Temporary Housemate (Continued)

Futari yawned. In fact, everyone was a little sleep-deprived.

Luo Zhen ate breakfast slowly while Hitori let her thoughts run wild.

Their two-day hot spring trip had already caused such a major incident. If they ever went away for a longer trip, say, straight to the beach...

Hitori imagined all the things that might happen then.

At night, she and her mother would go at it together, ruthlessly pinning Luo Zhen down.

And with Luo Zhen being such a slut, maybe other women would hit on him at the beach.

Just like the stuff described in those books, all sorts of bizarre things could happen. It was hardly impossible.

Luo Zhen glanced at Hitori, as if he could see straight into her stomach and knew she was thinking about something strange.

The corner of her mouth was already drooling. What else was there to say?

Luo Zhen raised a hand and flicked her on the head, making her calm down a little.

The news was playing on TV. The Polygamy and Polyandry Law had been successfully implemented, and several polygamous-polyandrous households had even been featured for interviews.

They looked full of happiness, but such a law was simply too strange. It was bound to create all sorts of problems.

But none of those problems would be shown.

For example, men were very unhappy with this arrangement.

What? Didn't polygamy and polyandry just mean having a harem? Wouldn't that be heaven? What could they possibly complain about?

But anyone who thought that way was still too "normal."

In this female-supremacy world, men thought completely differently.

They were generally fragile. Whether physically or mentally, they seemed ready to shatter at the slightest touch.

Even one-on-one with a woman was already hard for them to endure.

A timid man paired with a sexually repressed woman would be completely devoured, perhaps leaving not even scraps behind.

The men shown on television all looked frail, as though they might stop breathing and die at any moment.

One-on-one was difficult enough, yet they had to face multiple women. That really might kill them.

Men were dissatisfied because they were being treated as tools for "reproduction."

In short, with all sorts of factors intertwined, it was said that many men had already gathered together and were preparing to strike back hard.

None of this had anything to do with Luo Zhen.

Even if he took on two at once, he would have no problem at all. He even felt full of energy, capable of handling more and keeping it up for a long time.

There was no doubt that this was because of Physique Enhancement.

And with negative-distance contact, his skills could gain even more experience.

At this very moment, Luo Zhen's guitar skills might already have surpassed Hitori's.

After covering the news related to the law, the broadcast immediately shifted to international affairs.

"The war is over."

Countless words were condensed into one sentence. A certain region had been fighting for years, but it had finally quieted down.

No one could possibly count how many people had died along the way.

Luo Zhen sighed. He had finished breakfast, and it was time to head to school with Hitori.

On the way, he spoke to his adoptive mother on the phone.

Yes, his family circumstances were quite good. His adoptive mother was a company executive who had been assigned overseas.

They barely saw each other more than a few times a year. He had always been reliable, and the Goto Family also helped look after him, so she let him live freely.

His adoptive mother had sent Luo Zhen money again. Boys were supposed to be raised generously, and his living expenses plus allowance amounted to a truly outrageous sum.

"Executives really do make a lot."

Luo Zhen remarked. His adoptive mother had probably closed another very important deal.

"There's one more thing. A girl from my friend's family is transferring to your school. Help look after her."

"I'll send you her information. Go pick her up this afternoon."

"Let her stay at home for now. When you have time, help her find a rental with a good environment and a nearby location."

She was assigning him a task. After hearing it, Luo Zhen only found it rather baffling.

Right afterward, his adoptive mother carefully began discussing the precautions with him.

"Although she's a good girl, you still need to be careful about certain things."

After all, men and women were different. They had to be cautious about this sort of thing.

His adoptive mother apparently still had work to do, and she would not even be coming home this year.

Luo Zhen hung up and received the information his adoptive mother had sent.

He looked at the "girl's" photo. She was a young girl with pursed lips, looking rather unhappy.

"Why does she look kind of familiar?"

Luo Zhen rubbed his chin, then saw the name.

"Damn, Kogane Fujinami Jinna?"

She was called Little Miss Kogane, but she was actually a high school student.

She was a somewhat troublesome person. Who knew what she would become in this female-supremacy world?

Without question, because the world had become like this, many characters had changed as well.

Just like Yukino Yukinoshita, who had become even colder and more aloof.

Luo Zhen raised an eyebrow, read through all the information, then told Hitori about it.

"What? A... strange girl is going to move into your house?"

It was just like a plot from those books. The development of events always had "signs."

The girl moved in, everything was normal, and nothing happened.

But then one day, her boyfriend suddenly started acting strange. He often blushed when leaving the house, and his panting became increasingly lewd.

Whenever he called, he was always in a hurry, and strange sounds could be heard.

"Hitori, what are you doing with such a vivid imagination?"

Luo Zhen tapped her on the head, interrupting her wild thoughts.

"Don't worry. I heard she's a good kid, and she should be fairly upright, right?"

After all, she had refused to compromise with bullies and had instead ended up with nowhere to go.

Sometimes she was even a little dim-witted. She was quite an innocent girl.

She probably would not do anything strange... right?

Hard to say. This world was filled with an unimaginable atmosphere of sexual repression.

He would let her stay for a few days first and see how things went. In any case, he would have to find her a rental afterward.

"That's good."

Hitori patted her chest, relaxing a little.

"Why do you look a little disappointed?"

Luo Zhen crossed his arms, feeling like laughing.

"I'm not. Even if my tastes are a little weird, most of the time I only imagine things."

Hitori shook her head frantically. She was not so deranged that she could not distinguish reality from fantasy.

"After school, you'll go to the band on your own. Tonight, I'll take her out to eat and let her get familiar with the neighborhood."

"I'll have to take her shopping for all sorts of things too. Anyway, after school, we'll do our own thing."

That settled the matter. Hitori thought for a moment and nodded.

She actually wanted to go with Luo Zhen, but she had something to handle too.

For instance, she planned to introduce someone she had just met to Bond Band.

She had taken a brave step forward too. By accumulating little steps like that, she would become a superstar before long.

Hitori imagined the future as the two entered the school without incident.

Nothing special happened. Luo Zhen began writing his novel with complete focus again.

"Hmm, the pickup time isn't that soon. I still have plenty of time to work with."

"I should arrange a meeting with the editor. This volume is basically finished."

Luo Zhen's writing speed was no joke. With Focus Mode, he had already completed a whole volume in a very short time.

He would give it to the editor, make slight adjustments here and there, repeat that cycle a few times, and it would be about done.

Because they had done so much during the hot spring trip, Hitori had been thoroughly satisfied and did not show much desire.

And during lunch break, she vanished without a trace, apparently intending to do something.

With the novel temporarily set aside, Luo Zhen followed her and saw a familiar pink-haired girl at the usual spot around the stairwell corner.

Hitori was talking to a sunny, energetic girl.

Luo Zhen recognized her. This was Lady Gui Qu Lai Xi, otherwise known as Kita Ikuyo.

He did not jump out. He simply let Hitori have a good talk with this "extrovert."

"This is a trial. She's successfully talking to someone now, and she'll gradually improve like this."

Bit by bit, she could adjust her mentality and overcome her social anxiety.

"What are you looking at?"

A cold voice came from behind Luo Zhen.

When he turned around, he saw Yukino Yukinoshita, her arms crossed and her face as frosty as ice.

Seeing her face reminded him of her mother. That had truly been an absurd night.

Fortunately, Mother Yukino had only acted on impulse. Although she had left her contact information, she had not even sent him a message afterward.

She probably would not come looking for Luo Zhen again.

"I'm just watching Hitori grow. She has social anxiety, but she's finally able to communicate normally with someone else."

Luo Zhen pointed at the two girls talking ahead.

Yukino moved closer and brushed back her hair.

The distance between them narrowed slightly, and Luo Zhen could smell the pleasant fragrance drifting from her.

"Hmm, are you sure she has overcome her social anxiety? It's only because the person talking to her is more outgoing."

"If you look closely, she's merely responding stiffly on one side."

"Her eyes are even darting around. She looks guilty and scared."

Just because extrovert Kita was good at talking did not mean Hitori had overcome her inner obstacles.

"That's true, but for her, it still counts as progress."

Luo Zhen did not mind much. He was very satisfied with Hitori's performance.

"If you want to change her personality, I can help you."

"If she remains socially anxious and fails to change properly, she'll probably suffer a lot once she enters society."

Yukino muttered as she offered Luo Zhen a suggestion.

He had not expected that even in this female-supremacy world, there would still be this whole service club routine.

"How do you plan to do it?"

Luo Zhen asked curiously.

"Force her to communicate with others. Use an iron-blooded approach to make her change faster!"