You call this a love game?

Finally, she patted his head one last time and carefully tucked his blanket in to make sure there was no draft. Only then did Mami Tomoe feel relieved and prepare to go to sleep.

Goodnight, Little White Feather...

Silent all night.

......

Morning light shone through the gaps in the lace curtains, dancing a playful tap dance on Mami Tomoe's eyelids. She instinctively snuggled closer to the heat source, her cheek brushing against a soft fabric with a lemon scent.

In a half-dreaming, half-awake state, she felt her right leg resting on something warm, wrapped tightly around it with both hands and feet as if hugging a life-sized doll.

"Mami—you'll be late if you don't get up now—"

The sound of the doorknob turning and her mother's call rang out at the same time. Bayadai opened the door with a fragrant breakfast in hand: a bacon and egg sandwich and two steaming glasses of milk.

However, the words suddenly stopped, and the tray was almost lost, with the bottom of the ceramic cup hitting the tray and making a crisp, trembling sound.

She even wondered if she had gone to the wrong door or opened it wrong, so she closed the door and went out, glancing at the cartoon image of Mami Tomoe on the doorplate.

Yes, you didn't go to the wrong place.

Then she opened the door again and found that nothing had changed inside.

She saw her daughter clinging to the boy like a koala, her long golden hair cascading over his chest, her nightgown straps slipping down to her elbows, her bare legs intertwined with Bai Yu's pajama bottoms.

To make matters worse, the blanket that should have been covering the two of them was now crumpled up at the foot of the bed, like a wronged hamster that had been abandoned.

Is this right?

Although she does have such plans, isn't it a bit too early?

Or is it that he's already fully developed at only 12 years old? How long can it last at once?

Fortunately, the bright red stain she was worried about didn't appear on the bed, which reassured her a little.

Since he appeared in his own daughter's room, it meant that Bai Yu was acting on his own initiative and had not crossed any lines, which increased Baya Dai's goodwill towards him even more.

Especially considering her own daughter's extremely unladylike posture, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she did it on her own initiative.

"Oh dear~" Baya pressed her finger to her lips, her eyes curving into two crescent moons. She deliberately dragged out her cough. "Mami, if you don't get up now, you'll be late. Or should I ask the teacher for you to leave and say you're not feeling well?"

Mami Tomoe remained unconscious, but Shiraha was the first to wake up.

With his eyelashes fluttering slightly, he barely opened his still sore eyelids. He first looked at the fluffy golden head on his chest in confusion, then slowly raised his head to meet the mischievous gaze by the bedside. His heart tightened involuntarily, like an owl being exposed to a bright light, and his whole body froze into a plaster statue.

"Mom... oh no, Aunt Yadai, good morning."

Bai Yu almost called him by the wrong name, and his forehead was practically sweating. He could only pretend to be nonchalant and greet him.

"Good morning, Shirayu-kun. I've put breakfast here. Please wake up Mami too. Remember to eat later, you two."

The expected difficulties and anger did not materialize; instead, he maintained his usual gentle demeanor, though there seemed to be something different in his smile.

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else you need, Aunt Yadai?"

Bai Yu pretended to be calm and dealt with it, but in his heart he couldn't wait for her to leave.

Lying on someone else's daughter's bed, with someone else's daughter on top of him, and then being caught sleeping together by his own mother, although he believed that Aunt Yadai was of such high quality that she would not curse at him, it did not mean that she would not tear him apart.

After all, she was his future mother-in-law. He wasn't shameless enough to completely ignore her in this situation. It was like the quiet gaze of his homeroom teacher through the glass window when he was in school; the natural pressure instantly hit him.

"That's all. I won't bother you any longer. If you need to ask for leave, let me know later and I'll tell the teacher for you."

As she was about to leave the room, Mami Tomoe slowly woke up.

"Um...Mom?"

She groggily propped herself up, her left hand still unconsciously clutching Bai Yu's collar. She rubbed her eyes and suddenly realized that the sensation under her palm was not right.

Wait, could this undulating outline be...?

The girl's pupils instantly shrank to the size of pinpoints.

“Aaaaaa——!”

The scream startled the sparrows perched outside the window. Mami Tomoe jumped up as if she had been electrocuted, only to trip over her own messy long hair. She frantically tried to pull off the slipped shoulder strap, but ended up pulling the neckline of her nightgown even wider, and her earlobes turned a deep agate color in her panic.

"That's not how it is! I...I...I don't know why..."

She waved her hands haltingly, looking just like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Eh~ But when I came in, I saw Mami lying on top of Shiraha-kun, didn't you know that?" Baya pointed at her chin, a teasing smile playing on her lips.

"I definitely slept over there last night!"

Mami Tomoe tried her best to explain, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"But didn't we agree last night that we'd each take one side?" Bai Yu pointed to her original spot, which was a full half meter away from him, and casually delivered the final blow.

The pressure has now shifted to Mami Tomoe, and he's starting to relax and smile.

Bayadai leaned against the door frame and chuckled, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "So Mami rolled over here on her own, huh?"

"mom!"

Mami Tomoe wished she could disappear into the ground.

"Alright, alright, now that you're all awake, I'll be going now. Remember to eat breakfast."

After saying that, Bayadai closed the door and left, as if leaving the two of them alone.

Only when the footsteps outside the door faded away did she pick up a pillow and throw it at the smirking boy to vent her shame and anger. However, he nimbly dodged it, and the pillow hit the wardrobe behind him precisely, making the clothes hangers clang loudly.

"It's all your fault!"

Mami Tomoe was both angry and embarrassed, but she couldn't say anything. After all, she had agreed to let the boy be here, and she couldn't very well contradict herself from last night, could she?

But feeling misunderstood, she couldn't help but feel resentful, knowing her mother would scold her again.

The angrier she got, and with nowhere to vent her anger, she simply grabbed Bai Yu's arm and bit down on it. Only when all her resentment was released with the force of her teeth did she let go.

A clear tooth mark appeared on Bai Yu's fair forearm, red and covered with saliva, as if it had been deliberately left there for someone to lick clean.

After venting her frustration, she got out of bed to wash up. She glanced at the time and realized she was almost late. If she didn't hurry up, her mother would definitely make fun of her about it!

The thought of oversleeping and being late because of sleeping in the same bed is so embarrassing!

Bai Yu, who had been bitten, was not annoyed. He simply wiped the saliva off his arm and rubbed the slightly painful tooth mark.

Mami Tomoe was quite restrained in her bite, not using too much force. He didn't even feel much pain, only a tooth mark was left on it, but this was also related to other reasons.

He could feel the changes happening in his body; a tingling, electric current flowed from his heart to every part of his body, and he could barely see a faint spark dancing on his fingertips, emitting a dazzling light.

Not only that, but it felt as if my body was filled with something solid, and the original feeling of emptiness disappeared instantly, replaced by inexhaustible strength.

Such a drastic change made him want to yell out loud to vent his emotions, but remembering that Mami Tomoe was still washing up in the bathroom next door, he had to force himself to hold back.

It seems he became stronger after sleeping with Mami Tomoe.

Chapter Sixty-One: The Melancholy of Baijiang Islet

It turned out that it wasn't his imagination, nor was there a problem with his health.

When he inquired with the system, he learned that this was the effect of his magnetic field rotation bloodline talent, and that he was now on the path to the realm of electric current propulsion, which was the foundation of magnetic field rotation.

Regarding how to increase strength, the system only said to follow one's heart.

Whether it's following your true desires or doing what you want to do, as long as doing it brings inner satisfaction, your strength will be enhanced.

To reach a higher level and seek further breakthroughs, one needs even stronger determination and belief.

Sleeping with Mami Tomoe fulfilled his true desire. With his desire satisfied, his power naturally increased. Although the increase was not significant, repeated occurrences of this quantitative change would lead to a qualitative leap, resulting in a terrifying boost.

However, it's not only sleeping that can increase his strength, satisfy his greater desires, or help those in need. These things can also help him improve, since that's his true nature.

Having understood the way to increase his power, Bai Yu also had a plan in mind.

......

Breakfast time was short. When he returned to his room to wash up and came back to Mami's room, she had almost finished eating.

Mami Tomoe was gulping down milk, her lips smeared with a half-circle of 'white mustache', and before she could even wipe her mouth, she grabbed her schoolbag from the desk and prepared to leave.

Bai Yu considerately handed over a handkerchief, "Big sister, your mouth—"

"!"

Unexpectedly, Shiraha suddenly called her that, and Mami Tomoe even forgot to wipe her mouth for a moment.

"You're not allowed to call me that without my permission! Especially not in front of Mom!"

She gave a brief reminder, took the handkerchief, wiped her face haphazardly, returned it to Bai Yu, said goodbye in a hurry, and ran out.

"I'm going to be late—"

This was the last thing she said before she left.

As a junior high school student, Mami Tomoe's school is not in the same place as Shiraha's, so the distance is relatively far, which is why she is in such a hurry to leave.

Moreover, she didn't want to be harassed by the teacher for being late, not even for saying a few extra words to her. After all, in everyone's eyes, she had always been a well-behaved girl and a good child, and good children wouldn't be late for school.

Like I said before, if the teacher tells her parents about her being late, her mother will definitely laugh at her!

She was already incredibly ashamed when she woke up that morning, and now she could only try to distract herself by rushing to school. If she stopped, she would feel utterly humiliated in front of Bai Yu!

As for Bai Yu, who was still leisurely enjoying breakfast in Mami's room, he didn't care whether he was late or not. After all, he was just an elementary school student, and the teacher wouldn't dare to do anything to him. Besides, he had just lost his parents, and it was already polite of the teacher not to call him personally to ask if he was in a bad mood or if he needed to ask for leave. Why would the teacher make things difficult for him?

It was precisely because of this attitude of not being afraid of being late that he successfully arrived late.

Standing outside the gate of Mitakihara Harbor Elementary School, the security guard at the gate stopped him and did not let him in.

This is a new rule added by the school: students who are late must be picked up by their homeroom teacher in person to prevent more students from being late.

After this rule was introduced, the school gate, which was usually chaotic and noisy after the school bell rang, became very deserted. No one wanted to be dragged back by the homeroom teacher, especially in front of all the classmates, as it would be very embarrassing, which was unacceptable to them as elementary school students.

Bai Yu certainly wouldn't have such a burden. Even if he walked into the classroom in front of the teacher who was giving a lesson and under the gaze of the whole class, he wouldn't feel any shame.

They were just a group of elementary school students, averaging less than 1.5 meters tall, yet he stood out from the crowd in the class.

After registering his name and calling his homeroom teacher to say he would be there soon, he successfully entered the security room. Bai Yu waited listlessly for his homeroom teacher to arrive, but he wasn't the only one who was late today; another classmate was with him.

Like a homeless person with nowhere to go, a girl in a pink dress with white polka dots squatted by the door, quietly staring at the ground, as if observing something interesting.

"Hi, would you like one?"

Bai Yu, ever the friendly type, approached and casually offered her an Alpenliebe lollipop, green apple flavored, which she liked for its sweet and sour taste.

The girl looked up, stared at the candy for a moment, and then shook her head. "Mom said I shouldn't eat things given to me by strangers."

"Okay, then you don't want me to eat it by myself."

Seeing that the girl refused, Bai Yu had no choice but to take back the candy.

"Can you tell me your name?" The girl shifted her gaze from the candy to his face.

"My name?... Bai Yu, call me whatever you like." Bai Yu also turned his gaze to the girl in front of him. "So, is there a problem?"

Bai Jiangzhu introduced himself: "My name is Bai Jiangzhu, you can call me Xiaozhu."

"Hello, Xiaozhu."

"Hello, Brother Baiyu." After introducing herself, Baijiangzhu stretched out her little hand to him. "Now that we know each other, I want to eat that lollipop from earlier. Can I have one?"

"So that's what you were planning..."

Seeing that the girl had asked his name for this reason, Bai Yu was both amused and exasperated. He simply pulled out several lollipops of different flavors from his pocket and handed them all to Bai Jiangzhu.

"If you want to eat them, you can have them all. I have plenty more."

Faced with the temptation of these lollipops, the girl shook her head again, "No, I only want one, not too many."

"Alright, you're quite principled."

Bai Yu picked out the lollipop that was originally meant for her and handed it to her again.

"Thank you, Brother Baiyu."

Upon receiving the lollipop, Nagisa Baijiang forced a sweet smile onto her expressionless face and thanked him softly. However, instead of immediately opening the packaging to taste the candy she longed for, she put it into her skirt pocket.

"Why aren't you eating?" Bai Yu asked.

The girl hesitated for a moment before explaining, "Um... I have to go to class, and you can't eat snacks in class, that makes you a bad kid."

"But Brother Baiyu is different. Even if you're a bad kid, Xiaozhu won't hate you."

"But Xiaozhu is late. Being late doesn't make you a good child, does it?"