Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

Fujino ignored the girl who was so eager to give away her prize.

He changed his shoes and walked straight into the house.

"Hahahaha, and my favorite oden too, thank you Saki."

Are you kidding me?

Although Saki is an adult, Fujino still always thinks of her as a child.

They were as innocent and naive as high school students.

She acts like she's never been in a relationship, yet she always blurts these things out casually.

It's like... it's like a completely innocent young girl pretending to be a seasoned veteran in the Imperial Uncle discussion group!

Recalling the last time he ate strawberries, he became even more certain of this.

He's a silly kid who hasn't even had his first kiss yet, but he foolishly gave it to himself.

Did you learn this line from some adult video?

She might not even know what "eat her first" means.

Kids pretending to be adults!

That's too classic.

Although Saki is immature, he has more experience in this area as an adult and shouldn't be like her.

But we must not let this sentiment go to waste.

He gently rubbed Saki's slightly lowered head:

"I haven't been cared for like this in a long time. Let's eat together, Saki-chan."

"Thank you."

Saki, who had been feeling a bit dejected because Fujino had bypassed her to enter, suddenly perked up.

She jumped up from the ground with a shout of "Hey!" and ran anxiously toward the pot.

He was too busy seducing Fujino.

Don't let the broth in the oden boil dry!

They sat at the table in Fujino's small apartment.

There was only oden and snacks on the table, which looked rather sparse.

But they knew that their mutual concern and even similar actions were not a coincidence.

Fujino drank his beer, staring at Saki in a daze.

I never imagined that I would be in this same apartment just over a month ago.

Saki, who had arrogantly extorted money from her, had actually become a close friend.

Even a relationship where one was the other's father.

Fate, amazing.

"Ugh! Why is it so bitter! I never tasted this before."

Saki's somewhat coquettish wailing interrupted Fujino's thoughts.

He came to his senses and looked.

Saki drank the entire glass of fresh beer that was in her glass.

Her abysmal alcohol tolerance started kicking in again.

Fujino looked at Saki, who was propping herself up on her arms and whose head kept drooping, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

A smile appeared on his face without him even realizing it.

He picked up Saki; the girl's body was soft and boneless.

Fujino even felt it was much easier than carrying her home last time.

He put Saki into her bedding and began to tidy up the mess on the table.

emmmm

Should we help her take a bath?

Fujino hesitated for a moment, then decided against it.

Putting aside how exhausted he was today, the main problem was Saki's completely unguarded state... and the barely perceptible flutter of his heart just now.

He glanced at Saki.

The little one lay on his side, his eyes narrowed into crescent moons. His eyelashes fluttered every now and then, accompanied by unconscious murmurs.

Her misty blue hair was loose in front of her, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, sticking a few strands of hair to her face.

Whether it was due to alcohol or something else, her almost translucent white face now showed a slight flush.

I can't watch anymore.

Fujino turned his head away.

Not to mention taking a bath.

Let her smell.

Fujino felt that if he helped her take a bath now, he would only make her dirtier.

He quickly rinsed off, dried himself off, changed into his pajamas, and went to bed.

Regardless of whether Saki could hear him or not, he still whispered:

"Eurasia Smith~"

The lights were turned off.

Of course she heard it.

Saki slowly opened her slightly narrowed eyes and looked at Fujino.

She sighed inwardly, "What an unromantic man."

In "The Forest," she learned a lot of bawdy language and knowledge, which seemed to open a new door for her.

She was curious about what kind of magic those things they loved to do could make so many people flock to them.

It's said to be something that can only be done with a lover.

Does she love Fujino?

She felt that she liked Fujino.

As for Fujino?

She smiled, her eyes narrowed, and hugged the blanket tightly.

Need I say more!

He was still protecting me today, and bought me my favorite strawberry-flavored snacks.

He loves me very much.

However, the plan could not be implemented.

She was about to "wake up" while Fujino was helping her take a bath.

Back then, there were fewer clothes available, making it easier for me to go along with things half-heartedly.

Hi......

It seems like a troublesome matter, and it will probably drag on for a while.

Then Saki thought of her friends from her previous band.

They seem to have some dating experience.

Although it's a little awkward to meet again, I have to do my best for Fujino!

As for now... she glanced at Fujino discreetly.

It looks so cute when it purrs.

Her face flushed, she slowly turned her body so that her back was to Fujino, and slipped her left hand under the covers.

Now that he's asleep, I feel a bit unwell.

It should be okay to secretly reward myself, right?

Yes, this is the last time.

......

In the following days, Fujino began the cycle.

It was as if the patients had made an appointment; knowing he needed to study, none of them came to his door.

He would read books and take notes in the clinic every day during his shift.

After get off work, I'll go to the library with Saki to study for a while before going home.

But within this ordinariness, there is something unusual.

Just like Hanako, who appears from time to time.

She appeared out of nowhere, just like in the beginning.

She even brought out a pot of sukiyaki in the psychiatric office and had lunch with Fujino.

Or perhaps a series of chance encounters will occur in the library...

But Fujino knew that this was just one of her little hobbies.

She liked to secretly follow him.

And now, he knows very well that Hanako won't hurt him.

So what's wrong with this kind of tailing?

He even felt that Hanako had recently returned to her old ways because she was worried about him.

Seeing Hanako and Saki playfully embracing each other because of their time alone in the library, Fujino smiled.

Well, this is fine too.

Besides that, there's Saki.

This guy seems to have become obsessed with Haruki Murakami?

First came *Norwegian Wood*, then *Kafka on the Shore*, *South of the Border, West of the Sun*...

Despite not liking to study, she actually read these novels word for word, and even had a special notebook for excerpting and categorizing them.

Fujino laughed.

How did you suddenly turn into a literary girl?

He then discovered that Saki's reading material was expanding.

She also started reading Junichi Watanabe's works.

What was the name of that book...? Paradise Lost?

Fujino didn't understand literature very well in his previous life, and he understands it even less in this one.

However, he had heard of Murakami and Watanabe, two famous Japanese writers.

This is a good thing.

Saki is doing something serious.

Reading the works of these two authors, whom even someone like Fujino who doesn't understand literature knows, can't be a bad thing, can it?

Fujino spent a week like that.

He felt that he was fully prepared.

By taking the written exam now, he will completely overwhelm those shady practitioners hiding in the shadows, preventing them from making any moves.

There is no other reason.

Fujino felt confident that he could now achieve a flawless high score.

Those high scores that can be won even if all subjective questions are marked wrong.

It was just too calm.

The Takanashi sisters actually helped him get through such a peaceful week.

Are they really going to take the risk of preventing themselves from taking the physics exam right before their own?

Was he suddenly transferred to a clinic in some remote rural area? Or was he sent on a mission to Hokkaido, a place that was impossible to travel to and from in a single day?

Or even hire someone to prevent oneself from taking the exam?

He didn't know, but he had a gut feeling.

The other party was about to lose patience.

The exam starts next week, and there's not much time left.

there is always a solution to a problem.

If there are such transfer orders, he will find a way to delay going for a while.

Having made up his mind, Fujino stopped worrying.

He was in the clinic, preparing to leave work as he had done the past few days and pick up Saki to go to the library.

An uninvited guest brought him a sign that trouble was about to come.

"Yui-chan, what brings you here?"

Yukinoshita Yui sat silently opposite Fujino, her eyes filled with heartache and sorrow as she looked at him.

"Sama Fujino, something serious has happened."

"You're going to be investigated by the hospital!"