Chapter 149: Good Morning, Yuto!
The moment Kei's dorm-room door shut, Kikyo dropped her sweet little-angel smile and showed an unhappy expression.
"I should have just accepted Yuto's payment and gone back to his dorm room with him earlier. How could Kei possibly have invited him to her room then?!"
"But... Yuto's stamina is just too incredible. It's like he never gets tired. It makes me both love and fear him," Kushida muttered as she left, her hand stroking her slender waist.
...
After Kikyo left, Yuto continued copying questions from the old examination papers while Kei sat on her bed watching his back.
A pretty blush colored Kei's cheeks.
Clenching her hands to gather courage, she stood and walked toward him.
She slipped her slender arms beneath Yuto's and hugged him from behind, pressing closely against his back while resting her honey-colored head on his shoulder.
"Hmm?"
With Kei hugging him from behind, Yuto could clearly smell her pleasant fragrance.
He turned his head slightly toward the girl leaning against his shoulder.
Because of the angle, he could not see her entire face, only the deep blush coloring her soft cheek.
Holding Yuto and breathing in the familiar scent surrounding him filled Kei's heart with warmth, sweetness, and nervous excitement.
"Yuto~"
Kei gently rubbed her head against his shoulder, her voice soft and sweet enough to melt anyone's heart.
"Kei, why are you suddenly acting so spoiled?" Yuto asked with a smile.
"I'm your girlfriend. Isn't it normal for me to want to act spoiled around you?" Kei replied shyly, though she tried to sound perfectly justified.
"That's true. But I'm still preparing questions to test you."
"If you keep hugging me like this, I won't be able to concentrate."
"Then stop copying them and just talk to me~" Kei suggested bashfully. Inviting Yuto to her room under the guise of testing her academic level had been nothing but an excuse!
With Kei hugging him like this, Yuto had no heart to continue copying the practice problems. He gently freed himself from her embrace, then stood up from the seat and scooped up her delicate, slender body.
Holding Kei in his arms, Yuto walked toward her bed.
Cradled in his embrace, Kei slightly tilted her flushed cheek, her spirited eyes, now completely misty, gazing at his handsome, charming face. Her eyes were filled with shyness and anticipation.
Yuto placed the Kei he was holding onto the bed. He then sat on the edge of the bed and lay down, lying beside her on the same bed.
Lying on the bed, Kei nervously and shyly pressed her slender legs together. Her heart pounding wildly, she turned over to face Yuto.
"Yuto~"
"Hmm, I'm here."
"Hehehe..." Kei's eyes curved into crescents as she giggled, simply because Yuto had responded.
'What a silly girl.'
The couple, lying on the same bed, began to talk intimately and sweetly. The atmosphere in the room was beautiful and warm, but gradually, it began to change, transforming into a heart-pounding, electric tension.
Kei was filled with love and desire for Yuto, and Yuto was not the type to hold back.
And so, in the right place and with the perfect atmosphere, Yuto and Kei took their relationship to the next level.
They became one with each other.
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The following morning, Yuto skipped his usual run for the third time.
Every occasion had a perfectly valid reason!
When he woke, he was lying on his side.
Kei was asleep beside him, her honey-colored hair slightly messy with several strands resting across her face.
She slept peacefully, her expression relaxed and content.
Yuto watched her for a moment before gently brushing the strands of hair away from her cheek.
"Mm..."
The faint tickling sensation made Kei let out a cute murmur.
Her long eyelashes trembled before she slowly opened her eyes.
Her gaze was still hazy with sleep.
Perhaps because of Yuto's pampering the night before, Kei, who had transitioned from a girl to a woman, now carried a sophisticated, feminine charm in her eyes.
"Kei, you're awake?" Yuto greeted with a light smile.
"...Ah!"
Seeing Yuto's handsome face so close instantly reminded Kei of the previous evening.
Her eyes filled with embarrassment.
"Good morning, Yuto..." she greeted softly.
"Good morning."
Yuto gently brushed her cheek.
"It's almost time for class. Are you feeling all right, or should I ask for leave on your behalf?"
"Mmm..." Kei moved her slender legs and frowned slightly, then shook her head. "It's okay. I'm not in much pain anymore. I can go to class with you."
Now that she completely belonged to Yuto, she didn't want to be apart from him for a single moment!
Since Kei insisted, Yuto didn't try to persuade her otherwise.
He then flashed her a handsome smile that made her heart skip a beat, lifted her into his arms, and carried her toward the student dormitory's bathroom.
Since we're going to class together, we might as well wash up first~
…
After over half an hour, Yuto, now dressed in his school uniform, left Kei's room and went to wait for her at the entrance of the student dormitory.
This was to prevent other students from discovering that he had spent the night in her room.
A few minutes later, Kei left her dorm room, walking with short, delicate steps, as light-footed as she could be.
Thanks to Yuto's tenderness and care, Karuizawa, who had only just become a woman the night before, could still manage to walk. As long as she kept her steps small and her movements slow, she felt no pain.
"Hmm-hmm-hmm~" Karuizawa hummed a cheerful tune while waiting for the elevator. However, when the doors slid open, her expression immediately turned to one of disbelief.
'Not this again... why do I always run into Kikyo?'
Kushida Kikyo, who was chatting with Shinohara Satsuki, spotted Karuizawa Kei standing outside the elevator and greeted her with her usual cheerful, bright smile. "Good morning, Karuizawa-san!"
"Ah, good morning," Kei replied to Kikyo's greeting before stepping into the elevator with her short, dainty strides.
Kikyo immediately noticed the oddness in Kei's gait. This girl always walked with a bold, confident stride—why were her steps so small today?!
And considering Yuto was invited to her room last night...
Kikyo began to secretly study Kei's face. Her cheeks looked as if they had been nourished, a healthy flush brightening her fair skin, which glowed like polished jade. Her expression and gaze were filled with a shy, lingering smile—the very picture of a woman whose heart was fluttering with newfound affection.
'Just as I thought. Karuizawa and Yuto spent last night together…' Kikyo mused inwardly.
As someone with a bit more "experience," Kikyo immediately understood why Kei was walking like that, why her face looked so radiant, and why her eyes held such a seductive glint.
The thought of Yuto and Kei having slept together last night filled Kikyo with a sour, suffocating jealousy.
"Kushida? Kushida?!" Shinohara Satsuki called out to her sharply.
"Huh? What is it, Shinohara?" Kikyo snapped back, quickly regaining her composure.
"What's wrong with you? I've been calling your name for a while now!"
"Sorry, sorry," Kikyo said, clasping her hands together in an apologetic gesture. "I was just lost in thought and didn't hear you."
"Thinking about something so intently, huh? Don't tell me you were daydreaming about a boyfriend," Shinohara teased.
"Ahaha, you guessed it!"
"Eh?" Shinohara Satsuki and Kei both looked at Kikyo in astonishment.
'She has a boyfriend?!'
"I was thinking about my future boyfriend," Kikyo added with a sweet smile. "I wonder where he is right now."
...
"Oh, so it's a future boyfriend. I thought you'd already found one, Kushida. With your popularity, wouldn't it be pretty easy for you to get a boyfriend?" Shinohara Satsuki said.
"Not at all," Kikyo said, glancing at Kei. "Otherwise, I would have had one long ago."
Kei instantly became wary. She knew that Kikyo had always been eyeing her boyfriend. That was why she hadn't found one yet—she was waiting to steal Yuto from her!
'Hmph, hmph, hmph~ Don't even dream about it, Kikyo. Yuto and I are in that kind of relationship now. You can't steal him from me,' Karuizawa thought proudly.
The elevator reached the first floor. Kei walked out slowly, while Kikyo and Shinohara walked at a normal pace, leaving the student dormitory ahead of her.
Kikyo saw Yuto tapping away on his phone at the entrance of the student dormitory, and her eyes immediately filled with resentment.
"Good morning, Yuto."
Yuto, who stopped chatting with Airi on LINE, smiled at Kikyo and Shinohara Satsuki. "Good morning, Kikyo. And you too, Shinohara-san."
"Morning, Shimizu-kun."
"If you're waiting for Karuizawa-san, Yuto, she's right behind us," Kikyo said with a sweet smile, pointing behind her. "Walking out very, very slowly."
Yuto glanced at Kikyo's eyes. Although she was smiling, there wasn't a single trace of warmth in her gaze.
Furthermore, since she emphasized that Kei was walking "very, very slowly," Yuto guessed Kikyo might already know that he and Kei had slept together.
So, he coughed.
"Kikyo, are you free tonight? I'd like to talk to you about our studies."
"Sure~" Kushida replied with a smile.
This time, her eyes finally held a genuine spark of joy.
Earlier, Kushida had been slightly worried that Yuto would distance himself from her after sleeping with Karuizawa Kei. But judging by his invitation, it seemed he still couldn't bring himself to leave her behind.
Kikyo and Shinohara said goodbye and continued on.
Yuto soon saw Kei approaching slowly and walked toward her.
"Let's go get breakfast."
"Mm!"
Yuto and Kei held hands and headed affectionately toward the cafeteria.
After breakfast, Kei wrapped herself around Yuto's arm, and the two returned to the Class D classroom.
Only about five minutes remained before class, so almost everyone had already arrived.
Yuto and Kei were among the last students to enter.
Normally, Kei would still become shy beneath so many eyes and release Yuto's arm.
Today, however, she barely cared about anyone else.
Her attention remained entirely on Yuto.
The Class D students merely glanced at them before looking away.
Everyone had already become accustomed to Kei behaving affectionately toward Yuto.
Seeing her enter while holding his arm was no longer remotely surprising.
Ike Kanji, who had been sitting there with an excited expression, immediately grabbed Yamauchi Haruki's arm when he spotted Yuto.
"Shimizu Yuto is finally here! It's time for us to show off!"
"Yeah!" Yamauchi replied just as excitedly.
The two immediately rushed toward the podium.
They had actually been waiting inside the classroom specifically for Yuto to return.
If Yuto were absent, who would they show off in front of?
"Everyone, quiet down! Look over here! We have an announcement!" Ike shouted dramatically from the podium.
Yamauchi stood beside him, enthusiastically backing him up.
"What are those two doing?" Kei asked Yuto curiously.
"Who knows? Let's sit down and watch."
"Good idea."
Yuto returned to his seat.
Kei moved her own desk and chair beside his, sitting closely next to him.
At this point, the only things they were missing were snacks to enjoy while watching the show.
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