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Chapter 175 Sense of Contrast

Looking at Eriko Miyajima slowly sitting up in bed, Makoto Asano asked with a smile, "Awake?"

"Um...uh..."

Eriko Miyajima did not answer. Perhaps because she had slept for too long, she had a headache and couldn't help but cover her forehead with her hand.

After a while, once her headache subsided slightly, she looked around with still somewhat dazed eyes and asked intermittently, "Asano-kun... what time is it now? How long have I been asleep?"

Makoto Asano glanced at his phone, then smiled and said, "It's seven o'clock. You've slept for about five hours, haven't you?"

"It's only seven o'clock... wait, seven o'clock? Five hours!?"

Eriko Miyajima, who was still a little groggy from just waking up, instantly snapped back to reality and asked in a trembling voice, her tone filled with disbelief.

Makoto Asano nodded casually and said, "That's right, about five hours—but it's not that long, considering you were so tired before, it's normal to sleep a little longer."

Eriko Miyajima's face flushed instantly, her heart filled with shame.

At the same time, she finally realized that Makoto Asano had been waiting for her to get up for so long, and said with some guilt, "Asano-kun, I'm sorry, I... I really didn't expect to oversleep and make you wait so long."

Makoto Asano smiled and shook his head, comforting her, "It's okay. I'm pretty free anyway, and it's actually quite nice to be able to watch Eriko sleeping all the time. It's not boring."

"Hmm~~~Asano-kun——"

"Alright, there's no need to talk about this anymore."

Before Eriko Miyajima, blushing, could finish saying what she was trying to say to hide her embarrassment, Makoto Asano picked up the water glass from the bedside table and handed it to her with a smile.

"Here, have some water first. You must be thirsty after sleeping for so long."

"Asano-kun, you're so mean..."

Although she muttered a complaint in a low voice, Eriko Miyajima still obediently took the water glass with both hands and took a small sip.

Hmm, it's a little sweet.

I don't know what kind of drink it is, but it tastes pretty good.

Just as she was thinking this and preparing to take another sip, she suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Or rather, it's a change in one's own body.

At this moment, she felt incredibly relaxed, her mind was exceptionally clear, her head, which had been slightly throbbing from sleeping for so long, was no longer a problem, and all her fatigue had vanished.

Even... even that certain spot that still felt a slight pain from Asano Makoto's relentless assault no longer feels uncomfortable.

Eriko Miyajima paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the sip of water she had just drunk.

At the same time, an incredible idea popped into her mind.

She abruptly looked up at Asano Makoto, who was smiling, and asked with some surprise, "Asano-kun, this glass of water..."

However, perhaps she herself felt that the idea was a bit strange, so she stopped halfway through her sentence.

Although he knew perfectly well why she was behaving this way, in order not to reveal the existence of the stamina potion, Makoto Asano feigned confusion and asked, "Hmm? What's wrong, Eriko? Is there something wrong with this water?"

While Eriko Miyajima was asleep, he suddenly had the idea to call out the system and ask it if items like stamina potions sold in the system shop could be used by other people.

He thought, since those high-powered jumping pills that ignore distance and glowing steel plugs with unlimited power can be used on targets like Eriko Miyajima, there's no reason why stamina potions can't be used on them.

Indeed, the system's response at the time was that as long as it was used for a task and not for research or given to people unrelated to the task, it could be given to others to use.

Makoto Asano thought about it briefly and decided that giving it to Eriko Miyajima would also count as using it for a mission.

After all, in order to complete the third phase of the mission, she's probably going to suffer tonight, and might not be able to get through until the next morning when Yuna Kanno comes over.

Even if it didn't last this long, there's still a high chance she'd be stabbed tonight.

When Yuna Kanno comes tomorrow morning, she will definitely be attacked.

As for when exactly it will happen and how long it will last, that depends entirely on Makoto Asano's willpower.

Unfortunately, what Makoto Asano lacks most is self-control.

If Eriko Miyajima, with whom he had already had a relationship, were sleeping next to him, he definitely wouldn't be able to stand it at all.

In any case, in order to complete the mission, Eriko Miyajima will have to expend a lot of energy over the next day and night, so a fully recovered body is naturally very important.

In that case, there's absolutely no problem giving her a stamina potion.

So Makoto Asano made a quick decision, spending 200 points of pure love to buy a stamina potion, and then poured it into Eriko Miyajima's drinking cup while she was asleep.

Anyway, this stuff is colorless and tasteless, except for a slightly sweet taste, it's pretty much the same as regular boiled water.

On the other hand, Eriko Miyajima thought about it carefully for a while, and finally felt that her idea was too outrageous.

I guess I got enough rest today, so my body has recovered...

Thinking this, she slowly shook her head and changed the subject, saying, "It's nothing... Oh, by the way, Asano-kun, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Seeing that Eriko Miyajima no longer mentioned water, Makoto Asano breathed a slight sigh of relief, then gave a somewhat helpless smile and said, "I haven't eaten yet. I was thinking of ordering takeout, but I didn't know when you would wake up, so I kept putting it off until now."

At this point, Makoto Asano asked again, "Would you like to order now? It should be delivered in about forty minutes."

Eriko Miyajima shook her head, then got out of bed and said, "No need, Asano-kun, I'll do it now, it'll be done soon!"

Upon hearing this, Makoto Asano looked worried and asked, "But Eriko, what about your health...?"

Eriko Miyajima had already gotten out of bed by this time.

Upon hearing Makoto Asano's words, she immediately smiled and said, "It's alright, Asano-kun, I've fully recovered. You'll see!"

After saying that, she bounced around very lightly twice, seemingly having fully recovered.

However, it is very rare to see her so lively.

Even when accompanying her on dates, Asano Makoto never saw her make any similar lively movements when she was in the most excited state.

It has to be said that the contrast between her usual dignified and virtuous appearance and her youthful and energetic jumping around is simply indescribable.

For a moment, Makoto Asano was completely mesmerized.

On the other side, after noticing his stunned expression, Eriko Miyajima was also slightly taken aback.

She then immediately realized how inappropriate her behavior had been.

As a result, she blushed bright red with shame.

"Asano-kun, I'm going to cook now! Please wait in the room for a while!"

To hide her shame, she hurriedly left the room after quickly saying those words.

Watching her departing figure, Asano Makoto closed his eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.

He then opened the system and spent another 200 points of pure love to buy a bottle of stamina potion, which he gulped down.

Looks like I won't be getting any sleep tonight.

Chapter 176 Daily life

After completing Eriko Miyajima's main quest, Makoto Asano received a reward of 10000 points of pure love.

After reaching the maximum favorability rating with Eriko Miyajima, he received a reward of 1000 points for the complete strategy.

With other miscellaneous rewards added in, such as the stable income from Konno Yuuka's mission rewards, his wallet was completely bulging, and his Pure Love Points balance was approaching 20,000!

So he doesn't care about spending an extra 200 points of pure love now. In fact, he's more worried about his and Eriko Miyajima's health.

He himself was in a better position; after all, his stamina was at 8 points, so it was impossible for him to collapse so easily.

But Eriko Miyajima is different, and it seems likely that she won't get any sleep tonight; someone won't let her go to sleep so easily.

After thinking about all sorts of random things for a while, Makoto Asano got up and followed them out.

He's not like Yuta Yamada; he wouldn't leave Eriko Miyajima busy in the kitchen alone.

Besides, he's quite a chef now, so if he can be of help, then of course he should.

Of course, he will also restrain himself a little.

After all, in Eriko Miyajima's memory, he was completely unable to cook. If his cooking skills suddenly became too good, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Stepping out of the bedroom, he saw Eriko Miyajima already busy washing vegetables, so he went straight into the kitchen and said with a smile, "Eriko, let me help you chop the vegetables. What do you want to make?"

Eriko Miyajima was taken aback, and stopped washing the vegetables. She quickly shook her head and said, "No need, Asano-kun, you should go and rest. It will be ready soon."

She still remembers clearly the time when Makoto Asano cut his finger badly.

As for Asano Makoto asking for help again, she simply assumed that he was still worried about her health and wanted to force himself to come and help.

Although she was very happy about Asano Makoto's concern, she had truly recovered and there was nothing to worry about.

So after a quick thought, she laid out the facts and refused with a serious expression: "Asano-kun, you haven't eaten for so long, you must be very hungry, right?"

"Besides, you can't cook. If you come to help but get injured, then we don't know when we'll be able to fill our stomachs again."

Although these were words of reprimand, her concern was clearly evident in them.

However, Makoto Asano didn't listen to her. He walked up to her with a smile, picked up a kitchen knife, and said, "Don't worry, the weak knife skills I used to have are dead. I'm a true master of swordsmanship now!"

Eriko Miyajima paused for a moment, then hurriedly spoke, while reaching out to stop Makoto Asano from continuing.

However, Makoto Asano was faster. Before she could even make a sound, he had already picked up the washed potatoes and started processing them.

Under Eriko Miyajima's worried gaze, he directly used a kitchen knife to peel the skin, then smoothly sliced ​​it into pieces, and then into strips.

It must be said that his knife skills are now truly masterful; almost every single potato shred he cuts is the same thickness.

Eriko Miyajima's expression gradually changed from unease to shock.

After slicing two potatoes, Makoto Asano slowly put away his knife, displaying the demeanor of a master.

He turned to look at Eriko Miyajima and asked with a smile, "Last time I accidentally cut my hand and embarrassed myself so much in front of you, I really learned my lesson and practiced this swordsmanship diligently. How is it? Not bad, right?"

As he said this, he couldn't suppress the smug look on his face, as if he were waiting for someone to praise him.

Eriko Miyajima stared blankly at the neatly arranged shredded potatoes on the table, then stiffly looked up at Makoto Asano.