The Pride of a Young Girl

The girl woke from a night's sleep and groggily rubbed her eyes. Perhaps yesterday's events had been too much to think about, so she had slept in later than usual today.

Looking at the intact bedroom door and the pepper spray on the bedside table, Yukino Yukinoshita let out a quiet sigh of relief. It seemed the man staying in the guest room next door was fairly well-behaved and had shown no signs of trying anything improper.

She had already asked Hiratsuka Shizuka yesterday evening, and the teacher did indeed know that man.

Yukino had casually asked why she had not let the guy stay at her teacher's home.

Hiratsuka Shizuka had merely hurriedly replied that there were too many guests at home already and there really was no room left.

Although Yukino knew her teacher was brushing her off, she felt the situation could not possibly get much worse. She had nearly died yesterday—could anything be more dangerous than that?

After properly getting herself ready in front of the vanity mirror, Yukino unlocked her door and cautiously squinted outside. She saw that Xiao Zhen had already gotten up and was currently eating grilled meat.

"Eating something so greasy and high in calories first thing in the morning is an extremely unhealthy habit!"

Xiao Zhen merely smiled. "As long as it tastes good, who cares about the rest? My stomach is tough enough, anyway. I don't need to worry about getting sick from it!"

"Heh, who would care about your stomach?"

Yukino walked straight into the kitchen. After clattering about inside for a while, she brought out two plates of sandwiches and some hot milk.

Seeing that there was even a serving for him, Xiao Zhen smiled. "Thanks. Let's see how good a high school beauty's cooking is!"

Facing the