After speaking, Ho Fei-yu carried his bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, washed them, put them away, and returned to his bedroom.
Only the two embarrassed girls remained. Under the supervision of their mother, they quickly finished the rest of their food. The two ate fast, slamming their chopsticks into the rice, taking large clumps each time, slightly parting their lips, and then fiercely biting down and chewing once the food was in their mouths. This was completely different from their slow, mannered behavior earlier. They seemed to be taking out their anger on the meal.
Ho Fei-yu was lying on his bed, contemplating his mission. He had completed the A, B, and C-rank missions the System issued this morning, but the S-rank mission still hadn't been marked as completed. This meant that his actions this morning hadn't directly conquered Hanasaku Tenkawa. He had to take the initiative, or if someone else cuckolded him in the middle, that would be unacceptable. Remembering the System's penalty, his little buddy tightened. He absolutely did not want to undergo a gender-swap, especially in a world of R-18 anime logic; that would be a disaster.
Ho Fei-yu took out his phone, opened Line, and looked at Hanasaku Tenkawa's ID: HanaHanaLovesMovies Online. He composed a message and sent it.
'Hanasaku-chan, want to go to the zoo together this afternoon? 😊'
Meanwhile, Hanasaku Tenkawa, also lying on her bed, was staring blankly at Ho Fei-yu's Line profile.
Since parting ways with Ho Fei-yu, the girl had gone home and taken a shower. The events of the morning had caused her to break out in cold sweats. As she soaked in the bathtub, her mind was filled with Ho Fei-yu's image: the boy violently beating Reiji Matsuoka for her sake, the boy stroking her head while comforting her, the boy walking shoulder-to-shoulder with her on the way home. Every time these memories surfaced, she felt her heart rate inexplicably speed up. This was a sensation she had never experienced before, a wonderful feeling that even Hajime Nishida, whom she admired slightly, couldn't give her.
The girl pondered what this feeling was. She skipped lunch and lay down on her bed, her beautiful eyes fixed on the ceiling, lost in thought. After about ten minutes, the girl seemed to remember something. She picked up the phone next to her pillow and opened Line. She had only added the boy to her Line contacts. In fact, she didn't use Line often, usually preferring to call, but now she was staring intently at Ho Fei-yu's grayed-out avatar, anticipation in her eyes, seemingly waiting for something to light up.
Hanasaku Tenkawa stared without blinking. Finally, her perseverance paid off. She saw the boy's avatar light up. Her grip on the phone involuntarily tightened. When a red dot appeared on the bottom right of the boy's avatar, the girl's heart beat a little faster. She tapped on the boy's avatar with anticipation and nervousness.
Seeing the message from the boy, she froze instantly. Her other hand, which was free, hovered in the air, unsure how to reply. After much internal struggle, she typed a few words into the message bar.
'Mhm, sure, Fei-yu-kun'
"I hope Fei-yu-kun doesn't think I'm too frivolous, agreeing so easily after only meeting once."
"But, honestly, I really want to see him again."
"And he called me Hanasaku-chan! Mmm—"
By the time Hanasaku Tenkawa sent the message, a blush had spread across her fair, beautiful face. She felt a bit embarrassed about agreeing so quickly, but thinking about Ho Fei-yu's form of address, she couldn't help but hug the phone to her chest and roll around on the bed. After a few rolls, she brought the phone back to her face, eagerly awaiting Ho Fei-yu's reply.
Another message lit up.
'Great, I'll be waiting for you outside your house at 3 PM. See you then.'
"3 PM, huh?"
"Luckily, I still have about two hours. Enough time to pick out a nice outfit."
A look of anticipation surfaced on Hanasaku Tenkawa's lovely face as she read Ho Fei-yu's message.
On the other side, Ho Fei-yu threw his phone aside when Hanasaku Tenkawa didn't reply again. He opened the System. The System had two modes: one was Voice Mode, which could be operated internally or by shouting. In this mode, the System panel only appeared in his vision, and everything had to be commanded verbally; he couldn't physically interact with it. The other was Manual Mode, which appeared in front of the user as a computer-sized screen that could be operated by tapping. Both modes had their advantages. Ho Fei-yu usually preferred the Manual Mode when no one was around and the Voice Mode when there were people. After all, he didn't want to be treated like an idiot. While his own perspective made the hand gestures look cool, from an outsider's point of view, it would look like random people fighting in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, shouting out their moves while standing still—awkward.
His trip to the zoo wasn't just to deepen his relationship with Hanasaku Tenkawa; he also wanted to select some suitable animals to bring home for himself. He had 10 Momotaro Dumplings in his System inventory, after all.
Of course, the pets he brought back wouldn't be for him; they would be for Hanasaku Tenkawa. He couldn't guarantee that Reiji Matsuoka or other NTR antagonists wouldn't target Hanasaku Tenkawa, and he couldn't be by her side all the time. If the girl suddenly suffered a drop in intelligence or was coerced one day, a brand new, green hat would land on his head.
Although he and the girl were far from an actual relationship, Ho Fei-yu already regarded the girl as his exclusive property. On one hand, it was the System's mission—if he completed it, the girl would definitely be his girlfriend. Even without the mission, the girl's looks and huge breasts hit all his sweet spots. Primarily, he didn't want his future child to starve, and since the girl had such large breasts, she would definitely have ample milk. He could also help his unborn child test them out beforehand.
"Forget it, I should take a nap first."
Ho Fei-yu shook his head, decided to take a nap, set an alarm on his phone, and immediately fell asleep.
He had developed this habit in his previous life and didn't want to break it in this life. Perhaps this was Ho Fei-yu's way of reminiscing about his past.
Ho Fei-yu fell asleep instantly, but Hanasaku Tenkawa was incredibly conflicted. More than ten outfits were piled up on her pink bed, but a look of indecision still covered the girl's beautiful face. The clothes on the bed seemingly didn't meet her requirements. She turned to look at her closet, but it was empty. The two outfits she held were her last remaining options.
"I wonder if Fei-yu-kun would like them."
The girl held up the un-tried outfits, comparing them against herself. She realized they were a bit small. She then remembered they were her middle school uniforms. Hanasaku Tenkawa looked at them with a hint of nostalgia, then compared them carefully again. She found that, aside from the chest area, she could still just about fit into them. She looked down thoughtfully, her line of sight completely obstructed by her two large, soft mounds. She seemed to have thought of something and unconsciously said:
"Mmm~ What am I thinking about!!"
The girl's face flushed as she realized her somewhat bold thought.
A few more minutes passed, and the girl finally chose a white outfit, similar to a JK uniform. The white dress, combined with her voluptuous chest, gave off a strange, wonderful feeling that was both sacred and seductive. Hanasaku Tenkawa, barefoot, walked to the mirror, checked herself out, and spun a few times. A satisfied look finally appeared on her fair face.