"Hikari-kun has been hanging out with those three hot girls a lot lately. I miss you so much, smooch!"
As she spoke, Natsuha raised her delicate chin again and leaned in. Hikari had no choice but to lower his head and catch her lips.
Natsuha didn't deliberately lower her voice, so her words clearly reached the ears of Yukino and Akane, who were busy in the kitchen at the time.
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Hearing the words of Natsuha, who was currently cuddling with Hikari on the sofa, Yukino let out a slight cold snort.
Although she was somewhat annoyed by Natsuha's blatant words and unrestrained actions, she had just finished eating.
So Yukino only stroked her slightly full belly and said nothing more.
But unlike Yukino, who had already eaten her fill, Akane hadn't eaten anything yet.
Not only had she not eaten, but she also had to cook at this moment, this was just too unfair.
As soon as she heard Natsuha's words and caught sight of her intimate actions with Hikari, Akane felt a wave of sourness surge in her heart.
She wanted to put down the vegetables she was picking and rush over immediately, push Natsuha away, and throw herself into the arms of the person she loved most.
But in the end, Akane remained standing where she was without moving.
Apart from considering that someone had to help Yukino cook, there was another reason. Seeing Natsuha and Hikari acting so affectionate in front of her made her both jealous and strangely thrilled at the same time.
This bizarre pleasure made it difficult for her to move her feet. She could only continue watching the scene unfold, even secretly looking forward to them continuing.
And just like that, Natsuha, who was initially just straddling Hikari, became more and more excessive in her actions.
Just as things on the sofa were heating up and it seemed like a storm was about to break out—
Yukino walked out, carrying a bowl of soup.
She glanced at Akane, who was staring blankly at the scene, then at Natsuha, who was practically wrapped around Hikari.
With an irritated tone, she called out, "Enough already! Time to eat!"
Being suddenly interrupted, Natsuha, whose cheeks were already flushed, unhappily pulled back her 'snake tongue' and shot a glare at Yukino.
Akane, on the other hand, looked somewhat reluctant to see it end.
Yukino was speechless.
She could only turn to Hikari and say in a gentle tone, "Hikari-kun, the food is ready. I've already served you rice. Come and eat."
"Alright," Hikari got up from the sofa.
Seeing Yukino and Akane staring at them, Natsuha, who was clinging to Hikari like a koala, reluctantly got off him.
Hikari sat at the table and noticed two bowls of rice in front of him.
Natsuha noticed there were four bowls of rice on the table—one in front of Yukino, one in front of Akane, and two in front of Hikari.
Without hesitation, she naturally reached out to take the bowl of rice on Hikari's left side.
However, before she could touch the rim of the bowl, a fair and delicate hand blocked her.
Natsuha looked up and saw Yukino's calm expression as she said, "I served that rice for Hikari-kun. What are you trying to do?"
"Tch!", Natsuha curled her lips in disdain and immediately reached for the bowl on Hikari's right side.
Yet, another fair and delicate hand blocked her once again.
"Akane-chan?"
Seeing that the one stopping her this time was Akane, Natsuha was confused.
"This bowl is the one I served for Hikari-kun. Sorry, Natsuha-chan, but you'll have to get your own," Akane said with a smile.
Clearly, both girls were a bit annoyed at Natsuha for sneaking food while they were busy cooking. This was their way of putting her in her place.
Although she was unhappy, Natsuha couldn't just snatch food from Hikari's hands. She had no choice but to stand up, grumbling as she went to serve herself a bowl of rice.
Returning to her seat, she took a couple of bites before glancing at Akane and Yukino.
Then, she looked at Hikari for a few seconds before her eyes darted around mischievously, clearly hatching a plan.
She slowly slipped her soft, black-silk-clad feet out of her slippers. Her slender legs, like two playful fish, began to move under the table.
And their target was precisely the area under Hikari's seat.
Thinking about how she could pull off a sneaky move right under their noses, Natsuha's beautiful eyes curved with amusement, a hint of delight appearing in them.
But what happened next left her dumbfounded.
Just as her feet were about to reach Hikari—
Suddenly.
A strange sensation spread through her feet.
It wasn't the firm yet soft texture she had expected, it felt more like her feet had bumped into someone else's.
Natsuha froze, then quickly realized what had happened. She abruptly looked up.
Sure enough, she saw that both Akane and Yukino had somewhat unnatural expressions.
Natsuha instantly understood and slammed her chopsticks down, "You two! You deliberately sent me away to get rice just so you could do sneaky stuff under the table, didn't you?"
Yukino: "I did not!"
Akane: "I wasn't!"
"Don't talk nonsense," Hikari casually added.
Natsuha glared at Yukino, "Yukino-nee, you already got to enjoy some fresh giant clam earlier, don't go overboard. And now you're doing sneaky stuff under the table?"
Yukino retorted righteously, "What sneaky stuff? I was doing it openly."
"Besides, if you weren't doing the same thing, how would you have noticed what I was doing? Can you even deny it?"
Natsuha was momentarily speechless.
Normally, Yukino was quiet and socially reserved, even a bit shy around strangers.
But every time they fought over Hikari, her sharp words were impossible to counter.
'Akane-chan is so much better!'
Suddenly, Natsuha realized how pure and adorable Akane was, always willing to share the love.
She turned to look at Akane, clearly hoping she would back her up.
Yukino also looked at Akane, obviously trying to pull her to her side.
Akane, caught between them, didn't want to take sides. She avoided looking at either of them and just focused on eating.
Occasionally, she would glance up—but only at Hikari.
Seeing the tension between the two girls rising, Hikari sighed and decided to step in, "Alright, alright, enough arguing. Let's eat first."
Hearing his words, both Yukino and Natsuha finally quieted down and continued eating.
But just as they were finishing, Hikari suddenly said, "Akane-chan, can you stop moving your feet under the table and just eat properly?"
Both Yukino and Natsuha froze and quickly looked under the table.
Sure enough, Akane was sheepishly retracting her white-silk-clad feet.
Good grief.
Turns out she had been secretly taking advantage of the situation all along.
Seeing the girls about to start making a fuss again, Hikari quickly spoke up to stop them, urging them to eat properly.
At last, this farce was peacefully settled.
However, after the secret dumpling-feeding incident ended, the three girls started competing to feed Hikari.
If it were his usual appetite, he wouldn't mind being fed like this.
But before coming here, Hikari had already eaten a meal at the Tsubakihara household. To make Miss Mira happy, he even ate quite a lot.
So now, after being fed a whole bowl of rice and countless side dishes by the three girls, he was completely full.
"I'm full," Hikari stood up.
"Then I'm full too."
"Me too."
It was unclear whether the three girls were actually full or just wanted to follow Hikari to avoid letting others monopolize him. In any case, after Hikari announced he was full, the three girls also stood up together.
Hikari was slightly speechless, then said, "Let's sit for a bit and then go for a walk."
"Okay," the three girls obediently answered in unison.
After resting for a while, Hikari took the three girls downstairs for a walk.
The residents of the apartment building were a bit surprised to see Hikari walking with three stunning beauties, each with distinct appearances—especially the men, who were clearly envious.
However, since many of them had witnessed Hikari's combat skills before, and considering his temporary position as the Harmony Apartment's administrator, they naturally didn't dare to stare too much. Instead, they greeted him with respect.
Hikari didn't mind.
In a world like this, if he were walking around with three beautiful women at night, he should have at least encountered some blond punks or minotaur-like guys by now, right?
He had even planned to work off his meal by dealing with a few clueless blondes or minotaurs and earning some points.
Yet, along the way, he barely saw any guys with yellow hair. The few he did encounter quickly averted their gaze and walked away in a hurry.
After a moment of confusion, Hikari more or less understood why.
Yukino, being a Yuki-onna, was naturally chilling in temperament despite her stunning beauty and voluptuous figure, which made people wary.
Akane and Natsuha had originally been a bit naive, but under Hikari's influence, his pure love aura, and after learning some useful anti-minotaur tactics, their demeanor had completely changed.
As for Hikari himself, being an experienced bull hunter, he exuded an innate aura of intimidation toward those blond punks and minotaur-like guys.
Unless they had some special goals or deep grudges, they probably wouldn't dare to approach.
After walking for about an hour, Hikari and the three girls returned to Yukino's home.
Hikari sat on the sofa, holding Yukino in his left arm and Natsuha in his right, with Akane sitting between them. The four of them watched TV together for a while.
Suddenly, Akane jumped off Hikari's lap, blushing as she said, "Hikari-kun, I… I want to play mahjong(Seggs) with you all."
Hearing this, Yukino nodded, expressing her agreement.
But Natsuha frowned slightly, displeased, "I… I want to monopolize Hikari-kun first! I don't want to play mahjong with you two right now!"
Yukino raised an eyebrow, "Why should you?"
Natsuha snorted, "Why? Because you already had him to yourself when he first arrived! And don't think I don't know why you were taking a bath just now!"
Yukino had no argument against that.
But she merely chuckled and ignored Natsuha, turning instead to Akane and asking, "Akane-chan, do you want to monopolize, or do you want all of us to play mahjong together?"
Hearing this, Natsuha also turned to stare at Akane.
With both Yukino and Natsuha now staring at her, Akane grew nervous. Her face flushed red, but she couldn't help but say, "I… I want all of us to play mahjong together(foursome)."
Yukino revealed a triumphant smile, "Two against one. Natsuha-chan, you lost."
Natsuha folded her arms and huffed but didn't argue further.
Hikari, watching their argument, didn't intervene and simply enjoyed the show.
After all, watching beautiful women quarrel over such matters was quite entertaining.
Besides, regardless of their decision, even if they chose to monopolize, he would still pull them all in to play mahjong eventually, so it didn't really matter.
With the dispute settled, the three girls undid their robes and gracefully approached Hikari.
The four of them activated the Sparrow Soul mahjong table and soon began an intense and thrilling game of mahjong.
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