Hikari smiled and said, "She'll be fine if she doesn't provoke me."
Kiriryuin Kaede also said with a cold expression, "This human better not be too punchable, I'll just pretend he doesn't exist too."
Hearing their words, Yukino helplessly went out.
However, not long after Yukino left, just a few minutes after the door of room 301 closed...
Kiriryuin Kaede, who was sitting on the other end of the sofa with a cold and beautiful face, immediately moved her lovely butt over towards Hikari.
As if dissatisfied with the speed, she even stood up, walked over quickly, then threw herself into Hikari's embrace, and abruptly sealed his lips with her own.
A few minutes later, their lips parted.
Looking at Kiriryuin Kaede, whose cheeks were flushed and still slightly breathless, Hikari asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you'd pretend I don't exist? How come you couldn't hold back the moment Yukino-chan left?"
Kiriryuin Kaede snorted coldly, "I couldn't hold back? I think it's you who couldn't hold back! I'm just being more proactive because I'm afraid a human like you might be too shy and have too much psychological baggage."
Feeling the rising body temperature of the delicate figure in his arms and seeing Kiriryuin Kaede's stubborn, tsundere, and silly look as she turned her head away, Hikari didn't expose her.
He just reached out to support her full, round buttocks, lowered his head, and pressed down towards those two soft petals again.
Ever since that previous 'accident' with Hikari happened again while both were fully conscious, Kiriryuin Kaede had become completely addicted.
Just like an ant tasting honey for the first time, once Pandora's box was opened, it could never be closed. Kiriryuin Kaede also constantly thought about the taste of Hikari.
So recently, every time Yukino went out to buy groceries, she would use excuses like needing inspiration to research the ring.
She would drag Hikari to research with her.
Which was essentially sneaking around behind Yukino's back.
And with the Pure Aura and Energy Drain abilities, every time Hikari researched with Kiriryuin Kaede, he could enhance his own strength attributes.
Naturally, he didn't mind this.
However, during their multiple exchanges, although their relationship had improved considerably.
After all, they were often in a state of mutual enlightenment, with you in me and me in you.
But this big-chested, helpless ogre tribe miko still refused to act as a reference to introduce him to the Demi-Human Academy.
Hikari wasn't too surprised by this, as perhaps the timing really was still a bit off.
Although, as familiarity bred fondness, Hikari bit by bit gave his sincerity to Kiriryuin Kaede, and her favorability had been increasing bit by bit, it still hadn't reached the pure love threshold indicated by the pure love system.
To have her act as a reference, take him to join the Demi-Human Academy, and get to know the world related to demi-humans, he probably needed to raise her favorability to a certain threshold.
And to raise Kiriryuin Kaede's favorability to the threshold, they were still missing one last push, a fierce push.
And he had already planted the seed, the firewood was almost ready.
———
A little over an hour later—
Yukino returned home.
The TV was playing an animal documentary channel, while Hikari and Kiriryuin Kaede sat on opposite ends of the sofa, appearing like they were minding their own business, not interacting with each other.
Seeing this scene, Yukino smiled, "I'm glad you two aren't fighting. I'll go cook, we'll eat soon~"
After greeting Hikari and Kiriryuin Kaede respectively, Yukino entered the kitchen.
And in front of Yukino, Kiriryuin Kaede naturally resumed her act of being at odds with Hikari.
Soon, Yukino brought out steaming hot dishes, and the three ate a meal together.
After eating, they watched TV for less than half an hour before Yukino eagerly pulled Hikari into the master bedroom.
For a Yuki-onna, that kind of thing was more urgent and essential than eating or drinking.
So without needing to say much, Hikari and she naturally engaged in a fierce battle.
However, although the Yuki-onna was exceptionally gifted, Hikari's body, honed through diligent exercise and a tiny bit of stat points, was even stronger and more enduring.
So in the end, Hikari achieved a complete victory.
After the intense battle, Hikari got up, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Yukino, wearing lace pajamas and already somewhat sleepy, murmured in reply, "Hikari-kun, come back soon, okay? I can't sleep well without you next to me."
Hikari smiled and nodded in agreement, "Yeah, okay."
Walking out of the master bedroom, Hikari gently closed the door.
Turning his head, he met a pair of resentful eyes.
Those beautiful crimson eyes belonging to the ogre were fixed intently on Hikari's currently bare upper body.
"Why are you in such a hurry to come out? Weren't you supposed to wait for me in the room after finishing up?", Hikari asked displeased.
"Who made you two so loud? I secretly gave you several signals, but you never acknowledged me. You... do you not take me seriously at all?", Kiriryuin Kaede said, even more unhappy.
Although this ogre young lady appeared angry on the surface, her tone carried a hint of grievance.
And although she didn't mention Yukino by a single word, there was a faint implication of vying for favor.
Hikari naturally found it difficult to explain much to her.
It wasn't that the ogre young lady wasn't appealing, but the widowed Yuki-onna simply offered better value for the effort.
Seeing Kiriryuin Kaede's eyes growing redder, Hikari knew that at times like this, talking was useless. Without a word, he scooped up Kiriryuin Kaede by her slender waist, lifting her horizontally.
Then he entered the secondary bedroom where she stayed and closed the door.
Looking at Kiriryuin Kaede, who immediately pushed him onto the bed upon entering, unfastened his miko attire, and was about to pounce on him fiercely, Hikari raised his hand to stop her.
"Don't rush, wait a moment."
"Wait for what?"
Kiriryuin Kaede seemed extremely impatient.
"Do you want to wake Yukino-chan?", Hikari said.
Hearing this, Kiriryuin Kaede had to suppress the fire in her heart, but she still looked at Hikari resentfully.
After setting up a soundproof barrier, Hikari let the impatient Kiriryuin Kaede cling to him.
Soon, Kiriryuin Kaede had no complaints left, and was even crying tears of gratitude.
———
The next morning—
A radiant Hikari and a slightly yawning Yukino walked out of the master bedroom together.
The two sat at the dining table, eating breakfast together.
After eating for a while, Yukino turned towards the secondary bedroom and called out a few times.
"Kaede-chan? Kaede-chan? Get up for breakfast~"
After calling several times in a row but receiving no response, Yukino could only shake her head helplessly.
"Why does Kaede-chan always sleep so soundly lately? Did she stay up late? Waking up so late…"
Hikari didn't respond, he just finished breakfast, stood up smiling, and said, "I'm going to school first."
Yukino immediately stood up too, "I'll see you downstairs."
Accompanied by Yukino, Hikari left Harmony Apartments.
———
It was only quite a while after Hikari had left, that Kiriryuin Kaede pushed open the secondary bedroom door and came into the living room, with dark circles under her eyes.
"Eh? Kaede-chan, you're up? Good morning~", Yukino, who was at the dining table selecting vegetables while thinking about what to cook for Hikari that evening, immediately greeted her best friend upon seeing her.
"Go… Good morning, Yukino-chan," Kiriryuin Kaede replied immediately, but her eyes slightly avoided Yukino's gaze.
Her legs were still trembling a little, and she walked unsteadily, with some effort, to the table to eat breakfast.
"I saved you some eggs, porridge, and grilled sausages. See if they're still warm. If not, I can heat them up for you," Yukino said to Kiriryuin Kaede with a smile.
"Ah, it's fine, they're still warm. No need to trouble yourself, Yukino-chan. I'll just eat them as they are," Kiriryuin Kaede said, feeling embarassd since she was the one who overslept. She naturally didn't want to trouble Yukino, instead complaining inwardly about Hikari.
'That human really showed no mercy; he's too perve*ted. Is that kind of physique even human?'
While complaining, Kiriryuin Kaede started eating breakfast.
Yukino's cooking skills were excellent; the breakfast she made was very tasty.
But after drinking a few mouthfuls of porridge, Kiriryuin Kaede felt somewhat nauseous for some reason when she looked at the large, hot, volcanic stone-grilled sausage in front of her.
"Urgh!", She even felt like dry heaving.
After eating a few more mouthfuls of porridge, she stood up and said, "Yukino-chan, I'm full. I'm still a bit sleepy, so I'm going back to catch up on sleep."
After saying that, Kiriryuin Kaede hurriedly ran back to her room.
Watching Kiriryuin Kaede's staggering retreating figure, Yukino shook her head helplessly, "Can you handle it or not, Kaede-chan…"
———
On the other side.
Hikari had already arrived at school.
The first class of the day was originally supposed to be art, but the art teacher had something come up and took leave.
Then, naturally, the class got "requisitioned and possessed" by their homeroom teacher, Tsukishima Kyoko, turning what was meant to be a self-study period into a math class instead.
All the students in class didn't even dare to breathe too loudly in front of Tsukishima Kyoko, not to mention voice any complaints.
After explaining a few problems, Tsukishima Kyoko told everyone to take out yesterday's homework for inspection one by one.
Hearing that, many students' hearts immediately sank halfway.
Sure enough, as soon as the checking began, someone got scolded by Tsukishima Kyoko for either not knowing how to do the homework or doing it badly.
However, sitting in the back row, Hikari wasn't like the others, head lowered, face full of fear.
Instead, he was quietly observing Tsukishima Kyoko's most familiar and frequently seen serious expression.
In fact, Tsukishima Kyoko was only around thirty years old, and her outward appearance looked even younger, like a beautiful girl in her early twenties, fresh out of college. It was just that her personality was a bit cold and distant, which made her seem extremely stern.
But if one looked closely, they'd realize that even without mentioning her explosively curvy figure, Tsukishima Kyoko's facial features and eyes were quite captivating on their own.
Especially recently, after being "nourished," there was a faint trace of alluring charm at the corners of her eyes, just one glance was enough to make someone's heart skip a beat.
However, this beautiful sight was something none of the boys in class dared to look at. Even the mischievous ones behaved properly with their heads down.
Anyone called upon by Tsukishima Kyoko was completely terrified.
After all, the nickname "Iceberg Beautiful Demon Teacher" wasn't for nothing, Tsukishima Kyoko was truly fierce and strict toward her students.
After scolding several students whose homework had problems, Tsukishima Kyoko walked up beside Hikari.
"Hikari, hurry up and take out your homework," she commanded coldly, in the same tone as with the others.
"Alright," Hikari took out his notebook, and Tsukishima Kyoko lowered her head to check it.
But just as Tsukishima Kyoko bent forward, something she rarely did, to inspect it, the scene before his eyes instantly caught Hikari's attention.
'Good lord, vacuum-packed?'
Hikari was shocked.
The teacher's uniform was thick, and with the soft silicone padding, normally there shouldn't be anything to see.
But this time, Tsukishima Kyoko intentionally bent over only in front of Hikari, and that changed everything.
Since he was sitting near the wall, the beautiful view before him could only be seen by him alone.
As Hikari wondered why Tsukishima Kyoko was being so daring today—