The Underworld, Starting with Debt

"...Where, where is it..."

Her round, soft doll-like face was covered in pink clouds, and Haruno Kasumi shyly played with her fingers, murmuring softly.

"Actually, I'm quite good at cooking!"

Ito Koshitoshi has always been proud of his culinary skills.

"Wow! Zhi-jun is amazing!"

Silently eating his rice, Haruno Ayato gazed at the beautiful scenery on the distant horizon, sitting quietly to one side without interrupting the harmonious conversation between the two.

"..."

"Hey, Mr. Zhi, would you like to come to my house sometime to exchange cooking tips?"

With her delicate hands resting on her plump thighs exposed from kneeling, and pinching the hem of her pleated skirt, Haruno Kasumi stared expectantly at Ito Kozue, her heart pounding rapidly.

'I'm so nervous... This is the first time I've invited a guy to my house. I wonder if Zhi-jun will accept.'

A gentle breeze stirred, and a few lush green weeds on the edge of the rooftop swayed and drifted about.

Seeing the obvious nervousness in Haruno Kasumi's clear, autumn-water-like eyes, Ito Koshitoki smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll have to trouble Kasumi and Ayato-kun."

"Hee hee~"

Kasumi Haruno was overjoyed to receive a satisfactory reply and couldn't help but laugh out loud, then paused in surprise.

"Hey?"

'Ayato? ! '

Kasumi Haruno then noticed that she had been so engrossed in her conversation with Koji Ito that she had neglected her younger brother.

……

Although Ayato Haruno kept smiling and explaining, "I'm so glad that Koshito-kun can become friends with Kasumi-nee", "Don't mind it", and so on.

However, Kasumi Haruno still felt extremely ashamed, and apologized while serving Ayato Haruno food from her bento box.

Watching the interaction between the Haruno siblings, Ito Koshizumi smiled gently. 'Both siblings are very nice people.'

…………

Time flies like an arrow; it has passed in the blink of an eye.

As the last bell rang in the afternoon, the students, who had been exhausted all day, gradually regained their youthful energy.

"Zhi-kun, let's go."

As soon as get out of class ended, Shinomiya Natsumi quickly came to Ito Kozue's seat and urged him with a smile.

"Ah."

Nodding, Ito Koshitoshi quickened his pace.

Haruno Ayato turned his head, looked at the pure and charming Murasaki no Miyako, and opened his mouth.

"Yue Zhijun, could you please..."

"No way! Haruno-san." Natsumi Murasaki narrowed her eyes, interrupting Ayato Haruno. She had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and she couldn't let Kotori Ito be intercepted like this.

"Haruno-kun, Shi-kun promised to help me today. You can talk to Shi-kun about it another time."

Haruno Ayato opened his mouth, but under the gaze of Murasomiya Natsume, which seemed to contain a scarlet murderous aura, he couldn't help but tremble and close his mouth again.

'I'm sorry, Kasumi-nee. I promised to help Kasumi-nee find happiness, but I backed down again... I'm such a coward...'

"Sorry, Ayato-kun, I did promise Natsume today, so let's talk about it tomorrow. We'll be going now. Goodbye."

Goodbye, Yue Zhi...

"Let's go, Xia Ye."

"Mmm!" Natsumi Murasaki affectionately linked arms with Ito Koshitomo, responding happily, clearly satisfied with Ito Koshitomo's answer.

…………

A gentle breeze blows, swaying every branch and leaf on the school grounds, and lifting the skirts of many beautiful girls, perhaps revealing an even more beautiful scene unexpectedly.

"Xia Ye, let's go to the supermarket first. After all, this is the first time I've invited you to my house, so we can't just leave it at that."

"Okay! Let's set off now." The two strolled out of the school gate and headed towards the tram stop. Soon, they took the tram to a supermarket in a shopping mall.

Upon arriving at the supermarket, remembering the dwindling food supplies at home and that Ito Koshito had just received his paycheck from yesterday's "secret boyfriend" job—300,000 yen!—Ito Koshito decided to splurge and fill the refrigerator to the brim. Murasaki Natsuha happily accompanied him, and the two of them spent some time browsing and selecting.

Time flew by as the two were engrossed in their interaction, and by the time they left the supermarket, the sun was already almost setting below the horizon.

The evening breeze came and dispelled the frustration the two had felt while squeezing onto the tram during rush hour.

Near the small rental house in Ito Koshito, the evening breeze rustled the trees in the small park, like a symphony of nature.

"Xia Ye, do you know? The photos I sent you last time were taken right here."

"photo?"

“It’s that outdoor training.jpg.” With both hands holding bags, Ito Kozue couldn’t easily take out his phone to find the photo, so he could only wink at Murasaki Natsume.

“The photo…” Natsumi Murasaki thought for a moment before remembering it was the photo of Yuta Yamano. 'Yuta…'

Seeing that Natsume Murasaki's expression suddenly became somewhat downcast, Ito Koshitomo asked in confusion, "Natsume, what's wrong?"

"nothing……"

After thinking for a moment, Ito Koshitomo leaned close to Murasaki Natsume's face and gently kissed her.

Caught off guard by Ito Koshitomo's sudden attack, Shinomiya Natsuha was taken aback and touched her damp face with her free hand.

"Oh, what are you doing~"

Slightly shy, Natsumi Murasaki gazed at Ito Koji with her wine-red eyes, which were as intoxicating as a pool of red wine.

Are you feeling better now?

"Humph~"

"In that case, take this."

"Ugh! Ugh..."

"Hehe... No, please~ Your face is covered in drool."

"Wow..."

…………

"Ugh, what an annoying couple."

Hearing the laughter and commotion coming from the side, Ueda Mosawa curled his lip in disdain.

"Sigh, I wish I could have a girlfriend too. I want to experience a sweet romance."

"Snapped"

Ueda Mosaku stood up and slapped Matsushita Masao on the head: "Masao, how can you be so spineless? What we should be enjoying is the passionate and classic high school life, not that kind of sour and rotten erotic youth!"

"Hey, no matter what you say, Mozer, it seems like we're always getting bullied by other delinquents."

"..."

"If only Ito could be our big brother..."

Lying back down on the park bench, Ueda Mosaku was speechless, staring blankly into the distance.

"Ok?"

After getting up and rubbing his eyes, Ueda Mosaku quickly tugged at Matsushita Masao next to him to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"Masao, look, it's Ito-nii-san!"

Upon hearing this, Matsushita Masao looked in the direction Ueda Mosaku pointed. The man among the young couple who were walking away was Ito Koshitoshi, whom they had been staking out for the past few days.

"It really is Brother Ito!"

Matsushita Masao's spirits lifted for a moment, then immediately slumped again.

"But so what? Ito won't be our older brother."

"..."

"the last time!"

Ueda Masao lifted Matsushita's shoulder, then extended a finger and looked at him intently.

"Let's try one last time! If that doesn't work, then we'll go it ourselves! We'll make a name for ourselves in the underworld!"

"it is good!"

…………

As he passed the toilet near the small park, a surge of fluid gathered, and Ito Koshitoshi suddenly felt a tightness in his lower abdomen.

"Natsuha, wait a minute." Ito Koshitoshi stopped and gently called out to Natsuha, who was in the purple palace. Ito Koshitoshi found a relatively clean patch of grass and put down the bags he was carrying.

"Xia Ye, could you please keep an eye on my things for a moment? I need to go to the restroom."

"okay."

She also put down the bag in her hand and stretched her slightly sore arms.

She stretched and relaxed her somewhat stiff body.

The close-fitting school uniform, as she bent over, rose in an arc, as if trying to break free of the collar's restraint, causing a ripple.

The immense weight of her clothes stretched the fitted top to its limit, revealing her slender, fair waist with lines that resembled a crescent moon.

"Xu..."

A few flippant whistles suddenly rang out from the side.

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Guys, I need to take a day off. I had a triple whammy of headache, stuffy nose, and sore throat last night, and I didn't sleep a wink. My head feels like it's about to explode.

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