Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 202, Section 4: "An ordinary rainy day, with Haiyue staying at the coffee shop."

"Haiyue?"

As soon as Masumi opened the door, he saw the jellyfish girl standing motionless at the door of his room.

Haiyue was wearing a calico-colored pajama set.

The hood is designed as a cat yawning with its mouth open, but when paired with the girl's adorable face, it gives the feeling of being bitten by a cat.

—A jellyfish swallowed by a cat.

In Kobe's waterways, which are close to the sea, you can often see moon jellyfish drifting along with the waves, and of course, there are also mischievous stray cats that stretch out their paws to test them.

Just like in the dream, he and Haiyue locked eyes at close range.

Her shoulder lines were soft and gentle, not like Mio's slender and beautiful right-angled shoulders, but at this moment they were taut and stretched to almost a 90-degree angle.

The culprit that made Haiyue's posture so difficult was the plate she was holding.

The breakfast set out for two is: grilled salmon, omelet broth, miso soup, white rice, and pickled cabbage.

Noticing that her fingertips were trembling badly, Masumi quickly took the tray and asked, "Why did you bring breakfast up?"

“I want to have breakfast with Masumi…” she replied.

Her shoulders remained stiff, perhaps because she was out of breath from maintaining that posture for too long, and her fair and translucent skin was faintly flushed.

How long have you been waiting here?

"After Asami and Mio...leave..."

Masumi sighed and rubbed his forehead, noticing Kaigetsu's stiff posture. He said softly, "Let's have breakfast."

"Ah."

The jellyfish girl nodded slightly.

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Her feet, encased in black boat socks, patted the floor lightly.

Haiyue used transparent jellyfish chopsticks to pick up the egg roll. She subconsciously glanced at the blue and pink jellyfish patterns on the chopsticks before putting the egg roll into her mouth.

Chew chew
Her soft cheeks puffed out as she ate, looking like a hamster or some other rodent—so cute and happy, it had a magical quality that made it impossible to look away.

As the dream resurfaced in her mind, Masumi couldn't help but overlap the image of the little girl in her dream with Haiyue in front of her. At the same time, a subtle feeling of wanting to protect her rose in her heart.

"Is it good?" Masumi asked.

"Sweet...delicious..."

A soft, murmuring voice reached my ear: "Masumi... eats too..."

"If you want me to have breakfast, at least get off my lap first," Masumi said helplessly.

A room on a rainy day.

Masumi sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Even though there was a small round table with breakfast in front of him, Haiyue still squeezed her body between his legs, bent her knees, and sat down as well.

The scent of the shampoo made my nose itch.

"No, it's troublesome."

Haiyue said expressionlessly. "It's her who's using my lap as a chair that's causing trouble," Masumi sighed.

Her body, which had been stiff just moments before, had now completely relaxed, and her soft, delicate form leaned against Masumi's chest.

That stiffness was transferred to Masumi, who was sitting cross-legged, through the warmth of their connected bodies.

"My legs are going numb, Haiyue."

"Well……"

Haiyue remained silent upon hearing this, but shrank back and snuggled closer to Masumi.

Masumi suddenly felt the weight, which had been evenly distributed on her thighs, now completely concentrated at the base of her legs.

"Is this okay?"

The jellyfish girl asked.

Looking down, the azure blue, as if reflected by the moon in the sea, dominated his field of vision.

She looked up at me with innocent eyes.

Staring into those beautiful blue eyes, as if the outlines of a dream and reality were overlapping, Masumi turned her face away and sighed.

"Let's eat first."

"Ah."

Perhaps the egg rolls were to her liking, because Masumi could sense that the girl in her arms was in a good mood.

Her bent knees were lowered slightly, and her petite feet tapped the floor alternately.

Silence would draw attention to the awkward parts, so Masumi broke the silence by saying:

Why didn't you go to Book Off with Mami and the others?

Haiyue's extremely straightforward answer:
"I don't like reading."

That's a really simple reason.

"Book Off sells more than just books."

"What else?"

"Let me think... I have DVDs, CDs, game discs and all sorts of things."

When Masumi lived in Tokyo, she would occasionally browse through these secondhand stores and buy any secondhand CDs she liked.

Rather than buying with a specific purpose in mind, he enjoys the feeling of encountering something unexpected, which is the significance of secondhand stores and flea markets for secondhand websites.

Haiyue gently shook her head: "Those... I have no interest in any of them..."

"Masumi...does she also want to book off?"

"That's not what I meant."

“Then… stay in the room,” she said.

"Kaigetsu is a homebody," Masumi remarked.

The jellyfish girl remained noncommittal, simply turning her face away and slightly parting her lips:
"Masumi...are you having troubles right now?"

"Huh? Does my expression look like that?"

Haiyue didn't reply, her pure gaze piercing through Masumi; her eyes, reminiscent of a shallow sea, shone brightly.

Rain outside the window extinguished the daylight. Sunlight streamed through the glass, illuminating the girl's profile.

Masumi paused slightly, then lowered her eyelashes and nodded in acknowledgment:
"I've been having some worries lately, but it's not because of Haiyue."

"Oh."

She gave a soft response, as if relieved, and pressed her hips and back against him. The overly intimate action made Masumi blush and her heart race, and her body tensed up.

This reaction was less of agitation and more of shyness.

“Masumi…it’s so warm…” she honestly expressed her feelings.

"If you just want to keep warm, there's no need to lean on me."

"Um……"

She didn't listen at all.

“Masumi looks like a lobster right now…” Kaigetsu suddenly said.

"What's this?"

"The way he's bent over... he looks like a lobster..."

"Oh, oh."

Masumi nodded, and to remain calm, he awkwardly hunched his shoulders and straightened his back, creating a subtle gap between himself and Kaigetsu.

Haiyue continued, "Above the knee... it's as hard as a lobster..."

Huh?
The jellyfish girl spoke these words with a blank expression and an unusually calm tone, as if she had no particular thoughts.

Masumi subtly shifted her body back slightly, and Kaigetsu leaned her hips back again, causing Masumi to further increase the distance between them.

"Ugh."

She turned her face away, pouted as if she were being coquettish, and made a sound to express her dissatisfaction.

The reality of the girl sitting on her lap finally made Masumi lose all strength in her hands and feet, leaving her with no energy to dodge her desire.

Masumi stretched out his legs on the floor, the outlines of dream and reality overlapping. Like a lobster in a dream, he let the jellyfish girl sit between his laps.

"Do you really enjoy sitting up there?"

"……Um."

Haiyue nodded quietly, then spoke naturally, like a bird pecking at food:
"As long as this position exists... that's enough..."

"That's easy to satisfy." Masumi sighed.

"Aren't you bored?"

"Do not."

Though her voice was soft, her tone was strong. Haiyue nestled against him, offering her vehement denial.

The flaxen hair, through a T-shirt, tickled Masumi's chest, making him acutely aware that the girl in his arms was Kaigetsu.

The friction between the fabric and her skin caused Masumi's emotions to waver.
Now that the jellyfish girl with the lobster is around, what are her eyes looking at? ◇

The black boat socks rubbed off at the toes, revealing delicate white toes that peeked out like flower petals, gently patting the floor.

Haiyue's eyes were fixed intently on the phone screen.

Colorful blocks and strips fell one after another from the top of the screen, and her fingers danced nimbly across the screen, typing out one Perfect judgment after another.

The jellyfish girl sits on Masumi's lap playing a music game.

Masumi had seen Asami play this kind of game before, but the graphics were much more elaborate than those of the game played by Uizeki. It featured beautiful girls playing musical instruments and included gacha elements.

Seeing Haiyue engrossed in playing a mobile game, Masumi thought to herself, "Her personality is just like a little kid's."

The little moon he dreamed about last night was probably his subconscious impression of the moon.

Simple, straightforward, and natural, yet with a touch of cunning hidden within, she often does the most surprising and unexpected things, but reacts to them with indifference.

In short, she's a wonderful girl.

As Masumi thought this, she pulled a Pocky cookie out of the packaging.

It was leftovers from Mami's meal in his room last night.

I took a bite, and it's great; it hasn't gotten soggy yet.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Masumi planned to eliminate them all, however—

"I'm watching!"

After the game ended, Haiyue looked up and clearly saw his hand.

To be precise, he was staring intently at the half-eaten Pocky cookie Masumi was eating. Hmm, you can tell what she wants.

"Want to eat?"

Haiyue nodded, then tapped the screen to start a new game, her hands busy again.

The intention couldn't be clearer.

Just like feeding koi or hamsters, Masumi carefully avoided obscuring the falling blocks in the scene as she inserted the tip of the Pocky into her lips...

"Crunch, crunch, crunch—ah!"

The last one was Masumi's lament.

Haiyue seemed to mistake his fingertip for the part not covered in chocolate, and bit down without hesitation with her clean, white teeth. Ouch.

Masumi's body swayed slightly, and Kaigetsu also moved in surprise.

"Woo..."

She suddenly felt like a child who had done something wrong, her gaze darting around nervously, and her small bottom sitting between Masumi's legs trembled uncomfortably, begging them not to continue like that.

"It's okay, just don't eat so fast," Masumi said, seemingly unconcerned.

Feeling the girl's body relax again, he carefully fed her the second one.

For some reason, Haiyue looked quite content. Although her eyelashes were lowered, she couldn't completely suppress the faint curve of her lips.

Forget it.

If you can be completely satisfied, it doesn't matter if the process is a little strange.

One cookie after another, and the bag of Pocky was soon empty.

"...Thank you for the hospitality."

Haiyue said very politely.

The jellyfish girl finished the Pocky cookies in the blink of an eye, and Masumi took out a tissue to wipe her mouth.

Then I folded a wet tissue in half, intending to wipe my fingers, which were covered in chocolate sauce and cookie crumbs, when I suddenly felt a wet touch on my fingertips.

"Haiyue?"

The jellyfish girl, like a cat licking milk, made a wet, sucking sound with her tightly pressed lips.

When she heard Masumi calling her name, Kaigetsu stared blankly at the screen, but her lips moved passionately.

The "Miss" floating across the screen revealed the location of her thoughts.

"Um...we have plenty of tissues, there's no need to use your lips..."

The sound Masumi forced out of her throat was incredibly pathetic, both in content and tone.

After sensing a breath that had just swallowed, Haiyue said nonchalantly:

"This way...it's cleaner..."

Masumi sighed, "Even so, there's no need for Kaigetsu to do everything."

The jellyfish girl's actions were as if there was nothing else in the room besides Masumi and herself.

"It's okay, because... I can do anything..."

The lines, seemingly eager to prove their worth, made Masumi pause for a moment, "Oh, oh..."

With his hands free, he withdrew from Haiyue's soft mouth.

Masumi looked away for a moment, then noticed her sloppy boat socks.

"Don't wear socks like that."

"help me."

Kaigetsu's gaze did not leave the screen when she answered Masumi.

"How can I help you? Put it on or take it off?"

"It's fine...whatever Masumi...likes..."

"This has nothing to do with liking it."

Masumi replied helplessly, reaching out to remove the boat socks that Kaizuki was wearing.

rustling sounds... The black boat stockings were taken off, revealing the girl's delicate bare feet.

My gaze fell on Haiyue's slightly curved lips.

"Masumi... so she really likes this..."

Masumi sighed, "Your words are like saying I planned all along to take off your socks."

"So... is it better not to take off your socks?" Haiyue asked curiously.

"This is not a question worth discussing."

He folded the boat socks slightly and set them aside.

The rain outside the window intensified again.

Although it's already autumn, the weather feels like the plum rains of June. Since there's nothing else to do, it just starts to drizzle when I'm bored.

A rainy day that makes you look up at the overcast sky and imagine the scenery beyond the clouds.

Feeling utterly bored, Masumi asked casually:

"What are Haiyue's hobbies besides jellyfish and mobile games?"

"No."

"Singing?" Masumi said, "I remember you sang very well when we were on Miyako Island."

"do not like."

The tone of Haiyue's voice was very cold and almost devoid of emotion.

Masumi observed her expression; the girl's demeanor held a chill reminiscent of a rainy day.

"...Is it because of something that happened in the past?"

Although Haigetsu never explicitly stated it, it was enough for Masumi to sketch out a simple puzzle, much like her terrible performance at her first LiveHouse show in the future.

No, it was even worse than the future; Haiyue simply ran away from the stage.

Upon hearing his question, the white, tender toes on the floor curled up tightly.

Her flaxen hair cast a melancholy shadow on her face. Haiyue raised her face, her blue eyes looking up at him.

"Masumi... if... you want to hear... that..."

The sound that escaped from her lips was like a light drizzle, and incredibly indistinct. It was even more loose than the fried rice at that Chinese restaurant in the shopping street.

More than that, Masumi was concerned about her current physical reaction.

"Haiyue, are you alright?"

The blood-like color spread across her cheeks and neck.

The jellyfish girl's breathing gradually became heavy, and sweat dripped down the tip of her nose.

"Haiyue?"

His blue eyes dimmed, and then the pressure on his legs eased, and the jellyfish girl suddenly stood up from him.

With her fair feet straining with all her might, she ran out of the room.

Masumi was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses and reached out her hand to her back.

"Wait, Haiyue."

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the wooden corridor.

Masumi chased after her and caught up with Kaizuki, who was fleeing in a panic like a weak little bird.

(End of this chapter)