She didn't even dare to cast half a glance towards the living room sofa.
After leaving the bathroom, she immediately returned to her room.
But after locking herself back in the second bedroom and closing the door, Kiriryuin Kaede held onto the inner doorknob for a long time, unable to let go.
Finally, she couldn't help but push the door open abruptly and quickly walked towards the living room.
Looking at the two people who were just reaching an exciting part of the teaching, but who turned to look at her because of her commotion.
Kiriryuin Kaede, her face red, asked in a small voice, "Can… can I really join too?"
"Of course!", Yukino, her pretty face flushed, answered her with a smile.
Kiriryuin Kaede immediately joined the battlefield.
———
Perhaps because they were already good sisters and close friends.
Although Kiriryuin Kaede was a bit awkward and shy when she first joined Hikari and Yukino's extracurricular tutoring session, she quickly became much more cheerful.
With Yukino's encouragement, she even actively answered questions, inferred things from one example, grasped the whole picture from one part, and gradually became as comfortable as a fish in water during the teaching.
Kiriryuin Kaede boldly displayed her strengths as an Oni, different from a Yuki-onna, allowing Hikari to grab her two horns and demonstrate exquisite riding skills.
And because both the physically robust Oni and the overly h*rny Yuki-onna were gathered, Hikari also got his wish, allowing them to each showcase their strengths and compensate for each other's weaknesses, complementing one another.
It must be said that teaching the combination of an Oni and a Yuki-onna simultaneously is definitely not just one plus one equals two, but far greater than two.
The gist of it is not something to be shared with outsiders.
———
Several hours of lessons passed.
After the tutoring session ended, Yukino skillfully helped Hikari clean up and then went alone into the washroom to take a bath.
Meanwhile, Kiriryuin Kaede, who was attending a multi-person extracurricular tutoring session for the first time, was still somewhat tired.
Her delicate body lay lazily in Hikari's embrace.
Hikari also gently patted her jade-like back, soothing her overly excited emotions.
And Kiriryuin Kaede obediently nestled deeper into his embrace.
The fact that Kiriryuin Kaede and Hikari had physical contact was already a settled matter long before.
Kiriryuin Kaede had been anxious about whether to formally establish a relationship with Hikari, mainly because she was considering her best friend Yukino.
But today, after clearly knowing that Yukino truly didn't mind her joining and could completely accept her, Kiriryuin Kaede relaxed a lot.
Plus, participating in Hikari's tutoring session with Yukino this time, the joy of harvest and the unparalleled happiness really intoxicated Kiriryuin Kaede.
She already knew that she was completely addicted to Hikari.
So, feeling the warmth in his embrace, she lightly rested her head on Hikari's chest and wrapped her arms around his waist.
This originally overbearing Oni young lady asked Hikari in an unusual gentle tone, "Hikari-kun, I want to have you too, just like Yukino-chan, is that okay?"
Hikari wasn't surprised by Kiriryuin Kaede's attitude, because back when he and Yukino were jointly testing Kiriryuin Kaede.
She had already cried and called out for her parents, acknowledged them as her parents, and willingly became their obedient daughter…
Hikari could also hear the prompt from the Record of Strange Tales; Kiriryuin Kaede's favourability was constantly rising.
After this three-person tutoring session, Kiriryuin Kaede's favourability value had already exceeded eighty percent.
So Hikari also gently stroked her sensitive Oni horns and smiled, "Like Yukino-chan, huh? Of course. But, you also have to be as obedient as Yukino-chan."
"Mm, I'll be obedient." Kiriryuin Kaede lowered her head and, learning from Yukino, began cleaning up for Hikari.
Looking at this girl who used to start a fight with him the moment they met, but was now meek and submissive, Hikari patted her head in satisfaction.
Then Hikari said, "By the way, there's something I need to make clear to you. About what happened between us, Yukino-chan actually knew all along. Even today, when she 'found out' about our affair, that was part of our plan."
"It's fine, I already know," Kiriryuin Kaede smiled and shook her head, "Actually, I should thank Yukino-chan for her little scheme~"
"Huh? Why?", Hikari looked at Kiriryuin Kaede in confusion.
"Because according to our Oni customs, after that accident, I was supposed to be with Hikari-kun for life. But before, I was still a bit conflicted. If it weren't for Yukino-chan's plan, I might not have been able to fully accept Hikari-kun, which would have been an unbearable loss for me."
"And, thanks to Yukino-chan's plan, I experienced that indescribable happiness that not even ascending to heaven could compare to. So, I'm truly grateful," Kiriryuin Kaede said with a smile.
"Alright then," Hikari also smiled and rubbed her head. He had originally thought she would complain a little, and that he could take the chance to soothe her. After all, he and Yukino really had deceived her, and Kiriryuin Kaede's personality had never been exactly gentle.
But he hadn't expected that after fully accepting him, she would become so sweet and docile, her voice soft and tender.
To be honest, it was like night and day compared to when Hikari first met this Oni young lady.
However, perhaps this was Kiriryuin Kaede's true personality.
Her previous irritability and impatience might have been deliberately put on for certain reasons.
Just as Kiriryuin Kaede was lowering her head, carefully cleaning for him, Hikari chatted with her for a while longer and formally recorded her in the Record of Strange Tales, deepening their bond even further.
After the meticulous cleaning was done, Kiriryuin Kaede suddenly looked up and said to Hikari, "By the way, Hikari-kun, you still want me to take you to the Demi-Human Academy for a look, right?"
Hikari nodded, "Yeah, I'm very curious about the world of you monsters."
Kiriryuin Kaede nodded in agreement, "Mm, I'll let you see our monster world. However, because you are still human, Hikari-kun, entering a place like the academy rashly definitely isn't possible."
"Even relying on my Kiriryuin family's connections, I still need to find some people, apply a bit, and so on, so it might take some time to prepare."
"It will probably take some time before I can take you there, is that okay?"
Hikari nodded understandingly, "Yeah, that's fine. We can go when you're ready."
Kiriryuin Kaede said confidently, "It just requires waiting a while, I'll definitely be able to arrange it for you, Hikari-kun!"
"Okay, thanks, Kaede-chan," Hikari nodded.
Kiriryuin Kaede suddenly acted coquettishly, "Don't just say thanks with words~ I want… I want that kind of thank you…"
Seeing Kiriryuin Kaede in this rare, girlish demeanor, Hikari touched her big head and smiled, "Are you sure you still want it?"
Kiriryuin Kaede nodded, her pretty face slightly red, "Mm, does Hikari-kun mind? If you mind…"
"Not at all, actually, I haven't fully had my fill either. Come on," As Hikari spoke, he once again grabbed Kiriryuin Kaede's two pointed Oni horns.
Just as Kiriryuin Kaede was quietly pulled Hikari over to give her extra lessons.
Yukino also finished her bath and came out of the washroom.
And seeing that Kiriryuin Kaede had actually pulled Hikari to start tutoring again behind her back, Yukino, disregarding her freshly cleaned body, shouted 'Me too' and directly pounced over.
Soon, another round of battle began…
———
Early the next morning.
Hikari was alone at the dining table, eating breakfast.
In the bedroom on the large bed, the two sisters Yukino and Kiriryuin Kaede were still sleeping.
Because yesterday, these two good friends teamed up for the first time, complementing each other, they played to the point of exhaustion.
Even Hikari himself felt a bit sore in the back and legs.
After all, one was a naturally gifted Yuki-onna, and the other was an Oni with overwhelming physical prowess.
To be honest, for an ordinary person, just one of them could directly drain them to death.
It's only because Hikari possessed both extraordinary talents and overwhelming attributes simultaneously.
Casually opening the system panel, Hikari skillfully performed his daily stat allocation.
"Pure Love System, allocate points!"
As Pure Love points were consumed, he added two points each to his three main attributes.
A warm current flowed through, and the feeling of power returned.
Stretching his body, he went inside and greeted the still sleepy-eyed Yukino and Kiriryuin Kaede, then comfortably left for school.
Although last night's strenuous exercise made his body quite tired.
But Hikari was still very satisfied with yesterday's harvest.
First, he taught Kiriryuin Kaede, the Oni young lady. After subduing her and engraving the pure love mark on this Oni young lady, the Pure Love System judged this as a very pure love-compliant act and directly rewarded 1000 Pure Love points.
Then, after he taught Kiriryuin Kaede, the relationship between her and Yukino didn't need to be so awkward anymore.
Moreover, Kiriryuin Kaede also promised that in a while, she could take him to the Demi-Human Academy, which would opened the door to the monster world.
Although he had no interest in becoming a half-monster, being able to open a new map, especially a gathering place for monsters in the supernatural world, naturally interested Hikari a lot.
After all, fighting minotaurs in the supernatural world should reward more Pure Love points than in ordinary human society.
Plus, with the Pure Love Halo and Ability Drain, he now already possessed some abilities of the Yuki-onna and Oni, so getting to know more Demi-Humans might make him even stronger.
———
In a good mood, Hikari arrived at school and responded to the greetings from enthusiastic female students that he usually wouldn't acknowledge.
He even actively exchanged a few words with his front-desk neighbor, Yoshida Saki.
Making her look utterly flattered and overwhelmed, so much so that she was absent-minded and distracted for several classes.
After class, the three gyaru, Ruri.and the others, squeezed over.
"Hikari-kun, tomorrow is the holiday, want to come to my place for another gathering?", Kurumi Ban Ruri said.
"Come on, Hikari-kun, we want to play with you again. The little time we have in the school bathroom and rooftop every day isn't enough; gatherings at home are more fun," Sasaki Yukina also said.
"Hikari-kun, I really want to play with you during the holiday too. And then, Risa-nee… that person said she wants to join too," Hamazaki Reina also relayed her own older sister's thoughts.
Facing the three gyaru's enthusiastic invitations, Hikari shook his head and refused, "No, I don't have time during the next few days of holiday. I already have plans."
After the three gyaru left dejected, the Sakuramiya sisters also came over, inviting Hikari to practice Kyudo together. Hikari also refused.
Not long after, Akane also dragged her friend Tachibana Yui over, saying they wanted to play baseball with Hikari during the holiday, though it was probably actually some kind of baseball play. Although tempting, Hikari also refused.
Subsequently, several other beautiful girls came one after another to ask Hikari to go out and play during the next few days of holiday, but Hikari refused them all, using having matters to attend to as the reason.
Seeing this scene, many male students were so jealous and envious that they gritted their teeth. It wasn't just students from his class; many from neighboring classes were also sour.
After all, Hikari is so handsome, it's normal for some girls to ask him to hang out.
But one or two is fine, what's with this dozen or so?
Almost enough to form a football team, right?
And each one is a top-tier beauty with great figures and looks, almost all goddess-level who receive love letters daily.
Yet they all actively seek out Hikari.
How can people not be jealous about that.
Hikari didn't pay attention to those envious and hateful glances.
After school, he directly returned to Asou Apartments.
Because Katsuragi Shouko had sent him a message before class ended, saying she had something to discuss with him today.
Actually, Katsuragi Shouko had already looked for him yesterday.
But at that time, he was busy with Yukino executing the plan to teach Kiriryuin Kaede, so he asked Katsuragi Shouko to wait for a day.