Birthday Present (Continued)

[Note: "The pain may be minor, but the torment will last forever!"]

A delicate and simple flower petal hair clip.

[Name: Flower Hair Clip]

[Category: Items]

[Effect: It constantly emits a fresh floral fragrance, which is calming and reassuring.]

[Note: "A pretty hair clip, perfect as a gift."]

A black and white Feather Bookmark.

[Name: Feather Bookmark]

[Category: Items]

[Effect: It will automatically appear in your hand when needed and will be bound to the recipient.]

[Note: "A pretty bookmark, perfect as a gift."]

A small and exquisite necklace.

[Name: Temperance Necklace]

[Category: Items]

[Effect: It enables restraint during periods of excessive indulgence, and allows for indulgence after sufficient restraint, thus preventing physical damage caused by excessive sexual activity.]

[Note: "Temperance, temperance, temperance—it's important to repeat it three times."]

A dark, cold-looking revolver.

[Name: Surprise Revolver]

[Category: Items]

[Effect: Randomly generated surprise bullets with different effects; the thrilling and exciting roulette game begins!]

[Note: "Don't worry, none of them are fatal."]

Besides...

[Title: Piano, Calligraphy, and Tea Ceremony]

[Category: Skill]

[Effect: You can sit in the tea room and practice calligraphy and tea ceremony while carrying a piano]

[Note: "Of all the skills, this is the way of tea."]

A very inexplicable Skill.

Setting aside the miscellaneous props, these are probably the only useful ones that I've managed to pick out.

Is it useful?

Um, maybe not.

But at least they're all toys that are passable.

Knowing that the two girls' birthdays were coming up soon, the Diary seemed to understand and gave them two special gifts as a reward.

... Although it seems that the birthday of Shiranami clip, has already passed.

But no matter how you look at it, that previous request doesn't count as a reward.

Let's use this to make up for it for her.

Two of them will be celebrating their birthdays soon.

January 21st, Shiina Hiyori.

January 23, Kushida Kikyo.

The date is very close.

There's no doubt that a bookmark would be given to Shiina Hiyori, and as for Kikyo...

That means it can only be this necklace.

Temperance Necklace?

Well.

If I had to say something, she really should have exercised more restraint.

Even among all the girls, Kikyo was the one who was most addicted.

Perhaps it's because her pressure is indeed much higher than other women's, or perhaps she's already become addicted to it.

Although Yamauchi, the biggest flaw, dropped out of school, and Class D was basically ruined, what truly put pressure on her was never just Yamauchi and Class D's performance in the Special Exam.

Instead, it's a variety of negative emotions that are poured out and vented in the mundane routines of daily life.

Complaining over trivial matters, making up for inexplicable reasons, dragging her along to condemn someone's mistakes, and then soon becoming the condemned's ally.

These are not just the privilege of students in Class D.

Well, the pressure is definitely there, and the addiction is probably real too.

So giving her a Temperance Necklace might help her exercise a little more restraint...

Honestly, it's kind of a signal to keep your distance.

To ask you to restrain yourself, in other words, 'I don't want to do it with you.'

Maintaining distance implies rejection.

To be honest, Asakusa Toru shouldn't have given this to Kikyo as a gift.

But.

She'll have to get used to it sooner or later.

Return to a normal daily routine and a controlled lifestyle.

... for the sake of your health.

"--don't want."

But when Asakusa Toru presented the necklace to Kushida Kikyo as a gift and explained its purpose to her...

Her once bright eyes suddenly turned dull, Kushida Kikyo showed extremely obvious resistance.

"Absolutely not."

"Instead of sending me this kind of thing, you should buy me two more boxes of umbrellas."

She said some rather outrageous things.

"Adapt? Adapt to what? Instead of seizing every second of the last moments, you're prematurely adapting to things that haven't even happened yet. Is there something wrong with you?"

Muttering curses, Kushida Kikyo casually tossed the necklace aside and took a few steps.

He stepped on Asakusa Toru's body.

"Take it off."

"Stop talking nonsense."

She said.

The necklace was ultimately kept as a gift.

Although it is called Temperance Necklace, its effect shows that it does not forcibly suppress or reduce desires that should exist, but rather regulates the frequency of desires like a rest.

Whether or not to wear it is one thing, and whether or not to accept the gift is another matter entirely.

The gift itself carries a certain sentimental value.

But...

I'm just dropping out of school after graduating from first grade; it's not like I'm dying.

Occasionally, I can still come back to school for a while.

What?

Advanced Nurturing?

Zhao Xiao is completely isolated; don't forget he also has Master Key Card.

Let alone relying on physical abilities to scale walls and sneak in, they could easily enter and exit through the main gate by swiping their cards.

That's how Kikyo spent her birthday.

And an earlier Shiina Hiyori's birthday.

Yet it was remarkably ordinary.

"A birthday present?"

"Ah, thank you."

"Bookmarks? Hmm, I really like them."

"... He's acting too calmly?"

"I'm sorry, I am indeed very happy, but... there are things that make one happier than receiving a gift."

"Today, you belong to me, right?"

The relationship progresses gradually, step by step, after crossing off the daily routines that are considered essential for boyfriends and girlfriends.

The last one remained on that small list page.

It's about merging.

Her small hands pressed against her burning body, her forehead gently resting against her chest.

Strands of hair tickled her skin, and slender, graceful arms wrapped around her waist.

Beneath the demanded kiss.

It is the final outcome of blossoming and bearing fruit.

She and her birthday both passed by in his indulgence.

Time is steadily moving forward...

Horikita Suzune spent her birthday alone on February 15th, a day with nothing to celebrate or congratulate.

Alone as always.

Just to add a touch of ceremony, after hesitating for a long time, she bought a small cake.

They lit a single candle and found the kindling they had left behind on the Uninhabited Island.

Then, light the candles and turn off the dormitory lights.

Watching the flickering sparks, the girl closed her eyes.

The image of prayer and wishes rising in my heart at this moment.

He was not the older brother I so desperately longed for.

Instead...

"..."

The things that have already sprouted are now quietly pushing aside the obstacles that block out the sunlight.

Is there a reason?

Why did it turn out like this?

Perhaps it's just because of that cold, hard object that poked my cheek on a hot summer day.

Popsicle?

So it must be him.

"Call."