My roommate turns out to be the heiress of a triad!

"Yes. I just wanted to ask what your measurements are."

"rogue……"

Lying on her side in bed covered with a blanket, Kujo Mayu muttered something softly, without making any other reaction.

I thought that Kenji Koyama's sudden appearance would prompt him to ask me for details about running away from home.

It's been almost three hours since I got home, and he's still going about his business with an indifferent expression.

I've been studying until just now.

What does that count for?

It's fortunate that he was able to suppress his curiosity and remain calm.

In this respect, he and his mother have some similarities.

and also.

I had finally prepared myself mentally to reveal my true situation to him.

What are my measurements?

What kind of question is this?

If he really wanted to know these things, wouldn't he have found out by simply following him into the store yesterday before he noticed anything?

Was it to ease the heavy atmosphere by asking this question, just to be considerate of my feelings...?

From childhood to adulthood, only my father and maternal grandfather cared about whether I liked it or not.

In this respect, he is just like his father—kind and gentle.

Thinking of this, a warm feeling welled up in Kujo Mayu's heart.

A pair of small hands, like cat paws, stretched out and pulled the blanket up, covering her mouth and nose, leaving only her eyes and forehead exposed, facing the wall.

The five succulent plants placed on the windowsill were well cared for, with large, plump, and compact leaves that looked very beautiful.

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Looking at Kujo Mayu lying on her side on the bed, with the blankets pulled so tight, Sugawara Ryoichi suddenly remembered that these bedding items were ones he had used before.

I remember the last time I washed the sheets, duvet cover, and pillowcases was a week ago.

Although it was only used for a week, it still retains some of its own flavor.

Damn it, so it's possible that she's already memorized my scent.

"Hey, Kujo-kun, I do have a question for you, and you have to answer me truthfully."

Hearing Sugawara Ryoichi's tone change to a serious one, she pondered for a few seconds, then seemed to have made up her mind.

I mentally prepared myself for being pressed by Ryoichi Sugawara for an explanation.

Regardless of whether he could see it or not, she nodded slightly and slowly spoke.

"Ask away."

"You don't smell anything strange about this blanket, sheets, or pillow, do you?"

?

After hearing the question, Kujo Mo was taken aback for a moment. After realizing what was happening, she sniffed the three items carefully, like a kitten.

"They all smell of sunshine."

"That's good. I'm going out for a bit later, you don't have to come along if you don't want to."

"You can keep the bedding on this bed; I'll buy you a new one."

"Huh? Why?"

"Why don't you say why?"

Sometimes, it's hard to tell whether this young lady, who has a touch of cunning, truly doesn't understand or is just pretending.

However, judging from the innocent look on her face as she turned around, she probably really didn't understand.

It is said that the young ladies of wealthy families lack common sense and are ignorant of the ways of the world.

Today, I guess I've run into this situation myself.

"The bedding you're using now is the same set I used before. Is that okay?"

After figuring out what Sugawara Ryoichi cared about, Kujo Mayu realized that she had been in a state of being held in this man's arms with his scent for the past two nights.

Whether it was because the blanket was too tight and the temperature was too high, or something else, the half of her face covered by the blanket suddenly flushed red, making her subconsciously want to push the blanket away to let in some fresh air.

Fortunately, her brain was still able to think normally at this time.

When weighing whether to push back the covers to let in some fresh air and let Sugawara Ryoichi see her face, or to stay in her current position and conceal herself, Kujo Mayu ultimately chose the latter.

However, after considering these two options, her overheated core no longer allowed her to carefully consider what she was about to say.

Based solely on instinct, using the core idea of ​​Sugawara Ryoichi's previous statement, he threw the question back at him with reverse thinking, and then turned away and ignored him.

"You mean this? It's okay, I don't mind."

Or do you mind if others can smell your scent?

くそ!

Sugawara Ryoichi made a face at Kujo Mayu, who had her back to him.

Although she wasn't wrong at all, for some reason it was a little unpleasant.

She's just a pretty girl who ran away from home, yet she dares to be so arrogant living in a man's house.

The current situation is that it's just the two of us, a single man and a single woman, alone in a room.

Aren't you afraid I might do something to you if you act so arrogantly?

Ryoichi Sugawara never expected that he, a man in his twenties, would be brought to such a state by a young girl.

But there was nothing they could do about it.

After all, he couldn't really do anything to her.

Hey.

Continuing to get angry is just pointless rage; it's better to adjust your mindset and do something about it.

Currently, the only task I've received is to help Kujo Mayu improve her grades, and there are no other tasks waiting for me in the system.

Given the current situation, it's unrealistic to ask Kujo Mayu, who is emotionally unstable, to get out of bed and study with him.

I should go out for a walk, but the woman in my bed is still at home.

Given the current situation, unless something particularly urgent happens, we should try not to leave her alone in this room.

After all, she is currently running away from home, and I have accepted her request to stay here, so I bear a certain responsibility for her personal safety.

Moreover, almost everyone at Kitasakano High School knows that I am her boyfriend.

If she sneaks away while I'm not around, and happens to get involved in some case, or has some accident herself...

The school and the police will definitely cause me trouble.

His powerful parents, whose identities are unknown, will surely demand that I return their daughter to him.

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

After some thought, Ryoichi Sugawara decided to continue previewing the later lessons.

So he sat down cross-legged and turned to the next page of the textbook.

The sound of pages turning caught the attention of Mai Kujo.

She turned to her right and saw a boy sitting cross-legged on the carpet, his back straight and his hands resting on the table.

With her left hand turning the pages of the textbook and her right hand holding a ballpoint pen, she was making pre-reading notes in a blank notebook, which made her feel as if she were seeing a version of herself from the past.

"Do you really enjoy studying that much?"

Ryoichi Sugawara didn't look up at her. His eyes were fixed on the book, and his right hand continued to write furiously.

"I'm sorry, quite the opposite."

I'm not someone who really enjoys studying.

"But you don't act like that kind of person."

He's first in his grade again, and he goes straight to school and starts studying as soon as he gets home.

"I'm just an ordinary person, I really have no other choice."

If I don't study hard to increase my future market competitiveness, how will I make a living?

Will you take care of me?

Sugawara Ryoichi had only said it as a joke, so he didn't look up at her.

But for some reason, Kujo Mayu didn't respond to him with any words.

See, he falls silent again when faced with a difficult question.