Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Try each hair clip one by one.

Each time she put a pin on someone, Kai Uesugi would have her make different expressions based on the category in front of her, and then use her phone to record her cuteness scene by scene.

The number of photos kept increasing.

Where is Kai-kun?

"Me? I don't think I need it..."

"No! That's not fair." Hanamaru Hanabi puffed out her cheeks, and the bow on her forehead made her look silly and adorable.

“Okay, I’ll wear it, you take the picture,” Uesugi Kai said with a smile.

After taking her own picture, she smiled and beamed with joy at her newfound prize.

Simple and natural.

Kai Uesugi thought that this was probably all there was to a wonderful date.

In my heart, I now have the answer to the question we just discussed.

......

The store also has those enclosed headshot machines.

The space, which can only accommodate two people, is clearly designed for couples.

Kai Uesugi and Hanabi Hanabi were waiting outside, while a young couple was inside.

"Are you taking pictures again?"

"It's not just about taking pictures~"

Hanabi Hanamaru immediately reacted, avoiding his eyes and lowering her head to say:

"Kai-kun... Kai-kun, when we were at the movie theater just now..."

The atmosphere in the back row of the movie theater was great; the dark lighting was perfect for doing some naughty things.

However, seeing her engrossed in watching the movie while nestled in his arms, Uesugi Kai didn't disturb her.

The original plan was to take advantage of a romantic movie to launch a surprise attack when the male and female leads touched lips and the plot reached its climax.

But I didn't expect this romance movie to be so ordinary, only revealing beauty in its ordinariness.

There's nothing wrong with that, it's just a bit of a shame for the opportunity that Uesugi Kai wanted.

A couple came out of the photo booth; the boy was holding the girl's hand, chatting and laughing while holding photos.

However, he was clearly stunned when he saw Hanabi Hanabu, his gaze lingering on her face for a few seconds.

What are you looking at?

You'll see what happens to you soon enough.

Ignoring all that, Uesugi Kai pulled the somewhat shy Hanabi into the machine. As the door closed, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the guy's girlfriend was starting to get angry.

Sigh, girls always get jealous; this is what happens when you can't control your eyes.

The space inside the photo booth is very small, or rather, just big enough for two people to sit. There is only a screen in front of you, with a variety of photo effects to choose from.

The screen emitted a soft glow, illuminating the girl's shy face.

Without hesitation, Uesugi Kai wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist and pulled her closer to him.

Hanabi Hanamaru felt a hand pinching her waist and instinctively twisted her body.

When she cautiously turned her head, she found that he had already come close to her, so she quickly turned back and said:

"Just a tiny kiss..."

"Then this might take quite a while."

Kai Uesugi gently lifted her shy chin and gradually approached the girl who was trying to close her eyes tightly.

He had originally planned to tease her a little, but then he saw her cherry-pink lips so close to his.

I couldn't resist and went over.

Sweet, soft, fragrant...

When you close your eyes, your mind naturally begins to dream, and a dreamlike beauty naturally settles in.

Her upper body leaned forward involuntarily, and her hands involuntarily pulled her slender waist towards her, letting her fragrance fill her nostrils.

My breathing became rapid...

It felt like everything melted into that close contact.

......

"Hanabi, you're getting so hot."

"Um......"

"Then, do you want to kiss me a little longer?" Uesugi Kai leaned close to her ear and gently bit her earlobe.

"Just for a little while..."

"What if it's two hits?"

Hanabi Hanamaru didn't speak again, but her eyes shone with tender affection.

Their eyes met, and she lowered her head, shyly turning her face away.

He wrapped his arms around her slender waist again...

Sure enough... she's so soft...

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A shrine maiden cleans the shrine approach.

In the early morning, a gentle breeze blows, fallen leaves drift, and stone lanterns line the blue stone path. A girl in white clothes and red trousers holds a broom and sees the orange cat that comes here to play almost every day.

I don't know whose it is, but it has a red magatama around its neck.

It would lie on the offering box at the shrine and sleep, lazily tucking its two paws in, occasionally letting out a lazy yawn.

The shrine maiden looked up at the area above the offering box, a little worried that the magatama, which looked very precious, might be stolen.

......

Uesugi Kai glanced at the empty shrine in front of him and closed his eyes again, thinking that no one would come to worship so early in the morning.

He was trying his best to complete the task.

After all, it's like having a time bomb in your head; the sooner it's fixed, the sooner it'll be over.

Uesugi Kai glanced at the mission description again. The mission only stated that he should turn himself into a cat and wait for clues at the shrine.

But clues, clues, what clues?

I have absolutely no clue.

These days, he has even become quite familiar with the shrine.

The Shinto family has two daughters and one son. The eldest daughter is a "shrine maiden," which is a full-time shrine maiden, unlike other shrine maidens who come to work at the shrine.

Of course, working at a shrine isn't called "part-time work," it's called "assistance work."

Therefore, the shrine maidens recruited are called assistant shrine maidens.

This shrine is dedicated to the dog god, and the shrine's head priest looks at Uesugi Neko every morning with a puzzled expression.

It seems to be wondering why an orange cat keeps visiting its home even though it is worshipping a dog god.

But ever since Uesugi Neko came here, the eldest daughter of the shrine's head priestess, who is also the shrine's professional priestess, has been feeding the orange cat that lies on the offering box every day.

We feed them whatever they eat for breakfast.

It's fairly well-made.

Uesugi Neko reluctantly ate a few bites.

Early in the morning, the shrine maidens began their work.

They were quite busy sweeping the path covered with fallen leaves and organizing the amulets and shokuin (stamps) to be sold.

As time went on, more and more people came to worship. Shrine maidens were in charge of receiving them, and they would politely say "Thank you for coming to worship" to each worshipper.

This kind of work is often the most tiring because it requires standing outdoors all morning.

Because the cat Uesugi lay on the offering box, it always got its head patted whenever it went to worship.

While it might feel nice to have your head petted as a cat, it's not something a human would feel psychologically comfortable with.

So he would jump down when there were many people and wander around the shrine.

However, there were two people he was familiar with in today's worship procession.

Hanamaru Hanabi and Sakakibara Shichifen.

The two must have come together.

Uesugi Neko slowly walked up to Hanamaru Hanabi, looked up and meowed.

"棣——?"

Upon spotting the large orange cat in front of her, Hanabi was about to speak when she suddenly remembered that she couldn't call out like that in public. Instead, she crouched down and picked him up.

"Is this your cat, Hanabi-chan?" Ms. Sakakibara asked.

Hanamaru Hanabi glanced at the orange cat's lazy eyes and said somewhat angrily:

"Yeah, when I woke up this morning, I didn't know where he had gone."

"Meow."

Uesugi Neko knew she was talking about herself.

The girl was so angry because she discovered her husband was missing early in the morning.

Yes, that must be it, Kai Uesugi thought.

So he snuggled against the girl to beg for his wife's forgiveness.

"You're very well-behaved."