"Is it because of [Extraordinary Vision]?"
Kitahara understood in his heart.
The last time Taki went invisible, he couldn't see her figure, but now he could see it clearly. Without a doubt, it was related to his eyes.
It seems he won't have to worry about encountering invisible monsters in the future. Even if some monsters can be invisible, they will have nowhere to hide before his eyes.
"Speaking of which, despite having such a small physique, she has such exaggerated development. It's truly unscientific…"
Kitahara thought to himself while admiring.
"Stare—"
Girls are always especially sensitive to boys' gazes. Taki instinctively felt something was off. With one hand covering her chest and the other her lower abdomen, she looked over warily: "You can't possibly see me, can you?"
Kitahara's acting was superb: "I can see Taki's eyes and teeth. Her teeth are very white and beautiful, and her eyes are very bright and beautiful."
"Hmph~"
Taki let out a soft hum, her small face quietly flushing.
You're so skilled at complimenting others, you must have used these sweet words to trick Tomori into falling for you!
Taki subconsciously clenched her small fists and waved them in front of Kitahara as a warning: "If you dare to trick me, you're dead!"
"Yes, yes."
Kitahara responded verbally, but his gaze involuntarily slipped downwards.
Taki's left arm was still covering her chest. She used her right hand to wave her fist just now, so...
"Hairline... Sure enough, there's absolutely none."
The feeling of being watched suddenly intensified. Taki quickly and shamefully covered her lower abdomen, her tone suspicious: "You really can't see?"
Kitahara's face showed an expression of speechlessness: "I already said I can see Taki's eyes and teeth... Why does Taki keep asking strange questions?"
"Hmph."
Taki couldn't see any flaws at all, so she could only temporarily suppress her suspicion: "I'm going out first. You stay in the room and don't move."
"Understood."
Kitahara nodded to show he understood.
"Whew..."
Taki let out a soft breath, then turned to quietly slip out. Just as she opened the door, a knock on the door sounded simultaneously.
"Taki, are you resting...? Huh, the door isn't closed?"
Shiina Maki's voice quietly sounded from outside the door.
(Oh, no! Sister is here!)
Taki was startled and hastily tried to close the door.
"Strange, is something stuck in the door?"
Shiina Maki's voice was puzzled as she started to push the door from the outside.
When wearing the Shadow Person Bowtie, all of Taki's movements would not make a sound, so Shiina Maki couldn't see anyone, only feel that the door was blocked by a strange resistance.
"Sister, don't push the door..."
Taki was both flustered and anxious, wanting to speak, but the words caught in her throat and she swallowed them back down.
She couldn't speak.
The door was already slightly ajar, and her sister could even see inside the room. If she only saw a mouth and eyes floating in the air, she would definitely scream in fright and attract mom and Dad.
What about taking off the Bow Tie?
That wouldn't work either.
She didn't have a single piece of cloth on her body, and her sister would definitely be suspicious. Besides, the pervert Kitahara was still in the room, and she absolutely couldn't let her sister find out!
"I... I can't hold it back..."
In terms of strength, Taki was no match for her sister Maki. She could only look at Kitahara in a panic, seeking help.
"Leave it to me."
Kitahara took in the situation, quietly stepped forward, wrapped his arms around Taki from behind, quickly retreated to the bedside, and at the same time, with a wave of his right hand, the gust of wind extinguished the candle in the room.
Bang.
The door was suddenly pushed open.
"Ah, it's so dark..."
Shiina Maki let out a soft cry.
"Taki, why did you put out the candle?"
Taking advantage of the chaotic moment, Taki's mind quickly calmed down. She came up with a desperate solution, pulled off the Shadow Person Bowtie, quickly handed it to Kitahara, and whispered: "You put on the Bow Tie!"
Summoning Hana takes time, and taking out the [Onsen Village] also takes time. But the situation was critical now, and only immediate invisibility could solve the urgent problem.
Kitahara instantly understood Taki's plan and whispered: "What about my clothes?"
The Bow Tie's invisibility only made the human body disappear, but it didn't make the clothes disappear with it.
Taki hesitated for only half a second before gritting her teeth and saying: "Take off your clothes!"
"Then I'll really take them off?"
"...Hmph!"
Kitahara had just taken an onsen, so he was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, which was quite cool. He took off his clothes quickly, successfully disarming himself before Maki came in.
"Taki, you're in the room, right? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Shiina Maki raised her phone to illuminate the room and stepped inside.
"I... I just fell asleep... What are you doing here, Sister?"
Although she knew that wearing the Bow Tie would make her invisible, driven by instinct, Taki still turned her body and nervously stood in front of Kitahara.
"The wound has been bandaged, so I brought the medicine box back to Taki. Just now, I don't know what happened to the door, it seemed like someone was holding it from behind... Taki, there aren't any strange things in your room, are there?"
Shiina Maki spoke while nervously scanning the surroundings with her phone.
Taki bit her teeth, her small face burning, her heart almost jumping out of her throat. She tried hard not to let her voice sound unusual: "Sister, don't scare yourself. Maybe something was stuck behind the door..."
Damn it!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Sister is already by the bed, and you're still not behaving yourself. Don't take advantage of the Bow Tie to do whatever you want!
After putting on the Shadow Person Bowtie, as long as he didn't speak, he wouldn't be discovered. Even if Kitahara got up and danced now, it wouldn't be a problem.
Of course, Kitahara wasn't interested in dancing, but he was very interested in teasing Taki.
Just now, to use the Bow Tie, Taki was also completely naked. After the two of them hid on the bed, Taki only had time to pull the quilt over their bodies; she didn't have time to put on her pajamas.
In other words, the two of them were completely naked in front of each other, so... he couldn't help it, absolutely couldn't help it.
"But I just checked, there was clearly nothing behind the door..."
Shiina Maki's voice was nervous, and she said cautiously: "Could it be an anomaly blocking the door? Should we report it to the management bureau?"
Taki: "I'm sorry, the 'anomaly' blocking the door just now was me!"
The management bureau's decision to announce the existence of anomalous objects naturally had multiple considerations. One aspect was to urge ordinary people to report anomalies as soon as possible after discovering them, as many anomalies are very weak at the beginning, and if they can be eliminated in advance, it would naturally be best.
Taki's skin trembled slightly. She tightly covered her chest, not allowing Kitahara's right hand to move wildly: "Sister, don't worry unnecessarily. I've been in the room all along, and no strange things have come in... It's already very late, Sister. You can go back and rest."
"The air conditioner isn't working, and it's too hot to sleep now..."
Shiina Maki raised her hand and fanned herself: "Huh, why is Taki still covered with a quilt?"
Of course I have to cover myself with a quilt! I don't have a single thread on my whole body, I absolutely don't want such a shameful thing to be discovered!
"A calm mind brings natural coolness." Taki took a deep breath, "Sister, you feel hot because you're walking around... Ah~"
At the end of her sentence, Taki suddenly let out a trembling moan.
"Huh, what's wrong, Taki?"
Shiina Maki looked over with concern.
"I... I'm fine..."
Taki bit her teeth, her small face already red to the point of explosion.
(Pervert Kitahara, you're dead later! Not even Jesus can save you!)
Taking advantage of the Bow Tie's invisibility effect, Kitahara did as he pleased, turning his body sideways like Taki, then embracing Taki from behind.
Their skin touched intimately, and the electric-like shiver caused Taki to instinctively let out a soft cry.
"Taki's face is so red, you're not getting a fever, are you?"
Shiina Maki's tone was worried.
"No... no fever..." Taki took a deep breath, almost biting through her lower lip, "It's a little hot under the quilt."
Shiina Maki tilted her head and reminded: "But Taki just told me that a calm mind brings natural coolness."
Taki: "..."
Don't pay attention to such boring details!
"Strange, why is there a white shirt next to Taki's pillow...? It looks like a boy's shirt?"
Shiina Maki's attention was suddenly diverted by a shirt.
Taki's heart thumped, and she stammered: "That..."
Shiina Maki looked at it curiously: "The shirt looks so big, it must be Kitahara-kun's shirt, right?"
Taki's small face flushed as she admitted: "That's right."
"Taki actually secretly hid Kitahara-kun's shirt... Ah, I understand."
Shiina Maki's face suddenly showed an understanding expression, and she suddenly said: "Then I'll go back first."
"Huh?"
Taki was slightly stunned, not expecting her sister to leave so easily.
Could it be that the pervert Kitahara behind her was exposed?
Impossible!
If she suddenly saw a person appear out of nowhere, her sister was so timid, she would definitely scream in fright.
"Sorry, sorry, I disturbed Taki." Shiina Maki put her hands together and apologized softly, "But 'rewarding' yourself should also be moderate, excessive will harm your body, you know."
Taki: "..."
What reward?
What moderation?"
Don't talk about things that people don't understand!
Shiina Maki stepped towards the door, reminding him in a low voice:
"Also, Kitahara-kun's clothes, it's best to wash them thoroughly before using them. You have to be careful about bacterial infections."
Taki: "..."
Ahhh! Sister, don't imagine all sorts of messy and terrible things! I didn't use that pervert Kitahara's shirt to do that kind of thing!
Bang.
The sound of the door closing finally rang out.
"It's... over..."
Taki let out a long sigh of relief. Just as she was about to launch into a furious interrogation, she suddenly felt the hateful guy holding her from behind let go.
(Now he knows to let go?)
(Too late!)
(I must send you to the gallows!)
The next second.
Kitahara took off the bow tie, and his figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.
"Eh?"
Taki's heart suddenly sped up. Only then did she realize that Kitahara had somehow assumed a condescending posture, and a powerful sense of oppression washed over her.
"Taki..."
Kitahara's eyes were burning, and he simply lowered his head and kissed her.
"Damn..."
Taki's slender eyelashes trembled in panic. She wanted to bite him, wanted to push Kitahara away, wanted Kitahara to repent for his sins just now... But her body seemed to be rusted, completely unable to move.
After their lips met, Taki was even more flustered to find that her arms had uncontrollably lifted up and wrapped around Kitahara's neck...
Time quietly passed.
Outside the window was a cold, rainy night with wind and rain.
The temperature inside the room, however, was quietly rising.
It wasn't until the final step that Taki finally regained her strength and stopped him in a panic:
"N-no... don't continue..."
Taki, who usually looked so serious and earnest, now turned into a teary-eyed, soft, mochi-like creature, making one want to pinch her cheeks.
However, Kitahara knew very well that Taki's 'no' here truly meant no, so he naturally wouldn't force Taki. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"Taki, help me."
"No..."
"This is my lifelong request."
"..."
Twenty minutes later.
The room finally quieted down, with only Taki remaining.
"It's over..."
Taki's small face was flushed as she hid under the covers. Her rationality finally returned, and shame and regret flooded her heart all at once.
(I-I actually agreed to help...)
(Just by being coaxed a couple of times, I agreed to everything. My willpower is really too weak!)
(The only good news is probably that the testing tools weren't discovered by my sister and mom, right?)
At the same time.
At Kitahara's house.
"Makoto-kun, welcome back."
Kitahara had just walked out of the bathroom when he heard the girl's quiet and pleasant voice ring out.
"Tomori, you haven't gone back yet?"
Kitahara was uncharacteristically flustered for a moment. Looking at Tomori sitting on the sofa, he inexplicably felt like a husband who had been caught by his wife returning late after a secret rendezvous.
"Makoto-kun kept not coming back, I was a little worried."
Tomori walked over, tilting her small face up:
"Is Taki alright?"
"She's fine..."
Facing Tomori's clear and bright eyes, Kitahara hesitated slightly, then chose to tell the truth.
If it were Anon, telling the truth would definitely make her jealous and throw a tantrum, but Tomori wouldn't. After all, when they went to the onsen together before, Tomori had specifically asked him to pursue Taki.
"I asked Taki, she just wanted to get the first-aid kit back. She didn't want to say the specific reason..."
Kitahara softly explained everything that happened.
"I see." Tomori nodded gently, "It's good that Taki is fine, it's just..."
Kitahara was curious: "Just what?"
"My chest."
Tomori covered her chest with her right hand, biting her lower lip lightly with her pearly teeth:
"Hearing that Makoto-kun and Taki did that kind of thing... my chest feels so stuffy. I was the first one, clearly..."
Kitahara: "..."
Didn't you say you wouldn't be jealous?
You're clearly jealous!
"Let's go, we're going to the Onsen Village."
Kitahara simply waved his hand, taking Tomori into the Onsen Village. After some service, he successfully resolved Tomori's jealousy.
What happened next goes without saying.
After making Tomori happy, Tomori finally said goodbye and went home.
Kitahara then quickly traveled to Sakiko's place, 'had tea' with Sakiko, and finally chose to stay overnight because it was too late.
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
The typhoon was still raging, and outside, it was windy and rainy just like yesterday.
"Mmm..."
Sakiko groggily opened her eyes and heard a familiar voice by her ear:
"Sakiko, good morning."
"Good..."
Togawa, who had just woken up, was exceptionally soft, her voice as soft and sweet as a kitten's.
"What time is it now?"
Togawa yawned lazily and asked vaguely.
"It's just seven in the morning, and it's still raining outside." Kitahara sat up, "It's time to get up."
The typhoon had driven away the summer heat, and now, after getting up, the air clearly felt a bit chilly. Sakiko pulled the quilt up, covering her fair skin, and said in a soft voice:
"Then Kitahara-kun go back first. I'll tidy up and then come over..."
"No hurry."
Kitahara looked over with burning eyes.
"Eh?"
Sakiko blinked, instinctively sensing something amiss, and said nervously:
"K-Kitahara-kun, hurry up and go."
Kitahara's face was full of righteousness:
"As the saying goes, the best laid plans are made in the morning. Let's go to the Onsen Village to exercise first."
"Pfft~"
Sakiko's pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but glare at him:
"Kitahara-kun, don't have such dirty thoughts... Ugh!"
Before she could finish speaking, accompanied by Sakiko's soft cry, the two figures suddenly disappeared.
After their morning exercise, Sakiko directly turned into a melted ice cream Sakiko, pitiful, weak, and helpless.
"I'm going back first. See you later."
Kitahara returned home refreshed and began preparing breakfast. Since he had just shared the Kidneys brave ability, he didn't have to worry about Sakiko not being able to get out of bed.
8:30 AM.
The girls gathered punctually.
"Taki, good morning."
Kitahara greeted her with a normal expression.
"...Hmph!"
Taki snorted coldly, glaring at him in embarrassment, then quickly turned her head away.
She originally didn't plan to come today, but after waking up this morning, she received an invitation message from Tomori, and finally had to endure the shame and come to play.
"Taki is a bit strange, isn't she?"
Soyo looked over curiously, her voice gentle:
"Did something happen last night?"
"Nothing happened!"
Taki quickly turned her small face away in guilt, completely daring not to meet Soyo's gaze.
Last night's secret must be taken to the grave and absolutely cannot be told to anyone else!
"Everyone, hurry and wash your hands!" Anon put her hands on her hips, her voice clear, "Wash your hands and eat, and after eating, we have to depart for Kagoshima."
"..."
After eating breakfast together, Kitahara had the girls enter the Onsen Village first, then paid Hana a bag of small cakes as compensation, and quickly traveled to Kagoshima.
Immediately after, Kitahara entered the Onsen Village and brought the girls out.
"Kagoshima, here we come!"
"Eh, so many coconut trees, it's a typical tropical landscape."
"Fast travel is super convenient... Everyone, let's travel the world together in the future?"
"Strongly agree."
"..."
The trip to Kagoshima officially began.
Blue sky, clear sea, coconut trees, sandy beaches, cycling, the scenery along the way, companions beside them...
Although the day was short, the last summer trip of the summer vacation was forever etched in everyone's memories.
Time passed by like this.
After the typhoon passed, the first day of school finally arrived.