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

Afterwards, he changed his clothes, put on white socks, went to the entrance to put on his shoes, picked up his umbrella, and limped out the door.

The room suddenly became unusually quiet, making one feel... a little lonely.

Inside Fanxia's room, the powerful air conditioner was whirring loudly.

On the large, soft bed, Fanxia was curled up, wrapped in a blanket, holding her phone in her hand. The faint light from the screen illuminated her pretty face.

It was noticeable that her eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying. The tissue she used to wipe her tears was casually tossed onto the floor of the room by Fanxia.

Her phone also showed her chat with her best friend, where she complained about what happened last night.

Milky-white Yukiko: "Hiyo also said that what happens between him and that devil is none of my business!"

The most beautiful girl on Mount Akina: "That's how boys are~ They only think with their lower bodies. All that devil needs to do is give them a little sweetness, and they'll be completely bewitched."

Seeing her best friend's harsh, stereotypical criticism, even though Fanxia believed that Xiling wasn't that kind of guy, she couldn't help but have doubts.

She glanced at the time on her phone; by now, Hiyo should have already gone out to find Arisa.

Fanxia also chatted with her best friend all night long, and her mood improved a lot, unlike last night when she felt so bad.

then.

Fanxia, ​​lying on the soft bed, suddenly kicked off the blankets covering her, sat up, stretched vigorously, and slowly walked out of the room.

The aroma that had wafted from when Nozomi was making breakfast could still be smelled in the room.

She glanced instinctively at the living room table, but didn't see the breakfast the boy had prepared for her. At that moment, she felt a pang of disappointment.

Still clinging to a sliver of hope, Fanxia headed towards the kitchen. After searching around, she finally found the breakfast that Xiling had left for her in the microwave.

Upon discovering that it was his favorite dish, the molten cheese burger patty that Nozomi always refused to make because she thought it was too much trouble, he immediately understood that Nozomi was apologizing to him.

For a moment, not only her mood but also her eyes became somewhat complicated.

On the other side, Nozomi, who was still unaware of Honoka's current situation, sat in her seat on the train, and judging from her expression, she seemed a little dazed.

Even though he made Fanxia's favorite food as an apology, he still couldn't help but worry whether she would accept his apology.

Ever since Arisa was brought to the apartment for tutoring, Honoka has been acting strangely, always doing things differently than before.

Last night, the situation completely spiraled out of control.

This made Himiko wonder if she should have let the two of them meet...

Before he could figure it out, the train had already arrived at Shinjuku Station.

After getting off the bus, Ximiao carried an umbrella and a small shoulder bag, and walked down the street, limping along the route he remembered, towards Arisa's residence.

The gray sky always gives people a feeling that it's going to rain, which is very depressing.

After a while.

The door to the penthouse suite at the Kimpton Hotel.

After Ximiao rang the doorbell, she heard hurried footsteps coming from inside.

As the door opened, what came into view was Arisa, wearing a thin, pure black slip dress, still rubbing her eyes as if she had just woken up.

Upon seeing that it was Xi Ling standing at the door, she was first delighted, then suddenly reached out and hugged the boy without saying a word.

Burying her cheek between those smooth, white hemispheres, the tantalizing fragrance made Xi Ling somewhat dizzy.

at this time.

Ximiao suddenly remembered yesterday, the look of disappointment on Fanxia's pretty face before she left, which instantly calmed him down and made him break free from Arisa's embrace.

Even so, a blush still appeared on his face because of what had just happened, and his eyes darted around, not daring to look directly at Arisa's cool and casual home attire.

"How much longer are you going to stand at the door?"

Behind her, Berlos, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, couldn't help but speak up to remind her. Only then did Arisa let Himiko into the house and close the door.

When Hiyo took off her shoes and walked into the living room, she saw a plate of steaming grilled mackerel on the table, and Beros, dressed in a maid outfit, was sitting on the sofa, watching TV with the remote control.

That seemed to be the breakfast the cat had prepared for herself.

As for Arisa, she was yawning and looked very sleepy.

Seeing this, Nozomi, who was also sitting on the sofa, seemed a little awkward, thinking that she had arrived too early, which was why Arisa looked like she hadn't woken up yet.

"Um... if it's because I came too early, Arisa, you can go back to sleep for a while. It's okay, I'll wait for you in the living room."

"Huh? Mio, why are you suddenly saying that?"

The girl, not quite understanding why Xi Ling would suddenly say such a thing, tilted her head, looked at him with her beautiful wine-red eyes, and had a smile on her lips.

"Because you look very tired, Arisa, if you don't get enough rest, it won't be good if you don't have the energy for tutoring."

Adding to that, he had just upset Honoka yesterday, so he became instinctively cautious when facing Arisa now.

However, he himself was unaware of this.

Before Arisa could say anything, Beros, who was standing to the side, preemptively responded.

"Don't worry~ Miss is like this every day. Even if she doesn't get up until noon, she still looks like she hasn't slept enough. Don't worry~"

Hearing her feline maid expose her so bluntly, Arisa glared at her in annoyance, scaring Boros into silence. Only then did Arisa put on a smile.

"That's not true at all~ Mio, don't listen to her nonsense. I'll just wash my face and I'll be fine! But..."

"but?"

"Mio, what's wrong with you today? You seem a bit listless. Did something happen?"

She keenly sensed that something was off about Xi Ling today; something must have happened after she left yesterday...

That's why Nozomi's mind is so sensitive today.

Author's Note: Rabbit-san will forever watch over you from the shadows...

Forever! Forever~

Stare~

Chapter 59 Arisa as the Middleman

"What the hell! Why is that stinky otaku meddling in things between me and Mio?"

As Arisa sat on the sofa with her fair legs casually crossed, after listening to Xi Ling's account of the argument she had with Fan Xia the previous night, a rare look of annoyance appeared on the girl's pretty face.

But what she didn't know was that Nozomi didn't tell her about how she was teased by Honoka in the bathroom.

Otherwise, before he could even resolve his argument with Fanxia, ​​he might end up getting into trouble with Arisa as well.

He lowered his head, his slender white fingers nervously twisting together, and whispered his defense of Sister Fanxia.

"However, I do know... that Honoka-nee cares about me a lot, which is why she's acting this way. So I wanted to ask you, Arisa, if you have any good ideas on how to make the relationship between Honoka-nee less tense..."

He thought that if it were Arisa, who was a demon, she might have a way to resolve this matter, even if it meant he would have to pay a price.

"Of course I have a way. Taking care of that idiot is a piece of cake!"

After saying that, the girl's beautiful wine-red eyes looked at Xi Ling sitting to the side with ill intent, and then she said something else.

"But Mio, I'm not so magnanimous as to unconditionally give you advice on how to handle your relationship with another woman. Even I get jealous sometimes~"

The moment she finished speaking, as if he knew what was going to happen next, Beros quickly finished his grilled mackerel and got up to leave.

For a moment, only Hiyo and Arisa remained in the living room, sitting on the soft sofa, looking at each other.

Looking at the ambiguous smile on Arisa's pretty face, Nozomi nodded without hesitation and agreed.

"Whatever the conditions... I agree. Consider it a wish I make to you, Arisa!"

"I hope you won't change your mind later, Mio~"

……

in the apartment.

Having already eaten breakfast, Fanxia was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding the pillow she had taken from Ximiao's room, leisurely watching TV.

actually…

As early as when Fanxia saw the cheeseburger patties that Xiling had prepared for her in the microwave in the kitchen, she realized that he was apologizing to her.

After complaining to her best friend all night about Xi Ling, she finally understood that it's perfectly normal for couples to be affectionate with each other.

But she was just jealous and couldn't stand the sight of that filthy devil devouring Mio bit by bit, and even went so far as to take her anger out on Mio.

Sitting on the sofa, thinking to herself, Fanxia buried her head in the pillow in her arms, inhaling the scent left by the boy, and seemed somewhat lost.

Just as she was planning to wait in the living room for Ximiao to return, then rush up to give him a big hug and apologize, she was about to...

Her phone, which she had casually tossed aside, suddenly rang; it was from an unfamiliar number.

The moment she answered the call, a voice that was all too familiar came from the other end of the phone.

She heard that soft, charming young girl's voice asking softly.

"Come over for lunch if you're free!"

"Eh?"

a long time.

Inside the penthouse suite of the Kimpton Hotel, holding the phone number that Mio had given her, she made a call to Honoka and then said something, though it was unclear what.

After finishing this task, Arisa led Himo upstairs to her bedroom.

On the soft, large bed, Xi Ling sat somewhat uneasily on the edge, wondering what the price Arisa would pay for helping him.

Watching the girl rummaging through the wardrobe for something, Nozomi's anxiety grew.

"Oh, by the way, Fanxia will be coming over here later~"

Arisa suddenly turned around and said something to him, which made Nozomi pause for a moment.

"Eh?"

"After all, if you're going to apologize, it's better to explain it to her face-to-face, right?"