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

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Okay, okay, almost done."

Standing in front of a full-length mirror, Ryoichi Sugawara, wearing the boys' uniform of Kitasakano High School, was combing his messy hair.

But there's always a tuft of hair that won't listen to you; it will stick up again after you wipe it away.

When it came to going out shopping, Mayu Kujo showed a joy and excitement beyond her years.

After Sugawara Ryoichi agreed to take her out, Kujo Mayu immediately borrowed the bathroom to take a shower.

While taking a shower in that enclosed environment, she sang the theme song of Chibi Maruko-chan, "Odoru Ponpokorin".

なんでもかんでもみんな (Everything is good, no matter what, everyone)

おどりをおどっているよ（Everyone is dancing）

おなべの中からボワっと (from inside the pot, pop)

インチキおじさん appears (the deceitful uncle has appeared)

The steam from the hot water gradually blurred the graceful figure behind the frosted glass.

The splashing sound of water hitting the ground and Mai Kujo's slightly off-key singing echoed in that small space.

Ryoichi Sugawara remembered that the bathroom was an addition, and the soundproofing wasn't very good.

Moreover, the neighbor is an office worker who works during the week and can only sleep in on weekends, so making this noise at this hour is really disturbing the peace.

Seeing how happy Kujo Mayu was, Sugawara Ryoichi felt bad about dampening her spirits.

Anyway, she's the main character today, so as long as she doesn't go too far, let her be.

We can only ask our neighbors next door to make do.

I'll bring him some souvenirs as an apology when I come back this afternoon.

anyway.

If Sugawara Ryoichi had known that Kujo Mayu really wanted to go out shopping, he wouldn't have added so much drama to his story.

In the end, I ended up looking like that coward who was bitten by a snake and was even afraid of a well rope.

Seeing Kujo Mayu so excited that her feet barely touched the ground, eager to set off immediately, Sugawara Ryoichi felt a pang of sympathy for her.

"Hey, in just a few minutes, did your hair get dry?"

Mayu Kujo stood in the entrance hall, wearing her school uniform.

The black stockings I bought the day before yesterday covered my shapely legs, and my toes were already stuffed into my slip-on shoes.

Because the long, jet-black hair wasn't dried properly, large sections of it clung together, making it appear darker than the rest of the hair.

The moisture trapped in her hair left several streaks on the back of her school uniform.

"It's dried, look."

Kujo Mayu confidently tossed her beautiful long hair, but it didn't turn out as gorgeous and flowing as she had imagined.

She then realized that a large section of her hair hadn't been blow-dried at all and was still stuck together.

He then gave Sugawara Ryoichi an awkward smile.

Hey.

Ryoichi Sugawara sighed silently to himself.

I guess this young lady doesn't usually blow-dry her hair.

"Come here quickly. Let me dry you."

"Huh? It's just a little bit, what's the big deal?"

Let's get going.

"If it's a boy with short hair, it will dry quickly naturally, so it won't have much of an impact."

However, girls can catch a cold if they go out with long, undried hair.

Enough talk, come in quickly, let's go to the bathroom. I'll blow-dry your hair.

Let's dry off before we set off again.

Kujo Mayu pouted, about to retort.

However, they found that Sugawara Ryoichi was indeed right.

More importantly, she didn't want to delay leaving the house any longer.

So he listened to Sugawara Ryoichi's advice.

She bent down and gently pushed the lunchbox off with two fingers, revealing her sexy heels clad in black stockings.

Then, stepping quickly onto the tatami mats, she walked towards the washroom and stood in front of the vanity mirror waiting for Sugawara Ryoichi to come over.

"That's right. Listen to me."

For a moment, Ryoichi Sugawara felt as if he were talking to his sister.

Given his age and personality, the only women he would likely help blow-dry hair are his older or younger sisters.

Ryoichi Sugawara left the full-length mirror in front of him, took the Panasonic negative ion hair dryer from the wardrobe, and went to the bathroom.

Plug the plug into the socket.

"Then I'll begin."

"Okay. Let's begin."

Having received a positive reply from Kujo Mayu, Sugawara Ryoichi pushed the motor button on the hair dryer upwards with his thumb, and the fan motor immediately started working, blowing out cool air.

Then I turned the temperature button next to me to the hot air position, ready to blow-dry my hair.

"ah."

"What's wrong?"

Kujo Mayu suddenly called out in a coquettish tone, which made Sugawara Ryoichi wonder what had happened. He turned off the hair dryer and asked her what was wrong.

"It's nothing, it's just that the hot air suddenly blew on my head, and it felt a little itchy before I got used to it."

"That's fine now, you can continue."

Honestly, so easily startled.

Ryoichi Sugawara thought to himself.

But he didn't dwell on it too much, turned on the power, and continued to direct the hot air at Moyu's long hair.

Because Sugawara Ryoichi is more than half a head taller than Kujo Mayu, they can both stand in a very comfortable position while having their hair dried.

A hot breeze blew across the top of Kujo Mayu's head, where her hair roots were located.

If this area isn't dried, people can easily catch a cold.

Ryoichi Sugawara first focused the airflow on this area, while his left hand kept fiddling with the hair on the top of his head to prevent it from sticking together due to not being dried properly.

Mai Kujo's hair is incredibly smooth after blow-drying; you can feel its silky texture between your fingers.

The hot air from the hairdryer, carrying the scent of shampoo, entered Sugawara Ryoichi's nostrils, making him feel somewhat hot.

In an instant, Sugawara Ryoichi seemed to see their adult selves reflected in the mirror.

At that time, Kujo Mayu's face was as beautiful as a peach blossom reflecting the sun, and she sat gracefully in front of the dressing mirror.

I still blow-dry her hair like this.

"Ah~"

The sudden shout interrupted Sugawara Ryoichi's reverie.

He quickly turned off the hair dryer with his right hand and took his left hand off Jiutiao Moyou's black hair.

"What's wrong now?"

"Well, you scratched me and it tickled, so I couldn't help it..."

"Please try to hold back, okay? How am I supposed to blow-dry your hair if you keep doing this?"

"But it really is a little itchy..."

In the dressing mirror, Mayu Kujo looked at Ryoichi Sugawara with a pitiful expression, like a little kitten.

Seeing that expression, how could Sugawara Ryoichi possibly bring himself to scold her?

So what should have taken ten minutes ended up taking twice as long.

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After drying their hair, the two finally went out together, urged on by Kujo Mayu.

Ryoichi Sugawara inserted the key and locked the door from the inside, then placed the key in a blind spot inside the iron window.

In his past life, he also had the habit of leaving the keys to his rented apartment in such places.

Because of the good public security, there have never been any accidents.

Today, Ryoichi Sugawara plans to take Mayu Kujo to Shibuya, and is now heading to the station to take the train.

The two were walking down the corridor, one in front of the other.

Before passing room 202, Sugawara Ryoichi noticed something strange.

The nameplates in front of the door were empty; there were no nameplates.

This means that the house is currently unoccupied.

Passing by Gate 201, the memorial tablets were also empty.

Strange.

Ryoichi Sugawara clearly remembered that there were still people living in those two houses the day before yesterday.

The tenant of room 202 is surnamed Sato.

The tenant of room 201 is surnamed Nakamura.

How come they all cancelled their leases after only one day?

Just as Sugawara Ryoichi was about to go back and check on the situation in room 204, Kujo Mayu, who had already run downstairs, started waving at him.

"Sugawara-san, come down quickly."

"Okay. Come down right away."

There's no way it's that weird; these three tenants who don't know each other would move out at the same time.

It seems they've been reading too many suspense novels, developing paranoia.

Ryoichi Sugawara didn't think much of it.

I walked quickly toward the stairs.