I'll Be Staying Here for the Next Few Days

But when she encountered Shuya, she panicked and gave herself away in her nervousness.

Shuya was speechless for a moment when he heard this, and he always felt that she would mess things up in this matter in the future.

Section 377, Page 359: I'll be staying here for the next few days.

Shuya is a man who has weathered many storms, so it's perfectly acceptable for a girl to be a hardcore otaku.

But for Kirino, people she can communicate with are rare.

She never revealed this side of herself to her family and friends, but after Shuya found out, she often wanted to talk to him about it.

However, Shuya was too busy before and couldn't always reply to her. It wasn't until recently, during his "laissez-faire" period, that Shuya finally started hanging out with her.

Thinking about it carefully, actually, the people around Shuya aren't really homebodies. Hyakka -chan's attitude is more focused on work, and she doesn't seem to have any particularly captivating works; she just enjoys things casually.

Although my Little Senior Sister is a homebody, her homebody style is completely different; she's a top-tier music homebody.

Mai- chan, Yukino- chan, and Motoko -chan are completely unrelated.

Haruno's attitude was similar to Hyakka Jiang's.

Needless to say, Ayase even has a strong prejudice against otaku.

Only Kirino a hardcore otaku...

If he had to summarize his relationship with her in one sentence, Shuya say it would be... He often got along very well with Kirino because of his perverted nature.

Exchanging thoughts on adult games with a younger woman has a peculiar sense of transgression, but it's a fun kind of play.

The key is to be careful not to let her father find out... otherwise, Shuya is afraid he might lose control and accidentally retaliate, beating up Takaita Daisuke.

Although he found Takaita Daisuke bit annoying, he wouldn't do anything to him.

When it came to strolling around Akihabara, Shuya let Kirino go wherever she wanted; he simply followed along.

He didn't have any particular opinion; for example, he didn't object when Kirino was looking at the doujinshi right now.

He stared speechlessly at the pile of erotic doujinshi in Kirino's hand, and could only sigh at how mature young people were these days.

Shuya didn't buy the physical copy; he preferred the digital version because the physical copy was too risky.

After browsing around, Kirino had already bought a lot of things but hadn't bought the game yet.

She walked along the road carrying two large bags, but didn't seem tired at all.

She runs regularly and is in good health.

Upon entering Animate, Kirino suddenly stared at a poster, a look of displeasure on her face.

"Tsk, this is rubbish..."

"What?"

The poster features a man and a woman.

The couple, dressed entirely in black in a very childish way, struck a pose that was both domineering and embarrassing.

Shuya knew about this set of works.

Each character is <MASCHERA? Falling into the sky, のwailing?>

As the poster shows, it's a thoroughly eccentric and chuunibyou (delusional) work.

The story revolves around a giant phantom known as "Dark Vortex" that appeared over Tokyo in 1999, after which numerous strange events occurred in the Kanto region.

The story features individuals who "make a pact with a demon and awaken special abilities"—the "Demon Ability Users." The protagonist, Kurusu Maya, has a lover who is killed by a Demon Ability User, and she herself makes a pact with a demon named "Lucifer," becoming the Demon Ability User "Darkness"...

As for why Shuya knew,

Because he voiced the lead role.

"That was last season's work, right? I heard it was quite popular."

Shuya, after all, the character and the voice actor are different!

"Anyway, I don't like it."

Out of consideration for Shuya's feelings, Kirino refrained from harshly criticizing the work, and left after giving it a quick glance.

"Why did Shuya- senpai have to voice that kind of anime?" She couldn't help but mutter, "That kind of cringey anime lowered his standards."

Her complaining expression was kind of cute.

Shuya laughed and said, "I remember checking it out at the time. The other anime of the season were all pretty average, and it was chosen because it stood out. I haven't voiced many chuunibyou (delusional) anime, so I just wanted to give it a try."

Kirino said discontentedly, "How can it be ordinary! Meruru is so beautiful! A masterpiece!"

"So, who do you think Meruru could be a good match for?"

"... That doll that makes Meruru transform?"

"Heh, Magic girl's mascot, huh?"

It actually refers to the O-beast.

Shuya has a phobia of this kind of thing.

Shuya smiled kindly, "It seems Kirino- chan really likes the Magic girl theme. Speaking of which, I might make a Magic girl anime someday."

"Really? Could you tell me the specifics?"

"Emmm... love and hope?"

I'll be looking forward to it!

Shuya looked at the excited Kirino with a kind expression.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how happy she'll be when she sees the animation.

After saying that, he and Kirino strolled around the building, and then went to nearby Toranoana and Sofmap stores across the street to buy the Kirino wanted.

It was an eroge that sounded really greasy just from the name, Shuya dare say it out loud, for fear of it being taken down.

After shopping, Shuya intended to simply take Kirino home, but she became entangled in a maid café.

Shuya had no choice but to accompany her inside for a while before finally taking her home.

When he flew back to her house, Shuya also reminded her, "You have to be careful when you're playing games at home, or you'll be in big trouble if you get caught."

Kirino patted her chest and assured her, "Don't worry, don't worry! I wouldn't be that careless!"

"That's good."

For a moment, Shuya felt that she was planting a flag, but seeing how determined she was, he didn't say anything more.

He flew away like that.

When he got home, he opened the door and was suddenly stunned.

There was an extra pair of shoes in the entryway.

A voice came from the living room. "Welcome back."

"I'm back."

Shuya answered instinctively.

"Wait, what are you doing in my house?"

Yukino, came out to greet them.

She wiped her hands with her apron, her eyes calmly looking at Shuya: "Why are you only coming back now? What were you doing?"

"Kirino- chan asked me out... wait, are you my girlfriend? Why are you asking such questions?"

Shuya stunned.

"Didn't I say this morning I was going to keep an eye on you? I'll be staying here for the next few days. I've already prepared the room, so you don't need to worry."

"Wait, what's with this nonchalant attitude of yours?"

Shuya was speechless.

"It's not like we've never lived together before, what are you afraid of?"

Yukino gave him a disdainful look.

"... Well, that's fine too."

After she said that, Shuya really didn't know what to say.

Yukino urged, "Go wash your hands quickly, I just finished cooking, come and eat."

Shuya tilted his head. "Okay...?"

Yukino walked back to the living room.

"You're acting so strangely like the lady of the house..." Shuya scratched his head, went to wash his hands, and then went to the living room.

He figured it out while washing his hands.

Surveillance is likely just an excuse.

Yukino felt she had said something inappropriate during the club meeting and regretted it somewhat.

But she didn't want to apologize to Shuya, nor did she feel it was entirely her fault, so she used the pretext of surveillance to come here.

Shuya found this convoluted and roundabout way of thinking really frustrating.

Compared to Yukino, Shuya still prefers Haruno's personality. Although she likes to cause trouble, at least she's not as awkward.

During the meal, Yukino took the initiative to start a conversation:

Where did you and Kirino- chan go?

"That's hard to say..."

"Oh, you went to Akihabara?"

Yukino said.

"... How did you know?"

Shuya thought to himself: Kirino- chan, your secrecy is practically nonexistent...

Section 378 360, please stop planting flags, okay?

Yukino smiled and said, "That child isn't good at hiding her feelings. I often see her gaze fixed on otaku items, so it's not hard to guess what she's hiding."

Shuya also laughed, "I see. If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered hiding it. Oh right, I went to buy some butter with her today."

However, upon hearing this, Yukino fell silent instantly.

She put down her chopsticks and looked at Shuya in disbelief:

"Wait, what did you just say...? You said you just took Kirino to buy those shameless games? Did I hear you right? I'm calling the police."

She reached for her phone.

"Wait, didn't you say you knew?!"

"Yes, I already know you're the pervert who takes middle school girls to buy butter."

Yukino's gaze was incredibly sharp, and her icy aura was fully unleashed.

Oh! It's over!

Shuya finally realized he had messed up.

He thought Yukino knew all of Kirino's preferences, but he never expected that she was also a woman who only saw appearances!

I misjudged you, Yukino- chan!

Yukino pressed forward relentlessly, Shuya decisively sold Kirino off.

After hearing Shuya's explanation, Yukino said with a complicated expression, "So you mean that Kirino, although only a middle school student, is already a seasoned veteran in adult games?"

Yes.

Yukino frowned. "And you're just going to let her be like this? Don't you understand the meaning of '18+'?"