Because she had just finished bathing, Madam Rurie, whose hair was still damp with a few droplets of water, had actually changed into another outfit.
It was a black slip nightdress made of even thinner material than before.
Aside from the many tiny breathable holes and its ingenious design that sparked endless imagination and admiration, it was no different from a layer of light gauze.
The cool design left a large expanse of pale, smooth skin exposed below her collarbone, with a deep, snowy cleavage faintly visible.
And the ruffled gauze hem of the skirt could barely cover her perfect curves.
Below the hem, her rounded, long legs were tightly wrapped in a pair of purple stockings, with two lace garter straps clinging to her full thighs and extending into the short skirt.
But compared to all these eye-catching details, there was something else about Rurie that drew even more attention.
Hikari calmed his eyes and stared straight at her.
The mistress of the Munataka residence also looked directly at him with a faint smile on her face.
'Vacuum packaging?'
Hikari suddenly thought of that term. Although it didn't quite match the scene before him, at this moment, Rurie was like a carefully wrapped gift, waiting to be unwrapped.
It was deep into the quiet night.
A beautiful and alluring noblewoman dressed like this alone was already enough to make one's thoughts wander and imagination run wild.
And if the other party kept looking at you with an ambiguous expression and a charming gaze, yet you showed no reaction at all, that would seem very strange.
So Hikari didn't bother to hide it.
He stared straight at Rurie, openly admiring the beautiful scenery she displayed.
"Hik… Hikari-kun, why are you staring at Auntie like that?"
"Like this… I'll feel embarrassed…"
Rurie seemed a little shy, raising her hand to cover her face as she murmured a coquettish complaint.
Hikari remembered a brain teaser he had heard before.
It asked: If a fire broke out in the bathhouse and you ran out naked, would your two hands cover your upper body or your lower body, or would you just cover your face?
At this moment, Hikari already knew the answer.
That was… cover the face.
It was self-deception.
Not knowing that Hikari was seriously thinking about a brain teaser, Madam Rurie only felt that he was being impolite.
"Hey! Hikari-kun, you're still looking around!", Rurie scolded him in a coquettish tone.
"I'd like to be more polite, but Madam Rurie, you're just too charming. My eyes really won't listen to me," Hikari said with a smile.
"You're awful, making fun of Auntie again!", Rurie complained, lightly hitting his chest.
But although she was still scolding him, after receiving his praise, she was clearly much happier.
Like a spring breeze brushing over a lake, stirring up ripples layer upon layer.
Seeing that she appeared to be scolding him on the surface while actually hiding joy inside, Hikari immediately reached out and grabbed her fair, jade-like wrist.
Before she could react, he smoothly wrapped an arm around her slender waist, which had a slight softness to it, and pulled the beautiful woman's full and curvy body tightly into his embrace.
"Ah!"
Faced with Hikari's sudden move, Rurie let out a startled cry, her face flushing red.
But she only struggled symbolically a few times.
After realizing she couldn't break free from his hold, she obediently leaned into his arms.
Feeling the soft yet weighty fullness of Rurie in his embrace,
and catching the sweet, enticing scent drifting from her, like a perfectly ripened peach,
Hikari lowered his head and spoke softly, "Madam Rurie, should we…"
But before he could finish speaking, a slender finger blocked his lips, cutting him off.
"Dame yo!" ("Don't!")
"Not… not yet, okay!"
Madam Rurie gently shook her head, smiling as she spoke to him.
Seeing the disappointed look on his face, she immediately raised her head, lightly placed a fragrant kiss on his left cheek, and then continued with a smile, "Don't worry, Hikari-kun. I promise, as long as you save Nakoto and properly teach her those necessary things, I'll definitely reward you. I'll agree to anything, okay~"
Hearing Rurie's words, Hikari showed a disappointed expression, "Alright, I'll agree to Madam Rurie as well. But the path leading to Miss Nakoto's deepest part is locked. How should I get in?"
"That really is a problem," Rurie thought for a moment, blushing as she slapped away Hikari's restless, wandering hand.
She stood up and said, "Wait for me a moment."
As she spoke, Hikari saw Rurie walk toward the right side of her room, where a large bookshelf stood.
Standing in front of the bookshelf filled with a rich collection, she lifted herself onto the tips of her long legs wrapped in purple stockings and reached up to pull out a thick book from the third row.
Not lingering too long on her strikingly lifted hips as she stood on tiptoe, Hikari's sharp gaze focused on the book in her hands.
He noticed that the cover was printed with some characters that looked like tiny tadpoles, resembling some kind of religious script.
While Hikari observed, Rurie opened the book with both hands and pulled out two keys from a hidden gap between the pages.
After putting the book back on the shelf, she came over to Hikari with the two keys.
She opened her palm, letting him clearly see their shapes.
One was longer, shining with a golden glow, looking quite new.
The other was shorter, only about half the length of the long one, shining with a silver glow, but showing some signs of rust.
"Madam, this is?", Hikari looked at her in confusion.
Rurie smiled and explained, "These two keys might be useful to you."
"This larger one is the master key of the Munataka residence. It can open almost all the doors in the mansion."
"And the smaller, older one… was left behind by my late husband."
Hearing her words, Hikari raised an eyebrow slightly, "A key left by your late husband?"
Rurie nodded, "Yes. I suspect that the chastity lock on Nakoto-chan was a method left behind by my deceased husband."
"His health was always poor, and in that aspect… there were also big problems."
"Nakoto-chan was conceived through… external means. Anyway, it wasn't done in the usual way."
"So my husband seemed to have always held some resentment toward Nakoto-chan."
"That's why I suspect he did something like this."
Listening to Rurie blatantly telling lies with a straight face, and seeing her act sorrowful while twisting the situation upside down, Hikari didn't expose her.
He just pretended to be curious and asked, "Then could this key left by Nakoto's father be the one that unlocks her chastity lock?"
Rurie shook her head, "If that were the case, that would be perfect."
"But according to my guess, this key is most likely not the one that unlocks that chastity lock."
Hikari recalled the shape of the lock he had seen in Nakoto's "back garden" and figured her guess was probably right.
Because this small, old, rusty silver key really looked too small.
It was more like the kind used for a lockable notebook, or a tiny box.
Although the lock on Nakoto wasn't particularly large, it shouldn't be that small either.
Seeing Hikari deep in thought, Rurie smiled and placed both keys into his palm, saying, "So this matter will likely require you to put in a bit more effort, Hikari-kun."
"In any case, please make good use of these two keys and save my precious daughter."
After placing the keys in his hand, Rurie wrapped her jade-like hands tightly around both of his, holding them warmly while smiling at him in a charming way, her beautiful eyes filled with a pleading look.
"Alright!"
Seemingly unable to refuse the request of a beauty, Hikari agreed in a passionate tone.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Hikari-kun," Rurie looked at him with eyes full of expectation.
"Just remember what you promised me, Madam," Hikari said with a smile, reaching out to pinch her.
"Mmm~", Rurie shot him a coquettish glare.
"I won't forget! Alright, it's getting late. I'm going to sleep now. Hikari-kun, please head back."
With the important matters finally discussed and seeing that Hikari had basically taken the bait, Rurie signaled that it was time to see him out.
Hikari deliberately turned back, casting a lingering look at her graceful, fairy-like figure before stepping out of the room.
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Once he saw the door to her room fully close, he quickly withdrew his gaze.
Turning his attention to the two keys in his hand.
"A master key, huh? Just what I wanted."
Playing with the key that could open nearly all the doors in the Munataka residence, Hikari smiled slightly.
He had already been quite interested in the various strange things inside the Munataka residence.
But since Rurie had been watching him closely, it wasn't convenient for him to openly investigate.
Now, however, she had personally handed him the key and told him to find the key to the lock on Nakoto.
That meant he could naturally go wherever he wanted.
Walking down the corridor, Hikari tried inserting the master key into the room next to Rurie's.
Sure enough, the door opened very easily.
It was a woman's dressing room.
Looking at the various oversized bras in all kinds of colors inside, as well as the wide assortment of sleepwear that all stirred one's blood, Hikari guessed this was where Rurie kept her clothes.
He casually closed the door and moved on to open the next room.
This time, it was a storage room filled with tools, nothing special.
Closing the door again, Hikari continued down the corridor.
The Munataka residence was truly enormous. Just one corridor had more than ten rooms.
Even with Hikari's stamina, an ordinary person would probably be exhausted just from taking a quick look around.
After checking more than ten rooms on the second floor without finding any clues, he arrived at the stairway.
Looking at the first floor below, which mostly consisted of a spacious living room, Hikari raised his head and chose to head toward the dark, quiet third floor.
Unlike the second floor where Rurie and Nakoto usually lived, the third floor of the Munataka residence was clearly unoccupied. Few people came here, and even the railings had a thin layer of dust.
Looking at the pitch-black rooms, Hikari couldn't be bothered to turn on the lights. He casually picked a room near the stairs and pushed the door open.
The rooms on the third floor seemed even more numerous than those on the second floor.
But searching them appeared to be easier.
Probably because no one lived there, most of the rooms were empty, making them feel spacious.
After checking several rooms in a row, he still found nothing.
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