"What kind of person is Shina-san?" Misumi asked curiously as they walked to the art club.
"..." Even Asuna stared at Akira's back curiously.
"Hmmm" - Akira thought for a moment before answering with what popped into his mind at the mention of Mashiro - "a sweet, pure adult child."
"Plus, she's an airhead and doesn't understand common sense" - Akira added because he felt Mashiro's personality was cute even though she sometimes gave me headaches.
"You'll know when you see her" - Akira said because that's the best way to get to know someone, especially Mashiro, whose character you can easily tell.
"That's right" - Misumi nodded and didn't inquire further because Akira was right.
After walking for a while and following directions, Akira and the others stray into the drawing club.
Akira entered and looked around to see Mashiro and Megumi looking at the paintings on display.
"Mashiro, Megumi" - Akira called out to them and walked towards them with Asuna and Mitsuomi.
"Akira" - Mashiro exclaimed at his voice and ran to him and hugged him tightly.
"What's up?" Akira asked bewilderedly as he hugged back because he missed Mashiro.
"Nothing" - Mashiro shook her head and kept hugging Akira tightly because she felt that it had been a long time since she had not seen Akira.
"Thank you for taking care of Mashiro Megumi" - Akira Megumi sincerely thanked her for accompanying Mashiro.
"No problem" - Megumi shook her head lightly and didn't mind Mashiro accompanying her, then looked at Asuna and Misumi next to Akira and asked - "And they?"
"These are my friends and new residents of Sakura-sou, Yuuki Asuna and Tozawa Misumi," Akira said, pointing to Asuna and Misumi, then looked at Megumi and Mashiro and introduced them. "This is my childhood friend Kato Megumi, and this is my cousin Shiina Mashiro .
"!!!" - Both Asuna and Misumi were surprised because they didn't feel Megumi until Akira introduced her despite their superhuman senses.
"I'm glad to meet you" - Megumi said, bowing politely towards Asuna and Misumi.
"Ah-ah, nice to meet you" - Misumi quickly gathered herself and bowed to Megumi.
"Nice to meet you" - Asuna followed behind her friend and bowed to Megumi.
"We'll be right back. Do you want to come with us?" - Akira asked upon seeing how everyone finished introducing themselves.
"No, I'll stay for a while" - Megumi shook her head and refused Akira's offer.
"Okay, take care of yourself" - Akira said to Megumi and looked at Mashiro hugging him tightly - "Let's go home Mashiro".
"Hmm" - Mashiro nodded and got out of Akira's arms but held his hand in return.
"Let's go back" - Akira said and walked out, ignoring the piercing looks from Asuna and Misumi.
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"Here, these will be your rooms," Akira said, pointing to the rooms in front of his and Mashiro's.
"Do you want help arranging the rooms?" - Akira asked because unlike their rooms, these rooms were not arranged.
"It's okay we can do it on our own" - Asuna shook her head lightly and refused Akira's offer because she knew he was too tired.
"That's right, so go rest," Misumi nodded, agreeing with Asuna's decision.
"Then take these and use them as you wish" - Akira said and took out two bank cards and handed them to Asuna and Misumi - "The password is 0000 and you can change it because these accounts belong to you."
Asuna and Misumi wanted to say no and say that they will get a part-time job, but they stopped when they saw Akira's no-no as an answer.
"Thank you" - x 2.
After some hesitation, Asuna and Misumi took the cards, not forgetting to thank Akira.
"I need you to take care of Mashiro because he might not wake up until tomorrow" - said Akira and knew that if he fell asleep he wouldn't wake up until tomorrow or even wouldn't wake up that's why he was a little embarrassed - "And tomorrow I want you to wake me up to go to school because I might not wake up.
"Leave it to us, right," said Asuna, smiling amusedly, not expecting to see Akira's embarrassed expression.
"Leave it up to us and rest well," said Misumi, looking amusedly at Akira, not expecting that a perfect and proud leader would have times when he needed others to help him.
"Then I'll count on you," Akira said, ignoring their look of amusement and looking at Mashiro. "I'm going to sleep now. Do you need anything before I go?"
"I'll sleep with you" - Mashiro said, also feeling sleepy because she was up late drawing manga.
"Okay" - Akira nodded and went back to his room with Mashiro, not paying attention to the expressions of Asuna and Misumi behind him.
As soon as he entered the room, Akira took off all his clothes except for his underwear and went to bed to sleep.
"..." - Mashiro stared at Akira from start to finish without blinking.
Upon seeing Akira walking into bed, Mashiro took off her clothes and went to sleep with Akira in her maternity clothes.
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"Shall we start cleaning?" Asuna Misumi asked, not saying anything about Akira and Mashiro sleeping together.
"That's right, I'll go get water," Misumi said, walking towards the bathroom where Akira had previously offered them.
As Misumi went to fetch water, Asuna started flicking while thinking about Akira and Mashiro's previous interaction.
Asuna didn't know why, but she was upset when seeing the close relationship between Akira and Mashiro.
Asuna didn't know if this was love or just that she felt her only support was being stolen, but she definitely didn't like the interaction between Akira and Mashiro.
"Have you fallen in love with him?" - Asuna muttered, remembering all the time she spent with Akira from chatting in group chats to interacting in quests.
"But even if that's true, I don't seem to stand a chance," Asuna muttered disapprovingly, as she could see how much love and attention Akira had for Mashiro.
"Calm down, Asuna, you're not even sure if you really love him." - Asuna calmed herself down and decided to slowly discover her feelings.
At the same time, Misumi was having a similar conversation with herself, but unlike Asuna, Misumi was sure of her feelings.
Misumi is an orphan who has lacked love and care since the death of her parents, and she craves these feelings.
Unfortunately, Misumi did not find these feelings from anyone except her late parents.
But in the half month she spent in Encred, Misumi saw how Akira took care of them, staying up late to come up with plans and strategies.
He would even rush in front of them during the fight and take near-fatal blows to protect them.
And Misumi was like the girls who dreamed of a prince coming on a white lap for their ruins, and she saw this prince in Akira, who saved her more than once, while exposing himself to danger.
That's why Misumi felt uncomfortable in her heart when seeing the love and affection that Akira showed to Mashiro.
"I definitely won't give up," Misumi muttered, scooping up the water and going up to the second floor.
Don't look down on a girl who craves passion because she is willing to do everything to get it, even if it means sharing that passion with others.
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