In the end, Rize Kamishiro bought two dresses, two sets of underwear, and two pairs of stockings. She also picked up some pajamas, since she would need something to sleep in that night.
Amahane Byakuya ended up carrying all the bags, big and small.
When Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro left the women's clothing store, they acted as though they had never noticed anyone secretly watching them.
In truth, however, they had spotted Touka Kirishima and Yoriko Kosaka long ago. They simply hadn't paid them any mind.
Seeing that Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro were about to head home, Touka Kirishima had no intention of following them any farther.
"Shall we go, Touka?"
Yoriko Kosaka, however, tried to pull Touka Kirishima along after them.
"Go where? I'm not planning to follow them."
Touka Kirishima said.
"All right, then. Let's keep shopping for what we need."
Yoriko Kosaka didn't insist.
After all, she had a better way to confirm the relationship between the boy Touka liked and that girl.
After they returned home.
Rize Kamishiro prepared to use the bathroom at Amahane Byakuya's house to take a shower.
"I'm going to shower. No peeking, okay~?"
Before entering the bathroom, Rize Kamishiro made a point of warning Amahane Byakuya.
"Don't worry. I wouldn't do that."
Amahane Byakuya's eyes were on the television. He spoke calmly without so much as glancing her way.
It was about twenty minutes before Rize Kamishiro emerged from the bathroom.
But rather than putting on her pajamas, Rize Kamishiro had merely wrapped a bath towel around certain important parts of her body.
Her long, slender legs, however, were almost entirely on display.
Rize Kamishiro stood over 170 centimeters tall, though that was in heels. Even barefoot, she was nearly 170 centimeters.
Among women in Japan, Rize Kamishiro was already quite tall, and her proportions were almost perfect.
Yet Rize Kamishiro sat down right beside Amahane Byakuya without a care.
Amahane Byakuya couldn't help asking, "Aren't you going to get dressed first?"
"There's no rush. It isn't bedtime yet."
Rize Kamishiro replied casually.
"Speaking of which, go pick a room to sleep in tonight."
Amahane Byakuya's house was fairly large, with several bedrooms.
"Why pick one? Can't I just sleep in the same room as you?"
That was Rize Kamishiro's response.
"Absolutely not."
Amahane Byakuya refused outright.
"Why not?"
Rize Kamishiro pressed.
"Obviously, because I'm afraid you'll eat me while I'm asleep. I don't want to spend the night on edge."
Amahane Byakuya said with a calm expression.
As long as Rize Kamishiro slept in another room, there would be no problem. If she tried to break into his room, she would inevitably make some noise.
He would be sure to lock his door, so there was no way Rize Kamishiro could enter silently. With his keen senses, he would be able to react immediately.
But letting Rize Kamishiro sleep in his room would leave him at risk of a surprise attack.
Rize Kamishiro immediately pouted a little. "You really don't trust me at all."
"Acting cute won't help. Anyway, good night."
Amahane Byakuya looked utterly unmoved.
Rize Kamishiro could only obediently head to another room.
The night passed without Rize Kamishiro attacking Amahane Byakuya. Nothing happened at all.
Early the next morning, however, Rize Kamishiro sprang into action.
She made no particular effort to be quiet, simply knocking on his bedroom door normally.
Amahane Byakuya was just about awake anyway, so he got out of bed and opened the door.
"Good morning, darling."
The moment he opened the door, he heard Rize Kamishiro greet him.
"Good morning."
Amahane Byakuya added, "But you're still calling me that, even now?"
"Can't I?"
Rize Kamishiro looped both arms around Amahane Byakuya's neck and leaned closer, her voice soft and alluring. "Also, how about a good-morning kiss?"
[Ding! The host has activated a mission. God-Tier Choice initiated!] [Choice one: Refuse the good-morning kiss and give Rize Kamishiro no opportunity to pull anything. Reward: 1 Fusion Point!] [Choice two: Accept the good-morning kiss, but risk getting bitten. Reward: 10 Fusion Points!]
Taking the risk of getting bitten for a mere 10 Fusion Points naturally didn't appeal much to Amahane Byakuya.
But he had overlooked one question: why was this particular choice worth only 10 Fusion Points...?
Amahane Byakuya refused outright. "No thanks. Who doesn't know what you're plotting?"
[Ding! The host has completed choice one and received the reward: 1 Fusion Point!]
"Not necessarily."
Rize Kamishiro acted a little mysterious.
In fact, she really hadn't intended to bite Amahane Byakuya. She was only teasing him with empty talk.
After all, she knew this was exactly how Amahane Byakuya would react.
But if Amahane Byakuya suddenly changed his tune and actually wanted a good-morning kiss, she honestly hadn't considered how she would handle that.
After washing up and eating breakfast, Amahane Byakuya got ready to go out.
"Are you heading to school now? I suddenly feel like taking a look at your university."
Rize Kamishiro spoke up just then.
"...Well, sure."
Amahane Byakuya replied after a brief hesitation.
His internship assignment wouldn't start until the afternoon and would last into the evening, so his morning was free.
If he only took Rize Kamishiro to look around Kamii University for the morning, there would be no problem.
Today, Rize Kamishiro had changed into the new clothes she had bought the previous evening: a white dress and white stockings. They gave her a different kind of beauty from her usual look.
As for makeup, Rize Kamishiro never wore any. She had never looked into it, and her bare face was already beautiful enough.
Amahane Byakuya brought Rize Kamishiro to Kamii University.
Rize Kamishiro was the same age as Amahane Byakuya, and she looked young and beautiful, so she fit right in among the university students.
And as she walked alongside Amahane Byakuya, they kept drawing looks from the people around them.
Rize Kamishiro was simply too beautiful. Even on a youthful university campus filled with pretty women, her beauty utterly outclassed everyone else's.
That included Furuta Nimura, who was attending an eight-a.m. class like an ordinary university student.
No, more precisely, it was a nine-a.m. class, since classes at universities in Japan generally started no earlier than nine in the morning.
Among the university students heading toward the various classroom buildings, Furuta Nimura suddenly spotted Amahane Byakuya and Rize Kamishiro walking together up ahead.
His pupils abruptly contracted. Seeing Rize Kamishiro appear at the university with Amahane Byakuya still came as quite a surprise.
And he couldn't help taking an interest.
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