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

The girl's ambiguous answer gave him room to imagine, and he fantasized that he could also have a relationship like everyone else.

however.

What Nozomi didn't see was...

Reflected in the glass opposite, the girl's face held a meaningful smile, and a tail that didn't exist in reality swayed merrily behind her.

That's exactly what she was waiting for.

Author's note: The cart will crush the child!

Chapter Two: Backstabbed by Arisa

"We have arrived at Roppongi Station. Passengers who wish to disembark, please disembark in an orderly manner, watch your step, and do not push or shove..."

On the tram.

The emotionless announcement rang out in the carriage, instantly waking Himo, who had fallen asleep in her seat.

Hearing the announcement repeat itself, he realized he had arrived at his stop and hurriedly got up from his seat, intending to say goodbye to Arisa.

The girl who should have been sitting behind him was nowhere to be seen, and the announcements in the carriage were constantly urging passengers to get off.

"Strange... Could it be that everything just now was a dream?"

As Ximiao stepped off the tram, she couldn't help but wonder. She took out her phone, opened a social media platform, and a pop-up window suddenly appeared on the screen.

"The Unorthodox Chiya" requests to add as a friend — √or×

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the friend request, accepted it, put his phone back in his pocket, and headed towards the station exit.

If he hadn't remembered that he had told Arisa his social media ID and intended to leave his contact information, he probably would have really thought he was daydreaming.

As for why she suddenly fell asleep, Nozomi attributed it to staying up late playing games the night before.

Arisa must have left quietly so as not to wake him, he guessed as he walked down the street.

A short while later, we arrived at a luxury apartment building that looked like it belonged to a wealthy person.

Nozomi skillfully went to the access control area next to the automatic glass door, passed the facial recognition authentication, and then walked straight into the elevator.

As for why he was able to live in this upscale apartment, we have to mention his unfortunate experience when he first arrived in Xijing.

About two months ago, after receiving his high school acceptance letter from Xijing, he came here alone.

After getting off the Shinkansen, it was already dark. Nozomi, who was new to the area, couldn't find a place to stay for a while.

Left with no other choice, he had to find a 24-hour convenience store to get by for the night.

After all, he was still more than a month away from the age where he could stay in a hotel alone, and he didn't have much money on him.

He was originally killing time in the convenience store, browsing comics for free, planning to rent an apartment the next day.

What Mio didn't expect was that she would meet a kind older sister cartoonist in the convenience store who took her in when she saw that he had nowhere to go.

She even said that she didn't need to pay her, she just needed to provide her with three meals a day and help with housework.

But Nozomi insisted on giving her 10,000 yen in rent every month, plus the two requests she made, as a thank you for letting her live there.

then.

"Fanxia-nee~ I'm back."

As he pushed open the door, a gust of cold wind hit him. Just by opening the door, he could see the white mist caused by the temperature difference.

Xi Ling walked into the entrance hall, took off her shoes, and stepped onto the cool wooden floor with her white socks that just reached her calves.

As expected, the air conditioner was set to the lowest temperature, and he could even hear the whooshing sound of cold air gushing out of the vents.

The real culprit is...

"Mio~ You're finally back! I... I'm starving, Honoka-nee~"

Upon returning to the apartment, he was greeted by Fanxia's complaints and a thorough assault of facial cleanser.

The subtle fragrance emanating from her was completely different from that of Arisa; it was a pleasant scent, like melting ice water, which was very reassuring.

The woman in front of him, who was frantically squeezing his face with a bear, was the kind older sister who had taken him in, Yukihara Honoka.

"Okay! Fanxia-nee, let go... I can't breathe..."

After struggling to push Honoka away, Nozomi was finally able to breathe fresh air again.

He rolled his eyes at her, annoyed. Then, seeing Fan Xia in front of him wearing a baggy T-shirt that almost suffocated him, he obediently went to the kitchen and made her a simple omelet rice for lunch.

It wasn't that he found it troublesome, but rather that... there were only eggs left in the refrigerator.

Even though it was just an omelet rice dish with ketchup, Fanxia ate it with great relish, seemingly because she was really starving.

"Hey~ Mio, didn't you go for your job interview today? How did it go?"

After lunch, Fanxia wiped her mouth with a tissue and asked Ximiao, who was washing a pot in the kitchen.

"It went very smoothly~ I can start working next weekend."

"Next week? I remember, Mio, your school starts next week too, right?"

Walking into the kitchen, she put the dirty dishes into the sink and handed them to Ximiao to take care of, while she chatted with him and rummaged through the refrigerator for drinks.

"Well, so I only go there to work on weekends. But I only get filming assignments about once a month, so it's not that busy."

"Hey~ Not bad."

After all, as a newcomer model who has just debuted, he doesn't have much fame, so his workload isn't actually that heavy, which is perfect for a part-time job during his spare time.

After putting the washed dishes and chopsticks into the sterilizer, Ximiao also took out a carton of strawberry milk from the refrigerator.

When he walked into the living room, he saw Fanxia sitting cross-legged on the sofa, with a tablet on her long, white legs.

The loose T-shirt slipped off her shoulders, and Xi Ling could even see the pale blue bra strap interspersed among her silver-white hair that draped over her shoulders.

But she remained calm, holding the stylus, and continued working.

Upon seeing this, a blush crept onto his fair face. He quickly turned his head away, took out his phone, and tried to distract himself.

Xi Ling opened the social media platform and curiously clicked into Arisa's profile, which was set to be visible only to friends.

The next moment, he regretted it.

He should have anticipated from the beginning what would be on a profile page set to be visible only to friends.

All sorts of daring selfies, as well as photos of girls in bikinis taken with friends at the beach, caught his eye.

What's even worse is...

"Mio~ What are you secretly looking at?"

At some point, Fanxia, ​​who had moved closer to him, curiously looked at his phone screen. When she saw the photo that suddenly scrolled across the screen, she froze.

Just now, Arisa updated her social media with a new set of photos.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a photograph of himself sleeping soundly in a tram, held in her arms and his head resting on her soft, round breasts.

Arisa actually launched a sneak attack while he was asleep?!

But the key now is...

Swallowing hard, he mustered his courage and silently turned his head to look at Fanxia, ​​whose face had inexplicably darkened.

Perhaps it was just psychological, but Xi Ling felt the room temperature seemed to be dropping rapidly. Even with a normal exhale, she could see a puff of white mist.

Fanxia's gentle and soft voice now gave him a premonition that if he didn't answer the following questions properly, he would be in big trouble.

"Hey~ Mio, I'll give you a chance to explain~"

She smiled "kindly".

Author's Note: My clever readers have probably already guessed it, right? What is Honoka-nee's true form?

Are there any handsome, charming readers who could give Rabbit-san some monthly votes to help get her story featured in the writing contest?

Please, please give me some monthly votes...

I'll let Rabbit do whatever she wants!

Chapter Three: Don't Leave After School

Because Arisa posted those photos on social media, which were seen by Honoka.

Ximiao was forced to sign an unequal treaty with Fanxia that humiliated the country before she could appease her.

The price to pay is to unconditionally agree to one thing from her and then act as her body pillow, sleeping with her for a whole week.

As for why it is described as healthy...

That's entirely because Fanxia works tirelessly on manga manuscripts until late at night almost every day, and she doesn't rest until she falls asleep.

Then, she also had the habit of taking a bath early in the morning. When he woke up, Fanxia was already in the living room, watching the morning news.

As a result, Nozomi didn't even realize that she was being used as a body pillow by Honoka.

And just like that, the remaining week of summer vacation passed in the blink of an eye.

Monday morning, which was his first day of school.

After changing into her school uniform, Nozomi prepared breakfast for Honoka and left lunch for her before heading out with her schoolbag.

In the entryway, he was putting on his shoes when, as if suddenly remembering something, he called out towards the living room.

"Fanxia-jie, I've already prepared lunch and put it in the refrigerator. You can just heat it up in the microwave and eat it."

"Okay, okay, I know! I'm not some stupid person who can't take care of himself, I know how to do this!"

After instructing Honoka-nee, Nozomi was still a little worried, so she picked up a sticky note and wrote down how to use the microwave, how many minutes to heat the lunch, etc...

He stuck it on the refrigerator door before he felt safe enough to open it.

"I'm off to school!"