Chapter 204: Foul Play!

Master?

Master!!!

Holy crap! That’s foul play, I say!

Mashiro, I warn you!

Don’t just blurt out whatever comes to mind recklessly, banking on being both an idiot and adorable!

Even a Pervert like me can take serious hits, you know?!

Darn it, it felt like my blood meter suddenly emptied for a second…

“Master?”

Tilting her head playfully, Mashiro’s face hovered inches from Himekoji’s chest.

Too close to avoid—their eyes locked!

“Gulp.”

Himekoji swallowed hard. Dry.

Bad news—majorly dangerous. This idiot wasn’t like any girl he’d ever met.

“Master.”

“Enough! Stop calling me that!”

This could kill him! Getting overwhelmed by cuteness till he bled out? What a way to go!

“Is it wrong to call you that?”

Mashiro blinked, confused.

“Of course it’s wrong!”

Wrong? Try disastrous! A crime against humanity!

“Then what should I call you?”

“How should I know? Who knows that sort of thing?!”

Himekoji could only mask his inner turmoil by yelling even louder.

“Well then…”

Mashiro thoughtfully placed a finger beside her lips, pondering deeply.

Then, suddenly—

“Woof woof woof.”

The girl blurted out like an innocent puppy.

“…”

And just like that, Himekoji felt his heart take another bullet.

Malicious foul play, count two!

Seriously, this deserved a straight red card!

…

Yet from Mashiro’s view, Himekoji just stood frozen, unresponsive.

So she promptly changed lines again—

“Meow meow?”

That adorable voice, that sweet face—the idiot yet utterly cute Shiina Mashiro.

Yep, now Himekoji’s heart was utterly riddled with holes!

Beyond saving!

He suddenly wanted a pet… No, desperately needed one like her.

For a moment, the thought of keeping her forever didn’t seem half bad.

No—scratch that—it sounded perfect!

…

“Onii-chan! What are you two doing?!”

Just as Himekoji nearly raised the white flag to surrender, his Imouto’s shriek jolted him awake.

Their sneaky little scandal finally caught—by Akiko and Nanami!

“Hey! Mashiro, what’re you up to?”

Spinning around, Nanami gaped—Mashiro was actually sitting right on top of Himekoji!

Rushing over, Nanami tried yanking that bold girl off the Pervert.

“Akito.”

“What’re you saying?”

Despite Nanami’s pulling, Mashiro stubbornly clung to Himekoji, refusing to budge.

“Doing Akito.”

Mashiro answered Nanami’s question honestly.

“Stop it!”

Nanami almost went berserk.

“Get off him, now!”

“Why?”

“You could get pregnant!”

“Then I’ll just have the baby.”

Mashiro wasn’t fazed at all.

…

As those two tugged back and forth, Himekoji suffered beneath them.

Mashiro’s soft little bottom rubbed continuously against Himekoji’s stomach during the struggle.

Raw instincts kicked in instantly, surging straight to his head.

“Form is emptiness, form is emptiness, form is emptiness…”

Clenching his teeth, Himekoji shut his eyes and fiercely chanted the mantra inside.

And then…

Well, he got hard.

Dang it! That four-syllable trick failed miserably!

…

“Onii-chan is mine!”

Watching Nanami and Mashiro pushing and shoving on Himekoji, Akiko, who always saw herself as the legitimate wife, refused to fall behind.

Immediately, she rushed over and joined the battle.

“Hey! What are you doing!”

Himekoji panicked.

“I’m defending my sovereignty!”

Imouto said righteously.

“Master.”

Mashiro held onto Himekoji’s waist tightly with both hands to avoid being pulled off.

So, they were too close!

Himekoji felt bloated and uncomfortable!

“Eh? Wait, Mashiro, what did you call this pervert?!”

“Mas… master… Onii-chan, you!!”

“Himekoji! What inappropriate things did you teach Mashiro!”

In an instant, Nanami glared at him angrily.

“Onii-chan! If you want to play games like this, why not come to your imouto? I’m so disappointed in you!”

“I didn’t teach her anything! Also, I don’t want to play games like this at all!”

Himekoji pleaded his innocence.

“Really don’t want?”

Imouto’s face was full of disbelief.

“No… I don’t want!”

Himekoji stuttered unexpectedly as he spoke.

“Stop talking about unimportant things! Someone, anyone, untie me quickly!”

He had had enough of the tortoise shell tie!

“Mashiro, get off this dead pervert right now! Be good!”

“Onii-chan is mine!”

“Master, woof woof.”

As expected, when it came to untying him, no one paid any attention to Himekoji.

…

The women’s quarrel lasted all night.

“Hey! Which one of you touched my bottom!”

“Akiko, don’t put your hand under my clothes!”

“Shiina, don’t copy her!”

“Aoyama, help me hold those two back!”

“Help! Please let me go…”

“Pervert! You’re all perverts!”

…

From the bedroom where the door panel had shattered and disappeared, Himekoji’s screams echoed occasionally.

One man and three women were together in one room.

That night was truly a sleepless night.

…

[Ding!]

[Failed to unlock achievement!]

[Don’t give up! Keep trying! Remember, brother complex isn’t an achievement—it’s life!]

…

[Ding!]

[Task completed, just barely.]

[Hmph, idiot!]

…

Early in the morning.

The set alarm rang on time.

Himekoji rubbed his aching head, opened his bleary eyes, and fumbled to turn off the alarm.

Then, he quickly looked down to check.

“Whew…”

He sighed in relief—the ropes that had tormented him all night had been untied by someone.

Himekoji picked up the ropes, put them away carefully, and stood up.

He glanced around the room and saw Akiko and Mashiro sleeping together on the floor.

The bed was perfectly made and empty, feeling a bit wasteful.

So, last night, all four of them had slept together on the floor?

Thinking about it, it seemed like a steamy scene.

Sadly, he couldn’t recall a single detail, even racking his brain.

Nanami must have woken up early and gone to work her part-time job?

Himekoji walked to the living room but saw no sign of the girl.

It was quiet and empty, with only three portions of warm breakfast waiting calmly on the table.

After washing up and eating breakfast, his editor’s call came exactly on time.

It was nothing but reminders about today’s book signing event, along with a lot of important points.

Himekoji nodded while yawning, saying “Mm-hmm” in agreement.

Actually, Machida-san didn’t need to nag so much.

Although Himekoji was a newcomer, he had still attended a book signing before.

Yes, he had been to Kasumigaoka’s.

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