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

Even though Fanxia continued to lie in bed pretending to be dead, the person who rang the doorbell seemed to have no idea what giving up meant.

If she had known, she would have set the doorbell to a more pleasant and gentle sound, so that she could at least continue pretending to be asleep.

Fanxia quietly opened her eyes and looked at Ximiao, who was still fast asleep and unmoved. After thinking for a while, she sighed and sat up in bed with a sigh of resignation.

In order not to wake Ximiao from the doorbell, she silently grabbed a piece of clothing, put it on, and went to the entrance to open the door.

When she opened the door, she saw a tall figure staring at her with a smile, holding a large bag of snacks, looking like someone who had come over to have fun.

"Oh dear~ why are you dressed like this? Did you sleep in until now?"

Arisa pretended to take out her phone, glanced at the time, and saw that it was already afternoon. She even deliberately waved the time displayed on the screen in front of Honoka.

"It's Saturday today, do you have a problem with that?"

Because of her all-night battle with Nozomi yesterday, Honoka had entered a strange state, and her mind was exceptionally clear. She retorted with great clarity of thought.

"No, but I came to ask Mio to do her homework. Is she up yet?"

As she spoke, she looked curiously into the room. Apart from the sound of the air conditioner blowing cool air, it was very quiet, which felt a bit strange.

"Mio... he's taking a nap."

"Afternoon nap?"

"Um...would you like to come in and sit down for a bit? He should be getting up soon."

Seeing that Arisa looked like she wanted to go inside, and that she was carrying snacks and seemed quite cooperative, Fanxia couldn't help but agree to let her in.

After taking off her shoes in the entryway, Arisa walked into the living room and sat on the sofa.

The room felt very cool, and even Arisa couldn't help but yawn, looking a little sleepy.

"The temperature in your room is so warm, it's making me want to sleep..." she complained to Fanxia, ​​who had just finished brushing her teeth and washing up.

Hearing the girl's complaint, Fanxia, ​​who was rummaging through the refrigerator to see if there were any drinks available, replied without turning her head.

"Go to sleep if you want~ I'm not so stingy as to not let you sleep on the sofa."

After saying that, she took out a bottle of juice that Xi Ling had bought but hadn't drunk yet, walked to the living room, and took out a bag of potato chips from the snack bag that Arisa had brought, and started eating them at the table.

The two chatted and bickered intermittently, but their eyes were surprisingly fixed on the television.

a long time.

As Xi Ling emerged from the bedroom, yawning and rubbing her messy hair, she was wearing nothing but a T-shirt and a pair of panties.

His fair thighs were exposed to the dry, cold air, but he didn't care at all. He walked into the living room and saw Arisa, who had come over at some point, eating snacks with Honoka on the sofa.

The two seemed to be in a harmonious atmosphere, and this strange scene left Himeko, whose mind was still a little dazed, stunned on the spot.

"Arisa? When did you get here?"

he asked curiously.

"It's been a while... I saw that you were still taking a nap, so Honoka and I watched TV in the living room."

After hearing Himiko get up, Arisa shifted her attention from the television to him.

Seeing the girl staring at her, Ximiao blushed and walked towards the bathroom without turning her head. Besides brushing her teeth and washing up, she also wanted to calm herself down.

After all, he had been battling with Fanxia until dawn last night, and now he was suddenly being asked to face Arisa. He felt inexplicably guilty...

He couldn't help but think this way. Looking at himself in the mirror, no matter how he looked at it, he looked like he had something to hide, which made him feel a little ashamed.

Meanwhile, Arisa, who was unaware of what Hio was thinking, figured that since Hio was already up, she could finally get down to business and ask Hio to do her homework.

Recently, the teachers at that school have suddenly become incredibly difficult, assigning homework and exercises that are twice as hard as ever.

If she were to do it by herself, putting aside the question of how accurate she would be, just understanding what the question was asking her to do would take a long time.

At this point, the importance of having a top student by your side while doing homework becomes apparent.

Seeing how well-behaved Arisa was, taking out her homework and test papers and placing them on the table, Honoka, a working adult, couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

"You students really have it tough~ Unlike me, all I have to do is make money~"

"...You illiterate idiot, shut up."

"Bullshit! I can read, I'm not illiterate!"

Once again, Fanxia was hit where it hurt most, and she immediately got anxious, arguing with Arisa until their faces turned red.

When Ximio finished washing up and returned to the living room, she was stunned by the unusually tense scene before her.

"No... can't you two just stay peaceful like before?"

But when faced with Nozomi's question, the two of them were very in sync, pointing at each other and saying in unison.

"She started it!" ×2

"..."

After acting as a peacemaker and calming the two down, Ximiao first made a few sandwiches and ate something with them before sitting down at the table with Arisa to do the holiday homework assigned by the teacher.

For a moment, apart from the TV program host's voice, the only other sounds in the living room were Nozomi and Arisa quietly discussing their homework.

Soon it was evening.

The two of them finally finished their homework and instinctively stretched.

Ximiao turned her head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already past five o'clock. In a little while, it would be time for dinner.

But now, because of doing his homework and being overworked last night, he is suffering from back pain.

But when he thought about all the new tricks he had learned from Honoka, he was eager to try them out on Arisa.

However, for now, I need to be patient and find a suitable opportunity to be alone with Arisa.

"Oh, right, Mio..."

"Arisa suddenly said."

"Ok?"

"Should we invite Mom to go out for dinner later?"

"Great! That way I won't have to cook, what do you think, Fanxia-nee?"

He looked at Fanxia sitting on the sofa behind him and asked for her opinion.

She pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is this your treat, Arisa?"

"Eh? Of course, is there a problem?"

"No, I'll come along too!"

Since this rich devil is willing to treat her to dinner, how could she possibly refuse?

Arisa, who saw right through Honoka's thoughts, just smiled without saying a word. Anyway, as long as Mio went with her, she didn't care if there were a few more people.

And so it was decided. After having dinner at a family restaurant near the apartment, Ximiao went back to her room to change into clothes for going out.

As for Arisa, she packed up her homework and went back to her home downstairs. She first told Aunt Ami about going out to eat later.

By the time the group went downstairs to meet, it was already completely dark.

Although it's almost summer, there are still a few cool breezes blowing through the streets, making it feel like summer is just around the corner.

Just as Nozomi was pondering how to find an opportunity to spend some time alone with Arisa, she suddenly felt someone poke her lower back.

Immediately, he turned his head to look at Aunt Asi, who had poked him earlier, and wondered if she had something to ask him.

Then, Xi Ling quietly slowed her pace, and soon she was walking side by side with Aunt Ami behind the other two.

Seeing that the time was right, he whispered to Ami, "What's wrong?"

"No~ I'm just a little curious, Himiko, did those embarrassing photos of the two of them that you got from me last time work?"

"Oh? Well... I haven't had a chance to use it yet."

"I see. But if too much time passes and they both forget about it, the effect will be greatly reduced."

Asami, a master of psychological manipulation, kindly reminded Hime to use the photo as soon as possible so that she could easily gossip about it.

However, Mio was a little embarrassed and scratched her head.

"I just haven't found the right time to use it yet..."

"I see."

Before Ami could continue, Arisa, who had noticed her mother secretly whispering with Mio since earlier, couldn't help but ask.

What are you two talking about?

The girl's sudden question startled Nozomi, but thankfully Aunt Ami came to her rescue and explained to Arisa.

"I was asking about your homework session with Nozomi this afternoon~"

"Oh--"

Since the question was about studying, Arisa immediately lost interest in learning more and continued arguing with Honoka.

"Without realizing it, the two of them have become so close!"

"Huh? Who? Arisa and Honoka-nee?"

As if she had heard something incredible, Ximiao said in great shock.

"Otherwise what? Although they often bicker and argue, they haven't actually fought, have they? Doesn't that mean their relationship is getting better?"

"..."

No, Aunt Ashi, do you have some strange misunderstanding about how relationships improve?

Nozomi couldn't help but think to herself, "That's what I'm complaining about."

Chapter Sixty-Five Rewards

That night.

Because it's the weekend, and because both Nozomi and Honoka only went to sleep this morning, they don't seem sleepy at all right now.