In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

Although she and Chiya are not yet husband and wife, as long as she has decided that he is the man she will spend the rest of her life with, it is perfectly reasonable for her to devote herself to him wholeheartedly in the way of Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman) principles.

“Saeko will definitely be a good mother in the future,” Chiya Minamoto exclaimed.

"Just a good mother?" Saeko asked gently, guiding him with expectation.

Yuan Qianye pondered for a moment, then realized: "She would definitely be a good wife."

Saeko smiled, looking quite pleased.

She took over the dishes that Qianye had washed and put them in the cupboard.

"By the way, Shiyu's room is a bit moldy because of the tatami mats, so she'll be sleeping with me tonight."

"With you?" Yuan Qianye paused slightly as he wiped his hands.

“Hmm.” Saeko, seemingly oblivious to the surprise in Minamoto Chiyo’s eyes, continued, “She also said she had some questions about her novel that she wanted to ask you. If you’re still not sleepy after you’ve finished showering, you can come over and see if she’s asleep yet, and you can talk to her.”

"...Okay!" Yuan Qianye's voice was desperately suppressing his suddenly rising excitement!

He clearly saw Saeko deliberately avoiding his gaze, not wanting to meet his eyes.

At this point, Gen Chiya received the second signal!

If I'm not mistaken, tonight I can be with Saeko and Utaha again... at the same time... both of them?!

Moreover, unlike before, this was a situation reached late at night when he took the initiative, and it was achieved through a combination of coercion and reluctance.

It seems that the two of them discussed and confirmed the arrangement privately!

This shows what?

Does this mean that their psychological defenses against this matter, which he had been thinking about but never mentioned, have begun to gradually weaken, and they are becoming more accepting of it?

And an even bolder idea—

With this proactive first time, wouldn't the second, third... become more and more natural and inevitable?

Is it even possible that, someday in the future, Eriri could join us?

Despite her petite stature, she was surrounded by both Utaha and Saeko...

In that situation, what kind of intoxicated yet shameful reaction would Eriri, who is extremely sensitive, show?

Moreover... if she could really achieve that, wouldn't the antagonistic relationship between her and Shiyu be eased or even improved because of this... extremely intimate and special connection?

Countless beautiful images and possibilities flashed through Yuan Qianye's mind, causing his breathing to involuntarily become heavier!

"Hehe, so what should we do now?"

Saeko's unspoken question was whether he wanted to rest for a while after just finishing his midnight snack, or go take a shower right now... to begin tonight's "special" arrangements.

As for Yuan Qianye, who had received such hints from the two of them, how could he possibly waste even a second!

"I'll just take a quick shower," Yuan Qianye decided immediately and decisively.

"Aren't you going to take a bath?"

"I'm not soaking anymore!"

"Let me scrub your back."

"No need! You should go back to your room and rest!"

Realizing what was about to happen tonight, Gen Chiya channeled her excitement into speed.

He declined Saeko's service and went straight to the bathroom.

Whether it was intentional or not, on the clothes rack in the outer bathroom, besides clean bath towels, Saeko and Utaha's underwear was also hanging conspicuously on the other side.

The black lace design is bold and sexy, and undoubtedly belongs to Shiyu.

The purple one, with its dignified and composed design details, exudes a captivating and alluring charm; it is naturally Saeko's.

Yuan Qianye's gaze lingered on the two small pieces of fabric for a moment, and his Adam's apple bobbed almost imperceptibly.

He abruptly turned on the tap, but the icy water, which hadn't even had time to heat up, didn't make him feel cold; it just sent a shiver down his spine.

He opened his eyes, and there was even a faint bloodshot in his eyes caused by extreme excitement and anticipation.

During their rendezvous with the maid tonight, although they ultimately didn't go to the hotel due to time constraints.

However, he still managed to use a private room in the VR game center, allowing the maid to use his controller, which he played with enthusiastically for over half an hour.

From initially handling it with ease and treating it like a precious treasure, to later becoming disheveled and with hair scattered...

The reason for emphasizing this point is to illustrate that Yuan Qianye is currently experiencing extreme repression!

That level of appetizer was not only insufficient to satisfy his appetite, but it also aroused his greater appetite and made him even hungrier!

Under the showerhead, Yuan Qianye frantically scrubbed his hair at a speed that could be described as three times faster than a monster, and at the same speed, he vigorously rubbed his whole body with soap!

Less than ten minutes had passed by the time he came out of the bathroom after washing, drying his hair, and brushing his teeth.

The lights in the living room were off, leaving only the nightlight in the hallway.

Saeko must have listened to him and went back to her room first.

Instead of knocking on the door, he stood silently in the cold winter, by the moonlight, on the corridor facing the courtyard, trying to calm his excited emotions.

At the same time, he was also planning how to subtly reduce their tension after he went in, so that he could eventually get what he wanted.

They don't go straight to the point right away; they are soulmates, not just casual sex partners with a physical relationship.

Most girls still prefer a gentle, tender, and intimate way of unfolding their relationship.

Once the emotions have been fully built up and the atmosphere is just right, their bodies will naturally be in the mood and will actively respond...

The question Saeko just raised about Utaha's novel seems like a good starting point... So, let's start with Utaha.

Having made up his mind, Chiya arrived at Saeko's room.

When you could vaguely hear their conversation, neither of them was asleep yet.

He deliberately cleared his throat and coughed lightly.

The sounds inside immediately stopped, and he then knocked on the door in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Just come in."

It was Saeko's voice.

Yuan Qianye maintained his facial expression, only offering a faint smile, not revealing too much, so as to appear as a lecherous man with a clear purpose, even though that was the truth.

"Chiya, you're done showering?" Saeko leaned against the headboard, covered with a blanket, only revealing her upper body in a silk robe. Her purple hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall, gleaming softly under the night light.

"Well, I was originally planning to go straight back to my room to sleep, but I heard both of your voices, so I thought I'd come in and chat with you."

As soon as Chiyo's words fell, Shiho, who was also leaning against the headboard with Saeko, immediately turned her head toward the window, her shoulders trembling.

It wasn't that she didn't want to cooperate, and she understood that Qianye was trying to proceed step by step; he couldn't just jump straight to the point right away... But there was nothing she could do; seeing him acting so pretentiously was really quite comical.

The other two tacitly ignored her loss of composure.

Chiya sat on the edge of the bed and chatted with Saeko about the specific arrangements for the next two days at the hot spring resort.

It's said that the horse meat sashimi there is exceptional, and the two of them wanted to try it together. Shiyu had no objections and didn't care what they ate, so the matter was settled.

During the brief chat, Chiya naturally took off her shoes and got into bed, following Saeko's suggestion that "it's cold, why don't you come up here, Chiya?"

Saeko's bed was large, and the three of them didn't feel crowded even sitting side by side.

Then, Yuan Qianye naturally brought up the topic of Shiyu's novel and inquired about her career progress.

So Saeko offered him her place, rolling over onto the outside of the bed and giving him the most central spot.

The progress... is much faster than expected.

"...It's not that the story can just end after the protagonist graduates from high school..."

Shiyu began to recount her disagreements with the editor, but perhaps due to the delicate environment and her state of mind at that moment, her voice was not as smooth as usual, with a noticeable slight tremor.

"My idea is... to focus on the growth of the male and female protagonists, to depict them as truly becoming independent and moving towards a new stage in their lives... and to write the ending with that as the ultimate goal..."

The editor... she also had a disagreement with me about this..."

Shiyu felt her heart beating faster and faster, but she still tried her best to keep her tone of voice consistent.

"She said that in the light novel market, this kind of writing might be thankless and exhausting... It would be better to write more sweet and fluffy side stories than to put in the effort to come up with a complicated ending... Nowadays, readers prefer this kind of writing..."

"Hmm, I see. I roughly understand your troubles, Shiyu... Hiss~"

When Shiyu asked for help in her confusion, the subtle gasp that Yuan Qianye made at the end of his reply was not a reaction of thinking.

Rather, it was the result of Saeko's silent shrinking down from the middle of the journey, and finally burying her head completely under the covers.

It started halfway through...

As Shiwa began to speak, Saeko listened attentively, and...

Shi Yu's face was already completely red!

She had already figured out what was going on under the warm blankets halfway through, from the regular, slight undulations under the covers and from the instantaneous tension in Yuan Qianye's body and the subtle changes in his breathing rhythm!

Because we couldn't bathe together... I couldn't wait to bring that "anticipation" to the present, and it's showing right now...

Saeko, you really are...

However, Shiyu couldn't criticize this.

Because her hand, which was hidden under the blanket, was being gently held by Qianye's warm, large hand.

He even touched her fingertips with suggestive, almost imperceptible, gestures.

In addition, there were subtle, yet undeniable, sounds coming from under the covers—sounds that Saeko tried to suppress but couldn't completely block out, sounds that made one blush...

Her own body had already quietly developed certain sensations due to this extremely ambiguous atmosphere and direct stimulation.

But at least...

But at least! Let me finish what I've said!

And turn off the lights first!

Shi Yu cried out silently in her heart, overwhelmed by a tidal wave of shame.

"Shiyu..."

Yuan Qianye didn't say anything else of importance. He just murmured her name affectionately and leaned closer. Their eyes met at a very close distance.