Kaede skillfully opened the door to Rin Ito's house with her key. After greeting Rin Ito, who was cooking, Kaede instructed Suzu to help Rin Ito in the kitchen, while she took Nanami to Mashiro's room.
Stepping into Mashiro's room, Kaede's mouth twitched... The luggage she had worked so hard to organize yesterday was now scattered like a junkyard. Bras, panties, and socks were thrown everywhere, and... why is she still wearing his shirt when all her luggage is here!?
"Nanami, this is Mashiro Shiina, a world-class oil painter. She wants to draw manga now," Kaede paused. "Mashiro, this is Nanami Aoyama, my classmate, and she'll be your classmate too."
Mashiro nodded, then looked at Kaede curiously, unsure why she had brought Nanami to see her.
"Here's the thing. Rin Ito is modeling for you now, right? I was wondering... do you need a female model? You can hire a cute girl like Nanami to be your model for a very cheap price."
Mashiro stared at Nanami for a while, then slowly nodded. "Can do."
Upstairs, Kaede easily convinced Mashiro to hire Nanami as her model. A delighted Nanami helped Kaede tidy up Mashiro's messy room.
Downstairs in the kitchen, Suzu told Rin Ito about Kaede's idea to have Nanami model for Mashiro. Rin Ito had a good impression of Nanami. She wasn't a genius like Mashiro, but a hard-working and lovely girl chasing her dream. Rin Ito fully supported her earning money through the relatively easy method of modeling for Mashiro, ensuring that demanding part-time jobs wouldn't affect her studies.
However... the kind of model Mashiro required was not a typical model, or even a typical nude model. She needed someone to pose in the embarrassing positions found in erotic anime or doujinshi, and even act out the scenarios for real. He had instructed Mashiro not to tell Kaede or Suzu about what happened between him, Megumi Jinno, and the others... The fact that he was naked with Mashiro on the very first day, and had let her give him oral sex and cum on her face, couldn't be explained away simply by saying it was to satisfy Kaede's sexual interest. Rin Ito hadn't yet figured out how to let Kaede know so that she could experience the maximum pleasure of being cuckolded.
Although Rin Ito wanted to help Nanami earn money and make things easier for her, he wasn't sure if Nanami could accept this kind of modeling after learning the truth.
Rin Ito didn't have time to dwell on it, as Kaede and Nanami came downstairs to the living room. Just like she had done when introducing other girls to Rin Ito, Kaede snatched the cooking job from Rin Ito and told him to entertain the guest.
After tying the apron around Kaede and washing the oil off his hands, Rin Ito went to the living room and sat down next to a slightly nervous Nanami. "Aoyama-san," Rin Ito said with a gentle smile. "Did Mashiro agree to you being her model?"
"Yes... Shiina-san agreed! Starting tonight! Although I'm a little shy... I'll do my best!" Nanami smiled shyly, pursing her lips, and blinked while looking at Rin Ito. She used to hear Kaede praise her boyfriend every day when they worked part-time together, and today she finally met him. Just as Kaede had said, he was very handsome and had a nice body... no wonder he could model for Mashiro. He also had a great personality and could cook... how enviable.
Nanami actually wanted to try a relationship like in anime or manga, but... no time! How can I date when I haven't saved enough money!?
"Speaking of which, you're my senior now! You can just call me Nanami!" Nanami paused, blinking curiously. "Senior, are there any tricks to modeling?"
"Uh..." Rin Ito hesitated, then asked tentatively, "Nanami, do you know what kind of model Mashiro needs?"
"Eh... yes, I know. Kaede told me. Just like you, it's the kind of... nude model."
Hmm? Rin Ito frowned, realizing that things were more complicated than he thought.
Kaede told her? How does Kaede know!?
Because Rin Ito was the one taking care of Mashiro, and Mashiro went back to her room to draw after dinner, Kaede and Mashiro didn't have much contact, and Rin Ito was always present when they did. Even if Mashiro forgot that he had told her not to tell Kaede and Suzu, Mashiro wouldn't have had the opportunity.
Something is wrong... very, very wrong.
How did Kaede know? At most, she'd know he was modeling for Mashiro. How could she possibly assume it was nude modeling? He always tightly closed the windows and drew the curtains when he modeled for Mashiro. Furthermore, the room opposite his wasn't Kaede's room, it was Suzu's. Even if Suzu found out, she would discuss it with him, not tell Kaede directly.
Did she install a camera in my room? Kaede doesn't seem like someone with such strong control issues.
Something is wrong, something is wrong, something is wrong.
Rin Ito also recalled the recent changes in his body... there were too many things that were wrong. Kaede finding out was a small matter; the important thing was the changes in Rin Ito's own body. He was longer and thicker, the volume he ejaculated was several times that of an average person, and he was much better in terms of strength and energy, like he had unlocked his genetic code in a novel...
Hmm!? Speaking of the genetic code, Rin Ito remembered the System-type novels he had read in his past life: Check-in Systems, Mission Systems, where the protagonist would become stronger after receiving rewards. Now, he felt like he had been suddenly reinforced by a System.
As a transmigrator, Rin Ito had previously considered getting a System, but for over twenty years, the system binding prompt tone had never sounded in his mind.
Rin Ito connected the recent anomalies, from Kaede's odd behavior to the anomalies in his own body... Although Rin Ito wasn't a novelist, a manga artist is still an author. With the clues, Rin Ito easily put the pieces together. Could the person with the System be Kaede and not him!?
She knew everything he and Mashiro did through the System, she reinforced his body through the System, and it was even possible that her sexual interest was a System Quest!? Otherwise, Kaede couldn't have transformed overnight from a small vinegar jar (jealous girl) to the Great Chief of Thunder Bluff, utterly obsessed with cuckolding herself.
Rin Ito felt his heart pounding.
In any case... I need to find an opportunity and a way to test it. He needed to secretly do something related to Netorare that she absolutely couldn't know about.
Speaking of which... Suzu said on the first day Mashiro moved in that Kaede was masturbating in the next room by imagining Mashiro cuckolding her, using it as material. And that night, she was even 'thoughtful' enough not to disturb him and Mashiro... as if she knew he was cumming in Mashiro's mouth in the next room! Under normal circumstances, she absolutely couldn't have known.
Since that's the case... to be safe, I'll secretly go to a hotel with Mashiro for 'research' without telling Kaede, and have Suzu help me observe. If Kaede could somehow guess what he and Mashiro were doing from afar, and even masturbate while he was doing it... then it's 99% a System!
The remaining 1% is that Kaede installed a tracking and listening device on him. But Kaede isn't the type of yandere person, so that 1% can be ignored. Or, Rin Ito could do the experiment several times for verification, wearing different clothes and going to different places each time, eliminating that 1%.
"Senior?" Nanami looked at the suddenly solemn Rin Ito in confusion.
"No, nothing." Rin Ito took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing the doubt in his heart. "Speaking of which, Nanami, what are you earning money for?"
Rin Ito chatted with Nanami to change the topic. Soon, Kaede and Suzu came out of the kitchen with the dishes. Rin Ito stood up and pointed toward the bathroom. "The bathroom is over there. Nanami, go wash your hands. I'll call Mashiro down."
He brought Mashiro downstairs from her room, took her to the bathroom to wash her hands, and helped her dry them with a towel before leading Mashiro to the dining table. The five of them chatted and ate. Not long after dinner, Kaede seemed a little impatient.
"Suzu and I will clean up the kitchen. You two go and draw with Mashiro. After all, Mashiro paid for your time," Kaede said with a smile, urging the two of them to go back to the room with Mashiro.
Sure enough, something is wrong!
"Mmm, okay, we'll go up now."
As Rin Ito walked up the stairs and was out of Kaede's line of sight, Rin Ito pulled out his phone and sent a message to Suzu.