Ding-dong~
The doorbell rang.
The man and woman, who had been gazing at each other, belatedly realized that they had been talking for a long time.
They both instinctively looked away, turning their heads to the side.
"Um, Sakura should be here soon... I'll go open the door."
Dongfang Yi felt that there had been a few too many romantic encounters this afternoon.
They were already touching each other's faces. If they kept this up, he really might lose control.
This was bad. If he did lose control, wouldn't his harem... no, his best friends... leave him?
How dangerous!
"Mm, okay," Ichinose replied out of habit.
But as soon as the words left her mouth, she suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to just keep sitting there, so she hurriedly stood up. "I'll come too."
The two of them headed to the entryway, one after the other. Dongfang Yi opened the door, and before him appeared a head of orange hair and an impossibly "innocent" smile.
The girl's pleated skirt took on a dusky yellow hue in the dim corridor, making her pretty face seem all the more radiant.
"Oh, sen—Dongfang, good afternoon~"
Kushida Kikyo gave a radiant smile and waved lightly. With the somewhat shy Sakura beside her, she looked as if they had simply run into each other by chance.
"I brought Sakura over to hang out with you."
Dongfang Yi fell silent. At that very moment, he really wanted to tell the girl a harsh truth—
You don't actually need to bring Sakura. She would come to see me anyway.
But...
Why did this girl always manage to make him happy in unexpected ways? She was supposed to be a scheming little thing...
"Come on in. I was just about to invite you over for dinner."