After a long while, Shiroko took a handkerchief from his pocket, gently wiped his right hand, and said warmly, "Aoi, today's treatnt is finished!"
"Th-Thank you!"
Hearing this, Akimoto Aoi slowly sat up from the bed, lowering her head as she softly thanked him.
The next mont, the girl rolled over and got out of bed.
But the mont her legs touched the ground, they suddenly gave out.
"Ah~"
With a cry of alarm, the girl's body pitched straight toward the floor.
Although the floor was made of solid wood rather than marble, taking a hard fall would certainly still hurt.
Fortunately, Shiroko was quick to react, grabbing her in ti and averting a tragedy.
Feeling the heat radiating from the large hand on her waist, the blush that had yet to fade from the girl's cheeks deepened even further.
"Th-Thank you!"
Thanking him in a voice as soft as a whisper, Akimoto Aoi hurriedly pulled away from Shiroko's embrace.
That embrace was so warm, making her unable to resist the urge to sink into it.
But she couldn't. Yuichi-kun was so kind and gentle; she absolutely could not let her bad luck affect him!
Reading the inner thoughts of the girl beside him, Shiroko slightly raised an eyebrow.
Kind?
That's right! He was indeed quite kind.
After all, what bad intentions could he possibly have? He just wanted to give all the goddesses a ho!
Seeing the atmosphere in the room beco a bit awkward, Shiroko took the initiative to break the ice, "Aoi, do you like swimming?"
"Mhm! I like it quite a bit!"
"That's great! It just so happens there's a pool in the backyard of this villa. How about we go swimming together after lunch?"
"Ah..."
After lunch, looking at Akimoto Aoi in a pale yellow swimsuit that fully displayed her slender figure and abundant assets, a hint of marvel couldn't help but show in Shiroko's eyes.
'No wonder everyone likes this shy, half-concealed vibe. It really is better than just directly... ahem~'
Seeing that Shiroko's gaze hadn't moved away since she appeared, the inwardly shy girl asked in a trembling voice, "Yu-Yuichi-kun, wh-what are you looking at?"
"Aoi, you are so beautiful that I can't bear to look away. I'm sure your boyfriend must be very happy, right?"
Hearing the first half of Shiroko's praise, the girl felt a sweet joy in her heart. A woman dresses for the one who delights her—this was an eternal truth.
But upon hearing the second half, a deep wave of lancholy instantly welled up within her. "Yuichi-kun, I don't have a boyfriend yet..."
"How could that be? You're so pretty, Aoi, and your personality is so lovable. How could no one be pursuing you?"
To this, Akimoto Aoi only shook her head gently, not saying anything more.
While Shiroko was playing in the water with the beauty, inside a dilapidated factory building, several flashily dressed thugs were relentlessly kicking a young man who was curled up on the ground like a shrimp.
Feeling it was about enough, another young man sitting not far away said flatly, "That's enough~"
With the boss speaking up, the thugs delivered one last vicious kick before finally stopping.
Rising slowly, the thug boss strolled over to the bloodied young man and looked down at him. "I told you before that I'd rember that incident. How is it? Feels pretty good, doesn't it?!"
Hearing this, the young man shuddered violently, a look of deep terror washing over his face.
He had thought the other party was just running his mouth at the ti, never expecting him to actually go through with it.
The spectating thugs watched this scene with eyes full of disdain. "What a piece of trash. Weren't you acting all arrogant before? Why are you acting so weak now?!"
"If you ask , he's just a coward who only knows how to hide behind won..."
Pulling a folding knife from his waist, the thug leader gently pressed it against the young man's cheek.
Feeling the piercing chill, the young man trembled like a leaf.
As the folding knife lightly glided across his cheek, the thug leader spoke slowly, "I'll give you a chance. If you can lure out the eldest daughter of the Sugimoto family, I'll let you go. Otherwise..."
Saying this, he suddenly swung his right hand.
A half-inch-long gash abruptly appeared on the young man's face, crimson blood continuously welling up from within.
With his life on the line, the young man made his choice.
"Shoko, I'm sorry. My attitude toward you hasn't been good lately, so I specially prepared a gift for you. It's at..."
After hanging up the phone, the young man let out a long sigh of relief while constantly making excuses for his actions in his mind. 'She was the one who wronged first. I'm just...'
"Clap, clap~"
Seeing that the guy actually called Sugimoto Shoko over just to save his own life, the thug leader couldn't help but applaud. "Very good! Very good! Don't worry, once we're done enjoying her, we can leave you a taste, hahaha~"
Faced with such soul-crushing words, the young man buried his head deeply into the ground.
At the Sugimoto residence, after putting down the phone, a sweet smile curled on Sugimoto Shoko's lips. "Hmph! Since you know you were wrong, then I'll be magnanimous and forgive you."
"I wonder what kind of apology gift Onii-chan prepared. I'm actually looking forward to it a little!"
Half an hour later, outside the dilapidated factory, a hint of confusion showed in Sugimoto Shoko's beautiful eyes. "Why did Onii-chan ask to co here?"
The pitch-black factory looked like the gaping maw of an abyss, waiting to devour the prey that delivered itself to the door.
Just as she walked inside, the large doors were suddenly slamd shut.
Subconsciously turning her head to look, she saw over a dozen thugs with multicolored hair vaguely forming a circle, staring at her with malicious intent.
Seeing them, Sugimoto Shoko was suddenly startled. "It's you? Why are you here?!"
"Why? Because we invited you here, Miss Shoko~"
As the voice rang out, the thugs parted to the sides, making way for a path.
"Nonsense, it was clearly..."
Just as she was about to voice her retort, she caught sight of the bloodied young man beside him, his face swollen like a pig's head. Sugimoto Shoko's eyes widened, her gaze filled with disbelief. "Onii-chan!"
Although she was a bit love-struck, she wasn't an idiot.
Given the current situation, it only took a mont of thought to understand what had happened.
To save his own life, he had actually lured her here on purpose... At this mont, the girl's heart shattered into pieces!
She never expected that the man who had once promised to protect her for the rest of her life would helplessly drag her into a fiery pit just to survive.
The girl's heartbroken gaze made the young man afraid to look her in the eye. He could only lower his head deeply, attempting to escape it all in this manner.
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