I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"..."

Even someone with the strong mental fortitude of Yuu Tenkuji, whose skin is as thick as a city wall when necessary, couldn't help but cough awkwardly a few times and subconsciously hunch his back to her.

"Even if you can control your muscles, there are areas you can't control."

I really hope she can understand how hard it is for me to control the recoil.

If she were a real girlfriend, it wouldn't be a problem. But Tenkuji Yu isn't a proponent of premarital sex; the kisses and cuddles they shared just now almost sparked a fire, and the hickeys on her body are proof of that…

But the thought that soon this alluring and lovely young woman behind him would forget him, perhaps remaining single until old age, or perhaps falling into the arms of another man, is unbearable.

The raised head drooped dejectedly, and the feverish lower abdomen quickly cooled down.

You could call him pretentious, or you could call him a virgin weirdo—Yuuki Yuuji never did anything like venting his desires on someone who was about to forget him, from Yukinoshita Haruno to Yuuki Asuna. So, naturally, he wouldn't treat Natsukawa Masuzu differently now.

He has never changed his feelings for someone since he fell in love with them... Doesn't he seem to have any right to lecture Natsukawa Masuzu?

"I won't hold back when I want to do it, so just bear with it for now." Taking a deep breath, Yuu Tenkuji walked towards her luggage, grabbed her clothes and phone, and headed towards the bathroom.

"I'm going to take a shower."

"A cold shower?"

"Come to the hot spring hotel for a cold shower?"

"I've heard of cases where people have sex in the same swimming pool, resulting in virgins getting pregnant..."

"Don't worry, I'll remember to drain the water."

"So you're really planning to do *that* in the bathtub? You're such a pervert!"

"..."

Well, Natsukawa Masamichi, with her foul mouth, is a thousand times better than her gloomy face and quiet demeanor.

With a helpless smile, Tenkuji Yu closed the bathroom door and started running the water.

Chapter 127 Sleeping Together Tonight

"...May I ask why Yu wanted to video call me while she was taking a shower?"

"It's not a bath, it's a hot spring." Holding the phone up to her face, Yuu Tenkuji smiled relaxedly at the adorable girl on the screen who looked completely speechless.

Did you see the pictures I just sent? Kyoto is beautiful, and the hot springs are great too. How about we travel here sometime?

“Going out is such a hassle…” Lying lazily with her head resting on her arm, she looked up at him with her light-colored eyes, a gentle smile on her lips. “But if Yu wants to go, it’s fine to go once in a while. Just don’t go to places with too many people.”

"Don't you want to go to amusement parks? There are also spring flower viewing, summer beach viewing, autumn maple leaf viewing, winter skiing... These mostly involve going to crowded places, right?" Yuu Tenkuji deliberately exaggerated the danger.

"Well……"

Kasugano Sora showed obvious signs of wavering. After hesitating for a long time, she bit her lip and hummed twice in resentment: "They're just humans... If they dare to stop me from going on a date with Yu, I'll expel them all without exception!"

"You're not even 1.6 meters tall, how dare you talk so big?"

Tenkuji Yu's teasing immediately made Kasugano Sora glare at him angrily.

"Yu, you've become quite bold since you left home... If you don't behave yourself, come back and see how I teach you a lesson!"

"Oh?" Tenkuuji Yu raised an eyebrow with interest. "You little sister, how else do you want to teach me a lesson?"

Tilting her head slightly, Kasugano Sora smiled smugly, her eyes seemingly filled with pure and innocent light.

"I sleep in your bed every day, stay up all night playing games, and keep the volume up so loud that you can't sleep!"

Tenkuji Yuu couldn't help but laugh, then pretended to be honest and lowered his head: "That is indeed quite scary, please forgive me, little sister."

"That's so insincere! At least..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yuu Tenkuji noticed something amiss in the image and couldn't help but interrupt her.

“I said, Qiong... the bed sheet you’re lying on looks kind of familiar.”

It looks a lot like his bed sheets... or rather, it is exactly like them.

The siblings' bed sheets were different styles, and Yuu Tenkuji could easily tell whose was whose. Upon closer inspection, the background seemed to resemble her own room.

Didn't I lock the door before leaving? Why is my sister now lying in my bed, video chatting with me?

"..."

Under his questioning gaze, the silver-haired girl's delicate face on the screen froze.

Without offering any explanation, she decisively ended the video call, leaving only a look of helplessness on Tenkuji Yu's face.

Therefore, she did not hear the shouts that were just coming from outside.

"Ayu, there's only one blanket here. Do you want to go back and get another one?"

Tenkuji Yura shouted, "We'll share a bed tonight, no need to bring anything!"

Of course, we were just chatting under the covers.

No sooner had she finished speaking than excited cheers erupted from outside: "Yay! Ryou-chan has won a great victory!"

Yuu Tenkuji doubted his ears: "What?"

A calm and composed voice quickly rang out: "It's nothing. You hurry up and finish your shower, I want to take a shower too."

He smiled and shook his head, saying nothing more. He put his phone aside, lay down in the warm bathwater, and closed his eyes.

……

Entering a state of mental clarity as quickly as possible, clearing away any remaining distractions and desires, Yuu Tenkuji walked out of the bathroom, feeling refreshed and warm all over.

"The hot water is running, here's your change of clothes..."

"Dumpling-chan just brought my luggage over." After saying this briefly, Natsukawa Masuzu leaned closer to him, sniffed a few times with her little nose, and then reached out to touch his freshly dried hair, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

"This is the first time I've seen you fresh out of the bath."

"You'll see many more in the future, go take a shower."

Tenkuji Yu lowered his head and kissed her soft lips before walking towards the balcony.

As Natsukawa Masaki walked into the bathroom carrying clothes, he opened the French windows, stepped barefoot onto the cold wooden floor, and looked towards the room from which laughter had come in the afternoon.

The lights were on, but the other party had drawn the curtains, so the inside of the room couldn't be seen.

Should we call and test the waters?

After thinking about it, Yuu Tenkuji decided that there was no point in doing so, so he returned to his room.

It's best to just pretend you don't know she's in Kyoto and living a completely different life; there's no need to cause trouble.

He casually locked the French windows and drew the curtains to prevent a curious older sister from climbing over the balcony to spy on them as they slept—based on his understanding of Yukino Yukinoshita, such a thing could actually happen.

About half an hour later, a young girl with fair and rosy skin, as alluring as a newly ripened fruit, emerged from the bathroom.

Her silver hair was wrapped in a white towel and piled on her head, revealing a neck as slender and graceful as a swan. The thin nightgown could not conceal the full lines of her ample bosom, which swayed quite heavily with her steps.

The pants moved, and Tenkuji Yu stopped watching.

"Aren't you cold wearing so little?"

"Isn't there still heating? I can just wear more clothes before I go out tomorrow."

As she casually spoke, she took out a hairdryer and a comb, walked up to Tenkuji Yu, and handed them to him with a charming smile, her voice soft and sweet.

"Darling, help me blow-dry my hair~"

"Good good."

After she sat obediently in front of him, letting her silver hair fall loosely under the towel, Yuu Tenkuji used a comb in one hand and a hairdryer in the other to lift up the silvery strands of hair and began to style her smooth and shiny long hair.

Troublesome as it may be, seeing her thin back in her light blue pajamas facing him without any defenses, humming a song and swaying her body, Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but enjoy it. He happily touched the girl's most precious parts, making them hot, dry, and fluffy, and finally combing them straight.

"Hmph~ Hmph~ Hmph~"

Natsukawa Masaki closed her eyes, happily swinging her little feet, enjoying his gentle and meticulous touch. Her heart had already melted into a pool of sugar water, and she only wished that this moment could last forever.

Unfortunately, no matter how much hair she had, it would eventually have to be dried.

By the time my hair was completely dry, an hour had passed.

The night outside the window was cool as water. Although there were no stars or moon, the sky exuded a gentle and quiet atmosphere, and the whole city slept peacefully under its embrace.

"call……"

Natsukawa Masaki straightened her disheveled top, her chest still heaving rapidly. Because her skin, from her face to her collarbone, was so fair and sensitive, the red and blue marks were even more noticeable.

She gave Tenkuji Yu a helpless glare: "You didn't intend to use any weapons, so why couldn't you resist getting physical?"

"This is the result of the struggle between reason and animality. Who told you to be so cute, Masuzu? It's impossible to completely suppress your desires, but you can at least suppress them by masturbating."

Tenkuji Yuuki calmed his disordered breathing, his expression somewhat solemn, increasingly worried that he might turn into a wild beast after the lights were turned off.

He can still maintain his rationality and uphold his bottom line and beliefs—but if Zhenliang does something tempting while they are sleeping in the same bed, there is no guarantee that his rationality will not break on the spot and he will ascend to adulthood that very night.

Talking about sleeping in separate beds now might further damage Masuzu's already low self-esteem...

Just as he was fretting, the system notification sounded:

"Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: Mind as Clear as a Mirror and Still as Water (status)."

Yuu Tenkuji was stunned. This was just too perfect!

"...System, are you planning to make me speed up synchronization, or are you planning to make me a master of recoil control?"

The system replied: "This state effectively resolves the host's current troubles. As a trade-off, the host will not be able to obtain any rewards from the target until the task is completed."

"But I didn't say I wanted it! How could you make me pay the price without my consent?"

The dog system fell silent, giving off a "you've already given me a benefit, so shut up" vibe.

Yuu Tenkuji clicked his tongue inwardly, then, after checking the status description, breathed a sigh of relief in a very realistic way.

"I really don't know whether to say this system is considerate or just likes to meddle..."

Chapter 128 A Mature Man

Simply put, "a mind as clear as a mirror and as still as water" means maintaining a stable state of mind for a period of time, not being easily swayed by anything in the outside world.

This humble monk has no worldly desires.