They all have hidden attributes!

Hearing what he said next, Makoto Takahashi breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Haki Night is very innocent.

"I didn't expect that Hanaori would be so good at reading people at such a young age. It's so much easier with her around."

He tried to change the subject, but Uesugi Maya continued to give him a disdainful look: "Tsk, scum."

"Do you think it's because of her family background, or because Japanese people are good at reading the room?"

"Pest."

"It sounds like you're complaining that your ex-boyfriend is a jerk."

"Tsk, I'm more inclined to believe it's a family reason; she clearly showed a desire for harmony."

Seeing that Uesugi Maya had picked up the conversation, Takahashi Makoto joked, "It could also be because your rule was too oppressive the other day."

"Oh."

"Haki Night, don't you think the band is better off like this?"

"Stop using such nonsensical terms."

As they spoke, the two stepped onto the pedestrian overpass, returned to the apartment, and arrived at the Uesugi family's door.

Maya Uesugi reached into the pocket of her white skirt, took out a compass, a craft knife, and a paper cutter, put them back, and turned to look at him with trusting eyes.

From her expression, Makoto Takahashi sensed something was wrong and took two steps back.

"The key is in the light music club, in the desk drawer." Uesugi Maya pointed to the elevator, sending him to run the errand.

"You've been carrying a compass the whole time, yet you take out the key?" Makoto Takahashi couldn't understand.

Uesugi Maya didn't need his understanding; she pressed the corners of her mouth into a "he" shape and said, "I'm the captain, I obey orders."

"Together?"

"I'm so tired."

"You can sleep on my sofa tonight." Makoto Takahashi generously took out his keys, opened the door to his apartment, and gestured.

Seeing his reluctance, Uesugi Maya crossed her arms and confronted him: "What about dinner?"

"There are many good restaurants in Ikebukuro."

Although I've become a prisoner of food, it's not to the point where I'd die if I couldn't eat it.

Compared to running errands on a sweltering summer night, Makoto Takahashi would much rather lie on the sofa in an air-conditioned room, especially since his house has a kitchen.

"Tsk." Uesugi Maya rested her chin on her hand, frowning in displeasure, pondering how to persuade him to run the errand.

Seeing her resolute attitude, Makoto Takahashi sighed helplessly and walked to the door: "On the bright side, what if you didn't actually lock it properly when you left in the morning?"

[Gate Robbery and Husband Separation], activated.

He gripped the doorknob, twisted it twice, and then gently pushed it open; the door opened easily.

"You forgot to lock the door."

Makoto Takahashi turned to face Maya Uesugi, and released her hand under her questioning gaze. The door behind him, which should have opened naturally, slammed to the ground with a "bang".

After the iron gate made a loud noise, the visit was silent.

Makoto Takahashi swallowed hard, finally understanding why this skill wasn't called [Open Door] or [Unlock].

"It's no use going to Tsurumizawa to get the key now," he thought to himself, then coughed awkwardly and said casually:

"I didn't realize this apartment was so old. I'll contact the building manager tomorrow."

"if not?"

Unaware of his guilty conscience, Uesugi Maya stepped forward, looked at the door frame with a questioning gaze, and sighed helplessly, "Anyway, I'll stay at your place tonight."

Hearing her say that, Makoto Takahashi breathed a sigh of relief.

If Uesugi Maya insists on sleeping in her own room, whether out of concern or guilt, he should help guard the door, but her apartment doesn't even have a sofa.

Are you having dinner at your place tonight?

"Go to your home."

Maya Uesugi walked past him, went into the kitchen, and a few minutes later came out carrying ingredients. She handed them to Makoto Takahashi and then went back to her bedroom to get bedding.

It was a little different from the girls' bedding that Makoto Takahashi had imagined. It didn't have any cute patterns; it was just a plain milky white color, but it looked to be of very good quality.

"for you."

After dinner, Maya Uesugi tossed her a key: "The spare key is at your house."

"okay."

Makoto Takahashi took the key, feeling trusted, and then pondered where it would be most appropriate to put it.

At that moment, he heard Maya Uesugi say, "Go take a bath first, but don't make the bathwater too hot."

"what?"

Is there a problem?

Seeing the look in her eyes that seemed to want to insult him, Takahashi Makoto hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Don't you want to shower first?"

The two of them agreed that they would shower first and then take a bath. But in Uesugi Maya's mindset of cleanliness, is taking a bath any different from skin-to-skin contact?

Makoto Takahashi remained skeptical about this.

"You want to use my bathwater?"

Uesugi Maya glared at him fiercely, displaying a cold and disgusted expression: "Scum, pest, filth, go to hell."

After a moment of thought, Takahashi Makoto suddenly realized that in Haki Night's operating logic, pure feelings take precedence over psychological fastidiousness.

They're quite cute.

He stood up from the sofa and took off his T-shirt as he walked towards the bathroom: "I'm not taking a bath tonight. You can run the bathwater yourself later."

"Tch." Uesugi Maya turned her face away, a disdainful sound escaping her lips.

August 3rd, 6 AM.

The alarm clock rang.

The incessant "dinging" sound from the living room woke Takahashi Makoto from his dream. Remembering that Uesugi Maya was sleeping on the living room sofa, he turned over and closed his eyes again.

A few minutes later, the alarm clock still didn't stop ringing, making him, who was in a light sleep state after being woken up once, feel a little irritable.

Hakiye, what's going on?

Makoto Takahashi quietly opened the door. The apartment was quiet, and Maya Uesugi, who was lying on her side on the sofa, was still fast asleep.

The summer morning light streaming in through the balcony window enveloped her delicate face, her long, flowing black hair cascading down like a river, and her smooth, snow-white skin making one want to reach out and touch it.

Makoto Takahashi turned off the alarm clock on his phone, which was on the coffee table. The apartment became so quiet that the melodious chirping of birds could be heard outside the window.

He crouched down quietly, staring at Uesugi Maya.

Normally, you only see her with a cold expression, but when she sleeps, she completely relaxes and is completely unguarded, which is so cute it's almost unfair.

Makoto Takahashi couldn't resist reaching out and poking his soft cheek with his finger.

The smooth, soft touch on her fingertips caused Uesugi Maya, who was sleeping peacefully, to let out a hoarse but sweet "hmm".

Her delicate eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes.

His beautiful caramel-colored eyes were filled with confusion and dullness, reminding Makoto Takahashi of the Hollow Machine's behavior when Maya Uesugi was still half asleep last time.

Compared to then, she now looks even more adorable with her sleepy eyes, making soft, coquettish sounds from her throat in a daze.

Considering that it would take some time for Uesugi Maya to fully wake up, Takahashi Makoto took the opportunity to carefully touch her soft cheek.

"call......"

Uesugi Maya rubbed her face against his palm as if she were comfortable, her relaxed expression and movements like a kitten being affectionate, eroding Takahashi Makoto's rationality.

I'm itching to get back to work.

Ding-ding— Ding-ding—

The phone that had been lying on the coffee table rang its alarm again, and Makoto Takahashi froze on the spot.

The next second, Uesugi Maya reflexively sat up from the sofa.

After a moment of reaction, she mechanically and slowly turned her head to look at him, meeting Takahashi Makoto's gaze.

The confusion in his caramel-colored eyes turned into emptiness, then gradually focused, as if he understood what had happened, and his expression gradually turned cold.

"Good morning." Makoto Takahashi stood up and greeted her.

"Good morning." Uesugi Maya threw off the covers, walked up to me in her long-sleeved pajamas, and stomped her foot down hard.

She was willing to stay on the sofa because of trust, but touching her face was too shameful for Uesugi Maya.

That's equivalent to selling 40,000 LiveHouse tickets at a street performance.

She vigorously rubbed Takahashi Makoto's instep with her delicate bare feet, and asked indifferently, "What do you want for breakfast?"

"I want to eat at the convenience store downstairs in my apartment building."

Juice the zucchini, lettuce, and cabbage.

"It doesn't taste very good."

Seeing him raise his hands in surrender, Uesugi Maya's deliberately cold expression wavered slightly, and she kicked Takahashi Makoto's shin again, still not satisfied: "You're not getting any meat today."

"Yes."

As a result, breakfast consisted of plain noodles, green vegetables, and fried eggs.

After breakfast, because Maya Uesugi doesn't like making phone calls, Makoto Takahashi helped contact the apartment manager.

After briefly explaining the situation, the other party immediately arranged for a professional to come and take a look. Upon learning that the replacement could be completed in the morning, Takahashi Makoto and Uesugi Maya decided to wait until the replacement was done before going to the academy.

It's only been one morning, so Shiraishi Jun shouldn't have any major problems, right?

Considering that she might find it difficult, Makoto Takahashi chatted with Maya Uesugi while changing the room door, and also chatted with Junka Shiraishi on Line.

After everything was over, because the lock cylinder had also been replaced, Maya Uesugi gave him a new key.

As she stepped out of the elevator, she casually reached out her hand: "It's in the bottom right drawer of the wardrobe."