"Awoo... I feel much better, thank you both!"
Placing the empty bowl on the small stool by the bed, the hot congee warmed her stomach, and Yoshiwara Aina's body temperature soared again.
But this time, it wasn't accompanied by dizziness. Facts prove that it is best not to tough it out when sick, as you never know if you are simply sleeping or fainting from hunger!
"It's nothing, do you want to eat a little more?"
"Mhm... that's enough, cough cough!"
Turning her head and coughing lightly twice, Yoshiwara Aina tremblingly reached out her hand, pointing to the emergency kit containing medicine, and asked concernedly: "There... there are masks. Can you get one for me? I don't want to infect you two."
"Won't wearing a mask make it harder to breathe? Aina, just lie down and rest; don't underestimate the vitality of scum!"
She was still concerned about others even in this state; Miyazawa Yuu felt a headache watching Aina, who was so weak she could barely sit up, yet still insisted on taking protective measures.
It should be known that even with daily naked drinking, he had never seen Iori or Kouhei get sick; Aina, however, got infected after just one night of letting loose.
Perhaps the virus also knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong, or harbors a considerable degree of disdain for scum.
"Exactly! Aina, don't worry about it so much..."
Arranging the Larako figurines in a circle around Aina's head, Imamura Kouhei earnestly comforted her: "These Larako will bless you, Aina! Get well soon!"
"Ah... okay?"
Although it was a bit nonsensical, and the current scene of Larako surrounding her didn't look like a prayer but rather some cult sacrifice ritual where she was the offering.
But Yoshiwara Aina still gratefully accepted Kouhei's good intentions. After all, in his world, giving up his beloved Larako was probably the highest form of courtesy!
"By the way, I'm sorry I don't have the strength to talk, but if you two are bored, you can play on your phones..."
"Playing on our phones in front of a patient, Aina, you think a little too poorly of us."
Kouhei's attention was always focused on Aina, so he completely ignored this sentence.
And even if Aina said so, there was no way Miyazawa Yuu would actually take out his phone in front of a patient; such behavior in Nippon could be considered something his mother would absolutely smack him for.
However, Aina didn't seem like her fever would break anytime soon, so he got up, looking for something to read to pass the time.
Yet...
"Crackle!"
Just as he stood up and before he could move, Miyazawa Yuu felt a crack, like he had stepped through something, and his entire heel sank into something sticky.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Slightly raising her head from the bed, Yoshiwara Aina looked over, only to see Miyazawa Yuu sweating profusely, hugging his feet in painful realization of the lesson: "Everyone is responsible for watching their step."
"Nothing, Aina, you don't have any super expensive cosmetics, the kind that would make a normal university student spit blood, do you?"
As a reward for constantly farming experience in Nanaka-nee's room, Miyazawa Yuu learned a lot of useless trivia, such as the fact that women's cosmetics are ridiculously expensive.
Like the eyebrow pencil Nanaka-nee's mother sent from Palau, it was said to be worth more than its weight in gold!
Luckily, he was very poor after buying the home theater system these last two days, and even the cheapest face cream would probably cost him dearly to replace!
"No way, I don't have anything like that, and there's no way I'd let you pay for it! Don't worry, Yuu!"
"Well~ I'll take that as true for now. If the price exceeds 50,000 yen..."
Taking two tissues from the table to wipe off his heel, Miyazawa Yuu picked up the crushed cosmetic bottle, mentally prepared to go broke next month.
However, he was somewhat confused as to why this particular bottle had fallen behind the coffee table in such a tricky spot, when Aina's makeup table was so far away.
At the same time, looking at the familiar bottle in Yuu's hand, Yoshiwara Aina's fever-muddled little brain barely managed to squeeze out some processing power, and it took her an enormous effort to figure out exactly what it was!
Instantly, a large amount of steam evaporated from her flushed small face, but it was already too late to stop him.
"Let me see... HAND Breast Enlargement Cream?"
"Pffft! Don't read that out loud!"
Her reaction was enormous. Yoshiwara Aina was already extremely mortified the moment the words "Breast Enlargement" came out.
With a whoosh, she pulled the blanket over her head, covering her face with both hands and curling up into a breadcrumb facing the wall, as if this could erase her existence.
"I want to die now. You two, please carry on..."
"Don't just die casually, Aina, be strong! Is it... normal for a girl to have this kind of thing in her room?"
Quickly tossing the cream into the trash can, Miyazawa Yuu tried to comfort the mortified Aina with an awkward smile, but the latter half of his sentence just wouldn't come out.
After all, neither Nanaka-nee nor Azusa-senpai seemed to have this kind of worry, and even Chisa was a normal size.
The only person in the entire Grand Blue who might need this kind of thing was Aina; it was truly a cruel fact!
"It's okay, Aina, being small is cute too!"
"Kouhei, don't join in the teasing. Are you two really here to take care of me!"
Seeing that Aina was so angry she was biting the blanket in frustration, Miyazawa Yuu silently took two steps back, shielding Kouhei in front of him, to avoid being bitten by the little girl who wasn't thinking clearly.
As he backed up, his peripheral vision swept across the bookshelf that the latter had bumped into, and he was instantly frozen in place by the holy-light-emitting books in front of him—
$Shape Perfection Trumps Size—To Create the Perfect Bust$
Love Fortune-Telling Based on Bust Size!
Secret Technique · Bust Size UP! Visible Growth! (Comes with Bust Size UP Cream)
"Hiss..."
Looking at the wall full of books related to secondary development, Miyazawa Yuu immediately gasped in a cold breath, and his gaze towards Aina became especially respectful.
There was no help for it. If Aina had just bought it on a whim, he could still make a joke and gloss over the matter.
But the girl was clearly charging headlong towards becoming an old scholar in the field; such perseverance and tenacity were truly admirable!
"Oh ho! That's an astonishing quantity!"
"Hey! Kouhei, don't you come here often?"
"That's true, but looking around in a girl's room will lower your favorability; at least I know that much!"
In fact, every time Kouhei came, he would just settle Aina on the bed, maybe borrow her computer to play a little Galgame, and then leave, he absolutely wouldn't look around out of curiosity.
Speaking of which, Aina was under a lot of pressure. With Nanaka-nee and Azusa-senpai, two absolute ceilings, soaring ahead, and Chisa's normal size adding desperate pressure, it was truly a miracle that her conviction hadn't shattered.
"Cough cough! Are you two being polite!"
Looking at the two guys huddled together, whispering about her collection.
Yoshiwara Aina somehow found the strength to get up and get out of bed. With half-closed, mournful eyes, she squatted behind the two of them and complained: "And what can I do? It's all because you guys like big ones!"
"Aina, don't take advantage of being sick to talk nonsense. Be careful, I'll sue you for slander, you know!"
"And don't casually walk around after getting out of bed; your body won't be able to handle it~"
Sighing lightly, Imamura Kouhei turned around and picked up the wobbly Aina in a princess carry again, intending to put her back on the bed.
But this time, Aina, who was particularly obsessed with bust size, was extremely uncooperative.
Wrapping her arms around Kouhei's neck and leaning her small head out from his side, she angrily shouted at Miyazawa Yuu: "If Nanaka-nee was flat-chested, would Yuu still pursue her immediately?"
"Yes, I would!"
"Eh?"
The answer was too quick. Yoshiwara Aina's little brain completely stalled, and it wasn't until she was tucked back into the quilt that she asked unwillingly.
"Why? Azusa-senpai clearly said Yuu only likes older women with big... chests..."
"Azusa really spills everything, but it's true."
With his arms crossed, Miyazawa Yuu grimaced, starting to consider whether he should set a few keywords for Azusa-senpai, or else all his personal business would eventually be exposed by her.
But one thing was certain—
"But Nanaka-nee is an absolute exception. When I first came to Izu, I didn't know where to go, and only Nanaka-nee was willing to reach out, even knowing I was a pervert!"
His eyes were filled with reminiscence. Under the helplessness of being doubly attacked by a little loli and a beautiful woman, he would never forget Nanaka's Adam-like entrance!
"So, even if Nanaka-nee was a foul-mouthed brat with a flat chest, I would still charge in without hesitation!"
"That's so intense! How perverted was Yuu and Nanaka-nee's first meeting!"
Although the fact that he would still charge in even if she was a flat-chested foul-mouthed brat was indeed touching, Yoshiwara Aina still sensed a strong aura of scum from Yuu's recent confession!
Charging into a pit even when fully aware of it—perhaps only the gentle Nanaka-nee could do that!
"...Size isn't an issue? Cough cough!"
Recalling her first encounter with the Pab Club, Yoshihara Aina shyly looked at Kouhei, who was standing by her bed, and smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, Kouhei, I didn't leave you with any good memories back then."
"It's okay, because I prefer the Aina of now, rather than the drunken cakey of then."
"!!!"
She could barely believe what she had just heard!
Staring at Kouhei, whose expression was completely unfazed, even overly calm, Yoshihara Aina's heart suddenly began to beat frantically, but her vision gradually faded into darkness.
One of life's misconceptions—my friend seems to like me! But is it really a misconception?