Early morning.
A morning that seemed no different from usual.
Yet, for Gao Hai personally, it was a very special, very particular day.
Because on this day, he bade farewell to his identity as a boy and truly became a man.
To be honest, this feeling was quite marvelous. In the past, he had always looked forward to this kind of thing endlessly; just thinking about cute girls would make him somewhat excited. But after truly gaining practical experience, Gao Hai discovered that he had suddenly become calm and indifferent, seemingly possessing a sense of detachment from fame and fortune, free of desires and wants.
"Before saying that, think about your attitude when you were bullying me this morning..."
To the side, Chika Fujiwara looked askance at Gao Hai, unceremoniously exposing the fact that Gao Hai was currently in 'Sage Mode' and thus able to put on this pretense.
"Well about that, ahaha... By the way, is your body okay? Can you walk now?"
Having been exposed, Gao Hai was more or less somewhat embarrassed. He laughed it off to fudge the issue and quickly changed the subject.
"That subject change was too terrible. However, regarding my current state... ugh, I'm afraid I still can't walk very well. But I did ask Fujiwara-san—no, Kaguya-san—to help me request leave earlier. Anyway, Ah Hai should go to Shuchiin by himself today; Little Maki should be waiting for you at the school gate. I've already passed the recommendation letter to the school administration, so she will be the one to take you into the school. Ah, but before that, you still need to change your clothes. Your current appearance is too improper; who goes to apply as a security guard at a prestigious school wearing casual clothes and slippers?"
Chika nodded gently as she spoke, then stood up with some difficulty. Supporting herself with both hands against the wall, she slowly walked toward Gao Hai's bedroom, which was still in a mess.
Unlike Gao Hai, whose body was perfectly fine and fit, Chika found it strenuous just to walk right now. During their interaction last night, because she couldn't help but say something like "you can be a bit rougher with me," the young girl ended up completely numb from her legs to her waist. Then, after finally recovering a bit by morning, she accidentally teased Gao Hai, who was somewhat excited in the early hours, causing the situation to deteriorate further. The result was her current state of having to walk while holding onto the wall.
She really hadn't expected that Ah Hai would be such a beast.
Even though she had cried out, he still refused to stop; this guy was truly too terrible.
It's just... she hadn't expected that she would actually feel excited by being treated roughly. Ugh, do I really have strange fetishes like Moeha said?
Chika's face blushed slightly rosy, occasionally recalling those events that had happened earlier.
Speaking of which, actually, after her first offensive was seen through by Ah Hai, she had already lost the courage to continue. Unexpectedly, that guy said those kinds of words afterward, making her heart beat faster. In the end, she couldn't resist and went for it again, and this time he didn't refuse. Wuah, what an unreserved man; even now, both my legs are still numb.
Gao Hai, catching up, reached out to support the girl, leading her forward together.
Then, when Chika opened the wardrobe in Gao Hai's bedroom, she swept an expressionless glance over Gao Hai's closet full of casual clothes. She turned her head to look at him, revealing a completely undisguised expression of disappointment.
"Uh, sorry. After all, I spent the entire day with Maki yesterday, so I didn't attend to the clothing issue."
Seeing the questioning gaze projected by the girl, Gao Hai subconsciously chose to apologize.
"...Mmh, indeed, this issue wasn't considered. Yesterday, after I separated from Ah Hai, I used the suggestion necklace to find my family and get the recommendation letter. I passed that Obsession Item to Maki's family before coming to Ah Hai's house, so she should have handled the recommendation letter issue by now. Let's do this: I'll greet a suit shop I know. They should have clothes that fit Ah Hai's body measurements. Just make do with it for today, and later I'll have them custom-make a piece specifically for Ah Hai."
Knowing that this matter was actually related to her moving too fast and not considering the connection between the two sides well enough, Chika Fujiwara regained her calm. She casually asked for Gao Hai's body measurements, then made a phone call. Not long after, a car stopped at the entrance of Gao Hai's home, and a man with a very humble attitude delivered a suit to the door.
This was the first time Gao Hai felt what it meant to be from a so-called wealthy family. Neither Kaguya nor Maki had given him this feeling before. Until this moment, Chika Fujiwara hadn't made Gao Hai feel this way either—until she casually contacted someone to get Gao Hai a suit worth over 400,000 yen, and this was even just a temporary makeshift usage.
"With this, at least in terms of temperament, the school administration shouldn't think Ah Hai is purely a gigolo who was taken a liking to, right?"
Seeing Gao Hai after he put on the suit, Chika nodded seriously. After a moment of silence, she gave this evaluation.
"Oi, oi, calling me a gigolo is a bit excessive, isn't it?"
The corners of Gao Hai's mouth twitched; clearly, he didn't quite accept such a title.
"There's no helping it. After all, to Shuchiin, the past Ah Hai was purely an ordinary person with no presence whatsoever. And the future Ah Hai... if the information masking effect continues, Ah Hai will probably at most be treated as a character like a Super Soldier or Captain Japan, right? After all, extraordinary powers like Obsession Items cannot be perceived by ordinary people."
While speaking, Chika suddenly stumbled forward. Gao Hai hurriedly reached out to support her, resulting in the girl falling with the momentum into his embrace.
Touching the body of the girl he had been intertwined with all night once again at this moment caused Gao Hai's heart to involuntarily go into a trance.
But Chika immediately pulled away from Gao Hai's arms, walking a bit further away. She turned back to reveal a teasing smile like a little devil at him, then walked out of the room.
The faint fragrance of the young girl still lingered in Gao Hai's hands.
When he went downstairs to the first floor, he discovered that Chika had entered the guest room he had reserved for her earlier and had fallen into a deep sleep on the bed.
Is she making up for lost sleep because she was too tired last night?
Gao Hai, realizing more or less that he had still been somewhat rough earlier, couldn't help but blame himself slightly.
regardless, starting today, 'Chika Fujiwara' was already an incomparably important existence to Gao Hai.
One day of acquaintance, thirty days of waiting, two days of spending time together, and finally last night—the two people truly made deep contact with each other, with no more barriers.
For him, this was merely a time of over three days—counting the first playthrough, it was at most four days. But for Chika Fujiwara, this was a decision made after more than a month of thinking and contact. This kind of ability to act and decisiveness left Gao Hai truly unsure of how to describe it.
And next, the question of how to face Maki also made him feel somewhat of a headache.
"Is Maki waiting for me over at the school?"
Walking out of the house and looking at the street under the sunlight, Gao Hai couldn't help but sigh softly.
Even during their intimate moments last night, Chika was still reminding him to treat Maki well. And at the end of the date yesterday during the day, when Maki suddenly cried out of grievance, Gao Hai understood that this girl with strong self-esteem had actually already realized that the development trend between the three of them would inevitably lead to a certain relationship, which was why she couldn't help but cry.
It's just that even if Maki understood this matter and had prepared herself for it, she probably couldn't have imagined that Chika would run directly to find Gao Hai on the very night of the date, bringing the relationship between the two of them to the final step in one go. Even Gao Hai hadn't anticipated that she would launch another fierce offensive in the middle of the night after her first round of offensive failed, resulting in things turning out like this.
With his thoughts running wild, Gao Hai ate some breakfast casually to make do, then took a taxi to Shuchiin.
During the ride, Maki sent Gao Hai a message telling him that the two recommendation letters were sorted and asking him to come to Shuchiin for the interview as soon as possible. Very quickly, when Gao Hai arrived at the main gate of Shuchiin, he saw that young girl wearing a school uniform, standing at the school gate waiting for his arrival.
"You're too slow."
After seeing Gao Hai get out of the car and come over, Maki put her hands on her hips and spoke very unceremoniously.
"Sorry, I got up a little late."
Gao Hai bowed and apologized very solemnly.
"Uh, there's no need for that. I just feel your attitude is a bit weird. By the way, where did that suit of yours come from? I feel like it looks a bit strange worn on you."
Maki, who hadn't expected Gao Hai to apologize like this, was actually startled. Then she noticed the suit on him and became somewhat puzzled for a moment.
"This, ah, Chika helped prepare it for me. She said it's best to dress a bit more formally for the interview today."
Gao Hai, feeling more or less guilty, answered while keeping his voice as steady as possible.
"She prepared it, huh... Tsk. Anyway, let's go. This thing is actually just a formality; you don't need to care too much about it."
Although her expression looked very displeased, Maki didn't say much more in the end, merely leading Gao Hai into the main gate of Shuchiin.
The security guard who had intercepted Gao Hai a month ago revealed a puzzled look upon seeing Gao Hai this time, but ultimately he didn't say anything. He probably hadn't realized that this suit-wearing Gao Hai was the same person as the Gao Hai wearing a hat, sunglasses, and mask a month ago.
After stepping into the school, the students coming and going on the campus were reflected in Gao Hai's eyes.
It really had been quite a long time.
Things like campus life were already matters of a past life for him, matters from many years ago.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing the change in Gao Hai's expression, Maki tilted her head slightly and asked.
"I just feel a bit nostalgic, that's all. After all, I'm not continuing my studies anymore."
Gao Hai shook his head and answered casually, having no intention of discussing this matter deeply.
"That sounds like the kind of trouble only adults have. Speaking of which, you won't attack the girls in the school, will you?"
Maki's gaze became slightly sharp.
"Hey, what exactly am I in your eyes?"
Knowing the girl was joking, Gao Hai cooperated very well by revealing an unhappy expression to retort.
"Of course you are a lustful demon. You want to push a girl down after just a few days of contact; you guy are simply hopelessly lustful."
Maki spoke mercilessly, and even deliberately reached out to poke Gao Hai's waist.
However, this time Gao Hai did not reply immediately. Instead, after a while, he replied with a sentence: "That was just unable to help myself, that's all."
Hai-kun's behavior today seems a bit strange.
Maki, who was not a fool, furrowed her brows. Recalling Gao Hai's solemn apology at the school gate earlier, she felt it was increasingly strange.
Come to think of it, she seemed to be able to smell a slight scent—it was the smell of women's shampoo, a different brand from the one she used.
The source of this smell was on Hai-kun's body. Mmh... it seems to be the smell from that woman, Chika Fujiwara. Why would I smell it on Hai-kun? I did hear Auntie Kaguya say that Fujiwara took leave today because she had something to do. Could it be that she specifically found a place to intercept him before he came to school, and said or did something with him?
Thinking of this, Maki felt a burst of anger rising from the bottom of her heart.
However, the limit of what she could associate was merely Chika meeting Gao Hai on the road while he was out, chatting, holding hands, walking, and at most hugging. Anything more than that, given Maki's relevant knowledge reserves, she couldn't imagine.
"Alright, alright, the school's interview location is right here. You have to perform well, okay? You are the security personnel recommended by me representing the Shijo family. You have to prove that you are stronger than the agent-level security specifically hired by the school, okay? You are not allowed to make me lose face."
In the end, Maki did not flare up. Instead, she exhorted Gao Hai very seriously, and even told him quite a few precautions he might need.
And at the same time, out of the possessiveness in her heart, she had decided to be more proactive than before. Every day, as long as it wasn't school time, she would find opportunities to go on dates with Gao Hai. She would absolutely not give that Chika Fujiwara more chances to contact Gao Hai, and she would firmly grasp the initiative on her side.
Even if I can't monopolize Hai-kun, I want to take the majority of his time!
The proud young girl, at this moment, made up her resolve very seriously.
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