My love index is at its maximum.

Can't this society be any kinder to younger sisters?

Chapter 196 Standing at the Crossroads of Choices

During lunch, Tsukasa Tazaki's left eyelid kept twitching.

unknown reason.

As he walked along the path leading to the mountainside, several crows perched under the ginkgo trees by the roadside, their black eyes staring at him as they cawed a few times.

Tsukasa Tazaki looked up and saw only the sky divided into several pieces by power lines.

I have a feeling something bad is going to happen tonight...

He moved uncomfortably, staggering behind the three women as they climbed up the sunlit mountainside.

When they returned to the dojo, none of the other students had returned yet.

It's easy to understand. The meaning of summer vacation is just a group of people having fun for more than a month. The ocean, swimming pool, barbecue, festivals and fireworks are the main themes of summer vacation.

Tazaki Tsukasa doesn't dislike these things that most people enjoy, but he would never actively join in the fun.

For him, spending time alone in a cool room reading, taking a shower and then searching for the summer triangle naked, lighting mosquito coils alone, or falling asleep while listening to the sound of wind chimes are all wonderful summer memories.

After taking a shower, I changed into cool, clean clothes and returned to my room.

Holding a frozen barley tea in his hand, he sat by the window, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down several large mouthfuls.

"Whoo~"

With a satisfied sigh, Tsukasa Tazaki held the plastic bottle in his hand and stared blankly at a small orange cat under the beech tree outside the window.

As if it had spotted something different, Little Orange became unusually excited, circling the tree roots again and again with fierce momentum, like a tiger about to melt into butter. After running around for more than ten laps, the kitten suddenly leaped up the tree trunk, its little head peeking out from between the very, very tall branches.

Looking at the boy in the window, it meowed softly, then shrank into the depths of the branches and leaves, disappearing from sight.

Tazaki sighed, his fingertips unconsciously pressing against the raised serrations on the bottle cap.

Amidst the chirping of cicadas, someone knocked on the door.

The boring time of idling is over, time to enjoy the company of the two maids!

Tsukasa Tazaki opened the door expectantly and waved to greet him: "So soon... Yui Kurigawa?"

A graceful blonde girl in a simple white dress nodded slightly and carried two large boxes into the house.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Tsukasa Tazaki turned around hastily: "What are you doing?"

"To become a princess who has been captured!" Yui Kikawa replied.

The gentle breeze from the air conditioner lightly lifted the ends of the girl's hair, making her pure, dignified, yet elegant face even more endearing.

"...Did you plan this?"

"you?"

"Oh no, I just said it offhand."

Tazaki Tsukasa closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, clearing his mind a bit before opening his eyes again.

Today's blonde girl is dressed in a plain white dress in the style of medieval European royalty, with a silver crown on her head. The elaborately patterned long gloves on her hands highlight the nobility befitting her status, and her slender, shapely legs are encased in pure white stockings, which are decorated with perfectly placed sapphire embellishments.

Her noble and pure appearance does indeed resemble that of a princess.

However, the beautiful curves of the breasts outlined high under the gauze skirt can arouse lust.

His gaze lingered on her chest for a long time. Tazaki Shikyo coughed twice, looked at the two boxes, and asked, "What are these?"

“Since you’ve made up your mind to do it…” Yui Kichikawa bit her lower lip and took a deep breath: “You should do it perfectly.”

Under Tsukasa Tazaki's gaze, she knelt on the ground, opened the first box, took out an exquisite white porcelain plate and placed it on the table, and then carefully put the packaged food onto the plate one by one.

Veal steak, escargot baked with herb sauce, tender chicken soup, lobster sashimi, birthday cake, fruit...

Then she opened another box, took out a tea set, and... a bracelet and an anklet?

Two "click" sounds.

The imprisoned princess handcuffed herself, knelt on the ground, and bowed to her master.

Tazaki Tsukasa stared at all of this in disbelief.

My brain can't keep up with my eyes.

I have absolutely no way of knowing whether what I'm seeing is an illusion.

"Your Highness Tazaki..."

The princess slightly raised her head, her hands unconsciously clenching the hem of her skirt: "Please have your meal."

Tazaki Tsukasa lowered his head and silently watched the elegant and pure blonde girl.

Honestly, it's beautiful.

She was as perfect as an angel in a mural.

In particular, to better shape her beautiful figure, she wore a tightly wrapped corset around her waist, which accentuated her stunning curves and gave her a feminine charm befitting her status as a princess. The sight of her pure white velvet gloves and stockings bound by black iron rings also gave her a somewhat wicked and unconventional look.

Qichuan Wei tried to calm her racing heart, looking up at him: "Wasn't this your request? Now you're afraid?"

Her clear, beautiful azure eyes held a hint of defiance.

Tsukasa Tazaki stared at her meaningfully for a while before sitting down next to her.

Regardless of how awkward she felt, her straightforward attitude of admitting defeat was much more upright than the minister's procrastination.

As Yui Kisakawa, still shackled, cut the steak, she asked softly, "How do you feel now?"

"I'm surprised you could do this much," Tazaki Tsukasa replied honestly, his gaze involuntarily drifting a few more times to her legs pressed under her buttocks, as if he could vaguely smell their warm, fragrant scent.

"Try it."

With precise and elegant knife skills, Kikawa Yui quickly cut a perfectly sized steak and brought it to his mouth.

The beef is top-grade Wagyu, with a fine marbling, grilled to perfection, and melts in your mouth.

Tazaki Tsukasa, savoring the satisfying sensation of the grease bursting in his mouth, squinted slightly and asked, "Did Auntie send all the food and utensils?"

"how do you know?"

"Was my guess right?"

Yui Kawakawa nodded: "You guessed right."

"I knew you were so bold. Turns out you had a strategist advising you."

"Try the sashimi."

Yui Kikawa forked a piece of lobster sashimi and brought it to his mouth. Although she kept her lips tightly pressed together and didn't pay attention to Tsukasa Tazaki's gaze, the heavy sense of shame still made her cheeks blush uncontrollably.

Her slender fingers, wrapped in white silk, trembled slightly.

After eating the lobster, Tsukasa Tazaki asked with a stern face, "What have you been doing every day during this training camp?"

Despite living under the same roof, the two have had very little contact these days.

The blonde girl trained at the dojo in the morning and afternoon, so naturally she had no idea what he was doing.

Tazaki Tsukasa took a sip of the lemonade she had poured: "In the morning, I would go for a run, then watch you train. At noon, I would swim, and after a nap, I would read and listen to music in the corridor until evening. Occasionally, I would accompany the department head to Kamakura, have coffee at the port cafe, buy newspapers, shop for groceries, lie on the beach reading and napping, or chat about everything under the sun. Sometimes she would draw sketches on the beach, and whenever a cruise ship docked, we would drink coconut water while endlessly observing the men and women getting on and off the ship."

"It sounds like a very comfortable life."

Qichuan Yui pondered for a moment, then asked, "What do you and she talk about?"

"Cooking tips, pruning techniques for potted plants, astronomy and geography, old-fashioned music and movies, political seminars, and so on."

"You two are really compatible." Yui Kirikawa looked at him with a very meaningful gaze.

Tsukasa Tazaki laughed and said, "Ah, it just happened to be a phone call."

Yui Kikawa nodded with an extremely solemn expression, but Tsukasa Tazaki knew that she was suppressing her inner discomfort.

"You want to too?" he tried to ask.

The blonde girl was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Then she put tea leaves into the pot, poured in hot water from the thermos, and made two cups of hot tea. She handed one to Tsukasa Tazaki, took a sip herself, and then frowned slightly: "Can I do what she does?"

"I can't do it."

"why?"

Tazaki Tsukasa held his teacup and blew on it lightly, saying frankly, "You're not as smart as her."

Qichuan Yui smiled faintly: "But I work harder than her."

Although her smile was almost imperceptible, it was the first smile she gave after entering the house.

Tsukasa Tazaki chuckled lightly: "In vain."

A heavy silence lasted for a moment.

Kikawa met his gaze with her arms crossed, her eyes fixed on him, and slightly moved her legs out from under her buttocks, stretching them out in front of him.

The skirt was very short, and any slight movement would reveal a glimpse of what was underneath, which could be vaguely seen through the high-quality white stockings.

Tazaki Tsukasa stared at her with emotionless eyes, then looked down at her soft, white legs, which were lightly tossed about in exquisitely crafted crystal high heels.

"In this way?"

He asked sarcastically, then took out his wallet from his pocket and threw a 10,000 yen bill at his foot.

The banknotes fell straight down between his legs.

Tsukasa Tazaki put away his wallet and glanced at his watch.

Every movement was so slow it was almost unnatural.

He showed no hurry, as if demonstrating his unwavering composure to the blonde girl. He could waste time as much as he wanted, no matter what. In the silence, the blonde girl removed her exquisite crown, her clear, sapphire-like eyes radiating an unyielding determination.

then……

He tossed a card at Tazaki Tsukasa's stomach: "This is the cash I have at my disposal right now, 100 billion. If you think it's not enough, I can add more."

Tsukasa Tazaki: "...?"