If this were Tokyo, it would be the peak hour of "nightlife just beginning" revelry, but here in Yaso Inaba, besides the chirping of insects and the croaking of frogs, there was almost no other sound.
Not even the sound of vehicle brakes or engines.
One couldn't say they adhered to the good habit of working from sunrise to sunset passed down from ancient times… but it was pretty close.
Hearing this, Grandma Nanaki, who had already walked out the door, suddenly turned back.
"Oh, right, don't go out at night, okay?" She suddenly smiled, fine wrinkles spreading across the corners of her upturned lips: "In Tokyo, human traffickers will abduct children, but the 'Weird' (supernatural entities) in places like ours won't even spare high school students and adults…"
Hayato originally wouldn't believe such nonsense, but considering that Grandma Nanaki, as a Miko, indeed possessed spiritual power… well, it was hard to say.
"Don't believe Grandma Nanaki." Nanao Akane puffed out her cheeks and said, "Lots of people go out at night, just like Yuta's dad, he's still fishing outside in the middle of the night! Grandma, don't spread rumors!"
"See if you believe it~~" Grandma Nanaki continued to smile.
Hayato always felt her current smile was a little grim.
"Hmph~~ Grandma, hurry up and take your bath~~ Kobayashi-chan, since you're going to sleep, I'll go upstairs with you~~"
"One more thing."
Grandma Nanaki stopped the two of them. She maintained her smile. Only, the grim smile from before now became somewhat cruel, her gaze like a cold winter, with ice shards glinting in her eyes:
"Grandma doesn't care what you did in Tokyo, but once you're home, you must follow the rules… Don't let Grandma find out that you two are 'visiting each other' late at night, okay?"
As an experienced individual, Hayato understood instantly. When she said 'visiting', she was actually referring to 'entering'.
Nanao Akane's cheeks flushed crimson:
"Grandma, what are you talking about! I, I would never do such a thing!"
"It's best if you don't." Grandma narrowed her eyes.
...
"Honestly... How could Grandma say such things directly to my face? It's so embarrassing."
Once in her room, Nanao Akane was still quite critical of the situation. She murmured to herself, as if talking to herself, "What kind of person does she think her granddaughter is... to give such a warning... It's truly mortifying... Next time, I need to tell her to stop saying such strange things every time..."
"...So, Miss Nanao, you, you?"
A confused voice came from beneath Nanao Akane.
Nanao Akane sat on Hayato's legs with her firm yet soft bottom.
The heat radiating from her body was even more intense than the summer sun.
It was almost ten o'clock.
Hayato had planned to go to sleep after browsing his phone for a while, but then he was ambushed by Nanao Akane, who had stealthily opened the door.
The latter carefully opened the door.
Hayato originally wanted to ask 'What's wrong?', but before he could speak, Nanao Akane pressed a slender finger to her delicate lips, signaling him to keep quiet.
""Grandma will hear us..."" she whispered.
Then she plopped down onto Hayato's legs. After a string of condemnations directed at her grandmother, she leaned her entire body against Hayato.
Her chest pressed against his, full and imposing, bearing down on Hayato.
A moist, fragrant tongue traced Hayato's cheek.
"From your tone, I thought you'd listen to Grandma," Hayato said, wanting to push Nanao Akane away with a sense of helplessness.
But Nanao Akane, undeterred by her initial failure, wiggled her bottom slightly and moved a little further forward.
Then she grabbed the hair tie on her wrist and tied her shoulder-length, ear-tucked hair into a short braid, making her look even more neat and sharp.
"How could I possibly hold back..." Nanao Akane said, exhaling a hot breath, her voice beginning to become indistinct. "Before the exam, Kobayashi-chan, you didn't touch me for a whole week..."
"That was for your own good," Hayato said.
"I don't care."
Nanao Akane smiled seductively, her eyes like silken threads: "Anyway, I want you to compensate me~~ Do you know what I was thinking when I was doing the test paper?"
...
"Finish this, then sell cola. Finish this, then sell cola. Finish this, then I can sell cola..."
"What about yesterday, then?" Hayato asked.
"How could just one night relieve a week's worth of loneliness~~" Nanao Akane leaned down, "Then let's start with..."
She playfully stuck out her tongue.
"...What if Grandma finds out?" Hayato asked.
"She won't... Pfft... As long as I'm back in my room before Grandma wakes up, nothing will happen..." Nanao Akane said, "You won't be discovered by her, Kobayashi-chan, don't worry... I'll also be careful with the volume~~"
...
Hayato always felt it was a bit unreliable.
...
The next day, it was broad daylight.
Nanao Akane woke up from Hayato's bedding, feeling utterly exhausted.
"...Eh?" Nanao Akane quickly checked the time on the bedside.
Overslept!!
Oh no!
Wait, Hayato, Kobayashi-chan?
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