“Bang! Bang bang!” Song Ning knocked lightly on the door with his knuckles.

“Please wait a moment!” A sweet, girlish voice came from behind the door. Before long, the door opened from the inside, and a girl with golden pigtails and wearing a pink floral nightgown appeared in front of Song Ning.

Song Ning immediately recognized her as Marina’s younger sister, the tsundere loli Sawamiya Airi, one of the main quest targets in the dungeon.

The girl’s pajamas were thin and cute, with a full bust that made it impossible to see any bra lines. The neckline was slightly open, revealing her well-defined collarbones and fair, delicate skin. Song Ning almost couldn’t resist throwing the favorability boosting card she had just received at her.

“Excuse me, are you from the Sawamiya family?” With a slight bow to conceal her burning gaze, Airi, this tsundere loli, was very perceptive. In the original storyline, Akizuki Kozo had just entered this family when Airi noticed his ill intentions.

“This is the Toshizawa family. May I ask who you are?” Airi asked suspiciously.

Song Ning forced himself to look the girl in the eye when he spoke, instead of having his eyes darting around like a hungry wolf eyeing delicious food. He tried his best to appear innocent and sincere. “Oh, hello, I’m Song Ning, Marina Sawamiya’s foreign language teacher. I’m here today to tutor her.”

“So, you’re the guest I’m going to entertain tonight!” Ellie exclaimed with a look of sudden realization, her slightly exaggerated expressions and gestures giving off a quirky and mischievous vibe.

“Please come in, Ms. Song Ning! Oh, you’re my sister’s teacher, so you’re also my teacher, right?”

Song Ning nodded and said with a smile, “Yes, at Saint Maple Academy, I am indeed your teacher.”

“Then I want to take tutoring too!” Ellie said, hands on her hips, with a slightly fierce look.

“Okay, no problem!” Song Ning agreed immediately.

“Airi!” Marina’s voice came from inside the room. “Don’t be unreasonable to the teacher!” She quickly walked to the door, pushed Airi aside, and bowed to Song Ning. “I’m sorry, teacher. This is my sister, Airi. Please forgive her rudeness.”

Marina was wearing blue pajamas, the same style as Airi’s, just a different color, and she was also wearing an apron, so she must have just run out of the kitchen.

“Haha, it’s okay, your little sister is very cute.”

“Please come in, teacher!” Marina stepped aside to let Song Ning into the room, then led him to the living room. She walked to the sofa and said, “Please sit down, teacher. I’ll get you some tea.”

Song Ning nodded and sat on the sofa to observe. The room was very warm and tidy, with no trace of male living there.

“Teacher, please have some tea. I’ll go and fetch my mother.” Marina brought over a cup of tea, then said to Airi, who was standing to the side with her mouth pursed and not saying a word, “Airi, come with me to the kitchen!” Then she took her hand and, no matter how much the twin-tailed loli struggled, dragged her away from the living room.

Song Ning took a sip of the teacup. It was flower tea, containing rosebuds, jasmine, and other flowers. It was very fragrant and rich. This kind of tea was basically only drunk by women. Song Ning blew on the tea and took a couple of sips. Then, a woman came out of the kitchen. Her features were almost identical to those of Marina and Airi. Her fair face was rosy and full, and she looked to be only in her early twenties.

She wore a beige knit sweater with a high, full chest and a slender waist, making it hard to believe she was a mother of two. She wore a white skirt and flesh-colored pantyhose. Song Ning couldn’t help but wonder if she wore open-crotch pantyhose like Ishihara.

“Welcome to the Sawamiya family home. I am Marina and Airi’s mother, Sawamiya Naho. Ms. Song Ning, please forgive me for the lack of hospitality today.” The woman bowed and showed no sign of getting up.

Song Ning quickly put down her teacup, bowed in return, and said, “Madam, you’re too kind. I should be thanking you for your hospitality!”

“Use 1 C-rank favorability enhancement card, and 2 D-rank favorability enhancement cards!”

Song Ning secretly used several favorability-boosting cards that she had specially accumulated on Sawamiya Naho.

He couldn’t see any changes after using it, and he didn’t think much about it, but the system’s products never disappointed.

Sawamiya Naho sat down next to Song Ning, glanced at the tea in Song Ning’s cup, and apologized again, saying, “Because my husband has been gone for a long time, we don’t have any decent tea at home, only the flower tea that we women usually drink. I’m really sorry.”

Sawamiya possessed a unique aura of a mature woman, almost identical to Ishihara, though slightly different, but completely unlike a young girl. Neither Zhao Yi nor Mikami Yuka had ever had this feeling.

Song Ning searched for the source of this aroma but found nothing. Her gaze returned to the teacup, and she picked it up with both hands and took a sip. “The flower tea is also very good. It is fragrant, mellow, and has a long-lasting aftertaste.”

A spark ignited in Naho Sawamiya’s gentle eyes. She sensed that Song Ning’s comment about flower tea seemed to have a hidden meaning. “It’s clear that you really like flower tea?”

Song Ning did not answer directly. He looked deeply at Sawamiya Naho, then stared at the teacup in his hand and said, “Women are like flowers. They are most beautiful and splendid when they bloom. Although their flowering period is short and fleeting, they can be made into this flower tea. Not only does it have a long and profound flavor, but it can also bloom again after brewing. Moreover, it is even more crystal clear and moist, which is intoxicating.”

Ze Gong also stared at the water glass in Song Ning’s hand. The rose petals in the glass swayed with the swirling tea as it was blown around, as if they were herself. She murmured, “Can it bloom again?”

“May I ask the teacher and mother to sit down?” Marina set the last dish on the table and greeted Song Ning and Sawamiya Naho. Airi stood to the side, pouting and rolling her eyes, expressing her dissatisfaction.

“This feeling…” Naho Sawamiya’s thoughts were churning. It was a familiar feeling that hadn’t been there for many years, a feeling that a part of her home that had been empty for so long had finally been filled. The woman kept asking herself, “Is it just my imagination?”

“Mom!” Marina called out, interrupting Sawamiya Naho’s thoughts. She noticed that Song Ning and her two daughters were staring at her, and her face turned red. She hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, I was rude again. Please take a seat and try Marina and me’s cooking.”

“Me too! I made one of my signature dishes too!” Ellie protested, tilting her head back, seemingly quite dissatisfied with her mother’s neglect.

The group took their seats, with Song Ning seated at the head of the table. Sawamiya Naho sat opposite him, while Marina and Airi sat on either side of him. They ate and chatted, looking just like a family, not at all like a teacher visiting a home.