Because of what happened last night, Yoshino had been lying on the lounge chair on the balcony, watching the moon and reminiscing about the events of the previous night. As a result, she unknowingly fell asleep on the lounge chair.
And Shiina, who had 'woken up', found that she was not in the warm bed but on the cold balcony. She wanted to wake Yoshino up and take her back to the room to sleep, but seeing Yoshino sleeping so comfortably, and knowing that Yoshino had a constitution that wouldn't catch a cold, she gave up on her idea and let Yoshino continue to sleep.
Time passed until the sun rose in the morning, and the dazzling sunlight shone on the earth, causing Yoshino, who had been lying on the balcony lounge chair, to feel the sun stinging her skin. She couldn't help but furrow her beautiful brows and raised her hand to block the sun, making it less glaring.
Her internal biological clock accurately woke Yoshino up. First, she stretched lazily, then groggily opened her eyes and looked at herself lying on the balcony lounge chair with a dazed expression. For a moment, she didn't realize what was happening. How did she end up lying in this place?
The next moment, she recalled the events of the previous night, which made her face turn pale at first. But after remembering Zadkiel's reminder, she calmed down, took a deep breath, left the balcony, and immediately ran to the washroom to start cleaning herself up. She still had to prepare everyone's breakfast properly.
Half an hour later, in the kitchen, Yoshino, wearing an apron printed with a small rabbit, was stepping on a short stool, cutting ingredients. The pot next to her was steaming. From the aroma, one could sense the chef's care and the deliciousness of the upcoming dish. Yoshino, humming a song while cutting the ingredients, felt particularly happy. However, the way Shiina's left hand was holding the ingredients would definitely detract from the scene if others saw it. If a normal person were to cook with Yoshino's movements, they would definitely feel awkward, but the two had cooperated countless times and were very familiar. But even though it was such a perfect cooking maiden scene, how could it be ruined by a perverted rabbit?
"Hmm!?" Suddenly, Shiina, feeling displeased, raised her head and looked around, as if trying to find someone hiding.
"What's wrong? Shiina."
Without Shiina's cooperation, she had to stop and ask strangely. Why was she suddenly vigilant? There shouldn't be any enemies in the house right now, right?
"Nothing, I just suddenly felt very uncomfortable. It feels like someone is talking about me, but it must be my imagination. Yoshino, don't worry about it, let's continue."
"Oh."
Feeling inexplicably confused, she didn't ask any more questions. She picked up the kitchen knife again to deal with the ingredients in front of her, but her focused expression didn't notice that someone had been watching her from behind since just now, and now that person was tiptoeing towards her.
"Hey!" Toujou Nozomi wrapped her arms around Yoshino from behind and skillfully reached her hand into Yoshino's slightly developed breasts, kneading them a few times habitually.
"Ah!" Feeling something on her chest, she reflexively reached out to slap away Toujou Nozomi's mischievous hand on her xiong. But she immediately realized that Shiina was on her left hand and she was holding a kitchen knife in her right hand. She didn't have a spare hand to slap away Toujou Nozomi's hand. Was she supposed to chop Toujou Nozomi with the knife?
"Hey! Pervert Toujou Nozomi, quickly let go of Yoshino! Can't you see Yoshino is cooking right now? What if you accidentally make Yoshino cut her hand?" Shiina pointed at Toujou Nozomi with an angry expression. Why didn't this person have any consideration now? She wouldn't even grope other people's chests when Yoshino was around. How could she now calmly touch Yoshino's chest?
"What's the big deal~ We've done this kind of thing plenty of times when we showered together with Yoshino before, it's just that there are clothes in the way now. You know, me doing this can make Yoshino's chest become more 'broad', you know. I'm just helping her."
Toujou Nozomi, whose face was as thick as a copper wall, didn't feel embarrassed at all; instead, she said to Shiina with a giggling expression.
"Ugh~ Sister Nozomi, don't do that. It wouldn't be good if Kotori and Rin saw. Please stop."
Feeling increasingly strange, Yoshino looked at Toujou Nozomi with misty eyes, saying to Toujou Nozomi with a hint of pleading tone. It was just that her usual gentle voice now carried a hint of charm, which surprised both Shiina and Toujou Nozomi. Toujou Nozomi's eyes lit up even more, and looking at Yoshino, she felt that she could no longer control herself.
"Nozomi, what are you doing?" A childish voice with a hint of sweetness came, interrupting Toujou Nozomi's next move. She slightly released Yoshino and took a few steps back, turning to see a puzzled Minami Kotori. Yoshino, who had been freed, leaned weakly against the stove, breathing slightly to calm her rapid breathing. Thank goodness, the situation was almost out of control.
"It's nothing, I was just a little curious about what's for breakfast today. I'm going to wash up now, Kotori. We can eat together later."
With a smile, Toujou Nozomi greeted Minami Kotori before turning and walking towards the washroom. It seemed that today's plan had been ruined, but why did it happen just at that moment?
But what she didn't see was that after she passed Minami Kotori, Minami Kotori's expression immediately became serious. She had been watching Toujou Nozomi's actions the whole time, as for why she only came out when Toujou Nozomi was about to succeed... "Yoshino, are you okay?"
After sorting out her mood, Minami Kotori came to Yoshino's side with a worried expression. She carefully helped Yoshino up and said with concern.
"I-It's okay. Thank you, Kotori. It's a good thing you came early this time, otherwise something terrible might have happened."
Yoshino looked at Minami Kotori with gratitude. Her rescue just now was amazing. She was almost killed by the opponent.
If the level of goodwill were to be represented by data, Yoshino's goodwill towards Minami Kotori would be constantly increasing.
So, all of this is just a routine.
After Hoshizora Rin finished washing up, breakfast was already prepared. It's just that now they remembered the person they had forgotten. You know, a new member had been added to this family.
"Sister Niya is so slow, is she still sleeping?"
"After all, she hasn't slept in a comfortable bed for several years, so it's understandable that she's still sleeping in. It's just that she needs to maintain a good habit. She can't skip breakfast. Let's go up and wake her up together."
After receiving everyone's unanimous agreement, the group of people came to the door with the 'Honjou Nia' sign and turned the handle. Hmm~ The door was closed. It seemed that she had a very good sense of security, but that was useless.
Extending her index finger and placing it on the keyhole, Toujou Nozomi fiddled with it a few times before turning it forcefully, and the door lock was unlocked. Looking at her relaxed appearance, the people watching the show behind her wanted to ask her why she was so skilled? How many times have you done this?
Toujou Nozomi, who was the first to walk in, opened the curtains in the room, and the scene inside the room was immediately revealed to everyone. It's just that the clothes she wore yesterday were all over the floor, and seeing Honjou Nia wrapped in a blanket and sleeping comfortably on the bed, everyone could tell that she wasn't wearing anything but her underwear. She probably excitedly stripped off her clothes before going to bed last night and went straight to sleep while hugging the blanket.
"Sister Niya, Sister Niya. Wake up."
"Hmm~ I can't eat anymore."
After saying that, she smacked her lips a few times, almost drooling.
"What should we do?"
She obviously couldn't wake her up, so she could only ask for help from the people outside.
"Hehehe~ I have a way to deal with people who are like this. Watch me."
Shiina patted her chest, she had many ways to solve this kind of situation.
Yoshino put herself next to Honjou Nia's ear. Looking at Honjou Nia's satisfied face, Shiina shouted loudly!
"Honjou-sensei! Have you finished this month's manuscript? Why are you still sleeping?!"
"Ah! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm almost done now, just wait a moment and I can submit the manuscript to you, Editor-in-Chief."
Hearing Shiina's words, her body instinctively jumped out of bed before her brain could even process it. Disregarding her current state, she performed a perfect dogeza, kneeling on the bed and repeatedly apologizing. Everyone looked on, stunned.
"Hmph! You wouldn't understand the fear a mangaka feels when being rushed for a manuscript at the end of the month."
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