"Take off your school uniform first, and be careful not to wrinkle it," Miko instructed.
Amamiya removed his school uniform, asking, "What about the shirt underneath?"
"No need to take that off," Miko replied, her tone somewhat lazy. "Hurry up and lie down. I'll step on you, but I still have homework to do, and I need to prepare dinner later... Ugh, such a hassle."
"Thank you for your hard work, Miko-sama," Amamiya joked as he neatly folded his school uniform and placed it on a nearby chair. He then lay down on the floor and glanced up at Miko.
Her legs were very pale.
Having just finished her bath, her skin looked especially white and smooth.
From his perspective on the ground, her legs appeared even longer and more slender.
As he thought about being stepped on by those legs, Amamiya felt... absolutely nothing.
Maybe it's because she'd stepped on him before, back in junior high?
"Shall I start?" Miko asked softly, resting her right hand against her chest.
"Go ahead," Amamiya replied, lying flat on his back. "But be gentle at first."
"What's there to be gentle about?" Miko couldn't help but quip, puffing out her cheeks. "Isn't it true that perverts who enjoy being stepped on prefer it rougher?"
"…"
Miko raised her right foot, her cute toes curling slightly, and gingerly stepped onto Amamiya's back. Her face turned a little red, and she asked quietly, "How does that feel?"
"Not enough pressure," Amamiya replied, sounding unimpressed. "Even a cat could step harder than this."
"That was just one foot," Miko retorted with a slight pout. "Now, I'll stand on you properly."
With a deep breath, Miko carefully placed her full weight on Amamiya's back. A subtle emotion welled up in her heart as she noticed something she hadn't before.
(Amamiya has grown... His back is much broader now compared to that summer vacation…)
"How does it feel now?" she asked, trying to keep those thoughts from surfacing.
"Hmm…" Amamiya paused for a moment before speaking in a cautious tone. "Miko, can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Promise you won't hit me first."
Miko frowned suspiciously. "What do you want to ask?"
"Just promise."
"Fine, I won't hit you."
Amamiya hesitated briefly before carefully asking, "You're over 100 pounds now, right?"
"…"
Miko's expression froze, and she stepped down hard in response.
Weight was a taboo subject for any girl, and asking this question was clearly crossing a line.
Even for someone as laid-back as Miko, anger surged within her.
"C-crack! My back, it's broken!" Amamiya hurriedly exaggerated.
"Doesn't matter, we'll just donate your remains to science," Miko replied sarcastically, pressing down even harder.
"Ah, Miko-sama, your grace and generosity are truly boundless! Please, forgive me!" Amamiya pleaded dramatically.
"…"
The two continued like this until the door suddenly creaked open. A young elementary school boy peeked in, his face showing clear disbelief.
"I thought I heard some strange noises downstairs... Sis, are you playing an S&M game with Amamiya-nii?"
Wait, how does an elementary schooler even know about that?!
"We're not playing anything like that!" Miko's face flushed as she hurriedly denied it, clearly embarrassed at being caught in this situation.
Amamiya sat up, trying to explain. "Your sister's just stepping on my back."
"You don't need to explain. I get it," the boy said, shutting the door while giving them a knowing look. "You two continue. I won't tell anyone."
Click.
The door closed.
Miko felt the urge to rush after him to explain, but in her haste, she missed a step. Amamiya, reacting quickly, caught her as she fell, cushioning her with his body.
Thud.
The impact was soft, and Miko ended up sitting on top of him, her silky hair cascading down as the sweet scent of her shampoo filled the air around them.
"…"
Their eyes met.
Suddenly, the atmosphere grew tense and quiet, the air thick with awkwardness as the temperature between them rose.
Creak.
The door opened again.
"You two are too loud," Kyousuke, the elementary school boy, said, poking his head back in with a deadpan expression. "I'm trying to do homework with my friend, and you're making too much noise. If you need to continue, take it to Amamiya-nii's room."
"And one more thing," Kyousuke added, pausing as he looked at them seriously, "remember to take proper precautions. You don't want to accidentally get pregnant."
Miko's face turned beet red as she quickly scrambled off Amamiya. "How do you even know about that?! You're just a kid!"
"What's wrong with that?" Kyousuke replied calmly. "Miki from down the street already has had three boyfriends."
Miko was speechless.
Primary school kids these days are really something else.
Amamiya thought back to a challenge from a few days ago, where he'd expected Kaguya to easily win a game, but to his shock, she'd been defeated by several highly skilled elementary school students.
"Anyway, things aren't what they seem," Miko finally managed, taking a deep breath to explain. "Amamiya said his back hurt, and I was just helping him out."
"Whatever your sister says, that's what happened," Amamiya chimed in, nodding in agreement.
Kyousuke sighed, looking at Amamiya. "You should hurry up and start dating my sister, nii. If you wait too long, she'll turn into an old maid no one wants."
Miko clenched her fists, her eye twitching with frustration.
"Kyousuke!!"
Bang!
The door slammed shut, and Kyousuke could be heard sprinting down the stairs.
"I think we'll stop here for today," Amamiya said, sitting up and rubbing his waist. "You can come to my room tomorrow."
"I'm not going," Miko muttered, turning her head away. "Let Kyousuke help you next time."
"He's too weak," Amamiya said with a grin. "I need your help, Miko-sama."
After getting dressed, Amamiya noticed a warm sensation around his waist, slowly spreading to his limbs. It was the effect of the trampling energy being converted into bioenergy.
He clenched his fist, feeling slightly stronger.
Amamiya was pleased. The skill really worked. You could get stronger just by lying down!
Amamiya went downstairs to the living room and saw Miko's younger brother sitting with an elementary school girl who lived nearby, doing homework. They looked quite intimate.
"Kyosuke is indeed much better than you." Amamiya turned to look at Miko and teased in a low voice.
Miko blushed, stretched out her hand and pinched Amamiya's waist: "You can go home now."
——
Amamiya said goodbye and returned home.
"I'm back."
He walked to the refrigerator, opened it and saw that there was indeed another rotten evil spirit head inside.
This thing probably likes to stay in a cold environment just like the Arctic penguins.
"You...can see me?"
A hollow murmur came from the mouth of the evil spirit's head.
Amamiya said calmly, "I can see it."
"See...you can see me?"
The evil spirit's head was startled, a scarlet light suddenly appeared in its eyes, it jumped out of the refrigerator and opened its mouth to bite.
"You can see me...I can eat you now!"
Amamiya silently activated the evil spirit repelling halo and directly purified and eliminated the evil spirit with the human head.
No words were spoken that night.
the next day.
School.
As soon as Amamiya walked into the classroom, the ice sculpture girl Kaguya walked up to him, bit her lower lip lightly with her pearly teeth, and explained her purpose.
"…After school this afternoon, I have something to ask of you."