I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

She barely broke a sweat, as if such a small amount of exercise was nothing to the young girl.

She could even easily tease the boy on her lap.

"Mio~ Do you even realize how lewd you look right now~"

“…I don’t know, all I want to do right now is lie on your lap, Arisa,” he replied weakly.

"Is that so... then you wouldn't mind if I did something naughty while you were unable to move, Mio, right?"

"..."

He knew that he seemed to have no room to refuse.

Until 3:30 p.m., which is the dismissal time for St. Martin's Private High School.

Because he was exhausted from the 1000-meter run, he didn't participate in today's football club activity.

After saying goodbye to Arisa, Nozomi walked out of the school gate and boarded the train back.

On the train heading to Roppongi Station.

The boy, now dressed in a clean school uniform, instinctively covered his chest, the spot where Arisa had teased him with her mischievous humor.

It felt like a faint electric current was coursing through his body, giving him a tingling, indescribable sensation.

Then, he actually had a reaction to this feeling that a boy shouldn't have, which made him feel very ashamed.

Fortunately, because he was exhausted, such an embarrassing scene didn't happen when Arisa took action earlier.

It can only be said that the 1,000-meter race inadvertently saved his life.

When Xi Ling returned to the apartment, she sat in the entryway and took off all her shoes and socks at once.

"Fanxia-nee... I'm back~"

"Why are you back so early today, Mio? Did that bad woman bully you?"

When Fanxia saw the boy's pale face, her first thought was that he had been bullied by that demon.

The boy couldn't help but recall the bad things Arisa had done to him when he was lying on her lap.

He couldn't help but wonder if this counted as bullying, as Fanxia had mentioned.

But in order to prevent Honoka from continuing to talk about her breaking up with Arisa, Nozomi simply shook her head and denied it.

"I just ran a kilometer today, and now I'm a bit tired, so don't worry about it, Fanxia-nee~"

"I see. Since you're so tired, Mio, how about we go out for dinner tonight?"

"Sure... Wait! What did you say, Fanxia-nee?!"

Once she realized what was happening, Xi Ling stared wide-eyed at Fan Xia in the corridor, thinking she had misheard.

Since he started living with Fanxia, ​​he had never seen her go out. This time, she surprisingly said she wanted to go out for dinner with him.

"Speak! You're not Sister Fanxia! Who are you?"

Author's Note: As a child (and the relatively large Nozomi), she loved sports.

High school student (the extremely petite Nozomi) likes games.

The answer is simple: for someone else, one step is equivalent to two or three steps for them.

Chapter Twelve: An Encounter

In a shopping mall in Ginza.

Before leaving the house, Nozomi took a shower and changed into a cool, casual outfit.

He was looking around, trying to find a good restaurant nearby, while trying to ignore the piercing gaze behind him.

"Mio is really going too far... I kindly invited you out to dinner, but you suspect I've lost my mind, or that someone else is impersonating me... All I've done is go out less often!"

Fanxia, ​​wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask, looked suspicious as she walked through the mall.

She was still wearing a thin jacket to prevent her T-shirt from once again revealing the embarrassing situation of not being able to cover the outline of her bulging nose.

Beneath the slightly faded denim shorts, her fair, smooth, and fleshy thighs were so alluring that one couldn't help but want to pinch them.

It’s worth mentioning…

This was only the second time in a long time that Hiyo had seen Honoka put her pants on properly. The first time was when Honoka picked her up from a convenience store and took her home.

"We're just having a meal, why did we come all the way to Ginza?"

Seeing that Fanxia-nee had suddenly quickened her pace and was walking alongside her, and that Ximiao's complexion was much better than before, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"As I mentioned before, I've gained weight down there, and my bra size isn't quite right anymore, so... I was planning to come here to buy some new ones, and also have dinner with you, Mio."

Although that's what she said, in reality, it was her cunning advisor who came up with the idea behind her back.

I'll go on a date with Nozomi under the guise of "buying clothes and having dinner".

If things go well, it's not impossible that they might reluctantly stay at the hotel instead of going back to the apartment...

Of course, this was just the result that Fanxia hoped for; her cunning advisor didn't tell her that.

After a long time.

The two wandered around the mall for a long time, and finally, on Fanxia's recommendation, chose a Western restaurant that looked good for their dinner.

There was a booth in the restaurant.

After ordering, Fanxia looked at Ximiao, who was clearly acting strangely, with a playful expression and asked her a question.

"Mio, is this your first time eating at a place like this?"

Looking at the adorable boy in front of her, and seeing his uneasy and restless appearance while sitting in his seat, Fanxia found it rather amusing.

Seeing Nozomi, who's usually so arrogant at home, get her comeuppance...

"Hmm... there aren't any fancy restaurants like this in the countryside... but you, Fanxia! I've hardly ever seen you go out, so why did you seem so skilled at ordering food just now?"

Nozomi was very puzzled.

He even specially ordered a lasagna with Italian meat sauce, which he could eat with just a spoon, because he wasn't very good at using a knife and fork, so as not to be laughed at by Fanxia.

Besides, the upscale restaurant environment around me still made me feel very uncomfortable.

But the girl sitting opposite him, Fanxia, ​​didn't look like a shut-in at all.

Failed.

Fanxia's tone was inexplicably arrogant as she boasted to the person opposite her.

"When my friends came to visit before, we often ate here together, but she always paid for everything."

"Friends?" He seemed to have heard some incredible word come out of Fanxia's mouth again.

"What's wrong? Mio, the way you're looking at me is really rude! Is it weird that I have friends?"

She glared at the boy, annoyed.

All I'm doing is being a little homebody! How come in Mio's eyes I've become a shut-in big sister who can't take care of herself and has no friends?

Is there no justice in this world?! She paid for this meal!

Just as the two were chatting "happily" and waiting for the dishes they had ordered to be served,

The floor directly below the Western restaurant where they were located.

In an ordinary family restaurant.

"Hey~ So you eat out for dinner every night, Qianya-kun! I'm a little envious~"

"That's only when I'm in school. On weekends, I'll still cook dinner for myself."

Arisa and several other girls from the women's basketball club were sitting and chatting.

The most discussed topic was none other than Arisa, the only one among them who wasn't single.

Regarding the matter between her and Nozomi.

"By the way, why didn't I see Nozomi waiting for you by the basketball court today?"

"Oh...didn't the boys have a 1000-meter race today? Mio...he was so exhausted after the race that he didn't even participate in any club activities and went straight home after school~"

However, Mio is quite cute like this, and it also gives me the opportunity to do some bad things to her.

"I see... By the way, Chiya, how about we go to the lingerie store upstairs later? I'm thinking of buying a few new sports bras."

"Sure, I was just thinking of buying some new underwear too."

However, when they finished dinner and were about to go upstairs to the escalator...

But she saw it: the boy's striking blond hair flashed past the exit of the escalator upstairs.

"Mio?"

Didn't he go home? How come he's here?

Arisa's mind was immediately filled with questions.

The next moment, she ran up the elevator without hesitation, intending to see what was going on...

The girls who were with her were somewhat confused and didn't know what was going on, but they still chose to follow her.

however.

Unaware that Arisa was also there, Nozomi let the somewhat socially awkward Honoka hold her arm.

He was still debating whether or not to borrow a mask and sunglasses from Sister Fanxia.

After all, it would still be a little awkward for a boy like him to walk into a lingerie store, even if he went in with Sister Fanxia.

But Fanxia seemed to see through what he was thinking and immediately dismissed his idea, saying...

"But if you, Mio, are a boy, and you walk into a lingerie store wearing a mask and sunglasses, wouldn't you be more likely to be mistaken for a suspicious person?"

"..."