This is not the date I wanted.

Meng Yue couldn't help but feel surprised. In her impression, Shidao's ability to stay in bed in the morning was not much worse than that of the Yamai sisters. In most cases, if Kotori didn't dance on Shidao's belly, he would not be able to get up from the bed.

“That’s what I mean. At the beginning of the year, why not take it easy? My Onii-chan really likes to use her extra energy for extra things.”

Perhaps it was the resentment she felt after being forced to wake up, but even though she was in the state of a little sister with a white headband, Kotori still pouted and complained with dissatisfaction on her face.

Mengyue felt a slight resonance with Kotori's words.

"Well... I think cleaning carefully... is a good thing..."

At this moment, Yoshino said in a weak voice,

"If I can...I would also like to help..."

"Is it okay? Yoshino-chan?"

Kotori asked in surprise.

"Well... I... if you don't bother me..."

Hearing what Yoshino said, Kotori quickly shook her head.

“No, no! To be honest, you’ve been a huge help. It’s a bit tiring for just me and Onii-chan to clean. Thank you so much, Yoshino-chan, Mengyue-nee.”

(…Huh?)

Meng Yue was stunned when she heard that Kotori naturally included herself in the list.

"Ah... Sorry, I just subconsciously..."

Realizing that she had subconsciously included Mengyue who had not spoken, Qinli scratched her hair a little embarrassedly.

"fine."

Mengyue shook her head to indicate that it was okay.

It’s not Kotori’s fault. After all, if she were her normal self, she would definitely help as a matter of course.

(What’s wrong with me today… I don’t feel motivated at all.)

After sighing softly and trying hard to adjust her mood, Meng Yue replied with a smile.

"I'll help. But at least wait until I have breakfast."

Shionai agreed very much.

"What Meng Yue-chan said is absolutely right. As the saying goes, hungry soldiers cannot fight. Only those who are well fed will have the strength to work. Shiono-chan, if you want to help, you should go and have breakfast first."

"Well...I know..."

Seeing Shion nod, Mengyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

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"call……"

After putting the weeds into the garbage bag and tying it up, Gokawa Shidao reached out and wiped the sweat from his face.

"Ah - my waist is so sore."

After taking a short break, perhaps because he had been bent over for too long, Shidao leaned back and pounded his back while whimpering like an old man.

After he recovered, Shidao lowered his head again. Nearly half of the weeds in the yard were still left to be pulled out. Realizing that there was still half of the work waiting for him, Shidao couldn't help but feel like giving up.

No, no! It was me who proposed the spring cleaning. It would be a shame to give up so soon.

Shidou patted his cheeks vigorously and regained his motivation.

"Ah——I found Shidou-kun!"

Hearing someone calling his name, Shidou raised his head, and when he saw the person in the corridor, he smiled refreshingly.

"Good morning, Yoshina, Yoshino, and Yumezuki."

"Good morning... Mr. Shidou..."

"Well~ good morning."

Yoshino and Mengyue also greeted Shidou. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shidou always felt that the two of them - especially Mengyue - were looking at him with an inexplicable smile in their eyes.

"What, what happened? Is there something on my face?"

"Yeah, it's stained." Meng Yue nodded with a smile and said, "Shidao, there's a lot of dirt on your face."

“Ah, this is——”

After being pointed out by Meng Yue, Shidao hurriedly wiped off the dirt on his face. However, in his panic, he forgot that his hands were covered with dirt because of weeding. As a result, after wiping, not only did he not wipe off the original dirt, but he was covered with a handful of dirt.

As a result, the sweat and dirt mixed together and painted Shidao's face into a big clown face.

"Pfft - Shidou, your face is really a masterpiece, hahahaha."

"Hahaha~ Shidou-kun, your face looks like a raccoon cat right now."

"..."

Mengyue and Shionai laughed out loud without any hesitation. Even Shionai couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh out loud.

"Cough-cough-"

Feeling a surge of shame on his face, Shidou gave up on himself and kept this expression, then continued after a dry cough.

"Well, I've already prepared breakfast. If you haven't eaten yet, hurry up and eat."

"Well, Kotori just told us. We just finished eating."

"It's delicious...thank you for the treat."

Mengyue and Shion replied.

"We are going to help Shidou-kun with the spring cleaning. Shidou-kun, you look very tired from pulling out the weeds. Would you like Yoshino and I to help you?"

"Thank you. I appreciate your kindness. I can do this myself."

Hearing Yoshino's proposal, Shidou smiled bitterly and shook his head. It was a bit insane to let a girl do rough work like weeding, and it was also inconvenient for Yoshino to do this with a stuffed doll on one hand.

"In exchange, if you could help me clean the room, that would be a huge help."

"I understand... leave it to me..."

Hearing Shidou's words, Yoshino nodded with full energy.

"Alright, let's start cleaning. Let's work hard together, Meng Yue-chan."

"Hey, I understand."

After all, it was something she had already promised, so Mengyue sighed secretly, nodded, and followed Shion.

……

Soon, Yumezuki and Yoshino changed into old clothes similar to Kotori's previous ones, put on headscarves and prepared to clean up.

"Ah, as expected of Yoshino, you look so cute no matter what you wear."

Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh.

This is not a lie. Wearing this loose coat and a headscarf, Yoshino, who already has a healing aura, now looks even more healing. To put it in an analogy, she is like a cleaning fairy.

"Thank you... Miss Mengyue... She is also very beautiful..."

Yoshino replied a little embarrassedly.

"Ah...thank you so much..."

She smiled bitterly and nodded. Although she knew that Shiono was praising her, Mengyue still felt a little weird whenever she heard such words.

"Well, let's get to work. Let's clean the windows first."

After seeing the little cleaning elf, Mengyue felt a little more motivated.

Pour baking soda, white vinegar, and dishwashing liquid into a spray bottle, add water and dilute to make a cleaning solution.

Mengyue sprayed the homemade cleaning liquid on the dirty areas of the windows, then wiped them gently with a rag, and the windows instantly looked brand new.

"...Meng Yue-chan...you are amazing..."

Seeing Mengyue's skillful movements, Shion couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration.

"Well, practice makes perfect."

Meng Yue chuckled and shrugged. After all, she lived alone in her previous life, and could only do the cleaning by herself.

"Yoshino, would you like to try it too?"

"okay……"

Shion nodded excitedly and began to imitate Mengyue's method, wiping the glass in a similar way. However, perhaps because the movements were a little unfamiliar, she couldn't wipe it as cleanly as Mengyue.

Looking at Yoshino who was fighting the stain seriously, Mengyue couldn't help but smile knowingly.

(Well… seeing things getting clean doesn’t feel so bad.)

Through the window glass, Mengyue accidentally saw Shidao in the courtyard.

At this time, the boy was squatting, bending over, pulling out the weeds one by one and putting them into the garbage bag.

Although Shidao didn't look handsome at this moment, and even looked quite unsophisticated in every aspect, Mengyue didn't dislike the way he was concentrating on his work.

(Come on.)

After muttering to herself, Meng Yue taught Shion some of her life experiences while cleaning.

The cleaning time is neither long nor short.

Kotori and Shidou naturally cleaned their own bedrooms, so Yoshino and Mengyue also split up and cleaned public areas such as the living room, corridors, and stairs.

About an hour and a half later, Mengyue completed her task.

"Phew...so exhausted."

Meng Yue took off her dusty old clothes and walked into the bathroom, unable to help but let out a tired breath.

"I feel a little sorry for Yoshino and Kotori-chan..."

Turning on the shower in the bathroom and letting the hot water rush over her body, Mengyue muttered to herself apologetically.

After finishing the cleaning, Kotori asked Yumezuki and Yoshino to take a hot bath to relax. Originally, Kotori and Yoshino wanted to invite Yumezuki to take a bath together.

Maybe it was just a very ordinary thing in their eyes, but it was a bit difficult for Meng Yue. Although he had gotten used to the female body, Meng Yue still felt that he was once a man. Although bathing with two tender and cute lolis was a desirable proposal from an objective point of view, he also felt an indescribable sense of guilt.

Perhaps noticing Mengyue's somewhat embarrassed expression, Yoshino and Kotori did not insist and let Mengyue go into the bathroom to take a shower first.

"Huh... Never mind. Don't think too much about it."

A basin of ice-cold water was poured over her head, and Meng Yue threw aside all unnecessary thoughts.

After washing her body and hair, Mengyue tied her long hair up and walked into the bathtub.

"Ah~ It feels so good~"

Stretching her limbs and lying in the bathtub with her body spread out, Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.

The perfect amount of hot water wrapped around the whole body, promoting blood circulation. A unique aroma of bath additives gradually filled the bathroom, gradually relieving Mengyue's accumulated fatigue after staying up late and cleaning.

"Not good... I feel a little sleepy..."

Just soak for a while and then come out. Meng Yue closed her eyes slightly and thought lazily.

wow-

Just then, Mengyue heard the sound of the bathroom door being opened.

(Oh, by the way, I forgot to lock the locker room door.)

"Ah - my waist is so sore. Really, other tasks are easy, but weeding is really a strenuous job. Next time I have to buy a lawn mowing machine. I don't know if my family's budget is enough for it."

Before Mengyue could react, the owner of the voice muttered to herself for a while, then quickly took off her clothes and opened the bathroom door.

Then, as it naturally goes, Mengyue and Shidao's eyes met.

"What? It's Shidou."

After seeing who the person was, Meng Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's the matter? Why are you standing there like an idiot? If you want to take a shower, come in."

"...!?"

After a period of silent silence, Shidao seemed to finally understand the current situation. His cheeks instantly turned red. Like an innocent little girl, he hurriedly took a towel to cover his body, quickly walked out of the bathroom and closed the door.