Tokyo Psychic

When spending time with Akira Kurusu, this girl, who usually tries to avoid expressing her thoughts too much, always seems to talk more than usual.

"Did Xiaomu like doing that just now?"

Ruoye Mu subconsciously stuck out her little tongue and licked her slightly swollen lips, her blush deepening. "...I like it."

"What about the things you did at Xiangzi's house?"

Ruo Yemu only then realized she was at a loss. Her little feet, wrapped in beige cotton socks, which were placed under her bottom, trembled nervously for a while before she stammered, "I...I don't know."

Akira Kurusu's hand, which had been stroking Mutsu Wakaba's back, slowly moved downwards, passing over the girl's graceful hip and waist curves, her slender and soft thighs, her delicate leg bends, and finally grasping her foot along her crescent-shaped calf, her fingertips gently tracing the sole of her foot.

The sudden stimulation made Wakaba Mutsu arch her back as if she had been electrocuted, and then she timidly turned over, hugged her knees and sat in Kurusu Akira's lap, which actually made it easier for him to manipulate her.

Akira Lai unscrupulously searched for every "flaw" on Mukaru Wakaba's body that could elicit various adorable expressions from her. After more than ten minutes, the girl blushed and pitifully begged him for mercy.

"That's...that's something I can't say." Wakaba Mutsu seemed to be on the verge of tears. "Liking that kind of thing will turn you into a bad girl."

“If she only likes doing that kind of thing with her husband, then she is a virtuous wife,” Akira Kurusu subtly explained to Mutsumi Wakaba.

If Ye Muming knew that Kurosaki Akira was deliberately using this opportunity to cause trouble, her body seemed to no longer obey her will. Like a toy, she was easily manipulated by Kurosaki Akira and naturally began to respond.

...He definitely wouldn't hurt me.

Wakaba Mutsumi had such an almost blind trust in Kurusu Akira.

So when faced with Akira Kurusu's increasingly unrestrained and embarrassing questions, she would just nod vaguely, her thoughts quickly becoming muddled, and she neither knew nor cared what was going to happen next.

The term "cohabitation" seems too ambiguous.

This is a space where young lovers are absolutely undisturbed.

They have plenty of time to express their love for each other through words or actions.

Anyway, by the time Toyokawa Shoko returned from grocery shopping, Kurusu Akira had already finished cleaning the entire house and was sitting on the sofa watching the latest popular anime.

Meanwhile, her childhood sweetheart, whom she considered her "half-body" with whom she shared such close intimacy and understanding, was now curled up in Akira's arms wearing only underwear, with her disheveled dress beside her.

"You two..." Toyokawa Shoko quickly turned around and closed the door, then sat down on the other side of Kurusu Akira, unable to help but complain, "Honestly, you could at least pay attention to the sound of your knocking, what if there are guests?"

Seeing such an unsightly side of herself seen by her childhood friend, Wakaba Mutsu buried her face in Kurusu Akira's chest in great embarrassment, not daring to respond to Toyokawa Shoko's reprimand.

Akira Kurusu replied naturally, "There's no way we'll have any guests. 'Fujiki-ju' currently only has two tenants. Subaru's friends are all working."

"What if it was Subaru knocking on the door just now?" After asking this question, Toyokawa Shoko belatedly realized her and Wakaba Mutsu's predicament, and looked into Kurusu Akira's eyes in shock, feeling a sense of utter absurdity.

Then Toyokawa Shoko fell silent.

After a long while, she felt an unspeakable shame, "If this... if this happens, everyone will just follow you..."

"Xiangzi, you can't have such dirty thoughts. This was all Subaru's decision. Maybe his real intention was to help the Phantom Thieves develop a better understanding of each other?"

"Do you even believe that yourself?!" Toyokawa Shoko's face turned bright red.

...Actually, this was indeed An and Subaru's suggestion.

Akira Kurusu found Toyokawa Shoko's "I don't like it at all" but actually expectant and vaguely compliant look adorable. "Besides, Shoko agreed to it herself."

“I…” Toyokawa Shoko suddenly thought of her conversation with Anwa Subaru at the hot spring inn, and tears were already welling up in her eyes.

“It’s okay,” Akira Kurusu said, holding Shoko Toyokawa’s small hand. “I will make Shoko happy.”

Toyokawa Shoko's attitude immediately softened... The word "softened" is not quite right here; "collapsed" would be more appropriate.

Her psychological defenses crumbled, and she tightly gripped Lai Xixiao's hand in return, slowly moving her body to snuggle into his arms. "Of course I believe you."

At that moment, An and Subaru were rapidly typing on their keyboards in the bedroom next to theirs, separated by only one wall.

As it turns out, Toyokawa Shoko was indeed overthinking things; the absurd things she imagined... certainly wouldn't happen, at least not in the short term.

After picking up the new tenant, An and Subaru immediately returned to their room, turned on their computers, and played a thrilling game of Apex Legends.

As always, I muted my microphone and focused on playing the game. I got so frustrated by the mediocre Vietnamese player that I pressed Enter to enter the input box and offered up all the English I had ever learned. In the end, I was met with a rebuttal from the other player in incomprehensible language that sounded like an electronic busy signal. Finally, I let it go and pressed "AL+F4".

I remember when I first encountered a computer in elementary school, I was having a blast playing "Touhou Eiyashou". Then a classmate next to me told me that pressing "ALT" and "F4" on the keyboard at the same time would instantly put me into an invincible state.

The young and naive An and Subaru were overwhelmed by the barrage of bullets halfway through the boss battle, and instinctively pressed the mysterious key combination of "ALT" and "F4".

And then she didn't even save it...

From that day on, An and Subaru never opened Touhou Eiyashou again, nor did they ever believe anyone who mentioned cheat codes or hacks.

After closing the game, An and Subaru stretched in their computer chairs.

Have Lian and the others finished their work yet? She looked at the timestamp in the lower right corner of the screen; it was almost noon.

I'm so hungry.

She got up, picked up two stockings from the foot of the bed, and casually put them on.

After finishing his preparations for leaving the house, An and Subaru picked up their phones to ask Lai Xixiao.

[Pleia (Anhe Subaru): Ren, have you decided what to eat for lunch?]

I received an answer almost immediately.

[Four ships jump: Xiangzi and I are going to cook at home later, Subaru, come over and eat with us.]

Pleia: Sure! I'll come help right now.

[Pleia: By the way... is everyone going to school this afternoon?]

[Four ships jumped: We're not going, we have band practice tonight. Mu also has a ballet class.]

[Pleia: Let's play board games together this afternoon! They're super easy!]

[Four boats leaping: I ask Xiangzi about harmony...]

[Four ships jumped: They agreed.]

Anhe Subaru put down his phone with satisfaction, jogged out of the bedroom, and started changing his shoes in the entryway.

The first day of the Mind Thieves living together has officially begun.

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(This chapter was originally scheduled to be released at noon, but it was suddenly blocked by the backend review process. I was forced to revise it for several hours before it was successfully published... The review and revision mechanism requires a one-hour cooldown period after each revision before you can re-upload it. If it fails, you have to wait another hour.)

(I really couldn't hold back anymore, I hadn't even finished revising page 181 when page 178 went in first...)

(Anyway... there are only 8 hours left in March, and all the monthly free tickets and death threats are about to be used up! Everyone, please use whatever you still have!)

181. Miku's Date Invitation

Summer so hot that it makes you lose the desire to speak.

The classroom air conditioner was broken, and a group of young people sat sweating behind their desks, ignoring those who were determined to attend top universities and listened attentively regardless of the cold winter or scorching summer... The girls listlessly swayed, occasionally taking notes, while the boys secretly flipped through light novels or comics under their desks, but mostly took the opportunity to steal glances at the pretty girls in the classroom... Notes with idyllic messages were passed between desks, the blackboard was filled with more and more writing, and the students' fatigue grew deeper and deeper.

The term "torture" probably means something like this.

The moment the school bell rang, it was as if a cry of "release from prison" came from the depths of hell, and the boys and girls, who had been scorched by the flames, rushed to escape from "hell".

With the help of the cool breeze blowing from other classrooms in the corridor, the students finally felt a little more relaxed and comfortable, and they spoke with smiles on their faces.

Goto Ichiri lowered her head, her entire face hidden by her hair, trying to look at the tips of her shoes, but her vision was blocked by her excessively full chest.

"Pochi? Ichiri-chan? Goto-kun?" A beautiful girl with fiery passion quietly approached.

Goto Ichiri belatedly noticed the lead singer of his band.

She immediately envisioned a complete set of fluent, elegant, and sophisticated social phrases in her mind, but when she opened her mouth, she could only stammer and stutter.

"It's...it's Kita..."

“That’s right, it’s me~” Kita Ikuyo winked playfully, “Ms. Satoshi specifically asked me to remind you not to forget the band practice this afternoon!”

"Yes, I saw the message."

Remember to reply when you see the message!

"Yes, ma'am!" Goto Ichiri had already withered away under Kita Ikuyo's powerful aura of being a popular person, becoming a shapeless slime melting in the sun, slowly crawling back to the hot classroom, as if only there could bring her a little sense of security.

Kita Ikuyo could only watch with a puzzled expression as the band's guitarist returned to the classroom, which had no air conditioning.

......

Slowly, Goto Ichiri sat down in the chair, which was as hot as a red-hot iron plate. His spirits, which had been slightly lifted by the air conditioning, immediately slumped.

It's so hot.

She slumped on the table, listlessly took out her phone, and as she turned on the screen, she remembered the band topic they had just discussed, so she clicked into the "Red Ginger Band" chat room.

The chat room was unusually lively at this moment.

【...】

[Ebizuka Satoshi: Subaru! You never told me you were going to let that guy live in the house next door!]

Pleia: Huh? What does this have to do with anything...?

[Ebizuka Satoshi: Stop pretending to be stupid! 】

[Pleia: This is our band's guitarist and composer! Mingming himself promised him he could come and join the band's practice anytime.]

[Satoshi Ebizuka: If it's just about the band, I'd be happy to come anytime, but he never seems to be doing anything serious when he comes over at night!]

[Rupa: Zhi, it's probably better not to say these things in the chat room.]

【Ebizuka Satoshi:......】

[Ebizuka Satoshi: I understand. Anyway, Subaru should really focus on the band's affairs a bit more.]

[Pleia: Why do you make me sound like a bad person who only wants to bring her boyfriend home? He lives next door, so he can come over to practice anytime, right?]

[Ebizuka Tomo: That's true, but...]

[Four ships jumping (Kurasu Akira): Subaru can just stay at my place tonight from now on, right?]

The phantom thief's single sentence successfully ended the chat.

The entire screen seemed to be paused, and no one sent a message for several minutes.

Goto Ichiri scrolled through the chat history with a bewildered expression, once again overwhelmed by the vibrant atmosphere that surpassed Kita Ikuyo's.

I really want to be popular too...

The online guitar hero silently hugged his knees, looking at Kita Ikuyo, who was surrounded by girls outside the classroom, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

......

【PM. 3:04】

"Tengmuju" No. 302.

The TV was playing "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean".

When Jotaro Kujo had his memories and Stand stolen by the White Serpent, Akira Kurusu heard a very soft sobbing sound beside him.

An and Subaru hugged their pillows and leaned on his shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably.

If Ye Mu hadn't read "JOJO," she wouldn't quite understand the plot or An and Subaru's sadness, so she simply reached out and stroked her head to try and comfort her.

Toyokawa Shoko is cutting fruit in the kitchen.

A little while later, the fruit platter sprinkled with salad dressing was placed on the coffee table in the living room.

She sat down on the other side of Akira Kurusu.

The sun, finally obscured by the clouds, looked majestic. Its rays, carrying waves of heat, pierced through the open glass doors of the terrace and into the living room, shining brightly on the girls' thighs, making the television screen appear blurry.

The air conditioner is already set to the lowest temperature.

Everything seemed peaceful and serene.

Then, Akira Kurusu's phone, which was on the coffee table, suddenly lit up automatically, and a private Line message popped up.

【Mitsuba Hatsuka: Amamiya-senpai, are you there?】 This is a group chat organized by Morfonica for the Seibu Dome concert. As a well-known idol group, “sumimi” naturally received an invitation from the organizer.

Even though a very disharmonious conflict arose later, she was still able to remain in the group chat because of "Triangle Chuhua's" connection with the sponsor.

Shoko Toyokawa, who had been relaxed while holding her boyfriend, suddenly turned sharp.

Should we reply to her?

Akira asked the girl beside her.