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

Occasionally, a cute girl whose name he didn't know would come to Wuxin Pavilion. She was quite nice, a beautiful young woman.

Should I choose Akino? Or Sakakibara Nanako? Or should I choose that cute girl?

Sigh... Being a man is such a dilemma.

Imamura inquired with the disciples at the dojo and learned that the cute girl was not a disciple of Wuxinkan. He wondered if she would show up today.

Imamura got a little lost in thought.

Kai Uesugi came to the dojo today.

It wasn't that he wanted to spar with his senior brothers, but rather that he heard from Sakakibara Nanakuri that their cheap master had returned.

The clues about the magatama might be on him, and in order to cure the disease in his head, Uesugi Kai thought it was necessary to go and ask him.

After passing the dojo and the courtyard, Uesugi Kai met with Sakakibara-san and found Sakakibara Isshin by the small bamboo grove by the pond. When he saw Uesugi Kai, he asked him to help set up a parasol so he could lie down and rest and sleep in the shade of the bamboo.

Kai Uesugi took a few ice cubes from the insulated box under the table and made him a chilled Coke with a can of Coke.

Where have you been lately?

"I went to Kyoto for a bit, and a friend told me about a hotel with a great view, located in the mountains." Wearing sunglasses, Isshin Sakakibara took the Coke cup handed to him, inserted the straw, and took a sip.

"Master is so leisurely."

"Haha, not at all, would you like some Coke?"

“...No need.” Uesugi Kai said, taking off the magatama pendant from her chest. “Master, do you recognize this?”

"what?"

Sakakibara Isshin took the pendant handed to him with one hand, took off his sunglasses, and examined it carefully.

"Where did you get this?"

"It was a gift from my grandma."

"Your grandmother?" Sakakibara Isshin suddenly seemed like a different person, sitting up from his chair and looking at him.

Is there a problem with this magatama?

“The magatama is fine…” Sakakibara Isshin held the magatama in his hand, carefully examined his face, then put on his slippers, stood up and said, “I need to go check something to confirm. Come see me tomorrow.”

His hurried figure disappeared down the courtyard path.

Kai Uesugi glanced at the mission.

Not completed.

Could it be that my cheap master has run off with my magatama?

That thing is worth at least several hundred million yen.

......

Uesugi Kai took a stroll around the courtyard and had to admit that the Sakakibara residence was truly enormous.

In the past, this would most likely have been the residence of a noble or famous person.

Halfway through his stroll, he saw Sakakibara Nanako feeding the carp, and Hanamaru Hanabi was also there. Sakakibara's Shiba Inu was wagging its tail around the two girls.

Hanabi Hanabi went out with him today, as they had arranged to meet with Ms. Sakakibara to discuss cooking.

Can cooking really be fun?

However, without a doubt, being with a beautiful girl makes everything interesting.

"Has Kai seen his father?"

"Yes, I saw him."

Hanamaru Hanabi threw a handful of fish food into the pond, and the carp in it all surfaced, creating many overlapping and colliding circular ripples on the water. Ashiba wagged its tail, its paws resting on the green grass by the pond, and it kept sniffing the water with its nose.

"Didn't Kai-kun say he wanted to ask Sakakibara-san if he had any questions?"

Yes, but he said he would give me an answer tomorrow.

Kai Uesugi squatted down next to Shiba Inu and stroked its fur: "As you can see, I'm currently doing nothing. Can you take me with you when you're cooking?"

"Kai, you could go practice your swordsmanship."

“My senior brothers aren’t at the dojo, and the instructor doesn’t play with me, so I can’t find anyone to spar with.”

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It was not clear.

Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up in bed and keep warm.

I couldn't bear to get out of bed, nor could I bear to change my blankets into clothes to keep warm.

Even more reluctant to leave the warm little house and go outside to see the snow falling all around.

The fragrance filled her gently rhythmic breaths as Uesugi Kai, enjoying the warmth of the blankets, habitually touched Hanabi Hanabi's little belly beside her.

Her belly was always very soft, smooth and tender, and as you touched it, a warm and comfortable feeling would appear in your palm—and because of this, you would be reluctant to leave it.

But at this moment, Uesugi Kai, with her eyes closed, sensed something strange.

His outstretched hand touched not a soft belly, but a slightly firm, very flat lower abdomen.

Although he was not fully awake and his consciousness was still hazy, he vaguely knew that this feeling was very strange in terms of texture.

He frowned subconsciously, then continued to stroke his stomach, feeling increasingly strange.

Following this feeling, he skipped the belt and slid his hand down.

As he touched her, Uesugi Kai suddenly lost all sleepiness and sat up abruptly in bed.

"you!"

Just as he was about to speak, he realized that the face in front of him seemed somewhat familiar.

Perhaps because he hadn't fully woken up, his eyes were still a little blurry. He blinked several times in a row, and only after his eyes adjusted to the dim light could he be sure that the face in front of him was one he knew all too well.

Kai Uesugi was lying right next to her.

But wait.

He's Kai Uesugi, so... who am I...?

"I...?" He opened his mouth, a sound coming from his throat, a weak voice that was very familiar to him.

What's the sound of Little Fireworks?

Kai Uesugi realized something and stretched out his hands to look at them.

Her wrists were as white as jade, her skin was delicate, and her fingers were slender.

"Fireworks' hand?"

His voice was no longer his usual tone, but rather Hanamaru Hanabi's soft, gentle voice.

He turned his head to look at his shoulder again; it was petite and snow-white, with a pink camisole hanging on it.

My gaze shifted again, landing directly below.

There, beneath the pale pink pajamas, two small mounds rose.

"Am I Hanabi?"

Kai Uesugi patted his cheeks again, and the soft bounce made him understand completely.

I am Hanamaru Hanabi now.

........

Snowflakes fell outside the window. [Hana Maru Hanabi] sat on the bed, her cute face showing a mixture of calm and emotion.

The first time I became a girl, I was naturally curious.

【Hana Maru Hanabi】stretched her hands in front of her, spread her fingers and clenched them together.

Her gaze shifted back and forth between her left and right hands, then she moved her slender, delicate hands upwards, slowly covering the small mound on her chest.

【Hana Maru Hanabi】Carefully bring your hands together.

At this moment, only a thin layer of pink pajamas separated the fingers from the skin, and the softness was simply irresistible.

My hands felt as if they had melted into thick milk.

It was so comfortable it defied description.

【Hana Maru Hanabi】swallowed hard and looked down at the delicate little hands that were constantly kneading the hill.

This feeling was very strange, a strange feeling I had never experienced before.

She could clearly feel the sensations her body was giving her: itchy, a little painful, and a little... comfortable.

"This is... a girl...?"

The kneading hands did not stop; instead, due to a strange feeling in their hearts, they increased the pressure slightly.

【Hana-maru Hanabi】closed her eyes, her throat unconsciously emitting a soft, delicate sound, her cute cheeks began to flush, and her body immediately warmed up.

That's so strange, he quickly stopped what he was doing.

"Is this... how Hanabi usually feels?"

Kai Uesugi knew that Hanabi was usually shy and physically sensitive, but he didn't expect her to be this sensitive.

Even a slight touch with a little force will cause the body temperature to rise rapidly.

"Quiet, quiet, quiet."

【Hana Maru Hanabi】let out a soft sigh of relief, trying to calm herself down.

The snow was still falling outside the window, and the air conditioner inside was oscillating up and down, blowing warmth, but if you stared out the window for a while, you couldn't help but feel a chill.

However, at this moment, [Hana-maru Hanabi] did not feel that way. She only felt that her body was still warm, and it seemed that there was a flame in her lower abdomen, which made the warmth spread throughout her body.

This feeling is so strange.

Her cheeks were still burning, and although Hanamaru Hanabi didn't want it to be like this, her body just showed these signs on its own.

However, she still had something she was curious about after just that experiment.

Hanabi Hanabi peeked at Kai Uesugi and could tell from his sleeping posture that Hanabi was inside his body.