"Ahem~"
Shirai Mio, who was already on the verge of falling asleep, suddenly heard the System clear its throat.
For her, that was not good news.
Shirai Mio did not open her eyes. She tried to bluff her way through by pretending to be asleep.
However, the System's voice sounded again. "All right, do you really think I can't tell whether you're asleep? Although this System can't detect the Host's thoughts, checking the Host's physical condition is no problem at all, okay?"
"Tsk. Why are you suddenly showing up in the middle of the night?"
"Obviously because there's a mission. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't interrupt your sleep."
Shirai Mio sighed and said, "So, what's the mission?"
"Before Yuigahama Yui falls asleep, please make her take the initiative to kiss you. The permitted area is limited to the face. Success may grant a Yuigahama Yui Series Deck or Item Reward. Failure will require drawing from the Penalty Deck~"
"That's it?"
"If the Host isn't satisfied, I can change it to finding a way to get Yuigahama Yui to fuck you."
"Forget it. This one is fine. No need to change it."
After the mission was confirmed, Shirai Mio slowly opened her eyes. The room was pitch-black with the lights off, and Yuigahama Yui was not making a sound either.
However, judging from the mission the System had just issued, Yuigahama Yui clearly had not fallen asleep yet.
Although Shirai Mio felt a little bad about disturbing someone who was trying to sleep, she had no choice but to speak up for the sake of completing the mission. "Yui, are you still awake?"
"Mm. What is it?" Yuigahama Yui opened her eyes too.
For her, sleeping together with Shirai Mio was a wonderful thing. It just tended to make it hard to fall asleep.
Especially after confirming that she liked Shirai Mio, every time they slept together, all sorts of strange thoughts would pop into her head.
"Um, could you kiss me?"
"Eh!?"
Yuigahama Yui froze, apparently not expecting Shirai Mio to make a request like that.
Although she did not know why Mio was asking, she still replied without hesitation, "Of course. Where should I kiss you?"
"Wherever you like." Based on Shirai Mio's understanding of Yuigahama Yui, she was unlikely to choose anywhere outside the face.
Hearing Shirai Mio's answer, Yuigahama Yui took a deep breath. Although the room was completely dark, she could still faintly make out the outline of Shirai Mio lying beside her.
She carefully moved closer to Shirai Mio, then kissed her on the lips.
Just moments ago, she had been thinking how nice it would be if she could kiss Shirai Mio. She had not expected that wish to come true so quickly.
At first, Yuigahama Yui's kiss felt gentle and mild, but before long, that gentleness gradually became more aggressive.
As the two girls' breathing grew heavier, the atmosphere in the room slowly became more intimate.
No matter how suggestive the atmosphere became, though, it was still only a kiss.
Yuigahama Yui still did not really understand how two girls were supposed to do that kind of thing.
After the kiss ended, Shirai Mio worked to calm herself down, then immediately tried to fall asleep again so the System would not suddenly start causing trouble.
Yuigahama Yui, meanwhile, was thinking about why Shirai Mio had suddenly asked her for a kiss.
It felt like something was a little strange.
Then again, Shirai Mio often asked her to cooperate with all kinds of inexplicable things, so it wasn't all that strange.
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The next morning.
By the time Yuigahama Yui woke up, Shirai Mio, who should have been lying beside her, was already gone.
She picked up her phone and checked the time. It was already almost eleven in the morning.
In that case, Shirai Mio had probably gone home already.
Thinking of that, Yuigahama Yui closed her eyes again. Even after sleeping until almost eleven, she still felt sleep-deprived.
Last night, she had kept thinking about things related to Shirai Mio until she only barely managed to fall asleep around four or five in the morning.
Most importantly, she had not managed to reach any conclusion at all.
Yuigahama Yui lazed around in bed for more than ten minutes before slowly getting up and leaving her room.
Seeing her daughter come out, Mrs. Yuigahama smiled and said, "You're finally awake. Little Mio already went home. She even left breakfast for you, although at this hour I suppose you don't need it anymore, right?"
"I'm eating it. Of course I'm eating it! I'll just call it lunch."
After quickly washing up, Yuigahama Yui finished the breakfast Shirai Mio had left for her, then returned to her room.
She turned on her computer and began searching for relevant "study materials."
If she had understood more last night, then the kiss would not have been the end. It would have been the beginning.
To make sure this would not happen again next time, she had to start studying immediately!
Elsewhere, Shirai Mio and Shiina Mashiro were currently sitting beneath a cherry tree, admiring the blossoms.
Naturally, they were not the only two who had come.
Rita Ainsworth, Sengoku Chihiro, and Hiratsuka Shizuka had come as well.
However, Hiratsuka Shizuka had been dragged away by Sengoku Chihiro, while Rita Ainsworth had left on her own. In an instant, the group of five was down to just Shirai Mio and Shiina Mashiro, leaving the two of them alone together.
Watching the cherry blossoms drift in the breeze, Shirai Mio looked at Shiina Mashiro and said, "The scenery here is beautiful. Don't you want to draw something?"
Shiina Mashiro looked at the falling petals, then looked at Shirai Mio. "I want to draw you."
"Draw me if you want. I'll sit here and model for you."
Hearing Shirai Mio's answer, Shiina Mashiro took out her art supplies and began drawing.
Behind a nearby tree, Rita Ainsworth was hiding.
When she saw Shiina Mashiro start drawing, her expression stiffened almost imperceptibly.
They finally had such a good chance to spend time alone, so why was Shiina Mashiro choosing to draw now? Wasn't this exactly when she should just make a move?
Anxious, Rita Ainsworth took out her phone and sent Shiina Mashiro a message. The contents were simple: when she had Shirai Mio all to herself, she should not focus only on drawing.
Unfortunately, Shiina Mashiro was so absorbed in her drawing that she did not hear her phone at all.
Just as Rita Ainsworth was getting anxious, her phone suddenly received a reply.
Looking at Shiina Mashiro's response, Rita Ainsworth froze. She peeked around the tree again and saw that Shiina Mashiro was still drawing intently. That meant there was only one other person who could have replied.
As though she had noticed the gaze from nearby, Shirai Mio turned in Rita Ainsworth's direction and gave her a faint smile.
In her hand was Shiina Mashiro's phone.
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