"Chika, Moeha, good morning."
Natsuki walked out of his room and happened to meet the Fujiwara sisters in the hallway, so he raised his hand to greet them.
"Senpai, good morning!"
Moeha looked up with a happy response, full of energy and vitality.
"G-good morning…"
Strangely, Chika's gaze drifted and avoided his, completely lacking her usual bright smile. Instead, she guiltily turned her head away, mumbled something hesitantly, then quickened her pace and headed straight for the restaurant.
"What's wrong with Chika?"
Natsuki looked at Moeha and asked doubtfully.
"I don't know." Moeha shook her head, equally confused, "Sister has been acting strangely ever since she woke up this morning."
Natsuki pondered:
"Did you two not sleep well last night?"
"I slept very well, the bed was super soft, not at all like I was unfamiliar with it." Moeha's voice was clear. "Oh, right, I woke up hazily once in the middle of the night and saw Sister go to the restroom. Then I reached out and felt that Sister's bedsheet was all wet. It must have been because she accidentally spilled water on the bedsheet when she drank water in the middle of the night, which is why she didn't sleep well, right?"
"Wet bedsheets…"
Natsuki's expression immediately became subtle.
The room was so big, even if the bedsheet accidentally got wet with water, she could still sleep on the sofa. If sleeping on the sofa was uncomfortable, she could completely change rooms. Chika wasn't like Shoko, who would rather silently wrong herself than talk to others when something happened.
Perhaps Chika really didn't sleep well, but it definitely wasn't because she spilled water on the bedsheet.
Natsuki remembered that when he was studying with Sayu last night, he saw the Possession mark on Sayu's body activate… It seemed the truth had surfaced.
While speaking, Natsuki and Moeha arrived at the restaurant.
"Natsuki-kun, good morning~"
Haruno smiled and waved, her voice sweet.
"Morning."
Hiranoshita stood with her arms crossed, her tone still cold, refusing to show any warmth.
Finally, Sayu.
Sayu didn't know about being possessed last night, and at this moment, her eyes sparkled as she looked over: "Good morning, Natsuki-sama."
"Good morning," Natsuki responded casually, "Everyone, let's eat first. After eating, we'll continue with surfing training."
"…"
There was nothing special to say about breakfast.
Except for Chika, who seemed a bit distracted, everyone else was normal.
After eating, the group didn't waste any time. They each went back to their rooms to change into swimsuits, and then walked out of the manor villa together.
The private bus was already waiting at the villa entrance. The female coach from yesterday was also present. Although she had been surpassed in experience and skill, as a local, she could still act as a guide and arrange the time and location for the extreme challenge for everyone.
"We'll go directly to the extreme challenge location. Of course, today's waves aren't big enough yet; the best time for the challenge is the morning after tomorrow…"
The female coach felt conflicted.
In just one day, the rookie she had been teaching had completely surpassed her, almost making her question her life.
"Thank you for your hard work, Coach," Natsuki nodded, "You can arrange it."
"…"
The journey was silent.
The private bus arrived at the sea, and Natsuki and his group got off the bus, helped each other apply sunscreen, and then went into the sea to practice surfing.
Haruno, Sayu, Chika, and Moeha also played around with surfing, but they stayed near the shore. After a while, they lost interest and returned to the shore to play on their phones.
In the end, just like yesterday, only Natsuki and Yukino remained, continuing to practice.
"How boring. No wonder many people feel tired when a hobby becomes a profession. Even the most fun game becomes uninteresting after playing it too much." Natsuki stood on his surfboard, easily crossing a wave, and turned to look at Hiranoshita not far away, suggesting, "Yukino, shall we have a competition?"
"What?"
Yukino turned to look over.
To avoid seawater splashing into her eyes, Yukino wore black goggles, and her waist-length hair was also wrapped in a swimming cap, making her figure appear even more slender and graceful. Unfortunately, she was truly flat, and at a glance, it was difficult to immediately distinguish front from back.
Natsuki spoke loudly:
"Let's have a competition. The winner can make one demand of the loser."
Yukino said expressionlessly:
"I refuse."
Natsuki used a taunt:
"Yukino wouldn't be scared, would she?"
Yukino couldn't help but roll her eyes:
"You wouldn't think taunting would work, would you?"
"Then let's rephrase it." Natsuki said loudly, "If you agree to the competition, I promise not to take advantage of Haruno today."
Yukino's pretty face hardened, and she glared at him in annoyance, then took a deep breath and said:
"Do whatever you want; it has nothing to do with me."
At this point, it was no longer possible to keep Haruno out of it, to prevent her from being deceived in body and mind by the scumbag Natsuki.
Yukino couldn't manage that much; now she could only pretend not to see it.
So, from now on, trying to threaten her with her sister would absolutely not be possible.
"You're saying it has nothing to do with you? Haruno would cry if she heard that," Natsuki retorted, "…So if I take advantage of Haruno right in front of you, you won't care either?"
Yukino: "…"
Shameless!
Lewd!
How dare you say you'll take advantage of my sister in front of me!
Yukino bit her lip, took a deep breath, and said with a frosty expression:
"What are the rules of the competition?"
Natsuki smiled and said:
"We're surfing now, so we'll compete in surfing. For every wave, we have to do an aerial spin jump. The first person to fall into the water loses."
"No problem." Yukino agreed, "But let's first agree on the penalty. I won't agree to arbitrary demands."
Natsuki coughed twice and suggested:
"I want that day hiding in the tree hollow…"
"Hmm?!"
Yukino bit her silver teeth, glaring at him with murderous intent and annoyance.
How dare he even mention it! Don't even think about such a thing!
"Alright, let's change it." Natsuki raised his hands, pondered for two seconds, and said, "If I win, let me kiss you for three minutes?"
Yukino's response was very direct:
"Heh heh, please go surrender yourself to prison."
"It's not like we haven't kissed before…" Natsuki added, "Then, a five-minute hug should be fine, right?"
Yukino denied it:
"No."
Natsuki retorted speechlessly:
"This won't do, that won't do. No punishment is possible."
Yukino squinted her eyes, looking at him with disdain as if he were kitchen waste, and bit her lip, saying:
"That's because Garbage-kun's head is full of terrible lewd waste."
"What's wrong with a man being a little lewd?" Natsuki said righteously, "If I weren't lewd, the moment I made a demand, you would turn around and walk away, completely ignoring me, wouldn't you?"
Yukino: "…"
It was true.
If Natsuki had always been a 'gentleman' and suddenly exposed his lewd side, making lewd demands of her, Yukino would only feel that the contrast was too great, that he was two-faced, a hypocrite. At that point, she would definitely deliberately distance herself and turn to leave.
But now, this guy made lewd demands to her face, and not only did she not feel disgusted, she was even willing to bargain with him…
A faint blush rose on Yukino's pretty face, and she bit her lower lip hard.
He who touches pitch shall be defiled.
Had she already been influenced by Garbage-kun's lewd aura?
Natsuki continued:
"If kissing and hugging aren't allowed, then a lap pillow should be fine, right?"
"If you don't even agree to a lap pillow, then I'll go take advantage of Haruno-nee."
Yukino took a deep breath, reined in her subtle emotions, and said indifferently:
"A lap pillow is fine."
Natsuki looked at Yukino and said:
"A word spoken?"
Yukino looked back: "Cannot be unsaid."
"That's good then." Natsuki perked up, smiling, "Then the competition begins."
"Wait." Yukino turned to look over, "You haven't said what your punishment will be if I win."
"No need to say," Natsuki said casually, "You can even make me bark like a dog."
Yukino: "…"
A moment later.
Amidst the waves, Yukino made a mistake during her aerial spin jump and plopped into the water.
Natsuki wasn't worried; with Yukino's physical fitness, holding her breath for over ten minutes was no problem at all. In short, she was safe and sound.
"Whew…"
Yukino quickly emerged from the water and returned to her surfboard.
"One lap pillow voucher obtained." Natsuki looked at Yukino, "Do you want to continue?"
Yukino raised her hand to wipe the seawater from her face, and a surge of unwillingness to give up came over her:
"Again."
Time flew by.
The beautiful morning slipped away in training.
Throughout the half-day, Yukino refused to give up, and the two had many training matches. The final result was that Natsuki obtained a total of ten lap pillow vouchers, while Yukino only won once.
"Have you thought about what you want me to do?"
Natsuki asked loudly.
"I'll tell you once I've thought about it." Yukino let out a light breath. Even as a gamer, training non-stop for half a day, she inevitably felt a hint of fatigue now. "Shall we go back and rest?"
Natsuki nodded and said:
"Let's go, back to rest."
"…"
The two rode their skateboards back to the shore.
"Senpai, have a drink!"
Moeha was the first to stand up and greet him, offering a bottle of iced soda with both hands.
"Thank you, Moeha." Natsuki smiled his thanks, took the drink, and gulped it down, "I was indeed a bit thirsty."
"Yukino." Haruno called out, "Come quickly and have some water."
"Mm."
Yukino replied and went to Haruno's side to drink water.
"Huh, Yukino, why were you two constantly doing aerial spin jumps?" Haruno asked curiously, "That move must be very tiring, right?"
Yukino slightly averted her pretty face and said casually:
"Only by increasing training during normal times will you not be flustered at critical moments… That's all."
She absolutely did not want to tell her sister about the bet.
"I'm so hungry," Chika's clear and bright voice sounded from beside them, "President, shall we go back and eat?"
Natsuki looked at Chika and nodded:
"I'm hungry too. Let's go back and eat."
Evidently, after half a day of rest, Chika had successfully recovered from the aftermath of last night's soul shock, regaining her vitality and spirits. If it had been Shoko, she wouldn't have dared to speak for at least a week.
A private bus had been waiting nearby for a long time. Natsuki and his group boarded the bus and returned to the villa manor.
Upon returning, the first order of business was naturally to go back to their respective rooms to shower.
Natsuki came out after showering and took out his phone to send a message to Yukino:
"Yukino, I want to use the lap pillow voucher."
A moment later.
Yukino replied: "…Let's talk after lunch."
After lunch, it was nap time.
Knock knock knock.
Natsuki was playing on his phone in his room when a knock on the door suddenly sounded.
He got up and opened the door, and Hirano was standing in the hallway.
"I'm here."
Yukino always kept her word and never went back on her promises.
"Yukino is indeed a woman of her word." Natsuki moved aside, "Come in, come in."
Yukino walked into the room, closed the door, and said expressionlessly on her pretty face:
"Ten minutes of lap pillow, start quickly."
Natsuki asked curiously:
"Does Haruno-nee know you're here?"
"My sister is taking a bath." Yukino shook her head, knelt down on the floor, "Don't mind it... You should start quickly."
"Well then, thank you for the treat."
Natsuki was not polite and rested his head on Hirano's lap.
There was nothing to be ashamed of about the lap pillow ticket he had won by his own ability.
Because he had just finished bathing, Natsuki could clearly smell the shower gel scent on Hirano's body, and besides that, there was an indescribably pleasant sweet fragrance.
"Whew..."
Natsuki took a deep breath.
"Don't move around." Yukino's pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked down at him.
Natsuki said:
"I'm not moving around, Yukino, don't slander my innocence."
Yukino bit her silver teeth lightly and said:
"Don't breathe either."
Hey, hey, not letting someone breathe, isn't that a bit too much to ask!
"Breathing is my freedom, and it's all included within the scope of the lap pillow." Natsuki rolled over and rubbed against Yukino's thigh, "Yukino has no right to veto it."
Yukino didn't have the habit of wearing pantyhose; she wore over-the-knee socks all year round, and it was the same at this moment.
The position Natsuki was resting on was exactly the boundary between the silk stocking and the skin, allowing him to experience not only the delicate and smooth feel of a girl's skin but also the silky touch of the silk stocking. One lap pillow, two experiences, full marks.
"You..."
Yukino bit her silver teeth lightly, about to get angry.
Natsuki suddenly stretched out a hand and held his phone in front of Yukino.
"What are you doing... Meow?"
Looking at the cute cat video on the screen, Yukino's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and she couldn't take her eyes off it.
Natsuki said:
"Hold the phone yourself, you watch your video, and I'll enjoy my lap pillow."
"Of course... No, it's not allowed..."
Yukino wanted to refuse, but unfortunately, her cat-lover nature kicked in, and her body involuntarily took the phone. Looking at the marshmallow-like kitten in the video, her eyes couldn't help but curve into a smile.
For a severe cat-lover like Yukino, cute pets were a speed bump she couldn't refuse.
After handing the phone to Yukino, Natsuki began to fully enjoy Yukino's lap pillow. Both got what they wanted and didn't bother each other.
After an unknown amount of time, the video finally finished.
Yukino resisted the urge to watch it again, put the phone aside, raised her hand to tuck the strands of hair behind her ear, and looked down, saying:
"That's enough. You can get up now."
"Thank you for the treat."
Natsuki sat up and looked at Yukino, saying, "I also have a more interesting cat video saved. Do you want to watch it?"
"No..."
Before Yukino could refuse, Natsuki had already found the saved video and clicked play.
Although Yukino said no, her eyes were already drawn to the cat in the video.
After finishing the video, Yukino realized that she was already sitting close to Natsuki, even to the point where they could feel each other's breath.
Of course, the reason for this was not that Yukino couldn't move when she saw a cat, but that she subconsciously trusted Natsuki, which was why she didn't care about their physical distance.
After Yukino realized this, the air suddenly became quiet.
"Yukino..."
Natsuki leaned forward, slowly getting closer.
Yukino naturally knew what was going to happen next. She wanted to dodge, but for some reason, her body hesitated for a moment, and then she was kissed on the lips by Natsuki.
Lips met.
A burning and scorching familiar sensation immediately surged through her heart.
Yukino's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, and she subconsciously closed her eyes.
Unfortunately, after only a minute, Yukino reacted, pushed him away, wiped the silver thread from the corner of her lips, glared at Natsuki in embarrassment, then quickly got up, her pretty face flushed, and turned to leave.
"How can I not control my hands?"
Natsuki annoyedly slapped his right hand.
Indeed, getting carried away comes with a price.
The short lunch break ended, and the sea training continued in the afternoon.
"Yukino, shall we continue the competition?"
Natsuki still planned to use the same trick.
Unfortunately, Yukino only glanced at him, then stepped onto her surfboard and went far away, completely ignoring him, apparently still angry.
Natsuki was helpless and could only practice by himself.
Before he knew it, it was evening.
Natsuki and Yukino returned to the shore, stretching their bodies as they said:
"Training ends here. We'll rest tomorrow and go straight into the ultimate challenge the day after tomorrow."
"Okay."
Yukino nodded lightly, agreeing.
The two had already mastered all the surfing techniques, one could say they knew them by heart. Continuing to practice now wouldn't bring any more improvement. It was better to rest for a day, relax their minds, and then pass the challenge in one go the day after tomorrow.
"Senpai, have a drink!"
Moeha ran forward with hurried steps, offering a drink with both hands.
"You worked hard." Natsuki patted the junior high student's head, took a sip of his drink, and looked at Chika, saying, "We won't be returning to the mansion for dinner tonight. Shall we go eat some local specialty food?"
Chika's eyes lit up as she said:
"Yay!"
Natsuki continued:
"Tomorrow is a day off, so no training. Everyone go diving together."
"I want to go." Haruno said with a smile, "It sounds like fun."
Sayu raised her hand and said:
"I want to go too!"
"If we're going, we're all going together. Not a single person can be left out." Natsuki turned his head to look at Hirano, and said casually, "Yukino, hurry up and change, we're about to leave."
As long as I'm thick-skinned enough, no one can defeat me.