Chapter 553: Eriri: Don't Look at Me! Furina: Don't Look at Me!
"Ichika, you went out again just now?" Nino, holding her change of clothes, saw Ichika quietly closing the front door.
Itsuki, who had just come out of the bathroom, tilted her head. "Eh? Weren't you just with us?"
"Cough… well…" Caught red-handed, Ichika initially stammered. But after a few seconds, she adopted a relaxed posture. "Well, I just saw the door wasn't closed tightly, so I closed it."
"Oh, okay," Itsuki believed her.
"Really?" Nino was slightly suspicious. She felt Ichika's change in demeanor was strange.
Ichika still wanted to cover up the intense kiss she had just shared with Ren. "Nino, hurry up and take a bath. I'll join you later."
Since she said so, Nino stopped thinking and entered the bathroom.
"Phew…" It was only then that Ichika finally let out a sigh of relief. However, looking at Itsuki's back, her eyes held a feeling of apology. Itsuki, I'm sorry…
The five sisters were not fools; almost everyone could tell Itsuki had a good impression of Ren. As an older sister, she should have supported her. But Ichika couldn't deceive her own heart. The more she understood Ren, the more her heart fluttered. Recalling every moment from today, she couldn't hold back and betrayed her sister.
"Ichika, you lied."
"Yes, but…" After subconsciously replying, she was startled and turned to see Miku's face almost touching hers. "Wah!" This scared her into backing away onto the sofa. Was it Miku who asked?
"Miku, when did you get here?"
Miku didn't speak, staring calmly, but it made her feel immense pressure. After a long while, she finally parted her lips. "I saw you go out."
"…" Ichika fell silent. With a witness, how could she refute? She had prepared to be questioned, but she never expected Miku to turn and go upstairs, mumbling, "Ichika started it."
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"Phew, it's still best to relax at home." Leaning on the sofa and enjoying Nao's comfortable massage, Ren couldn't help but exclaim. Plus, being surrounded by women in cool nightgowns, how could he not enjoy it?
Eriri, lying on his lap playing with her phone, was annoyed. "Awoo!" Her small fangs bit his hand.
This startled Hinami, who was also there.
"Don't worry, she wouldn't dare to bite me hard," Ren stroked her head.
"Hmph, how do you know I wouldn't dare? Bastard Ren!"
He curled his lips. "Heh heh, if you dare, today I'll let you know what it means to wish you were dead."
"Uh…" Eriri, whose head was full of dirty thoughts, instantly understood. Knowing her own combat capabilities, she immediately clamped her legs together and shrank her head. But despite her fear, she was also extremely expectant, her legs rubbing together.
Looking down, her moist eyes were alluring. Good heavens. One sentence and she's already in heat? Ren was speechless. Eriri was truly broken.
"Ren, you look very tired," Sayuri saw his fatigue at a glance.
"It was indeed quite tiring," but it wasn't because of Bishamonten; it was from shopping with the five sisters.
Sure enough, Sayuri thought, narrowing her eyes. "Eriri, did you hear? Ren is very tired. What should you do?"
"Huh? Mom, weren't you joking before?" Eriri widened her eyes.
"When did I say I was joking? Didn't you bet you were very good at relieving stress?" Sayuri wasn't provoking; she was pushing her.
The others were confused. Kanae, Neko, and Haru all leaned closer curiously.
Being stared at by a group, Eriri's cheeks began to smoke. She wanted to beg for mercy, but Sayuri just smiled. Instantly, she understood. "Ugh, I know! Ren, let me help you relax!"
Eriri, who was lying on his lap, turned over and unzipped his pants. With practiced ease, she took his hardened length into her mouth, her cheeks hollowing as she began to carefully service him.
"Meow…" Haru the cat shook her head and raised a paw to cover Neko's eyes.
Hinami lowered her head shyly, unsure where to look, yet couldn't help but glance over. Sayuri's lips curved into a smug smile. Kanae and Nao exchanged a glance and sighed.
Only Ren, while enjoying himself, had a strange expression. Eriri often did this, sometimes even with Sayuri. But now, why did her careful movements feel even more… sensual?
Eriri just felt that being watched was too strange, and her sense of shame was about to explode. She kept moving her head while thinking, Don't look at me! Don't look at me!
"Don't all look at me!" Furina, sitting in the judge's seat in the Opera Epiclese, was going crazy internally. She had thought today would be routine, but she didn't expect to have to judge a crime again.
Although she "played" the Hydro Archon and conducted such trials, each time she endured her inner turmoil. She felt she was not suited for it.
At this very moment, everyone was watching her, including Fontaine's Chief Justice, Neuvillette, waiting for her to speak.
"I believe… he is guilty!" Steadying her mind, she once again spoke her usual words. But she longed for such days to end. "Chat Group…"
Her eyes, of different colors, looked at the screen before her. Her ears had already blocked out Neuvillette's final verdict and the cheers of the citizens. "It's time to make a decision…" At this moment, her gaze became resolute.
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