Moreover, her usual behavior often resembled that of a girl who had never even been in love.
"Wait… why am I thinking about all this nonsense?"
Hikari slapped his forehead, a bit speechless.
'Whether Miss Mira has ever been in love, or whether she is a virgin, what does it have to do with ?'
She was soone who treated him with extre affection, like a motherly presence.
"Filial piety mustn't turn twisted," Hikari shook his head and quickly walked toward the Tsubakihara residence, not thinking further.
Although Miss Mira was shrouded in mysteries, he didn't care.
Because just as Miss Mira gave him unconditional trust, Hikari also had complete trust in her.
Hikari had always felt Miss Mira's love for him was wholehearted, perhaps even more than she showed her two daughters. And Hikari, likewise.
Miss Mira had always been the person he respected and cared about the most, just like his own mother.
So there was no need to overthink things. As long as he and Miss Mira lived out peaceful daily lives together, it was enough.
"But speaking of daily life with Miss Mira… what happened last night is still quite the headache…"
Thinking of Miss Mira's annoyed tone over the phone yesterday, while he was being ridden like a horse by Takamine Ayako during their call, Hikari felt a bit guilty.
"If it's a blessing, it's a blessing. If it's a curse, it can't be avoided. Miss Mira surely wouldn't have the heart to do anything too harsh to . Yeah," Ultimately, Hikari confidently walked toward the Tsubakihara house, embodying the phrase "those who are favored are fearless."
———
Upon arriving at the Tsubakihara residence, Hikari first looked up at the cara above the door.
That was sothing Miss Mira had specially installed. She once said it was specifically to see when he ca ho, so she could imdiately open the door for him. At this mont, the cara had already automatically turned toward him.
If Miss Mira was ho, based on past patterns, she would typically co rushing to open the door and give him a soft and fragrant hug.
But today, even after waiting for over ten seconds, Hikari didn't hear any movent.
Not having the door opened by Miss Mira, Hikari had no choice but to take out his key and open the door himself.
And as soon as he entered, he saw a flawless, beautiful silhouette sitting on the sofa.
Miss Mira clearly wasn't not at ho, she might even have known about his arrival, but she simply didn't plan to open the door for him.
Standing at the entrance, taking off his shoes, Hikari noticed Miss Mira's ho attire today was a plain white dress, seemingly symbolizing her slightly chilly mood today.
Just after he finished removing his socks and looked up, he saw Miss Mira, sitting on the sofa, had turned her head and was expressionlessly staring at him.
That beautiful face, suited to both smiling and pouting, now carried a hint of coldness.
"Good afternoon, Miss Mira," Hikari quickly took the initiative to greet her.
"Good afternoon? You still rember to co ho, Hikari," Miss Mira said to Hikari with a slightly cold tone.
"Uh… of course I do, Miss Mira," Hikari scratched his head, sounding a bit awkward.
"Then how co you didn't co ho to sleep, even though you promised last night? Hikari," Miss Mira asked coldly.
"There was a bit of… an unexpected situation, so…", Although Hikari had explained things to her on the phone yesterday, she clearly didn't quite believe him.
And hearing her call him "Hikari" directly, without the usual affectionate "-chan", Hikari didn't continue to explain and instead quickly changed the topic, "Right, Miss Mira, isn't it lunchti?"
What Hikari didn't expect was that Miss Mira suddenly shook her head and said, "Lunch? Lunch isn't ready yet."
"But I've already run the hot water. Go ahead and take a bath first in the bathroom."
Hearing Miss Mira's words, Hikari was slightly stunned, "Miss Mira, I didn't say I'd need a bath at noon…"
After playing a knight roleplay ga with Takamine Ayako this morning, he'd already taken a couple's bath. Coming back at midday, he still had class in the afternoon, what was the point of another bath?
"I told you to take a bath. Didn't you hear ? Hikari, are you completely ignoring your auntie now?", Miss Mira slightly pouted her red lips, arms crossed, looking both angry and a little wronged, her beautiful eyes staring intently at Hikari.
Seeing this, Hikari felt like he was back in his childhood.
When his mories from his past life hadn't fully awakened yet, Miss Mira often bathed with him.
But sotis, he would be out playing with the Tsubakihara sisters or the neighbor's twin girls for too long, not coming ho to bathe or eat.
At those tis, Miss Mira would also get a little mad and call him back to bathe.
Seeing Miss Mira's slightly angry and wronged expression now, Hikari naturally agreed imdiately.
"Okay okay okay, I'll go bathe now!", He replied, ran upstairs to put down his bag, then hurried back down.
But as soon as he entered the bathroom, Hikari froze slightly.
He had thought Miss Mira, after sending him to bathe, would go cook lunch.
But upon entering, he saw all the bathing tools neatly arranged on the floor, shampoo, body wash, and more.
What surprised Hikari most was Miss Mira, wearing a light pink translucent gauze dress, holding a bath towel in hand.
Seeing Miss Mira dressed so lightly and waiting with bathing supplies, having already taken off his shirt, Hikari was instantly flustered.
"Miss Mira, y-you're…?"
"Waiting to scrub your back, of course," Miss Mira said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Uh… shouldn't you be making lunch? If you help bathe, wouldn't that… take up too much of your ti?", Hikari timidly reminded her, suggesting she might have other things to do and that he could wash himself.
Normally, if Miss Mira offered to bathe him, it might be an awkward blessing, but he would accept.
But since she was still upset about last night, it was best to avoid unnecessary trouble today.
But to Hikari's words, Miss Mira quickly responded, "Lunch? I've already made it, Hikari-kun, no need to worry. Once you finish your bath, you can eat right away."
"Eh?", Hikari was stunned.
Just two minutes ago, hadn't she said lunch wasn't ready and that's why he should bathe?
Now she says it's already prepared?
Which one was true?
Though he grumbled inwardly, Hikari didn't dare speak up.
He stood there, wondering how to deal with Miss Mira, what exactly she wanted.
Seeing Hikari hesitating, Miss Mira actually walked over, grabbed his arm, and pulled him to the bathtub.
"Hikari, co, auntie will help you undress."
Seeing Miss Mira's delicate hand reaching toward him, Hikari couldn't help showing an awkward expression.
"Miss Mira, i-isn't that a bit… much?", he asked.
"What's the big deal? Didn't we always do this before?", Miss Mira said matter-of-factly.
"Th-that was when I was small. Now I'm… I'm grown up, not a child anymore, so…", Hikari explained awkwardly.
"Oh, so you've grown up, gotten independent, and now hate your auntie. Auntie gets it," Miss Mira said, looking wronged.
"That's not what I ant!", Hikari quickly denied.
"Then behave. From head to toe, auntie knows your body like the back of her hand. What's there to be shy about?", Miss Mira scoffed at him, and Hikari could only stay silent.
After helping him undress, Miss Mira commanded, "Lie down in the tub."
Hikari obediently complied.
"Sit up straight, don't move, I'll start with your back."
"Okay," Hikari sat up as told.
Feeling her soft hands gently rubbing his back, Hikari couldn't help feeling itchy and restless.
If this went on… who knows if his filial piety would stay pure, but it might definitely grow hard.
After a few minutes of hesitation, Hikari finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Miss Mira, you suddenly called to bathe at noon… it's not just about scrubbing my back, right?"
As if expecting the question, Miss Mira imdiately replied, "Yes, it's more than that."
"Hikari, auntie knows you've been stressed from studying lately. You young people are full of energy. Last night, I planned to help you relieve so of that stress."
"But you didn't co ho yesterday. You hurt auntie's heart and made her worry."
"So, about yesterday, auntie wants to make a bet with you," As she spoke, Miss Mira suddenly wrapped her jade-like arms around Hikari's shoulder, even hooking around his neck.
"What kind of bet?", Hikari was still dumbfounded by her rapid-fire words.
"You'll find out… soon!"
———
After explaining what kind of bet it was,
Miss Mira began helping Hikari relieve stress, stress that he didn't really have in the first place.
She also pulled out so high-minded reasoning, scolding him like a rebellious "unfilial son" who wouldn't listen.
The overall "relief" process was similar to the ti a while ago when she helped him "relieve pressure" in the bathroom.
But this ti, a few more steps were added.
She used both hands and feet to teach Hikari a lesson, intending to make him listen obediently to this mother-like elder.
———
About an hour later, Hikari finally walked out of the bathroom, his expression a bit drained.
The half-filled tub from before was now overflowing, with water splashing onto the floor, spreading to Miss Mira's feet and making the floor slippery.
Seeing the fully filled tub, Miss Mira took a few deep breaths, her ample chest rising and falling.
Her beautiful face still carried a hint of resentnt, but looking at the ss in the bathroom and the water all over the floor, she could only let out a dissatisfied huff.
———
[One Hour Later]
Wrapped in a thin bathrobe, still carrying a bit of Miss Mira's sweet fragrance, Hikari walked out of the bathroom alone.
His expression looked weak. After closing the door, he lay tiredly on the bed. His strong muscles still trembled slightly, and his expression was hard to hold together.
The reason why Hikari looked like this as soon as he stepped out was because, just now in the bathroom, in order to win that bet, she truly used every ans possible, using both hands and feet, making Hikari feel utterly exhausted, even a bit overwheld.
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