together. When they woke up, the three naked bodies were strangely intertwined, seeking a more comfortable position during sleep.
It was hard to tell who was pressed against whom, but they felt contact all over, not missing even the most private areas.
Having just rested, his already erect little brother couldn't help but leak fluid from the friction.
Slippery, clear liquid was spread all over the two women, leaving lewd marks.
Feeling the hot, firm little brother, Asai Narumi and Ran's faces were flushed scarlet.
It was midday, sunny and clear. Even with the curtains drawn, the room was clearly visible.
Unlike the dead of night, they were too embarrassed to be intimate now.
Although Hoshimiya Yuu was eager for some morning exercise, Ran and Asai Narumi were uncooperative, so he had to temporarily restrain himself.
When we get back to Tokyo, I must make Ran and Asai Narumi pay the 'price' with interest.
Hoshimiya Yuu thought to himself, looking at the two women's snow-white legs and their soft, petite feet exposed outside the blanket.
Finally, he reached out and forcefully massaged Ran and Asai Narumi's thighs. Amidst the two girls' shy gasps, he got out of bed with his rock-hard little brother and went downstairs.
First, he relieved himself, allowing his nearly bursting little brother some relief, and then rinsed off.
Squeezing three people together was comfortable, but it made things really hot.
Ran's missing underwear was probably somewhat related to this heat.
By the time Hoshimiya Yuu was done, Asai Narumi and Ran, their faces flushed, entered the bathroom together.
They also needed to wash up. Although there was no actual combat, they had been intimately pressed together, and their bodies were covered in Hoshimiya Yuu's scent.
Hoshimiya Yuu's scent was fine, but the scent of his little brother was the main concern.
They would be too embarrassed to go out like this.
If anyone noticed, they would be mortified.
An hour later, the three left Asai Narumi's house and headed to the restaurant provided for tourists in the village.
Hoshimiya Yuu wanted to know how far the police investigation had progressed, but he decided to eat first.
He hadn't eaten anything since noon yesterday and had expended a lot of energy. After waking up, he was starving.
Ran and Asai Narumi were fine. They had only missed one meal, and their physical energy consumption was low.
Their greatest consumption, mental energy, was fully recovered thanks to [Deep Sleep].
As for the effect of the slight boost in affection…
Hoshimiya Yuu felt that Ran and Asai Narumi seemed even clingier.
But he couldn't tell if this was the effect of [Deep Sleep] boosting affection or simply the result of their physical intimacy last night.
It could also be both.
Hoshimiya Yuu stopped thinking about it and hurried to eat.
Partly because he was starving, and partly because he was worried that the police might question him soon, leaving him no time to eat.
As it turned out, Hoshimiya Yuu was prescient.
After a brief on-site investigation, the police arrived at the hotels and restaurants, starting to question the tourists about their whereabouts last night.
Given the massive fire and the three deaths, the outsiders present in the village last night were the villagers' initial suspects.
The Community Hall fire was so large that the villagers couldn't put it out until it had completely burned down.
Naturally, people went looking for the current village chief, Tatsuji Kuroiwa, and the strong contender for the next village chief, Hideo Kawashima, during the fire.
Tsukikage Island was small, and the bodies of the two were quickly discovered.
During the search, Nishimoto's body was also found.
With three homicides, the Tokyo police had rushed over early this morning.
If it had only been a fire with no casualties, they would have just sent a couple of people to go through the motions.
The person leading the team was an acquaintance of Hoshimiya Yuu and Ran. Seeing Inspector Megure's plump figure, the two exchanged a glance, both seeing relief and a smile in the other's eyes.
If it were anyone else, they might be worried, but they knew their old acquaintance, Juzo Megure, too well.
Without Shinichi Kudou, the inspector, who wore a brown trench coat all year round, would probably be as ineffective as his unchanging coat, unable to solve a single case.
No, it should be said that he couldn't uncover the truth, not that he couldn't solve a case.
There are many ways to "solve" a case; it doesn't necessarily require catching the true culprit.
Juzo Megure, the plump inspector, solved quite a few cases, or he wouldn't have reached the rank of Inspector.
But of those cases, excluding the ones Shinichi Kudou was involved in, how many truly apprehended the correct criminal… only the heavens would know.