My love is abyss mode

Chapter 72 Sharing an Apartment (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
Sunset time gradually came earlier; by 6 p.m., it was already completely dark.

With his hands in the pockets of his windproof jacket, Kuronuma Kiba walked past the gate of the private Seiran Academy and uphill toward the address sent by Shirakawa Momo.

Under the dim yellow light of the streetlights, the wind blowing across my cheeks was slightly cold, with a dry chill reminiscent of late autumn.

Tokyo's weather is as fickle as a feather in the wind.

He thought to himself, "Turn left at the 24-hour convenience store on the street corner, walk about 100 meters, and a brightly lit apartment building will come into view."

The automatic iron gate is locked, requiring an access card to enter, or it can be opened using a facial recognition device outside the gate. Compared to apartments in Edogawa Ward, it looks very high-end.

Kuronuma stood in front of the camera, and a few seconds later, an electronic sound rang out, and the iron gate opened automatically.

After entering the apartment building, passing through the brightly lit lobby, and entering the elevator, the elevator automatically lit up the button for the 17th floor after passing facial recognition verification again, and the floor number began to change.

Starting today, I'll be living in the same apartment with my cat and girlfriend.

It has been half a year since I started living alone in Tokyo. As I face what is about to happen, I feel a mix of anticipation and nervousness.

Ding--

With a crisp announcement, the elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

Before me was a small space, barely larger than an elevator. Directly opposite was an open window, and to the left were the power supply shaft, the low-voltage shaft, and fire-fighting equipment.

Kuronuma arrived at the door on the right and raised his hand to knock.

Click.

The door opened, and under the warm yellow light of the entryway, Hatsushiro Ryo stood expressionless in front of him. Her spotless white short hair fell over her shoulders, and her fair skin was faintly visible through the gaps in her hair.

She was wearing only a long black spaghetti strap nightgown, her bare feet on the wooden floor, the soft fabric trailing down to her knees, naturally outlining her perfect figure.

Thinking of Hatsushino Ryo's strange quirks, Kuronuma Kiba swallowed hard, walked into the apartment, and quietly closed the door behind him: "I'm back."

The aroma of the food wafted into my nose, giving me a heartwarming feeling.

Hatsushiro Ryo stared at him for a while, then raised her hands, used her fingertips to support the corners of her mouth, and drew a mechanical, awkward smile on her pretty face: "Welcome back."

Hearing the emotionless voice, Kuronuma Kiba pinched his chin, examined it carefully for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Ryou-senpai, what's wrong?"

"Practicing facial expressions."

"why?"

"Chitose said I'm too cold-blooded, I don't even have any expression, so I can't be the perfect girlfriend."

Hatsushiro Ryo lowered her hand, her delicate face instantly returning to its calm state, a hint of disappointment hidden in her wine-red eyes.

Do you dislike perfection but demand perfection of yourself?

Kuronuma raised his hand and ruffled her hair, then stepped off his shoes onto the wooden floor and smiled, comforting her in a nonchalant tone: "Your senior was just kidding. It's fine as it is now."

"Don't you mind?"

"I don't mind, and I've seen you frown before."

Expressions should come from the heart, not be deliberate; otherwise, they will become the kind of "hypocrisy" that Shirakawa Momo hates the most. A fake smile like Shinkai Shiona's will only make people feel annoyed.

"." Hatsushiro Ryo rested his chin on his hand, nodded, and decisively gave up the idea of ​​"practicing expressions".

The two walked into the living room together, where they were greeted by an L-shaped sofa and a white slate coffee table. An 85-inch TV screen was mounted on the wall, currently on the [Companion] screen of the Pokémon game.

A wooden dining table with three chairs is placed between the living room and the balcony. The table is already set with rice, miso soup, roast beef and vegetable salad for three people, with space left in the middle to wait for the main course.

Black Swamp Fang glanced at the TV screen. Hatsushiro Ryo had chosen a pure Dragon-type team: Garchomp, Altaria, Roaring Moon, Dragonite, Hydreigon, and Dragapult.

The first three have no "dragon" in their names, but they are undoubtedly dragon-type, and their entire team is countered by his snow team.

"Ryo-senpai, did you do this on purpose?" Kuronuma Kiba asked as he walked to the dining table and sat down on the side where there was only one chair.

Hatsushino Ryo moved a chair from the other side of the table and sat down next to him: "Yeah, I hope you can win, but I won't let you win."

"Alright, I'll raise another Sylveon." Black Swamp Fang casually opened the plastic box on the table, picked up a cream puff and threw it into his mouth. The sweet cream exploded on his tongue, soft and fragrant.

"Do you like cream puffs?" he asked, turning to Hatsushiro Ryo.

"Tao likes it, and she only bought it to celebrate moving."

It sounded like stealing food was very inappropriate, so Kuronuma quickly closed the plastic box again: "I'll buy her a box tomorrow to make it up to her."

"She likes desserts, and cream puffs are the cheapest, so she likes them even more."

Suzuka Hatsushino stopped mid-sentence, and Kiba Kuronuma turned to look at the apartment corridor. Momo Shirakawa carried two steamed king crabs to the dining table and placed them in the reserved central spot.

"Is this also to celebrate the move?" Kuronuma asked.

Liang likes to eat seafood.

Shirakawa Momo glanced at the cream puff that was missing one from the plastic bag, then glared at him with icy eyes: "Make it up to me."

"tomorrow."

"dross."

She muttered a disdainful curse, took the remaining cream puffs, placed them on the other side of the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down: "What's going on between you and Xi Nai?"

"She made a promise with her senior that if they got the Jade Dragon Flag, they would reorganize the band, so she wanted to invite me to join the Kendo Club."

Kuronuma Kiba took the chopsticks from Hatsushino Ryo and placed them on the rice bowl. He then reached out and removed two crab legs, handing one to Shirakawa Momo and the other to Hatsushino Ryo.

The rent is 5 yen, and we can eat seafood every night. It's great to share an apartment with my girlfriend, and she even allows us to keep cats.

Shirakawa Momo took the crab leg he handed her, took out the scissors she had prepared beforehand, cut open the crab shell and ate it: "Idiot."

"New Sea?" Kuronuma Fang plucked a crab leg from his body, cracked the shell with his teeth, and asked indistinctly.

"That bad woman definitely didn't disband the band because of kendo; only an idiot would believe that."

"Shinkai is indeed not very smart."

"That's good, at least she won't have time to bother me."

"She'll annoy me."

"I'll be wary of her, so don't be soft-hearted."

The two chatted and ate dinner, but Hatsushino Ryo remained silent and did not make eye contact with Shirakawa Momo.

After dinner, once Shirakawa Momo had finished cleaning up the dishes, Kuronuma Kiba and she went downstairs for a run together.

When I got home, Hatsushino Ryo was curled up on the sofa, wrapped in a thin blanket, playing Pokémon with a controller.

Hearing the door open, she turned her head and looked over, her wine-red eyes seeming to convey some message.

Liang said she had already taken a bath and had filled the bathtub with fresh hot water.

Shirakawa Momo unzipped her sports jacket, took off the coat hook hanging on the wall in the entryway, and headed towards the bathroom first: "I'll go take a shower first; there's no time to run the hot water again."

“Okay.” Kuronuma didn’t mind the cat’s bathwater; in the old apartment, the only way to bathe was by shower.

He took off his shoes, sat down on the sofa next to Hatsushiro Ryo, put his arm around her shoulder, and looked at the screen.

The sound of the lock clicking shut came from the bathroom. Hatsushino Ryo leaned her head on his shoulder and suddenly asked, "Kiba, what's your opinion on kendo?"

"There's no need for that now," Kuronuma revealed his true thoughts.

Based on the principle of "unyielding spirit," he should pick up the bamboo knife and break through the Jade Dragon Flag by himself, and he certainly has the ability to do so now.

However, without sufficient returns, there's simply no motivation to work hard.

(End of this chapter)