Chapter 239

He slyly glanced around at Nijika, guiding her gaze, and chuckled mischievously in a low voice.

"But now no one can see us."

"Ah!"

Nijika followed his gaze and looked around. She was stunned for a moment, and realizing her current situation, she carefully took half a step back.

"Wait, wait... Hayato-kun, this is going too far!"

She called out hurriedly.

"Ishikawa Hayato said with a smile."

"Just a hug..."

As Nijika breathed a sigh of relief, he slowly added the second half of the sentence, "And kisses."

"This... this won't do."

Nijika's face suddenly turned red. She spoke quickly and raised her hand to cover her mouth with the back of her hand.

Of course, Ishikawa Hayato wouldn't tell her that he didn't intend to kiss her there; he certainly wouldn't say something that would make the girl feel like he was just being presumptuous.

He reached out and hugged Nijika, holding her tightly as she became somewhat uneasy, and gently kissed her cheek.

"Is that okay?"

"Hmm..." She nodded slightly and lowered her hand.

Ishikawa Hayato hugged her again and rubbed his cheek against hers, saying with a mischievous grin, "Nijika smells so good."

"Don't smell it now, I..."

She was too embarrassed to continue.

But Ishikawa Hayato responded to what she hadn't finished saying.

"Even if you're a little sweaty, you still smell great."

"Abnormal!"

She struggled slightly, shyly, but the slight movement seemed more like flirting and teasing.

Not long after, the two came out from backstage. Seika first looked at Nijika and saw that she had a blush on her face, then looked at Ishikawa Hayato.

That bastard is now holding his sister's hand, looking all happy.

After noticing Seika's gaze, Ishikawa Hayato's smile faded slightly, and he spoke to Nijika.

"Then I'll go back."

Nijika looked up at him, her gentle, vibrant red eyes carrying a soothing, comforting hue.

"Okay, I'll give you a ride."

"Just get to the door." Ishikawa Hayato patted the head of the smallest and cutest member of the band.

She sighed, the gentle look in her eyes vanishing. "Does Hayato-kun think I'm short?"

"No, no."

Ishikawa Hayato quickly lowered his hand, but what he was thinking about now was when he could lift Nijika up high in the air.

He was very good at multitasking; although he was thinking, he didn't stop taking action.

Night raid, group 69.49'36135 He went to the rehearsal room and called out Hitori. With Seika's scumbag expression on his face, Nijika and Hitori accompanied him on either side as they walked out.

But when he got to the seat where the man was slumped over, he asked again.

"Cold?"

"Um."

Liang let out a breath, stood up, stretched, and followed behind him.

Nijika glanced at the two who were becoming increasingly in sync, and gave them a sly look, as if she knew what they had just been talking about.

She remained silent and followed them to the entrance of the Starry Sky Gate, but did not stop.

Ishikawa Hayato glanced at her in surprise, but she returned the look with a blank stare.

"That... Nijika?"

He asked in a weak, low voice.

Nijika responded to him with a very fake smile.

"Hayato-kun, what is it?"

"Without..."

Ishikawa Hayato knew roughly what she was going to do, but she was his girlfriend, and it wasn't a big deal, so he let her be.

We can resolve this once she formally brings it up; in fact, he might not even need to say anything.

Liang and Hitori glanced at his and Nijika's conversation; one seemed unconcerned, while the other appeared slightly worried.

But seeing that Ishikawa Hayato didn't intend to say much, Hitori didn't utter a word either.

Emerging from the warm underground space that's comfortable in winter and cool in summer, the refreshing, cool autumn air instantly jolted me out of my summer memories.

Hitori touched her arm, feeling a bit cold. She wasn't quite used to the summer school uniform yet, but the good thing was that she would soon be changing into the winter school uniform.

Ishikawa Hayato hugged her and pulled her closer. Hitori looked up at him, smiled, and snuggled into his arms.

Seeing this scene, Ryo turned to look at Nijika, then silently reached out and touched Ishikawa Hayato's other hand.

Ishikawa Hayato paused for a moment, then took her hand without hesitation.

Her actions were clearly meant for Nijika.

Nijika saw it all, but didn't point out Ishikawa Hayato's despicable behavior. Instead, she spoke to Ryo.

"Liang, you haven't been home for days, have you?"

"It's alright," Liang replied calmly, turning around, then gave a strange smile.

"Is Nijika coming too? You can sleep in my room."

Nijika was taken aback by her words and unconsciously looked at Ishikawa Hayato, only to meet his gaze, which had been watching her intently. Her eyes met his for a long time.

While she was lost in thought, she also noticed Hitori's gaze out of the corner of her eye.

She suddenly came to her senses and said to Liang in a deep voice.

"I'm just here to remind you not to go too far."

Nijika was clearly at a loss, and she wasn't the type to deliberately start an argument, so she turned to Ishikawa Hayato and said...

"Then let's leave it here, Hayato-kun. Let's talk about the band's future when you have time."

Seeing Nijika like this, Ishikawa Hayato knew that she hadn't yet fully opened up to being around so many people.

She looked at Hitori with some unease, and her attitude towards Ryo changed from previously ignoring her to hoping that she could be a little more self-respecting like her senior.

However, she herself started to play some tricks.

"Ishikawa Hayato said with a smile."

"Yes, I'll make time."

After Nijika left, Ishikawa Hayato, Ryo, Hitori walked side by side toward the same house.

181. Pajamas

The three of them returned home as night was getting late.

Ishikawa Hayato walked in front, opening the door to his house. Bright light from the hallway streamed into the dark interior, the solid wood flooring reflecting light and casting their shadows.

As the lights came on, the three of them entered the house, and once in the living room, they all showed varying degrees of relaxation.

Ishikawa Hayato had already roughly thought about what he would do that evening on the way there. He took a few steps toward the aisle, turned around flippantly, and spoke to the two girls behind him.

"I'm going to prepare the bathwater."

He's in charge of the housework today. The housework in the Ishikawa family is still taken turns by Ishikawa Hayato and Hitori. Although Ryo has joined the family, she doesn't care about anything.

When the topic of housework came up, Liang showed no remorse or unease, speaking with great confidence.

"Okay, go quickly."

The other little cutie is different; she took the initiative to take on the housework that Ishikawa Hayato should have been responsible for.

Hitori leaned forward slightly to look at him and asked.

"Falcon, do you have any other clothes to change into?"

Ishikawa Hayato didn't seem to care too much about the two men's almost contradictory responses.

He wished the two of them could have more balanced personalities, but he also found it quite interesting; their different reactions made it feel like a lively family.

As for the balance in the future, someone will come to help him make cool, or be made cool himself.

He gave a very perverted laugh and said...

"I'm in charge of the housework today, Hitori can rest easy. Also, I'm really curious about what kind of underwear everyone is wearing today."

Liang looked at him quietly, her expression unchanged, while Hitori, then shyly shrank her shoulders.

After Ishikawa Hayato finished speaking, he noticed that the two women were a little shy, but because of the presence of other people, they didn't say anything more. He didn't tease them any further, waved his hand, and walked straight to the bathroom.

As he walked down the corridor and his footsteps faded into the restroom, Hitori finally withdrew his gaze from Ishikawa Hayato.

She turned to look at Liang, remembering what Liang had discovered over the weekend, but for a moment she didn't know how to face Liang. After hesitating for a while, she gave up on speaking and instead took a step forward.

Before she could take her second step, Liang said, "Bocchi, you've almost finished the whole box and you haven't told him?"

Hitori paused, slowly turned around, and a conflicted expression quickly appeared on her face. Her gaze darted towards the bathroom, and she whispered.

"Um... well... it's okay, and Liang Sang, don't..."

"I won't tell him."

Liang walked past her carrying the bass, leaving her with the words, "But you're putting a lot of pressure on him," before returning to her room.

Hitori thinking about it, Yili realized that it might not be a good idea for her to act on her own initiative.

However, the drug wasn't very harmful to the body, and she had been worried about it since the first day she moved in with Ishikawa Hayato.

What if things don't go as planned when you want it, or if some troublesome constraints dampen your enthusiasm?

She would be even more devastated if she missed out, but she also didn't want to be reprimanded by Ishikawa Hayato, leaving her feeling troubled.

Just in time, I missed it...

This word reminded Hitori of her previous conversation with Ishikawa Hayato about his musical instruments.

If he has a suitable opportunity to solo next time, will he still want to stand backstage?

Stirred up by her thoughts, Hitori was preoccupied with a bunch of complicated issues that she couldn't resolve on her own. Lost in thought, she slowly made her way to her room.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Ishikawa Hayato quickly finished cleaning and began adding water to the bathtub.

Watching the clean, warm water flow into the pool, he happily went to choose bath salts.

He opened the cabinet and, faced with a pile of bath salts that he had bought because he didn't know which ones they liked, Ishikawa Hayato reached for one of the boxes without thinking.

"That's a pervert's opinion; a healthy body is the most important thing!"

He laughed, holding up the bath salts, and started pouring them into the water, stirring the pool.

The pool water gradually increased and swirled rapidly, neutralizing the bath salts, and the color of the water gradually changed.

Just as he was happily stirring the pool water into a whirlpool, he heard a low footstep behind him.

He could easily identify the person by either the familiar footsteps or the likelihood that they would do such a thing.

Ishikawa Hayato subtly adjusted his center of gravity, preparing to give that scumbag older sister a fright.

But Ryo wasn't the type to play around. She calmly walked behind Ishikawa Hayato, peeked into the bath, and said something that seemed to be either disgust or surprise.

"I'm not doing anything bad."

"I walk upright and sit honestly; even if I do something perverse, I do it with my head held high and honorable."

Ryo didn't try to scare him, so Ishikawa Hayato gave up on the idea of startling her. He straightened up, turned to face Ryo, and proudly puffed out his chest, just as he had said.