Tokyo: Oreimo

After washing up, Ryosuke put on an eye mask and fell into a deep sleep.

crunch--

A slight noise came from the door, and a figure entered the room.

A soft rustling sound came from the air.

"Snapped!"

Then, a loud slap suddenly rang out in the quiet bedroom.

Ryosuke felt a burning pain in his cheeks, and it felt as if something heavy was pressing down on him.

He ripped off the blindfold and opened his eyes.

Golden hair fell beside his ears, and a pretty face was right in front of him.

Is this some kind of novel form of revenge?

He saw Takashiro Ryouna straddling his waist, wearing only pajamas and shorts, and he could feel the soft touch of her delicate thighs.

What are you doing?

Ryosuke Takagi panicked a little.

Are you kidding me? What would happen if Gao Cheng's father saw this?

Ling Nai pressed down on Ryosuke in a posture like a tiger pouncing on its prey, sitting on his stomach.

"Quiet down! What time do you think it is?"

Just as Ryosuke was about to push her off him, Lingna whispered a rebuke.

"That should be my line, right? What are you doing in my room in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? And in this position, you don't have some weird fetish, do you?"

Ryosuke glared at her.

Takashiro Ryouno didn't seem to realize how indecent her posture was; she just frowned and looked at him.

"Didn't you say that?"

"what?"

Tell them I've thought it over and will come to see you anytime.

What are you considering?

"I've made up my mind. Please tutor me so I can get into Chiba First High School."

Ryosuke almost laughed out of anger at her.

The way this little girl thinks is absolutely outrageous.

He glanced at the clock in the bedroom by the moonlight; it showed midnight.

"So, you woke me up in the middle of the night just to tell me this?"

"That's right!"

"And also, did you just slap me?!"

No, that's just your imagination.

Chapter 14 Cooperation

"Can you get off me now?"

"But you haven't agreed to it yet."

"You go down first."

"Oh."

Ryosuke Takagi got out of bed, and Ryosuke immediately got up, closed the door, and turned on the bedroom light.

The glaring light made both people in the room squint, and it took them a while to adjust.

Ryoko Takagi plopped down in Ryosuke's chair and leaned against the desk.

"What? Going to bed so early? Are you even a high school student? Your lifestyle is just like an old man's."

"What's strange is that you haven't heard that resting past 11 pm can accelerate aging?"

"Wow, really?"

Takashiro Ryouno looked skeptical, seemingly not believing his argument at all.

"So what you said during the day still stands? The thing about tutoring me to get into Chiba First High School?"

Takashiro Ryōno thought about this for several hours.

After much thought, it seemed she had no other options.

Drawing comics is her hobby, and the fact that she had to stop drawing for nearly three years because she failed to get into the high school her father hoped for was unacceptable to her.

One can imagine how dull and boring her life would be then, completely filled with all sorts of tutoring classes.

She didn't want that kind of future, so she urgently needed to confirm whether Ryosuke's claim that he could get into that high school through tutoring was truly feasible.

“Of course it counts.” Ryosuke sat back down on the bed.

"And even if you're not very smart, I have a way to guarantee you'll pass the exam."

For him, Japan's education system was far inferior to the one he had lived in in his previous life when it came to exams.

The essence of exam-oriented education lies in predicting exam questions.

By repeatedly practicing targeted problems, you can still achieve relatively good results.

That's the source of Ryosuke's confidence in saying that.

The textbooks in Chiba Prefecture are not difficult. With his abilities, he can easily predict 90% of the questions. If he helps Ling Nai strengthen this part, it is not impossible for her to successfully enter the university.

In Japan, the real challenge is getting into university.

"However, I have one condition."

Ryosuke walked to Ayano's side, reached past her ear, and took the Kadokawa magazine from the desk behind her.

"I'd like to see your original manuscript first before I say anything."

"Huh?"

Takashiro Ryouno looked at her suspiciously. "What do you want to do? I don't keep the original manuscript at home; it's all in the studio I rented."

"Then take me there tomorrow. I'll decide whether to help you after I've seen it."

Ryosuke shoved and pushed Ling Nai out of his room.

"What are you doing? I can walk by myself."

Ling Nai muttered to herself, standing at the door staring at Ryosuke with a slightly displeased expression.

Before closing the door, Ryosuke pointed at her with his index finger.

"Don't come into my room while I'm asleep next time, especially don't get on my bed!"

"Hmph!" Takashiro Ryou sniffed, glared at him, and turned to leave.

The door closed, and the room returned to silence.

What a terrible thing to do.

Ryosuke Takagi turned off the lights and lay back down on the bed.

He is, after all, a high school student in the prime of his adolescence.

Does this younger sister not consider him a member of the opposite sex at all, climbing into his bed so unguarded?

Ryosuke closed his eyes, feeling a surge of unease.

This little girl is such a handful!

.....

Early the next morning.

Ryosuke Takagi sat down at the dining table with dark circles under his eyes.

"What's wrong, Ryosuke? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Mihoko asked with a hint of concern.

Takashiro Yuu had been out for a while now, and besides Mieko, Ryou was also eating bread in small bites at the dining table.

"It's nothing. I dreamt of a demon in my bed last night, so I got up in the middle of the night."

Ryosuke ignored Ling Nai's murderous glare and smiled at his mother.

"Ling Nai and I are going out in a bit to buy some study materials."

"Okay, go ahead. You can ask Dad for reimbursement when you get back. It doesn't count as part of your allowance."

Mihoko smiled and nodded, feeling very gratified to see the visibly improved relationship between the siblings.

We've progressed to the point where we can go shopping together, which is great.

Takashiro Ryouko stood silently to the side, only taking a vicious bite of the bread in her hand, making a crunching sound, as if venting her anger.

.....

"What do you mean by 'a demon in bed,' you idiot!"

As soon as they stepped outside, Ling Nai began to question them in a accusatory tone.

"Literally, being woken up in the middle of the night by someone riding on top of you and slapping you doesn't deserve the title of these four words?"

"I'm asking you, you bastard, who are you calling a demon!"

"Oh."

Ryosuke chuckled lightly, ignored him, and walked straight toward the train station.

This guy has a surprisingly annoying personality.

Suppressing her anger, Takashiro Ryou followed behind her, gritting her teeth.