Around 9 AM, Hoshimi lay on the living room sofa, seemingly watching TV but actually keeping his eyes on Nanami Aoyama, who was cleaning the living room.
The massage was done, and the meal was finished, so Nanami Aoyama naturally had to start her work.
It was a bit of a pity. Despite Nanami Aoyama's strong refusal, the massage location was ultimately set in the living room.
However, it wasn't too bad. He managed to get another CG of Nanami Aoyama's "blushing face and flustered denial" to enrich his phone's photo album.
"What do you want from me?!"
Amid the melodramatic climax of the TV show, Hoshimi carefully observed Nanami Aoyama's body curves.
At this moment, Nanami Aoyama was facing away from him, kneeling on the floor and bending over to wipe the TV cabinet.
One couldn't deny that Nanami Aoyama's body curves were quite alluring. Even though she wore the most plain and conservative long pants and long sleeves, they couldn't conceal the charm of her physique.
The long sleeves on her upper body were quite loose, making it hard for Hoshimi to gauge the size of her chest.
But due to the loose upper clothing, when Nanami Aoyama bent over on the floor, the fabric of her clothing sagged, revealing a bit of her smooth and flat abdomen.
Combined with the visible lines of her hips and thighs due to the kneeling position, the overall effect pushed her subtly alluring features to the extreme.
Hoshimi picked up his water glass and took a sip of the cool coconut juice.
He shifted his gaze and stared vacantly at the screen, where the female lead was acting out a dramatic scene.
He felt something was off. Today, the beast within him was unusually active, seeming ready to break free from its cage at any moment.
Hoshimi took another sip of coconut juice, pondering the cause of this change.
He used to think of himself as just an ordinary person, so even when indulging, he would subconsciously adhere to societal moral standards.
But since last night, he had suddenly realized that he might not be an ordinary person. He had achieved immortality and was almost impossible to kill. He suddenly found himself on a different level from ordinary people, and his mindset had also changed.
"Ha~" Hoshimi put down his glass and exhaled deeply.
In plain terms, he was feeling euphoric. Knowing he was different from the ordinary made his mindset soar.
Thus, the beast within him began to stir, wanting to break free and reveal its presence.
Having understood his situation, Hoshimi was not too surprised and did not make an effort to further strengthen his mental cage.
He looked at Nanami Aoyama and suddenly asked, "Nanami, do you want to..."
At the moment Hoshimi asked, the female lead in the TV show exploded again, knocking over a decorative water bottle and yelling at the male lead.
"You ungrateful man! Why are you still saying things at this point!"
The female lead's hysterical shouting drowned out the latter part of Hoshimi's question.
"Eh? Hoshimi-kun, what did you just say?" Hearing her own name, Nanami Aoyama turned to look at Hoshimi with confusion.
"..." After a moment of silence, Hoshimi smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm planning to go out for a bit. Nanami, you can continue with your work."
With that, Hoshimi got up and went upstairs to change clothes.
Nanami Aoyama, left alone in the living room, blushed and turned back to continue her work.
She hadn't heard what Hoshimi said earlier because she was right in front of the TV, and the female lead's shouting completely covered Hoshimi's latter words. She didn't hear anything at all.
But... she felt Hoshimi's gaze, which was different from usual...
As a girl, she was very sensitive to a man's gaze, especially when it was from someone she cared about like Hoshimi-kun...
When Hoshimi-kun's gaze, tinged with some emotion, fell on her, she felt it immediately.
Afterwards, she sneaked a glance at the clean, mirror-like floor of Hoshimi-kun's house to confirm that she wasn't mistaken. Indeed, Hoshimi-kun's gaze had a color she hadn't seen before.
Realizing this fact made her a bit flustered, anxious, and somewhat... imperceptibly excited...
"Hmm~" Nanami Aoyama shook her head and patted her cheeks with her cool and slightly rough hand.
"Ha~" She took a deep breath to clear her mind of these inexplicable thoughts.
Focus on the work and don't think about extra things.
Hoshimi-kun has his own circle and his own life.
You, Nanami Aoyama, are from a different world. Don't fantasize about impossible things.
As she thought this, Nanami Aoyama calmed down, pressed her lips together, and quietly wiped the TV cabinet.
"Tap-- tap-- tap--"
Footsteps approached from afar. Hoshimi-kun was coming down the stairs.
"Nanami, I'm going out for some shopping. Is there anything you want?" Hoshimi asked from the junction of the living room and the entrance.
"Hoshimi-kun, thank you, but I don't want anything." Nanami Aoyama straightened up and responded with averted eyes.
"Okay, got it." Hoshimi waved his hand and turned to head for the entrance.
From Nanami Aoyama's slightly changed tone, Hoshimi knew this somewhat insecure child was probably putting herself down again.
Never mind, he would address this issue later. For now, he would leave it alone and find another opportunity to help this child overcome her insecurity.
"Creak---"
Hearing the sound of the door opening and closing, Nanami Aoyama's sparkle dimmed a bit, but her work continued without pause.
Meanwhile, instead of going shopping, Hoshimi turned to the door of apartment 1507.
"Ding dong~ ding dong~ ding dong~"
After pressing the doorbell three times, Hoshimi contemplated what excuse to use to enter Yukino's home.
Considering what he did to Yukino on Friday night, plus the argument between Kotoko and Yukino on Friday, and not pulling Yukino into the dream realm on Saturday night, he didn't think Yukino would easily let him in.
He needed to find an excuse to make Yukino open the door.
Once inside, he could do as he pleased.
Somehow, Hoshimi felt like a scheming wolf, and Yukino was like a little bunny hiding in the house.
What excuse should the big bad wolf use to get the little bunny to open the door?
Hoshimi pondered with a subtle smile.
"Creak---"
Unexpectedly, before the wolf could even speak, the little bunny took the initiative to open the door.
As usual, Yukino stood at the door with her expressionless face and asked, "Hoshimi, is something wrong?"
Hoshimi tilted his head slightly, looking at Yukino with suspicion.
Although Yukino still had her cold, expressionless demeanor, he could see a complex color in the depths of her eyes.
Something seemed off with Yukino. Did someone say something to her? Was it that Miss Haruno?
With insufficient information, Hoshimi couldn't draw a conclusion. He shifted his gaze and said to Yukino, "Yukino, can I come in and talk?"
"Um..."
Surprisingly, the little bunny had no defenses and let the big bad wolf in...
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