Snakes

In the early hours, in Sasaki's bedroom.

The world outside the window was still engulfed in darkness.

In the dimly lit room, a small figure tossed and turned in bed, struggling to find comfort for a while before finally realising that something was a little bit wrong.

She... seemed to have sensed another person's presence beside her while she was sleeping.

But now..

The solid and warm feeling... was gone...

Such a thought flashed through her mind as Okino Rinka opened her sleepy eyes.

Squinting her pupils, she looked at the rather unfamiliar bedroom with blurred vision, but looking around, she found that she was indeed alone and couldn't help but shake his groggy head.

The scene before going to bed last night came to her mind, but this didn't explain her doubts.

'Brother Fuyumi...where have you gone? '

Subconsciously, she wanted to get up and look for him.

But considering he might have gone to use the bathroom, Rinka Okino turned over and closed her eyes again.

However, after about ten minutes of waiting and not seeing him return, and now feeling the urge to go to the bathroom herself, the girl sleepily left her room.

Wandering aimlessly along the hallway, she was slowly passing by Otome's room, when a soft, vague voice reached her ears.

"Snake... where is the snake?"

The voice sounds like Brother Fuyumi's.

Was he helping Sister Otome catch a snake in the middle of the night?

Did this house even have mice for the snake to eat?

Due to the events of the previous day, the girl was extremely tired.

Plus, she was still not fully awake yet

Thus, her thoughts didn't immediately shift.

"The snake... is... inside."

"..."

"Hm?"

"..."

"Um?"

Scratching her messy hair in confusion, Okino Rinka thought with her groggy head what this meant.

"Outside... maybe..."

What?

It seems like Brother Fuyumi has already beaten the snake to death, are you going to throw it outside?

After wandering for a few steps, Okino Rinka arrived at Otome's door.

But before she could fully pass by, another muffled phrase reached her ears.

"...Fuyumi...like...it..inside..."

The swaying steps paused.

Okino Rinka's small hand tightly clutched her pure white shirt, turned her body to the left, and walked slowly towards her room in front.

Click——

Closing the door.

Kicking off her slippers, Okino Rinka quickly jumped into her bed and into the cold sheets.

Despite the cold making her curl up involuntarily, it couldn't quench the raging heat rising in her heart.

She wasn't an innocent girl who understood nothing.

Though she had no personal experience, she had read many of those adult books.

She couldn't understand at first.

It was just that after she woke up, she was hazy and didn't react for a while, but after hearing the keyword, she connected everything instantly.

'How shameless, knowing full well I was there...'

Thinking back to what she had heard at the door about "catching a snake", the girl's previously sleepy eyes now shimmered with ripples of haze.

Under the cover of darkness, her porcelain-white jade face was stained with a layer of crystal crimson colour like a morning glow.

And her slightly dry pink lips also bit the pure white shirt collar with a slight lick.

…..

After waking up and taking a shower to wash away the night.

Shedding the deep veil of night, the cool dawn dressed in dazzling clothes.

Sasaki, who was cooking, inhaled the moist cherry blossom scent wafting to the top of his nose and looked to his side with a smile on his face.

In view was a pretty girl with long cherry blossom pink hair, dressed in a youthful and vibrant school uniform.

Her slightly damp hair, as if cloaked in a mist, hung to her slender waist.

Her cherry pink, moist lips held a white elastic band, her hands, gleaming like jade, raised to her head, combing through her hair.

After combing her hair to the back of her head, Sakuragi Otome skillfully took the white rubber band and tied it into a very refreshing and natural ponytail.

Once ready, the girl met Sasaki's appraising gaze and walked to his side.

"Let me do it~."

Taking the soup spoon, she tugged at his sleeve.

There was no arguing with Otome about these little things.

The boy just stood behind her familiarly, placed his hands on her belly, and nibbled her little ears.

"How do you feel today? Are you feeling alright?"

Although the two were intimately familiar with each other, but the girl still couldn't stand Fuyumi talking about these things in broad daylight.

However, because she really liked his intimacy and affection from the bottom of her heart, Sakuragi Otome only hesitated a little and shook her head.

"I'm just a little weak, but otherwise, I'm fine."

Learned about her situation, Sasaki's fingertips gently tickled her belly, gaining an understanding of her enhancement.

He didn't know whether her enhancement was due to him or something else.

Logically speaking, with Otome's exceptional recovery ability, her physical strength should also be superior.

But faced his powerful attack last night, she didn't feel much enhanced.

It felt as though Otome was wearing thick armour, which seemed non-existent to Sasaki.

After all, according to his expectations, the two of them should have been vigorous till dawn.

As a result, the girl still passed out before dawn, just like the previous night.

But it was different from that time.

Although to him, she didn't feel much enhanced though, but the recovery speed of her physical strength was indeed much better than that day.

At least it wasn't like yesterday when she was sore all over, unable to get up.

Concluded so in his mind, Sasaki then leaned against her and had some intimate interactions with her.

And after playing for a while.

Sasaki, who had been paying attention to the movement on the stairs, heard a sound and left the kitchen early before sitting at the dining table.

Although he didn't care much about Rinka's gaze.

But Otome was not so thick-skinned.

Thump thump—

Hearing the footsteps coming down from above, getting closer,

Sasaki's expression turned peculiar.

Although he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings when he was fighting intensely, after all, at that time, who would really pay attention to anything else?

But because of his new ultra senses, he could definitely feel it.

At the critical moment yesterday, a person stopped at the door and eavesdropped for a while.

And in this house, aside from himself and Otome...

He slightly turned his head.

Approaching them was a girl with chestnut-colored short twin ponytails and a charming face, dressed in a school uniform similar to Otome's.

Her pure white shirt was disappointingly flat, a stark contrast to the undulating landscapes Sasaki had grown accustomed to.

Suddenly confronted with this flat expanse, the boy felt somewhat uncomfortable for a moment.

Noticing the boy's scrutiny and recalling the events of the previous night, Okino Rinka subconsciously averted her eyes from him.

Then, thinking such behaviour might seem like she was feeling guilty, she decided to look back at him after a moment's thought, showing off her small fangs in a sweet smile:

"Brother Fuyumi, is there something on my face?"

As she spoke, she touched her tender, fair cheek.

"Nope~ I just felt you looked a bit out of spirits. Did you not sleep well last night?"

He asked thoughtfully, his smile carrying an indescribable weirdness—at least, in Rinka's eyes.