I'm in Tokyo, and I'm a professional boyfriend.

Shiina Iori seemed to see through the little thoughts she was desperately trying to hide, and softened her voice as much as possible, saying calmly, "Can't you read my mind?"

"Just look at me, and you'll see what you want to know."

"For example, would I take you up now?"

"What will happen after you enter the room?"

"What will our relationship be like after we get out...?"

Miss JK kept her head down, unwilling to look up.

When a person is afraid to hear the true feelings of their closest loved ones, any mind-reading technique becomes powerless in their presence.

"..."

"If you don't answer, then I'll take the liberty of doing it myself."

Ignoring Miyahara Nagisa's reaction, Shiina Iori took her hand and led her around the street before entering the building through the back door and climbing the stairs to the third floor.

One by one, the motion-activated lights in the stairwell turned on. The JK girl, who had seemed to be frozen to the ground by cement, seemed to have completely lost her strength and was being led around limply by him.

However, when they stepped onto the third floor and saw the pink lights shining in the corridor, Nagisa couldn't help but tighten her grip on Iori's small hand.

Even his steps were a little stiff.

For some reason, Shiina Iori, who had been walking briskly downstairs, gradually slowed down after entering the third floor.

The two of them walked on the soft carpet, passing through door after door.

It's already dark now, the perfect time for office workers to finish their get off work, have a couple of drinks, and meet up with the young ladies they happen to meet in Shinjuku to discuss business.

The hotel walls weren't very thick; just by walking past the room door, the two could hear all sorts of strange and unusual sounds coming from the other side of the wall.

Some were girls doing aerobics, some were the buzzing of electric toys, and others were the sound of whips hitting the ground—all sorts of things.

"Gudong."

Since it was her first time entering such a place, the landlady couldn't help but feel a little awkward, even though she was just holding Iori's hand.

I wouldn't say I was scared, but it felt like walking into an unfamiliar living room for the first time and suddenly not being able to find the toilet.

Just walking down the corridor, the pink lights and the strange sounds coming from the surrounding walls create an ambiguous and alluring atmosphere.

Even my breathing becomes rapid without me realizing it.

Despite trying to keep up a facade in her mind, Nagisa's actions betrayed her true feelings.

He obediently hugged Iori's arm.

"This is probably what it feels like to be in a place like this."

Shiina Iori didn't shake off Miyahara Nagisa's clinging hand. He simply stopped in front of a house and calmly turned his head: "Is there anything else you want to know?"

"No...that's all."

Miss Nagisa blinked her big eyes, weakly clinging to Iori's arm without moving, her voice even a little soft, looking at him expectantly.

Now that we've finished looking at it, shall we go out?

That's roughly the idea.

"Is that all? Then let's get down to business."

Shiina Iori maintained her usual calm demeanor as she spoke and headed towards the door of the room ahead.

"Wait! Wait a minute!"

Upon hearing the words "serious business," the JK girl tensed up as if pricked by needles, clinging tightly to Iori and begging for mercy:

"I...I'm not ready!"

"Next time! We'll talk about it next time..."

"Is that so?" Shiina Iori frowned, seemingly puzzled. "If Nagisa-chan is concerned about what happened between me and Sachi, that should be alright, right?"

"Actually, we've known each other for so long, and I really like you, Nagisa-chan. If you want, I completely approve."

"I...I just...I still have some..."

Miyahara Nagisa tried hard to find something to say in rebuttal, but as she thought about it, her mind went blank, and she could only speak according to her most instinctive thoughts.

"...There are still things we agreed on that haven't been done."

"I...I'm a little scared."

"If, if being with Iori makes me content."

"Things that I could endure and persevere with before, I might have to give up now."

After the words were spoken, an unanimous silence fell over them.

Shiina Iori remained silent, simply maintaining the same wall-slamming posture, holding the JK girl in her arms and looking down at her.

Seeing Nagisa's aggrieved and slightly frustrated expression, he suddenly smiled.

"I think so too."

"Huh?!"

Nagisa was taken aback by his words and looked up at him blankly.

Hey! You two!

"Where did you come from?!"

Just as I was trying to concentrate, a man's gruff voice suddenly came from the end of the corridor.

The landlady was taken aback.

Before Miyahara Nagisa could recover from what she had just said, Shiina Iori suddenly grabbed her wrist and sprinted toward the stairs they had come up from.

The landlady was almost knocked to the ground by Iori's pull, and she barely managed to straighten up thanks to her excellent balance.

Behind them came a series of chaotic shouts such as "Stop!" and "Don't run!"

As Shiina Iori ran down the stairs at top speed, she turned around with a mischievous grin and said, "Sorry, I didn't bring my driver's license or any money! It seems like they don't let you in without going through the front desk, we don't want to get caught!"

Upon hearing this, Miyahara Nagisa immediately recalled the series of memories from just now, and how could she not understand what had happened? Her eyes widened in surprise:

"You're kidding me!!"

"It's all because of Nagisa-chan's super concerned expression!"

"If we don't scare them a little, are we even human?!"

Shiina Iori spoke with such confidence that she could still laugh at him while running.

Miss JK's mind raced through her embarrassing moments, and she felt a surge of heat rising to her head, her face flushing red all the way to her ears.

"Iori—!!!"

The next second, the two staged a desperate armbar on the street, a classic case of the underdog taking on the enemy.

"Aaaaaah, it's broken! It's broken! My arm is going to break!"

This attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Even after the two returned home looking disheveled, the landlady still looked angry, her face burning.

He didn't even turn his head to look at Iori one last time before he left.

Whether it was out of anger or embarrassment, it drew sidelong glances from Shino and Yuki, who were still in a standoff at home.

"What happened?"

The little fox senior, who was clearing away the dishes, turned around and asked another question, which happened to be in sync with the voice of the masked transformation animation on TV.

"Ah~"

Here, have this lollipop.

He didn't answer immediately, but instead took a lollipop out of his pocket and helped put it into Sinon's mouth.

Strawberry, Shino should like it.

Unfortunately, even a lollipop couldn't shut the little fox up.

She gave Iori a suspicious look, her expression leaving no room for argument:

"explain."

Shiina Iori scratched her face, too embarrassed to admit that she had tricked Nagisa-chan into visiting the [love-hotel] and then tricked her out of it. She vaguely said, "It was just... a little commotion."

"Look, Nagisa-chan has worn my clothes to shreds!"

"whispering sound."

The little fox senior in an apron glanced at him, muttered something under his breath, and didn't bother to say anything to him.

The two of them already had a close relationship where they knew each other intimately, and she knew Iori's character better than anyone.

"You must have upset her again, right?"

"Huh!? Shino, you have to believe me!"

"Then take Happiness away."

As Sano Shino spoke, she gestured with her chin toward Yuki, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Iori was immediately put in a bind, bowed his head and confessed: "Actually, I am a man who cannot be trusted. I confess."

"Go take a shower! You smell sweaty, it stinks."

"As ordered!"

Upon returning, Shiina Iori didn't ask any questions about the agreement between Shino and Sachi; she acted as if nothing had happened and everything remained normal.

As he passed by Xing, he secretly slipped a lollipop into her pocket.

Minty.

Xing gave a soft hum and said nothing.

Iori quickly slipped into the stairwell, but didn't go to take a shower right away—he had also prepared a lollipop for Yui, sharing the spoils equally.

Being a "scumbag" is indeed a profession for men.

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