"Thanks for your hard work tonight too, Mira."
"It wasn't hard work, it was happiness~ Being able to help Yūran-nii makes Mira feel like she has value."
Value...
Did a person's worth really need to be affirmed through something so intangible?
Kiyoharu wasn't sure, but he didn't offer any negative judgment either. Human hearts were complicated, after all. Perhaps he really had given Mira, who was at a low point in her life, some confidence.
If that was truly the case, Kiyoharu was quite happy too. Getting what they each needed while also helping a girl grow—it was undeniably positive.
A detached house tucked away in a quiet corner of Bunkyo Ward, a girl's bedroom.
Takagi Akane took off her headphones and licked her lips with lingering satisfaction.
What had just happened was already a familiar routine, yet no matter how many times she experienced it, Takagi Akane always found herself thinking the same thing.
"Kiyoharu, you're amazing..."
According to Witch Matron, when using "Soul Speech" to control a boy... with Akane's current ability, ordinary men probably wouldn't last even a few seconds.
Of course, she had never tried controlling other men. Only Kiyoharu deserved to enjoy that kind of treatment.
But Kiyoharu could last at least several minutes every time. It was fucking absurd!
That inevitably made Takagi Akane imagine becoming a couple in the future, then doing the things couples did...
Her cheeks immediately flushed crimson. She covered her mouth and stared blankly for a long while before murmuring, "What am I even thinking? He hasn't made any sort of request like that. It'll probably be a long time before he confesses his feelings... But that's fine. Anyway, I have plenty of time to tame Kiyoharu, hehe~"
It was getting late, so Takagi Akane decided to take a