Chapter 201

　Kaguya Shinomiya grabbed a bottle of mineral water and a dry towel that was placed on top of it. The black-haired girl came to Hayasaka Ai’s side again, but this time she sat down directly on the mat and first used the dry towel to wipe the sweat from Hayasaka Ai’s face and neck.

　　From my angle, positioned slightly behind and to the side of Kaguya Shinomiya, I could see the instep of her black short cotton socks and the toes lined up side-by-side beneath them as she sat upright. The big toe of her right foot touched the big toe of her left foot, and the hazy image of her toes lined up side-by-side was incredibly alluring.

　　”Thank you, Miss.” Most of the time, she was the one taking care of Kaguya Shinomiya, giving her advice, and helping her solve problems, just like this time. Now that she was being taken care of, Hayasaka Ai was a little unaccustomed to it, but it felt pretty good.

　　”Hmm, Hayasaka, you helped me even more. Here, have some water.” Kaguya Shinomiya helped Hayasaka Ai sit up and let her head rest on her lap. Then she twisted open the cap of the mineral water bottle and carefully brought the bottle opening to Hayasaka Ai’s cherry lips.

　　”Hmm…hmm…” After sweating so much, Hayasaka Ai needed to replenish her fluids, so she drank several mouthfuls of mineral water.

　　”Are you feeling better?” Kaguya Shinomiya asked Hayasaka Ai as she twisted the cap off the mineral water bottle and put it aside.

　　”I feel much better.” After replenishing her fluids and resting for a while, Hayasaka Ai felt that she had regained some strength, at least enough to speak and raise her arms.

　　”You two seem to have a really good relationship.” I glanced at the half-empty bottle of mineral water next to Kaguya Shinomiya. What would happen if I went over and picked it up to drink? I’d probably get a double beating from both girls?

　　”Of course I’m on good terms with Hayasaka. Just wait and see how I get revenge for her later.” Kaguya Shinomiya wrinkled her delicate nose at me.

　　”Miss Shinomiya, do you mean to have a fight with me, or something else?” If it’s the former, then I’ll continue using the same method I used on Hayasaka Ai. If I use it on Shinomiya Kaguya, then I’ll have made a huge profit.

　　“This…” According to the original plan, if Hayasaka Ai lost, she could use judo to continue the match, but now… Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Hayasaka Ai hesitantly.

　　”As for what the rest is, I’ll tell you later.” It turned out that Hayasaka Ai and the others planned to take turns attacking, so that even if they couldn’t win, they could wear down the opponent’s stamina. But the opponent didn’t seem to be wearing down at all, and Hayasaka Ai didn’t want Shinomiya Kaguya to experience what she had gone through with that fighting style.

　　”Is that so?” The girls’ reaction was exactly what I expected. It would be strange if they could still have a fight after witnessing my fighting style.

　　After about twenty minutes of halftime, Hayasaka Ai finally sat up. The two girls sat facing me again, but their expressions were much more serious than before, after all, they had suffered two consecutive losses at the start of the game.

　　”You said earlier that you, Miss Shinomiya, would be coming next, so what are we going to compete in?” My gaze fell on the two high school girls. In my opinion, the two girls were like sisters. If they were to seduce each other, would that count as a sisterly donburi, or a double flight of sisters?

　　”Kyudo, I’d like to have an archery contest with you next.” Kyudo is arguably Kaguya Shinomiya’s greatest strength; she had already won the national individual championship during her junior high school years.

　　In the final stage of that competition, she hit the target ten times in a row, a record that was not surpassed in any high school competition that year. Although she did not participate in any national competitions after entering high school, she continued to train in archery and had already reached the fourth dan in archery.

　　”Archery?” It seems I won’t be able to see Kaguya Shinomiya in a judo uniform, but I will see a girl in a kyudo uniform instead. Thinking of this, I nodded and agreed, “Okay.”

　　The two girls went to change their clothes first, but I thought it would be too much trouble, so I didn’t change and went straight to the archery dojo. The archery dojo in Tenroai Dojo is a medium-sized dojo. The center of the dojo is an open grassy area, and there are eaves only where the archers stand and where the targets are placed.

　　I stepped onto the wooden floor of the dojo and came to the place where the bows and arrows were placed. I picked up a bow and tried it out. This bow was two meters long and the upper and lower parts of the bow were not symmetrical. It was a bamboo bow.

　　After waiting for about ten minutes, Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya finally arrived at the archery dojo. Hayasaka Ai changed out of her judo uniform, as she had sweated a lot during the match and needed to change back into her school uniform.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya, on the other hand, was dressed in an archery uniform: a white tube-sleeved top, black culottes, and a red hakama similar to a shrine maiden’s outfit. She wore a black breastplate tied around the front of her top and black gauntlets on her left hand.

　　Wearing wooden clogs, Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka walked together to the wooden floor, and then the girl’s delicate feet, clad in white tabi socks, stepped onto the brown wooden floor.

　　Tabi socks are a type of sock with separate toes. The big toe is separated from the other four toes, with the big toe standing alone while the other four toes are wrapped together under the sock. Unlike regular socks, they have a unique allure.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya first picked up a longbow, tried drawing it a few times with her gloved left hand to test the feel of the bow before coming in front of me. “Let’s start with close range, then long range, shall we?”

　　”Is it about hitting the target the most times, or getting closer to the bullseye for a higher score?” Kyudo usually focuses on the former, but with the development of Kyudo, a competition similar to archery, which is based on the number of rings, has been introduced. However, compared to the number of rings in archery, Kyudo has a much smaller number of rings.

　　”The latter.” If we’re talking about habits, Kaguya Shinomiya is more used to the former competition method, which is scored by hitting the target, and whoever hits the target more times in a certain number of rounds wins.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya can draw a 15kg bow, and she believes she is no worse than boys her age. However, if she faces an opponent whose stamina is significantly stronger than hers, and the winner is determined by the number of hits, her stamina will be a major problem if the opponent’s archery skills are similar to hers.

　　Therefore, even without knowing the opponent’s archery skill level, but knowing their physical strength level, Kaguya Shinomiya chose the latter competition method. More importantly, although she was used to the former competition method, it did not mean that her accuracy was poor. You should know that in that archery competition where she hit the bullseye nine times out of ten.

　　After the competition format was decided, Kaguya Shinomiya and I each took our bows and quivers to prepare for the competition, while Ai Hayasaka took the scoreboard to the control panel where the targets could be changed to keep score and operate the system.

　　”Both sides are ready, the archery competition begins.” Hayasaka Ai pressed the button to activate the targets, and two white targets with black borders popped up on the left and right sides of the open-air dojo.

　　The target was about 28 meters away from me and Kaguya Shinomiya, and it was 36 centimeters in diameter. Apart from the solid black bullseye, there were three black circles on the target, which were different scoring areas. The closer the circle was to the bullseye, the higher the score.

　　As the one who proposed the contest, Kaguya Shinomiya was the first to step forward. The black-haired girl picked up a bamboo arrow from her quiver and stood in the corresponding position on the right side of the target. Kaguya Shinomiya’s jade feet, clad in white tabi socks, took a step forward, with the toes of both feet aligned with the center of the target.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya placed the lower end of the longbow string on her left knee, her left hand, clad in black gauntlets, positioned at the center of her slender waist. She adjusted her breathing, shifting her weight to the center of her body, keeping her shoulders, waist, and the center line of the target parallel.

　　After adjusting her standing posture, Kaguya Shinomiya took an arrow with her left hand, adjusted the bamboo arrow in her palm, and as the girl’s red eyes focused on it, she nocked the arrow, raising the position from her hands to her head to draw the bow.

　　Once the bow was drawn, Kaguya Shinomiya, wearing black gauntlets, pulled the bowstring with her left hand and gripped the bow arm with her right, drawing the bow with equal force from both sides. The girl’s right and left hands gradually relaxed, and while drawing the bow fully, Kaguya Shinomiya simultaneously adjusted her aim.

　　With her aim set and the bowstring fully drawn, Kaguya Shinomiya swiftly opened the bow with her left hand, her chest expanding as she released the arrow. The bamboo arrow whistled as it flew from Kaguya’s left hand.

　　The bamboo arrow, released from the bow, approached the target at lightning speed. After shooting the arrow, Kaguya Shinomiya did not immediately return to her posture. Only after the arrow hit the bullseye did she slowly release the bow.

　　”Your turn.” Facing the arrow that hit the bullseye, Kaguya Shinomiya showed no emotional fluctuation. In fact, she had reverted to her Ice Kaguya mode ever since she arrived at the archery dojo.

　　Thinking about how the Ice Kaguya mode is quite suitable for archery competitions, as a calm mind can help with archery posture and accuracy, I walked to the shooting position on my left.

　　I picked up the longbow and bamboo arrows. Although I wasn’t as particular as Kaguya Shinomiya, I still used the standard posture to nock the arrows and shoot. “Thump!” The bamboo arrow hit the center of the target cleanly and crisply.

　　Hayasaka Ai wrote down the same score as Shinomiya Kaguya on the scoreboard. This girl is too outrageous. She has played so many matches since yesterday and there have been almost no weak ones. Can they really win?

　　She hadn’t been able to beat her opponent since yesterday, and now her opponent seemed to have some experience in archery as well. It’s no wonder that Hayasaka Ai was wavering, but the girl quickly shook her head, banishing the thought from her mind, and continued watching and recording the archery match.

　　After five rounds of shooting, both of them hit the bullseye. Hayasaka Ai changed the close-range target from 28 meters to a long-range target, which was 60 meters away, according to the previously agreed competition format. The target would be larger than the 28-meter target.

　　With the target changed to a longer distance, the force required for archery increased, and the difficulty of aiming also increased. In the first six arrows, Kaguya Shinomiya and I were still able to hit the bullseye every time, but the situation changed on the seventh arrow.

　　With a “thud,” Kaguya Shinomiya’s arrow still hit the bullseye, but a small portion of the arrow shaft had deviated from the bullseye’s range, something that had never happened with any of her arrows. As an archer, Kaguya Shinomiya was well aware of this.

　　The black-haired girl quickly adjusted her aim and hit the bullseye with the next two arrows. However, she missed the bullseye with the tenth arrow, which landed outside the black bullseye.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya pursed her cherry lips. She had tried her best to adjust, but the condition of her arm was seriously affecting her performance. She had shot arrows for fifteen rounds in a row without missing the target once. If this were in the national high school archery competition, she would probably win the championship. Even in terms of scores, there were very few people in high school who could beat her, but it was clearly not enough in front of this person.

　　Especially after the opponent hit the bullseye again, the way he handled it with such ease was exactly what Kaguya Shinomiya had thought earlier. If it were a shot that required more physical strength and endurance, she estimated that the chances would be even slimmer.

　　Of course, things aren’t looking good right now, but those things will be put aside when Kaguya Shinomiya takes the stage again. With her body starting to sluggish, she’ll need to concentrate even more.

　　Although Kaguya Shinomiya was trying her best to reduce the impact of physical exertion on her, as the competition continued, the effects of physical exertion increased, and it became difficult for her to maintain the skill level of drawing the bow with her left hand. As a result, Kaguya Shinomiya missed the bullseye more and more often.

　　The competition ended in the 36th round when Kaguya Shinomiya missed her target. The black-haired girl silently watched the arrow fall onto the grass for a while.

　　”I lost.” After that time she missed the bullseye, the score had actually been getting bigger and bigger, and by the 30th round there was basically no point in continuing. It was only because Shinomiya Kaguya wanted to persevere a little longer that she had made it this far.

　　”Don’t be discouraged. For your age, Miss Shinomiya, this is already quite good.” As I spoke, I extended my hand to Kaguya Shinomiya.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated for a moment, but considering that her opponent had followed the rules in the archery match and hadn’t used any strange moves like in the previous fighting match, she finally extended her left hand, which was covered by black gauntlets, and shook hands with his left hand. “I’m not discouraged at all. I finally understand why Hayasaka has never been able to beat you.”

　　”Because I’m too good?” I could feel Kaguya Shinomiya’s left hand trembling slightly. In the more than one-hour match, especially the later ones which involved long-distance target practice, the girl’s left hand, which was responsible for drawing the bow and wielding the arrow, was the most exhausted. It’s not surprising that she would react this way.

　　“That’s true.” Kaguya Shinomiya released her left hand, a bead of sweat trickling down her chin onto the brown floor. “But I think your greatest strength is your shamelessness.”

　　“That’s right, I completely agree with that.” Hayasaka Ai walked back from the target control panel, her fair and alluring legs swinging back and forth. Upon hearing Kaguya Shinomiya’s words, she immediately raised her hand in agreement.

　　“Being shameless isn’t a bad thing for me, so thank you both for the compliment.” Hayasaka Ai wasn’t wearing black short cotton socks, and standing next to Shinomiya Kaguya, the girl’s bare feet were even whiter than pure white tabi socks.

　　”Don’t mind this guy, Miss. Let’s go and rest for a bit.” Hayasaka Ai helped Kaguya Shinomiya put the longbow back in its original position and handed her a dry towel.

　　Should I bring Sakuya along? I couldn’t help but think this after seeing Hayasaka Ai’s performance. Then I glanced at the clock hanging in the dojo; it was almost 1 p.m.

　　”In that case, why don’t we have lunch first? It’s hard to perform well on an empty stomach.” I personally don’t mind, but the two girls can’t go without eating something.

　　”Is it already this time? Miss, let’s go get some lunch later.”

　　”Um.”

　　Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya walked out of the archery dojo together, and I slowly followed behind them, admiring Hayasaka Ai’s smooth legs and Shinomiya Kaguya’s tabi socks and clogs.

　　Suddenly, the blonde girl walking ahead stopped and turned to look at me. Seeing this, I couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Hayasaka, is there a problem?”

　　”Why are you following us?” the blonde girl asked me with an unfriendly expression.

　　”Hmm? Didn’t you include a portion for me in your lunch?” Since you’ve booked the whole place, Kaguya Shinomiya probably wouldn’t have done that on purpose.

　　”No, are you a big foodie?” The last time she treated me to coffee, the last time she treated me to dinner at the hotel, and this time she freeloaded lunch. Hayasaka Ai had reason to suspect that the other party was a big foodie. No, that’s not the point right now.

　　”That’s good. As for being a foodie, I don’t think I count. Of course, I like good food, but I’m not a foodie.”

　　”No, that’s not the point!” Hayasaka Ai quickly steered her thoughts back on track. “The young lady is going to change her clothes. What do you want to do by following me?”

　　”I see.” The two girls changed into school uniforms, then karate uniforms, and then archery uniforms all morning, like a uniform show. I even forgot that Kaguya Shinomiya was wearing an archery uniform and needed to change back.

　　”If you know, hurry up and go. The place where the dojo prepares lunch for us is over there.” Hayasaka Ai pointed to the right rear with her slender finger painted with light blue nail polish.

　　”Okay, thank you for your hospitality.” Since Hayasaka Ai said so, I naturally had no intention of continuing. I believed there would be opportunities to see more in the future.

　　After saying goodbye to the girls, I went to the dojo’s waiting room and asked the dojo staff to prepare lunch for three people. While waiting, I received a text message from Silica asking about tonight’s events.

　　I replied that I would be there on time, and then chatted with Silica for a bit. It was lunchtime at her school, and it seemed that Liz was with her too.

　　While chatting with Silica, Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka arrived at the reception room. Once everyone was present, the dojo staff began serving the meal, placing a small black wooden table with bowls and plates in front of each person before serving the dishes.

　　Grilled saury with salt, miso soup, blanched okra, pickles and tofu, and finally a bowl of white rice. After the food was served and the staff left, we started eating.

　　During lunch, the girls and I barely spoke, which was in accordance with the etiquette of not speaking while eating. The way the two girls ate was very pleasing to the eye, so I enjoyed my lunch quite a bit.

　　”So, what are your plans for next?” After lunch, I slowly sipped a cup of oolong tea.

　　Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya exchanged a glance, and then Shinomiya Kaguya said, “I’d like to have a flower arrangement competition with you next.”

　　”Flower arranging? I’m sorry, I know about it, but I haven’t done much of it. I can’t compare to you, Lady Shinomiya.” Flower arranging? I usually only arrange flowers for beautiful married women. I haven’t done much myself. Although I’m not completely inexperienced, I can only say I know a little bit.

　　Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka were not upset by the rejection; on the contrary, it made their eyes light up. If their opponent kept accepting and winning, they would really feel hopeless. But this time, the rejection proved that their opponent was not good at everything, and therefore could not be good at everything. As long as they found a competition that their opponent was good at but not particularly good at, they would have a chance.

　　The two girls whispered to each other for a while and finally decided that Kaguya Shinomiya would start the first battle of the afternoon, which would be a contest of their French proficiency. This time, I did not refuse.

　　”However, there’s one thing I need to mention first. I have something to do tonight, so I can probably only stay with you until the afternoon.” Tonight I’m going to Alo for a party, and Silica sent me a message earlier to remind me to remember.

　　”That doesn’t matter.” They skipped school without telling the Shinomiya family, and it would be best if they could go back at the designated time after school and take the shuttle bus, so this fits Hayasaka Ai’s plan perfectly. “But can you do the same tomorrow as today?”

　　”It seems there shouldn’t be any problems. I’ll contact you by phone later to discuss the specifics.” I thought about it and decided to make some time to meet with the two girls in the next few days and make it up to them later.

　　“Okay…” She remembered that the reply about the engagement date was today. Hayasaka Ai’s sky-blue eyes flickered, revealing a thoughtful expression.

　　After resting for a while, my French language competition with Kaguya Shinomiya began. Although Kaguya Shinomiya’s French was already quite good, it was still not enough to defeat me in the face of my ability to be proficient in various languages. After all, communicating with women of all races and worlds is an essential skill.

　　I lost again and again. Then it was Hayasaka Ai’s turn to compete with me. I played eight matches against the two girls that afternoon, and I won every single one of them. Around 5 p.m., Shinomiya Kaguya needed to go back to school first, and the car that was supposed to pick her up should be leaving soon.

　　Upon arriving at the entrance of the Tenrakuai Dojo, a car was already waiting. It was the car I had called, driven by a professional female driver from the company, ensuring excellent security, so Kaguya Shinomiya did not refuse.

　　”Then I’ll head back to school now, Hayasaka.” To avoid the school discovering their master-servant relationship, Kaguya Shinomiya had to stagger her school hours with Ai Hayasaka.

　　”Okay, Miss, please be careful on your way.” Hayasaka Ai watched Kaguya Shinomiya leave until the car disappeared from her sight. Only then did Hayasaka Ai turn around, and just as she was about to say something, she realized that the person she was going to talk to was gone.

　　”Well, I should definitely bring Sakuya with me tomorrow.” After Kaguya Shinomiya got into the car, I turned around and went back into the dojo to relieve myself. Anyway, Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka will only say goodbye to me at most, and their relationship isn’t that deep yet.

　　As I was thinking about how to make my heart flutter in the future, I heard a series of hurried footsteps behind me. The person making the footsteps seemed to be heading towards me, but after realizing who it was, I completely relaxed, though something was a little strange.

　　I turned around and had just opened my mouth to say “Miss Hayasaka…” when the blonde girl grabbed my arm and pulled me forward. I had no choice but to follow her and was dragged into… the women’s restroom.

　　”Uh, Miss Hayasaka, this is the women’s restroom.” I didn’t try to pull away from Hayasaka Ai’s hand. It’s not like I haven’t been to the women’s restroom before. Besides, it felt very comfortable to hold Hayasaka Ai’s warm and delicate hand.

　　”What, are you worried about being discovered?” Hayasaka Ai looked around to make sure no one was there, then pulled the person behind her towards an empty cubicle. After they entered the cubicle together, she closed the door behind her.

　　”I’m not too worried about that. On the contrary, aren’t you afraid that people will see us in the bathroom and misunderstand us?” It’s not like I’m the one who suffers a loss, so naturally I have nothing to worry about.

　　”So that’s why I found a cubicle and closed the door.” Hayasaka Ai knew that her actions were a bit rash, but since she had already done it, the key was to solve the problem as soon as possible.

　　”Since you, Ms. Hayasaka, think it’s fine, then I have even less of a problem.” The toilet stalls in the dojo are quite large; there’s no crowding for two people inside. It’s truly befitting of a major dojo, although I would prefer it to be a bit more crowded.

　　”Are you a pervert?” How could she be so calm in the women’s restroom? Hayasaka Ai was thinking that if the other person panicked, it would be beneficial for her to do what she wanted.

　　”Miss Hayasaka, that’s not right. You’re the one who pulled me into the women’s restroom, not the other way around. How can you call me a pervert?” I said to Hayasaka Ai as I put down the toilet seat and sat down.

　　”Never mind, I want to ask you something.” Since the other party’s reaction was not what she expected, Hayasaka Ai decided not to dwell on the question.

　　”What is it?” Before I could finish speaking, Hayasaka Ai lifted her legs and placed her feet, clad in brown round-toed leather shoes, on the toilet seat between my legs.

　　The girl’s legs were long and slender, with fair skin. Her black short cotton socks were pulled up to below her calves, and her black school uniform skirt was lifted up, revealing more of her thighs. Hayasaka Ai’s actions were very much in line with her JK (high school girl) style, and at the same time, they were very seductive.

　　”You’ll be replying to the head of the Shinomiya family tonight, right?” Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms. Because I was sitting, the girl’s sky-blue eyes looked down at me, and she was becoming more and more like a haughty high school girl.

　　”If nothing unexpected happens.” My attention was mainly focused on Hayasaka Ai’s jade legs and feet. At this moment, Hayasaka Ai’s feet, which were wearing shoes, were only two or three centimeters away from my crotch. If the blonde girl with the side ponytail took off her brown round-toed leather shoes, she could step directly onto my crotch. Of course, if Hayasaka Ai said that, she would definitely confirm my reputation as a pervert.

　　”Could you give us a few more days to consider it, give us another week?” Hayasaka Ai, wearing brown round-toed leather shoes and black short cotton socks, moved her right foot slightly, with a hint of threat in it.

　　”Miss Hayasaka, is this the attitude of asking someone to do something?” Hayasaka Ai’s posture and expression were more like an order than a request.

　　”If I soften my stance, will you grant my request?” Hayasaka Ai asked incredulously, tapping her arm with her light blue nail polished fingers.

　　”Probably not.” After thinking for a moment, I gave an honest answer.

　　”That works, which is why I tried a different approach.” It was because the previous method hadn’t worked that Hayasaka Ayane thought of trying a different method, hoping that the other party might respond to this one.

　　”Miss Hayasaka, you have quite a few ideas.” Seeing Hayasaka Ai in a great Gyaru/JK style was quite nice for me.

　　”And what’s your answer?”

　　”Unfortunately, it’s still not possible.”

　　”Tch.” Hayasaka Ai pouted, the blonde girl with a side ponytail put down her right foot, which was standing between my legs, and then raised her right hand, extending a slender, white finger.

　　“One week, I’ll give you one more week.” Hayasaka Ai bent down and placed her slender, white fingers in front of me, while her pretty face came closer, staring intently at me with her sky-blue eyes.

　　The blonde girl with a side ponytail had her slender fingers, painted with light blue nail polish, almost within reach. Her pretty face was less than two fingers’ distance from her raised right hand. I could almost feel the sweet breath she was exhaling, along with her sky-blue eyes that were meeting mine.

　　”Actually, you can’t beat me in this week, and it would be difficult even if you had another week…” I didn’t finish my sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.

　　Hayasaka Ai didn’t speak, but just kept looking at me with her thin cherry lips pressed tightly together. After several minutes of quiet staring at each other, I sighed and shook my head slightly.

　　Hayasaka Ai’s sky-blue eyes lit up at this reaction; it seemed like there was hope? Just as the blonde girl with a side ponytail was about to speak to confirm, she felt a wet touch on her right hand.

　　Her right hand was kissed!? Hayasaka Ai’s eyes widened, her cherry-red lips slightly parted, “What…what are you doing!”

　　As Hayasaka Ai questioned me, she raised her right foot and stomped down again, but this time her target wasn’t the toilet seat, but really my crotch. Judging from the speed at which the girl stomped down, she probably didn’t hold back much force.

　　I pushed off the ground with both feet and stepped back to avoid Hayasaka Ai’s stomp. If the girl hadn’t been wearing shoes and had only her small black cotton socks on her feet, I might have taken the hit head-on.

　　The brown round-toed leather shoes made a “thump” sound as they stepped on the white toilet seat, showing that Hayasaka Ai used quite a bit of force.

　　”Calm down, Ms. Hayasaka.” I placed my hand on Hayasaka Ai’s rounded knee to prevent the girl from doing it again. Hmm, the girl’s skin was soft and smooth where I touched it, as if my hand might accidentally slide down to her thigh.

　　”Huh? You suddenly kissed me, how am I supposed to stay calm?” Even though it was just a kiss on the hand, isn’t a kiss still a kiss? A cold glint flashed in Hayasaka Ai’s sky-blue eyes.

　　”Let me explain first. I accept your request, Ms. Hayasaka. I will talk to the head of the Shinomiya family and ask him to consider it for a few more days.” Hayasaka Ai’s right leg, which I was holding down, kept twisting and trying to break free. Taking advantage of the moment when the blonde girl with the side ponytail didn’t immediately pursue, I explained to her.

　　”So you thought you could take this opportunity to kiss my hand?” Hayasaka Ai raised her delicate eyebrows. It was a good thing that he agreed to her request, but that didn’t mean she accepted being kissed.

　　”No, I kissed your hand, Ms. Hayasaka, to give you a small warning, to prevent you from taking advantage of me.” For me, a kiss on the hand is indeed a very small warning.

　　”How did I push my luck…” Hayasaka Ai’s voice gradually lowered, and the girl should understand why I said that.

　　”Just as you thought, Ms. Hayasaka, I already agreed to postpone my reply until today yesterday, and I agreed to postpone it for a few more days today. If I don’t give you a warning, next time you might ask for a month’s delay.” The implication is that I can’t keep granting your requests for free.

　　”Isn’t this normal? Who told you not to just reject the Shinomiya family’s marriage proposal?” Hayasaka Ai snorted irritably. “Get your hand off me now, or don’t blame me for being impolite.”

　　”Miss Hayasaka, you weren’t exactly being polite just now. Things could get really bad if you were stepped on.” I removed my right hand from Hayasaka Ai’s knee. As for what I meant by “bad,” it wasn’t that I would get hurt, but rather that it would be terrible for the girl, and some kind of punishment would definitely be in order.

　　”You deserved it for stepping on it.” Hayasaka Ai quickly put her right leg down. The warmth of that big hand still lingered on her knee, making her feel uneasy.

　　To dispel the awkwardness, Hayasaka Ai steered the conversation back to the main topic, “How many days are you referring to?”

　　“Five days, including yesterday and the day before, makes a full week.” I raised my right hand and held up five fingers. Five days plus a week to prepare for the engagement, the girls have about ten days.

　　”Why are you so stingy, even including yesterday and the day before? Can’t you be a little more generous?” Hayasaka Ai didn’t expect the other person to be so petty after kissing her hand. She felt like her hand had been kissed for nothing.

　　I suddenly stood up and moved closer to Hayasaka Ai. My sudden action caused the blonde girl with a side ponytail to take two steps back and lean against the door of the cubicle.

　　”Don’t think I’m afraid of what you want to do.” Hayasaka Ai really couldn’t break through the other party’s so-called “locking technique,” but when it came to a real fight, she wouldn’t back down, at least not in terms of momentum.

　　”Shh, someone’s coming.” My words immediately quieted Hayasaka Ai down. The girl even held her breath and listened intently to the sounds outside.

　　After a while, there was still no sound from outside. Hayasaka Ai wondered if she had been tricked. Just as she was about to ask, a light footstep came, which made her give up the idea of ​​speaking.

　　”Dongmei, do you think those two who came today are young ladies? They booked the entire dojo.” A female voice rang out as footsteps approached.

　　”Probably. Those two girls are different from ordinary people just by looking at their demeanor,” the woman named Dongmei gave her judgment.

　　As the two women outside entered the restroom, Hayasaka Ai couldn’t help but feel nervous. There were six stalls, and there were two people outside. When she came in, she chose the last stall, which was theoretically the least likely to be chosen, but it’s possible that some people just like to choose the last stall.

　　What if, by some coincidence, one of them gets to choose this cubicle? Now that the situation has been seen, it’s really hard to explain. Hayasaka Ai thought that since she had booked the whole place and each dojo had its own restroom nearby, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to come. Who knew that someone would come shortly after she entered.

　　With a “click,” the door to one of the cubicles opened. It sounded like it belonged to one of the two cubicles in front of it, which made Hayasaka Ai breathe a slight sigh of relief, at least eliminating one of them. As for the other one, Hayasaka Ai listened to the approaching footsteps and felt that something was wrong.

　　Feeling incredibly nervous, Hayasaka Ai couldn’t help but glance at someone else in the same cubicle, only to find that the other person looked completely relaxed, showing no signs of nervousness whatsoever. Compared to herself, she felt like the other person was nervous for no reason.

　　My attention was fixed on the blonde girl with a side ponytail, so I naturally noticed her gaze. I reached out and patted Hayasaka Ai’s shoulder to signal her not to worry. The girl shrugged and glared at me, as if to say: Don’t touch my shoulder.

　　Just then, the footsteps reached the vicinity of this cubicle and stopped. Judging from the sound, they were probably standing between this cubicle and the fifth cubicle, and then took a step towards this cubicle.

　　Hayasaka Ai couldn’t care less about having her shoulder held down. She anxiously gave a look to the seemingly relaxed person, wondering what to do.

　　Actually, all Hayasaka Ai needed to do was say that there were people here, but perhaps because the girl was focused on not being exposed and was also nervous, she didn’t think of that for the moment. Now that time is of the essence, there is no way to communicate with Hayasaka Ai much.

　　So I made my move directly, covering Hayasaka Ai’s thin lips with one hand, the girl’s soft cherry lips touching my palm, and gently pinching Hayasaka Ai’s waist with the other hand.

　　A strange sensation came from her waist where she was being pinched, a tingling, electric shock-like feeling that made Hayasaka Ai let out a soft “Mmm…”

　　Hearing the sounds coming from the cubicles, Fuyumi, who had originally planned to enter the last cubicle, changed to another cubicle, well, she changed to the third cubicle and left, because she felt that the sound just now sounded strange, could it be that someone was in there… probably not, who would be so bold.

　　The sound of footsteps fading away eased Hayasaka Ai’s tense heart. Then she glared fiercely at the young man in front of her. Although he quickly released her hand, she would not forget what he had just done.

　　Faced with the girl’s fierce gaze, I could only shrug helplessly. Then I felt a step on my foot; clearly, Hayasaka Ai had stepped on my foot.

　　”Alright, Ms. Hayasaka, you should move your foot now.” After a while, once the two women who had gone into the restroom had left, I spoke to Hayasaka Ai, who was still stepping on my foot.

　　”You said I was pushing my luck before, but in my opinion, Mr. Jian, you’re the one who’s pushing your luck.” First, he touched her hand, then her knee, then covered her mouth and pinched her waist. Hayasaka Ai felt that pulling him into the toilet stall was a huge mistake.

　　”I have my reasons for all of this, it’s not like I’m taking advantage of you for no reason.” Actually, being stepped on by Hayasaka Ai like this isn’t without its advantages. At least now I’m very close to her, and if I move a little closer, I might be able to touch her well-developed breasts.

　　”My intuition tells me that the reasons you gave are all excuses.” Hayasaka Ai narrowed her eyes, carefully observing the other person’s reaction.

　　”Think what you want, but let me remind you, Ms. Hayasaka, if you continue to stay here, someone else might come.” I casually reminded her, facing the girl’s scrutiny and probing.

　　”Tch, I’ll let you off the hook for now, but you’ll be sorry tomorrow.” Unable to detect anything amiss, Hayasaka Ai pouted and moved her foot away.

　　”Looking forward to your performance.”

　　”I’ll go out first, and you can come out later.”

　　”Miss Hayasaka, could you keep watch for me?”

　　”No! You have to handle it yourself. If someone finds out, it’s none of my business.”

　　After saying that, the blonde girl with a side ponytail opened the stall door and left without looking back. I used my divine sense to check, and there was no one in the men’s restroom next door either, so I teleported there directly. My original purpose was to use the restroom.

　　When I came out of the restroom, I could no longer see Hayasaka Ai. She probably went back. Since that’s the case, there’s no need for me to stay here. I left the dojo and headed towards the parking lot.

　　Just as I turned off the car alarm and inserted the key to open the door, a familiar voice came from behind me.

　　”Uncle!”